Hare krsna prabhuji's and Matajis
Pls accept my humble obesiances
All glories to srila prabhupad
Jai Sri gaur-nitai
I needed help regarding my diksha process.
I daily and regularly chant my committed rounds without committing any offenses, and Strictly follow all the four regulative principals without any compromise. I also follow the rules for kanthi.
There is a Famous saying "Bhagawan apna bhakt nahi chunte, Bhakt apna bhagwan chunta hai" And so I Have whole Heartedly Accepted His Holiness Navayogendra swami Maharaj as my spiritual Master. And aspire to be initiated by him. I m very much attracted to him, I regularly watch his videos, Follow his instructions and everything.
Now, the problem is:- ( pls kindly view my profile to know about this) Before this I never knew that Iskcon Banglore was a Ritvik temple, whenever I asked those prabhuji's there about their diksha guru they however tried to tackle the topic . They never even said that "our temple is completely different from other Iskcons so If u like u can Disconnect with us and join any of them". Now however it's too late when I came to know about their Ritvik Initiation, Now I feel like being cheated.
when it comes to my initiation process ,from where should I take the Disciple Course Now?
How should I prove that I served krsna and srila prabhupad for more then 4yrs?
Who will convice to Navayogendra swami regarding my diksha and make him recognise me as his disciple?
I Don't want the Answer to my Questions as "KRSNA"
Because I know when one gets the mercy of a devotee then only one becomes a devotee, In the same way Now my problems will be solved only by the mercy of a pure Devotee.
I know My aspiring guru resides in Udhampur, Kashmir and i m financially fit to go there by the mercy of krsna but I m afraid of not getting accepted by him and denied of diksha for Not having done the Disciple course and being connected to any Authorized iskcon temple for 12 months
Pls kindly someone tell me how can I Now get my requirement fulfilled quickly, I can't Wait any more for Being a Eternal member of Gaudiya Bhrma sampradaya and I now it's only possible by the mercy of Guru through which he connects the disciple to this family permanently.
So, pls prabhujis and Matajis kindly help me out of this Disastrous situation, pls kindly offer ur mercy on this fallen soul and Help me receive divinity of his holiness Navayogendra swami Maharaj by becoming his disciple.
Ur Insignificant servant
Parth
Replies
Hare Krishna Prabhu
Please don't lose hope. I know a few devotees who have been through the same issue of being misled by the followers of this 'ritvik', who say they follow Srila Prabhupada only but not ISKCON. This makes no sense as this would mean that Srila Prabhupada's efforts to establish ISKCON is a failure and at the same time they can't provide any evidence from śastra of one accepting diksha from one's param guru. We are materially conditioned now, and we need a Guru to be physically present as well to serve him. Both 'Vaani'and 'Vaapu' seva are important. I know one ritvik temple where I live they take diksha from Bhaktivinode Thakur directly or any acharya they like from the guru parampara
The point is- how will you relate to your Guru at this present conditioned stage when He is physically not present. These people have some issues with ISKCON thats why they invented their own system, OTHERWISE SRILA PRABHUPADA WOULD HAVE SPOKEN FOR HOURS AND DAYS BEFORE HE LEFT HIS BODY, ABOUT THIS NEW SYSTEM OF INITIATION WHICH IS EVIDENT NOWHERE IN THE VEDIC SCRIPTURES.
In your case- please get in touch with your nearest ISKCON temple and explain your issue. Please have PATIENCE, things may take longer. You can download 'iskcon disciples handbook' and start studying. Iam sure if you want to get initiated, you will the only thing that stops us is our own attitude. We become easily morose & lose composure if things are a little delayed and thus check our own spiritual advancement.
YS
Dhruvanath Das( DIV)
Hare krishna prabhu, don't worry krishna and srila prabhupada are always with there devotees. I am sure that maharaj ji will surely accept you. I am sending you numbersof thier very senior disciples. You contact them and they will surely guide you so that maharaj accepts you .9417240380 h. G. Indranuj prabhu, temple president, Amritsar.
Thank you very much
Aashray nimai das