Diksa or Siksa Sampradaya.

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On 13 Mar 2002, Madhumati dd wrote:

 

>

> Absolutely not! Again, no time to go into this, but it's some kind of

> impersonalism. How do we have a relationship with guru without any feeling,

> simply feeling it's a formality to please Lord Caitanya? Oh, yes, we have

> seen in the pastimes of Mahaprabhu how he wishes us to base our lives on

> formality! This bhakta is simply a ritvik, and will not be properly

> connected to Srila Prabhupada with this attitude. What genuine understanding

> does he have? None.

 

> Your servant,

> Madhumati devi dasi

 

 

1. He is atleast better than, those who think, diksa is not necessary, and one

can go on with siksa alone.

 

2. He is better than, those who in the name of siksa sampradaya, break a

devotee's bond with his/her own diksa guru who is in good standing.

 

3. If he accepts diksa even as a formality to please Lord Caitanya, Lord

Caitanya may give him a correct understanding over a period of time. Just

like, a woman who may be married off by her parents to a man, may not exactly

precisely know how conception takes place, but just on the instructions of her

parents, serving her husband faithfully, she will bear children, even though

her understanding may not be there, about the intricacies of the conception.

Just by pleasing her parents, by following their instructions, and by pleasing

her husband she gets all the fruits.

 

5. I do agree with Madhumati Mataji's comment that this bhakta's understanding

may not be total, but atleast he is respecting the rules of the institution.

He is better than those who challenge, "how exactly at the time of diksa all

the knowledge" is transmitted. They don't understand, that the *entire

knowledge is in the form of a seed*, at the time of diksa, and by proper

cultivation, the seed develops into a big tree and bears fruits in the course

of time.

 

Your humble servant,

Bhadra Govinda Dasa.