An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

egulative devotion, which doesn’t lead to Radha-
Krishna but to institutional, organized religion that
puts its own life and welfare ahead of spiritual development.
Before then, gurus such as Lalita Prasad and
Bhaktivinode Thakurs took disciples and sent them
off to lead their own lives. They weren’t pressured to
live in monasteries dependent on the guru. Family life
was encouraged. Bhaktivinode Thakur was a family
man with many children as well as a magistrate,
author, poet, and great devotee. He became a recluse
after leading a full life.
Following the rising tides of Vivekananda and
the Ramakrishna Mission’s Hindu revival, Bhaktisiddhanta
revived Chaitanya’s movement throughout
India, started temples, and sent disciples to Europe.
His disciples ran the Gaudiya Math centers that he
started. Tirtha Maharaj was one of the most cunning
and became overall manager in spite of Lalita Prasad
warning his brother about him. Lalita Prasad dropped
out of an active role in his brother’s ministry then.
When a beautiful marble temple became the Calcutta
headquarters, corruption set in.
Lalilta said, Tirtha Maharaj tried poisoning his
guru, Bhakti-siddhanta, a couple of times, but Bhaktisiddhanta
made it to Lalita Prasad who saved him.
Finally, he was poisoned and locked in his room so he
couldn’t go for help. It was the kind of poison known
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