a request to the GBC how to make more sannyasis

[Paramananda das]

PAMHO
AGTSP

I was reflecting on Srila Prabhupadas instructions in this one purport:
According to Vedic civilization, one has to give up family life at a certain age (the age of fifty), take vanaprastha and eventually remain alone as a sannyasi. That is the prescribed method of Vedic civilization known as varnashrama-dharma. When one takes sannyasa after enjoying family life, he pleases the Supreme Lord Vishnu.
One has to understand one’s position in family or worldly life. That is called intelligence. One should not remain always trapped in family life to satisfy his tongue and genitals in association with a wife. In such a way, one simply spoils his life. According to Vedic civilization, it is imperative to give up the family at a certain stage, by force if necessary. Unfortunately, so-called followers of Vedic life do not give up their family even at the end of life, unless they are forced by death. There should be a thorough overhauling of the social system, and society should revert to the Vedic principles, that is, the four varnas and the four ashramas. (SB 4.29.54 Text & Purport)
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The question is everyone becoming a sannyasi in ISKCON when they turn 50 or later , many should then already have been a sannyasi.They do not feel qualified due to not being abel to control the mind and senses, thus they will no be abel to follow this instruction or other similar instructions of Srila Prabhupada?

SB 5.18.13
harir hi sākṣād bhagavān śarīriṇām
ātmā jhaṣāṇām iva toyam īpsitam
hitvā mahāḿs taḿ yadi sajjate gṛhe
tadā mahattvaḿ vayasā dampatīnām

TRANSLATION
Just as aquatics always desire to remain in the vast mass of water, all conditioned living entities naturally desire to remain in the vast existence of the Supreme Lord. Therefore if someone very great by material calculations fails to take shelter of the Supreme Soul but instead becomes attached to material household life, his greatness is like that of a young, low-class couple. One who is too attached to material life loses all good spiritual qualities.
PURPORT
Although crocodiles are very fierce animals, they are powerless when they venture out of the water onto land. When they are out of the water, they cannot exhibit their original power. Similarly, the all-pervading Supersoul, Paramātmā, is the source of all living entities, and all living entities are part and parcel of Him. When the living entity remains in contact with the all-pervading Vāsudeva, the Personality of Godhead, he manifests his spiritual power, exactly as the crocodile exhibits its strength in the water. In other words, the greatness of the living entity can be perceived when he is in the spiritual world, engaged in spiritual activities. Many householders, although well-ed ucated in the knowledge of the Vedas, become attached to family life. They are compared herein to crocodiles out of water, for they are devoid of all spiritual strength. Their greatness is like that of a young husband and wife who, though uneducated, praise one another and become attracted to their own temporary beauty. This kind of greatness is appreciated only by low-class men with no qualifications.
Everyone should therefore seek the shelter of the Supreme Soul, the source of all living entities. No one should waste his time in the so-called happiness of materialistic household life. In the Vedic civilization, this type of crippled life is allowed only until one's fiftieth year, when one must give up family life and enter either the order of vānaprastha (independent retired life for cultivation of spiritual knowledge) or sannyāsa (the renounced order, in which one completely takes shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead).

SB 5.18.14

tasmād rajo-rāga-viṣāda-manyu-
māna-spr hā-bhayadainyādhimūlam
hitvā gṛhaḿ saḿsṛti-cakravālaḿ
nṛsiḿha-pādaḿ bhajatākutobhayam iti

TRANSLATION
Therefore, O demons, give up the so-called happiness of family life and simply take shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, which are the actual shelter of fearlessness. Entanglement in family life is the root cause of material attachment, indefatigable desires, moroseness, anger, despair, fear and the desire for false prestige, all of which result in the repetition of birth and death.

There is one solution chanting of 64 rounds a day ,especially in the holy dhama and studying sastra this should prepare a varnaprasta for sannyasa.
Is there some idea to keep the number of sannyasis down to a limited number in ISKCON? This certainly is not in line with Narada Muni freeing 10.000 Haryaśvas and a 1000
Savalāśvas as described in SB 6 canto chapter 5.
In ISKCON there needs a better educational program in the art of celibacy and with the increase of chanting from minimum 16 rounds to minimum 64 rounds, so many devotees
will be abel to follow the footsteps of the Haryasvas.We need so many qualified sannyasis to help spread the KC movement. Why try to only have a handful sannyasis?
But stricter rules like no eating in the house of lifemembers that do not chant 16 rounds a day or follow the strict regulative principles. I once accompanied a sannyasi GBC that went to 3 lunch invitations in one after noon, because there was also donations involved , I really did no feel like taking anything in any of these places as it was clear these indians where not sincere devotees .Why should sannyasis kiss up to those who are not strict devotees to gain donations? Lord Caitanyas standard was never to accept anything from the house of anyone that did not chant 64 rounds.A good sannyasi friend stayed in a house of a wealthy devotee who during the evenings program admitted to not chanting even 16 rounds a day.

We have seen devotees that are very inactive in managerial positions and chant only 16 rounds, but they try to avoid contact with others "due to fear of material contact". and avoid active service due to fear of falling into the "mode of passion.".
this is not a good approach to renounciation according to the teachings of Krsna in Bhagavad Gita:
BG 4.24: A person who is fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is sure to attain the spiritual kingdom because of his full contribution to spiritual activities, in which the consummation is absolute and that which is offered is of the same spiritual nature.
And if you only can take sannyasa if your TP or GBC recommends it (that may not himself be abel to control his mind and senses) then where is everyone that is not good a kissing up go? We know many devotees have gone to Gaudia math to take sannyasa there ...(many where senior Prabhupada disciple) so can we expect to keep such devotees in ISKCON if some are objecting to their taking sannyasa inside ISKCON, and they are qualified .I said it before and repeat it again sannyasa without chanting minimum 64 rounds a day is humbug according to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya...if others have weak excuses why they can not chant 64 rounds that is one thing,but such a thing can not be expected to be found in the character as someone that serves as a Guru and sannyasi...and as they are mostly not doing active service they have all day long to chant 64 rounds...I recommend a careful reading of Jaiva Dharma for those who have any doubts in this matter.....Srila Prabhupadas words are resounding lodly :Th ere should be a thorough overhauling of the social system, and society should revert to the Vedic principles, that is, the four varnas and the four ashramas. (SB 4.29.54 Text & Purport)
your humble servant
Payonidhi das