Haribol. Guruvani has stated:

"Rocan is anti-ritvik, anti-GBC, anti-GBC gurus, anti-Narayana Maharaja, anti-Sridhar Maharaja and anti- to about everything I can think of."

mahaksadasa. Yeah, so? I dont see any disqualification here.

guruvani. "What I could never figure out is what he thinks is the solution to the mess ISKCON is in."

mahaksadasa. Maybe because he doesn't have one. Rocana is quite prolific and very free with his ideas. If he had the solution to ISKCON's woes, he would surely publish.


guruvani. "He seems to advocate direct connection to Srila Prabhupada through siksha. He doesn't seem to have any answer to the question of formal diksha."

mahaksadasa: This is the key here, and it is why I always appreciate hearing Sriman Rocana dasa's viewpoints on all subjects he chooses to report on. The mahaksadasa purport is that if one is directly connected to Srila Prabhupada through siksa, the answer to the question of formal diksa comes from siksa. This is the meaning of siksa. I have many siksa gurus, and they all pointed to Srila Prabhupada when the question of formal diksa became a concern of mine. If one has a direct siksa connection to Srila Prabhupada, his full instructions on guru tattwa is fully understood, including diksa and the full story on Lord Nityananda Prabhu's direct, intimate, and very personal role.

guruvani. "I think Rocan has been wanting to have his cake and eat it too."

mahaksadasa. Me too.

guruvani. "He is anti-everything but says people can get a direct connection to Srila Prabhupada through siksha."

mahaksadasa. I thought Srila Prabhupada said that.

guruvani. "He doesn't offer anything as far as the matter of formal diksha goes. At least not that I have ever seen."

mahaksadasa. The only thing he could offer is that he take on a disciple. This is the only offering for anyone. If there is someone in front of you, asking to be formally linked to the Sampradaya, and you are formally linked, either you link him or you dont, end of story. Diksa appears before the sincere disciple. Not in the phone book, not advertized in the latest issue of Guru Times. The only thing I have to offer concerning formal diksa is to initiate and bring a soul back home. All other offerings are useless, as we internetters should well know by now, doncha think?

I Like rocana, always have, awesome writer and researcher, and his tact is well, to, by not letting Puranjana ruin his newspaper. (I like you, too, Pd, we bros, just dont see eye-to-eye)

Hare Krsna, ys, mahaksadasa