Always speak the truth no matter whose ego gets hurt, by seriously studying Srila Prabhupada's Books, then you will never be cheated.
Do not be afraid to speak out against devotee's who preach this flat earth nonsense!
Test EVERYONE's comments on Spiritual matters with Sadhu, Sastra and Guru.
Srila Prabhupada - "Sadhu-sastra-guru: one has to test all spiritual matters according to the instructions of saintly persons, scriptures and the spiritual master.
The spiritual master is one who follows the instructions of his predecessors, namely the sadhus, or saintly persons. A bona fide spiritual master does not mention anything not mentioned in the authorized scriptures. Ordinary people have to follow the instructions of sadhu, sastra and guru.
Those statements made in the sastras and those made by the bona fide sadhu or guru cannot differ from one another." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 4:16:1 Purport)
Srila Prabhupada - "If you accept somebody as guru, then you have to corroborate it whether sastra says that he is guru or any saintly person says that he is guru. This is the way.
Similarly, when you take a scripture, you have to know it from the spiritual master, whether that is actually scripture, whether it is accepted by the saintly person. Sadhu.
Similarly sadhu also, whether guru says, "Yes, he is sadhu." Whether sastra says, "Yes, he is sadhu." There are three things, sadhu-sastra-guru. So to accept one, you have to take the opinion of the other two. Then you'll get the right way." (Room Conversation, 07-18-73, London)
Srila Prabhupada - "What is spoken in the scripture is accepted by saintly person, and what is spoken in the scripture, the spiritual master explains only that thing. That's all.
So via media is the scripture. ... Saintly person means who confirms the Vedic injunction, who accepts. And scripture means what is accepted by the saintly person. And spiritual master means who follows the scriptures. So things equal to the same thing are equal to one another. This is axiomatic truth." (Lecture, 10-18-68, Seattle)
Srila Prabhupada - "Sadhu sastra, guru vakya, tinete kariya aikya. Spiritual realization can be perfected by three parallel process. Sadhu.
Sadhu means saintly persons, who are realized souls, sadhu. And sastra. Sastra means scriptures, authoritative scriptures, Vedic scriptures, sastra.
Sadhu, sastra, and guru, a spiritual master. Three parallel line. And if you place your car or vehicle on these three parallel line, your car will go direct to Krsna. Tinete kariya aikya. Just like in the railway line you see two parallel lines. If they are in order, the railway carriages are carried very smoothly to the destination.
Here also, there are three parallel lines--sadhu, sastra, guru: saintly person, association of saintly person, acceptance of bona fide spiritual master, and faith in the scriptures. That's all. Then your carriage will be going nicely, without any disturbance." (Lecture, 10-18-68, Seattle)
When we are very young, often we do not question many comments by devotees due to our youth and immaturity, but as we get older and more mature, we begin question "EVERYTHING" and no longer just blindly follow, even the Guru.
What I accepted back then in my late teens and early 20s, I would question in detail today. I would NOT just accept blindly as I did in my 20s, today at 68 I would want solid proof and will not stop questioning until I get it because some comments made by Prabhupada back in the 60s and early 70s, like the Apollo Moon landings or the Moon is further away from Earth than the Sun.
These things I do not fully agree with today in 2019, especially the Moon distance where Prabhupada has claimed in one Purport in Srimad Bhagavatam, that it is impossible to reach the Moon in three days, which is proved today as not correct.
Many nations today in 2019 have proved the Moon is reached in three days.
Spacecrafts from India, China, Japan, Russia, America, European Union all have reach the Moons 238,000 miles distance in three days or less, it is not just NASA anymore.
There to claim it is all one big hoax and conspiracy theory or that all Moon rocks come from Arizona is ridiculous and nonsense.
However, regardless of Prabhupada's understanding of the material Universe that he admitted he fully did not understand back in the early 1970s, his spiritual instructions in all his Books, especially Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita As It Is and Chaitanya Caritamrita are PERFECT and should be ALWAYS studied daily.
If Prabhupada was physically present here today, there would be so many things I would ask him and question him over, that previously I was too young and immature to do to take further.
I was just 25 years old when Prabhupada left this world in 1977, all the devotees back then were in their late teens or 20s, very young, very immature.
However, what I have found today, is by seriously studying Srila Prabhupada's Books, you will discover he is here right now and that he really never left.
All you need to do is read every day and then no one will mislead you or cheat you with nonsense.
I encourage others to do the same thing.
Since Srila Prabhupada has physically left this world, we have sadly seen that if you disagree with some dictatorial young gurus, sannyasis and Temple Presidents, who arrogantly demanded obedience and respect with their attempt to imitate Prabhupada, they threaten to kick you out in an attempt to keep you under control.
They should be encouraging you to contribute your best and properly research and question all of Sastra's conclusions.
Instead, they and their ''yes men" only DEMAND the following -
"Surrender prabhoo, just do what you are told, unlearn everything you have learned, just understand by hearing and NOT thinking for yourself, just do what you are told. Never question Temple authority"
Yes, sadly this is what it is like in some ISKCON Temples and this is why ISKCON had the Zonal Acharya crisis in the late 1980s when many left ISKCON and joined Gaudiya Math Sangas outside of ISKCON.
Many so called sannyasi's and guru's in ISKCON over the years have treated some devotees very badly, always arrogantly demanding respect and obedience instead of humbly "commanding" respect with their selfless leadership.
Such so call dictatorial leaders would always patronize those who seek the truth and attempt to speak the truth.
Over the years, they tried to destroy your self esteem and self worth by calling your questioning their authority as "cheeky", making out your attempts to challenge them is "childish" to further put you down for questioning their dictatorial immature authority and juvenile leadership.
If you do not agree with them, they call you a demon, an offender, an Aparadhi for speaking out against their silly attempts to "forcibly" make you believe their nonsense interpretation of Shastra and devotee standards.
Over the years they have constantly threatened to kick you out in an attempt to keep you under their thumb.
We have seen if you question some ISKCON authorities and even question or criticize flat earth devotees fools, they use everything to discredit you, making out you are a sinful rascal and offender who has no right to any opinion or question anything or anyone in leadership.
Therefore, all those young seekers of truth out there should learn to NEVER listen to these bullying fear tactics by these kind of devotee so called leaders.
Always speak the truth no matter whose ego gets hurt
Always study Srila Prabhupada's Books then you will never be cheated.
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