Jun 15, 2009 Bangalore/India — This is an interesting video which was taken about eleven years ago in ISKCON Bangalore. The devotees in ISKCON Bangalore had just taken the bold step to become Prabhupadanugas by following the directive given by Srila Prabhupada in the July 9th, 1977 Letter to all Temple Presidents and sannyasis. Here they put forward many views, which interestingly seem to be in the heart of many a devotee who comes to ISKCON regarding their relationship with Srila Prabhupada.
How bold and daring their views are! Kudos to them for having the courage to challenge the corrupt GBC’s regarding their views of initiation. You can see how different these devotees are from the normal ISKCONites who follow blindly whatever is dished to them from the GBC’s. When Srila Prabhupada said that “ISKCON is for training people to be independently thoughtful”, these devotees exemplify that.
After eleven years, many devotees in the video are no longer in the temple as they have become grihasthas. That’s besides the point. It is interesting to watch the devotees articulating their deep love for Srila Prabhupada.
Your servant,
Sridham Mayapur dasa
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