2010 Letters

You Are Much Smarter Than Those Idiots! (12/24/10) ____ Dāsa, I was so happy to get your email and to know that you are working everything out with _____ Mahārāja. I am sorry to hear that K____ hurt his back. Now in India in certain medical shops it is possible to buy a back brace. This is also good Read more...

I Do Not Wish to Disturb Someone’s Faith (12/20/10) Dear Mātājī, In short we find that G_____Mahārāja associated with the sahajiyās and section of Gauḍīyas thru F____ and others  that came from the camp of Ananta Vāsudeva that had rejected Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta. G_____Mahārāja was also fond of discussing gopīs, Rādhārāṇī, prema, mañjarīs and other topics which Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja Read more...

Why He is Not My Guardian (12/19/10) _____Devī Dāsī, Happy to receive your email and question below. A 'Guardian' is one who is our (in this case) my āśraya (shelter). G_____Mahārāja was my godbrother, fellow sannyāsī and friend for almost 30 years, but he was not my guardian. To the contrary, he sometimes criticized myself and others for having Read more...

Judge By the Results (12/16/20) Wow! Now that was a mouthfull! Maybe you should start a blog. In other words, where does one draw the line (or find the right balance) between a presentation that "moves towards" in the attempt to survive, attract, remain relevant and/or accommodate contemporary sensibilities and a presentation that basically "holds fast" with faith in Read more...

The Biggest Single Cause of the Decline of Śrīla Prabhupāda's Movement (12/16/10)The question is: at what point does institutional, methodological, sociocultural, valuational and/or philosophical  "accommodation" (regardless of the motive) become "adulteration"--a changing, adding to or deleting that fundamentally alters the ontology of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the process of devotional service, the nature of devotional life and/or the basic characteristics of a Read more...

Controversy Finds Me! (12/15/10) ___ Prabhu, Thanks for your reply. Well, the 'target' of my blog is the devotional community, primarily those in or associated with my mission. There are also a number of Iskcon devotees and devotees from other missions who subscribe to my preaching. For example, if I count all my mission members around the world there Read more...

A ‘Friend’ of Sorts…(12/10/10) ____Mahārāja, YES, his visit is OK. _____Mahārāja can give class as often as he likes, or just chill out, but he should not be challenged if (and probably will) he mentions any misconceptions. If he does speak any misconceptions (jīva, etc.) then it can be discussed by you and the devotees at a later time, Read more...

We Need to Define the Future (12/09/10) ____ Mahārāja, Ok... but when I finally return to Govindajī Gardens, I think I need to have some long talks with _____. It seems the āśrama is at a positive turning-point and is very progressive. That makes me very happy and satisfied. Now we need to try and define the future as Read more...

A Bull-Head with No Vision (12/08/10) _____ Mahārāja, First send me N______’s email address or K_____’s email address ASAP and I will then write him about this. No doubt he is a bull-head and has little or no vision how to make anything a future for S_____. S____ is still a kid. If necessary an older devotee like R_____, Read more...

A Bull-Head with No Vision (12/08/10) _____ Mahārāja, First send me N______’s email address or K_____’s email address ASAP and I will then write him about this. No doubt he is a bull-head and has little or no vision how to make anything a future for S_____. S____ is still a kid. If necessary an older devotee like R_____, Read more...