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EDITORIAL July 23, 1999 VNN4351 Comment on this story Purport or Perplex? BY BY TARUN KRSNA DAS EDITORIAL, Jul 23 (VNN) — Polarity in this sense means diametric opposition. Apart from the fact that Srila Prabhupad appointed Pradyumna Prabhu to finish translating Cantos 10, 11 and 12 of Srimad Bhagavatam with the help, when needed, of Srila Bhaktiraksaka Sridhardev Gosvami, others' unscrupulous usurpation of Pradyumna's sacred service marked only the start of their 20 year treachery teamwork trend. We're not just name calling here. There's teeth in our bite, and I don't just mean dentures. Rabies-free, so don't worry. These are our godbrothers, family. But injustices have been done. We must react. They've once again forced our hand. Please allow your attention to zoom over to the spotless Purana, Srimad Bhagavatam canto 11, chapter 9, verse 31. If you have the BBT version, continue. Notice the spotless, the verse. Now notice the spot, what's written below. What is written below under the heading of purport is an exact contradiction to the verse. I wonder why? Hmm. Some have suggested that instead of a purport we rename this 11.9.31 commentary a PERPLEX. Seven letters, same amount of ink. The P, R and second P may remain as is, undisturbed. Only four letters need be replaced. Others prefer it be retitled PIROUETTE. Half a pirouette that is, a half turn, leaving their backs to the crowd, us. PEJORATION was also mentioned. Still others exclaim: "Why not just call it exactly what it is: an ASASTRIC SPIN!" Hound has many meanings: any dog, a particular dog breed, a mean, despicable person, an addict, a devotee. Take your pick. I chose the last. In any case, Howie and His Hounds have managed to perplex or spin the exact opposite of what the verse portends. Spun how many degrees, you ask? 180 degrees qualifying it either as a semi-somersault, hemi-cartwheel or half ganor. Olympic judges would hardly be impressed by any of the above 3 stunts, so what to speak of vaisnavas who know!!! These spinners may or may not be directly implicated in Prabhupad's poisoning; that remains to be seen. But they have certainly managed to poison their/our guru's books by writing perplexes instead of purports. Those missing gray matter may purchase. Bonafide bhaktas and Berkeley buyers beware. The Atithi brahmana is giving essential pre-CC advice here to get us ready for Adi-lila. Indeed, Adi 1.1 is the contra positive of Bhag 11.9.31. What the atithi brahmana posits in a negation, Krsnadas Kaviraj negates by positing: vande gurun. Gurun is the plural form, indicating 3 or more. Adi implies Atithi. Not Atithi implies not Adi. In other words, 11.9.31 is a kind of visa or permission to enter into CC Adi 1.1. No visa, no entrance. For clarity on plurality, 11.9.31 go to Srila Sridhar Mhrj's book, Sri Guru and His Grace and/or go to any genuine guru such as Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Mhrj or Srila Bhaktivallabha Tirtha Mhrj. For polarity and hilarity stick with the hound pack. They'll leave you howling. ps Sripad Hrdayananda Mhrj, whom I respectfully herein refered to as Howie, recently visited and spoke with Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Mhrj during his tour in Los Angeles. Hopefully better interbranch and intermission relations shall come of it. pps The reason why we chose to use the name Howie is 3-fold, exactly matching his 3 initiations by His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupad. 1) In 1979, he went along with removing Pradyumna Prabhu from his service of completing Srimad Bhagavatam, Prabhupad's direct order. 2) In March 1982, he went along with the GBC, which went against Srila Bhaktiraksaka Sridhar Mhrj, a move which automatically and immediately cut off all ISKCON sannyasis, including himself, from their sannyas mantra connection. Our ISKCON sannyas mantra comes originally from Srila Sanatan Gosvami through Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur through Srila Bhaktiraksaka Sridhardev Gosvami through Srila Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami through Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupad down to us. In addition, Srila Prabhupad said we should go to him for guidance on philosophy. Prabhupad himself accepted him as his own siksa-guru, saying "what to speak of the benefit you can get." This level of association Howie was demanding ISKCON devotees should avoid. Just see. Thus, Howie. 3) In March 1995, he again went along with the Kadamba-coaxed GBC, which went against Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Mhrj, speaking against him both in Mayapur and Vrndavan, giving his standard gangland speech, frightening the weak, amusing the strong. He, Howie is one of my favorite godbrothers. I look up to him in many ways. He's very intelligent and very gifted. I admire the fact he went back to school and got his PhD in Sanskrt and is using it for academic preaching. Yet, if after receiving such a prestigious title, one remains shaky or outright erroneous in his conception of jiva-tattva, guru-tattva and nam-tattva and continues to advise himself and others to avoid sadhusanga..., some rectification need occur. In Amerika, 3 strikes and your out. Hrdayananda's 3 strikes demote him back to his pre-initiation days and name, Howie, like the Buddhist guru in CC. Heads up! Watch out for flying thalis. He can bat again, though. If he wants those 3 strikes removed, if he wants his sannyas name back, in my book he'll have to make amends with at least these 3 persons, namely: Sriman Pradyumna Prabhu, Srila Bhaktiraksaka Sridhardev and Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Mhrj. Humility is the key. Hare Krsna. Good health and best wishes to you all. Comment on this story  Contact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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