Another Reply to "Bhav Is Black"
BY: KRISHNA MIKE
Aug 10, NEW YORK (SUN) — A second reply to Rocana dasa's article, "Bhav is Black".
It is very sad to see that people such as Rocana
will post articles representing the devotee community
when in fact he is speaking for himself. As a long term
member of this society I find it very disturbing to
see someone such as Rocana or Payonidi das pontificate
on a routine basis as if they are the mouthpieces for
so many devotees. As a grown man I can easily express
the way that I feel, without needing others to speak
for myself. When accusing Bhavananda of something such as
pedophile behavior, we should have irrefutable proof of
such activities. Not simply hearsay as this is not
admissible in any court of law.
When comparing someone to a snake or demon we
should always proceed with great caution. Our material
vision can limit our ability to see the value in
others when it comes to the mission of Lord
Caitanya. It is obvious to see myself that Rocana has
so many bad feelings about the Zonal Guru System that
he is on a campaign of contempt. I wonder how many
devotees including Rocana himself would have step
forward in Mayapur when the temple was attacked and
allowed themselves to be drug thru the streets in
chains. When Srila Prabhupada was made aware of this he
said that these gundhas had come with the intention of
doing the same to him. This is a testament to
Bhavanada's love for Srila Prabhupada. It must also be
noted that Srila Prabhupada was in tears when made
aware of this.
As a devotee living in New York for some 20 odd
years I know of a great many devotees that served
closely to Bhavananda that will affirm that he was
always chanting his rounds as also is the case now. So
we should take great care when minimizing the service
that others have done. As Rocana has pointed out on
many occasions Bhavananda is gay yet he was willing to
put his life on the line to serve Srila Prabhupada's
mission.
To claim that somoeone's faith is destroyed by the
nefarious activities of others is simply a clear
indication that their faith in Krishna and in Srila
Prabhupada was not very strong to begin with. I lived
thru the Zonal Guru system, saw the fall downs of many
of the gurus and yet would never want to live outside
of the association of devotees. Remember Srila
Prabhupada himself said be surprised by who stays not
by who leaves.
Soap box preachers are the worst because they do
not conduct themselves as gentlemen. Their own self
righteousness breeds an arrogance so deep that they
reveal their own true apathetic natures. I myself have
no respect for pedophiles as I am a father myself, but
there is a big difference between homosexuals and
pedophiles.
The last thing that I will say is that if I were
going to war I would want a man next to me that would
put his life on the line just like me. I would not want
someone that is simply shouting from the sidelines all
of the time. Srila Prabhupada said that we should look
for the honey rather than the stool. If we are here to
represent him to others shouldn't we try to behave in
an elevated manner as he would. Hare Krishna
