Letters from Srila Prabhupada Vol.1 1947-1969 (in pdf) - Krishna Path

54 Letters from Sri/a Prabhupada
who have followed the bonafide Acharyas.
The League of Devotees, is registered
to train preachers and missionary workers
for preaching the pure cult of the Bhagwat
Geeta not only in India but also throughout
the whole world-exactly on the line
of the bonafide Acharyas as it is recom­
mended in the very Bhagwat Geeta. And
that is the right way to successful preaching
of this Universal Truth for the benefit
of all without any distinction of caste
creed colour or nationality. Every one is
open to approach the Personality of Godhead
Krishna not only from the species of
the human kind but also from the species
of life other than the human kind . This is
clearly stated in the Bhagwat Geeta. So far
the system of Varnashram is concerned it
is no one's monopoly business and any
qualified man can be classed in the Varna
and Ashram as it is described in the
Bhagwat Geeta.
The cult of Hinduism or the system of
Varnashram are not being utilised in the
spirit of the Bhagwat Geeta and as such
the abovementioned cult is waning day by
day. We should take serious note of this
kind of deterioration of the Arya Hindu
Dharma and shall request you to come
forward to help this institution determined
to preach the pure cult of the Bhagwat
Geeta . Yo u should not allow anymore the
gross misuse of the cult of Sanatan
Dharma at the risk of world peace and
prosperity but come forward forward to
co-operate with us in this noble mission
and help us with all your strength.
I hope you will not misunderstand the
position of the Acharya who is so important
a figure in the matter of learning the
transcendental science. The Acharya is
the direct representative of the Personality
of Godhead . And no body can claim to become
a bonafide Acharya if he has not
strictly followed the footprints of the previous
Acharyas authorised in the matter.
The whole thing has been disturbed in the
set of Sanatan Dharma only by violating
this principle of following the Acharya.
So fa r the Bhagwat Geeta is concerned
every one, let him be a very great scholar
in the mundane sense, must be in con­
firmed position along with the mode of
understanding of Shri Arjuna. That is the
crucial point of testing an Acharya false or
real Shri Arjuna is the first man to understand
Geeta and the mode of his under­
standing is clearly defined in the Bhagwat
Geeta. So there is no difficulty in testing
an Acharya whether he is false or bonafide.
Our determination is to preach the
Bhagwat Geeta strictly on that parampara
system as it is recommended in the
Bhagwat Geeta.
In the last portion of the Bhagwat
Geeta the necessary qualification of understanding
the Bhagwat Geeta is clearly
stated.
According to this formula of qualification
one who does not accept Krishna as
the Supreme Personality of Godhead-is
unable to understand the Bhagwat Geeta.
Such devotees of Krishna are actually
Mahatma. Such Mahatmas are very rare.
They are seen always engaged in the tran­
scendental service of the Lord especially
in the preaching work of the Lord's glories
in His different enrgies namely the material
as well as the spiritual which are described
in the Bhagwat Geeta as the Pa ra
and the Apara Prakritis. These Mahatmas
are always anxious to preach the universal
message of peace mentioned in the
Bhagwat Geeta and it doesnot matter in
whatsoever Ashram he belongs to. Arjuna
was a householder Kshatriya and was
fighting for the interest of the Lord and as
such he was the first Achraya in the
parampara line.
Arta, Artharthi, Jnani and Jijnasu are
the beginners in the line of understanding
the Geeta. The Mahatmas are above