Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 Muy bien >Prabhuji, por favor mandesela a Frank quien parece ser mas jñani que devoto. SS HKD. De: fernando galicia <godasa Para: Radha-Govinda Mandir <govinda Fecha: Miércoles 26 de Diciembre de 2001 12:01 PM Asunto: Re: Guide me???? > --- Radha-Govinda Mandir <govinda >Hari bol Prana prabhu All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. >I could not help my self, in writing you this replay >on your statements, made to Hare Krishna dasa prabhu, >a copy of your E-mail is at the end of this letter. I >will like to start with this lecture extract from >Srila prabhupada. > >Nectar of devotion lectures Calcutta, Jan 31 1973 >Prabhupäda: Just see. Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu, Rüpa >Gosvämé, he’s presenting this Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu, >quoting from so many scriptures. >Nänä-çästra-vicäraëaika-nipuëau. They were very, very >expert in studying çästra very scrutinizingly. >Nänä-çästra-vicäraëaika-nipuëau >sad-dharma-saàsthäpakau. Why they studied so much? >Because they wanted to establish sad-dharma, real type >of religion, bhakti. They are quoting, therefore, from >so many, nänä-çästra. Nänä-çästra-vicäraëaika-nipuëau >sad-dharma-saàsthäpakau lokänäà hita-käriëau. That is >welfare activity. Lokänäà hita-käriëau. These people >are trying to give some service to the >daridra-näräyaëa, but they do not know actually what >is jéve dayä (?). This is jéve daya. Lokänäà >hita-käriëau. They should know things with reference >to the authorised scripture. Not that I manufacture >some words, according to my whims. That is not service >to the hu... That is misleading, disservice. Because, >if they are kept in ignorance, what is the value of >such service. Here is (service). He does not >manufacture anything. He’s giving immediately >evidence, reference to the authorised scripture. That >is the way of presenting things. Not that “I think,” >“In my opinion.” What you are? But in, in Vaiñëava >philosophy, even Caitanya Mahäprabhu, although He was >Kåñëa Himself, whenever He spoke something, >immediately He gave evidence from the çästra. Even >Kåñëa. While He was speaking Bhagavad-Gita, He also >gave reference to the Vedänta-sütra: >brahma-sütra-padaiç caiva hetumadbhir viniçcitaiù. He >was giving reference to the Brahmä-sütra. That is the >way of authorised presentation. Kåñëa is Supreme >Personality of Godhead, but He was also giving >reference. He also said, yaù çästra-vidhim utsåjya >vartate käma-kärataù. We cannot give up çästras. If we >give up çästra, then Kåñëa says, sa siddhià säväpnoti >na sukhaà na paräà gatim. If we give up çästra, if we >manufacture our own words, own çästras, these are all >rascaldom. That should not be accepted. So here you >see Rüpa Gosvämé’s writing. The çloka, number, Canto, >everything is given. Nänä-çästra-vicäraëaika-nipuëau. >Go on. >Therefore, prabhu, the irrefutable fact is to back up >ones statements with sastra. >Next I am taking this word “intellectual” from you, >and compare its meaning to what sastra has to say. >SB.7.14.17 purport. >The çästras enjoin, yajïaiù saìkértana-präyair yajanti >hi sumedhasaù: in this age, those who are intellectual >offer yajïa, or perform sacrifices, through the >saìkértana movement. >Finally, let me rephrase your next statement. The art >of good writing is to subtly encourage scholars to see >things in a more Vedic way without ever having them >even suspect that we are devotees. " >Among the many transcendental qualities of Srila >Prabhupada, He did show us the art of transcendental >writing, and not only subtly but purely as well, He >indeed, encouraged, not only scholars, but the whole >world to see things in a more vedic way (By all the >Vedas, I am to be known Bg.15.15) and the whole world >did not ever had to suspect, but they certainly >beholded that Srila Prabhupada is ever a pure devotee. >So,prabhu thanks for your time. >Yours in the service of Krishna’s devotees Govinda >pda. >Ps.The writings of the whole bunch of “ >semi-intellectual scholars”, does not measure up a bit >to the writings of the Hare Krishna authors of which >you are one.phalena pariciyate. > < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 vediculture, "Radha-Govinda Mandir" <govinda@m...> wrote: > Muy bien >Prabhuji, por favor mandesela a Frank quien parece ser mas jñan= i > que devoto. > SS HKD. > > De: fernando galicia <godasa> > Para: Radha-Govinda Mandir <govinda@m...> > Fecha: Miércoles 26 de Diciembre de 2001 12:01 PM > Asunto: Re: Guide me???? > Can anybody help me understand what's happening here and the other associat= ed mail? I could not find any related thread to either. I also find a big ex= cerpt from Shri Talegeri's book ....though the context is not mentioned. Thanks and regards, CRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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