Come Out of Your Hideout
BY: HARINAMANANDA DAS
Nov 12, USA (SUN) — The series of recent articles that have appeared in the Sampradaya Sun denouncing Hridayananda’s offensive attitude towards Srila Prabhupada and his personal spiritual falldowns are factual testaments to the deviations he has engaged in.
I was a personal witness to what Aniruddha describes in his article, "Hridayananda’s Falldowns.” At that time I lived in Panama, and Aniruddha lived in Miami as the servant of Hridayananda. One day he called me and asked me to come to Miami and be witness to the facts that he now relates in his article.
I stayed a few days in Miami and was able to corroborate what was going on. Aniruddha has always been an intelligent and competent person with a great desire to serve Srila Prabhupada. As Rocana points out, Hridayananda would have never picked as servant someone not up to standard. That is the reason why Aniruddha was Hridayananda’s assistant for so long.
I am also witness to all the suffering that Aniruddha had to face when he was able to understand objectively that Hridayananda was slipping and falling down from his arrogant position as guru and sannyasi. Aniruddha was a faithful assistant but he wasn’t blind, and that is the reason why he called me to come up to Miami and be witness to the debauchery of this so-called guru and sannyasi.
I also second Rocana Prabhu’s proposal of inviting Hridayananda to a public debate over his offensive attitude toward Srila Prabhupada’s teachings.
Hridayananda, you think that you are so intelligent and learned. Because you consider yourself such a renowned scholar and an authentic guru, we ask you to clarify to many of us what we consider your deviations and offenses towards Srila Prabhupada and his teachings. We challenge you to a public debate both in the Sampradaya Sun and El Tambor Rugiente so that you have a chance to explain your position and attitudes.
We challenge you to show your face and stop hiding behind a bunch of fanatic followers, who haven’t been much of a help to you, but who so far have simply confirmed our concerns. Come out of your hideout, show your face, and defend your position if you dare to. We know your tactics. You are waiting for the storm to pass, and hope that others will speak on your behalf. But we haven’t seen so far that you have the decency of doing it yourself. If there is any dignity left in you, the least that you can do is leave your comfortable hideout and defend your position, as a true Vaisnava philosopher would do.
That is Vaisnava tradition. If there is a challenge concerning ideas and philosophical positions, it is a must to come out and defend one’s convictions. Even in the Western degraded culture, a person with dignity will come out and clarify their position. This is a moral obligation. Otherwise it will mean that you de facto acknowledge what is being declared about you, and it will be evident that you are a mental speculator who is simply usurping Srila Prabhupada’s position.
Come out of your hideout, Hridayananda, and show us that you are right. Otherwise acknowledge your predicament so that you stop hurting our spiritual master’s mission.
And you, GBC members, you have the moral and legal obligation to defend our spiritual master Srila Prabhupada’s mission. So far you have remained silent and passive in light of this individual’s insults towards Srila Prabhupada’s mission and his memory. It is your responsibility to come out and defend Srila Prabhupada’s legacy. So far your attitude only demonstrates cowardice and incompetence. If you are afraid, and if you feel incompetent to defend this mission, then resign and give a chance to others with more valour and integrity.
Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!
