Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00125)

Dear Theos-Talk Members,

To Whom It May Concern, 

I have posted some bio-notes here, which fully explain who I am. In 
them it is stated that I am a Shiksha (instructing), not a Diksha 
(initiating) Master, thus do not formally initiate disciples. I am a 
solitary hermit, have no ashram or commune or group of persons who 
have vowed obedience to me. No one has ever been a disciple of mine, 
what to speak of any Brigitte on this group. I have NEVER had an 
ashram, as the people THAT I SERVE all have their own full lives, 
families, work, etc. and are spread all over the world. I have never 
asked any one to join me, or been interested in having any 
followers. 

I do have a world-wide ministry of intercessory prayer, spiritual 
direction and helping people with their real-world problems. I pour-
out my self in service to these others, and do not expect or 
personally accept anything in return. If you are imagining me as a 
guru with an ashram and servant-chelas, including 'Brigitte', you are 
quite mistaken. I am a hermit who is bed-ridden most of the time now 
due to serious post-polio problems. My Father, Mother, Son and 
Daughter have been taking care of me the last decade plus. Most 
recently my Daughter comes to my hermitage daily to take care of me. 
She has nothing to do with anyone named Brigitte. 

My only connection to the U of Vienna History of Theosophy site is 
that I started reading it and sent some emails to the editor there, 
with permission for them to be used in any way desired. Then I found 
out that people here were accuzing someone of being me (or me of 
being someone else) and so I joined this list to introduce myself and 
clear up any mistaken identity. It just amazes me that people here 
are Still carrying on with these preposterous speculations / 
accuzations. 

Someone on this egroup asserted that my daughter was a fabrication. 
In fact, despite my well documented presense on the wwweb as a 
minister to the global Vaishnava community, I was also accused of not 
being real, by someone's ridiculous speculations here. Please dear 
people, stop your strange speculations and just read what is already 
available on this site. Do a little homework first before you make 
such wild accuzations. 

Please leave my Daughter out of your mental intrigues. 

Wishing you all good mental health,

Bhakti Ananda Goswami

ps WHAT CHICKEN ?

(---everyone knows that chickens are only mayavic / illusory !)


--- In theos-talk@y..., samblo@c... wrote:
> Dr. Tillett,
> Thanks for your informed statements they are appreciated here 
by me at 
> least.
> One thing I might offer towards the solution of this inimical 
mystery. 
> I dimly recall
> that a year ago Brigitte made mention that when she was not 
at the 
> Univ. of Vienna
> in capacity of Faculty Assistant on a part time basis of a 
few months a 
> year she
> traveled or made visit to a particular Ashram. One of our 
recent new 
> posters here
> presented his credentials and position as regards Vaishnaism, 
he also 
> accused
> some on the list of attacking himself and also 
his "daughter". My 
> curiosity 
> makes me wonder if Brigitte was his daughter. Just a 
speculative 
> possibility.
> 
> John
> 
> P. S I am sure more competent than I can do a search of the 
Brigitte 
> archive posts
> to find the "Ashram" reference.