PADA: Oh great. This guy does all sorts of service to ISKCON. And when he passes away, there are no funds for his cremation? Can we get one of the GBC gurus to give up six months of their health club membership, and $20 health drinks at the health club's juice bar, to donate to this guys' cremation?
No rest even for the dead. Sheesh. My neighbor took better care of his dead dog than these GBC leadership guys take care of their people. The leaders self evidently and overall did not take care of the devotees, the children, the farms, the temples, the disabled, or the dead, but they always seem to be quite capable of taking care of themselves? Odd huh? The good news is, Gaura Hari Dasa himself is no longer here to have to tolerate these bone heads anymore. ys pd
UPDATE on HG GOURA HARI DASA
Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As you may have heard, Srila Prabhupada’s beloved disciple HG Goura Hari dasa left this material world on Saturday, May 28th during the Brahmamuhurta hours surrounded by Srila Prabhupada chanting. He was 80 year old. Goura Hari prabhu became an initiated disciple in 1969 and gave his life to serving Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
He served in Gita Nagari, New York, Alachua, and the West coast. He was a humble and simple devotee, never accumulating much, and his family has also followed in his footsteps.
Now we are faced with giving Goura Hari prabhu a send off fit for such a surrendered devotee. We are waiting for sufficient funds before we can cremate his body. We would also like to hold a nice memorial and feast in his honor.
The memorial is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Jun 8, 2022, pending his son’s arrival into town. It will be a combined live and Zoom event at the Alachua ISKCON temple.
If you are able to contribute anything towards this, please use the link below. The arrangements are being made through Southcare, a 501c3 non-profit organization set up to do End of Life Care, Devotee Care, and Meals on Wheels for now in the Alachua-Gainesville area. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to the Vaishnavas!
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Dhanesvara das: Several days ago my dear friend and godbrother Gaurahari Prabhu departed from this world. We met and worked together at the Gita Nagari Farm in 1977. After he moved to Alachua, FL I would visit and stay with him when I came through. He was always a pleasant and enthusiastic devotee, and I enjoyed his association greatly.
Dhanesvara das: Several days ago my dear friend and godbrother Gaurahari Prabhu departed from this world. We met and worked together at the Gita Nagari Farm in 1977. After he moved to Alachua, FL I would visit and stay with him when I came through. He was always a pleasant and enthusiastic devotee, and I enjoyed his association greatly.
Several years ago he lost the use of his legs and was wheelchair bound, but he got a lot of love from the many devotees who would stop by to visit, read shastra with him, bring him prasadam, etc. Since I returned to Florida six months ago I've been staying with him.
Every night a group of us would read Srimad Bhagavatam before retiring for the night, and we did so the last night he was with us. Please send your blessings to him and say a prayer for his continued devotional service to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Krishna. In the picture below with Srila Prabhupada he is wearing the black sweater. Sriman Gaurahari Prabhu ki Jaya!
LW: I also did so much service. Can they afford to take care of my dead body? Firstly ... they already cannot take care of my live body, or the bodies of the thousands of others they kicked out. I think this is typical of ISKCON management. I know a few devotees going into hospitals and even hospice care ... and they get zero support from ISKCON.
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If one of the jet set gurus gets a stubbed toe playing volleyball, he goes to Cedars Sinai ... gets the millionaire's suite. If we are dead ... we have to pay for our own cremation and buy a used shoe box to put in the ashes.
Yes!!! I agree ... the only good news is ... once you are dead ... you won't have to worry about them taking care of you anymore. You are done with them once and for all. They do not take care of the citizens ... they mainly take care of their own big houses and mansions ... for themselves. This is a crime against the devotees. Then again the list of their crimes is like an encyclopedia. Anyway this is yet another example of their dead at the switch managing style.