2016 Letters

I prefer Lord Caitanya's pastimes to intergalactic lizards…(11/07/16) Dear ______ Dāsa, Please find attached a flat map of the earth. But is the earth flat? I doubt it. Words can also be used to describe a flat earth when it is actually a sphere. Unfortunately, devotees often don't understand what is important and what is not. The recent iscon Read more...

Hope for the juniors (10/30/16) I have NO HOPE for the _______ leaders. They are lifeless, no heart, and by their own admission, it is in complete confusion and well on its way to becoming an apa-sampradāya. It was a painful meeting with ______ Swami and ______ Swami. My gut feeling is to avoid these leaders completely in future. Read more...

When are these people going to learn? (09/20/16) Daṇḍavats ______ Swami, Hoping this email meets you well. The following was sent to me by _______ in Vṛndāvana: "Apparently R_______has given seminar for 8 hours on the history of Iskcon and in it he blames Śrīla Guru Mahārāja (Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja) for establishing the zonal ācārya system.This video is being Read more...

A duty of a guru is not to attack senior vaiṣṇavas (09/20/16) Dear _______ Mahārāja, Thank you for your immediate response. The lecture of R ______ that is causing all the stir was given Oct 8th, 2014. So it is easy to say that was years ago, but the problem is that it is on YouTube and possibly other Read more...

Prema begins with love for guru and the vaiṣṇavas (09/14/16) Dear ________, I read your Vyāsa-pūjā offering with great attention and appreciation. I sincerely hope by the grace of Kṛṣṇa and our Guardians that you can continue on this path as you are doing now. There are many aṅgas of, and qualifications for bhakti, but the crestjewel among them Read more...

Unprecedented Offences (08/10/16) Daṇḍavats Prabhu, Thanks for the heads up. Interesting, but I think it is way too late for them to get on track. Their deviations began before Prabhupāda departed and metastasised after his departure. Their offences towards Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja and other humble Vaiṣṇavas is unprecedented in our sampradāya - a heinous sin indeed. I met yesterday Read more...

A book about Rādhārāṇī? (08/04/16) Dear _______Dāsī, My humble obeisances. All glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga. Nice to hear from you, its been quite some time. It may be difficult to understand, but Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja would not approve of a book 'about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.’ Nor would he want his quotes being used in such a publication. Read more...

Perpetuating Institutional Offences (06/04/16) To whom it may concern: I have read S______ Prabhu’s recent comments dated June 3rd 2016 on my articles regarding the topic of the Adbhūta Mandira and Iskcon’s Deity focus in Māyāpura. These articles were first published in 2004 and 2005. I am surprised that a loyal member of possibly the most sectarian Vaiṣṇava organization Read more...

The importance of Bhaktivinoda (05/07/16) There is certainly a necessity to preach about the importance of Bhaktivinoda and the importance of his siddhanta as the basis of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavaism in the modern world. So we have our task cut out for us going forward. I have some ideas to share with you when you return. - SN Read more...

Creating facilities for the suffering jīvas (02/11/16) I hope that your program of developing the āśrama is going on nicely. It will certainly be amazing when completed and when you have attracted some devotees, train them in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and spread the Holy Name locally and to all who visit from afar. When Śrīla Prabhupāda was present in this Read more...