Don't Be Offensive to Devotees
Offending a Vaisnava destroys our spiritual life because it in only through loving relationships with devotees that we become connected with Krishna. Therefore Vaisnava aparadha, offending a Vaisnava, is called the mad elephant offense. When a mad elephant enters your garden by the trampling of his feet he destroys all the plants. Therefore we should always be in the mood of falling down at the feet of the Vaisnavas and begging for their mercy that we can always be engaged in lovingly serving them with all of our thoughts, words, and deeds for all of eternity. This is how we will become strongly fixed in Krishna consciousness and will never fall down.
Hare Krishna
Murali Dharan
My Dear Murali,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
When asked who would succeed him as the leader of the Krishna consciousness movement, Srila Prabhupada replied: "All of my disciples will take the legacy. If you want, you can also take it. Sacrifice everything. I -- one -- may soon pass away. But they are hundreds, and this movement will increase. It's not that I'll give an order: 'Here is the next leader.' Anyone who follows the previous leadership is a leader. I don't make any distinction between Indian and European. All my disciples are leaders... as much as they follow purely. If you want to follow, then you can also lead. But you don't want to follow. 'Leader' means (one who is a first-class disciple. Evam parampara-praptam. One who is perfectly following. Our instruction is, guru mukha-padma-vakya. Do you know this? Ara na kariha mane asa. [My only desire is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from the lotus mouth of my spiritual master']. To become a leader is not very difficult, provided one is prepared to follow the instructions of the bona fide guru."
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Mad Elephant
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Question: Who is Prabhupada's Successor?
Please inform me, who is the bona fide spiritual master after Srila Prabhupada to carry on his succession. There were many direct disciples who came to him from different countries. Among them who is the one after him who has the right to succeed him?Hare Krishna
Murali Dharan
Answer: All of Prabhupada's Loyal Disciples
From: Sri Vrindavana Dhama, IndiaMy Dear Murali,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
When asked who would succeed him as the leader of the Krishna consciousness movement, Srila Prabhupada replied: "All of my disciples will take the legacy. If you want, you can also take it. Sacrifice everything. I -- one -- may soon pass away. But they are hundreds, and this movement will increase. It's not that I'll give an order: 'Here is the next leader.' Anyone who follows the previous leadership is a leader. I don't make any distinction between Indian and European. All my disciples are leaders... as much as they follow purely. If you want to follow, then you can also lead. But you don't want to follow. 'Leader' means (one who is a first-class disciple. Evam parampara-praptam. One who is perfectly following. Our instruction is, guru mukha-padma-vakya. Do you know this? Ara na kariha mane asa. [My only desire is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from the lotus mouth of my spiritual master']. To become a leader is not very difficult, provided one is prepared to follow the instructions of the bona fide guru."
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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