18 October, 1973
Bombay
My Dear Jagadisa Das:
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 9, 1973 of the GBC report for Canadian Zone and I thank you very much for it. I am glad that the book distribution is going on there consistently.
Regarding the management of the Ottawa and Regina centers try to train them. We have to train sometimes. Whenever there is something extraordinarily wrong, you can remain there for sometime. You should rectify, but not reject. Members are coming to join us to be rectified, not to be rejected. So, try to rectify the incorrigible, and if not possible, then change. What can we do?
It is nice that Subaladas Maharaja is travelling. As sannyasi, he should travel. The more a sannyasi travels and preaches, the more he becomes experienced and unattached.
Regarding your recommendation, I am accepting the following devotee as my initiated disciple, Bhaktavasya Dasi – Geraldine Luczyk.
Yes, I authorize that you may chant on the beads of the newly initiated disciples. I hope this finds you in good health.
Your ever well wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
ACBS/bs
Srila Prabhupada was full of compassion and Temple Presidents should take note:
18 October, 1973 Bombay letter Jagadisa
You should rectify, but not reject. Members are coming to join us to be rectified, not to be rejected. So, try to rectify the incorrigible, and if not possible, then change. What can we do?
73-08-23. Letter: Tamala Krsna
N.B. I have received one complaint from Indian devotee at Mayapur Prabharupa Das Brahmacari that he is mal treated by our American devotees. Kindly inquire into this matter and do the needful. Either Indian or foreign whoever joins us they are not under any obligation, our only tie is Love of Godhead. IT SHOULD BE OUR DEFINITE POLICY THAT NOBODY IS ILL TREATED THAT HE MAY GO AWAY. We recruit a person to join us after spending gallons of blood. Everyone comes for reformation, you cannot expect everyone to be perfect, rather it is our duty to make everyone perfect as far as possible. So we shall be very much cautious and careful in this connection.
pamho agt ACBSP, JAGADDHATRI PUJA KI JAI, Srila Prabhupada says in every Preface of his books:
(Preface, Bhagavad-gita As It Is, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada).
So before people begin to read the book, they read that ISKCON is “genuine”, “authorised”, “transcendental”, and a “great society”. The first thing I would want to do after reading this, is to seek out this “great society” ISKCON, promoted as it is by Srila Prabhupada himself, which is easy to do even if there are no contact details for ISKCON in the book. Having then come into contact with ISKCON, which has been completely endorsed by Srila Prabhupada, I will surrender my life fully.
Only in doing so I will get cheated by bogus gurus, have my life ruined, and tragically BLAME SRILA PRABHUPADA for this, because HE is the one who directed us to ISKCON by telling us in his books that ISKCON is completely bona fide, and consequently we will give up Krishna consciousness altogether – which sadly has been the fate of many. And this is just the second paragraph of the Preface. The more they read, and the more books we distribute, the more the above scenario will be repeated. Now it will be argued that some people will not contact ISKCON. Yes, but this will be despite the books, not because of them. Srila Prabhupada promotes ISKCON throughout his books – that was part of the purpose of the books, and indeed it says “Founder-Acarya of ISKCON” just on every cover. Therefore, after reading a book, to seek out ISKCON will be the default position.
And remember, there is no BACK TO PRABHUPADA magazine, no The Final Order, no PADA, no IRM, no Prabhupadanugas, because this is a ‘criticism-free’ world. So immediately we come to the crux of our dilemma. If ISKCON is deviating, you cannot promote it, nor can you ignore it, you have to FIX it.
So this is what Prabhupada is telling us, rectify, don’t reject.
agtSP ys
haribol
abhaya carana seva das: And remember, there is no BACK TO PRABHUPADA magazine, no The Final Order, no PADA, no IRM, no Prabhupadanugas, because this is a ‘criticism-free’ world. So immediately we come to the crux of our dilemma. If ISKCON is deviating, you cannot promote it, nor can you ignore it, you have to FIX it.
So this is what Prabhupada is telling us, rectify, don’t reject.
Mahesh: The process to rectify is TO EDUCATE VIGOUROUSLY those WITHIN ISKCON CIRCLES AND ESPECIALLY THE CONGREGATION that Srila Prabhupada IS THE CURRENT DIKSA GURU AND THE RITVIK SYSTEM IS HIS ORDER FOR AS LONG AS HIS BOOKS ARE ON THE PLANET – In other words BOIL THE MILK:
72-05-09. Letter: Rupanuga
Yes, I have no objection if some men go from Europe to India, but now I have received reports that the 30 men which you have sent there are not being engaged properly, so don’t send any more until I hear that they are very much required and that the men already there are being properly engaged and utilized nicely. NOW I WANT THAT WE SHALL CONCENTRATE ON MAKING OUR DEVOTEES KRISHNA CONSCIOUS AND OURSELVES BECOMING KRISHNA CONSCIOUS, AND NOT BE SO MUCH CONCERNED WITH EXPANDING OURSELVES WIDELY BUT WITHOUT ANY SPIRITUAL CONTENT. JUST LIKE BOILING THE MILK, IT BECOMES THICKER AND SWEETER. NOW DO LIKE THAT, BOIL THE MILK.
72-06-22. Letter: Hamsaduta
I am very pleased to see the things are going on, and that new centers are opening many in Germany. Now I am feeling very much inclined for retiring behind the scenes to translate my Srimad-Bhagavatam. This means that now you all leaders, especially the GBC members, must become very much responsible and do the work that I am doing to the same standard. So I want you leaders especially to become very much absorbed in the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and become yourselves completely convinced and free from all doubt. On this platform you shall be able to carry on the work satisfactorily, but if there is lack of knowledge, or if there is forgetfulness, everything will be spoiled in time. So especially you must encourage the students to read our books throughout the day as much as possible, and give them all good advice how to understand the books, and inspire them to study the things from every point of view. In this way, by constantly engaging our tongues in the service of the Lord, either by discussing His philosophy or by chanting Hare Krishna, the truth is that Krishna Himself will reveal Himself to us and we shall understand how … IF WE EXPAND TOO MUCH IN THIS WAY THAT WE SHALL BECOME WEAKENED AND GRADUALLY THE WHOLE THING WILL BECOME LOST. JUST LIKE MILK. WE MAY THIN IT MORE AND MORE WITH WATER FOR CHEATING THE CUSTOMER, BUT IN THE END IT WILL CEASE TO BE ANY LONGER MILK. BETTER TO BOIL THE MILK NOW VERY VIGOROUSLY AND MAKE IT THICK AND SWEET, THAT IS THE BEST PROCESS. SO LET US CONCENTRATE ON TRAINING OUR DEVOTEES VERY THOROUGHLY IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS FROM OUR BOOKS, FROM TAPES, BY DISCUSSING ALWAYS, AND IN SO MANY WAYS INSTRUCT THEM IN THE RIGHT PROPOSITIONS.
Yes, indeed, on account of corrupted management in the present Iskcon Institution, the corruption has to be corrected within the Institution itself because the corruption was brought upon due to the personal motivation i.e. Labha, Puja and Prathistha of the Iskcon Managers which became prominent right after the manifested lila of the founder acaraya HDG. Srila Prabhupada.
Yes, by the distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books, many people ( new comers) are joining the corrupted Iskcon, no doubt about it. We face this challenge every where where ever Srila Prabhupada’s Original Books are being distributed by the sincere followers of Srila Prabhupada all over the world.
So, what we do is that we put our contact phone number on Srila Prabhupada’s Books and the new comer hopefully come in contact with that number on Srila Prabhupada book not local Iskcon centre.
Now it is up to the Individual to seek further information as to what is difference between the local corrupted Iskcon centre and the contact number we place on Srila Prabhupada’s Book. That sets apart Srila Prabhupada’s Iskcon which Srila Prabhupada is promoting,
That is the only way to rectify it and not to reject it till the corruption in the management of Iskcon centres world wide is fixed. Therefore, UNTIL such time, hopefully, Back to Prabhupada magazine, IRM, PADA and the Prabhupadanugas shall continue its activities to carry forward the mission of HDG. Srila Prabhupada’s Iskcon through the distribution of His Original Books on this planet earth.
Hope the readers find it satisfactory.
Hari BOL.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
pamho agtACBSP,
That’s the power of SRILA PRABHUPADA books, only THEY are making devotees! That’s why they are called living teaching of the acharya.
Nowadays a lot of newcomers get involved in the fake reflection of Iskcon because of book distribution – not because of the deviants.
Almost everyone has plenty of karma to get rid of so they pass through the fake experience before they get properly situated like all the devotees at Iskcon Bangalore which is the real Vaishnava society wanted by SRILA PRABHUPADA for his Iskcon movement.
Sincere people will get there with the help of Lord Paramatma because everything is moving by the supervision of the perfect Lord.
(SB 4.9.8)
agtSP ys
haribol
Hare Rama,
please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
The only solution is that the book distributors print additional flyers with links to the website of the IRM, Final order etc that explain the post 1977 situation so people who read the books at least know they can accept Srila Prabhupada as their Diksha Guru. Many people were cheated in this way and now the Sankirtan movement in the west is almost dead.
I have a friend who distributes books and he gives people a flyer with his website and contact info, so in case they can contact him.
Someone with the skills could also compile a small flyer that summarizes the post 1977 situation that Srila Prabhupada is the only Guru and ISKCON was corrupted by deviant GBC Gurus so book distributors could hand out the flyer together with the book. This is the only way to prevent people to fall into the false Guru trap after reading the book.
Greetings
Bhakta Robin
What is also happening is these Anti Ritvik folks have lost their brains. They are promoting DEVIANTS AS VAISNAVAS. They REJECT Srila Prabhupada as CURRENT Diksa Guru and CONCOCT the DEVIANTS as Vaisnavas.
Just see! These Anti Ritvik folks mislead others:
Rocana is promoting Mayesvara das his friends guru Vivakananda on his webpage:
http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials/11-13/editorials10972.htm
Srila Prabhupada says Vivakananda is NOT EVEN AN INTELLIGENT MAN:
68-02-25. Letter: Satsvarupa
Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of a copy of your last Istagosthi dated Jan. 27, and I am very much satisfied with your replies on the questions made in the Istagosthi. The meeting is called “Istagosthi” and not “Istagosthi”. You may know also that Ramakrishna’s worship of Kali makes him a third class man. In the Bhagavad-gita it is stated that one who worships the demigods just like Brahma, Siva, Indra, Candra or demigoddesses like Kali, Durga, Sarasvati, etc., are described as persons who have lost their intelligence. One person who has lost his intelligence, how he can become an incarnation of God? A person who has lost his intelligence, is not even counted amongst the higher section of society. So, the Ramakrishna is a bogus man according to the statement of Bhagavad-gita. Vivekananda was also not even intelligent man because he accepted Ramakrsna as incarnation of God. This Ramakrsna, who is actually Gadadhara Chatterjee, declared himself as the same Rama and Krsna. If he is accepted as such by some person, is he very intelligent man? Suppose a man comes before somebody and says he is Pres. Johnson. and the foolish man accepts the pretender as Pres. Johnson, is that man to be accepted as very intelligent man? VIVEKANANDA WAS NOT EVEN AN INTELLIGENT MAN BECAUSE HE ACCEPTED GADHADHARA CHATTERJEE AS INCARNATION OF GOD WITHOUT ANY CREDENTIALS. We accept Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead on the evidence of Vedic literature. There is no evidence in the Vedic literatures that a common unintelligent person by worshipping a demigoddess Kali can become an incarnation of Godhead. The goddess Kali is divine mother for the conditioned souls, not for the liberated souls. There is no direction in the Vedic literatures that one can become liberated even by worshipping the goddess Kali. She is superintendent of the prison house known as material world. One can derive some material facilities by worshipping Kali or Durga, but nobody can become liberated by worshipping such demigoddesses, so what to speak of becoming incarnation of Godhead. So the propaganda that Ramakrsna became incarnation of God by worshipping Kali is not accepted by any authorized acharya and therefore it is a bogus propaganda. One who follows therefore, such bogus propaganda is also misled as far as his spiritual advancement is concerned.
Devotees will be interested in this:
Some nice Srila Prabhupada download sites for Original Books, Audio, Video etc:
http://www.krishnapath.org/free-ebooks-audiobooks-of-srila-prabhupada/
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This is one of the OLD original folios works on ALL windows in BIG screen. Easy to use :
http://krishna.org/ms-dos-prabhupada-vedabase-folio-views/
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This is VERY good for the price!!! Srila Prabhupada’s mp3 set of all audio lectures, conversations etc:
http://krishnastore.co.uk/srila-prabhupada-mp3-audio-library-now-on-dvds-h-krishna-404.html
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Srila Prabhupada 1977 Audio release:
http://www.prabhupadavani.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=79&Itemid=173
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