the burden of the offenses

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Other reference: Vaiyasaki (das) ACBSP (TP Jagannath Puri - IN)

 

I completely agree with both: Ajamila P. in Granddisciple (of Srila

Prabhupada (2 september), and Vaiyasaki P. in Topical discussions (31th

august). All the problems are due to being very neophite, in each camp.

 

Even though I am a faithful ISKCON devotee, and I have no ties outside of

ISKCON, I am afraid that most of our leaders have made, and are still

making, too many offenses towards great devotees of Sri Caitanya M. (towards

Gaudiya Math's older and young vaisnavas, and even towards ISKCON vaisnavas)

and are too prouds to ask advices about how to grow spiritually, how to

behave personally and how to help the devotees and people in general.

"Whenever an advanced devotee is insulted, for one man's fault the entire

town or place is devasted--everyone in connection with him will suffer."

(CC. Antya-lila 3.164)

 

I am convinced that our society is suffering due to their-own bad examples,

(thus the "education" they are giving to younger devotees) and due to the

offenses I mentioned previously which are blocking our way to get Krsna's

mercy.

But again, thinking like that I also am caught in the snare of making

offenses to devotees! Actually, it is very difficult to learn how to depend

solely from Krsna in a "society of kanistha" (Ravindra Svarupa dixit) but if

we want to help SP's ISKCON, it seems that we have no other ways than to

pray for spiritual advancement, individually and collectively, and stopping

having a "party" mentality (either in ISKCON and outside).

 

I don't want to be long herein, but I am seeing many devotees losing faith

(more or less) in ISKCON seing this sad situation. And this is precisaly my

worry.

 

your servant who feels deep pain seeing how SP's ISKCON and Vaisnava

comunity at large is now divided due to the mentality of: "He is my enemy,

and I have killed [eliminated] him, and my other enemies will also be killed

[eliminated],..." (BG 16.13-15),

 

Sri Lalita dasi