Questions And Answers: Gauḍīya History / Gauḍīya maṭḥa

Regards to unity with Gauḍīya Maṭha, does this mean we can now associate with them freely, listen from them and so on?
Questioner: Vasanta Ranjani mātājī
Date: 2022-07-30
Jayapatākā Swami: We organize joint programs on the appearance and disappearance days of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda Ṭhākura and Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura.
I think those programs can be attended.
And we are gradually trying to extend our unity in diversity,
so we would like to finally achieve this kind of hearing from each other.
But I think everyone wants to be very cautious,
because if there are some different instructions given,
that can deviate us.
At the same time, we would be much stronger, if we had a united front.
So we are taking it step by step.
Category: [Gauḍīya History / Gauḍīya maṭḥa], [Vaiṣṇava Dealings / Association (Sādhu-saṅga)]
We have seen that in many letters Śrīla Prabhupāda has warned us not to associate closely with the other Gauḍīya Maṭha devotees, but at the same time he also said we have to cooperate with them. How do we balance and understand this?
Questioner: Devotee
Date: 2023-03-13
Jayapatākā Swami: We are trying to have some joint programs
on the appearance disappearance days of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
And that time everybody speaks for ten minutes.
And we have various speakers.
That way we are cooperating.
But we don’t really associate, one on one, individually,
because it may expose us to some criticism. 
Category: [Gauḍīya History / Gauḍīya maṭḥa], [Gauḍīya History / Śrīla Prabhupāda], [Sādhanā / Technicalities], [Vaiṣṇava Dealings / Association (Sādhu-saṅga)]
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