Hare Krishna, Prabhus, obeisances, all glories to SrilaPrabhupada. Please permit me to recommend some articles of interest,pertaining to these topics: —

WHETHER SRILA PRABHUPADA BROKE WITH TRADITION, CONTRADICTINGSHASTRA (The argument of “NO PRECEDENT”)

More Vaishnava Acharyas Accept Ritvik – Madhu Pandit das

“There are several suchinstances in Sri Vaishnava Parampara (tradition). Take the example ofSri Ramanujacharya himself, who was the foremost amongst theSrivaishnavacharyas. He was initiated into the Srivaishnava texts andsecrets by five great acharyas who are the disciples of AcharyaYamuna. That is why is called Panchacharya Pradarshita. Though he wasa disciple of these five Acharyas, just like the Ritviks appointed byHH Srila Prabhupada ji, these ritviks never claimed that they were theAcharyas of Ramanujacharya.”

(https://www.bhaktivedantas.com/ART_NAMHATTA/Sri-Sam-rittvik231107.php)

SrilaPrabhupada is Shastra -Praghosa das

“[Prabhupada] IS THE SHASTRA.THE SHASTRA IS ONLY RELEVANT IF IT AUTHENTICATES THE REALITY OF THEFULL INDEPENDENCE OF THE LORD AND HIS PURE LOVINGDEVOTEES!!”

(https://www.bhaktivedantas.com/ART_NAMHATTA/shastra190908.php)

Whatare the Shastras? – Hansaduttadas

“In one essay [ThakurBhaktivinode] Srila Bhaktisiddhanta says, ‘What are the shastras? Theyare nothing but the words of the devotees (pure devotees) orsadhus.'”

(https://www.bhaktivedantas.com/ART_NAMHATTA/shastra210908.php)

Formalities – MaheshRaja

“ALL Srila Prabhupada did waschange FORMALITIES in the way initiation was to be conducted in firstand second initiations: ‘The formalities may be slightly changed hereand there to make them Vaisnavas.'”

(https://www.bhaktivedantas.com/ART_NAMHATTA/rittvik-formalities190908.php)

Last MinuteThoughts – Hansaduttadas

“If Srila Prabhupada isshaktavesha avatar (which we do recognise that he factually is), hecan do anything, and it becomes LAW. Because the fully liberated soulis always in touch with Krishna, whatever he does or says is shastra,law, absolute, non-different from Krishna. Because we do notunderstand does not mean it is incorrect.

‘Except for God, no one canestablish the principles of religion. Either He or a suitable personempowered by Him can dictate the codes of religion.’-purport,Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.43

Many things were never done before.Ramanujacharya engaged dacoits for collection, then had them killed.Madhvacharya pummeled his opponents. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu sang anddanced in public–never done before by sannyasis . Buddha rejected theVedas. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada created a GBC to manage hispreaching mission, leaving no successor acharya , as was traditionallydone. Srila Prabhupada made the same arrangement. In both instances,the order was disobeyed, and in both instances the result was thesame–chaos, confusion and disintegration of the Acharya’s mission.Great acharyas like Srila Prabhupada do establish the principles ofreligion according to time, place andcircumstances.”

(https://www.bhaktivedantas.com/ART_NAMHATTA/SPMAY11.html)

WHETHER WE NEED A LIVING GURU

Living Guru – Hansaduttadas

“What is your idea of living? Amoving body? A warm body? The body is never living. It is the soul,the spirit within the body. … ‘You need a living guru.’ What do theymean by ‘living’? Do they mean to say that Srila Prabhupada is dead?Do they mean to say that Krishna is dead? Lord Chaitanya is dead?Vyasadeva is dead?

“If you say we need to have someone physically present givinginstructions, that also is not a fact. That is helpful, but it is nota fact. It is not a fact. Because there are many examples of boys andgirls who received Srila Prabhupada’s books, and although he was notphysically present, by reading and capturing the spirit, they becameawakened to Krishna consciousness. It is not true that I need a livingbody through which this message, this spirit will come. It will comethrough the book, or it may come through the sincereservant…”

(https://www.bhaktivedantas.com/ART_NAMHATTA/livingguru180309.php)

QUESTION OF BREAKING THE PARAMPARA

LastMinute Thoughts – Hansaduttadas

“First of all, neither SrilaPrabhupada nor we say guru parampara should be abandoned. Rather,Srila Prabhupada has given specific instructions how it should becontinued and its integrity preserved.

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Dear Devotees of the Lord, Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obesiances with all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We had a wonderful Saturday Feast Program here at Shri Radha Kunja Snohomish Aashram, WA. We had wonderful Hari Naam, Nice Tulsi aarti, and Narsimha Dev Aarti, Bhajans, BG Purushotam Chapter 15 recitation and class, and a very nice feast… I would like to share the program pictures with you all…Hope you like it… Hari Hari… https://www.flickr.com/photos/vikasnoble/sets/72157631246313258/show/

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Hari Bol

Your Humble Servant

-Kanhaiya DasAnudas

Dear Bhagvatamrita Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisance’s. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

You asked yesterday why one would list Srila Prabhupada as a “sannyasi” in the MOA of Iskcon-India, rather than the” Founder Acharya” as Srila Prabhupada has originally listed. This happened around 1980 by a commission of the Bureau of Iskcon-India. You say it was for legal purposes? I begged to submit that this commission may not just be a simple legal maneuver but a symptom of the still ongoing conspiracy to remove Srila Prabhupada as the Founder Acharya of Iskcon and replace others unlawfully in that position.

FOUNDER ACHARYA OF ISKCON-HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C.

BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI SRILA PRABHUPADA

This point of Srila Prabhupada being the FOUNDER-ACHARYA of Iskcon is very pertinent and important. The quotations, examples and even attempts to remove Srila Prabhupada as the Founder-Acharya were there even when Srila Prabhupada was with us, what to speak of after His samadhi or in this case within the official documents which are now being scrutinized by the Supreme Court in the case between the Bureau of Iskcon-Mumbai vs. Iskcon Bangalore.

For the time being we will leave most of those historical quotes and incidents aside, besides the few quoted below, just to give the gist. As i hope we both agree that Srila Prabhupada is the Founder-Acharya of Iskcon? Correct? Not only Founder but Acharya! The principle of who is the Acharya, and how one becomes Acharya is the subject of another discussion (such as my claim that a Acharya has to be an Uttama adhikari and your claim that the Acharya can be a Madhyam Adhikari !) . We will confine this dialog to establishing the eternal principle of Srila Prabhupada as the FOUNDER-ACHARYA of ISKCON, which did not cease in November of 1977, nor did Srila Prabhupada ever intend that He would not be the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON after His samadhi. Did He? If you disagree, then please show where and when the principle of Srila Prabhupada being the FOUNDER & ACHARYA of ISKCON ceases to be the principle?

A few quotes from Srila Prabhupada on His being Founder-Acharya:

“So you can go ahead and register our Society there with taking all proper and necessary steps. Before the finalization of registration takes place I would request you to send me one copy of the constitution for our society there so I can approve it finally. My name should be there as the Founder-Acharya, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. I should have full authority in all matters. ” (Letter December 29th, 1974)

note: Srila Prabhupada still has the “full authority” through His books, Letters and Conversations as well as His Directives of Management of His Society.

“The Ambassador of the United States of America, Canakya Puri, New Delhi May it please Your Excellency, I beg to introduce myself as the Founder-Acharya of the above institution.”

(Letter to the Ambassador of the United States of America dated 27, July, 1976 -Delhi)

” “The deed for the property and temple should be made in favor of “His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.” It cannot be dedicated to any of the office bearers. So I suggest that you become the president of the temple and Upendra become the secretary, and either your brother or your wife can become treasurer. There is no need of trustees. But in any circumstance the temple can’t be a private property in the name of ISKCON. If you want to keep it a private property then the ISKCON name should not be utilized.”

(Letter – New Vrindavna June 30, 1976)

Letter signed by Srila Prabhupada on September 28th, 1976;

“A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder Acharya ISKCON (all over the world) Vrindaban 28/9/76”

“I am not going to manage Spiritual Sky. This is ridiculous. Why they are dragging me into the management. Now the Acharya is meant for handling business? Jayatirtha should handle this. He is the manager. Jayatirtha and Karandhar are the chief men. They should manage. Why I have to manage? They have big, big brains. Why they are failing? Now the Founder-Acharya has to manage. Without my consent the BBT has financed.” (Vrindvana Agust 31st, 1974)

“TOPMOST URGENCY AMENDMENTS TO BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO ALL OFFICIAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS, CONSTITUTIONS, INCORPORATION PAPERS, ETC.

1.) It is declared that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the Founder-Acharya of (ISKCON) International Society for Krishna Consciousness. He is the supreme authority in all matters of the society. His position cannot be occupied by anyone else, and his name and title must appear on all documents, letterheads, publications, and buildings of the Society. In particular it shall be clearly understood that no real estate may be purchased or sold by any officer of the Society without the express permission of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON.

2.) There shall be a Governing Board Committee of trustees appointed by the Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad according to the document Direction of Management dated July 28, 1970. The GBC is to act as the instrument for the execution of the will of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupad. Dated at New York, July 22, 1974. Approved: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Founder-Acharya”

“As more publications arrive from ISKCON Press in Boston, Prabhupäda is startled to see they have printed His name on one small paperback simply as A.C. Bhaktivedanta, leaving out “His Divine Grace” and “Swami Prabhupäda.” Another booklet ascribes him the title “Acharya” rather than “Founder-Acharya.” If that’s not bad enough, upon opening the book the binding cracks and some of the pages fall out. Prabhupäda is furious.” “It appears that a veil of mäyä descended over ISKCON in 1970. Seemingly innocent mishaps, or lapses in consciousness, led Srila Prabhupäda to conclude there was a conspiracy to minimize His position as the Founder-Acharya of His own institution. He understood that he was being pushed into the background—that his supreme authority was being challenged, even doubted, and that this would be dangerous for the spiritual well being of his disciples. This was the first major heresy on a societal level in Prabhupäda’s young movement. At the heart of the heresy, of course, was the direct challenge to his authority, which, he believed, originated in India. Even though it seemed to begin with seemingly harmless incidents, Prabhupäda immediately saw the potential for the corruption of Vaisnava philosophy.” “July 7 1970 as quoted in the biography) S

In the above historical reference Srila Prabhupada has taken special concern that the minimization of Him as the Founder Acharya would be “dangerous for the spiritual well being of His disciples”. How many 1,000’s of sincere souls have had their spiritual lives destroyed because they could not accept Srila Prabhupada as their Founder-Acharya and instead had to accept a conditioned soul as the Acharya due to institutionalized mandates?

Another point I was thinking is this. If a person admits that they are fallen, then there is the possibility of undertaking the process of Krsna consciousness and becoming un-fallen. After all, Caitanya Mahaprabhu is “patita pavana”. And Srila Prabhupada is ”maha-patita-pavana”. But is someone artifically proclaims themself, or allows themself to be proclaimed, as a pure devotee/Acarya, and accepts worship, while actually being fallen, it is a great offence. And there is no possibility of such a person getting the mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. What they are doing is what the Srimad-Bhagavatam calls ”kaitava dharma”, or “cheating religion”, which is rejected by Srimad-Bhagavatam and all our Vaisnava acaryas. Think about it.

Srila Prabhupada describes below his vision as to how he wants to structure and operate (Materially and Spiritually) ISKCON. This letter is dated February 1967. Thus may understand that HDG Srila Prabhupada was very clear in the beginning days of ISKCON about the model he wanted to use for the future development and operation of ISKCON.

Srila Prabhupada: “I wish that each and every branch shall keep their separate identity and cooperate keeping the Acharya in the center. On this principle we can open any number of branches all over the world. The Rama Krishna mission works on this principle and thus as an organization they have done wonderfully.”

(Letter, February 11, 1967)

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Hare Krsna to all

Pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Below are small parts of a wonderful lecture by Srila Prabhupada where he explains to us:

1.Srimad Bhagavatam, the ripened fruit of all Vedic literatures, is not just for Rasa Lila, the ultimate

pastimes of the Lord.

2.To know and love God means to know in detail how this material energy/world works.

3. If we dont know God in truth then we will be mistaken and take Him to be an ordinary man or some

imaginations.

4. Advanced devotees do not see fire air or sky, they see Krsna and His energies.

5. Therefore we must make a study of these energies.

6. First class yogi sees God within his own heart, others hearts, and everywhere, 24 hours a day.

7. How to do this? Increase our Love for God, Krsna.

8. First love Him more and more, then we can surrender totally to Him.

Hare Krsna

Damaghosa das

750115SB.BOM Lectures 223164/530501 Nitai: “Fire is appreciated by its light and by its capacity to cook, to digest, to destroy cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and drinking.” Prabhupada:

So people may be astonished, that “They are reading Srimad-Bhagavatam. Why they are discussing the action and reaction of fire?” Generally, they think Bhagavata reading means rasa-pancadhyaya, bas, immediately jump over to the rasa-lila of Krsna. Actually to know God means to know everything in detail. Kasmin tu bhagavo vijnate sarvam idam vijnatam bhavati. That is the Vedic injunction. If we understand Krsna, then we must understand also how Krsna’s different energies are working. That is called tattvatah. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, manusyanam sahasresu kascid yatati siddhaye. The other day I was reading Gandhi’s discourses on Bhagavad-gita. He said that “I can

imagine any way Krsna. I do not accept the historical Krsna.” In this way, so many things. He was a big man. He can say like that. But we cannot imagine or manufacture Krsna. That is not possible. That is not Krsna. God is never imagined or speculated or manufactured by my limited knowledge and limited senses. That is not Krsna. Of course, Krsna is everything. But if we want to know tattvatah Krsna, in truth, how Krsna has created the panca-bhuta and how each bhuta or each material element is working, that is being discussed. This is perfect knowledge, tattvatah. So because they do not want to know Krsna in tattvatah, factually, therefore they mistake Krsna. Especially they attack Krsna, that “He killed so many demons. He had rasa-lila with so many gopis. He married so many wives,” misunderstand Krsna. But if Krsna is all-powerful, almighty, then what is difficulty for Him to marry 16,108 wife? Krsna has many, many millions and millions of devotees.

… So to understand Krsna, krsna-upadesa, to know about Krsna, that is Krsna consciousness movement. Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission is like that. Yare dekha, tare kaha ‘krsna’-upadesa. If you study just like here, analytical study of fire… Dyotanam, illumination; pacanam, digesting; panam, increasing thirst. If you don’t feel thirsty, that means the agni, or the fire element within the stomach, is not working. Agni-mandya. Mandya, the word comes from manda. Manda means slow. So the Ayurvedic treatment, they say it, agni-mandya. So when there is agni-mandya, there is medicine how to ignite the fire again. … So to know Krsna means know everything, because Krsna is everything. How Krsna is working in everything, even in different parts of our limbs, represented by demigods, they are all described. Even our eyelids moving under the direction of some demigod. And

demigods, they are different parts and parcels, bodily limbs of whole Krsna. So do not mind, “Why Bhagavata is studying Krsna so analytically?” That is required. If we understand Krsna by analytical study, how His divine power is working throughout the whole universe, within the atom, within myself, within the movable, immovable, everywhere, antaryami… Eko ‘py asau racayitum jagad-anda-kotim. Jagad-anda-koti. This universe, that is not one universe. We are in one of the universes…..

Therefore in the advanced stage of devotional life a devotee does not see fire. He sees Krsna. A devotee does not see air, but he sees Krsna. A devotee does not see sky, but he sees Krsna. Sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti. Ista-deva. Krsna is the worshipable Deity of the devotee. So immediately, he sees anything, because he knows it is Krsna’s energy… Just like we, generally, as soon as we see in the morning light, we can understand there is sun, immediately. There is no delay. “Now there is sun.” The sun may not be visible immediately, but because the darkness is gone and there is light, although glimpse light, now we understand this is morning, and now there is sun. Similarly, a advanced devotee, because he knows everything is Krsna’s energy… So this is energy study. Therefore in the Bhagavad-gita it is said, raso ‘ham apsu kaunteya: “Apsu, in the water, the taste I am,” because every one of us becomes thirsty and we take water. And actually it is so; the taste of water is Krsna. Otherwise who can give taste unless Krsna is there? Now take. There are big, vast water in front of Bombay. Now change the taste. Then there is no need of acquiring water from here and there, bringing big, big pipes. No. You take and change the taste, salty taste, and making drinkable. No. That you cannot unless Krsna does it. Therefore the taste is Krsna. It is

not difficult to understand. So if we study in this way, analytically, everything, Krsna’s energy… Sasi-suryayoh. Prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh. Krsna says, “I am the illumination of the sun and the moon.” So you can create by… Scientists, they say the sun is combination of so many chemicals. Now you create one sun and illuminate the whole universe. That you cannot do because that is Krsna. You cannot create Krsna. You cannot imagine Krsna. That is not possible. Foolish persons, they may say, “Krsna is my imagination.” No, He’s not imagination. He’s fact. Simply one has to know how Krsna is present in everything. That is described in the Bhagavad-gita.

raso ‘ham apsu kaunteya prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh pranavah sarva-vedesu

sabdah khe paurusam nrsu So there is list of understanding Krsna. Don’t say that “We have not seen God. Can you show me God?” Why don’t you see? The God says, “I am here,” but why don’t you see? God says, “I am the taste of

water.” So when you drink water, why don’t you see God in the taste? He is visible in every step. Every working of this nature, He is doing that. Simply we have to make our eyes to see. That is Krsna consciousness. Everything is there, present. Krsna, God, is present everywhere. Andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham. Krsna is present here. Krsna is within your heart. Isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese ‘rjuna tisthati. But when you learn the art to see Him within your heart, that is called mystic yoga. Dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yam yoginah. The yogic process is to see Krsna within the heart. That is real yoga. That is real yoga system. Try to see Krsna within the heart. Then you first-class yogi. That is the perfection of topmost yogic process.

yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantar-atmana sraddhavan bhajate yo mam sa me yuktatamo matah

If you can learn how to see Krsna within the heart always, twenty-four

hours, then your life is successful. That is perfection of life. That is Krsna consciousness movement, how you can learn to see Krsna within your heart, within other’s heart, and everywhere. Sthavara-jangama dekhe na dekhe tara murti. This is wanted.

So this is possible by increasing our love for Krsna. Simply we have to increase our love. Just like in practical life also, we begin to love somebody, one after another, gradually, not all of a sudden, similarly, we have to increase our love for Krsna. That love for Krsna is the devotional process.

sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam

Then surrender. That is the ultimate state of loving affairs, surrender. Why one should surrender to another person unless there is love? Just like wife surrenders to husband and husband protects the wife. This is general duty. So why one man is interested with one woman for giving her all protection, and why one man is surrendered

to…, one woman is surrendered to one man? What is the basic principle? The basic principle is love. So similarly, our full surrender, full Krsna consciousness, can be achieved when we develop our love for Krsna little by little, little by little, and then come to the perfection. When we come to the perfection, then we cannot live without Krsna. Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught us. In the last stage of His life He exhibited such manifestation of love that He was dying without Krsna. Sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me. Sunyayitam. Sunyayitam, everything is vacant. Sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me. “Without Govinda, I see everything vacant.” Sometimes we have got experience. If we lose a friend, a son, at that time, everything becomes vacant without my son, without my lover. That is practical. So Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was exhibiting that type of love for Krsna, that He was feeling that “Without Krsna, everything is void.” Sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me. This He taught personally, how to raise oneself to the topmost stage of love for Krsna. That is the ultimate aim and object of life. Preman… (break) …yam syama-sundaram acintya-guna-svarupam govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. To see Krsna within the heart always, how… (end)

Hare Krsna to all

Pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

We had a very nice Janmastami/vyasa puja festival here at Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Mandir on Aug 11, in Sedro Woolley, Wash.

Because the actual event took place on thru/fri, and most of our congregational members have to work and come from long distances we held a combined event on saturday.

Many came, all had a great time, and were fed sumptuous Krsna prasadam before they happily left.

We began the program with an Arotik for Srila Prabhupada followed by pushpa puja, then heartfelt offerings by the devotees and lots of realizations how Srila Prabhupada has totally transformed their lives.

Then we did Lord Krsna Arotik , followed by a short class, then a play, then Abhisek, then opening of some presents, then everyone letting loose with the chinese party poppers, and ending up with the huge feast comprised of what seemed endless amounts of wonderful mercy from the Supreme Lord. Now we have the ” problem” of how to “honor” many sweets which were left over.

For those who came and participated, thank you for coming, helping out, thankyou for your donations, and for those who didn’t come-we hope to see some of you next year.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

your humble servants

Damaghosa das and Daria devi dasi.

from Damaghosa dasa, Yasoda nandana dasa, Dravinaksha dasa and other Prabhupada anugas

Srila Prabhupada re Acarya may make little changes.

They are mahājanas. So we have to follow Prahlāda Mahārāja. He is our guru, pūrva-ācārya. Nārada is pūrva-ācārya.He is disciple of Nārada. Therefore he is ācārya, and his disciplic succession… There are sampradāyas: Brahma-sampradāya, Kaumāra-sampradāya… Anyone who is bona fide ācārya, he can create his own disciplic succession, but one disciplic succession and the other disciplic—they are not different. They are of the same conclusion. The Vaiṣṇava ācāryas, just like our Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, and Nimbārka, and who that? Rudra-sampradāya?Viṣṇu Svāmī. They are all of the same movement. Ārādhyo-bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayaḥ, kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam [SB 1.3.28].That is their conclusion. There is no different conclusion. Although they have got varieties of methods—śuddhādvaita, dvaitādvaita, vaśiṣṭādvaita, like that—they present the same philosophy in clear way. And Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented the same philosophy, that acintya-bhedābheda. That is ācārya. Ācārya gives some way for simple understanding. The same conclusion, but according to the time, circumstances, they give a very easy method to understand. That is ācārya.Ācārya is following strictly the previous ācārya, but according to the circumstances, he may make little changes. That is… That change is not change from the original idea. No.

Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures : Canto 7: Lectures : SB 7.9: Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.12 — Mayapur, February 19, 1976

Sp re the ācārya knows how to adjust things, at the same time keep pace with the spiritual interest(?)

Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures : Canto 1: Lectures : SB 1.1: Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.9 — Auckland, February 20, 1973 : 730220sb.auc :

Prabhupāda: But the directions should be taken from scriptures. But there are many scriptures. So ācārya means, just like Gosvāmīs, they would read all the scriptures and take the essence of it and give it to his disciples that, “You act like this.” Because he knows what to give, how to manipulate, so that his ekāntataḥśreyas will be achieved. Ultimate goal. That is ācārya. Therefore the ācārya knows how to adjust things, at the same time keep pace with the spiritual interest(?). It is not that the same thing to be applied everywhere. He is eager to engage actually the people in the real benefit of life, but the means may be different. Just like my Guru Mahārāja. He is the first time that he allowed the sannyāsīs to drive in a motorcar. A sannyāsī never drives in a motorcar, you see? But not for sense gratification. Suppose we are going by aeroplane. A sannyāsīshould walk. The Jain sannyāsīs they never ride on a car, you know that. You know that. They will never ride on a car. But now they are also riding. But suppose we are preaching now. I came from India. If I were to say, “I am a sannyāsī, I will not ride in a car or aeroplane, I must walk.” Then what kind of preaching there would have been? You see? So therefore it depends on the ācārya how to adjust things. So, my Guru Mahārāja, “Alright go on preaching on a motorcar, it doesn’t matter.” These Gosvāmīs, they went to Vṛndāvana, severest type of austerities. They used to life underneath a tree. Now if in this age I advise you that you also live underneath a tree, then it will be difficult to preach. You see? Nobody is accustomed in that way, such severe type of austerity. They must be given, as far as possible, comfortable accommodation otherwise they will not come. They will not take. Now this…. This is adjustment. The ācārya knows how to adjust things. The real purpose is how one will take to spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Keeping one’s aim to that point some concession may be given. As far as possible, keeping pace with the time, circumstances. Then? “The sages, therefore, inquired…” Huh.

Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures : Canto 1: Lectures : SB 1.1: Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.9 — Auckland, February 20, 1973 : 730220sb.auc

Srila Prabhupada re Vaiṣṇava who is preaching, it may be in a different way, according to time and place and the party—they have to change something, deśa-kāla-pātra—but we have to see the essence.

So misunderstanding of God… There is no misunderstanding of the authorities. The misunderstanding, the common man… Just like in Australia, when I spoke, there was no misunderstanding. There was agreement by the priests and myself. There was complete agreement. (aside:) You were with me? Or… No. You were not. They, after hearing my lecture for one hour, they agreed and clapped for ten minutes. So there cannot be any misun… Those who are actually… They questioned, “What is your opinion of Lord Jesus Christ?” and I said, “He preached God consciousness. He’s our guru. Anyone who preaches the message of God, he is guru.” So they very much appreciated, and actually it is so. Vaiṣṇava who is preaching, it may be in a different way, according to time and place and the party—they have to change something, deśa-kāla-pātra—but we have to see the essence. Wherever there is God consciousness, wherever is there understanding.

Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures : Canto 1: Lectures : SB 1.8: Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.28 — Mayapura, October 8, 1974

Position of the pure devotee acarya, acarya is a good as Krsna

– One should never be envious of the acarya

– For preaching work, acarya may do something which is not consistent.

– Acarya may sometimes transgress the law

– Vaishnava acarya’s activities are not understood even by the wisest man

– Acarya has finished all business of material satisfaction

“…But in devotion, there is no karma-bandha. As Kṛṣṇa is free from all reaction, similarly Kṛṣṇa’s devotee who wants to satisfy Kṛṣṇa only, he is also free from all reaction. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān nāva-manyeta karhicit [SB 11.17.27]. “The ācārya is as good as I am,” Kṛṣṇa says. Nāva-manyeta karhicit, “Never neglect him.” Na martya-buddhyāsūyeta,“Never be envious of the ācārya, thinking him as anything of this material world.” Ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān[SB 11.17.27]. Therefore, ācārya’s position is as good as Kṛṣṇa. Sākṣād-dharitvena samasta-śāstrair **. Ācārya is always cautious that he may not be subject to criticism. But who criticizes ācārya,he becomes immediately offender. Because he is playing the part of ācārya,he plays as far as possible. But sometimes for preaching work, he might have to do something which is not consistent. But if he is criticized, then that man who criticizes, he becomes... Of course, he must be ācārya, not a bogus. Ordinary man cannot transgress the laws, but Kṛṣṇa and His representative, ācārya, might be sometimes seen that he has transgressed. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān[SB 11.17.27]. Vaiṣṇavera kriyā, mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Vaiṣṇava ācārya, his activities is not understood even by the wisest man. Vaiṣṇavera kriyā, mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya. Brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam. Ācārya, guru, he is completely surrendered to Kṛṣṇa. He has taken the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, being completely freed from all material affection. Brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam. Everything… Everyone has got some material desire to fulfill, but a guru or ācārya has no such business. That is the symptom of ācārya. He has no more any material business.Brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam. He has finished all business of material satisfaction. That is the symptom of ācārya. And śābde pare ca niṣṇātam. And he has taken full bath in the ocean of transcendental (indistinct). Śābde pare ca niṣṇātaṁ brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam. Tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta [SB 11.3.21], one should surrender to such spiritual master. Jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam,when he is actually serious about inquiring the transcendental subject matter. Otherwise there is no need of accepting guru or ācārya. He has no business. If one is not interested in the transcendental subject matter…” Conversations : 1972 Conversations : March, 1972 : Room Conversation with John Griesser (later initiated as Yadubara Dasa) — March 10, 1972, Vrndavana

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750327rc.may Conversations 376438/530501 Atreya Rsi: …I am degraded. “Very seriously, or may be given to me from time to time directly, these directions, by my aforesaid Guru Maharaja, or through his books, or…” In other words, direction given, instruction given, directly by him or through his… Prabhupada: Better directly. Atreya Rsi: No “His books”? Prabhupada: No. Atreya Rsi: Not necessary. Prabhupada: Because I may give direction according to the time. Atreya Rsi: “Or” means both. Prabhupada: Hm? Atreya Rsi: “Or” can mean… All right. “Or through his commissioners…”(?) Prabhupada: Direct, direct instruction is important. Just like Krsna. In the books He has given many instructions, but then He says, sarva-dharman parityaja. If one says that “You gave me instruction before like this. How can I give up this?” so that is not important. The direct instruction is important.

This conversation with Srila Prabhupada and the GBCshows us how important he considered his Direct Instruction over his book instructions. Therefore his last instructions to us are more important than ALL previous ones. He said to appoint ritvik priests and never rescinded this order. Therefore it stands for as long as iskcon does.

Guru must be authorized by the bona fide Guru. “Self-made guru cannot be guru. He must be authorized by the bona fide guru. Then he’s guru. This is the fact…Similarly, bona fide guru meanshe must be authorized by the superior guru.” (SP NOD Lecture, October 31. 1972)

Guru must be authorized by his predecessor spiritual master. “One should take initiation from a bona fide spiritual master coming in the disciplic succession, who isauthorised by his predecessor spiritual master. This is called diksa-vidhana.” (S.B. 4.8.54, purport)

Srila Prabhupada explains how he became the leader of the KC movement. Guru must be ordered by His guru. “Indian man: When did you become spiritual the leader of Krsna Consciousness? Srila Prabhupada: What is that? Brahmananda: He is asking when did you become the spiritual leader of Krsna Consciousness? Srila Prabhupada:When my Guru Maharaja ordered me. This is the guru parampara. Indian man: Did it… Srila Prabhupada: Try to understand. Don’t go very speedily. A guru can become guru when he is ordered by his guru. That’s all. Otherwise nobody can become guru. ” (SP Bg. Lecture, 28/10/75

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The Supreme Personality of=20 Godhead said to the brahmana: I am completely under the control of My devote=s. Indeed, I am not at all independent. Because My devotees are completely devo=d of material desires, I sit only within the cores of their hearts. What to sp=ak of My devotee, even those who are devotees of My devotee are very dear to Me.

PURPORT All the great stalwart personalities in the universe, including Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, are fully under the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is fully under the control of His devotee. Why is this? Because the devotee is anyabhilasita-sunya; in other words, he has no material desires in his heart. His only desire is to think always of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and how to serve Him best. Because of this transcendental qualification, the Supreme Lord is extremely favorable to the devotees—indeed, not only the devotees, but also the devotees of the devotees. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: without being a devotee of a devotee, one cannot be released from material entanglement. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu identified Himself as gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah. Thus he instructed us to become not directly servants of Krsna but servants of the servant of Krsna. Devotees like Brahma, Narada, Vyasadeva and Sukadeva Gosvami are directly servants of Krsna, and one who becomes a servant of Narada, Vyasadeva and Sukadeva, like the six Gosvamis, is still more devoted. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura therefore says, yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah: ** if one very sincerely serves the spiritual master, Krsna certainly become favorable to such a devotee.FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF A DEVOTEE IS MORE VALUABLE THAN FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD DIRECTLY.

SB 9/4/63 TEXT 63

Nalinī-kānta:Whatever the spiritual master says, that is also perfect?

Prabhupāda:Yes. Because he says nothing concocted. Whatever he says, he says from śāstra, and guru Conversations : 1975 Conversations : April, 1975 : Morning Walk — April 8, 1975, Mayapur.

Bringing prior instructions given by Prabhupada to contradict a later direct order – such as the letter of July 9, 1977, the formal directive designating ritvik representatives – is crazy,insanity,madness.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: “I may say many things to you, but when I say something directly, “Do it”, your first duty is to do that. You cannot argue, “Sir, you said me like this before.” No, that is not your duty. What I say now, you do it. That is obedience. If the captain of the ship says “Five degrees starboard” and the first mate replies, “But captain, before you told me‘Ten degrees port’,” then it can be understood that the first mate has gone insane.” — lecture by Srila Prabhupada on the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Hyderabad, India, April 15, 1975

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ACARYA CREATES THE TRADITION NOT THAT TRADITION CREATES ACARYAS WAY TO PREACH !!!

“Every acarya has a specific means of propagating his spiritual movement with the aim of bringing men to Krishna consciousness. Therefore, the method of one acarya may be different from that of another, but the ultimate goal is never neglected.”

( Caitanya-caritamrta purports Adi 7.37)

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prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama

sarvatra pracara hoibe mora nama

(Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya 4.126)

Lord Caitanya desired that “In all the towns, in as many towns and villages as there are on the surface of the globe, My name will be broadcast.” He is Krsna Himself, svayam krsna, krsna caitanya-namine, simply changing His name as Krsna Caitanya. So His prediction will never go in vain. That’s a fact. So my plan was that “I shall go to America. America is the leading country of the world. If I can convince younger generation of America, they will take up.” I am old man. I came here at the age of seventy years; now I am seventy-six. So my warning is already there. In nineteen hundred and seventy-one, I had a severe heart attack. You know, all. So the mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu is now in your hands. You are American boys and girls, very intelligent and graced by Krsna. You are not poverty-stricken. You have enough resources, prestige. Everything materially, you are all well-equipped. If you kindly take this Krsna consciousness movement seriously, your country will be saved, and the whole world will be saved.”

Arrival Lecture — Los Angeles, May 18, 1972

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur predicted:

“Soon there will appear a personality who will preach the holy name all over the world.”

Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas, introduction, Prabhupada-approved 1974 edition

“Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted that His message should be broadcast all over the world, in every village and every town, and my Guru Maharaja attempted. Bhaktivinoda Thakura distributed his literature. I think, in 1896, he sent his first book, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, and I saw in McGill University that book. And I do not know. That was the year of my birth also, 1896. So somehow or other, later on, I came in contact with Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja in 1922, and he immediately asked me that ‘Why don’t you go to the foreign countries and preach Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s blessings.'[…] In this way I started, first in New York, then in San Francisco, then Montreal, then Boston. In this way, now we have got about one hundred branches all over the world, forty branches in America. Big, big cities…”

Lectures : Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.149-171 — San Francisco, March 18, 1967

Devotee: …you Srila Prabhupada. Only by your mercy you have brought us to this Krsna consciousness movement.

Srila Prabhupada: I am simply messenger. Mercy is of Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Prabhupada. Before your coming they predicted, that “Somebody will bring.” Maybe that somebody I am. (chuckles) Bhaktivinoda Thakura predicted. So anyway, Krsna has given us nice place.

Arrival Talk in Room — Mayapur, March 23, 1975

“He [Bhaktivinoda Thakura] sent his first book in 1896. Bhaktivinoda Thakura was the first origin of this movement. But he simply thought of it. And he was expecting some others that willing to take up the work. Well, somebody says that I am the same man. And I was born in 1896.”

Room Conversation with Canadian Ambassador to Iran — March 13, 1975, Iran

“Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura then comments: ‘Without being empowered by the direct potency of Lord Krsna to fulfill His desire and without being specifically favored by the Lord, no human being can become the spiritual master of the whole world. He certainly cannot succeed by mental concoction, which is not meant for devotees or religious people. Only an empowered personality can distribute the holy name of the Lord and enjoin all fallen souls to worship Krsna. By distributing the holy name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallen people; therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the material world. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining brightness of Krsna’s effulgence throughout the world. Such an acarya, or spiritual master, should be considered nondifferent from Krsna-that is, he should be considered the incarnation of Lord Krsna’s potency. Such a personality is krsnalingita-vigraha-that is, he is always embraced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. Such a person is above the considerations of the varnasrama institution. He is the guru or spiritual master for the entire world, a devotee on the topmost platform, the maha-bhagavata stage, and a paramahamsa-thakura, a spiritual form only fit to be addressed as paramahamsa or thakura.”

C.C. Madhya Lila 25.9 How All the Residents of Varanasi Became Vaisnavas

nāma oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya

bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine

nāmas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe

nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe

Happy 116th Vyasa Puja Srila Prabhupada thank you for all that you did and continue to do for all the fallen jivas of this universe. I am forever in debt which I am unable to repay even after many births. You are the personification of Mahaprabhu’s mercy and is very dear to Him. You are the Person Bhagavat, the shelter for the fallen, the torch bearer who smashes darkness born of ignorance. The giver of the highest perfection in human life prema bhakti (love of God), you even purify the places of pilgrimage and have turned hellish places in the west into heavenly abodes where due to your powerful love and bhakti Sri Krsna has decided to reside. You have given us so many things and what can we possible give you? Even after your physical disappearance from our material vision you have stayed within in your murti, within the hearts of your faithful followers and within the pages of your books and continue to guide, protect and uplift us this is all due to your unconditional causeless mercy and love upon us. You are our captain, the only one leading us back home back to Godhead. I pray that I may have thousands of mouths to always sing your praises, thousands of eyes to see your lotus like face and smile and thousands of ears to hear your transcendental voice but alas I do not and due to me having no bhakti and my heart being like a stone how can I do such things? How can I sing the holy names of Sri Krsna and praise Your Divine Grace without love in my heart? All I can pray is to stay your humble servant birth after birth and to serve the vaishnavas. Please allow this lowly servant the shade of Your Lotus like Feet.

All Glories to my eternal spiritual master His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Your most fallen and humble servant

Nityananda Rama dasa

Hare Krsna to all

Pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Below is two different things-but the same idea in both-namely if we

use our senses, given to us by God, for any purpose other than

to satisfy Him, we become implicated in papa, or sinful activity, also

known on the street as– “bad ju ju”.

750105SB.BOM Lectures So the Aniruddha, He is the master of the senses, as it is stated here, hrsikanam adhisvaram, adhisvaram, master, proprietor. So the common sense is that if my hand is the property of Krsna, why it should be used for me? It should be used for Krsna. This is good sense. Suppose something belongs to somebody else. If you use it for your purpose, that is illegal, not lawful. This is my watch. If you take away this watch and use for your purpose, then it is criminal. You cannot say the watch is being used either by him or by… It is being used, that’s all. No. You cannot use it. You can use it only by the permission of the proprietor. Without permission of the proprietor, if you use it, then you are criminal or you are sinful. Similarly, we have got all the senses. The senses are meant for working. The eyes are meant for seeing, the ears are meant for hearing, the nose is meant for smelling, the hand is meant for touching, the leg is meant for going, the stomach is meant for eating–so many, we have got, different senses. They are meant for different purpose. But if the purpose is for your sense gratification, then you are criminal because you are not proprietor. This is to understand bhakti. If you do not use all the senses for Krsna’s purpose, then it is criminal. That is called papa.

So you are doing that. Every one of us, who is doing for Krsna? Nobody is doing for Krsna. Everyone is doing for his own purpose. He is taking one flower. The devotee is bringing the flower: “Oh, very nice flower. Let me take it to the temple and offer it to Krsna.” That is devotion. The same flower, “Oh, it is very nice flower. Oh, let me pin it on my bunch of hair.” That is papa. The same thing. You must know how to utilize it. That is called bhakti. Everything can be utilized. Nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyam ucyate. That art we have to learn. Anasaktasya visayan. Visayan means objectives for sense gratification, visayan. Ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca. These are called visaya–eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. Visaya. So we are visaya. Everyone are. We are eating. Everyone is eating. Who can say, “I am not eating”? So visaya. So our business should be not to be attached for eating. Then shall I starve and die? No, you eat Krsna prasadam. Eating is not stopped. Eating is not stopped. Eating means as you are cooking for yourself at home, the same cooking, do it for Krsna and offer it to Krsna and eat it. That’s all. The mode of life should be changed. That is Krsna consciousness. It is not that you shall give up eating. No, how can I give you that? No, it is not possible. Neither Krsna says, “Just give up eating.”

Never you will find in the Bhagavad… Yuktahara-viharasya. You must eat what you need. Yuktahara-viharasya yogo bhavati duhkha-ha. Krsna never says that “Unnecessarily you starve.” You never find in the Bhagavad-gita; neither any acarya will say. Rather, you offer to Krsna first-class foodstuff because He is the enjoyer, and Krsna is so kind, He will leave everything for you for taking prasadam. So automatically you can satisfy your tongue. You offer to Krsna first-class food, and Krsna is so kind that He will eat; at the same time, He will keep it for you. Purnasya purnam adaya purnam eva avasisyate. Krsna’s eating is not like that: because you have given Him very nice foodstuff, He will eat everything and nothing for you. (laughter) That is not Krsna. Krsna eats everything, He accepts your service, and keeps everything for you. So this is bhakti-marga. It is very nice. Simply you have to learn how to engage your senses. Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate. Your senses are property of Hrsikesa….

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740531r2.gen Conversations

You cannot expect that your audience should be all highly brain. No. Preaching is required because they have no brain.Therefore your duty is to tolerate all difficulties and bring them to the sense of brain. Not that “These people are animals; we shall not mix with them.” Then you have no missionary activities. Then you sit down in a place and chant Hare Krsna. Then don’t open centers. That is also dangerous. If we imitate Haridasa Thakura, “Let us all chant and do nothing,” then the maya, the women, they are very expert. They could not conquer over Haridasa Thakura, but she’ll conquer upon you. And become victim. Therefore we have to be active. We cannot imitate Haridasa. Anyone who has imitated the Haridasa Thakura, he has fallen down. He has fallen. He must fall down because imitating the highest personality, for which he is not fit. Therefore he’s going to fall down. When by preaching, by chanting, we will be expert, then it is possible. …..

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Below is our spud field-about 175 plants which should be plenty for our needs

the next year, which includes home use and all the programs here