Reply to Sampradaya Sun

by Richard S. Brown

Dear Rocana Prabhu,

Dandavat!!! AGTSP!!!

I'm sorry to upset you. I am trying to show the point of view of Srila Prabhupada's Godbrothers so you could understand the whole picture based on real history. Who needs to hear from Srila Prabhupada's Godbrothers? I can read Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita and know the same facts.

HDG is my Gurudev! I have nothing to gain by offending him! No one is paying me to say anything wrong! I don't represent any group or Guru other than HDG. That I know more about the GM history than you is an asset to my Godbrothers.

But you only give two quotes in your open letter and neither of those quotes were from me (they were written to me, not by me). Why give your readers wrong information about who said what? Why not let readers judge for themselves? You think your readers need your protection? Is there something to hide? Why not publish what I wrote and let others decide what I mean? If it is so bad, and you're intent on making me look bad then why not publish all of what I sent you? Be sensible, offending the guru is a serious offense! Why would I do that?

I am not critical of you! Why be critical of me? Why not just present the facts, like a real news paper. If I thought they were offensive I would not have sent them to you. Now you're misusing your position by setting me up with your open/closed letter, and telling your emotional conclusion ONLY. You're being unfair. There are always two sides to every story. Why are you hiding my letter? What are you hiding? The devotees should know Srila Prabhupada better. It is their right. And nothing I have written is untrue. Nor does it diminish Srila Prabhupada's great achievements even 1%.

What it does is simply enable the devotees to better understand Srila Prabhupada's relationship with his god brothers. And THAT is important if we are to free ourselves from 'built-in' bigotry against other devotees.

Are you the one man judge and jury to pass sentence without showing the evidence? Your open/shut letter is pure cowardice.

Best wishes,

Richard Shaw Brown