[Advaita-l] Shame on the Gaudiyas

[Aravinda Rao]

Namaskars sir,
Thank you for your response to this. I feel that the ISKCON is doing the
spadework for other Hindu teachers to follow up.
Regards,
Aravinda Rao

On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 10:48 PM Kuntimaddi Sadananda <
kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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