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Balavanta on Child Abuse

USA (VNN) - Letter from Balavants das:

Thank you very much for sending me Bahudak's letter. It was very moving and sincere. I had similar experiences with my children in the gurukula. It is a very difficult matter to understand. If we want to have a successful society, it must be absolutely rid of this exploitation of innocent children. My view is that we must adopt the family based model set by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur. An organization with money, building and power is simply a magnet for maya. Better a diffuse organization of independent families. Genuine renunciates do not need material facility.

That is my opinion.

YS Balavanta