The great confusion

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Madhusudani Radha wrote:

 

> I wouldn't begin to define that. It's something each person has to do for

> him/herself - in their hearts. If someone feels like a follower of

> Prabhupada, it's not up to me to say if they are right or wrong.

 

Why not? You're questioning why those who claim to be followers yet propose

different opinions are "confused", yet now you say it's not up to you to say

if they're right or wrong. I maintain my point that it is simple to decipher

who is right and who is not, if one's intelligence is fixed and one has an

understanding of the subject matter. If one is not in possession of the

facts, how can one even begin to understand.

 

> But that's my point. It always comes down to individual opinions anyway.

> Prabhupada said so many things and sometimes he seemingly contradicted

> himself. It's actually possible to have two people holding different

> opinions and yet both can back them up with quotes from Prabhupada's

> books. What do you want to do - establish a quote police?

 

I have personally held many discussions and arguments with people who are as

sure of Srila Prabhupada's principles as I am, and the fact that we differ

in our opinion of how those principles are to be executed doesn't phase us a

bit. To me, the greatest confusion seems to be present when there is a lack

of knowledge. There's a famous quote, "I refuse to engage in a battle of

wits with one who is unarmed". It's the same with knowledge. Confusion over

details is limitless. And I certainly believe there is room for a difference

of opinion. No successful organisation wants a battalion of sheep-like

followers, and certainly Prabhupada condemned the same approach.

 

braja

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At 11:26 AM 1/27/02 +1000, you wrote:

>Why not? You're questioning why those who claim to be followers yet propose

>different opinions are "confused", yet now you say it's not up to you to say

>if they're right or wrong.

 

I meant it's not up to me to say that someone is not a follower if they

feel that they are. Sorry if that was unclear.

 

>I have personally held many discussions and arguments with people who are as

>sure of Srila Prabhupada's principles as I am, and the fact that we differ

>in our opinion of how those principles are to be executed doesn't phase us a

>bit.

 

OK. Me neither.

 

>No successful organisation wants a battalion of sheep-like

>followers,

 

Very true. That's one of the things I like best about Kundali's writings:

his uncompromising insistence on thinking.

madhu