“He lives forever by his divine instructions, and the follower lives with him.”
mukam karoti vachalam pangum langhayate girim
yat-kripa tam aham vande sri gurum dina tarinam“By the mercy of the Guru even a dumb man can become a great speaker, and even a lame man can cross mountains.”
“All my disciples will take the legacy. If you want, you can also take it. Sacrifice everything. I, one, may soon pass away. But they are hundreds, and this movement will increase. It is not that I give an order, ‘Here is the next leader.’ Anyone who follows the previous leadership is the leader…. All of my disciples are leaders, as much as they follow purely. If you want to follow, you can also lead. But you don’t want to follow. Leader means one who is a first class disciple. Evam param parapraptam. One who is following is perfect.” (Srila Prabhupada, Back to Godhead magazine, Vol. 13, No. 1-2)
Contents
- Foreword by Srila Prabhupada — Page 2
- Preface — Page 3
- Apology to the Devotees — Page 4
- Letter to a Devotee Friend — Page 5
- Introduction — Page 6
- Statistical Reflections on the Awesome Stature of the Acharya — Page 7
- Do As Prabhupada Would Do — Page 8
- Srila Prabhupada,the Brahma Sampradaya Acharya — Page 9
- ISKCON is like the Great Holy River Ganges — Page 16
- Last minute thoughts — Page 17
- Queries and Replies — Page 22
- Nam Hatta: The Onus is On You — Page 29
- Allegiance Belongs to Prabhupada — Page 30
- Letter to My Elder Godbrother — Page 31
- Reader Response — Page 32
- Appreciations — Page 32
- Downfall of New Vrindaban — Page 33
- Call for Action — Page 34
- Leaving Prabhupada — Page 35
- Restore Kirtan — Page 36
- Glow Worm Gurus — Page 37
- Signs Pointing to the Sampradaya Acharya — Page 38
- ISKCON Bans Discussion — Page 39
- Need a Living Guru? — Page 40
- Reports from Devotees Far and Wide — Page 41
- Angry Means Defeated — Page 45
- Reviving Association — Page 46
- Reservations — Page 47
- No Replacing Prabhupada — Page 48
- Who Qualifies to be Guru? — Page 49
- Let the Healing Begin — Page 50
- “On My Order Become Guru” — Who has Received the Order? — Page 51
- Answer the Challenge or Step Down — Page 52
- Wishing They could be Disciples of Prabhupada — Page 53
- Lost and Found Faith of a Gurukuli — Page 54
- Translate Talk into Action — Page 55
- Before You can Lead You must Follow — Page 56
- The Doctor’s Prescription — Page 57
- Servants of Prabhupada Forever — Page 58
- When the Sun Rises, the Darkness is Dispelled — Page 59
- Loving Relationships — Page 60
- Appendices — Page 61
- Srila Prabhupada called the rittvik representatives his deputees — Page 61
- Falldown of the Gaudiya Math — Page 62
- Who will Lead? — Page 63
- Srila Prabhupada envisioned and worked for a unified preaching mission — Page 64
- Opportunity to Hear from the Pure Devotee — Page 65
- Path of Blessedness — Page 66
- Tamal Krishna Goswami’s Confession — Page 67
- Monitor Guru — Page 68
- Questions and Answers — Page 69
- Letter to New Initiates — Page 70
- More Evidence for Rittvik Representative of the Acharya, Srila Prabhupada — Page 71
- Reward — Page 72
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Thank you for this book Hansadutta Prabhu. Very wonderful writing. I am very grateful. Thank you. Your servant Suvarna
is this book available to purchase?
I have no motre copies for saler, you can download the whole text from Nama Hatta, or write to daschan@streamyx.com…… perhaps they have a copy,
Thank you nfor appriociating my realizations. I do not write for money, or noteriety. I have written according to my experience and heart felt love for Prabhupada
Your humble servant,
I shaould have done better,
But I fell. failed and am very repentant about that, and still working to get up and do the right thing.
Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
For many years I have been searching for the audio of the so-called appointment tape of May 28, 1977. Do you have the audio file, and if so, could you please email it to me or post it to YouTube? I have read the transcript and understand that Srila Prabhupada appointed ritviks, but I would like to hear the audio for myself.
Hare Krishna!!
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
Thank you very much for your profound realizations. i really felt indebted.. it gives me more light since you personally advice me to read first before i come to visit any ISKCON temple. i will write you someday in regards of this book.
Again, thank you very much Hansadutta Prabhu
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Dear Hansadutta Das,
I remember you in Berkely in 1976 or so. I used to frequent the temple there often. I have not been to an ISKCON temple since then although I occasionally try to keep up on ISKCON news. I am a devotee of Avatar Meher Baba. I have no qualifications to judge but the letter you’ve shared seems to clearly spell out Srila Prabhupada’s wishes. It makes it very clear: “The newly initiated devotees are disciples of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada …” It is truly a shame that ISKCON has been divided all these years and I pray your efforts are helpful. Congratulations on your honesty and sincere work.
Jay radha!! I love “krishna” but i love you too.,’prabhupada’