I think this sistem cripples people. All people come to ISSCON with very pure motivation. People think about Radha-Krishna, they wish to develop themselves and to be better. Nobody comes in order to make money or to cature power. But this sistem is so organized, that people began to aspire to be best between others in order to feel simply respect to themselves. Because otherwise good prasad, good room, attention of women and respect of others will win somebody another.Because at the first there is the appeal to leave normal human conditions of life( for their spiritual use, undoubtedly),and then there is this deficit of good conditions and normal relationships . And most clever and talented people understand how they can take all it. But it happens parallely with sinsere wish to serve God. Man chants mantra,his mistical abilities grow, and he takes more possibilities to be " happy".(because simply to marry or to earn money -it is maya

). And then- when all people glorify you, you really can believe that you are most pure, most spiritual and etc. If somebody sales 500 books-all glorify him, or if somebody speaks good or etc.People lose their heads. It is idiotic sistem.
I remember that when I gone to vyasa-pudja of Hari (I overcame many difficulties in order to come to Almic) I was surprised by expression of Hari's face when people washed his feet. I sow that in his birthday he doesn't feel some joy. When people began to give to him their presents he smiled so diligently that I could not more to carry out it , I gave my present Hararata and gone out.
This sistem destroys natural flow of life and cripples people. But this people are very, very good.
I don't think that somebody of modern guru came to ISSCON for that anybody would wash his feet. He came in order to know God and to serve Him, and love Him. And now when somebody washs his feet he thinks that he serves God by such way. He thinks that he does all that he can do.Only full villain can know that he is unskilled and to continue to take somebody's service. I think that they consider themselves very skilled.

Hari sow absurdity of this sistem and gone out. Most likely they don't see it.
I didn't see it, and you, Kamalamala,didn't see it also. If Hari would not do what he did, we would be in ISSCON to our time.If we would feel bad in ISSCON, we would think that it is simply maya.
