Preliminary & Essential Information
The “Guru” Controversy & Deception Issues
The “Management” of Srila Prabhupada “Missions” Issues
Final Words on the “Guru” & “Management of Srila Prabhupada Missions” Issues.
“Essentials of a Krishna-consciousness Organization” & “Secrets for Success”
To A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisance’s are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami[1]. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanya deva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani. and You are widely distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful obeisance’s unto You.
I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto Lord Krishna, who is the worship able Deity for all brahmanas the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas and the benefactor of the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisance’s to the Personality of Godhead, known as Krishna and Govinda.
I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu[2],Lord Nityananda[3], Sri Advaita[4] Gadadhara Pandit[5], Srivas Thakur[6], and all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisance unto him. When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada[7], who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?
I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and unto the feet of all Vaisnavas[8]. I offer my respectful obeisance unto the lotus feet of Srila Rupa Gosvami along with his elder brother Sanatana Gosvami[9], as well as Raghunatha Dasa[10] and Raghunatha Bhatta[11], Gopala Bhatta[12], and Srila Jiva Gosvami[13]. I offer my respectful obeisance to Lord Krishna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda along with Advaita acharya, Gadadhara, Srivasa, and other associates.
I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto all the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls..
“Dear master, kindly enlighten us in transcendental knowledge, which may act as a torchlight by which we may cross the dark nescience of material existence.” (Srimad-bhagavatam[14] 4.31.7).
“Because you are great personalities, you can give me real knowledge. I am as foolish as a village animal like a pig or dog because I am merged in the darkness of ignorance. Therefore, please ignite the torch of knowledge to save me.” (Srimad-bhagavatam 6.16.16).
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare.,
Hare Rama Hara Rama,
Rama Rama, Hare Hre
Upendranath Dasa. January 29,
Preliminary & Essential Information
The “Guru” Controversy & Deception Issues
The “Management” of Srila Prabhupada “Missions” Issues
Final Words on the “Guru” & “Management of Srila Prabhupada Missions” Issues.
“Essentials of a Krishna-consciousness Organization” & “Secrets for Success”
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