This philosophy of 'We are Westerners and so we can't follow all this Indian culture' - extremely dangerous apasampradāya, extremely dangerous. Because it makes one think that my upādi, defining myself as a Westerner, is a valuable element in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Reading from 'The Apasampradayas, deviant Vaishnava sects' by Suhotra Svami*: "The link between namaparadha and full-blown deviation from the sampradaya is indicated by Srila Jiva Goswami who warns in the Bhakti Sandarbha that there are offenders to the holy name who are acikitsya or incorrigible (jnana-lava-durvidagdhastra-acikitsya-atva-dupeksa). Devotees, always compassionate, try

https://usercontent.one/wp/bhaktividyapurnaswami.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20130301-Apasampradayas-p-5-10.mp3 This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 3 and consists of 25 lectures, available on: Apasampradāyas Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents. Incorrigible offender places great emphasis on their own mundane knowledge, techniques, achievements, but due to their offenses they

https://usercontent.one/wp/bhaktividyapurnaswami.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20130228-Apasampradayas-p-4-5.mp3 This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 3 and consists of 25 lectures, available on: Apasampradāyas Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents. The most important element is carrying out the instruction of the spiritual master. Some apasampradayas worship the spiritual

https://usercontent.one/wp/bhaktividyapurnaswami.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20130225-Apasampradayas-p2.mp3 This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 3 and consists of 25 lectures, available on: Apasampradāyas   Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents. All apasampradayas have a head, a founder, they all think they are well situated.