The Tendency to Commit Mistakes

BY: APRAKRITA DASA

Oct 26, 2010 — MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (SUN) — Hare Krishna. First, let me say that my main language is French, and my English is not so good. Sorry for the errors of grammar in this article. Second, why, Tamohara dasa Vanaprastha, did you call me ''maharaja'' in your article? I feel it's a mockery.

I have no doubt HH Gour Govinda Swami was dear to Srila Prabhupada, not deviating from his vows, and was controlling his senses. In my article, I just presented that what he was stating is completely different than what Srila Prabhupada said.

Like many thousands of disciples I am also a disciple of Prabhupada, and I don't accept this change coming from Him. I feel very disturbed about that. A disciple doesn't have to change anything coming from his spiritual master. If, like you said, he was presenting sastric tradition, why he changed what his spiritual master said? It's not a good example for his disciples. By this bad example they can do the same in the future, and in this way continue to change the sastras. It'll be very dangerous for many future generations. We all have to be very careful about that.

You wrote: "A pure devotee is never to be criticized, as even if he is wrong on some point.'' I don't know if HH Gour Govinda Swami was a pure devotee, but I have some doubts because Prabhupada said:

''Therefore a devotee of Lord Krsna is actually a perfect brahmana. His situation is transcendental, for he is free from the four defects of conditional life, which are the tendencies to commit mistakes, to be illusioned, to cheat and to possess imperfect senses. A perfect Vaisnava, or Krsna conscious person, is always in this transcendental position because he speaks according to Krsna and His representative. Because Vaisnavas speak exactly according to the tune of Krsna, whatever they say is free from these four defects.

(Srimad Bhagavatam 4.21.42 Purport - Instructions by Maharaja Prthu)

But here, we see that HH Gour Govinda Swami did make a mistake.

The main goal of what I posted on Sampradaya Sun was to show he was making a mistake. This mistake can badly influence others, especially his disciples.

I feel you are probably still angry with me because of the exchange we had together few months ago in an email thread when you were talking about LOVE, and I showed the comment you posted on YouTube. Your comment was: ''they prefer murderers and pedophiles for such an honor, likre the poisoner tamal, the rat murderer radhanatha, the chld abuser Bhavananda, etc ad nauseum.''

Your old friend, in his frenzy to protect the legacy of Srila Prabhupada,

Aprakrita dasa

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