Members who hold important positions in ISKCON and who think and proclaim that “We are all in Maya,”, as Nagaraja Prabhu, the BTG magazine head does here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=14324 should immediately be fired from their position, regardless of consequences, as new, young and very qualified blood is ready to take over and thus such persons will wake up from their Maya-dream. The management of dandavats.com should also be reprimanded for their temporary lapse of judgement of posting such an article.

Please note that Srila Prabhupada is always in an aggressive preaching mood and that made Him tremendously successful. In a challenging mood, He gives His enlightening answer in the fraction of a second: “Have you not read Bhagavad Gita???” In BG 18.4 Lord Krishna calls His friend Arjuna “purusha vyaghra” rendered into English as “O tiger among man.” We may say that this apostrophe perfectly fits Srila Prabhupada. In the material world, sense enjoyers are after “vyaghra.” Let us be “purusha vyaghra” for Krishna and conquer the world for Krishna and Srila Prabhupada because there is no doubt about it: WE HAVE THE BEST PHILOSOPHY. No one can defeat the Krishna conscious philosophy because it is closest to God or Krishna.

We thank very much vanipedia.org for this memorable publication. This happened in Melbourne, May 22, 1975 and we recognised of course, Srila Prabhupada’s beloved and departed assistant HG Madhudvisa Prabhu. Srila Prabhupada liked him very much. We also recognise HG Dayasara Prabhu. He was Temple President in Perth, WA for some time. Last time I was in touch with him, he was a little separated from the Krishna Consciousness movement in South Australia. There is also another person with beard in higher background, whose name escapes me. He always came around to the temple with his good wife and child for years and years. They were Germans, I believe, but never accepted initiation. I wonder what is the fate and position of such persons who came an inch from initiation by Srila Prabhupada but never made the final step. Their destination is very good, no doubt. There is another lady in Australia who actually got initiated by Srila Prabhupada. I mean to say, Srila Prabhupada went through all the motions of initiation for her. But on the day of initiation she did not attend the ceremony, as perhaps she had some misunderstanding with the management. Perhaps such persons should be considered bona fide disciples of His Divine Grace because of Srila Prabhupada’s preparatory work and intentions. I met her last in Byron Bay, NSW, some ten years ago. She also has a son and very kindly gave me a very nice gift of a framed picture of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Jarikhanda forest, which I keep on my desk. I have currently difficulty in contacted her. May Lord Krishna help me remember her initiation named and other details. If you can help please contact me on his website. Thank you.

Srila Prabhupada also wrote the following letter to some of His female disciples in USA. Let me vibrate the prestigious names of these samkirtan-book-distribution-heroines as HG Jagaddhatri DD, HG Pasupati DD, HG Sailogata DD and Bhaktin Pamela as swell. The essence of the letter is:

“Aggression for the cause of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is pure “

This is capital knowledge for a Samkirtan-book-distributor-preacher as he / she may encounter so many situations, where one may honestly doubt the propriety of one’s actions. This letter will eradicate one’s doubts as it always has for me. Of course in the fire of action one should exercise one’s best discrimination at all times. “Do not worry. Krishna will help you.”

Letter to: Jagaddhatri, Pasupati, Sailogata, Pamela
—
Dallas 30 July, 1975


My Dear Daughters,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 29, 1975 and have noted the contents. Regarding the problem of how to be aggressive on Sankirtana and submissive in the temple, my request to you is that you should go on being aggressive on Sankirtana. I myself was aggressive in coming to your country. No one invited me. Even you boys and girls did not invite me. But, I came and I preached aggressively, and therefore you are now my disciples. So now you well know you have to approach the men and women of your country, and it may appear that superficially that you have to disturb them. They are doing their business peacefully, and you come and disturb them, “Please take this Krishna book.”

Of course it is good that you are concerned about being chaste, shy, and submissive amongst your godbrothers. Canakya Pandit said that every man should see all other women as mother, and similarly a woman should see all men as son. So what is your difficulty? If you are completely aggressive on Sankirtana, there should be no material aggressiveness and pride remaining. You have to distinguish between devotees and non-devotees.

Aggression for the cause of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is pure (My emphasis). If you become completely absorbed in such aggression to spread Sankirtana Movement, there will be no question of wanting to lord it over in the temple. Preaching purifies us of these material tendencies for sense gratification. It is simply a matter of time that you will see this. Do not worry. Krishna will help you.

I hope this meets you in good health.
Your ever well wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
ACBS/bs

All glories to Srila Prabhupada, the attorney general of the Supreme Personality of Godhead!