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ezOP
(1/18/02 9:39 pm)
Reply 		Email sent to SRF Walrus from India
I received this email from a person in India who has evidentally seen this board and was shocked. Below is the text of his email.
Quote:
I am living in Southern India. I saw your website. Are you the devotee of Yogananda? Why did you keep websites of scandals about the master. We could not believe. It is shocking. We worry that the scandal should not spoil the reputation of the Great Master. Kindly reply.
Sincerely


I replied to this person:

To answer your questions...
1) Most here are long term devotees of Yogananda's.
2) We are not keeping a website of scandals about our Master. The scandals are about the organization he started which is seriously off track. Because of our love of Master we are attempting to prevent SRF from harming more of his loving devotees. Most who come in contact with the core of SRF leave Master. We think that is a crime.

Since you are so far away, I am sure this all looks terrible. I am sincerely sorry for any offense. I can assure you that most of what I read here is true. The stupid scandal about Master fathering a child is an unfortunate addition most of us think is wrong. That scandal, however, is hardly the brunt of what this website is about. (Still, people are free to discuss on the website what ever they want to)

I suggest you not read the website. You are protected from his organization, being so far away, and therefore also can't be part of any solution. Your prayers for his organization can and will help.

Do any of you care to answer this person also? If so include a message in this thread.

Edited by: srfwalrus at: 1/18/02 9:46:34 pm
chuckle
Unregistered User
(1/21/02 12:24 am)
Reply 		To our Indian devotee friend
Dear Friend in Master,

I can understand that you must have been deeply shocked and hurt to read some of the messages on this board. I felt the same way when I first read these things. I have been a follower of Master for 30 years. But I have come to believe many of the things written here. It is painful, but I feel an obligation to Master that I learn the truth, however unpleasant that might be.

If you are new to Master’s teachings, I suggest you ignore this website and forget about these issues. Do your sadhana with devotion and sincerity. We are not attacking Master; we are defending the truth. Sometimes that is not always pleasant. But people, Master’s devotees, are being hurt by the unfortunate actions of the SRF leaders. I do not believe the SRF leaders wish to hurt others, but unknowingly they are causing pain and suffering. We in SRF/YSS have believed that SRF and its leaders could do no wrong. Alas, we were naive to believe this. Now, I believe, we members have an obligation to right the wrongs, to change things for the better, and at least prevent others from being hurt. Please understand that we are trying to help Master’s work.

You mention your loving concern for Master’s reputation. It is our concern as well. If the problems in SRF are not addressed they will only get much worse and Master's reputation and the reputation of his organization will suffer even more. People tried to improve things in private, but it seems they were not able to do so. Now these issues have come out into the public. Master himself, though, would be more concerned about the welfare of his devotees than about his own reputation. A number of his devotees in Los Angeles and elsewhere are suffering very much. Many devotees have left this path because they have been so badly hurt. We all must change the things that caused this suffering.

My heart goes out to you. Pray for us all.

KS
Registered User
(1/30/02 8:51 pm)
Reply 		Leave Master
I would not say that MOST leave Master. Many have, and I would say MOST are discouraged, but most don't leave Master. Most DO cut back their attendance at SRF events, cut back volunteering, and stop donating.

A voice in the supermarket
Registered User
(6/14/02 7:54 am)
Reply 		Re: Email sent to SRF Walrus from India
Hello,

The quote I am replying to: "I am living in Southern India. I saw your website. Are you the devotee of Yogananda? Why did you keep websites of scandals about the master. We could not believe. It is shocking. We worry that the scandal should not spoil the reputation of the Great Master."

A reply can have many strains. I came to think of these:

1. "Why did you keep websites of scandals about the master."

It finds favour with the godhead, that's the simplest answer I see fit. It's far, far better in the long run to try for that than just be assuming things are right and next brand a bit on top of that again. I refer to "an Indian way of writing or behaving" here.

2. "We could not believe. It is shocking. We worry that the scandal should not spoil the reputation of the Great Master."

To this: Very human reactions are told of. But they are hardly good enough. It is human to "guard one's face" to save the reputation, but what may be sacrificed thereby is candour, real sincerity from inside and out. And if nasty truths can be told, perhaps they should, so as to "nourish" badly treated and infirm people. It has to be considered.

Further, Nagarjuna says according to one source, "An astronomer . . . doth not divine that in his own household his own womenfolk, being at variance, are misbehaving" [suggested: he should know it] - From Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, edited by W.Y. Evans-Wenx, page 62.

That note goes along with the Walrus words, "We are attempting to prevent SRF from harming more of his loving devotees. Most who come in contact with the core of SRF leave Master."

One should know what is going on, at least when what is going in is highly important. And maybe "Companionship with the wise and truthful must be preferred to companionship with those who are sovereignty-stuck" and "thus loaded" as well.


Edited by: A voice in the supermarket at: 6/18/02 9:38:50 am
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