HH Jayapataka swami said that he was nowadays always trying to project Srila Prabhupada in the centre at every opportunity. He, in very clear terms, informed that he has made significant change in his mind on the permissibility of direct relationship that a new initiate can have with Srila Prabhupada and how he was fully supporting this fact currently. (Earlier in 1999 when the dispute began with Bangalore devotees, he denied that his disciples can have direct relationship with Srila Prabhupada). Most significantly he did apologize on that day for his previously held hard core Guru stand by not supporting direct connection with Srila Prabhupada for his disciples.
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Locan Ananda Dasa There is way too much speculation taking place on both sides of the ISKCON and Bangalore temple debate. When Srila Prabhupada was asked (5-28-77) about first AND second initiation that would be given in the future, he said he would recommend some of his disciples to act as Officiating Acaryas. Clearly, he was saying that Officiating Acaryas would give first AND second initiation. JPS says the GBC will not accept the title of Officiating Acarya even though this was the title chosen by Srila Prabhupada, in other words, his order. And Madhu Pandit prabhu says Srila Prabhupada is giving Harinam diksa but not mantra diksa. Neither side is telling it like it is. Those followers who were and will be initiated after his passing are to be known as grand disciples. The acarya initiates his direct disciples. He does not initiate his own grand disciples. However, Srila Prabhupada is the eternal spiritual master and, by his mercy, is delivering both his direct disciples and grand disciples from the cycle of birth and death.