Unauthorized Gurus and Spiritual Advancement
There are two basic issues which must be discussed and analyzed. 1) Anyone benefiting from the chanting of Hari nama. and 2) Making advancement under an unauthorized guru.
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Do What You Can For Srila Prabhupada
My reply has always been that Srila Prabhupada is not limited by time and space like an ordinary conditioned soul and he can reciprocate with anyone who sincerely prays to him and follows his instructions to the best of one’s individual capacity.
» Read moreSome of the Things I Learned from Srila Prabhupada’s Departure Pastimes
Srila Prabhupada is the acarya and everything he did was a lesson for us to use to grow spiritually. His disappearance pastimes are no exception.
» Read moreMoon Madness
Recently I heard an odd accusation from a so-called senior devotee. He suggested that those who teach what Srila Prabhupada taught or repeat what he said about various controversial facts are trying to embarrass Srila Prabhupada because they hate Srila Prabhupada and His mission.
» Read moreFoundations Of Knowledge
To acquiesce to the idea that posers can become gurus in with their own disciples in Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON is a great mistake.
» Read moreWhere is the Outrage?!
The attitude that the murder of Srila Prabhupada is an unfortunate historical fact that has no bearing on the present situation is not only inaccurate, but it is also a symptom of a crime that is even greater than the poisoning of Srila Prabhuupada’s physical body; the greater crime is the poisoning of Srila Prabhupada’s institution, ISKCON.
» Read moreRocana’s “Guru Fix and Repair Shop” Opens for Business!
Rocana was a leader of the 1986 “guru reform” aka guru fix it program. What is a “guru reform”? Can his gurus be fixed, and what does it mean when the guru needs to be fixed, at all? And Rocana is the head surgeon in the guru repair hospital? Where does Srila Prabhupada say the GBC will run a guru reform and repair shop?
» Read moreAre All Krishna Kirtans The Same?
If someone is hearing from the purest soul-Srila Prabhupada, there is no problem with getting good instructions, but if we hear and associate with those who are part of a corrupt organization that originally deviated from its own Acarya, then how do we benefit from their “association”.
» Read moreReply To Cadmium Doubter
Recently someone going by the name of VARIS LUX has posted a few paragraphs online in which he raises various doubts about Srila Prabhupada’s three hair tests done in 2002 and 2005 which found about 250 times above average normal levels of cadmium.
» Read moreOne who betrays those under his care is soon fit for hellish life
One who betrays the confidence of a living entity who takes shelter of him in good faith, whether that living entity be a human being or an animal, is extremely sinful.
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