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Turning Rittvik On Its Head
by bhakta Eric Johanson “Srila Prabhupada never told his disciples to initiate their own disciples in his mission” Hare Krishna Society, Srila Prabhupada Siddhanta “However, Srila Prabhupada never did say that any one individual or group of individuals should become diksha guru.” Prabhupada Truth Commission, Srila Prabhupada’s Hidden Glories, Vol.2, p693 One of the pillars of rittvik doctrine is that Srila Prabhupada never ordered any specific individual(s) to be a diksa (initiating) guru. Therefore its advocates say he wanted what they preach, that he would continue to accept new disciples, even after his departure. The physically manifest person presiding over the initiation ceremony of these new people…
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The Night and Day Dream
Srila Prabhupada Morning Walk, January 9, 1974 Nitāi: January 9th, 1974, Los Angeles. Morning walk. (break) Prabhupāda: . . . origin of everything, animate or inanimate. Prajāpati: Jaya. Your lecture this morning was brilliant, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Your logic could defeat anybody. (Prabhupāda chuckles) The theological rascals, though, they will not accept any authority except their own mind. They are such nonsense. Prabhupāda: That is called mano-dharmī. In Sanskrit it is called mano-dharmī, mental speculators. Prajāpati: It’s a disease, actually. Prabhupāda: And therefore mental speculators, they have been condemned. Manorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ (SB 5.18.12). Because they carry on, or they are carried by, the chariot of mind, manorathena. Manorathena…
