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Srila Prabhupada: El Vinculo Prominente

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Table of Contents

Why A Second Printing?

Foreword

Preface

Invocation

Prologue to the Second Printing of Çréla Prabhupäda: The Prominent Link


Srila Prabhupada: The Prominent Link

Introduction

The Process of Initiation

Caitanya-caritamrta- Page 1

Additional Perspectives on Çréla Prabhupäda’s Position

Çréla Prabhupäda is Qualified to be Worshipped

Terms of Relegation

Responsibility

Scenarios

Questions and Answers

Summary and Conclusion


Appendix A

Ne'er A Pretender Nor A Proxy Be

Contribution from Mäliné däsé Prabhu

Reply to the GBC's Preliminary Response

Statement from Kåñëadas Kaviraj däsa Prabhu

Contribution from Govinda däsa Prabhu (A Vaiñëava Youth)

Contribution from Bhüñäya däsa Prabhu


Letters from Other Devotees

Letter from Bhakti Marg Swami

Letters from Partha dasa Prabhu

Letter from Madhuha dasa Prabhu

Letter from Naveen Krsna dasa Prabhu


Comments from Other Vaisnavas

From Ganapati Swami

From Bhaktin Jo Ana Prabhu

From Ekabuddhi Prabhu

From Yamala Arjuna dasa Prabhu

Letters of Clarification and Explanation


Appendix B

The Humble Guru


Appendix C

Caitanya-caritämåta- Page 1, and Conflict Resolution in ISKCON

The Author


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Clarification about the Prominent Link Model

"Guru" in the Singular and Clarity about "Fall Down"

Prominent Link Provides Platform for Conflict Resolution

Response to the SAC

Some thoughts on the IRM PL paper

Sound and presence

Terminology and Yukta-vairagya (NEW)

The 1974 TLC

The Weightiest Argument

Vaisnavas Criticize


Excerpts from the PL Conference

Book Changes

Clarity about Initiation

Debate, dialogue, and PL

Distinctions

Doubts

Filters

Finding Like-Minded Association

Find the Marble Under the Walnut Shell

Five levels of acquired knowledge

Focus on Srila Prabhupada

He's just my siksa guru...

Ignorance and transcendence

Implicit and Absolute Faith

Intuitively satisfying

"It's got electrolytes"

"Jumping over" one's guru

Kanistha, pancaratrika vidhi, and vaidika vidhi

Language That Hangs On Reality Like a Fog

Lip Service

Look out for that banana peel...

Margas and vidhis

May 28th and July 9th, 1977

Movement and organization

Narada Muni and initiation

On "tradition"

Organizational Culture

"Reinitiation"

Re-opening my heart to Srila Prabhupada

Responses

Responses II

"Ritvik"

"Ritvik" II

Something More Twisted and Discordant

Srila Prabhupada is present

Srila Prabhupada's disappearance pastime

Survival mode

Tattva-vada

Terminology

The Czar of Russia

The Direct Link

The IRM PL paper

The PL Paradigm

The Test of the Scientist

The Writings of the Goswamis

They Do It because They Have To

"This Isn't About Philosophy"

What is.


The PL Forum

Çréla Prabhupäda: The Prominent Link - Yahoo Group


Other writings by Dhira Govinda dasa

Yedaveda