Did Dhanurdara Swami and Pals Create $400,000,000 ISKCON Lawsuit?

[PADA: Yes, it is amazing that after facing a $400,000,000 lawsuit that bankrupted ISKCON, the same participants in the original mess are still floating around trying to grab some pieces of the ISKCON pie -- as some sort of spiritual authority if not gurus. And they still have a support network of friends and associates within the institution. 

It does seem like ISKCON could have even lost $400,000,000,000 dollars and 1,000,000 devotees and 10,000 temples, and that these same folks would still be trying to pry their pals into places of spiritual authority in (or around) ISKCON. "Keep our corrupt pals around, spare no expense doing so." In other words, it seems these folks have not learned much despite all the mass alienation of the youth, complaints, lawsuits, expense, discrediting the society, suicides and so on and so forth and etc. 

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COST OF DHANURDARA SWAMI’S ARROGANCE

Dhanudara swami is back … again!!! With him -- all the sordid past he is arrogantly trying to whitewash and forget.

Luckily, there are some brave gurukula victims of his horrifying deeds still here; Making sure to remind him, his sycophant followers, supporters, clique of friends in high places and society at large, that he will fail in attempts to “conveniently” swipe his ugly misdeeds, under the rug of ISKCON’s collective consciousness.

During this year (2020) GBC Meetings, Dhanurdara swami with his infinite arrogance submitted request to the GBC to be reinstated back in ISKCON.
A decade prior, with the same arrogance, that was the reason he left ISKCON on his own accord, because his ego was bruised when he was restricted to initiate due to the objections from the gurukula alumni that were violently abused by his hands while he was the Head Master of Vrindavan gurukula.

YES, Dhanurdara swami is convicted as a violent child abuser. He was found guilty of Child Abuse by ISKCON's Child Protection Office (CPO). The CPO was created by ISKCON in order to protect itself. The individuals who created the original internal CPO system were running abusive gurukulas themselves (Like Murli Vadhaka das) who was later himself found guilty of child abuse in ISKCON

Similarly, Dhanurdara swami's CPO case was seriously fraught by internal bias and misinformation. Sesa das, his long time friend and supporter, decided to put his fingers on the scale in favor of DDS when he arbitrarily decided which allegations were accepted and which ones were not.

From the DDS official CPO Case file; Sesa prabu writes …” As indicated in the section of this decision above entitled "Evidence Presented," after carefully reviewing all the evidence the panel felt the most probative evidence, the evidence upon which our conclusions are based, primarily involve those incidents personally acknowledged by Dhanurdhara Swami” …

In conclusion, Sesa das presented allegations and testimonies by DDS`s victims for Dhanurdara swami to review, and it was on Dhanudara swami to decide the ones to accept or reject. The ones he rejected or claimed that he does not remember doing, were thrown out from his file by Sesa das.

YES the ABUSER was allowed to do just that.

Furthermore, after Dhanduara swami was allowed to cherry-pick his misdeeds, Sesa das appointed some of Dhanurdara's old friends to be the judges on the panel and adjudicate on his case. For example Laxmimoni d.d. was one of them, an old friend of Dhanudara swami and a child abuser herself, deciding on Danurdhara swami`s fate.

Can u imagine, one CHILD ABUSER DECIDING ON THE FATE OF ANOTHER CHILD ABUSER??!!! Only in ISKCON "justice" I guess.

The mind boggling nightmare continues …

There is ample of evidence that has come to light on the role Braja Bihari das (another long time friend and supporter of DDS) played with regards to the covering-up of child abuse within ISKCON. This documented evidence illuminates Braja Bihari’s role in the Dhanudhar Swami case and how his endeavors to protect Dhanudhar Swami precipitated the Windle Turley Class Action suit against ISKCON that has cost institution millions of dollars.

It must be understood that the survivors of the abuse in our Gurukulas would most likely have not taken such drastic action that they did -- in commissioning the Turley Class Action Suit against ISKCON -- if the GBC had not been bent to the influential pressure that Braja Bihari placed on them, by convincing GBC to reinstate Dhanudara swami in his leadership role in Vrindavan Gurukula, despite the Lawsuit threat from Gurukula Alumni if DDS keeps his position.

If any devotee has any doubt regarding Braja Bihari’s role in this and his power to corrupt even the GBC body, then his following email will clear those doubts. (There is more, but this email is more than enough to satisfy the doubters)

Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 04:25 SST

From: “COM: Braja Bihari (das) BJD (Vrindavana)”

To: badrinarayan.acbsp@ iskcon.com

Cc: 70324.1511 @ compuserve.com, Naveen.Krishna.acbsp@ iskcon.com, 

Afn09663@ freenet.ufl.edu, bhurijan.acbsp @ iskcon.com

Subject: Dhanurdhara Swami and Vrindaban Gurukula

Dear Board of Education Members, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. (I have sent this in three parts due to bad COM connections)

I have recently received a COM message from Badrinarayana Prabhu explaining the present situation regarding Gurukula alumni in America and their staunch objection to reinstating Dhanurdhara Swami as Principal of the Vrindaban school after his presence in Vrindaban is again permitted by the GBC. As most of you know, some of them are seriously threatening legal procedures.

I’ve spent the last few days contemplating a Vrindaban Gurukula without Dhanurdhara Swami. I considered the finances, the curricular development, the teacher’s needs for guidance and encouragement, the school’s vision for future development, the children’s needs, the parent’s concerns, my contribution, the recruitment and training of new teachers, the role of leadership in the school , the role of management, the school’s reputation, the ashram training, and the school’s contribution to ISKCON. 

Especially in the form of providing trained preachers. Though Maharaj doesn’t necessarily contribute to every one of the above categories, my conclusion is that he is indispensable. He is their spiritual leader. Their inspiration. Their coach. The cause of the present glimpses of success. 

Even though the Yankees had Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris they still needed Casey Stangle to win the pennant. Removing him from the Vrindaban gurukula and expecting everything to just carry on, would be like removing Harikesa Maharaj unceremoniously from his zone and expecting the same enthusiasm and results in book distribution. 

(continued) Part 2 – I you like, we can discuss this conclusion I’ve come to. I can state my reasons, and discuss other’s reasons why they feel Maharaj is unnecessary. I realize that my conclusion may be hard for some of us to accept, but this is my observation seeing the miraculous transformation the school has gone through after DDS was again put in charge 5 years ago. (he was, by the way, again put in charge by the insistent begging of the GBC Tosan Krishna Prabhu.)

My request is, and it is a tall one, that we suspend our personal feelings towards Maharaj and in the best interest of the Gurukula, the teachers, the students and the parents, work together to come to a more unilaterally satisfactory arrangement with the alumni. I’m not suggesting we in anyway ignore these young men. Rather, as Badrinarayana Prabhu mentioned, they are good-standing members of ISKCON. I’m certain, however, that they are not conscious, as many of you may not be, of the School’s need for Maharaj’s ongoing involvement, and devastating effect his removal would have. 

I am aware this won’t be easy. The alumni sound determined and DDS can sometimes be hard to communicate with. Several of you, moreover, have weak relations with Maharaj, at least when it comes to this topic. I have heard, however, that Maharaja has made some contact at least with Mandala Bhadra and Caitanya Mangala Prabhu, and the talks were cordial. Please, let’s try. I am making this request, that the BOE work on behalf of Vrindaban Gurukula, and just as a lawsuit is out of the question, adopt the concept that replacing Maharaj is equally unmentionable.

What about mediation? Sesa Prabhu and Krsna Lila Mataji (in NY) are both experts at mediation? Would the two parties get together? LA Ratha-yatra? Mayapur What about us opening up communications with the alumni, explaining the results their request would have on ISKCON education and / or Vrindaban gurukula. etc. Asking them if they have an alternative solution that they would still be satisfied with, but would have positive, rather than negative ramifications?

(perhaps some financial remuneration, community service-let’s be creative.) Who should do this? I’ll write them if it would help. I’d fly there if I thought it would help. Somebody put in charge of school this year (I’m not sure who: DDS? GBC? BOE? ) so acting in the capacity I’ve been asked to, I am making these requests. What about one of you? Should we start a COM conference about it? I don’t know if he is on COM, but I have a voice mail 

# for DDS: 212-726-1516.

My situation is a though one. I naturally do not fully agree with everything DDS says or does. But I am awed at what he has done here in the last 5 years. I’m not on the BOE. I’m not expert in primary education. I am swamped with two other full-time services. I do have some interest in communications /conflict resolution, and that sort of stuff. 

If I can be somehow an instrument of help bring about an auspicious solution to this mess please let me know. I will do anything to help in that way. So often we have some these situations and we “blow away” one party or the other. Let’s try not to settle for that kind of solution. A WIN \ WIN solution, I feel, would be by far the best offering to Srila Prabhupada.

Falling at your feet. I remain. Your servant, Braja Bihari dasa

Chariman of the Steering Committee,

Bhaktivedanta Swami International Gurukula, Vrindaban.

PS This request, is of course, contingent on the GBC’s decision when to allow those involved in Rasika Bhakti back to Vrindaban. I’m not making any statement about that, only that whenever the “ban” is lifted, Maharaja again resume his service.

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After GBC was bamboozled by Braja Bihiri das and other DDS vocal supporters, GBC agreed to keep Dhanudara swami as a leader of Vrindavan Gurukula. The Gurukula Alumini naturally reacted to such unacceptable decision and proceeded with their threat and initiated the lawsuit. By now, we all know how much this decision cost ISKCON!!!

In the beginning I started with the statement; Cost of Dhanudara Swami`s Arrogance. I leave it to you, dear readers, to decide what the cost of Dhanurdhara swami and his arrogance to ISKCON institution is. How many children destroyed? How families traumatized for life? How many lost faith in ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada and left this movement? How many millions of dollars lost?

After everything is said and done I ask myself; Is Dhanurdara Swami really worth that much to ISKCON, that the GBC is seriously considering bringing him back into the fold of institution? Personally I don't think he is … not by any stretch of imagination. 

Notice that Dhanurdara swami reportedly used to grab kids:

 by their ears! 

And this is the type guy we want hanging around?

And worse, the GBC wants to sue people for "not cooperating" with these folks?