Urgent
All glories to Sri Sri Goura Nitay, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Dear Guru Maharaja, please accept my respectful obeisances.
Beforehand I apologize for marking this letter as “urgent”. The truth is that I felt the need of doing this, because there will be time enough between the date you read it and your arriving, to can do something about the next situation. As an earlier occasion, I would like to ask you for discretion. You have edited my letters before to answer me without making evident what I will expose in here, so I humbly hope this time be the same.
ASA - So do we.
I see myself in need of letting you know about a situation that has been happening for years, and I feel that it would affect you somehow.
From what I can see, in our yatra, the administration is being quite negligent despite the critical situation we are going through, which has been hidden to the visiting gurus. I hope by this letter I can really help them. Moreover, their visits are used to give initiation to devotees who are not fulfilling the minimum requirements, and that way, trying to mitigate a bit the shortage of devotees in active service. Which in turn has been useless because most of the initiated devotees have left the temple few months later of have received harinama initiation, so with the second initiations.
Before his stroke, this situation used to happen a lot with His Holiness Jayapataka Swami. A reality we all knew, but for many reasons it was allowed to happen. Nowadays you are the spiritual master who visits us most often, and that is why is very frequent to see devotees quite “new” in the movement wanting to take initiation with you and making all kinds of “arrangements” to achieve it. I have been trying to let all this in Krishna’s hands, of trusting in the process and in the criterion of the devotees, but the truth is that as time passed, the situation has not changed but has gotten worse.
You have been introduced to temple residents, who just for living there assume that their initiation is assured and they ignore all the process and regulations to achieve this. I usually read many of the letters they write to you and it is quite hard for me to stay out of it.
Our spiritual family has been failing for years, and nobody has been capable to face it and inform it to you. The truth is that I think that I have the duty of doing this before you get here again and everything looks like it is perfect.
HpS - ASA -- Thank you. You are very faithful to your name, "Parasurama Das". We honestly thank you and I think any sane devotee will thank you for expressing your opinion here. We read on. Thank you.
Priya Sakhi DD mataji and I want to have a meeting with you to clarify this situation. I know she asked to prabhu Amara Gouranga Das (temple president) to give you a report about your disciples, but I think it won’t happen and it’s necessary that you be aware of all this.
HpS - Thank you. Are you following the standard well yourself: Rounds, Principles, Morning Program, Sankirtan...?
This year I am going to be your servant again. I think in the previous visits, I made some mistakes (trying to be even and at the same time accomplish my labor in a good way) that I would not like to repeat once again. I want you to know that if you prefer that anybody else be your servant I understand that, and I would not have any problem in deliver my service to another devotee.
HpS - We are just servants of Srila Prabhupada, so your service to him in helping us is fine. We can all improve.
To be honest, I feel in my heart that being there would keep in rule some situations that could make you feel uncomfortable, although you have always been very patient with all of us.
I know very well that many times we abuse of your time and that may have caused you problems with your GBC authority.
HpS - No, never problem caused from GBC authority.
Examples of it are the programs where some devotees have led Sannyasis of other lines, or those kind of private conversations that some devotees ask for where none of us is present, and your words are misunderstood and used to justify some behaviors. That is why, if you let me serving you, I would like to be there and take care of your times so that your programs has the success Srila Prabhupada would expect from his representatives.
HpS - We have only visited Sannyasis from other lines when approved by Temple authorities like Rama-Kelli Das et al. Any instructions we give are public, like letters to this Blog.
I believe that, even when we are all qualified to be brahamanas, nature gives us some faculties that we must use into service. And well, I am a servant of Parasurama and therefore I want that nature have a purpose.
HpS - Hare Krsna. Parasurama in ISKCON! Srila Prabhupada's example. We only should offer criticism if we are well wishes.
Finally, and about your question of the people who will attend the conference about Pranam Yogico, I’m extending invitations to masters of different martial arts and outstanding students interested in these spiritual and energetic topics. It has had a good reception and I hope they can attend the conference.
This conference will be held in coordination with FENAJUDO (Federación Nacional de Judo), of which my sensei is the president.
I designed the promotional flyer, so I need a text that makes reference to the topic that will be discussed and some sastras to add to the dyptichs that will be delivered to the attendants. Could you please help me with it?
I am very grateful that we can hold this conference; I know it will be well received.
Waiting very enthusiastic for your visit, your servant
Parasurama Avatar Das,
Santiago – Chile.
HpS - Pick one verse you like from the First Canto Chapter on the Birth of Maharaja Pariksit, and we can title it, "Qualities of a Prince". O.K?
Thank you again. Maybe there will be some "Urgent" answers to your letter.
