Kolkata: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has “banned” a monk who stirred a giant controversy by criticising youth icon, nice thinker and thinker Swami Vivekananda and his revered guru Ramakrishna Paramahansa. Taking swift motion in opposition to Das for making derogatory & snide remarks on India’s most revered saintly figures, the ISKCON stated, ”We are very a lot pained by his completely inappropriate & unacceptable remarks and his lack of awareness concerning the nice teachings of those two personalities.”
What’s The Controversy Surrounding Amogh Lila Das?
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The monk in query, Amogh Lila Das, courted controversy by criticised Swami Vivekananda for consuming fish and saying {that a} virtuous individual can by no means hurt a dwelling being. Das additionally made sarcastic remarks about Swami Vivekananda’s instructor Ramakrishna’s instructing of “Jato Mat Tato Path” (as many opinions, as many paths), saying that ‘’not each path results in the identical vacation spot.’’
A bitter controversy erupted after a video clip of the monk making these objectionable remarks went viral on social media, evoking sharp reactions.
ISKCON punishes monk Amogh Lila Das for making derogatory & outrageous feedback in opposition to Ramkrishna Paramhansa & Swami Vivekananda by banning him for one month. Monk Amogh Das will stay within the hills of Govardhan for one month & utterly seclude himself from the general public life… pic.twitter.com/hLx1AvPvqg
— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_news) July 11, 2023
Sharing the clip, TMC state basic secretary Kunal Ghosh, tweeted, “We revere ISKCON. But they should stop him now. Insulting Ramakrishna and Vivekananda will not be tolerated. Immediate action should be taken against this so-called monk.”
One-Month Ban On The Monk
Taking applicable measures, ISKCON issued an announcement wherein it stated that the views expressed by Das usually are not consultant of its values and teachings. “We condemn any form of disrespect and intolerance towards other religious beliefs and practices,” it stated. It additionally stated the “derogatory remarks” reveals a ignorance in Das concerning the variety of religious paths and private selections.
“Taking note of this serious mistake committed by him, ISKCON has decided to ban him for 1 month. We have communicated our decision to him. Amogh Lila Das has begged for forgiveness for his comments, and he is realizing what a great disservice he has done,” the assertion stated.
“He has taken a vow to go on ‘prayaschit’ (atonement) for 1 month in the hills of Govardhan and will completely seclude himself from the public life with immediate effect,” it added.
So, Who Is Amogh Lila Das?
Amogh Leela Prabhu is a spiritual-motivational speaker and social employee. He at present serves because the Vice President of the Dwarka chapter of ISKCON. Born in a Punjabi household in Lucknow, Das, 43, is a software program engineer by career. His actual title is Ashish Arora. Amogh Leela Das at present resides in Delhi. He was very spiritual from childhood and skim the verses of the Bhagavad Gita whereas he was nonetheless learning in class.
Impressed with the philosophy and life-changing teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Amogh Leela Das determined to delve deeper to know extra concerning the historical Hindu spiritual textual content.
After acquiring his software program engineering diploma, Das labored as a software program engineer for a while however quickly give up his full-time job to tread on the trail of spirituality. He went to the Dwarka centre of ISKCON for his religious coaching and took a vow of celibacy. Amogh Lila Das initiatives himself as a motivational strategist, religious activist and preacher and enjoys an enormous fan following. His movies are highly regarded and get good traction on social media.
