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Saturday, February 18, 2017

ISKCON IS NOT SRILA PRABHUPADA

The body is not the soul. ISKCON is not Srila Prabhupada.

Here is proof:


"If, as soon as he thinks in his own way, then there may be mistakes, because he is imperfect, finite. But when Kṛṣṇa says directly that 'Within this body the soul is there,' so if we accept God's instruction, then immediately we understand that the soul is different from this body. Exactly just like if somebody inquires, 'Where is Prabhupāda?' If somebody says that 'He is in this room,' it does not mean this room is Prabhupāda; Prabhupāda is within this room...So immediately the false impression that 'I am this body,' the fool's conclusion...."

Srila Prabhupada is not even in ISKCON anymore. He is in His unrevised books.

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INSTITUTION AND ITS FOUNDER?

Over the top on book changes being allowed, supported and encouraged within the institution.
Spiritual life means being able to tell the difference between the matter and spirit. It also means being able to tell the difference between an institution and Srila Prabhupada.

Here's how.


Can an Institution be contaminated by sinful activities like child abuse, illicit sex, nonsense ideologies, even cases of murder? Yes.
Could Srila Prabhupada be contaminated or is there ever any record of him becoming contaminated? No.


Can an institution make mistakes like disposing of properties unnecessarily, producing educational literature that are seriously deviant, allowing unqualified leaders to continue in their posts even after proving their disqualification? Yes.
Could Srila Prabhupada make mistakes or is there ever any record of him making any mistakes? No.


Can an institution deviate from the ultimate goal Krishna consciousness like focusing on mundane social welfare? Yes.
Could Srila Prabhupada deviate from the ultimate goal or is there ever any record of him deviating from the ultimate goal, Krishna consciousness.? No.


Can an institution misappropriate funds and assets like out-and-out theft? Yes.
Could Srila Prabhupada misappropriate funds and assets or is there ever any record of him misappropriating funds and assets? No.


The body is there as a facility for making advancement when used under the guidance of a pure representative of Lord Krishna.
Similarly an institution is a social body and is also a facility for making advancement in Krishna consciousness on a societal scale when under the guidance of a pure representative of Lord Krishna.
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Just like the body can deviate and be misused and drag the occupant to hell so also the institution can be misused and drag the occupants to hell.


A body without a head is dead.
A body without a heart is also dead.
A body with deranged head is insane. 


Srila Prabhupada's trusted managers are the head. His books are the heart.
The soul can leave the body if it is no longer functioning properly.


Srila Prabhupada has left ISKCON.
He is in His (unrevised) books.

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CAN SRILA PRABHUPADA BE INSTITUTIONALIZED?


Can Srila Prabhupada be institutionalized?

Here are some ways institutionalization can be understood.


Institutionalize and related word forms may refer to:

Placing someone in a psychiatric hospital (voluntary or involuntary commitment)

"Institutionalized" may mean having the institutional syndrome, the psychological and mental health effects of living for a long time in an institution or similar Institutionalization in sociology.

In business administration, institutionalization means that a company can survive and function without its founders
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BE SURE NOT TO FORGET

OMG. I couldn't remember my favorite snack so I couldn't access my credit card to make a payment. It took 45 mins and 5 reps to verify I was who I said I was in order to make the payment?
We had a great time with it though. They were all from Guatemala. I changed my password on the account to my favorite teacher..They told me to be sure not to forget. I told them I would be in a lot of trouble if I ever did. Jaya Srila Prabhupada.


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JUST TO CATCH A GLIMPSE

We are individuals and Lord Krishna is an individual. He is supplying everything He is the creator of everything. But that is really no big deal for Him. He can do like that effortlessly actually. We maybe can do a little teeny tiny something but only with huge effort. However we are individuals. 

What fun it must for the Lord to play with us. To hear us laugh at His jokes, to see us run towards Him with smiling happy faces.


He agrees to stand in the temple just to catch a glimpse.

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POURING GASOLINE ON A FIRE TO PUT IT OUT

When we see that all our activities in the material world are really just controlled by the three modes of material nature there is no need to beat ourselves up if we slip or make a mistake this way or that in judgment. The real battle is simply transcending the modes. 

The mode of passion is especially powerful now. Getting more. More. and more. Somehow it will satisfy me. But there is never any relief. Only more and more and more. Like pouring gasoline on a fire to put it out. Srila Prabhupada was fond of comparing like that.

So what to do when the mode of passion floods in? First of all recognized what is happening. That it is simply the mode of passion. That's 99% of the solution. That intelligence comes from the Lord within the heart. No need to berate one self, or pound how stupid or useless, etc. The modes are very difficult to overcome. 

They are designed like that by the Master Designer, the Lord Himself. Without acknowledging the Lord the Controller of the controllers it is not possible to become free from the control of the material energy. 

"Oh My master, I take shelter of You. Please lever let me forget You. You are the controller of the controllers of the modes of material nature. You alone can protect me from the modes of passion and ignorance and even the bewildering material mode of goodness with it's false sense of happiness and security. I am Yours. I wouldn't have it any other way now that I have met your Pure Devotee His Divine Grace."
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THE SKY AND THE STARS REFLECTED ON THE WATER

In this verse Maitreya muni is answering Vidura's plea for him to speak about Lord Krishna. Here Maitreya is relating prayers the demigods offer to the Lord.
"O great Supreme Lord, offensive persons whose internal vision has been too affected by external materialistic activities cannot see Your lotus feet, but they are seen by Your pure devotees, whose one and only aim is to transcendentally enjoy Your activities." SB 3.5.45 

Srila Prabhupada discusses in the purport who these offenders are. The out and out materialist who denies the existence of God is one class of offenders. "I am everything." 

Another class of offender is the mayavadi who does not distinguish between the soul and the supersoul. They go through painstaking processes of realization with the goal of becoming one with the Supreme Being. Merging. All individuality gone. Theirs as well as the Lord's. 

Srila Prabhupada gives the illustration of the sky and the stars reflected in a body of water. In the reflection on the water it appears they are on the same level. The sky and the stars. But the actual sky and stars are uniquely different. They have their individual identities. 

The impersonalist cannot distinguish who is a devotee. Absorbed externally they kill the internal vision. 

"Offenders have to wait until they receive the mercy of devotees, and then they can become eligible to see the lotus feet of the Lord within themselves. But due to their offenses and their extreme materialism, they cannot see even the devotees of the Lord. Engaged in external activities, they kill the internal vision." SB 3.5.45 purport

Srila Prabhupada reveals the extra ordinarily merciful nature of the pure devotee. 

"The Lord’s devotees, however, do not mind the offenses of the foolish in their many gross and subtle bodily endeavors. The Lord’s devotees continue to bestow the blessings of devotion upon all such offenders without hesitation. That is the nature of devotees." SB 3.5.45 purport
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