An open letter to the leaders of the Hare Krishna Movement

[Guest guest]

Dear Balabhadra and Chayadevi prabhus,

please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila prabhupada!

 

Although I am such an insignificant nobody I must tell how much I

appreciate your hard service and effort to push forward the realization of

Srila Prabhupadas's wish that in his ISKCON cows, children, women, devotees

.... are protected. Especially in horrible days of war when naturally

everyone seeks Lord Krsna's help and protection.

 

Two years ago when Serbia was bombed, by the mercy of Lord Jagannatha I

found shelter with my two children at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Dayal

Nitai-Vijay Gauranga in great Budapest. By the mercy of Sivarama Maharaja

and the nice devotees there we obtained the service and were well cared of.

But our minds were filled with rumours that the war will spread also to

Hungary. I will never forget how much I wished and longed to live with my

children on New Vraja Dhama farm at the lotus feet of Sri Sri

Radha-Syamasundara also in Hungary, far from that great, busy city. This

was the only place I would feel really safe and protected.

 

Now when I read your letter I feel with all my heart your strong care and

ask myself also what will be with all Krsna's children, with all Srila

Prabhupada's beloved devotees, the majority of which live in cities, who

will not find their place on ISKCON farms if a war begins. You should be in

that situation to know what that means.

 

Do we really need to find ourselves in such a horrible situation to be able

to appreciate what a cow and a land mean? I really cannot understand why

Srila Prabhupada's followers do not hear this longtime cry and Srila

Prabhupada's wish that Krsna's cows, children, women and devotees have to

be protected. Do we really have to see them crying and dying to realize

that we have made a mistake or were negligent?

 

I do not know how to express my gratitude to you both for everything you do

in order to fullfil this great wish of Srila Prabhupada and for your care

for every Krsna's cow and all of us, his devotees.

 

I only can pray and pray to Lord to be so kind and help you win this battle

and

wish you much success in all your efforts.

 

Your insignificant servant,

Paramesvari

[Guest guest]

> This letter is not meant to minimize your idea of presenting a check of

> around $50,000 given to the Victim's Relief Fund. The sufferring of these

> people is too extreme not to be recognized. And the offerring will bring

> favorable consideration to ISKCON. But in the long run it does not supply

> an answer to the present and future problems of this planet. As we all

> know Srila Prabhupada had the answers, all we need to do is implement them

> and that does not mean just one or two devotees that means all the

> devotees joining forces to provide rural havens for the devotees and the

> lost souls of this planet.

>

> Please contact iscowp (AT) earthlink (DOT) net and /or cow (AT) pamho (DOT) net (COM conference

> of devotee cow protectors) to find out how this implementation can begin.

 

As they say, charity begins at home. It does seem like a good idea to invest

any funds we might have to spare to ensuring that any people who may be

devastated by future disasters, (and such disasters look more and more

likely as the days pass) may be able to find shelter, and a new way of life

on ISKCON's farms.

 

May I suggest that if ISCOWP does get some funding, that you please prouduce

a booklet that explains just how you managed to develop such a nice self

sufficient program on your small land holding, so that others can

immediately begin to learn.

 

Thanks Prabhus.

Your servant

Samba das

[Guest guest]

>

> >

> > May I suggest that if ISCOWP does get some funding, that you please

> prouduce

> > a booklet that explains just how you managed to develop such a nice self

> > sufficient program on your small land holding, so that others can

> > immediately begin to learn.

>

>

> And while that is a nice thought, and I appreciate the purpose, if you

> were to ask me to do that, my first question would be during what time

> with what energy? I am already toiling in poverty and working on the side

> to subsidize it, and now you want me to spend more time learning a whole

> new batch of skills needed to produce a booklet?

 

I just figured that if $30,000 arrived in the bank they could do a whole lot

with it. It seems such a waste that in the movement that is supposed to

actively uphold and promote the lifestyle they have acheived, that they are

forced to work outside to make ends meet.

 

I mean just look at what they are doing without funding, it stands to reason

that with funds they could do a whole lot more to get the message to our

devotees. By that I mean that they could employ people with the skills they

need.

 

YS

[Guest guest]

Excuse me, all receivers, but I did NOT write this (nor is it clear to me

who DID, nor do I understand its purpose):

 

> In a message dated 9/20/2001 2:51:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> Mahadyuti.ACBSP (AT) pamho (DOT) net writes:

>

>

> > One thing I can tell you is that Balabhadra Prabhu and his family work

> > > > hard. He has an evening job as telemarketer and puts in good hours

> > > > to maintain his family and project. His son drives a tractor-trailer

> > > > (a great big truck) to support his growing family of three children

> > > > and a wife, and their daughter is a contributing force to the family

> > > > project. They definetly deserve (sorry, there is an ommision) our

> > > > support and

> > recognition.

> >

> >

> >

> >