I am feeling disturbance in bhakti due to iskcon Bangalore and Mumbai issue. I can't even chant concentrately I don't know who is right between them when I meet devotees of both Iskcon Mumbai and Bangalore both have there own point of view. I tried to reach Radhanath swami ji but as a small devotee i didn't have any approach to meet him as he is quite busy in these corporate functions and I guess it's not possible for a simple devotee to meet him. I am feeling krishna not helping me or i am not able to love krishna because of all this. I don't want to know who is right or wrong because both will say there part is right. I want to know how can I get Krishna mercey.
I completely agree on 16 rounds and reading part. But i don't know it really makes me sad that even devotee who love same god Krishna, Follow Srila Prabhupada ji and same books have dispute between them. I got 2 friends one follow HKM and other ISKCON both invite me on there temple and i don't have courage to say any of them you are wrong bcoz they both love krishna.
- And other doubt so I decided to ask this question to Radhanath ji because he met with Srila Prabhupada ji but i was asked even by guards do you have any approach but Radhanath ji goes to corporate functions who I think does not even chant a single round but they have privlage to meet such a great devotee. Is that you can buy bhakti with money. I am not against Radhanath ji the way he speak i think it's Krishna Speaking but some corporate man has access to him but not a small devotee like me
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You may hear Srila Prabhupada's own words about it make your own decision.
Srila Prabhupada has himself declared that the Ritvik system of initiation is NOT bonafide. You may hear this directly in Srila Prabhupada's own transcendental divine vani.
Here is a link to the lecture given by Srila Prabhupada on 08-December-1973 in Los Angeles in a Srimad Bhavatam class
I am pasting a relevant except from the above Bhagavatam pravachan
"So if you want to understand Bhagavad-gītā, then we must understand in the same way as the person who directly heard from him. This is called paramparā system. Suppose I have heard something from my spiritual master, so I speak to you the same thing. So this is paramparā system.
You CANNOT imagine what my spiritual master said. Or even if you read some books, you CANNOT understand UNLESS you understand it from ME. This is called paramparā system.
YOU CANNOT JUMP OVER TO THE SUPERIOR GURU, I mean to say, NEGLECTING THE NEXT ACARYA, IMMEDIATE NEXT ACARYA."
The above are direct words from Srila Prabhupada (Time : 27 sec in link) clearly saying there is no jumping over to Superior Acarya. Ritvik system of initiations neglect to accept genuine disciples of Srila Prabhupada as bonafide representatives and Ritvik system/ followers attempt to jump up the disciplic succession. This cannot be done according to Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krsna
Hare Krsna
I don't want to know who is right or wrong
That's good, then it should not affect concentration while chanting Hare Krsna
I want to know how can I get Krishna mercy.
There are three main ways - Harinama Seva, Vaishnava seva & Jiva Daya
Radhanath ji goes to corporate functions who I think does not even chant a single round
That is compassion of great souls. If HDG Srila Prabhupada had remained in Sri Vrindavan dham only with those who sincerely chant Hare Krsna, then world would have been very different. Srila Prabhupada chose to go land of mlecchas, to sinful people - that is due to his compassion, that is his greatness.
but they have privlage to meet such a great devotee.
That is Krsna's mercy upon those souls. But we need not be envious of them. Just because someone meets a great soul doesn't necessarily mean they become great. It all depends on attitude. Narada muni met Daksha and advised him, but Daksha cursed Narada muni. Daksha went on to commit various offences to Lord Shiva. Narada muni met Dhruva and advised him, the result was completely different.
but some corporate man has access to him but not a small devotee like me
Lord Sri Krsna is capable of granting anything to anyone. Very few people know what they want.
By all your questions I can understand that you give high importance to the externals. Bhakti is entirely the opposite. Bhakti is all about substance. That substance which can never be perceived externally, but which can fully satisfy the supreme lord and His devotee simultaneously.
Hare Krsna