Official Ramakanta vs. IRM discussion thread

July 13, 2006

Dear Yaduraja Prabhu, PAMHO. AGTSP!

> ... what is your special qualification for telling us all what is and what

> is not proven?

It is very simple: If you have backed up a statement by quotes, then it is

proven. This is confirmed by Srila Prabhupada:

"The process of speaking in spiritual circles is to say something upheld by

the scriptures. One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back

up what he is saying." (Bg 17.15 purport)

I wrote:

> You can only credibly claim that a certain thing never happened if you

> exactly know how it would happen, or if you have heard from an authority

> that it never happened.

It seems you do not agree with that. But you have not clearly said so. Do

you agree with above quoted statement?

> I have explained all this before,

You have certainly not explained why you can credibly claim that a certain

thing never happened without exactly knowing how it would happen.

You claimed that until today Srila Prabhupada did not authorize anyone to be

diksa-guru. But you cannot tell us and confirm it by quotes from Srila

Prabhupada how this would have happened.

"Just see how rascaldom. You do not know something perfectly, and still, you

are talking about it." (Lecture, Bg 1.45-46, August 1, 1973)

> According to you, Ramakanta Prabhu, precisely HOW, WHEN and WHERE did

> Srila Prabhupada authorise the GBC to disband the ritvik system he put in

> place just four month before his departure, and HOW, WHEN and WHERE did he

> authorise the GBC to replace him as the diksa guru for ISKCON.

I do not have to explain statements that I did make. First you should ask me

whether Srila Prabhupada did it. Only after I answered with "yes" you can

ask me how, when and where he did it.

ys Ramakanta dasa

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