I am very disappointed Prabhu, email to Praghosa Prabhu about a Mayavadi singing at Bhaktivedanta Manor

[Paramananda das]

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I know Praghosa Prabhu from the time I served as sankirtana leader in Ireland, I consider him a good friend , and I have written

him my disapproval of a mayavadi singing bhajan in front of Radha Gokulananda.

Srila Prabhupada writes:

Nectar of Instruction 4, Purport:

If the members of human society actually want peace of mind, tranquillity and friendly relations between men and nations, they must follow the Kṛṣṇa conscious system of religion, by which they can develop their dormant love for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As soon as people do so, their minds will immediately be filled with peace and tranquillity.

In this regard, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura warns all devotees engaged in broadcasting the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement not to speak to the impersonalist Māyāvādīs who are always determined to oppose such theistic movements. The world is full of Māyāvādīs and atheists, and the political parties of the world take advantage of Māyāvāda and other atheistic philosophies to promote materialism. Sometimes they even back a strong party to oppose the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. The Māyāvādīs and other atheists do not want the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement to develop because it educates people in God consciousness. Such is the policy of the atheists. There is no benefit in feeding a snake milk and bananas because the snake will never be satisfied. On the contrary, by taking milk and bananas the snake simply becomes more poisonous (kevalaṁ viṣa-vardhanam). If a snake is given milk to drink, its poison simply increases. For a similar reason, we should not disclose our minds to the serpent Māyāvādīs and karmīs. Such disclosures will never help. It is best to avoid association with them completely and never ask them about anything confidential because they cannot give good advice. Nor should we extend invitations to Māyāvādīs and atheists nor accept their invitations, for by such intimate intermingling we may become affected by their atheistic mentality (saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ). It is the negative injunction of this verse that we should refrain from giving anything to or accepting anything from the Māyāvādīs and atheists. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has also warned, viṣayīra anna khāile duṣṭa haya mana: (CC Antya 6.278) "By eating food prepared by worldly people, one s mind becomes wicked. Unless one is very advanced, he is unable to utilize everyone's contribution to further the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement; therefore on principle one should not accept charity from the Māyāvādīs or atheists. Indeed, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has forbidden devotees to even with ordinary men who are too addicted to material sense gratification

vaisnava das anu das

Paramananda das

Srila Prabhupada is very clear: "Nor should we extend invitations to Māyāvādīs and atheists nor accept their invitations, for by such intimate intermingling we may become affected by their atheistic mentality (saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ). It is the negative injunction of this verse that we should refrain from giving anything to or accepting anything from the Māyāvādīs and atheists"

dear Praghosa Prabhu

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Today I read this on Sampradaya Sun,   That a mayavadi was asked to sing bhajans in front of Radha Gokulananda this is the kind of things I am fighting in ISKCON these are serious deviationes from Srila Prabhupadas standard and a dagger in my heart, I can not imagine how Srila Prabhupada or Radha Gokulananda are feeling about this.

They are obviously greatly displeased. I urge you kindly to not allow such deviations to take place again .

   your   servant

Paramananda das

Mayavadi Bhajan for Manor Janmastami

BY: SUN STAFF

Pujya Swami's site: "It was a  once-in-a-lifetime experience to sit in the temple, under the divine darshan of  Bhagwan Krishna, on the holy day of Janmasthami, listening to Pujya Swamiji lead  kirtan."

Nov 09, 2012 — CANADA (SUN) — Sri Krsna Janmastami was celebrated this year at  Bhaktivedanta Manor in the company of the popular mayavadi swami, Pujya Swamiji.  Invited by temple leaders to chant before the Deities, this mayavadi swami led  kirtan on Krsna's Appearance Day. Could the leadership at Bhaktivedanta Manor  have created a more offensive situation than this? -- On this very personal day of celebrating Lord Krsna, they invite an impersonalist to  saturate the airwaves with his sound vibration in the Lord's presence?

"Pujya Swamiji's  religion is unity, and he has been a leader in numerous international,  inter-faith summits and parliaments..." Here is a report from Pujya Swamiji's website:

August 26 --  London, UK Janmashtami

"Pujya Swamiji  gave a brief and beautiful darshan program at the home of Geetaben and Anilbhai  Solanki in London. It was brief because He was called to the Hare Krishna Mandir  in Watford for their enormous and divine Janmashtami program later in the  evening. However, even in a short time, He filled the atmosphere at the  Solanki's home with divine vibrations and gave everyone drops of divine nectar  -- in the form of inspiration, insight and answers, as well as His beautiful  darshan.

From the  Solanki's home, He went to the Hare Krishna mandir where He sat in the main  temple room (in front of the deities) and led everyone in divine kirtan, singing  "Me to kab se teri sharan mein hun" and "Govinda bolo bolo.'"

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