Half Truth is More Dangerous than No Truth
BY: VIDHYABHUSHAN DAS
Apr 09, 2013 — KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (SUN) — The mayavadis and impersonalists renounce material affairs (exploitation) because it's giving them distress, and embark on the path of renunciation to be free or detached from these emotions. Both these paths, exploitation and renunciation are detrimental to bhakti, or dedication. In fact, renunciation is worse off as it provides a kind of superiority over the other (exploitation), just like half truth is more dangerous than no truth.
Similarly, to escape the trouble of searching for, surrendering to and serving a physical bona fide Guru and for the fear of fall-down, some so-called devotees simply accept a picture of Srila Prabhupada as Guru. Thus they are more dangerous and belong to a new apa-sampradaya sect which has sprouted out as a reaction to the fall-down of Gurus, nothing else. Shastra's concept of guru-tattva is very much different, and devotees shouldn't be affected by these sentiments (a kind of Jesus like figure being erected). This is not Vaisnavism.
Jaiva Dharma Chapter 12 explains:
"Human nature is such that when one develops faith in a particular subject, he will naturally feel regard for the teachers of that subject. Moreover, for various reasons, common people do not easily develop faith in exalted personalities who are still living, whereas they tend to develop great faith in the activities of mahajanas who have passed away."
In service of Srila Prabhupada
Vidhyabhushan das
