Re: Diary of chanting aspirant

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! I can understand what you are saying Damodara Svarupa dasa. But what if it does not stick to the truth? I don't want to go into the details but this published form of Sva Likhita Jivani does not stick to the truth only. It seems parts have been added which are fabrication and offensive to Shrila Sacchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura. And in other cases, what if it is a mundane intepretation of the actions of a pure devotee by that author? That still would not be the truth. How can the author intepret the mind and heart of a pure devotee? na martya buddhayusyeta....It is said in the Shrimad Bhagavatam that an Acharya should not seen or understood with material vision or interpretation or understanding since he is the personification of all the demigods...vaishnavera vakya kriya mudra vigyeya na bujhaya...It is described in Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita that even the most learned and advanced person cannot comprehend the actions of a pure devotee, what to speak of trying to interpret them. Thus, ideally an Acharya's hagiographical biography should be written by another devotee on the same perfected platform. An Associate of the Lord is so perfect that it is never a stretch of his glories to glorify him extensively and hagiographically. An hagiographical biography is the minimum which could be done to properly present his glories.

This really is a pity, as it denies us from learning about the Acharyas on yet another level. All we now know is that they are saints. But we do not know nor learn how they became a saint. And this process could help many devotees on their way to God.

A factual and highly respectful hagiographical biography of an Acharya will certainly tell us how a great soul become a saint for our inspiration. But it will never try to interpret the saint's activities or impose wrong activities in his character. I hope this helps.

Daaso'smi, Swami Gaurangapada.

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