Monday, May 31, 2021
Goddess Ganga Leela (Ramanand Sagar VIDEO)
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Kumbha Mela Linked to Super spreader Event in India
PADA: Oh oh. Some of the sadhus who said cow urine would protect them, died of the virus. Other attempts, such as spreading cow dung, also did not seem to slow down things. Now they are contact tracing cases back to Kumbha Mela, where the pilgrims returned to their homes, and spread this illness around in their home area.
My friend who lives in India now says -- where he lives -- he smells death almost all the time. There are burning dead bodies, and perhaps dead bodies that are just buried in shallow graves, tossed into a river etc. -- randomly here and there. He reported that -- everywhere -- smells bad.
It just smells better or worse in some areas, but it is impossible to avoid the smell altogether, even when eating, trying to take rest and etc. He worries that the virus is getting spread around even more in the wind -- by blowing the smell around it might also be carrying particles of the virus too, maybe that is the case.
I could say this has been mis-handled there, at the same time, containing any problem in India is like wrestling an alligator, or maybe a dozen alligators. It is no easy task to get any large project coordinated there. I feel bad for the citizens who have to suffer to much grief and evidently -- the smell of death. This is obviously some kind of advance of Kali Yuga and unfortunately, the more Kali progresses, the more people have to suffer.
The only good news is that here in California we have less cases, at least for the present time. My hospital worker friends say that there are hardly any people coming in sick. The citizens here have used prevention measures, and they are evidently working. In any case, India is a mess and I can only pray that things won't get too bad for our devotee associates and friends there. ys pd
Rambhouru / Prithu Brinkman and "Auschwitz for kids"
"On numerous occasions, my youngest son, now 4, and I were stalked and attacked by local Brijbasis, while we traveled alone without the protection of a husband. My husband knew this, but he never attempted to protect us from these dangers by staying with us. He remained comfortably living in the temple compound. (...)
I returned to Vrindavan to discover my son, Nila, living in the so-called care of my husband's disciples who had been instructed to beat and lock him in a room, should he not comply with their instructions.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Rasabihari Dasa Defends Navayogendra Swami
All glories to Śrīla Nava Yogendra Swami (NYS) Maharaj Ji.
All glories to the Saviour of the fallen souls, Śrīla Prabhupāda Ji
All glories to Śrī Śrī Kṛṣṇa Balarāma.
All glories to Śrī Śrī RādhāGolokānanda.
Dear Hanuman Das Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisance. Hope this meets you in good health and mindfulness. On the occasion of Narsimha Dev appearance day, I would like to offer you a question mark on your Sherlock Holmes type of activity; of whether it is exposing the truth or webbing an illusion; for your technique of using hearsays and photographs as tools / evidence have big limitations and loopholes for you and your audience which can led to serious offences in Spiritual life.
accompanying devotees while Maharaj Ji is traveling Business class in the same aeroplane? Do you know that when she came along with Guruji, she was accompanying Maharaj Ji’s VIP guests couples who came only on her arrangements to take association in Spiritual local programs as an act of patronage in order to help the orphanage she manages?
are you cooking with the 6000 km thing and that local say that she is wife of Maharaj Ji? Would Your Grace not correct someone ignorant if the person wrongly took your daughter to be your wife? If someone ignorant thought like that
about Mataji and Maharaj, now it is an embellishment for your website. I cannot even say bullshit but garbage of great speculation in order to create sensational publishing for your website.
or already initiated, solving their problems with Spiritual life and guiding them in their services to Maharaj Ji during His visits.
understand the truth as you are a real bully drifting from being pragmatic to a puritanic mad revolutionary devotee who has only his own mind as association.
HARE KṚṢṆA. Your well-wisher: rasbihari das nys. (Mr. Ram Doyal)
Bhakti Marg Swami Criticizes Srila Prabhupada's Books
In a podcast dated 10/6/20, GBC voted-in guru HH Bhaktimarga Swami ("BMS") has continued ISKCON's trend of minimising Srila Prabhupada's books, taking things to new depths of offense. All emphases added.
1) He states Srila Prabhupada's books are "embarrassing":
"they should consider, you know, the language adjustments, [...] anybody who's writing for a contemporary audience must look at those principles [...] otherwise it will be embarrassing to present books in such a way that are kind of outdated, language-wise."
2) He states Srila Prabhupada's books contain "dirty words":
"we say no ‘illicit sex', and I think a better terminology there would be no ‘casual sex'. [...] ‘Preach' is just like to me, I just want to block my ears, [...] talk about irrelevance [...] I mean somebody's just have to sit down in a back room and figure out what are the dirty words in ISKCON that we use [...] you could open almost any page and find something"
BMS also described Srila Prabhupada's word choice as:
"crass or harsh".
3) BMS continues his assault by saying that Srila Prabhupada's books require so much alteration that it actually becomes "translation":
"I do think that the translation is important and I think that if we want to be relevant to the world [...] we have to look at words that are going to be dear to people's hearts."
Thus, BMS criticises and suggests changes to Srila Prabhupada's words on the basis of making them more appealing to the public.
1) However, Srila Prabhupada was against this mentality of pandering to the public:
"I am not much fond of the idea of changing things to accommodate the public – better to change the public to accommodate us. Therefore I suggest wherever there is Sanskrit used there should also be English spelling in brackets. In this way, the public will become accustomed to Sanskrit language so that in future we may use only Sanskrit and they will understand."
(Srila Prabhupada Letter, 28/12/71)
2) Srila Prabhupada predicted that his words would inspire "ecstasy" in people's hearts and are ever fresh:
"Please continue to read the literature very attentively. Try to understand very soberly and you will feel ecstasy undoubtedly."
(Srila Prabhupada Letter, 7/12/69)
"We read the scriptures again and again and it is still fresh. When there is time I go on reading my own books."
(Srila Prabhupada Letter, 1/10/74)
It is bad enough that BMS has occupied Srila Prabhupada's position as diksa guru, which itself has blocked people from accessing the genuine path of Krishna Consciousness via Srila Prabhupada, yet he also insists on assaulting Srila Prabhupada's books – the gateway to accepting Srila Prabhupada as one's spiritual master directly. As shown, such criticism is entirely unnecessary as Srila Prabhupada's books are transcendental. Indeed, they are written by the Lord Himself:
"That is not my explanation, that is Krsna's explanation. I cannot explain now. That moment I could explain. That means Krsna's... I can understand that, that the description is very nicely given. Although it is my writing, but I know it is not my writing. It is Krsna's writing."
"Business Yoga" From Bhagavad Gita (?)
[PADA: This kind of thing is gradually taking over sectors of ISKCON. Evidently, the Hari nama samkirtan movement is transforming into the Business Yoga society. This is another sign things are not going well in GBC guru land. ys pd]
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Radhika's Story (RE: ISKCON's Sexual Predator Culture)
[PADA: Yep, don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Unfortunately, the pedophile agenda contaminated what was supposed to be ISKCON's baby's bath water -- to the point that -- the bath water was poisonous for many victims, and many of the spiritual babies were spiritually dying, and in some cases actually dying of suicide.
And there is no real outreach to try to recover them now -- that we can see, or that many victims can see. Anyway we give this lady a lot of credit for having the courage and tenacity to speak up. Yep, begging the question, where are the brave men who are speaking out? Why so many ladies have to take to the front lines?
In sum! Bravo. ys pd]
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Hanuman Croatia on "Pedophile Guru Tattva"
PADA: Hanuman Croatia is finally addressing the ISKCON "Pedophile Guru" problem. Goody! It is amazing that in the 1980s when we started to say "homosexual guru" or "pedophile guru" and / or "homosexual pedophile guru" -- many people thought we had totally lost our minds. You are making "ooooh fence." Don't use these terms! However, as we see, more and more people are ALSO starting to use these SAME terms.
He makes some good points here.
*** Why are the victims having to make their own expose web sites?
*** Why are none of the "senior people" advocating for this victim, or many other victims?
*** Why is yet another person saying -- they want to live in a society where no pedophiles are the gurus?
*** Why isn't the leadership cleaning this up, and instead an independent devotee has to bring this up?
*** Why did Sanaka Rsi apologize for exposing the pedophile issue?
*** Where is the leadership on this issue?
Then he says, the internet has created a situation where ISKCON leaders no longer control the narrative nowadays. So it is no longer possible for them to "stop the criticizing." And because of all the propaganda about the molesting and so on, more people are waking up (albeit gradually).
Meanwhile, someone else says they want to congratulate the GBC members who stood up against Lokanath "in private." Why are they only standing up -- in private? Why can't we make a public statement on the issue, should pedophiles be worshiped as gurus in ISKCON or not? Then Hanuman says that it is not just the leaders, but all of the rest of the people who went along with it. OK, and we would say, that includes Sridhar Swami, who was boosting the GBC's guru program, and he was voted into it.Monday, May 24, 2021
Preaching In Israel (VIDEO)
[PADA: Wow, very courageous preaching. Good luck and stay safe. ys pd]
angel108b@yahoo.com
Satyavrata Web Site Exposing Lokanath Swami
https://satyavrata.wixsite.com/lokanathswami
That is going to make the Krishna society "look good"? Well maybe, but only to the gangsters of the planet. These Krishna guys have a really nice goonda gangster project going on here! Good job! Sorry, if victims do not go public, then more people become victims, because no one will see the red flags. Is that what we want?
Even Naranarayan / Sanat / Mukunda/ Prahlad / HKC Jaipur folks were crying buckets of tears when we exposed their pedophile messiahs project and its resultant suicide problem. They said we should allow their pedophile messiah's project to be worshiped as good as God -- unchecked by us -- and thus allow more children to become victims -- because not exposing this mess will make ISKCON look good. Ummm nope. Eventually we will have the News Headlines "Hare Krishna Children Suicide Epidemic." And that is going to make ISKCON "look good"? OK nope. In other words these people wanted to give ISKCON an even worse name.
And now we have ISKCON leaders like Mahatma das complaining -- not only is PADA "creating controversy" -- but even Srila Prabhupada's books are "creating controversy." So this is the result of so many people going to sleep on these issues, and now victims have to make their web sites and complaint forums, because ISKCON leaders are not addressing the problems. Not only -- not -- addressing the problems, but creating a new wave of problems by wanting to re-write all the books etc.
Anyway I hope people will encourage Satya and others with their complaints about the GBC. We need to give one another help and back up. PADA is one of the first people she contacted to publish her complaints, and we are glad to have been able to help her and other victims.
Alachua looks like a real mess! They are in favor of ping pong swami Hrdayananada and his "Krishna West," while at the same time they want to follow the India ICC and support Lokanath. They are playing to all sides. Hee hee. Yes, we want to compromise with Kamsa, the Kauravas, and all the other asura princes, all at once! Hee hee. This is what happens when we open to door to compromise, we get more and more entangled in the webs and nests of lies upon lies. And then the victims have to make public complaints.
ys pd
Srila Prabhupada is another controversy.
Any questions!
Saturday, May 22, 2021
First Hand Account: Virus Spread In India (Businessinsider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/india-covid-crisis-flew-home-during-pandemic-help-care-family-2021-5
[PADA: Wowsers, there are still some devotee out there telling me the virus problem does not exist, because the whole thing is "a hoax." Yes as a matter of fact, no one is dying because this is all "made up news" -- concocted by the USA's Democrat party to "make the leaders look bad."
OK just like PADA has been "making up news" about the ISKCON GBC's banning, beating, molesting, lawsuits and murders "to make the GBC look bad." Well -- nope. Pretty amazing really, that some folks still think all of these photos are "staged by actors" -- and this is all about "fake news." Ummm, maybe not?
Sorry, India is getting hammered with severe karma. And this is what one PADA reader (a mother) says -- is because of all of the bogus swamis, yogis, avatars, and self made gurus there in INDIA -- it is making Krishna very angry. And when we add to that, allowing pedophile samadhis in the holy dham, then Krishna is maybe going to lower the boom on that society. Seems like a potential explanation?
And now they are burying contaminated bodies on the river banks, which spreads the disease around all the more. Sorry, this is NOT a hoax pilgrims!
ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com]
Friday, May 21, 2021
Chand Prasad (Biodynamic Theology) On "Killing for Krishna"
Eleven Naked Emperors is an amazing achievement.
In a previous essay, I argued that ISKCON is basically a case study of the Iron Law of Oligarchy, articulated by Robert Michels. (available here: Killing For Krishna) My review of Eleven Naked Emperors shall not repeat those points. However, I will to some extent, suspend my deep disdain for ISKCON in the paragraphs that follow.
In my humble opinion, Henry Doktorski should have explicitly and forcefully explained how his book contributes to the existing literature on ISKCON. Such an explanation is a key ingredient to good marketing. ISKCON has been a subject of ongoing academic inquiry. What gaps exist in the literature? I personally feel that "Eleven Naked Emperors" makes important contributions. But more importantly, the author himself should explicitly point out the unique, original, or distinctive angles of his published work.
Henry Doktorski provides readers with an unsurpassed understanding of the power struggles within ISKCON. The internal dynamics that he so carefully documents must be placed in the following context — ISKCON still exists. ISKCON is an enduring, time-tested institution with a proven ability to withstand financial crises and negative publicity. Even with all of its self-inflicted problems, an undeniable, inescapable fact is -- that ISKCON persists.
Regarding negative publicity, sadly, many people have become desensitized to child abuse, in part because of the news coverage of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church makes ISKCON appear to be not so bad—former members who look forward to the downfall of ISKCON often do not consider this factor.
In my view, Eleven Naked Emperors did not adequately analyze or document the economic foundations of ISKCON. Although the history of ISKCON provides many lessons, it is also a tale of economic survival. However, in Doktorski’s defense, his intended objectives focused on how the emperors clashed with each other and rooted out dissenters. Moreover, ISKCON is hardly known for financial transparency.
[PADA: There are a lot of ex-devotees who believe most of the problems in ISKCON are rooted in the "economic warfare" the leaders made against the rank and file. Rank and file, the gurukula children etc. have been getting few resources, while a small elite cadre get the lions share of resources. Their "guru program" has basically been a smash and grab of the assets according to many accounts. There is ample evidence this has been the situation.]
ISKCON has not transcended the material realm.
A key principle of geopolitics is that leaders, including ISKCON’s emperors, are constrained by reality. George Friedman, a geopolitical savant, uses a chess analogy. A novice chess player may believe he can choose from a wide range of various moves.
[PADA: It is a Machiavellian styled organization, very true.]
With binding constraints and relatively few good moves available, leaders eventually become somewhat predictable, unless of course, he is a chess master, in which case he can find brilliant, unexpected moves. Predictably, ISKCON gurus were subject to disciplinary action when they embarrassed the institution. A guru could avoid excommunication if he threatened to take his wealthy disciples out of ISKCON. Obviously, such threats were of no use when dealing with the police.
In my opinion, three of the most subtle actors were B. R. Sridhara, Ravindra Svarupa, and Radhanath. Maybe I am just being obtuse, but Eleven Naked Emperors did not leave me with an exact understanding of B. R. Sridhara’s motivations. Was he attempting to shape ISKCON in the image of the Gaudiya Math? Perhaps Doktorski could have directly asked Kailasa-Chandra dasa to explain the nature of B. R. Sridhara’s motivations.
The Eleven Naked Emperors would have communicated more effectively if it had used visual aids or graphics. The author could have created a color-coded map showing the territory controlled by the zonal acharyas. Doktorski has a masterful understanding of ISKCON’s complex organizational dynamics. Given the large number of variables and moving parts, it might be helpful to see a series of flowcharts or schematics that depict shifting alliances, coalitions, and conflicts among key players. A timeline of major events would also be a useful addition to the book.
None of the comments given above detract significantly from the immense value of Doktorski’s contributions. Historians are indeed a valuable asset to humanity. I have the highest regard for the author’s thorough, painstaking research and his writing ability.
Doktorski kindly referred to Angela Burt. Doktorski mentioned that she is in good standing with ISKCON and therefore she has access to information that he does not. However, after reading one of Dr. Angela Burt’s summary papers, I realized she is a publicist or at least an apologist for ISKCON, which explains why she is in good standing with the cult. Although it is not clear to me that Doktorski is truly biased, I am quite certain that Dr. Burt lacks objectivity.
Mr. Doktorski accumulated his own powerful base of knowledge and he is not dependent on ISKCON. Academic scholars could, at the very least, diversify their sources of information by writing articles and books in collaboration with Doktorski. It is not possible to write a credible study of ISKCON’s history without making reference to Henry Doktorski’s published works.
I look forward to hearing from you, and I hope this letter finds you well.
Yours in the Service of Krishna,
Chand Prasad, Ph.D.
Maryland, United States
BiodynamicTheology.com
Thursday, May 20, 2021
New ISKCON "Hindu" Center in Naperville
https://www.nctv17.com/news/construction-begins-on-new-hindu-temple/?
[PADA: Yep, I noticed that too, they are calling themselves "Hindus" more and more and more. All that! After Srila Prabhupada said, we should not become another Hindu program. Basically, they have fried out the name of ISKCON, so they had to steal the title of "Hindus" -- to hide behind their nomenclature. Almost no preaching to Western people is going on, as has been noted by our travelling reporters.
The only good news is, some of these "Hindu" people are reading about all the "troubles" and they are agreeing with us to focus on Srila Prabhupada. One of the [Hindu?] ISKCON temple leaders in India has given himself the title of "Prabhupada's soldier," which is good news, they are no longer advertising as "GBC guru's soldiers." So anyway, this Hindu-ized process is what we were supposed to avoid doing in the West, and that is why they went head first into doing it. They are not following the orders of the acharya.
At least some folks are finding our stuff, so we will continue to make progress in any case.
ys pd]
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
How Prabhupada's ISKCON Was Destroyed (Russian W/ Subtitles)
Narayan Maharaja's Successor "Gaudiya Sampradaya" List
[PADA: OK wait a minute? Narayan Maharaja said only his sannyasas will be his guru successors. Prem Prayojana was one of them previously, then he later got married. Gaura Govinda Maharaja was not part of the Narayan Maharaja group ever, except he said the NM people are right to challenge Srila Prabhupada's jeeva tattva, and to criticize Srila Prabhupada on other issues. Gaura Govinda Maharaja gave a sort of license to NM folks to attack the acharya because he said NM is correct on various issues (and therefore Srila Prabhupada is not).
For example NM said that Srila Prabhupada should not place images of Lord Narasimgha in Radha Krishna temples because "it frightens away Srimati Radharani." And so on and so forth. So Gaura Govinda Maharaja thought NM is correct to criticize the acharya on various points.
And of course NM is correct to be Tamal Krishna swami's chief bucket boy / advocate / defender -- for their illicit sex with men, women and children messiahs club, that is banning, beating, molesting, suing and killing the Vaishnavas. I think that what has been happening is -- the "guru parampara list from Krishna" has become a sort of "free for all" cat and dog fight. Anyone who can put their photo in a line after Krishna and various parampara acharyas, and gets away with it for awhile, can do so.
And that is also why some GBC ilk are making some women into acharyas, because they too will get to have their photos on the altars during offerings etc. Pretty soon we have so many photos of so many acharyas, no one will be able to keep track of all the various "guru lines."
Meanwhile -- with all this watering down, people tend to forget, who are the actual acharyas listed in the parampara, and how rare, special and self realized they are. Did I forget to mention some of the followers of the NM sannyasa group are really opposed to Prem Prayojana, citing that since he is not a sannyasa, he should not be a guru? So they don't even accept each other as gurus.
And Jadurani has become a sort of alleged peace deal broker in their camp to keep the infighting minimized. Why minimize it? Let them fight it out, the sannyasa guru camp vs the householder guru camp. Anyway all this is very unfortunate, it does appear as though the flood gates for all sorts of acharya wanna-bes has been opened.
The only good news is, Prem Prayojana is more of a gentlemanly type guy than a lot of the GBC's rough house street fighting gangster messiahs, so no doubt he will be attracting people away from ISKCON for that reason. Goody, we do not want more folks in the GBC camp, that becomes more dangerous for us. I'd rather have to face off with the Prem Prayojana followers if there was going to be a conflict. ys pd
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
ISKCON's India Bureau "Shocked and Offended" By ISKCONnews Site
AKINCANA GOCARA
News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
The Leaders of ISKCON India are Shocked and Offended
BY: AKINCANA STAFF ON: MAY 17, 2021 IN: NEWS
India ICC Statement:
"Whereas, the leaders of ISKCON India are shocked and offended that the ISKCONnews.org website ran an article that endorses the book, “Destroyer of Sorrow” (the final book in the “Sita’s Fire Triology”) written by Vrinda Sheth,
"Whereas, the concepts mentioned in the article contradict the concept that vedic shastras are divine and therefore free from human defects,
"Whereas, we recognize that anyone and everyone has a right to propagate their own ideas, but if they contradict the teachings of shastras and acharyas, it should not be endorsed by official ISKCON,
"Therefore we, the ICC, call upon the GBC to instruct the editors of the ISKCONnews.org website to remove the article from it’s site.
"Further, ISKCON India will undertake a review of the book and publish it’s findings. The ICC directs ISKCON India temples not to display or sell the book at least until the review is complete.
[PADA: Wow, ISKCON India folks are waking up. Oooops. Sort of. They are issuing all sorts of proclamations these days about how bogus the rest of ISKCON is. Great. Except, aren't the ICC Board members the self same people who are helping Radhanath in burying pedophiles in samadhis in the dham?
We need to have pedophiles and porno swamis buried next to India's saints, and in the dham no less, and in samadhi? What exactly are "pedophiles in samadhi" according to the ICC folks anyway? We also have "porno swami samadhi," which we always find -- in Vedic shastra? Where is the ICC complaint about -- themselves?
Meanwhile PADA friends actually living in the dham are shocked and offended at -- the ICC Board -- every time they walk past their pedophile and porno swami samadhis. So the acharyas are free from defects, therefore we have a pile of them "engaged in illicit sex with men, women and children," or drinking Vodka, or watching pornos, or claiming that we need to go to Narayan Maharaja, and so on and so forth.
So we should not mis-represent the idea that acharyas are full of mundane defects, except, when they are -- engaged in illicit sex with men, women and children, which is evidently -- not defective? Or what?
Sorry, you guys are making more questions than answers here. ys pd]
Monday, May 17, 2021
Mahasrnga Das Departs
He told me he has to live in India because America is too WAY much MAYA for him. Well, he is probably right on that count.
He also helped me when Dayalu Nitai's HKC Jaipur guys attacked me. He said these guys are just another "bogus business men posing as devotees program." And they are exploiting people in the name of Srila Prabhupada -- just like the GBC. And he said that is why they all went running off with Radhanath's clone Bhakta das, because they are more with the pedophile guru's program than with your PADA Srila Prabhupada's program -- and they are simply cheating people that they are not sympathizers with the GBC's gurus.
So he helped me when these guys sent their goonda Prahlad das to threaten to kill me. He said he would act as my "look out" over there, and keep tabs on these folks. He said to me, everyone who loves to see pedophiles being worshiped "as good as God gurus" wants to kill you, there is nothing new about any of this.
And later he would make various snarky comments about the bogus gurus to add to things I was writing. So he wanted to help me in what I was doing. I don't know how he managed to live at an ISKCON temple, with his attitude against the gurus, but he managed somehow or other. Anyway, he was always telling me "make sure you chant your rounds" and things like that, because he had genuine concern for me -- and for many others.
In sum! He was a sort of mild mannered gentlemanly devotee with real concern for me and others, which seems to be in VERY short supply in many cases. So we will miss him for that reason alone.
In the end, everyone knows he was "a Srila Prabhupada man." He wanted to see things rectified in ISKCON, he wanted to have Srila Prabhupada re-established as the acharya, and let us hope that his wishes eventually manifest.
GOD SPEED SPIRIT SOUL!
ys pd]
Hare Krishna
May Lord Narasimha bless this noble saintly soul. With regards. Hare Krishna
Yasoda nandana dasa
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
Subject: His Grace Mahasrnga Prabhu Departs
Dear Prabhus,
Obeisances.. all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The passing of a great soul and our dear Godbrother, His Grace Mahasrnga Prabhu.. may he always be with Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krsna.
Vāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥ Our ultimate goal is Vāsudeva
Your fallen servant, Balaram das.
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Pancaratna Dasa <pancaratnadas@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 17, 2021 at 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: Mahasrnga
Hare Krishna.
Yesterday was Sunday so no one allowed to meet patients or doctors. I called in the morning and the doctor said they had still not moved to non covid wing but he is ok, same position. But at 2.30 am this morning, 17th of May 2021 the doctor from JNU Hospital phoned me to declare that Mahasrnga Prabhu (Michael Charles Crawford) left this world. He was in full consciousness, with Srila Prabhupada chanting in his ear. Remembering Lord Krishna he has returned home, back to Godhead.
He was Covid negative and the infection in his lungs was reducing slowly but he had stopped eating. He became very weak and though saying he would cooperate, he did not. At one point I told him we all want him to recover and he looked me clearly and said, but I don't want.
Today at 9.00 am we will collect him from the hospital and make arrangements for his funeral. He has left a last will, which we will see today and take care accordingly. Those that wish to see it, if you ask, I will send you a copy.
I will remember him, as the saintly person he was, he had no greed, no anger, no lust for this world. His only interest was his service to Srila Prabhupada. You all know better than me.
We all love him dearly and miss him. If you like to write a condolence I will see that it is read out in whatever small gathering we are allowed, as we are still fully locked down here.
Your servant
Pancaratna Das