Advaita Acharya Dasa: It is with great joy to note the publishing of the Foundational Position paper by H.G. Ravindra
Svarupa Prabhu,( Dr.William Deadwyler P. hD.) and prompt support extended by the current
G.B.C. in their favorable recommendation for this scholarly paper.
This turn of events is very auspicious , timely ( Golden Jubilee Celebrations, 50 Th. Anniversary
of arrival of His Divine Grace A.C.Bhakti Vedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,) and its potential unifying effect on I.S.K.Con.world wide Mission.
Fifty years ago, on 13Th. September 1965, a cargo ship called JalDuta sailed in to Brooklyn pier of New York Harbor, and brought His Divine Grace to the shores of the greatest city of the New World.
At the age of 70 years, and with no tangible means of material support, He launched worldwide
Spiritual Movement, and changed the direction of the entire contemporary world for the betterment of human race. Astonishing even to comprehend !
The real genesis of the I.S.K.Con., from the day of its inception till today, shall be shrouded in
mystery and in the unknowable realm till seeker heart is completely purified by virtue of devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
Mental speculation shall not work. One will have to go back to the source. Authoritative Biography book titled “Lila Mrta ” by Sri Satsvarup Goswami ji is one such book. Now several intimate diaries. by His early disciples are also available. They also provide some intimate glimpses of the life and times of His Divine Grace.
So this Golden Jubilee Celebrations present an unique opportunity to familiarize each and every I.S.K.Con. Devotee, and the entire world to the greatness of our Founder Acharya.
There is a saying on the street, that I.S.K.Con. introduced Krishna to the world, but could not introduce its Founder Acharya to the world. So now is the time to rectify that situation.
Some day in future, scholars shall discover the striking similarities , in the trajectory of the lives of
His Divine Grace and Lord Gautama Buddha.
Gautama Buddha is also addressed as BodhiSattwa, ( one who is fully self and God realized .)
After one year of great and severe performance of austerities , sitting under the Bodhi tree in
town called Gaya in Bihar , Gautama became fully self realized.i.e. BodhiSattwa.
Next thing a bonafide BodhiSattwa is called to do ,is to share and distribute this knowledge
to the entire world. So Gautama Buddha travels to a town called Saranath near Varanasi India,
and he delivers his first sermon. Rest is history!
Like wise His Divine Grace performs severe austerities in Vrindavan India for seven years.
He arrive in Vrindavan in year 1957 from Calcutta, and not only that He translate entire First Canto of Srimad Bhagwatam with His scholarly purports, and publishes it, in those seven years , but for the entire seven years he supports himself by his weekly visits to Delhi India from Vrandavan to distribute His manifesto paper called Back To Godhead.
Finally it seems, when this work is completed in seven long years, He departs to New York from
Vrindavan to distribute and disseminate this perfect philosophy of Bhagwat Dharma, to the entire
World. Rest is history.
Truly, Y.S.
Advaita Acharya Dasa
Alachua. Florida.
Date March 25th. 2014.