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EDITORIAL  My Name Is Mahaksa Dasa BY MAHAKSA DASA EDITORIAL, Jul 13 (VNN) — July 2004, London, England My name is Mahaksa dasa. I am a disciple of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. But I am not the same as the Mahaksa who comments on yours and other sites. Everywhere I go devotees say they have read my comments and I'm very tired of being held responsible for comments and views which I do not share. I was initiated in Vrindavan in 1974. I joined in Vrindavana and opened the first temple in Bali. I also had a preaching center on the Big Island of Hawaii and am well known to many devotees around the world as I have travelled extensively all my life. The Mahaksa who comments is not so well known to devotees personally as he left the movement shortly after joining and as far as I understand only associates with devotees by commenting on the internet. Thus most devotees think it is me. I am English by birth and he is American - but we are both musicians and have both spent long periods of time in Hawaii (though I never met him) thus it is easy to think he is me. In fact I have a hard time persuading devotees it's not me. They often say his views are just like mine. I beg to inform you that his views are far from my own. I am very fallen and unqualified to pass comment on devotees and the movement and thus I don't do so - at least not publicly. I rather hate squabbling amonst devotees and rival guru camps or ritviks vs establishment issues. I'm certainly not interested in any of these issues. In my opinion when gazillions of cows are being killed every day and demons are destroying the earth I can't see why devotees can't get together to do the needful and rid the earth of this burden. I hate and detest any quabbling amonst devotees as I know it is very unpleasing (sic) to Lord Krishna. Therefore I would like to distance myself from being identified with all these comments made in my name. I say this in all due respect to the other Mahaksa Prabhu as I am sure he is doing his best as he sees it. I would just like it known that it's not me as generally I think everyone thinks it is. As a result I have taken to spelling my name Mahaaksha to differentiate myself. I'm thinking of changing my name and if there is any guru out there in any camp who would like to bless me with a new name I and Srila Prabhupada would be very pleased. Sincerely, YS Mahaaksha dasa Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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