Falling Into A GBC Trap / Kuru Dynasty Destruction

http://www.iskcontruth.com/2014/05/prabhupadanugas-against-madhu-pandit.html

[PADA: "Dayalu has fallen into a GBC trap." Pretty much what we have concluded already. People like Dayalu Nitai and Prahald are citing the Radhanath / Dayarama court case as their heros and authority. That means, they are aligned with the GBC's arguments, and against the IB case to establish Srila Prabhupada as the acharya, which means they have fallen over to the GBC side of the arguments against the Prabhupadanugas. Ok they have fallen into the GBC's trap, plain and simple. 

None of the actual Prabhupadanugas would ever cite the Radhanath people and their court case as their authority to combat other Prabhupadnaugas, its that simple. Its like quoting Satan to defeat Jesus, none of the followers of Jesus are EVER going to accept that. Anyway, a big problem is -- that if the so-called Prabhupadanugas are fighting with one another, then their preaching will be hampered, just like infighting in the Gaudiya Matha destroyed their preaching.

A devotee recently tried to get a preaching post at an large institution -- as a Hare Krishna priest -- and the institution rejected him, saying the Hare Krishnas are a bogus cult. That is the perception most of the common people have, because the movement has actually deteriorated into bogus guru's cult, and the infighting is now world wide famous. Its been no small amount of dangerous for people like us who have tried to reform the problems, and this is well known  even to millions of people in the general public.  

So anyway, this devotee still wanted to preach, so he had to show that he was not part of the GBC's ISKCON, but he was part of Bangalore mission, and he produced letters from important people supporting IB. Only then was he able to get the post of being a recognized priest -- so he could preach to the fallen souls. That means, without being part of IB, this person would not have been able to preach at all. 

So we should ALL try to do that, create a good image, whereas infighting creates the worst image of all. Infighting is also what wiped out the Gaudiya Matha, Srila Prabhupada says "Gauidya Matha, all finished."  
So we should be all the more careful knowing that people have been defeated by infighting within their own camp since time immemorial. 

Its very dangerous to creating fighting within our own family, and this is also discouraging the mass of people from joining the family. The good news is that in places like Sunnyvale, Bangalore and other similar places, no one cares about these so-called critics because they are only interested in making nice disciples of Srila Prabhupada. PADA has a number of friends from the IB group and they are all very sincere, dedicated and sincere. We are actually trying to come up to the standard of some of these people ourselves. 

We think attacking the program of these sincere souls is a great mistake, plain and simple. Anyway, when devotees fight other devotees, this may cause the destruction of all of them, as we see in the story below. Thus we should try to unite and not fight among ourselves. 

At the same time, we are not discouraged at all. There is a big meltdown going on among all the Hare Krishnas all over the world, the big boil is bursting all over the place. The poison from the poison issue is getting pulled out as well, which is making some folks simply go totally crazy as well. Its in some respects its like the ancient "family destruction" battle we see being described below. People are sort of going a little crazy and attacking each other, and anything in sight, as happened in the story below. However, sometimes a big mix-up is required to move things ahead later on, that's just the way the time factor sometimes accelerates things. 

In any case, Srila Prabhupada said -- your love for me will be shown by how you cooperate among yourselves, so dis-uniting is not what he wanted and ordered. Without further ado, here is the story of what happens when there is dis-unity, its not always a pretty outcome. These examples are given to us to learn the destructive nature of family infighting, and we will either learn from these examples, or have to learn the hard way by bad experiences. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! ys pd

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STORY FROM THE MAHABHARATA

Yudhiṣṭhira embraced his distraught brother. He sat him on a throne and had servants fan him. After Arjuna had sipped a little water, he told his brothers what had transpired in Dwaraka. “O King, since you have asked me about our friends and relatives in that holy city, I will inform you that all of them were afflicted by the Brahmins’ curse. As a result, they became intoxicated with wine and fought among themselves with sticks, not even recognizing one another. Now they are all dead.”

Arjuna related the details of the terrible event. He explained how years ago a number of boys in Dwaraka had played a joke on some powerful rishis, headed by Narada, when the sages were visiting the city. The boys had dressed up Krishna’s son Samba as a woman and placed an iron ball under his clothes, making him appear pregnant. They had then asked the sages, “Will this lady give birth to a girl or a boy?” The rishis, angered by the boys’ insolence, answered, “This one will give birth to an iron ball which will destroy your dynasty. Only Krishna and Balarama will survive.”

When the Yadu king, Ugrasena, heard about the curse, he had the iron ball ground into a powder and thrown into the ocean. Later, the Yadus observed fearful omens in Dwaraka. They saw the embodied form of Time, black and terrible, moving about the city. The powerful Yadu and Vrishni bowmen shot hundreds of thousands of arrows at him, but none could strike him.

Day by day, stronger and stronger winds blew, and the streets swarmed with rats and mice. Earthen pots cracked with no visible cause, wells spewed out their water, and the bodies of men trembled. All sorts of inauspicious creatures--crows, owls and jackals--filled the air with their cries. Asses were born of cows and mules from elephants. Clean, well-cooked food, when served, was covered with worms. 

The heavy tread of running men was constantly heard, but no one could be observed running. The citizens committed sinful acts without shame. They disregarded the Brahmins, forgot to worship the temple deities, and insulted their elders and preceptors. Only Krishna and Balarama did not behave in these ways. When They observed the fearful portents and heard how the citizens were having frightening dreams, They called an assembly.

With everyone present, Krishna said, “O leaders of the Yadu dynasty, please note these terrible omens that have appeared in Dwaraka, just like flags of Death. We should not remain here any longer. The women, children, and old men should leave the city and go to Sankhoddara. We ourselves will go to the holy Prabhasa, where the river Sarasvati flows toward the west. There we should bathe for purification, fast and fix our minds in meditation. Let us then worship the gods and present them with rich offerings. Then we should worship the Brahmins and offer them charity. In this way, we may be able to counteract what these signs portend.”

The assembly signaled their agreement and arrangements were made. The Yadava warriors mounted their chariots and set out for Prabhasa, on the seacoast. The women traveled in their midst. When the procession reached Sankhoddara, halfway between Dwārakā and Prabhāsa, the women remained while the men continued.

With a loud blast of conchshells and the blare of thousands of trumpets the Yadavas arrived at Prabhasa. They took up their residence in palaces and mansions and performed sacrifices to worship the gods. At the end of the second day, influenced by destiny, they drank large quantities of maireya wine, which had been prepared for the sacrifices. Intoxicated, they began to joke.

Satyaki then insulted Krtavarma, whom he had never forgiven for helping Asvatthama kill the sleeping Pandava troops. In a mocking voice he said, “What ksatriya possessed of prowess would kill men embraced by sleep? Were they not already dead? O son of Hridika, your action cannot be tolerated.”

Krtavarma’s anger blazed. Pointing at Satyaki with his left hand as a way to disregard him, he thundered, “Professing yourself a hero, how could you cruelly kill the un-armed Bhurisrava even as he sat in meditation with his weapons cast aside?”

Krishna threw an angry glance at Krtavarma. Sātyaki leapt to his feet. Pulling out his sword he bellowed, “I swear by truth that I will send Krtavarmā along the path taken by Drstadyumna and Sikhandi. His life and fame have come to an end.”

Satyaki ran at Kṛtavarma, whose reflexes had been dulled by the wine, and with a sweep of his sword beheaded him. Krtavarma’s friends then attacked Sātyaki and assailed him with iron cooking pots. Pradyumna came to his aid, and the two men stood back to back as a large number of warriors closed on them. Although they put up a brave fight, they were soon overwhelmed and slain.

When He saw His son Pradyumna killed, Kṛṣṇa became angry. He took up a handful of reeds that were growing nearby. The reeds had grown from the iron powder that had been cast into the ocean on Ugrasena’s order. They were like iron rods and Krishna wielded them like deadly weapons. He quickly slew all the men who had killed His son.

Other Yadavas and Vrishnis took up their weapons and entered the fray. Soon a violent battle was raging. When their weapons had been smashed, they too took up the reeds. Bewildered by wine and influenced by Gandharī’s and the rishis’ curses, they killed one another without compunction. Father killed son, son slew father, and brother killed brother. Like insects flying into a fire, they destroyed one another. In less than an hour, millions of men were dead. Only Krishna and Balarama survived, along with Daruka, who carried the news back to Dwaraka.

Arjuna paused in his narration. His mind was confounded as he recounted the story. He knew that it had been Krishna’s desire. The Lord had wanted His own family and followers to leave the world. With the onset of the Kali age, they might create a greater disturbance than the atheistic demons. After all, they were far more powerful than the demons. No one could have checked them. Only if they slew one another could they be killed.

Taking a deep breath, Arjuna continued. He described how Krishna Himself had departed. When all the Yadavas and other warriors died, Krishna had watched Balarama sit down in meditation on the seashore. As Balarama became absorbed in trance, the many-hooded divine serpent Ananta-sesha had come out of His mouth. Worshipped by Varuna and other gods, the serpent went toward the ocean and vanished.

Seeing Balarama depart, Krishna entered a nearby forest. He sat beneath a pippala tree in meditation. As He did so, the principal gods all approached Him invisibly. They all desired to see His last pastime on earth. Not far from where Krishna sat there was a hunter. The man had caught a large fish and found in its belly a lump of iron, the last remnant of the iron ball thrown into the sea. With that lump he had fashioned an arrowhead. While hunting with the arrow, he came across Krishna. By Krishna’s own illusory energy, he mistook Krishna’s foot to be an animal, seeing it from a distance through the bushes. He released the arrow and struck Krishna’s foot, whereupon the Lord departed from the world, worshipped by the gods with Brahma at their head.