I wish someone would have warned me, so now I am warning you.
"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 mahájanas who have passed away"
- Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur Mahasay in Jaiva Dharma ch. 12
What to speak of common people, within our Gaudiva Vaisnava societies, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Gosvami Maharaj, Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj and Srila Bhakti Svarup Damodar Maharaj were even banned by a group of leaders.
Then after passing away they were declared to be great Vaisnavas by those same men (see resolutions). After such mad-elephant offences, why would one place faith in their "clarification" on Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj's relationship with Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that existed before they even ever heard of Srila Prabhupada?
I can imagine devotees not wanting to read these words and reject them as being political. But i wish someone would have warned me in the time of Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj. I missed out on his association because i believed the words coming from those men.
So if you prefer to stick with the writers of those resolutions and do not wish to associate with Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj, no harm, no problem whatsoever. But I don't want to be guilty of not having warned you against the false propaganda, as i wish i was in the time of Srila Gour Govinda Maharaj.
Together with your understanding i am hoping my sincerity is accepted and any offences are forgiven. Wishing everyone the best in their Krsna Conciousness, no matter which society or Guru they belong to.
Aspiring the service of Sri Guru and Vaisnavas,
ramananda das
p.s. Thank God, Guru-tattva is one!
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