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EDITORIAL May 1, 1999 VNN3753 See Related VNN Stories Cheater Or Cheated? BY RAM MOHAN DAS EDITORIAL, May 1 (VNN) — A Report from Harikesas Zone Srila Prabhupada would sometimes compare this material existence to a big and vast unconquerable ocean. Devotional service, however, causing that same ocean becoming as small as the water in the hoofprint of a calf. You simply step over it without almost recognizing that tiny little amount of water. During one morning walk Srila Prabhupada made everybody laugh by saying if you want to cross the atlantic ocean by taking hold of a dogs tail that wont be a good idea. He compares an unqualified so called guru with a dog's tail and the person using this tail as not really sincere or ignorant. Srila Prabhupada also used the example if you want to buy gold you have to know the process to examine if the pure gold is pure or maybe something else. If you want to buy a diamond you again have to know the science of what a real stone is and what's a useless copie. If you buy a house you cannot go afterwards to court and claim the house is no good. You have to check it out before. Better, if You are totaly blind don't blame anyone but yourself. On the other hand, if someone knocks at your door and says 'I have a golden watch for you to buy' and later on, after you bought from this man you find yourself cheated, you can't even tell to police what happened. They may fine you and call you a criminal yourself for buying from an unauthorized person. Here in northern Europe all the followers of Harikesa seem to be traumatized by what happened with their big leader. After 20 years of initating 4283 disciples and presenting himself as a guru of our parampara he was considered to be at least a madhyama - adhikary. But does anyone of his followers have the right to say Harikesa cheated us, we are victims of a bhogus guru and he spoiled our spiritual life? The answer is very simple: No! In all the sastra it is exclusively mentioned if you are searching for a bonafide spiritual master you should find an uttama-adhikary (above suspicion of falling down) and receive initation only from him. Who is worse, the cheater or the cheated? Would Srila Prabhupada comment 'one blind man follows another blind man and both are falling in the ditch.' Instead of starting a campaign to humbly beg for forgiveness to more than 100 Prabhupada disciples, that were kicked out in Harikesas zone, all his regional secretaries, temple presidents and sannyasa disciples now propagade the position that his followers are actually the mistreated victims. This mentality should be exposed. There is no difference whatsoever between Harikesa (he insists on being called 'Robert') and his followers unless they step down, admit their fault and use whatever amount of power there might be left to stop destroying Srila Prabhupadas movement in Europe. See Related VNN Stories | Comment on this Story | Contact VNN regarding this Story
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