Pratyatosa Dasa, USA, Tue, Mar 9, 2010: Srila Prabhupada said, “A ugly, illiterate rascal, fool, is beautiful so long he does not speak, and as soon as he speaks we can understand what is his position.” Now that we have gotten the Bhaktivedanta Archives devotees to speak, they have revealed that they are not qualified to do what they are doing. I am currently working on an article which will prove that they sometimes contradict themselves, that they don’t understand how to use the Internet to get their Archiving work done, and that they don’t understand how to make Srila Prabhupada’s audio recordings more intelligible using modern technology.
Also, the Bhaktivedanta Archives devotees have never presented us with any academic credentials. Therefore, they are probably exactly what they seem to be: uneducated fools. We put uneducated fools in charge of the gurukulas and hundreds of children got raped. Now we have put uneducated fools in charge of the Bhaktivedata Archives, so Srila Prabhupada’s priceless legacy is getting raped! When are we going to learn?
If I was asked to be in charge of the Archives, how would I answer? My answer would be an emphatic, no! I’m a vanaprastha (retired) and I intend to stay a vanaprastha.
Instead, what I am proposing is that a devotee who was born in the movement, also known as a second generation devotee, be put in charge of the Archives. The Archives has failed, even after 32 years, to properly do their archiving duty. After all this time, there are still original tapes of Srila Prabhupada for which no high quality digital copies have been made!
It’s definitely time for new leadership to take charge. A second generation devotee with a college degree should take the helm and chart a new course. I know such devotees exist because my oldest son has a degree in computer science and my youngest son has a degree in business. Both of them are highly productive in their chosen fields, and both of them make lots of money!
Srila Prabhupada said that we should retire at age 50. The Archives devotees are probably well past that by now. It’s high time that we get rid of the “dead wood” and that they be “put out to pasture” where they belong!
Your servant, Pratyatosa Dasa
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