What are required qualifications needed to voice a personal view?

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> Concerning "Vaisnavi Sadachar and Pravachan" within our beloved ISKCON,

> Past and Present.

>

> << In a message dated 11/22/99 5:22:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Trivikrama.Swami (AT) bbt (DOT) se writes in response to Akrunath's post:

>

> << But for someone who is a practicing lawyer, I feel it is unfair for

> him to prejudice us in the case under discussion, or for that matter, in

> every and any case that may come to us for consideration in the future.

>

> Let us not be fooled by these sweet words into thinking that he is not

> asking us to prejudge the current case based upon a completely different

> set of circumstances. >>

>

> Kusha's question: Why is a devotee lawyer disqualified from offering

> discussion "in every and any case that may come to us for consideration in

> the future?"

 

Trivikram Swami's answer:

In any and every case we have to judge the case on the facts of that

particular case. If we have an agenda to accomplish other then finding the

reality of what took place we will certainly deviate from dharma.

 

 

> What qualifications are required when one cares enough to voice a personal

> point of view?

>

> Who are the "us" in which Trivikrama Maharaj is referring?

 

Everyone can voice an opinion, As the saying goes "advise is cheap". However

my experience was that Srila Prabhupada didn't much care for such opinions

unless we could show that our ideas would make a practical improvement,

which most often entailed our willingness to personally get involved to

enact that improvement.

 

If you are interested I could relate a couple of Srila Prabhupada pastimes

to illustrate this point.

 

Your servant

Trivikram Swami