sahajiyas
Srila Prabhupada describes: “they depict themselves as the most advanced, transcendentally blissful devotees, deeply absorbed in devotional service and mad to taste transcendental mellows. “
– CC Antya 20.28
“Not actually knowing the transcendental nature of love of God, they accept their material emotions to be indicative of advancement. In this way they pollute the process of devotional service. To try to become writers of Vaiṣṇava literature, they introduce their material conceptions of life into pure devotional service. Because of their material conceptions, they advertise themselves as knowers of transcendental mellows, but they do not understand the transcendental nature of devotional service.”– CC Antya 20.28
“Prabhupāda: These sahajiyās will come out of so many devotees. What can be done? From my Guru Mahārāja’s disciples, so many sahajiyās came. These are called sahajiyās. Very easily they capture thing. So my Guru Mahārāja used to say, “When my disciples will be sahajiyā, it will be more dangerous.”
– Lecture Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.45, Los Angeles, June 11, 1976
Sahajiya can be anyone really who externally practices devotional service but internally has deviated from understanding true teachings of Srila Prabhupada and Acharyas in a pure, unadulterated way.
And this deviation is especially reflected in their frivolous and immoral behavior, misconduct or habitual sinful activities! Their show of devotional practice is for the outside world to see… But in their private life they don’t follow regulative principles and find many good excuses to justify it.
They maintain this double, secretive life out of sight of their unsuspecting followers. Except the usual ‘red flags’ from time to time!
Sahajiya sannyasis and visayi talented actors merge into one cesspool of corruption, spiritual deception and exploitation of their innocent and too often naive followers.
Srila Prabhupada describes: “they depict themselves as the most advanced, transcendentally blissful devotees, deeply absorbed in devotional service and mad to taste transcendental mellows. “
– CC Antya 20.28
“Not actually knowing the transcendental nature of love of God, they accept their material emotions to be indicative of advancement. In this way they pollute the process of devotional service. To try to become writers of Vaiṣṇava literature, they introduce their material conceptions of life into pure devotional service. Because of their material conceptions, they advertise themselves as knowers of transcendental mellows, but they do not understand the transcendental nature of devotional service.”– CC Antya 20.28
“Prabhupāda: These sahajiyās will come out of so many devotees. What can be done? From my Guru Mahārāja’s disciples, so many sahajiyās came. These are called sahajiyās. Very easily they capture thing. So my Guru Mahārāja used to say, “When my disciples will be sahajiyā, it will be more dangerous.”
– Lecture Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.45, Los Angeles, June 11, 1976
Sahajiya can be anyone really who externally practices devotional service but internally has deviated from understanding true teachings of Srila Prabhupada and Acharyas in a pure, unadulterated way.
And this deviation is especially reflected in their frivolous and immoral behavior, misconduct or habitual sinful activities! Their show of devotional practice is for the outside world to see… But in their private life they don’t follow regulative principles and find many good excuses to justify it.
They maintain this double, secretive life out of sight of their unsuspecting followers. Except the usual ‘red flags’ from time to time!
Sahajiya sannyasis and visayi talented actors merge into one cesspool of corruption, spiritual deception and exploitation of their innocent and too often naive followers.