Thread 4: A prayer.

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> Thus Arjuna was encouraged to act in Krishna Consciousness on a higher

> platform - serving Krishna WHILE understanding he was not the doer, or

> cause of the results. Without "our" effort, we will not get the (passive)

> benefit of taking part in the result. Sometimes the battle seems to be

> going against us, sometimes for us, but that shouldn't cause us to create

> a panic philosophy. Winning is not even important. Better lose with Srila

> Prabhupada (...)

 

How can you say such a thing? This is just the kind of mentality that is

dragging the whole ISKCON movement now in this horrible court case.

 

I personally can't stand this kind of statement on Srila Prabhupada's

behalf. I am sorry if I have to speak up again.

 

Srila Prabhupada was a winner and as his followers, we have a duty to our

Founder-Acarya to also win on His behalf, and not drag Him instead to court,

because of our immature: understanding, behaviors, personal applications of

His instructions to all of us, weird practices, some GBC's implementations

of various thoughtless laws or decisions, etc.

 

We have to learn to take advice from pure, knowledgeable and mature devotees

and follow these pieces of advice thoroughly, if we ever want to avoid major

crises in ISKCON. That is why we are now proposing this GBC Restructure

conference. We want to avoid, that this kind of philosophy, ever again

permeates through ISKCON and affects our whole Society.

 

But winning also means we should in the

> consciousness Lord Krishna taught Arjuna - understanding we are not the

> doer.

 

But, doing our own duty, nevertheless, and not the one of somebody else!

 

That is what is most pleasing to Krsna in society as stated in the Visnu

Purana:

"The Supreme personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is worshipped

by the proper execution of prescribed duties in the system of

varna and asrama. There is no other way to satisfy the Supreme Lord."

 

Please kindly listen to Srila Prabhupada's tape on Oct 24, 1972.

It is a great source of inspiration. Hare Krsna Devi Dasi's last article on

Varnasrama, in the July/August BTG, is also a great mine of information.

 

Hopefully ISKCON's head will start realizing (vijnana) Srila Prabhupada's

point on this issue, after reading all these wonderful texts.

 

I am still praying for that, and I need all your blessings in this attempt.

 

Your faithful servant,

 

Krsna-kirtana dasi.