Food Distribution / Creeping Mayavada
BY: BHAKTA DASA (ACBSP)
Nov 22, 2011 — THAILAND (SUN) — I listened attentively to Swami Bhakti Vikash's long class and have read many comments on it here and elsewhere. My first point is that the Swami has not fabricated anything, nor has he spoken with malicious intent, or envy. He has supported his realizations, conclusions with reference to Shastra, Guru, and Sadhu. I feel to attack him for his having the courage to speak his realization is in itself offensive.
He has deeper concern that the food for life programs, which are the subtle influence of mayavadi / impersonal philosophy creeping into the society of devotees.
One may consider how much effort His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada made in writing chapter after chapter, and hundreds and thousands of purports to explain the subtleties of Mayavada. Who did he write his books for? He wrote them for us, his followers, who are the readers of his books! Who are the mayavadis? It is us, we all are born here envious of Krishna, trying to imitate Krishna, we all want to be the center of attention, and we are all diseased. Unless and until we are situated in our swarup, as long as the modes of material nature are affecting us we are still diseased.
Today, we see a lot of intermingling of devotees with other religious groups, interfaith so-called conferences, etc. His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada never mixed with these. He always made it clear that we are here to teach "ananya bhilasita sunyam, jnana karmadi anavrtam" pure unalloyed devotional service untouched by jnana, karma, yoga, etc.
I find that Swami Bhakti Vikash's point is this and it behooves us to remain fixated on this EKANATA BHAKTI, and not become again enamoured by karma, jnana, yoga, etc.
Your servant,
Bhakta dasa (ACBSP)
