Oct 25, 2017 — CANADA (SUN) —
The following topics should be thoroughly & fully discussed fr[om] all angles of Prabhupada's books, letters lectures.
Original Uncut Version
1) the May-June conversation
2) What is a guru
3) What is an Acarya
4) Difference betw[een] definit[ion]
5) the prop[er] relationship & etiquette betw[een]
guru-sisya
guru & his godbrothers
Practical steps to re-establish Srila Prabhupada as the focus & center of all the temples. A proper siddhanta should be established, and it should be written out in clear, simple language and all the devotees should be made aware of it.
Much has been said about cooperation between godbrot[hers]. I suggest that as one of the leaders of our society you should fully support this plan and use your influence to implement it. It could serve as a f[?] to avoid troubled waters ahead.
Secretive back room talk fr[om] the GBC & the "Chosen Elite" hardly satisfy the natural thirst of the devotees fo[r] bona fide siddhantas.
How have we evolved from Rvtik Acarya to full fledged acarya?
What is the difficulty in seeing there is a clear difference between authority to initiate disciples (which is simply a continuation of Prabhupada's desire)
see ltr to Ham[sadutta]
- ltr to Pusta Kr[sna[
- CC yei krsna-tattva
& changing acaryaship without authority
Now that all of you have hea[rd] that it is offensive to sti[ll] accept high worship in front of one's guru, what will be done? Shall it just continue impudently
Many devotees feel that the claim of having reaqched stages of uttama-adhikari, paramahamsa, and pure devotee status are simply creating an artificial myth. We may be pure devotees in the sense that we are follow[ing] purely but we should not lose sight of the fact we have not (yet reached pure devotional perfection).
See CC Adi lila
(This concludes Yasodanandana dasa's Letter to Tamal Krsna Goswami)
