Svarupa Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Love or SERVICE to Krishna’s DEVOTEE’S is something that can never be imitated by dressing up like Prabhupada and pretending to be him in speech and actions. Many of us have experienced such arrogant and puffed up pioneering imitators or pretenders over the years however, not to worry because the present version of ISKCON and the Gaudiya math are only in their very early pioneering stages. A real devotee will command respect with selfless love by their HUMBLE ATTITUDE and genuine concern for the spiritual welfare of ALL others. They will NEVER demand respect off anyone. Those who DEMAND RESPECT, only associate with the weak minded who they can easily manipulate and others they always patronize by pulling the wool over their eyes and talking down to them with their proud noses in the air. The aspiring devotee they find difficult to manipulate, becomes emotionless like a stone with feelings of total insecurity due to constant emotional abuse. Such an aspiring devotee is psychologically scarred so much, that they consider themselves useless and so far 'down there and out there', that out of fear they 'surrender out of fear', artificially to the demands and whims of those puffed up imitators who see themselves as 'so called' Gods gift to this world!! World History has shown us, that EXPLOITATION that DEMANDS worship, service, obedience and respect, under the disguise of helping others, will down the track, only led to bitterness, revenge, murder and wars. Although fortunately, there are many great caring devotees on this planet presently, who are dedicated selfless humble preachers of Lord Caitanya who always will spread His Sankirtan Movement all over the world. So lets all be very careful how we treat others. Everyone we meet, we should somehow mention KRISHNA'S name. HARE KRISHNA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realist Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Interesting true points made by Svarupa that is further verified by Kurma Jan 11, AUSTRALIA (SUN) — Whilst ISKCON has the good the bad and the ugly, it also has many not so famous devotees, first generation disciples of Srila Prabhupada who were not so ambitious to equate themselves as on the level of Srila Prabhupada I believe this is a very important point, because whilst the society has so many devotees who have cheated, lied, and done so many abominable things, with so many to support and back up the cheating, there is still great hope and opportunity for us all. Srila Prabhupada's real spiritual warriors and masters are perhaps to be found amongst his disciples who weren't so ambitious and greedy for positions and fame, and also amongst those who have redeemed themselves. ISKCON still has so many beautiful and gifted first generation devotees who we can take so much guidance and shelter from. You won't find these devotees on tour, or out there trying to further themselves for personal gratification, but they are there working tirelessly for Srila Prabhupada in some capacity or another. Srila Prabhupada created so many devotees, let's not be fooled into thinking they were all so famous, and household names that have been embedded in our thinking by the bogus guru system. May we seek out those great souls who really and truly understood the purport they were given by Srila Prabhupada, because they are the real maha-bhagavatas that will save us all! Kurma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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