Bitterness between different Vaishnava communities
This is WIP —
After coming across so many different articles on one Vaishnava community against another, there is a reason to be concerned and think. Wait a minute, shouldn't even the slightest of Krishna Consciousness give one the ability to be forgiving, broad-heart’ed and long-visioned.
It is not that we see Iskcon factions/de-factions which sprouted after Srila Prabhupada’s unwinding of earthly pastimes. Even after Srimaan Mahaprabhu’s unwinding His physical pastimes, any factions sprouted and each one of them have created there own followers and have been drifting from strictly following Mahaprabhu’s teachings.
This is not to criticize deviations, as the path as taught by Srimaan Mahaprabhu being very sublime is also very Hearty material, which is hard to realize with the amount of dubious coverings one can have. My attempt would be to sincerely guide myself and anyone willing to come along to steer clear of any aparaadh and deviations unto the path of Krishna Consciousness. My earnest humble obeisances to all the great acharyas in our Vaishnava Sampradayas. My most humble obeisances to His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
In beginning, I want to share a reflection, as such, The devotees seeking Krishna Consciousness earnestly should understand, sincerity is devoid to the one who is dubious at heart, which most of us are. Krishna Says in BG that he preserves what is there and brings what a devotee lacks -
ananyas cintayanto mam
ye janah paryupasate
tesam nityabhiyuktanam
yoga-ksemam vahamy aham
But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form — to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.
Again we do not fall into this category, neither we have exclusive devotion, neither we are meditating on Krishna’s transcendental form. So Krishna may not preserve what we have and neither carry to us what we lack. ie Sincerity.
