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Prabhupada did not accept criticism unless we had a positive correction.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on July 24, 2021 at 13:05
Prabhupada did not accept criticism unless we had a positive correction.
I heard from secretary Prabhupada, Upendra, that devotees in Japan were thrown out of the country and that our Society is at risk. This disturbed me as I spent three years in Japan. I felt that the devotees there, headed by Gurukripa and Yashodananda, were in a passionate mood to raise money. They didn't want to register the Society and keep it in good condition.
In this restless mood, I entered Prabhupada's room. Srila Prabhupada was alone. I burned out ′′ I knew this was going to happen ". Srila Prabhupada looked at me as if saying, ′′ What kind of aboriginal entered my room?" I said, ′′ We are being thrown out of Japan, but we have Radha's Deity - Krishna is there ".
Srila Prabhupada was sad and said soberly: ′′ I didn't want this to happen. Ok you can come back ". I was shocked. I thought, ′′ Oh God, what have I done? I opened my mouth and now I need to get back to Japan. I didn't want to do this ". That's
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I continue to encounter who cannot accept that ISKCON has been infiltrated by persons of ill-intent.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 22, 2020 at 4:39

I continue to encounter who cannot accept that ISKCON has been infiltrated by persons of ill-intent. Well, how about if one our Acharyas - Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - says it? This quote in my book is taken from the Sajana Tosani of 1915, where he writes how the devotees of Lord Chaitanya were infiltrated ***for the purpose of creating confusion among them - and causing pure bhakti to vanish***:

After the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, those faithful to Him kept apart from non-devotees, to avoid contamination. Seeing this, the personality of Kali sent his representatives in disguise to pollute the Vaishnava sampradaya. Posing as Vaishnavas, they spread their wicked doctrines, and appeared so intelligent and devoted that only pure devotees could detect their real identity. Most devotees – not only the most neophyte – were enchanted by their tricks. In this way Kali's agents expertly introduced karma,

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