[Advaita-l] Shame on the Gaudiyas

[Kuntimaddi Sadananda]

Shree Aravindarao gaaru - PraNAms
I agree with you. When I attended the Gurudev talks at the American University, there was one young American girl who used to attend the talks- She was a very good singer. She explained her situation - She got hooked up with the Iscon group and became developed some kind of mental problems - Her father took her to a doctor who happened to be Gurudev's disciple. At the suggestion of the doctor she started to attend Geeta talks. After the talks, we started a study group and she was a regular attendee. Later she joined the Sandeepany course for two years and became a brahmacharini. Gurudev has given her sanyaasa and she now settled near Orlando and teaches Advaita at her house that her father got it for her. 
We do not know what Praarabda brings for us during life - I am reminded of the Vivekachudamani sloka - manushyatvam, mumukshutvam mahaa purusha samsrayam - durlabam .. daivaanugraha hetukam. 
Hari Om!Sadananda

 

    On Friday, June 3, 2022, 10:51:13 AM EDT, Aravinda Rao via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:  
 
 If we listen to the video more, we see that he has called the students in
front of him rascals. He also said that anyone who is not in Krishna
consciousness is a rascal. He also quoted the verse from the Gita in which
Krishna calls such people as rascals and fools.

Probably, we need not condemn Prabhupada so badly. His organization has
introduced the Gita (in whatever version) in about 150 countries, including
the African countries and spread the message of Krishna. All those who get
the message will not remain with ISKCON only but will also see other books
on the Gita itself and on Hinduism. Some of them will surely get to know
advaita. Men and women of western countries are dancing on the streets
alongside the ISKCON members. The organization has a strong presence in
Ukraine and some of the fighters said that they got inspiration from the
Gita.
Anyway, as advaitins we may smile at such comments by Prabhupada because he
has also done a phenomenal work in translating and publishing several
volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Aravinda Rao

On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 1:39 PM The Crimson Universe via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> This is the reason why i've distanced myself from these rude and arrogant
> people. Prabhupada had an inflated ego and considered only their cult to be
> superior. As you all can see from his lectures, he was foul-mouthed and
> abused openly. He belittled Shankara, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and even
> Radhakrishnan. And yet they call themselves bhaktaas of Krishna. A real
> bhaktaa would never abuse or belittle others. He would rather see people of
> every faith and class as children of God.
>
> One needs to transcend all impurities like anger, hatred, ego and envy in
> order to progress in the spiritual path. They seem to be holding onto these
> impurities.
>
> On Fri, 3 Jun 2022, 13:20 V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l, <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Prabhupada stoops so low ! Should a Vaishnava always caricature
> Advaitins?
> > Shame on the Gaudiyas for their hate mongering.
> > See what he says here:
> > https://tinyurl.com/2p8uauyu
> > <
> >
> https://tinyurl.com/2p8uauyu?fbclid=IwAR0P2RUFMRw-9XZzmSxSsvR2kZtjA2hQ2y-OJ7MZMbEIVffewgcZS7uxoAc
> > >
> > Prabhupāda: Śuṣka. Śuṣka means dry. "Oh, it is material, I shall not
> touch.
> > I shall not touch." Just like that rascal Ramakrishna, if anyone wanted
> to
> > give him some money (gestures). (laughter) How . . . he does not touch
> > money. These rascals, why shall I not touch? "
> > Fie upon the sectarian Vaishnavas!
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