Letter to Mukunda Maharaja from HD Dasa 29/03/22

 Dear Members of the GBC

Would you please accept my humble obeisances? All glories to our beloved Srila Prabhupada. 

There are 8 reasons why I wrote to my spiritual master, Mukunda Goswami, about the Lokanatha Swami case. I kindly request you to please ponder these core reasons and then agree to do the needful: remove Lokanatha Swami from his current status and position in ISKCON.

These extracts are from a longer and private letter to him. 

1. The original GBC sub-committee, of which you (Mukunda Maharaja) were a part, failed to follow the GBC Resolutions of 1989, 1990 and 1992, which stipulates that any child molestation case must be reported to local law enforcement agencies;

2. The GBC should have upheld and enforced, through proper monitoring, the sanctions placed upon Lokanath Swami - since then he has initiated more than 5000 devotees, whilst at the same time not alluding these new initiates to the crime he has admitted (which was one of the sanctions);

3. Covering-up and watering down the case creates, by default, accomplices to the crime;

4. The GBC sub-committee decided to tone down the case (evident from confidential correspondences amongst them) because they did not want to, “ruin Lokanath Swami’s life.” Which begs the question: Did the committee members consider whether his abuse ruined his victim’s life?;

5. The GBC must uphold, in practice, their zero tolerance of child abuse cases, irrespective of who the perpetrators are. No one is above the law of the land nor ISKCON law;

6. The GBC must refer all cases to be investigated independently, without fear and favour, by the CPO;

7. Anyone associated with this case who transgressed (inadvertently or not) from proper procedures, policies and practices should consider offering a public apology to the ISKCON devotee community, the victim and the victim’s family.

8. The GBC’s reputation is in tatters.

I beg to remain your servant in the service of ISKCON, the Vaisnavas and Srila Prabhupada. 

Sincerely. 

HD dasa

KD: Its interesting that you, the disciple, have to instruct your guru how to behave ethically and legally. What is the point of having a guru if you are the teacher?

HD dasa: No I’m not instructing my spiritual master. I’m non-prescriptive. It is for him to decide what is in his best interest - and of others. He is my diksa guru, and often he consults with me because that’s the sort of relationship I have with him. I would not consider my relationship with my guru as mature if I’m merely a “Mr Nice Guy” or a Yes-man. Read “No more Mr Nice Guy”

SW DASI: What do you suggest Lokanaths disciples do? Do they need re initiation?

HD dasa: That’s a decision between maharaja and his disciples. A precedent has been set in ISKCON.

SM: You have to ask yourself, "If Srila Prabhupada was still here, what would He do about this Swami who fondled a child's vagina?" You already know the answer.

GS DASI: Excellent question. So how do we find out what would Srila Prabhupada do?

HD dasa: Gita Seva study his writings, teachings, recordings, follow his example, and then walk the talk.

SM dasa: Go read his books and you might have an idea. By books I mean the unedited versions, not the bs that has been made "more correct" by the gbc and iskcon.

VS: You can add one more point. 9. The GBC committee of which you are a part have not followed the `Direction of Management` which was laid out by Silla Prabhupada directing the conduct of GBC. It states that all GBC must be elected every 3 years by temple presidents.

GV: By temple presidents... who themselves should be elected once in 4 years (not as a lifetime position seen too often)...

VG: That’s got nothing to do with this case.

AVA: What is the date of this letter? Any reply?

HD dasa: 29/03/22. Sent yesterday via snail mail to MG.

GS: Thanks HD Prabhu. I believe every effort for child protection is very valuable to Srila Prabhupada and Krsna.

[PADA: Yep, even after all the scandals, horrible publicity, massive lawsuits, alienating thousands of molested children, and assorted banning, beating, molesting, suing and killing people, ad infinitum, Mukunda Maharaja still evidently does not know pedophiles should not be promoted as messiahs? ys pd] 

angel108b@yahoo.com