Amnesty for sannyasis

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At 12:59 PM 11/12/00 +0100, Mahanidhi (das) (S) wrote:

 

>So, yes, anybody could in any time start finding excuses in order

>to avoid his responsibilities. However, the discrimination is

>required here. I see nobody harmed by someone's dropping a piece of

>a bamboo, and I see people harmed by a premature dropping off a

>family.

 

I've been following these discussions and am quite pleased by the nature of

their content and mood. And I have appreciated most of what Mahaniddhi

Prabhu has said thus far. But here, i would like to humbly point out that

the problem with a sannyasi dropping a piece of bamboo is actually far more

devastating than that. Sannyasis being the heads of society and the gurus

for all other asramas, when they do such things it factually wreaks various

havoc in the subordinate asramas. As Mahaniddhi Prabhu says that there is

much harm in dropping off a family, well unfortunately that is exactly one

of the repurcussions to be expected by irresponsible dropping of bamboos.

Can we not hear: "If even the sannyasis (the gurus of society, the heads of

society) cannot keep their sacred vows, and are thus accomodated so easily

by the GBC, then you have no right to criticize me for dumping my

troublesome wife and family. I was young and immature when i married, the

marriage was arranged by a tp who later fell down... (etc.)"! Is it not?

 

humbly,

gkdas