THE REAL PARAMPARA The Disciplic Succession of Bir Krishna Dasa Goswami 1. Krishna 2. Brahma 3. Narada 4. Vyasa 5. Madhva 6. Padmanabha 7. Nrhari 8. Madhava 9. Aksobhya 10. Jaya Tirtha 11. Jnanasindhu 12. Dayanidhi 13. Vidyanidhi 14. Rajendra 15. Jayadharma 16. Purusottama 17. Brahmanya Tirtha 18. Vyasa Tirtha 19. Laksmipati 20. Madhavendra Puri 21. Isvara Puri, (Nityananda, Advaita) 22. Lord Caitanya 23. Rupa, (Svarupa, Sanatana) 24. Raghunatha, Jiva 25. Krsnadasa 26. Narottama 27. Visvanatha 28. (Baladeva) Jagannatha 29. Bhaktivinoda 30. Gaurakisora 31. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati 32. A. C. Bhaktivedanta 33. His Divine Grace Bir Krishna Dasa Goswami Sripada (?) Suppose Bir Krishna Dasa Goswami, the current chairman of the GBC Executive Committee, wrote his own version of Bhagavad Gita, with his own original translations and purports, and put the above disciplic succession at the end of his introduction, copyrighted it in his own name, and ordered his "disciples" to distribute it to the exclusion of his spiritual masters books! Sound outrageous? But isn't this exactly what Srila Prabhupada did? Why was Srila Prabhupada allowed to do this, and not BKG? Why wouldn't a real, bona fide diksa guru be allowed to do this? The ISKCON "gurus" are obviously trying to imitate Srila Prabhupada, so where does one draw the line? Bir Krishna Dasa Goswami has already published some of his own books, tapes, and CDs, and copyrighted them in his own name. These items are being distributed by his "disciples", and other followers, on the streets of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to the exclusion of Srila Prabhupada's books, tapes, and CDs! The money collected from the sale of these items is put into a bank account which he has complete control over. Should this be permitted to go on? Didn't Srila Prabhupada order that all ISKCON temples distribute his books exclusively? Didn't Srila Prabhupada order that the BBT publish his books exclusively? If Srila Prabhupada were to suddenly reappear in his vapu form, would he then be required to follow all of the rules which the GBC has passed governing and restricting "diksa gurus" within ISKCON? What exactly is the difference between ISKCON's new "gurus", and Srila Prabhupada? As far as I know, the GBC has never made this very clear. Why are "grand disciples" not allowed to be "gurus" within ISKCON, even if their "guru" has left his body? Are "grand disciples" whose "gurus" have fallen ever going to be allowed to be "diksa gurus" within ISKCON? If a disciple has spiritual difficulty after his guru leaves his body, should that disciple take re-initiation, so that he again would have a "living guru"? I would like to know what any and all interested persons, and especially the members of the GBC body have to say about these perplexing topics! By Anonymous |
All glories to His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada!