Bhakti Vikas swami / World is Burning / Natalie Raw / Cyril Wohrer 01 17 26

GJ

Sometimes you get to know what devotees think. 

In 1991 Bhakti Vikas swami asked my husband and I to see our children. So I went to get them. He asked for their names, which are -- Govinda, Radhika and Sri. And he said those names are the names of big prostitution in India. All the devotees got such a shock that day.

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GBC-ELECTED GURU HH BHAKTI VIKASA SWAMI ("BVKS") 

LECTURE 24/3/20 TITLED 

"CAN THERE BE CHEATING IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS?", 

IN WHICH HE HIMSELF CHEATED DURING DURING THE LECTURE

Rejects Srila Prabhupada to cheat:

"The rtviks, rtvik vadis, another form of cheating, they present Srila Prabhupada as the founder and Acarya of ISKCON. What's wrong with that? [...] What's wrong is that Srila Prabhupada didn't call himself the founder and Acarya."

PADA: Very typical GBC style argument. Where does Srila Prabhupada say (order) he will continue to be the acharya of ISKCON? Where is the specific legal letter or written instruction? Wait! Why would he have to instruct that to us, at all? 

Shouldn't the followers already know he is the only person qualified to be worshiped as the acharya, today, tomorrow and "henceforward"? Why would he have to tell any of his followers, he is the acharya? They don't know that already? 

I used to work for a very large corporation and sometimes was called into the big office of the big boss. The big boss never had to write me a letter, or put up a big sign -- "I am the big boss here." We all knew he was the big boss automatically and spontaneously. 

After Srila Prabhupada departed -- many of our God brothers argued with me "but there is no legally signed letter saying he should still be the acharya." I forgot, they wanted to make their homosexual and pedophile pals into acharyas and have them take Srila Prabhupada's position as the acharya, but they never showed me the "written legal letter" authorizing any of this. OK this deviation was never authorized.  

Yep, again we have to ask the real question. Where is the letter where Srila Prabhupada orders deviants to be worshiped as acharyas? OK there is none. However, there are some instances where Srila Prabhupada does refer to himself as the founder acharya, so he is both automatically the acharya, and because we are very dense fools, he also had to say he is the acharya in some cases. 

BVKS refers here to the IRM through the use of the term "rtviks", and claims we are cheating by stating that Srila Prabhupada is the Founder and Acarya of ISKCON, since BVKS claims that Srila Prabhupada never referred to himself as the Founder and Acarya. However, as we showed in our book, Srila Prabhupada: The Founder-Acarya of ISKCON – Presenting the Conclusions of the GBC Foundational Document, SRILA PRABHUPADA DID CALL HIMSELF THE FOUNDER AND ACARYA, SO THE ABOVE IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE:

"One of the signatures must be mine and the other names should also be registered: Jayapataka Swami, Acyutananda Swami and Madhudvisa Swami (Founder and Acarya, President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively.) These four names should be registered."

(Srila Prabhupada Letter, 27/11/70)

"which country I am registered immigrant as Founder and Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Incorporated."

(A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust Fund Agreement, July, 1971)
"This is to certify that [...] and therefore authorized to deal with all lands and property possessed by ISKCON.

Sincerely,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Founder and Acarya, of International Society for Krishna Consciousness."

(Srila Prabhupada Letter, 21/4/74)

Thus, by rejecting Srila Prabhupada's statements, it is BVKS who is cheating.
CHEATING BY REJECTING HIS AUTHORITY

BVKS is only able to prance around claiming he is a diksa guru in ISKCON today because after many years of waiting he was finally able in the 1990s to persuade the GBC to make him a diksa guru via being voted in by them. Thus, his position depends entirely on the GBC's authority, which, by claiming to be a GBC certified diksa guru and accepting being worshipped as such, BVKS fully accepts.

And the GBC, the very authority on which BVKS exists, itself states exactly what we say: that Srila Prabhupada's title is Founder – hyphen – Acarya, and this means being both the Founder and Acarya with the hyphen replacing the "and".

Because Srila Prabhupada actually had two titles. He was both the Founder and Acarya of ISKCON, with each title having its own specific import and meaning:

"As Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada holds a unique position in ISKCON. We need to understand it deeply. As acarya, his exemplary personal behavior is the model and norm for all ISKCON devotees. As founder, his personal standards and principles of action, his particular spirit or ‘mood,' take on a societal shape and form in the organization he created."

("Srila Prabhupada: The Founder-Acarya of ISKCON", p. 30, GBC)

Thus, "Founder-Acarya" means "Founder" and "Acarya" since, as the GBC explains above, Srila Prabhupada is both the Founder and Acarya of ISKCON.

CHEATING BY LYING - 1

BVKS compounds the above cheating by adding the following lie:

"Prabhupada didn't call himself the founder and Acarya, he called himself the Founder – hyphen – Acarya. [...] Srila Prabhupada stated that the GBC should see that no one whimsically change the name ‘Founder-Acarya'. So they've changed it from Founder-Acarya to Founder and Acarya."

We have not changed the title from "Founder-Acarya" to "Founder and Acarya". We, and the GBC, have simply explained what the title means – which is that Srila Prabhupada is both the Founder and Acarya of ISKCON. And the simple proof for this is that:

1) There is nowhere we have replaced Srila Prabhupada's "Founder-Acarya" title with "Founder and Acarya".

2) Thus, everywhere, we still use the title "Founder-Acarya" – like for example on the inside cover of every BTP, including this issue!

When one needs to lie about what the IRM states, it means one cannot answer what we actually state, otherwise one would honestly address that, rather than one's made-up lies.

PADA: Bhakti Vikas swami is the sannyasa disciple of Jayapataka swami, the founder father / acharya of the illicit sex with men, women and children messiah's project, and Mayapur's "Auschwitz for kids" project. Where is the letter authorizing that process? ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com

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WORLD IS BURNING (ANONYMOUS PARTICIPANT)

Thank you to those who refuse to whisper while the world is burning. Thank you to those who speak truth without polishing it, sugarcoating it, or shrinking it to protect fragile egos.

We are not living in peaceful times. We are living in an era of collapse—moral, spiritual, psychological, and societal. This is not a moment for politeness theater.
This is not a moment for fake smiles, hollow civility, or being “likable.” This is a moment for clarity.

Silence is no longer neutral. Comfort is no longer innocent. Nice words without truth are a form of violence. Society isn’t crumbling because people are too harsh.
It’s crumbling because too many stayed quiet. 

Because lies were tolerated. Because corruption was normalized. Because truth was labeled “offensive” to protect systems that profit from ignorance. Real kindness isn’t soft. Real love isn’t passive. Real compassion tells the truth even when it shakes people awake.

Truth disrupts. Truth offends. Truth burns illusions to the ground. And that is exactly what makes it medicine. If the truth makes people uncomfortable, good.
Discomfort is the doorway to awakening. If the truth angers them, let it—anger means something false is being threatened.

This is not about being cruel. This is about being honest. And honesty, in a collapsing world, is the highest form of love. Speak it. Stand in it. Stop apologizing for it.

Because pretending everything is fine is no longer kindness. It’s betrayal. Stay awake. Stay grounded. Speak truth—even when your voice shakes.

PADA: Well yup.

KK DAS

If many devotees are all posting as "anonymous" when raising concerns about ISKCON, it’s a place of fear and vicious reprisals for them, not love! Does it sound like anxiety-free Vaikuntha to you? Ask yourself why anonymity is chosen so many times! It’s because the fear of reprisals is real.

If we still want to fool ourselves that this mission is a haven of love, that is for members who suspend their conscience, rationality, and integrity.

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NATALI RAW RE: Modern day's children.

Not only are people having children irresponsibly, many of them immediately start looking for ways to get rid of the responsibility the moment the child arrives. As soon as the baby is born, the clock starts ticking toward outsourcing the child’s development to someone else. Kindergarten, daycare, school, babysitters, after-school programs, screens, pills—anything that removes the burden of presence, patience, and real parenting. Children are no longer raised; they are managed, parked, and processed.

What we call “education” is largely just institutionalized abandonment dressed up as social necessity. Parents are told it is normal, healthy, and required to hand their children over to crowded, government-run institutions during the most formative years of their lives. These institutions are staffed by underpaid, overworked strangers, who are expected to control dozens of developing minds at once. This is not nurturing. This is containment. It is behavioral conditioning, not education.

Children are placed in artificial social environments where immaturity feeds immaturity, insecurity feeds insecurity, and trauma spreads unchecked. Instead of learning from grounded adults with emotional regulation, critical thinking, and lived wisdom, they are thrown into peer pressure factories where fitting in matters more than truth and obedience matters more than curiosity. Then society turns around and wonders why anxiety, depression, aggression, confusion, and identity crises are exploding.

Let’s be honest about what is really happening. The system does not want free thinkers, sovereign individuals, or deeply conscious humans. It wants compliant workers, predictable consumers, and obedient citizens. Schools are not designed to awaken intelligence; they are designed to standardize behavior. Sit down. Be quiet. Ask permission. Memorize nonsense. Obey authority. Repeat the program. This is how you turn a curious, powerful human being into a brain-dead, disconnected cog in a machine.

Parents are sold the lie that this is “socialization,” when in reality it is normalization of dysfunction. True social skills are learned through meaningful interaction with adults, mixed ages, real responsibility, real consequences, real creativity, and real life. Not through fluorescent-lit rooms, bells, rigid schedules, and arbitrary rules enforced by threats and rewards.

And the most disturbing part is how normalized this has become. Questioning this system gets you labeled as extreme, irresponsible, or dangerous. Yet no one questions the morality of handing children over to institutions that drug them, label them, rank them, shame them, and mold them to fit an economic system that does not care about their well-being or their soul.

This is not about loving children. This is about convenience, conformity, and control. It is easier to reproduce than to consciously raise. It is easier to outsource than to self-examine. And the price of that laziness is paid by the child, who grows up disconnected from themselves, disconnected from nature, disconnected from truth, and deeply conditioned to serve a system that never served them.
If this makes you uncomfortable, good. It should. Because nothing about this is normal, natural, or inevitable. It is a choice. And it is one that society keeps making over and over again, while pretending it has no alternative.

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PADA: This Chandrashekhar / Cyril Wohrer guy keeps worrying about the dress code of ISKCON. OK, but it does not matter how we dress up the leaders and followers of a homosexual and pedophile messiah's program. Do we think Yamaraja is going to care a fig how the pedophile messiah's club program's members are dressed up when they come to his planet? 

Even an ordinary man walking down the street here, indeed even the transvestites here in San Francisco -- who are men who dress like women -- all of them already know that a homosexual and pedophile messiah's program is bogus, in whatever dress they are using. This guy thinks the program of worshiping deviants as messiahs will be authorized, when they dress properly. If we dress up the pedophile messiah's program folks properly, it will be accepted. NOPE! 

Deviant messiah's programs and their cheer leaders can dress up their leader as the Emporer, and his disciples can dress up in ball room suits and gowns, but it does not authorize them to promote their odious idea. Nor is their idea going to be accepted in whatever dress it re-incarnates as. 

Sulochana said -- finding out our guru program contains homosexuals and pedophiles is like finding a dog stool in our sweet rice, there is nothing we can do at that point to fix it, it has to be tossed out. ys pd  

Hindus Only / Civil Disobedience / Vulture Birth / India's Women Problem 01 16 26

HINDUS ONLY

PADA: Oh oh pilgrims, some Persian (?) looking family came to the ISKCON temple and one of the temple brahmacaris challenged them: 

Q: "Are you Hindus"? 

A: "Nope we are not." 

Q: "Don't you know this place is only for Hindus"? 

The children of the family sort of looked bewildered at each other like, "what kind of welcome is this"? Some of the other guests were clearly appalled. This is the state ISKCON is coming to. A bunch of racist "sadhus by birth" bodily identified conditioned souls, posing as saintly. And they are running this ISKCON temple. Don't say we never told you it would come to this because, we told you so! 

ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com

ISKCON'S HINDU CENTERED PROGRAM REQUIRES: 

PURGING WESTERNERS

RD: So many of us have been banned. I was thrown out, given 30 min to pack and get out. I'm not welcome in any of my countries temples. The GBC notified all temples and instructed that nobody should assist me, those that do will also be banned. Yet all the rascals are given full respect. I feel your pain. But the way I see it, Krishna saved me from all the bad association.

RMD: Hare Krishna Mataji. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. i was kicked out of the Suva temple by Tamal Krishna. He made announcement in front of 300 devotees that i went to Narayan Maharaj. He had 4 men come to tell me to leave after his lecture while i was sitting for prasadam. i just started crying. 

Everyone know he was the one who went to Narayan Maharaja and tried to get him situated as the Acharya of ISKCON after Srila Prabhupada. Then those men came back to me and said Tamal said if i renounce Narayan Maharaja i can stay. So i told them i never went to Narayan Maharaja anyway so yeah, i renounce him, and they let me stay. It is certainly very disconcerting to be banned from Srila Prabhupada's Temples. It's almost a badge of honor now as Rasika Rai das mentions. Hope you feel better soon. It appears to me that the real Temples of Sri Krishna are in the hearts of devotees who love Srila Prabhupada and have been banned. I see it over and over. Hare Krishna. 🙏Krishna will take care of you both.

DD: Thanks for reply as you gave spoken that no person can ban a devotee from Krishna...and your story is quite believable

..Haribol

RMD: all glories to Srila Prabhupada. Mother Hladini, Aravindra prabhu's wife here in Alachua raised her hand after a class and made a comment about Srila Prabhupada's books. "Such transcendental literatures, even though irregularly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest." As soon as she came out of the Temple room she was banned from going to the Temple.

Another friend was banned for asking that some maha be given to cooks instead of it all going to big doners. Removed from service.

Another friend was being abused by a Temple money maker and she complained expecting that the offender would be told to stop, instead she was banned,

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

AD: Today I floated a civil disobedience protest strategy.... if a member of the GBC comes to your temple and sits down to give class, and you want to publicly signal your disapproval of the GBC's mishandling of child protection matters, wait until the verse and purport is read and then just when the speaker is about to deliver their own thoughts, stand up, offer respects (perhaps while explaining your decision not to hear from someone who is morally confused about child protection) and walk out.

Imagine if this happens every class to every member of the GBC what that experience is going to be like for them, how much explaining they will have to do, the ripple throughout the room, the conversations it will promote.

If you choose to do this - and I am aware that there might be repercussions - and you feel like you want to film it, please send in your clips.

Srila Prabhupada characterised Lord Caitanya's protest against the Chand Kazi as civil disobedience. "Principles of civil disobedience involve a public, nonviolent, conscientious refusal to obey specific unjust laws or policies, aiming to change them while showing respect for the overall rule of law, often by accepting legal penalties to highlight injustice and persuade others, as exemplified by figures like Thoreau, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.. Key elements include principled action, publicity, and a commitment to nonviolence to preserve moral authority and foster understanding, not hatred."

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KRISHNA DHARMA on Vultures

Our technological progress needs a meaningful aim beyond making us idle and increasing bodily comfort and enjoyment. Our spiritual guide, Srila Prabhupada, once gave an illuminating example. In India, you see many vultures. If you stay still for long enough, especially lying down, they will soon start circling overhead. It happened to me once when I collapsed, exhausted, on the bank of the Ganges after swimming across from the other side. 

Needless to say, I quickly jumped up, and the birds dispersed. I later learned that the vulture has a particular power. It can reach heights of six or seven thousand metres and scan the terrain below with amazing acuity, spotting any corpses in the vicinity, even a rabbit. 

Prabhupada compared this to modern society. The vulture soars to a lofty height and exercises a remarkable ability, but for what? To locate dead bodies. In the same way, our society is soaring to great heights of progress, but ultimately, its purpose is little better than the vulture’s. We want to enhance our material experience, which is all about the physical body and mind; in truth, nothing more than a collection of lifeless elements.

PADA: Right, Srila Prabhupada says when a person glares at a Vaishnava, he has to take future birth as a vulture. I have had thousands of vulture glares from thousands of the GBC's guru folks. Unfortunately that means, their future is not bright. 

Especially because, they are glaring at me to defend their worship of a homosexuals and pedophiles guru regime, double and triple times condemned. Yes, simply glaring at the Vaishnavas is very sinful all by itself, and leads to a vulture body, never mind all the orchestrated banning, beating, molesting, suing and killing them. 

ys pd 

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INDIA CULTURE VS WOMEN

AP DASI:

My earliest memory of being shamed for being educated as a girl was when I was a little over two years old and had visited my ancestral home during school holidays. I was playfully circling around the support post of our thatched roof, singing something, completely lost in fun, not realizing it was dangerous because that post was holding the entire roof.

An elderly woman who was visiting us suddenly said, “Ka bitiya yahai padhatiu sahram?”

(Translation: “Is this the education you’re getting in the city?”)

I didn’t understand why she said that at that time, but I felt a deep, confusing shame—for getting educated, for having something she and others didn’t have there.

I was the first girl in my village and entire kin to get an education and permission to work. That was the beginning. And after that, I have felt deep shame countless times—for being educated as a girl, for having a job, for being intelligent, for being aware, for having knowledge, for being capable of earning, for leaving home for work, for having the capability to take decisions, for being confident, for having moral values and ethics that weren't approved by people around me, for wanting to stand up for what is right when it was not approved by people around me, for having insight that others didn't had around me, and for not blending in and not conforming.

The criticism didn’t always come from outside. A lot of it lived inside my head—from what it meant to be a girl, and later, a woman. It took me more than 40 years to finally feel not ashamed wearing comfortable clothes like pajamas and T-shirts instead of traditional wear.

Even when I wore what I wanted before, I carried deep shame because of the beliefs I had absorbed about how a woman should live… creating a constant cognitive dissonance inside me. I never felt safe as a woman in this world, in this life, or even in my own body with those beliefs. Yet I felt ashamed for secretly not believing them, and pretending to follow them made me feel “morally right,” even though it suffocated me.

The beliefs were:

1. Women should not have equal rights as mentioned; it is “not good” for the family or society.

2. Women should dress traditionally, not according to weather or their own health needs.

3. Women should tolerate everything to keep peace.

4. Women are solely responsible for the children’s well-being.

5. Women must remain beneath men in everything for the will being and honour of family and society.

6. Women must not question wrongdoing, must not prioritise their careers, must not speak too loudly, must not outshine men, and ESPECIALLY they must not choose personal comfort over cultural expectations. ...and many more. These beliefs shaped me, restricted me, and created years of silent conflict inside me.

And yet, despite all of them, I kept moving. I kept learning. I kept growing.
And today, I can finally say—I am trying to reclaim the girl who was shamed at two years old, and the woman who carried that shame for decades.
I am trying to choose myself now.

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STREAM OF GURU PARAMPARA

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐩ā𝐝𝐚 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲— “𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫ā, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢.”

Those who have no link to our Gaudiya guru-paramparā, no connection with our previous ācāryas, they can never truly preach. Whatever they may claim in the name of preaching cannot be called bhakti. For many this kind of siddhānta-vicāra is surely shocking, even unbearable, because the majority of people have since long time been fed with diluted versions presented in the name of pure bhakti.

If someone is only habituated to eat junk food all the time, then how he will feel if someone serves them some fresh & healthy green vegetables? He surely will hesitate to eat that healthy food, and instead follow his old habits. That is the painful situation at present—that most of the people cannot digest the absolute truth.

But for that surely we cannot stop to speak about that absolute truth. Prabhupāda used to say that—

“𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫āṅ𝐠𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭.” (Prabhupādera Upadeśāmṛta)

"𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢-𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧 — 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ā𝐭𝐦ā. 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧. 𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 śā𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮. […] 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡." 

(Letter to Vāmān dās, 1958)

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡?

Prabhupada always wanted to give us warning regarding this matter. He used to say that— “Logical interpretation cannot stand in the way of that Absolute truth.” About this subject matter we must be always very alert! The question— “Why people cannot digest that absolute truth?” was put in front of Prabhupada. 

His reply was like the following— “𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧 (𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐚). 𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 (𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮-𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐮, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐮–𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐮). 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝) 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 (𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚), 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚 (𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐚), 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐚, 𝐨𝐫 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐚, 𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐚—𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.”

All those who cannot digest the absolute truth and who constantly try to find faults in guru-vaiṣṇava are certainly on the path to hell. As long as their dirty mission of fault-finding continues, and unless they sincerely try to correct their polluted darśana regarding pure guru-vaiṣṇava, it will be next to impossible for their consciousness to rise. It is our great misfortune that we never sincerely try to harmonize ourselves with guru-vaiṣṇavas in true sense. For this reason, even after receiving dīkṣā from an exalted vaiṣṇava, we may remain deprived of genuine divya-jñāna and true seva-bhāva forever.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 — 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮-𝐯𝐚𝐢ṣṇ𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭ṛṇā𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐢 𝐛𝐡ā𝐯𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐥ā𝐛𝐡𝐚-𝐩ū𝐣ā-𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢ṣṭ𝐡ā (𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞) 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚-𝐯āṇī—𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐡ā𝐧𝐭𝐚-𝐯āṇī 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

According to our Gauḍīya siddhānta-vicāra, tṛṇād api bhāva means that there should not be even any smell of lābha-pūjā-pratiṣṭhā inside heart. But foolish people think just the opposite — they believe that those who flatter others by licking their feet and presenting themselves sweeter as a doll made of sugar, that they are actually the true example of humility— “humbler than a blade of grass.”

Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura boldly declares— “I can provide a kick on the head of that foolish society even if after hearing countless glories of Nityānanda Prabhu, still if they are unwilling to accept Him.” Ignorant people may think that he had no tṛṇād api bhāva, but the actual siddhānta-vicāra is this that — Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was an ocean of humility and mercy. In this way by speaking heavily, he wanted to rectify our polluted material heart, by allowing the dust particle from his own lotus feet to pour upon our heads. 𝐈𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮-𝐯𝐚𝐢ṣṇ𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞.

Daṇḍavat-praṇām to you all.

Truly yours in the service of Guru-Gaurāṅga and Go-Mātā.

All the honest and sincere followers of The Prabhupāda—

All the members of Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Vāṇī Sevā Trust

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THE FOUR-FOLD & APPARENTLY CONTRADICTORY ASPECTS OF KRISHNA'S PERSONALITY:

(Excerpt from Nectar of Devotion Chapter 23)

Kṛṣṇa's personality is analyzed as dhīrodātta, dhīra-lalita, dhīra-praśānta and dhīroddhata. If one asks how a personality can be beheld in four quite opposing ways, the answer is that the Lord is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities and activities. Therefore, His different aspects can be analyzed according to the exhibition of His limitless variety of pastimes, and as such there is no contradiction.

A dhīrodātta is a person who is naturally very grave, gentle, forgiving, merciful, determined, humble, highly qualified, chivalrous and bodily attractive.
In this connection, the following statement given by Indra, the King of heaven, is very significant: "My dear Lord, I admit that I have committed great offenses unto You, but I cannot express my feelings of regret, being bewildered at seeing Your extraordinary chivalrous spirit, Your endeavor to protect Your devotees, Your determination, Your steadiness in lifting the great Hill of Govardhana, Your beautiful bodily features and Your astonishing characteristic of being pleased simply by accepting the prayers of Your devotees and offenders."

The above statement by the King of heaven is an exact corroboration of Kṛṣṇa's being dhīrodātta. Many learned scholars have agreed to also accept Lord Rāmacandra as dhīrodātta, but all of Lord Rāmacandra's qualities are also included in the character of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

A person is called dhīra-lalita if he is naturally very funny, always in full youthfulness, expert in joking, and free from all anxieties. Such a dhīra-lalita personality is generally found to be domesticated and very submissive to his lover. This dhīra-lalita trait in the personality of Kṛṣṇa is described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam where Yajñapatnī, the wife of one of the brāhmaṇas who were performing sacrifices in Vṛndāvana tells her friends: "One day Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, accompanied by Her associates, was taking rest in Her garden, and at that time Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa arrived in that assembly. After sitting down, He began to narrate very impudently about His previous night's pastimes with Rādhārāṇī. 

While He was speaking in that way, Rādhārāṇī became very embarrassed. She was feeling ashamed and was absorbed in thought, and Kṛṣṇa took the opportunity to mark Her breasts with different kinds of tilaka. Kṛṣṇa proved Himself to be very expert in that art." In this way Kṛṣṇa, as dhīra-lalita, was enjoying His youthful proclivities in the company of the gopīs.

Generally, those who are expert in writing drama choose to call Cupid the ideal dhīra-lalita, but we can more perfectly find in the personality of Kṛṣṇa all the characteristics of dhīra-lalita.

A person who is very peaceful, forbearing, considerate and obliging is called dhīra-praśānta. This dhīra-praśānta trait of Kṛṣṇa was exhibited in His dealings with the Pāṇḍavas. On account of the Pāṇḍavas' faithful devotion to the Lord, He agreed to become their charioteer, their advisor, their friend, their messenger and sometimes their bodyguard. 

Such is an example of the result of devotional service towards Viṣṇu. When Kṛṣṇa was speaking to Mahārāj Yudhiṣṭhira about religious principles, He demonstrated Himself to be a great learned scholar, but because He accepted the position of younger cousin to Yudhiṣṭhira, He was speaking in a very gentle tone which enhanced His beautiful bodily features. The movements of His eyes and the mode of His speech proved that He was very, very expert in giving moral instruction. Sometimes, Mahārāj Yudhiṣṭhira is also accepted by learned scholars as dhīra-praśānta.

A person who is very envious, proud, easily angered, restless and complacent is called dhīroddhata by learned scholars. Such qualities were visible in the character of Lord Kṛṣṇa because, when He was writing a letter to Kālayavana, Kṛṣṇa addressed him as a sinful frog. In His letter Kṛṣṇa advised Kālayavana that he should immediately go and find some dark well for his residence, because there was a black snake named Kṛṣṇa who was very eager to devour all such sinful frogs. Kṛṣṇa reminded Kālayavana that He could turn all the universes to ashes simply by looking at them.

The above statement by Kṛṣṇa seems apparently to be of an envious nature, but according to different pastimes, places and times this quality is accepted as a great characteristic. Kṛṣṇa's dhīroddhata qualities have been accepted as great because Kṛṣṇa uses them only to protect His devotees. In other words, even undesirable traits may also be used in the exchange of devotional service.
Sometimes Bhīma, the second brother of the Pāṇḍavas, is also described as dhīroddhata.

Once, while fighting with a demon who was appearing as a deer, Kṛṣṇa challenged him in this way: "I have come before you as a great elephant named Kṛṣṇa. You must leave the battlefield, accepting defeat, or else there is death awaiting you." This challenging spirit of Kṛṣṇa's is not contradictory to His sublime character because, as the Supreme Being, everything is possible in His character.
There is a nice statement in the Kūrma Purāṇa about these contradictory traits of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

It is stated there that the Supreme Person is neither very fat nor very thin; He is always transcendental to material qualities, and yet His bodily luster is blackish. His eyes are reddish, He is all-powerful, and He is equipped with all different kinds of opulences. Contradictory traits in Kṛṣṇa's person are not at all surprising: one should not consider the characteristics of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to be actually contradictory. One should try to understand the traits of Kṛṣṇa from authorities and try to understand how these characteristics are employed by the supreme will of the Lord.

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UKRAINE UPDATE

PADA: Oh oh pilgrims! There you have it folks. A very ancient 1908 WWI designed airplane, with a lawnmower motor, and a top speed of 75 mph, is running amok all over Russia and they cannot stop these things. 

Yep, even NATO does not have such highly advanced weapons like these! Did I forget to mention, they sound like an old 1908 WWI airplane as well, you can hear them two miles away. The good news is, they first hit an oil depot, then wait for two weeks for Russia to almost complete the repairs, then they hit it again. That is making Russia lose spare repair parts.  

The other good news is -- Russia has advanced one football field recently, and only lost 10,000 men to get there, and dogs were eating the bodies. Russia does not even fetch their dead, and lets the dogs have their dead. They are really making great progress there! 

I also saw the videos of the Russians attacking on horses, because they ran out of motorcycles, golf carts and stolen civilian's cars. They are really getting very serious when they are finally bringing in the horse attack patrol! Yep, riding into battle on horses is even going back further, to 1708, very advanced tech here! Let's face it, Russia stepped into some major horse manure here, and they just cannot figure out how to extricate themselves from it. So they have the suffer the results in the meantime. 

ys pd     

Leicester Black Magic / Shadow Power / CPO / Proper Offering 01 15 26

ISKCON and BLACK MAGIC

PADA: Yeah, seems to be some sort of Satanic black magic going on among the GBC elites and their crew of sicophants. That being said, a former Satanic witch friend of PADA says, this is an insult to the Satan worshipers. 

If the Satanic worshipers find there is a homosexual pedophile in their camp, they call the police and have that person arrested and charged with crimes. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES would the Satanics ever worship that person on a big golden seat, and then place him in some sort of samadhi later on. 

She said that it is an insult to the Satan worshipers to compare them to the GBC program. One of the supposed Leicester devotees named Aniha chastised PADA severely for promoting the worship of a pure devotee, which Aniha told me is "not found in shastra." Then he blocked me, which is pretty typical of these guys.

Yep, there are "no examples in shastra" of anyone worshiping a pure devotee, just not found anywhere in shastra! Instead, we are evidently authorized to worship the GBC's homosexuals, pedophiles, porno swamis, condom-pada, machine gun-pada, drunks, drug addicts and assorted illicit sex fiends etc. What shastra are these people even reading? Even the Satanics do not think this is authorized. Or my Christian friends also think that worship of deviants as God's successors is not authorized. 

OK! The Satanics and the Christians know more than most of the so-called Krishna society folks combined. One of my Christian friends said, they worship homosexuals and pedophiles as their messiahs, and then they make pretend they have no idea why there is mass child abuse in their society? All the rest of us know EXACTLY why this problem is rampant in their society!

ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com     

JD: Aniha types? Plenty around here too. "Cannot worship a pure devotee, never found in shastra." Aniha types repeating MAIN talking point of the pedophile gurus. They became disciples of the pedophile gurus almost instantly in 1978 ... and gave up on Prabhupada. 

That is ... assuming ... if they ever even believed in Srila Prabhupada at all. As soon as pedophile gurus say, "worshiping pure devotees is bogus" ... they all began to repeat. They are not disciples of Srila Prabhupada and Krishna. 

But are disciples of the pervert acharyas. That has been the main confusion after 1978, why did all these "big devotees" support perverts as acharyas? Because?  Pervert acharyas gave these stooges some position, ego boost, other benefits. Oh right, many of them also got salary, girlfriends, boyfriends, and many material perks. This is called material compromise.      

The Shadow of Power: Why the GBC is Just a Facade for the True Threat.

In recent years, our society has developed a strong habit of blaming all crises on the official administrative structure — the GBC. The administrative machine is perceived as the source of all ills: the suppression of dissent, financial scandals, spiritual stagnation.

However, a deeper analysis reveals that today the GBC is not so much an active aggressor as an aging and unwieldy giant, itself hostage to a far more subtle, dangerous, and destructive force. 

PADA: The GBC is basically handing off ISKCON to the Hindus, even admitting 75% of their main emphasis is in India. And in the West they are making the Hindus the temple managers -- and / or signers on the temple's properties charity registration -- legal board of directors members etc. And the Hindus are not really totally malevolent as much as they are just -- unaware -- spaced out -- and not so serious about actually following Krishna and Srila Prabhupada. 

Srila Prabhupada said they are like the hippies, not serious, and a hodge podge of worshiping various gurus and Gods with no standard ideas. And he said -- if they take over my mission, they will make it into a business, and they are. In that sense, it is somewhat dangerous and destructive to the original aim and object of the society. 

The Hidden Threat to the Mission.

The main threat to Srila Prabhupada's mission is not the administrators themselves. It is a group that can be loosely called the "Mayavadi-chaya" — the Imitators (shadows). These are people who either lack real power and titles, or use them only as a formality, yet control the organization's "brains" and "nervous system": meanings, interpretations, and acceptable boundaries of thought.

PADA: There are some behind the scenes shot callers in ISKCON, but most of them are part of the aging old guard and the new guys are just patching together some of the old guard's previous ISKCON molester messiah's process -- combined with the Hindus process -- and a new wave of mostly Indian born leaders, sannyasas and gurus.  

Manipulation Mechanics: Parasite and Host.

To understand how Imitators (Group 4) control the GBC (Group) imagine an ancient fortress.

The GBC is the walls: massive, cold, heavy, and almost immobile. And the Imitators are those who have captured the internal corridors, the communication system, and the food warehouses.

1. Information Cocoon.

Senior management often lives in isolation from reality. Imitators are those who "deliver reports." They create an illusory worldview for the GBC, where any criticism is declared an "insult," and any search for truth outside the system is a "conspiracy."

They skillfully play on the senior leaders' fear of losing control. When the GBC issues another strict ban, its text has almost always already been "prepared" by advisors from the 4th group, who whispered, "The mission is in danger."

PADA: Well yeah, but these cover up guys are pretty conspicuous. They are many of the original Prabhupada devotees, or even most of those devotees, who opposed PADA starting in 1978, and they fed false info to these gurus -- the gurus are good, but PADA exposing things is evil. Then those seniors, like Kamsahanta, Naranarayan and many others -- fed the second generation folks like HKC Jaipur that Puranjana is destroying the golden body of ISKCON, because they honestly believe that their pedophile messiahs program is God's golden body program. Neatly explains why nearly none of the parents took their children's abuse cases to the police, they wanted to save the golden body of pedophile pooja.   

2. The Technology of Imitation.

The Imitators' main weapon is impeccable outward form. They quote sastras faster than pandits, their kirtans are professional, and their public devotion appears exemplary. But this is only a chaya—a shadow.

Behind the form lies purely materialistic calculations: expanding influence, gathering resources, eliminating competitors. While the GBC still believes in structure, the 4th group believes only in marketing. For them, Krsna consciousness is a corporate technology. 

Why are the Imitators more dangerous than the GBC?

The GBC is a visible enemy. Its mistakes are obvious; it can be criticized legally, logically, and openly. The 4th group operates differently—and therefore is more dangerous. They change masks. If the GBC were dissolved tomorrow, the administrators would retire. The Imitators, however, would remain. Moreover, they would be the first to lead a "revolution," the first to declare themselves a "renewed movement," and create a new, even more sophisticated system of control.

They destroy the essence while preserving the veneer. The GBC may make mistakes in management, but the Imitators replace the very purpose. For them, devotees are a "constituency" and a "resource." Under the guise of discipline, they impose an impersonal attitude, depriving people of a living connection with God.
How to recognize an Imitator.

While an administrator can be a mere dry enforcer, an Imitator is always too good. Their markers:

lack of living compassion – protecting the rules at the cost of destroying people;
dependence on PR – image is more important than real sadhana; hatred of uncontrolled spirituality – fear of faith that hasn't passed their filters and censorship. 

Bottom line: a strategy for insight.

We must stop wasting all our energy tilting at the windmills of the official administration. The GBC is the symptom. The 4th group is the disease. Victory over the Imitators is impossible through rallies, petitions, or lawsuits. They are defeated only by returning to sincerity. The moment "effective management" ceases to be valued more highly than pure bhakti, their power will vanish.
When the old structure begins to crumble, don't let the Imitators deceive you again, disguised as "saviors of the mission."

Look deeper. Look not for those proposing a new management structure, but for the one who returns us to Prabhupada. The GBC may fall — and it will only be a change of scenery. But if the 4th group is exposed, the mission will be free.
The lion will soon emerge from the shadows. And his first roar will tear the masks off those who considered themselves masters of the jungle.

PADA: Once the Hindu take over is complete, there won't be hardly any discriminating people left in the "ISKCON Society." And ISKCON will become a society that is run and managed by these Hindus, and caters to Hindu types of programs -- including Hindu weddings, demigod pooja, car poojas, baby blessings, Bhagavat Saptas, Hindu style festivals, inviting Hindu God men's speaking, and / or promoting their books etc. -- and things that are typically done at Hindu temples. 

The GBC is already failing, and they are handing the ISKCON society off to the Hindus, because the Western people have rejected the GBC's homosexual and pedophile acharya's project. And it is just getting worse and not better. 

There is no secret shadow group managing all this, it is being done in the open public for all to see. The Hindus are openly taking over ISKCON, and that is now the plan, and that always was the plan, and that will be the plan going forward. 

ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com     

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CPO UPDATE

CPO stands for Child Protection Office. It is the official organization of iskcon that should protect children from abuse. What the GBCs did was chase away serious qualified and impartial devotees who studied abuse cases in ISKCON, to put their men and disciples foot lickers and mr and mrs yes.

This is the problem and corruption in ISKCON with regards to child abuse. And it just keeps getting worse. Now they want to reintegrate abusers in iskcon

Corruption and hypocrisy are deeply rooted in ISKCON. This case is proof of that. It's a big shame. Srila Prabhupada and Sri Krishna will never forgive you!

Vedic Inquirer Advancing child protection

Below is the very articulate and reasonable letter the victim wrote to the GBC; unfortunately, all she received was silence... GBCs did not respond, CPO Director did not respond, ISKCON legal counsel did not respond and neither did CPOC.

Dear GBC members and senior Vaisnavas, 

Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada

CPOC recently conducted what it described as its first due process review of closed CPO cases. I am writing to you as a victim in case it has been reviewed and subsequently canceled, to formally file a complaint about the serious mishandling of my case during this trial.

While they are writing newsletters congratulating themselves for a job well done, the reality is that CPOC, as well as acting CPO Director and GBC EC, have disregarded ISKCON resolutions and their own policies, acted beyond their authority and demonstrated a profound lack of professionalism and attention towards me as a victim of sexual assault and rape.

The stated basis for nullifying the original guardianship decision was that the perpetrator claimed that neither of them were members of ISKCON at the time of the abuse and therefore the matter was never under the jurisdiction of the CPO. This statement was accepted for good without verification. No attempt has been made to verify such an assertion with me, with anyone who knows us or our families, or with any relevant records, although such verification would have been simple. Her unverified statement was then used to overturn an already concluded guardianship decision.

If any of you wish to review the CPOC procedure review report, my detailed written response that addresses each of its points, and my correspondence with Acting CPO Director Champakalata dd, including her explanation that the decision was not communicated to me as to why the updated CPO policy does not explicitly require victims to be informed, they are available to provide all this material fully.
Under the previous CPO management of Kamalesh Krishna das I got justice through CPO process. 

That process recognized the gravity of what had happened and put protective measures in place that finally allowed me to feel safe. What has happened now has been absolutely devastating to me. 

After years of healing and regaining a sense of security, the decision that protected me was overturned without my knowledge, consultation and transparency. I found out through rumors that the perpetrator was allowed to visit ISKCON temples again. No one told me. Decisions were made about me, without me, in a trial that put the perpetrator at the center and canceled the victim.
Not even my local GBC, Praghosa prabhu, received a copy of the decision; later wrote to CPOC saying he was "caught by surprise" by this action. 

Consequently, there was great confusion and anguish in the local community when people were seen visiting the temple, without anyone at the local level being able to explain what was happening, due to the total lack of communication from the CPOC and the acting CPO Director.

When I contacted pleading for a copy of the decision and seeking clarification, there were significant delays in replies and in the end a single response from CPOC and Champakalata dd.

Such responses were mostly focused on warning me not to share correspondence, rather than answering my questions, and communication completely ceased when I started asking for explanations as to why established policies were not being followed.

This was deeply re-traumatizing and gave the feeling of being abused again. A guardianship process should never replicate the dynamics of abuse, yet that’s exactly what this experience has done.

I am attaching a detailed letter that outlines the due process failures in the review of my case, including non-compliance with policies, lack of legitimate authority and actions of CPOC, acting CPO Director Champakalata devi dasi and GBC Executive Committee. I appeal to you for justice and for an independent audit of how this trial was conducted.

Not looking for conflict I ask for accountability, transparency and compassion so that this doesn’t happen again, to me or to any other survivor.
I have repeatedly written to GBC Executive Committee, ISKCON Legal Advisor Devakinandana das, Acting CPO Director Champakalata dd and CPOC (Govinda Lilamrita dd, Atmarama Das and Nityananda-kari dd) seeking clarification and accountability. Other than an initial response, I didn't receive any significant involvement. My questions remain unanswered as follow-up correspondence has been ignored.

The GBC EC has not responded at all, not even to confirm the receipt of my emails.

Now I’m facing total silence and a rubber wall, with no explanations, no remedies and no resolution in the system. This silence has aggravated the damage already immediately and left me with the feeling of being abused once again by the very protective system that exists to protect survivors from further harm.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I beg you to help me get answers to my questions left unanswered and assist in ensuring that this due process review is subjected to an independent and transparent audit.

Humbly,

Devi Dasi

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OFFERING FOOD

This is a good sign, more people are advertising and using the original prayers here and not the concocted GBC process of offering to deviants.

As you walk down the supermarket aisles selecting the foods you will offer to Krishna, you need to know what is offerable and what is not. In the Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna states, "If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I will accept it." From this verse it is understood that we can offer Krishna foods prepared from milk products, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains. Meat, fish, and eggs are not offerable. And a few vegetarian items are also forbidden–garlic and onions, for example, which are in the mode of ignorance. (Hing, or asafetida, is a tasty substitute for them in cooking and is available at most Indian groceries.) Nor can you offer to Krishna coffee or tea that contain caffeine. If you like these beverages, purchase caffeine free coffee and herbal teas.


While shopping, be aware that you may find meat, fish, and egg products mixed with other foods; so be sure to read labels carefully. For instance, some brands of yogurt and sour cream contain gelatin, a substance made from the horns, hooves, and bones of slaughtered animals. Also, make sure the cheese you buy contains no rennet, an enzyme extracted from the stomach tissues of slaughtered calves. Most hard cheese sold in America contains rennet, so be careful about any cheese you can't verify as rennetless.

Also avoid foods cooked by non-devotees. According to the subtle laws of nature, the cook acts upon the food not only physically but mentally as well. Food thus becomes an agent for subtle influences on your conscious. The principle is the same as that at work with a painting: a painting is not simply a collection of strokes on a canvas but an expression of the artist's state of mind, which affects the viewer. So if you eat food cooked by non-devotees-employees working in a factory, for example–then you're sure to absorb a dose of materialism and karma. So as far as possible use only fresh, natural ingredients.

In preparing food, cleanliness is the most important principle. Nothing impure should be offered to God; so keep your kitchen very clean. Always wash your hands thoroughly before entering the kitchen. While preparing food, do not taste it, for you are cooking the meal not for yourself but for the pleasure of Krishna. Arrange portions of the food on dinnerware kept especially for this purpose; no one but the Lord should eat from these dishes. The easiest way to offer food is simply to pray, "My dear Lord Krishna, please accept this food," and to chant each of the following prayers three times while ringing a bell:

1. Prayer to Srila Prabhupada:

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhutale
srimate bhaktivedanta-swamin iti namine
namas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracharine
nirvishesha shunyavadi pashchatya desha tarine
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanya deva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism."

2. Prayer to Lord Chaitanya:

namo maha-vadanyaya krishna-prema-pradaya te
krishnaya krishna-chaitanya-namne gaura-twishe namaha
"O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani. and You are widely distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You."

3. Prayer to Lord Krishna:

namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya cha
jagad-dhitaya krishnaya govindaya namo namaha
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Krishna, who is the worshipable Deity for all brahmanas the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas and the benefactor of the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Krishna and Govinda."

Remember that the real purpose of preparing and offering food to the Lord is to show your devotion and gratitude to Him. Krishna accepts your devotion, not the physical offering itself. God is complete in Himself–He doesn't need anything–but out of His immense kindness He allows us to offer food to Him so that we can develop our love for Him.

After offering the food to the Lord, wait at least five minutes for Him to partake of the preparations. Then you should transfer the food from the special dinnerware and wash the dishes and utensils you used for the offering. Now you and any guests may eat the prasadam. While you eat, try to appreciate the spiritual value of the food. Remember that because Krishna has accepted it, it is non-different from Him, and therefore by eating it you will become purified.

Everything you offer on your altar becomes prasadam, the mercy of the Lord. The flowers, the incense, the water, the food–everything you offer for the Lord's pleasure becomes spiritualized. When we offer the Lord something with genuine love and devotion, He enters into the offering, and thus the remnants are non-different from Him. So you should not only deeply respect the things you've offered, but you should distribute them to others as well.

RE: Devaki DD / ISKCON's Child Protection Scam 01 13 25

RE: DEVAKI DASI

LD: This poor soul known as "Niranjan's Devaki dasi" has no basic idea of Krishna's religion. The spiritual souls fall into the material world. Then !!! their love for Krishna transforms into lust. The Veda definition of a demon, a person who not controlled by Krishna ... but is controlled by lust. 

Many ... maybe most ... of these GBC gurus have proven to be ... controlled by lust and not Krishna. She does not know !!! the demoniac principle of lust is not found in Krishna's gurus, because the guru is serving Krishna and not lust. 

She thinks ... people serving lust are also serving Krishna as pure gurus, and they are fit to be worshiped as gurus. But no!!! Prabhupada says they are ... lusty hogs, dogs and monkeys. And the lusty group voted in Niranjan as another one of them. 

Twisting the philosophy in the worst way possible. Promoting lust as Krishna's guru is not just blasphemy to Krishna, it is creating an unsavory, misguided, unprotected and unsafe place for women, children, and even little boys -- to be made into victims of the lust of her "gurus" and their minions. 

This means ... she is mistaking a lusty guru parampara as a pure one. She has no idea of the basic principle of the Krishna religion, because she is being trained by the same misguided teachers. When the souls fall, they become lusty, and when they are still lusty, they are not serving Krishna purely, they are serving themselves. How can she ever become pure herself when she mistakes material lusty people as Krishna's pure servants? 

Worse, as if that is possible, she is teaching children that worshiping their lusty parampara is the path to Krishna. It is the path to hell. Then ... they wonder why so many people become victims? Worshiping lust is like worshiping copulating rabbits, and then ... one takes birth as a rabbit, and not on Krishna loka. They have no idea what is what. And then they are ... teachers of children? WTF?  

PADA: Yep, when I protested they kicked me out, and that paved the way for the chloroform on children program at Croome Court. But this problem persists, hence people are challenging the GBC's CPO or child protection office over mistreating a rape victim, as we see herein: 

ISKCON's CHILD PROTECTION SCAM

DD: Is it unreasonable to assume that the CPOC is operating with bad intent? That they likely have plans to exonerate other abusers under the pretext of "procedural reviews"? Srila Prabhupada famously gave the example of our only needing to test one grain of rice to see if the whole pot is cooked. Simply by looking at how CPOC has gone about the recent case that Sanaka and I have started to expose, one can see the entire modus operandi.

1. Accuse the outgoing CPO - ousted without due process - of not following due process. (Setting up the scaffolding to review their cases).

2. Developing new policies and procedures - with some that clearly do not have children's safety in mind. Calling them the 2023 guidelines but only releasing them in 2025 - after removing the ICPO. Then utilising them as a yardstick to claim that the investigations they now wish to review are non-compliant.

3. Taking directions from the GBC EC to look into particular cases - despite GBC resolutions claiming "we will never again interfere".

4. Not reviewing the old case file. Not even requesting it. Trying to blame the old CPO for not sharing it. But claiming it was unnecessary anyway as the appellant (aka individual who had been issued with CPO restrictions and sought to appeal them with the loophole provided to him in the new guidelines - only revealed as his case was overturned) told them "I was not in ISKCON at the time."

5. Not verifying this by consulting with the victim. Not even informing the victim. And when the victim writes in to query what's happened and why she's not been informed, she is told "Our guidelines do not require us to inform you. We do not consider you to be a relevant party in this matter" (NB. paraphrased). The weasel words were actually "Our new guidelines are silent on this matter."

For all the clamour about how wonderful this new era of due process will be.... wonderful for who we ask? Certainly not for victims. But those aggrieved about having been restricted by CPO are no doubt very much encouraged....... Is this what is being demonstrated as "due process"?

Just by testing this "one grain" we can see what a crock of s**t this whole thing is. Govardhana already revealed his hand at the recent triumphalist ISKCON Justice Ministry YouTube self-congratulatory 'Circle Jerk'. 

"Those poor (previously found to be predator) devotees who have been restricted from leading kirtan and giving class...." Any thoughts or compassion for victims was conspicuously absent from the entire discussion. 

Anyone who's not hoodwinked by the sham rhetoric can clearly see what's going on. Nothing that comes out of this CPOC will be undertaken in good faith.
These are dark days in the history of the movement. This GBC will not be remembered favourably.

8. CPOC informed me they were copying ISKCON General Counsel in on their communication. This implies the process to overturn the original CPO decision has been legally approved. On what laws or GBC resolutions was this approval based?

9. I was told by Champakalata that the 2023 CPO Guidelines is “silent” regarding whether victims should receive the outcomes of CPOC reviews. How is a safeguarding system fair, transparent, or victim-centred if victims are not even entitled to know the decisions that affect their safety?

10. I (a victim) was never informed that:

• A review request was submitted,

• The review was accepted, or

• A decision had been made afterward.

I was excluded entirely while the perpetrator was actively involved, allowed to submit documentation, and had his version reviewed without any input from me.
How is this aligned with ISKCON’s policy of supporting victims?

“ISKCON and its CPO are concerned for the spiritual, physical and emotional well-being of alleged victims and are committed to promote healing, reconciliation and empowerment…As far as possible, appropriate counseling, spiritual assistance, and access to support resources and other services should be provided.”

11. As justification for not sharing the overturning of the previous final decision with me, Champakalata said that “privacy laws” prevented her from obtaining my contact details.

Why were those same privacy laws not considered when accessing, holding, and processing my highly sensitive data, containing details of my sexual assault and rape, without my consent?

12. Why are devotees who seem to lack any specialised child-protection qualifications being appointed to conduct reviews that directly concern safeguarding? CPOC have justified this by saying they are only conducting a “procedural review,” not an appeal. However, in practice, these reviews directly impact the outcome of a safeguarding case, including restrictions placed on the perpetrator and protections afforded to the victim.

The report referred to my sexual assault and rape as “developmentally natural sexual curiosity” between adolescents, despite the fact that GK was arrested, charged, and processed by the UK criminal justice system. They did not consider it natural curiosity. This language is deeply offensive, minimising, and re traumatising.

“This is supported by the Guidelines, which further note:

‘There is a continuum of sexual behaviors in children ranging from the normal to the abnormal and there are distinct phases of normal psychosexual behaviors. Although ISKCON does not advocate any form of sexual interactions outside of marriage, it is recognized that most children below 18 years of age have some degree of developmentally normal sexual curiosity. Allowances need to be made for innocent activities or natural stages of sexual development or experimentation in children, and clearly marking the distinction in cases of abuse and exploitation. The age difference of the children involved is a significant factor to help differentiate.’

CPOC maintains that the principles underlying this rationale ought to be duly upheld in matters concerning individuals whose alleged misconduct took place while they were still minors.”

CPOC’s review totally ignores the point of consent. This was not consensual exploration by two adolescents, it was rape.

This is why a procedural review without child protection specialists is so dangerous. It fails to centre the victim, ignores trauma-informed practice, and cannot properly evaluate safeguarding risks. Someone trained in child protection would have:

• Recognised the seriousness of the abuse,

• Understood the psychological and safety needs of the victim,

• Considered the impact of lifting or reducing restrictions on both the victim and their family.

How can a non-specialist team be allowed to make critical safeguarding assessments that require specialised knowledge and trauma-informed expertise?
Further to my points above, I would like to express how profoundly devastating this entire process has been for me. After years of internal strength, healing, and difficult justice-seeking measures, I finally received justice through the previous ICPO. For the first time, I felt safe entering the temple, knowing clear restrictions
were in place to protect me from unexpectedly meeting my abuser.

That sense of safety has now been taken away, abruptly and without warning, through a process carried out entirely behind my back. I only learned of the overturning of the decision because he was seen at the temple. I found out through rumours. No one informed me. The shock of discovering this in such an insensitive way is something I am still recovering from. I reached out for information with humility and vulnerability and received silence. 

My messages were ignored. I was erased from a process that centred around my own abuse. The perpetrator was involved; I was excluded. He submitted documents; I was never informed. He received the decision; I had to beg for it.

This has been deeply re-traumatising, humiliating, and painful. I want to emphasise that this is not only about contesting the outcome, it is about the process itself, which has felt abusive in its own right. Being shut out, overridden, and silently disregarded has left me feeling powerless and unsafe all over again.

A safeguarding system should never replicate the dynamics of abuse, yet that is what this experience has felt like: decisions made about me, without me; my voice removed; my truth minimised.

Because my private data was accessed without consent and because there appears to be no legitimate policy basis for the review, I have submitted complaints to The UK Charity Commission and The Information Commissioner’s Office. And I am in the process of obtaining legal advice regarding GDPR and data
protection violations.

I respectfully request:

1. An immediate suspension of the decision to overturn the original restrictions, or reinstatement of those restrictions in the interim, while this matter is properly and independently re-investigated.

2. A full explanation of the procedural steps taken by CPOC, the GBC EC, and the interim CPO Director, and the policy under which each step was authorised.

3. A neutral third-party review to determine whether CPOC, the GBC EC, and the interim CPO Director followed ISKCON law, safeguarding policy, and data protection regulations.

This situation has shaken my faith, my safety, and my emotional well-being. I am asking respectfully, sincerely, and with immense heaviness for transparency, accountability, and compassion.

Kindly,

PA: Very bold letter, substantiated with facts. I'm not surprised of the actions of the authorities along with their justifications. I hope this devotee finds justice.

GP: ANOTHER amazing ISKCON failure, and they expect everyone to go along with this bs. The new cop director could end up in court herself.

DD: Here is the letter that the victim wrote to the GBC:

Re: Request for Immediate Clarification and Review of Procedural Concerns

Dear GBC Executive Committee,

I am writing with concern and deep distress about the recent handling of my case by CPOC and Champakalata, as authorised by you. In an email to me, dated 20th November, 2025, Champakalata stated:

“I am attaching the decision and the report (based on which the decision was reached after it was redirected by the GBC EC to me, in my capacity as the interim CPO director).

It has left me shocked, confused, and re-traumatised. Before sharing the impact this decision has had on me, I would like to respectfully ask for answers to the following questions as they relate directly to the legality, transparency, and fairness of what has occurred.

1. Please provide a copy of your written decision or instruction to the interim CPO Director, Champakalata, authorising her to review the CPOC recommendations and make a final decision.

2. Why was my data accessed without any attempt to obtain my consent?

I never gave consent for my personal data and sensitive information to be reviewed by:

• CPOC

• The GBC EC

• ISKCON General Counsel

• Or the interim CPO Director

Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018:

• Personal data cannot be accessed or shared without a lawful basis.

• Sensitive data, especially relating to safeguarding, requires explicit consent or a clear legal justification.

None of these were obtained in my case.

Accessing and sharing my safeguarding report and related personal information constitutes unauthorised processing of data, i.e., a data breach.

For your information, I have:

• Reported this breach to the appropriate regulatory authorities, and

• Sought legal advice regarding potential further action.

3. GBC Resolution 2022 201.02 explicitly states that the GBC will not intervene in CPO matters except for appointing the director and approving policies.

• Why, then, were CPOC’s recommendations about my case sent to you?

• Why is this included in the 2023 CPO Guidelines as part of the official process when it directly contradicts the 2022 GBC resolution?

• Why did you instruct the interim CPO Director to make a decision on CPOC’s recommendation? This, by definition, constitutes direct intervention in a CPO matter.

4. Why is CPOC reviewing completed CPO cases when their own fact sheet from January 2025 explicitly states they will not review old cases? “The Enhanced Approach is not retroactive. It upholds decisions made under prior processes, which remain final. It applies only to pending cases that have not yet been adjudicated and future cases.” - point 16

5. The Fact Sheet also states:  “Operating independently, the CPOC does not engage in direct involvement with specific cases, adjudications, or appeals.” - 

point 3

Why, then, have they engaged directly in this specific case? In the same email dated 20th November, Champakalata explained that this was not an appeal but a
procedural review:

“the action taken in relation to this matter was a procedural review, not an appeal.”

In practical terms, what is the difference between an appeal and a review? In my case:

• The perpetrator submitted documentation requesting the decision be overturned,

• His submission was examined,

• And the original decision was overturned.

This is, in substance and outcome, an appeal, regardless of what terminology is applied. The only apparent difference is who is carrying out the process, not the process itself. By “reviewing” the case, they have directly engaged with a specific case.

6. My case was processed under the 2018 CPO Guidelines:

“This decision concluded on 5th October 2024 was rendered in accordance with the process for arbitrating cases of alleged child abuse according to the ISKCON Child Protection Policy and Operational Guidelines (Guidelines), ratified by the ISKCON Governing Body Commission February 2018.”

Those Guidelines allow only one appeal, and that appeal is final. There is no legal provision for additional appeals or reviews from CPOC, the CPO Director, or the GBC EC. 

“The decision of the Appeal Review Panel will be final. There is no further process of appeal.” What is the legal basis for reopening a concluded case? You cannot retroactively apply the 2023 CPO Guidelines, which were only published and became operational in August 2025, to a case completed under an earlier policy. CPOC’s own Fact Sheet explicitly states this:

“The Enhanced Approach is not retroactive. It upholds decisions made under prior processes, which remain final. It applies only to pending cases that have not yet been adjudicated and future cases.” - point 16

7. The 2023 Guidelines states that CPOC may conduct “procedural reviews” and inform the GBC EC of their findings. 

Nowhere do the Guidelines authorise:

• The GBC EC to forward these findings to the interim CPO Director,

• The CPO Director to make a decisive ruling, or

• An overturning of a previous CPO decision.

What was the policy or legal justification for these steps?

(Continued below)

DD: Developing new procedures (and policies - one of which is highly suspect) - and then withholding these from the incumbent CPO who were working with 2018 approved guidelines - only to introduce them and then retro-actively apply them to cases is SHOCKINGLY UNETHICAL.

The dubious policy is that crimes/offenses/allegations pertaining to a time before the alleged abuser joined ISKCON are outside of the CPO's jurisdiction. How does that serve the interests of protecting children? It makes no sense.

In the case we are discussing the alleged abuser appealed arguing that the CPO had found him guilty of an offense that took place before he joined ISKCON. And the grand poobahs of due process simply took his word for it. And did not verify or consult with the victim. And excused him - without even notifying the victim - arguing that the new procedure doesn't require them to.

This is all very unethical and amateur hour stuff

RE: Crookedness does not equal Vaisnavism.

DD: Another scurrilous argument that was made.... The alleged abuser was 18 at the time and the victim a cousin. The CPOC are arguing that the rape which took place was simply "natural teenage curiosity". And therefore the punishment - i.e. not being allowed to act as a pujari - was "excessive".

The point about conflicts of interest is very important.

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