Devotee's Car Crash / Sridhara Update 10 31 24

 

By ISKCON News:

On October 26, 2024 at Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, six devotees lost their lives while returning from Tadipatri. The accident took place near Nayanapalle Cross in Singanamala Mandal when their car, due to a sudden tire burst, went out of control and collided with an oncoming lorry. All six passengers lost their lives at the scene.

The devotees were Sridhar Swamy (30), Shanmukh (26), Santosh (28), Pranav (13), Venkatesh (28), and Prasanna (26). They had traveled to Tadipatri to conduct preaching programs, bringing spiritual inspiration and teachings to the community. During their visit, they organized a Nagar Sankirtana procession, held Bhagavad Gita classes for local students, and visited a nearby school to share teachings and foster a sense of connection within the community.

According to police reports, the accident occurred when a tire on the vehicle burst, causing the driver to lose control. This sudden malfunction sent the vehicle swerving off its course and into the opposite lane, directly into the path of an oncoming lorry. With little time to react, the collision was unavoidable, resulting in the tragic loss of all six occupants in the car. Authorities noted that the abrupt nature of the tire burst made it difficult for the driver to regain control in time to avoid the collision.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed his profound grief at the tragic event and pledged support to the families of the deceased devotees. He communicated with officials to gather details on the incident and offered his condolences to the grieving families, extending his sympathies to the Anantapur and ISKCON communities, who are deeply saddened by the loss.
We ask for prayers from the international community of devotees for each of these young men and for their families.

PADA: ISKCON is currently doing a lot of preaching in India, and to mainly Hindus in the West. And that is good and bad news. The good news is, sometimes their disciples end up finding our information and they decide that the GBC are not gurus and they want to follow our process. 

The bad news is, I am increasing getting arguments from their people that I am a mlecca, a Yavana and all that, as a means of defeating my points. In other words, ISKCON is developing more and more as a Hindu hodge podge religion, with many, most or even in some cases -- all -- Hindus in the temple congregations, but which is using a sort of perverted twist of racist Hindu nationalist pride as a preaching tool. 

That cannot produce a good long term effect. But the GBC evidently feels they have to do that -- to keep their flock from taking off to our propaganda, so they are clearly encouraging all this. Meanwhile, recently another ex-kuli from Mayapur says, the gurukula there just needs to be shut down, the problems are too embedded. That means these Hindu folks are still not managing the situation there properly.

In any case, these folks are now gone. And I am not holding a grudge, these people are following Krishna somewhat, but with many untidy GBC propaganda strings attached. I do wish them God speed in any case. And yeah, another harsh lesson from the material energy learned, anyone of us can depart our bodies at any second, so it is better to try to remain as Krishna consciousness as possible because the inevitable is coming for all of us. 

ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com

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RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DOES NOT APPLY TO SPIRIT SOULS:

" 'Now please hear from Me about the process of devotional service, which is applicable in any country, for any person, at all times and in all circumstances.

PURPORT

The cult of bhāgavata-dharma can be spread in all circumstances, among all people and in all countries. Many envious people accuse this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement of spoiling the rigidity of so-called Hinduism. That is not actually the fact. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirms that devotional service to the Lord-the cult of bhāgavata-dharma, which is now being spread as the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement-can be spread in every country, for every person, in any condition of life, and in all circumstances. 

Bhāgavata-dharma does not restrict pure devotees to the Hindu community. A pure devotee is above a brāhmaṇa; therefore it is not incompatible to offer the sacred thread to devotees in Europe, America, Australia, Japan, Canada, and so on. Sometimes these pure devotees, who have been accepted by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, are not allowed to enter certain temples in India. Some high-caste brāhmaṇas and gosvāmīs refuse to take prasāda in the temples of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. 

Actually this is against the instruction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Devotees can come from any country, and they can belong to any creed or race. On the strength of this verse, those who are actually devotees and followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu must accept devotees from all parts of the world as pure Vaiṣṇavas. They should be accepted not artificially but factually. One should see how they are advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and how they are conducting Deity worship, saṅkīrtana and Ratha-yātrā. Considering all these points, an envious person should refrain from malicious atrocities.

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - 1975 > Cc. Madhya-lila > Madhya 25 > Madhya 25.120

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SRIDHARA MAHARAJA

PADA: Yeah but when we went to Mayapur, Himavati came back crying saying the Sridhara Matha are insulting you. So he said we should never go there, and we didn't. 

And in 1974 Srila Prabhupada said: 

*** "You are right about Sridhara Maharaja's genuineness. But in my opinion he is the best of the lot. He is my old friend, at least he executes the regulative principles of devotional service. I do not wish to discuss about activities of my Godbrothers but it is a fact they have no life for preaching work. All are satisfied with a place for residence in the name of a temple, they engage disciples to get foodstuff by transcendental devices and eat and sleep. 

"They have no idea or brain how to broadcast the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. My Guru Maharaja used to lament many times for this reason and he thought if one man at least had understood the principle of preaching then his mission would achieve success. In the latter days of my Guru Maharaja he was very disgusted. 

"Actually, he left this world earlier, otherwise he would have continued to live for more years. Still he requested his disciples to form a strong Governing body for preaching the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He never recommended anyone to be acarya of the Gaudiya Math. But Sridhara Maharaja is responsible for disobeying this order of Guru Maharaja, and he and others who are already dead unnecessarily thought that there must be one acarya. 

"If Guru Maharaja could have seen someone who was qualified at that time to be acarya he would have mentioned. Because on the night before he passed away he talked of so many things, but never mentioned an acarya. His idea was acarya was not to be nominated amongst the governing body. He said openly you make a GBC and conduct the mission. So his idea was amongst the members of GBC who would come out successful and self effulgent acarya would be automatically selected. 

"So Sridhara Maharaja and his two associate gentlemen unauthorizedly selected one acarya and later it proved a failure. The result is now everyone is claiming to be acarya even though they may be kanistha adhikari with no ability to preach. In some of the camps the acarya is being changed three times a year. Therefore we may not commit the same mistake in our ISKCON camp. Actually amongst my Godbrothers no one is qualified to become acarya. 

"So it is better not to mix with my Godbrothers very intimately because instead of inspiring our students and disciples they may sometimes pollute them. This attempt was made previously by them, especially Madhava Maharaja and Tirtha Maharaja and Bon Maharaja but somehow or other I saved the situation. This is going on. We shall be very careful about them and not mix with them. This is my instruction to you all. 

"They cannot help us in our movement, but they are very competent to harm our natural progress. So we must be very careful about them." *** 

Yes, Sridhara is responsible for making a deviant into the acharya, so we should avoid them. In any case all of Sridhara's dressed up 11 alleged gurus successors to Krishna -- either got sick, fell down or died prematurely. Making them gurus was a mistake. 

But I do like you admit your idea is, making deviants, homos, pedos, lusty dogs, drug taking fools etc. into God's successors -- is what I need to do -- because it is "senior advice." No, I need to follow the aborigines and worship the moon, because that is vastly superior and does not harm children. 

You keep failing to answer my 1979 question, why is Sridhara rubber stamping deviants as God's successors, which he already did in 1936, and which created havoc there? 

And since the same GBC people p*isoned their guru, that would be like making Judas the successor. Making Judas the successor is sinful, and is not advanced one iota. Yeah Prabhupada said some things in 1967 to try not to make a big war at the time, but he also said many other negative things later on. In any case, I am never going to buy your idea that debauchees should be dressed as Krishna's successors, it is an insult to Krishna and His guru parampara. 

Now you are telling me not too many dog stools are in your sweet rice, but what happens when you feed your dogs stools gurus to children? You ruin their lives. ys pd

Mayapur Gurukuli Complaint Letter and Response 10 30 24

Always Remember:

You came from here.

Background

The Co-directors of ISKCON Mayapur, wanted to solve the issues faced by the Bhaktivedanta Academy.

The following was the brief of the need.

Conduct interviews with BA (Bhaktivedanta Academy) Gurukula divisional head, council members, teachers and staff and Co-Directors to gather the following information:

Objectives:

* The way the council operates and the decision-making process

* The council's functioning

* Divisional head's functioning

* Organizational structure (departments in the division) Investigate specific complaints received in writing such as:

* Adult education and yajña course organization

* Why the letter of XXXX was not reported timely

On the basis of the above investigation Enquiry Panel is requested to prepare the report to the co-directors and propose necessary actions as the way forward in organizing or restructuring of the BA management.

Enquiry Panel

The Enquiry panel consisted of volunteers: Shreejeeva Das, Radhika Nagara Das and Vraja Vinoda Syama Dasa. Brief introduction to the panel members are available in Annexure1.

Interviews done

Over a timeframe of 3-4 weeks (From Feb 2024) - 24 zoom interviews were done by the panel with 23 respondents. Each interview spanned about 60-180 minutes. Video and audio recording was done for nearly all interviews. These recordings will remain in the custody of the Enquiry panel for reasons of confidentiality of the information shared. In additional to these interviews, some other relevant respondents were met in person in Mayapur.

ZOOM Interviews were done with the following:

Sl.no

Name

Role

1 Priti Vardhana Swami Division head, Council member, Teacher

2 Subheksana Dasa Co-Director

3 Tapana Misra Das Co-Director

4 Hrdaya Chaitanya Das Co-Director

5 Nitai Madhva Dasa Principal BA Gurukula, Council Member

6 Kamalesh Krishna Das International CPT in-charge

7 Navin Krishna Das Previous Enquiry Committee member

8 Ghanashayam Das CPT in-charge in Mayapur

9 Sitarama Dasa Council member

10 Simha bhatta Das Council member

11 Yaduraj Dasa Council member, Asrama teacher

12 Baladeva Prana Dasa Council member, Teacher, Gurukula graduate

13 Jananivas Dasa Academic head, teacher

14 Krsna Chandra Dasa Asrama teacher, Gurukula graduate

15 Prananatha Das Ex-council member, Ex-Academic head, Ex-teacher

16 Ex-Gurukuli Ex-Gurukuli

17 Ex-Gurukuli  Ex-Gurukuli who submitted the letter

18 Ajitananda Das Ex-Teacher

19 Vagisha Dasa Ex-Teacher for Sanskrit and Mantras

20 Haladhara Nitai Dasa Teacher

21 Samba Dasa Teacher

22 Krsna Chaitanya Dasa Teacher, Gurukula graduate

23 Narottama Vilas Dasa Teacher, Gurukula graduate

The Bhaktivedanta Academy Landscape

* The Bhaktivedanta Academy (BA) has four (4) departments

o Gurukula - Teaching vedic studies for boys from age 5 onwards

o Adult education - with classes done in the Rupanuga Vidyapita, a location different from Gurukula campus

o Varnasrama college - currently closed

o Agriculture - currently outsourced to Goshala

* Gurukula Management

o Is being managed by Nitai Madhava Das as the Principal

o The Principal reports to the Gurukula management council

o The council reports to the Divisional Head (Priti Vardhana Swami)

o Divisional Head reports to the Co-Directors

o Co-Directors report to the Mayapur Executive Board (MEB)

* Gurukula Management Council

o Gurukula council consists of: Priti Vardhana Swami (Divisional Head), Sitaram Das (Fundraiser), Nitai Madhava Das (Principal), Baladeva Dasa (Ex- Principal), Yaduraj Das (Ashram teacher) and Simha Bhatta Das (Parent representative)

o The academic head, Prananatha Das, was also a member until April/May 2023. He was also a teacher and recently moved out of Mayapur

* Adult Education

o Managed by Haladhara Nitai Dasa

o The Yajña course was led by Krsna Chaitanya Das

The build-up to the issue

Event 1: The discomfort in the council

* In October 2022, the new council1 was formed under the direction of Subheksana Dasa (Co-Director) which introduced Sitaram Das into the Gurukula System

* The first council had the following members

o Divisional head- HH BA Priti Vardhan Swami Maharaj

o Principal- Baladeva Sriman Das

o Ashram head- Yaduraj Das

o Academic Head- Prananatha Das

o Fund-raising -Sitaram Das

o Parent Representative- Simha Bhatta Das

* The resolution related to Anirdesya Vapu Das came into the public domain and Gurukula faced some public flak

* Baladeva Das expressed his interest in stepping down as a Principal for various reasons

1 The council was referred to as Gurukula Council and BA Council which leads to confusion in the future events.

* It was decided by the council and Subheksana Das that from January 2023, Nitai Madhava Das would be the Principal and would be included in the council

* Nitai Madhava Das, Sitaram Das, Yaduraj Das - know each other well from a long time. Along with them Baladeva Das also clicked well and they started steering the Gurukula management well

* The council took swift decisions with an intention to improve the educational facilities and experience of the children studying in the Gurukula

* In the course of these council meetings and with general interactions with other teachers and managers, it was felt by a few that Sitaram Das came across as authoritarian in his dealings

* There were conflicts between those who were happy with Sitaram Das (Nitai Madhava Das and Yaduraja Das) and those who did not like the new dynamics with him (Krsna Chaitanya Das, Haladhar Nitai Das, Prananath Das, Simha Bhatta Das)

* For the reasons thereof, Prananath Das excluded himself from the council. Priti Vardhan Swami had also reduced his participation in the council meetings and was operating more selectively.

* Baladeva Das was working well with Nitai Madhava Das, Sitarama Das and Yaduraja Das until Nitai Madhava Das reported the ex-gurukuli letter to the Co-Directors in Nov 2023

Event 2: The battle of methods

The previous management was operating Gurukula with a plan. They wanted the boys to be able to take up austerity and become good and mature devotees. Puja, Yajña, Cooking and Go-seva were the methods of primary focus in the Gurukula education. This is what made them different from the other educational systems. The Mayapur community prides itself with the sight of these Gurukula boys - from varied nationalities, chanting the mantras and performing deity worship and yajña activities.

Post the incidents related to Anirdesya Vapu Das, the new management was primarily overseen by the council. This council slowly attempted to emphasise more on the temple program within the Gurukula through Bhagavatam classes, book distribution, etc., which was the program recommended by Srila Prabhupada for adults.

Sitaram Das openly claimed that the emphasis on Puja, Yajña and Cooking should be reduced. Those who were a part of the previous system saw these steps as an attempt to "change the fabric" of the Gurukula by the new management.

Event 3: The fire of Yajña

Teaching Yajña for Adults is a course, which is part of the Adult Education program run by Krsna Chaitanya Das and Haladhar Nitai Das. This program takes place at the Rupanuga Vidyapita (near Goshala)

* Krsna Chaitanya Das created a course with an agenda of training 108 yajña purohits for the TOVP temple opening in 2026 by the inspiration of Braja Vilas Das

* The program was announced and courses were conducted with the permission and blessings of Priti Vardhan Swami, starting December 2022

* The course used teachers such as Narottama Vilas Das and Nimai from the Gurukula

* The council took objection to this - sighting the reason that the teachers are supposed to be engaging the boys at Gurukula. Also that the decision about the course was taken without the knowledge of the council

* Krsna Chaitanya Das and Haladhar Nitai Das say that the Gurukula council had nothing to do with the yajña course and hence their permission was not needed. While the new management said that the Gurukula council was for the entire Bhaktivedanta Academy including Adult Education Department.

* Krsna Chaitanya Das and Haladhar Nitai Das mentioned that they had the blessings of two Co-directors for this course

Enquiry committee notes: Sitaram Das has provided email communication evidence that he was trying to be cooperative with the Yajña team. The following facts explained why the Yajña team did not see the council and Sitaram Das as their authority for the Yajña course:

1. There was no clarity of the role of council from the Divisional head and Co-Directors

2. There was a strain in the relationship between the two sides

3. The Yajña team had the blessings and support of Priti Vardhan Swami (the Divisional Head)

* As an offshoot of Event 3 - there was also a traditional upanayanam ceremony conducted by the yajña team for one of the Yajña student's son. This was objected by the council saying they do not conduct this caste based upanayanam at ISKCON but somehow Krsna Chaitanya Das and Haladhar Nitai Das went ahead and conducted it after getting last minute permission from Priti Vardhan Swami, sighting academic interest of learning Yajña.

Enquiry committee notes: There was no clear line of authority in both cases. The adult education team in charge of the yajña course acted under the authority of the Co-directors and the Divisional Head. The council felt left out in a decision that affects the Gurukula. The Divisional Head and the council were not functioning together. The distance between the factions increased and gives rise to dislike and lack of trust.

* Subheksana Das, the Co-Director, initially asked the Gurukula council to not allow the Yajña course but did not clearly communicate the objection to the Yajña team. This surely backfired with both the teams having trust issues with Subheksana Das.

The Gurukula council found all these events and altercations stressful. Nitai Madhava Das sighted management non-cooperation as a key reason and put in his resignation on November 29, 2023. He indented to return to Mumbai.

Event 4: Disclosing the Ex-Gurukuli's letter

A WhatsApp message was sent in April 2022 by a former Gurukula student. During his tenure (2007-2017), he had many good experiences. However, he also went through sexual abuse by older boys and boys of his age. (Annexure 2: Ex-Gurukuli letter, names redacted)

The crux of the letter is as follows:

* He had wonderful positive experiences for 10 years of his Gurukula life. However, his message focused on the negatives.

* Because of these negatives, he will never send his son to this Gurukula or recommend it to someone

* There were many instances of abuse that happened between the boys. Some of it was forced and some of it consensual.

* He and his friends counted roughly 22 boys in those 10 years that they knew had some form of sexual interaction with other boys

* Most of these incidences were before the boys hit puberty.

* He terms these instances as "Horny teen syndrome."

* Most of these cases were known to the management.

* The boys who went through such experiences needed more care and the Gurukula had to do more to prevent these things from happening again, than just advice the boys.

Enquiry committee notes: The Ex-gurukuli clarified to the committee that the message was a personal message which was intended to those who knew the Gurukula from the inside, who cared like him to ensure that the boys had a good experience.

It was noted that the management knew these incidences well. What did they do? The Ex-gurukuli states that they were reported to the "CPT". Whenever such incidents were reported, someone from the "CPT" would come and give a lecture on how these things were bad.

The surprising element in these statements is that the local CPT and international CPO say that nothing in that period was reported by the management of Gurukula. It appears that the Gurukula management tried to address the situation on their own without the help of any qualified CPT

* His main point of writing this message was to implore the management to close the ashram - because no matter how much supervision is there, once the lights are off at night, there is a high risk of abuse

* The ex-gurukuli's intention was to impress that the Gurukula teachers were not doing their job to take care of the children as these things kept happening now and then. He did not intend the letter to be reported to anyone. All the devotees he sent the letter to reacted in a positive way. He does not want the letter to go public even now.

* The letter was sent in April 2022 via WhatsApp message to: Priti Vardhan Swami (Divisional head); Madhav Gauranga Das (then the Dean of Gurukula); Baladeva Das (then the Principal); Sri Gaur Das (then the Teacher); Krsna Chaitanya Das (Teacher); Yaduraj Das (Teacher)

Enquiry Committee notes: When we enquired Priti Vardhana Swami, his response was that he did not think that the Ex-Gurukuli wanted it to be reported

Madhava Gauranga Das (then the Dean of the Gurukula) said he did not report the letter officially but that he spoke to Subheksana Das, who was the co-director for the Gurukula

Baladeva Das (then the Principal) mentioned that it was up to higher authorities in the Gurukula to report it. He mentioned that he informed Subheksana Das about the letter around Nov 2022-Jan 2023.

The Co-director for the Gurukula (Subheksana Das), the Divisional head (Priti Vardhana Swami), and the Gurukula Dean (Madhava Gauranga Das) knew about the letter. However, we understand that at the time the Gurukula leadership received the letter, Madhava Gauranga Das was the main person taking decisions and directing the Gurukula.

In Jan 2023, two ZOOM meetings were conducted between the Divisional Head, the Gurukula council and Navin Krishna Das (who was conducting a study on child abuse in Gurukulas). The topic of child abuse at the Gurukula was discussed in depth. During those meetings, those who had received the letter in April '22 (Priti Vardhana Swami, Baladeva das and Yaduraj Das) did not mention it. Nitai Madhava Das and Sitaram Das were also in that meeting.

Nitai Madhava Das claims that he and Sitaram Das were not aware of the letter till November 28, 2023. Baladeva Das and Prananatha Das claim that this letter was discussed during council meetings while Sitaram Das was present. Also, Baladeva Das says that he updated about this letter to Nitai Madhava Das when he handed over the role of the Principal to him in Jan 2023

The timing of disclosing this letter by Nitai Madhava Das and submitting his resignation does beg the question - what was his motivation?

The rift between the two factions became ripe, as soon as this letter was disclosed to the Co- directors and others in the management. It was seen by some as an attempt to tar the image of Priti Vardhana Swami and put him out of his role.

Circumstances under which the letter was disclosed to the Co-Directors

* Nitai Madhava Das submits his resignation on November 29, 2023.

* His resignation was accepted by Priti Vardhan Swami on November 30, 2023

* Nitai Madhava Das reported this letter to the Co-Directors on November 29, 2023 - a day after he received it from Baladeva Das by WhatsApp

* However, Baladeva Das recalls that this letter was discussed with Nitai Madhava Das a before Nitai Madhava Das became the Principal (around Nov - Dec 2022)

* The next day, Sitaram Das, writes on an email loop that Nitai Madhava Das's resignation should be kept on hold

Complaints and counter complaints

With all these events culminating into a dispute, there were many letters written and counters offered by both the groups.

The council claims (non-exhaustive list):

* Priti Vardhana Swami, the Divisional head is not on ground for discussion and advice

* Krsna Chaitanya Das and Haladhar Nitai Das are not cooperating

* Subheksana Das is communicating directly to the Yajña team, without keeping the council in the loop

* There are many operational considerations such as:

o Why should the small boys go to the temple at 4:30 am to light the lamps, unsupervised?

o Why should the Yajña be done in the main hall? Why not shift that to a different place and have the SB class in the main hall?

o Why should the boys cook all the time, when there are not enough bigger boys who can handle fire? Why can't we get the someone else to cook?

o The boys are not able to handle the deities at Gurukula - why can't we reduce the standards?

Complaints against the council (non-exhaustive list)

* The council's decisions are taken by only one person- Sitaram Das

* Why should the Gurukula council be involved in the decisions related to Yajña which is done by the Adult education department?

* Gurukula Standards are dropping under the council

* Why should Sitaram das who has no training in education be involved in decision making regarding the functioning of the educational aspect of the Gurukula?

* Why are they trying to change the fabric of Gurukula - by not focusing on Puja, Yajña and Cooking?

* Sitaram Das is trying to overtake the management by having all the teachers on his pay-roll - as now as he has increased the salaries multi-fold

* His sons get special treatment by Nitai Madhava Das and Yaduraj Das

Findings

Disclaimer: The findings are based on the information found in many interviews. The committee discussions were done with an open mind and with all possibilities in sight. The committee though, might not be able to produce a recording or a transcript or a statement from any particular interview which would have led us to the conclusions, but the committee believes that the findings are true.

Previous management of Gurukula

Many students had a great experience at the Gurukula. They developed strong friendships, learned discipline, austerity, cleanliness, sadhana, yajña, and deity worship. They were fully engaged in various activities including cleaning, cooking, Go-seva, etc., There are many positives that the management and teachers need to be congratulated for. However, this report is not for glorifying the achievements but mainly focused on identifying issues, for the Co-Directors to address.

We found some areas of concerns in the way Gurukula had been previously operated:

* Lack of protection of children:

o Poor transparency

o Poor cooperation with the CPO. Abuses not reported in the boy's school and as it's known many abuses that took place in the girl's school also went unreported

* Poor academics:

o Some students were not able to read basic English even after reaching grade seven

o Academics were discouraged

o No stable and established curriculum - changing and experimenting

o Insufficient tertiary education. Some students remained at the Gurukula for the last few years for the sake of graduation but not learning anything significant

* Too much emphasis on subjects that may not suit everyone. For example: Sanskrit was taught daily but hardly anyone learnt more than the basic

* There was a fine line between teaching austerity and neglecting the children when the ashram was operating. Most children had to rise at 2 am and sometimes a teacher would use a bucket of cold water to wake them up. When a student complained to Priti Vardhana Swami about it, his reply was: "It is your duty to get up".

* A separatist, sectarian culture. This elitist attitude did percolate to the boys. Some more, some less. But overall, there was a superiority complex in the school ethos.

* The Gurukula mostly operated independently of ISKCON - Financially and otherwise. Taking fees in cash, Operating through different Trusts, Non accountability of the spendings being a few of the anomalies.

* Distancing children from their parents.

o Children's contact with their parents was restricted. Parents influence on their children was not appreciated. For many years, children were allowed to see their parents for 45 minutes a week strictly. (a bell would ring and they would have to leave them immediately)

o Parents' inputs to their children's education were ignored (they were literally told: "Our way or the High way")

Enquiry committee notes: Many of the above mentioned issues were rectified. With closing of the ashram, most of the problems above mentioned were eradicated.

The Academics have also improved, and the credit goes to Prananath Das - who has done commendable work.

Since the time Nitai Madhava Das has become the principle, the Local CPO and International CPT have appreciated the openness and a mood of cooperation that was never experienced before.

It is commendable to note that Sitaram Das is an expert fundraiser and has arranged about Rs. 1.3 Cr till date and continues to raise about 2.5 Lakhs per month.

Yaduraj Das seems to have done well with taking care of small children.

Baladeva Das is an asset with his knowledge on Gurukula and the dealing with the children's problems and parent relations

Current Management

Council

* Council has 3 members who are close with each other and hence form a nice team (Sitaram Das, Nitai Madhava Das and Yaduraj Das)

* Within these 3, Sitaram Das is a heavy weight and hence there is the propensity and possibility of him controlling the direction of the decision of the other two

* The council has 2 more members - Baladeva Das (the former Principal) and Simha Bhatta Das (Parent representative - currently not so actively involved)

* Baladeva Das has a strained relationship with Sitaram Das, Nitai Madhava Das and Yaduraj Das since the time Nitai Madhava Das disclosed the ex-gurukuli letter to the Co-directors

* Nitai Madhava Das and Yaduraj Das - both seem to be dedicated and sincere Divisional Head

* Priti Vardhana Swami is an exemplary sadhu. He has captured the hearts of many students, who like him a lot and look up to him as a Siksa guru

* He was the main person and has been in the Gurukula longer than anyone else (since 1993)

* However, it seems that it is not in his nature to be a manager and Divisional Head

* A few aspects that came to our notice:

o He was not available on the ground for discussions or decisions with the council

o He did not report the ex-gurukuli letter to the CPT - and assumably all the other cases of child abuse mentioned in the ex-gurukuli letter in the timespan of 2007-2017

¦ However, It is important to reiterate here that Madhava Gauranga Das was the Dean who was seen to be autocratic in his dealings

o He did not reveal any of the child abuse cases to the investigation team led by Navin Krsna Das

The Yajña Course

* The managerial structure of Gurukula is - There is a Co-Director, there is a divisional head and there is a council since October 2022

* In the case of the Yajña course, it was evident that the three entities were not on the same page

* Previously the approvals regarding adult education topics were taken by the divisional head and the dean

* Krishna Chaitanya Das did not take the Gurukula council into the picture because he received the approval of the divisional head and had the blessings of two Co-Directors

Adult Education Course

* Adult education courses (sastra caksus) were established for engaging Anirdesya Vapu Das as a teacher as he was restricted from teaching children

* The courses were designed by Anirdesya Vapu Das and lack any affiliation and hence could have flexible standards

* The course coordinator and head of this department Haladhar Nitai Das, agreed that he was in touch with Anirdesya Vapu Das and took counsel on how to run the Adult Education Course in December 2023

* Some of the teachers had informal classes with Anirdesya Vapu Das till almost the end of 2022

* We question if the Sastra Caksus course should be endorsed by the Gurukula

Ex-Gurukuli Letter

* The Ex-Gurukuli's letter, even though was in possession of many teachers and managers, including the Divisional head, Priti Vardhana Swami, it was not duly reported to the CPO/CPT - this is a serious issue

* The Co-director, Subheksana Das, was also aware of such a letter, but he did not take action in the right direction. It should be said that he expressed to the committee that he did not know about the letter till Nov 2023. However, both Madhava Gauranga Das and Baladeva Das had informed him

* Sitaram Das and Nitai Madhava Das claim that they did not know the content of this letter until November 28, 2023. However, it is plausible they knew about it much before - as claimed both by Baladeva Das and Prananath Das. Adding to this, Yaduraj Das was one of the recipients of the original message. Considering his closeness with Sitaram Das and Nitai Madhava Das - it would be questioned how did they not know about it.

* Navin Krishna Das, leading the 'Review of Safeguarding and Child Protection' enquiry had two meetings with Priti Vardhana Swami (Divisional head) and the Gurukula council in Jan 2023. In these meetings, Priti Vardhana Swami, Baladeva Das and Yaduraj Das were present. None of them mentioned the letter.

The Dilemma - To have or not to have an ashram

Traditionally the Gurukula had focussed on developing an ashram for boys to provide an experience wherein they could learn austerity, discipline and self-reliance. Ashram was one of the core attractions of the Gurukula.

Enquiry Committee Notes: We have received feedback regarding this topic from co-directors, the Gurukula leadership and the graduates. It is prudent to say that, if there is an ashrama at all, it should only be for boys of age 18+. The risk of sexual abuse would be significantly reduced along with other problems such as poor sleep, lack of proper physical and emotional care and distance from parents. The fabric of the Gurukula could and should be developed without an ashram.

Consider the larger picture There are three layers of issues Layer 1 - The immediate issue

1. Council: The composition of the council, the clash between members and the divisional head

2. The Yajña course: The way it was approached, the approvals sought, the approvals not sought, the varying views of the council and the divisional head

Layer 2 - The intermediate issue

1. The Divisional Head not doing his duty

2. A dysfunctional line of authority

3. History of unreported child abuse cases

Layer 3: The Core issue: Lacks of clarity on Srila Prabhupada's vision of Gurukula

The two factions have their own "truths" and "beliefs" on what is the best way to run the Gurukula.

On one side - There has been a system of what students are taught and how that is taught from the time the Gurukula was established by Anirdesya Vapu Das. The corner stones of this method seems to be Puja, Yajña, Cooking and Go-seva.

On the other side - Sitaram Das, Nitai Madhava Das and Yaduraj Das are introducing changes that are altering the established fabric of the Gurukula.

Recommendations:

Enquiry committee implores the management of ISKCON Mayapur to consider the following rational:

1. The leadership of Mayapur should commission a panel to conduct an in-depth study of Srila Prabhupada's vision on Gurukula - in order to prepare a document explaining how Srila Prabhupada would want the Mayapur Gurukula to function

2. The objectives of the Gurukula should be based on that vision

3. The goals and mission statement of the management should be drawn based on these objectives

4. The operations of the council should be focused on fulfilling these goals and mission statements

Immediate action points

* Gurukula Management

o The Co-Directors can identify a new Divisional Head who should be an on grounds person and empower him to act as such

o The Co-Directors may decide in discussion with Priti Vardhana Swami on his involvement with the Gurukula

o Nitai Madhava Das is deemed to be dedicated to the cause of the Gurukula -

Committee recommends that he continue in his role as the Principal

o The Co-Directors should empower the Principal and provide clarity in his role, jurisdiction and responsibilities

o Prananath Das should be invited back into the Gurukula to develop the academics

o Ashrama should remain closed - An expert panel could recommend the criteria for reopening the ashram (what age group, student teacher ratio etc.)

* Gurukula Administration

o The Gurukula must operate under the jurisdiction of the ISKCON Educational Ministry

o Gurukula book of accounts should be audited by an independent Auditor

o All payments to anyone connected to the Gurukula must be routed through ISKCON Mayapur Treasury only

* Child Protection

o The greatest catastrophe is if we do not learn from the previous catastrophe: A thorough CPT enquiry to be done on the standards followed by the management on reporting of CPT cases.

o Special emphasis must be placed on child protection

o Committee recommends a combination of CPO and the international CPT to take this enquiry in great detail

o The enquiry committee, recommends the Co-Directors to inform the international CPT about the details about the circumstances in which ex- gurukuli letter was not reported

* Council

o Co-Directors should provide clarity on the role of council - what they are meant to address and not address

o Have a good mix of qualified and dedicated devotees in the council

o Sitaram Das should be a part of the fundraising team but not a part of the council

* Yajña course

o The Yajña course should be run by the Deity Worship Ministry and operated by the Mayapur Academy

* Shastra Caksu

o It is recommended the BOEX review the course content, teachers, method, etc., to ascertain the future of this course

o Co-Directors should inform the Ministry of Education about Haladhar Nitai Das taking guidance from Anirdesya Vapu Das

* Since there is conflict of interest: Subheksana Das should be kept out of voting by the Co-directors (or MEB) for any decisions related to Gurukula

Om Tat Sat

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Annexure1: Introduction of Panel

Shreejeeva Das

Temple President, ISKCON Guwahati. ISKCON India Bureau member. Radhika Nagara Das

Radhika Nagara Das began his journey in Krishna consciousness in 1995 upon meeting devotees in England during his trip to India. He joined the Scottish Yatra in 1996 to become a brahmacari. For twelve years, he tirelessly distributed books all across the North of England, facilitated seven nama hattas, started the Krishna Conscious Society at Leeds and Sheffield Universities, and actively participated in various Hare Krishna festivals. From 2003 to 2008, he served as the sankirtana leader and a member of the Board of Directors of ISKCON Scotland. All the members of his sankirtana party were top book distributors in Europe for most of that time. ISKCON Scotland raised funds for multiple ISKCON projects, including the Mayapur Gurukula.

In 2008, he made a bold move to Mayapur and became a sastric teacher the following year. Since then, he has been actively teaching and coordinating Bhakti-sastri, Bhaktivaibhava, and Bhaktivedanta courses at the Mayapur Institute. Moreover, he served as a member of the Mayapur Institute Board of Directors from 2009 to 2020. He has a Bhaktivaibhava degree and has taken most of the educational courses facilitated in ISKCON Mayapur for the last 15 years.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, he travelled every year to distribute books in England and to teach Bhakti-sastri and Bhaktivaibhava in the UK, Spain, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait. He has taught at the VIHE and the Instituto de Estudios Bhaktivedanta. In 2021, he took the initiative to start the Spanish branch of the Mayapur TV, which now has weekly classes and interviews with ISKCON leaders. The YouTube channel has gained a considerable following of 3500 people. 

He founded the Academia de Bhakti in 2023, a platform dedicated to teaching Bhakti-sastri and Bhaktivaibhava to Spanish-speaking devotees, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to spreading the message of Krishna consciousness. He is currently living in Mayapur with his family and is coordinating the Bhaktivedanta course at the Mayapur Institute. He is also a trained professional life coach.

Vraja Vinoda Syama Dasa

Vraja Vinoda Syama Dasa (Vinod Rao), is practicing in the ISKCON Movement from 2010. He is a disciple of HH Jayapataka Swami. First initiation 2015 and Brahman initiation in 2020. Educationally, has a degree in Engineering and an MBA in Finance and Marketing. He has had many corporate leader positions in Bangalore, Dubai and Mumbai. He retired at from his role fo head HR and Senior Vice President Wealth Management, at a young age of 42.

He got the opportunity to be a full time servant at ISKCON Mayapur in March 2021. Since then he has been serving as in-charge of SRD (Seva Resource Development) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). He also is a part of the TOVP fundraising team.

He has also completed the certificate courses like Bhakti Sastri, TTC and Devotee care. He is currently pursuing his Bhakti Vedanta degree from Mayapur Institute.

End of Annexure1

Annexure 2: Ex-Gurukuli Letter, Names redacted

To the teachers and staff of the gurukul: XXXX speaking. I'm facing a conflict of emotions, on one hand, there is the wonderful experience of gurukul: sadhana, austerity, and friendships are among the many positives that gurukul has to offer. For the most part, I'm happy that I spent 10 years in the school. I really am. However, there is this relentless thought that, from where I'm standing, is over-shadowing all the light and good that I was given. The sexual abuse between children, whether it's amongst kids of the same age, or it's the older boys taking advantage of the young ones. 

XXXX has just gone through counseling and he's taken big steps to make himself happy and comfortable with himself; with who he is and what he's been through. However, in doing so, he's stepped away from Krsna, which is most unfortunate. The details and accounts he shared with me made me realize that when I was there these things, this abuse, became almost normal. "Oh that one and this one did some nonsense." And sure, steps were taken, internally, but I think a lot more could have been done. 

The things that XXXX has been through are outrageous and disgusting. (He's not the only one.) For even one boy in your school to go through the things that he did and not get any help from a professional is truly baffling to me. I'm telling you now, at this point in my life, from where I'm standing, I'd never send my son to gurukul. The sheer amount of abuse that happened when I was in school makes it impossible for me to even recommend the school to another parent. 

I've talked to XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX, and we counted 22 boys (that we know of). There will be more that we don't know of. If I keep asking around, I'd probably find a lot more kids who have been involved in some sort of sexual interaction, either as victims, as perpetrators, or consensually. All three are victims under a certain age as far as I'm concerned. I would think most people that instigated the abuse regret their choice in their adulthood. I know I would. For fuck's sake, I've had someone come into my mosquito net when I was sleeping, I've had older boys manipulate me and take advantage of me, and I've been in willing encounters. 

Please note that most of this happened before I hit puberty or in the beginning stages of puberty. I forgive myself and a lot of the other boys involved. One I still wish would drop dead. I know for a fact that these same things have happened to other boys that I've spoken to. I've locked these memories in a dark room in my mind and I know so many others have done the same. I don't need to tell you guys that that is not the correct way of dealing with trauma and abuse. 

I'll spare you the details of what happened. You know most of them already. What I'm saying is that with all the good, and there is so much good, there's what I'm calling "horny teen syndrome" which is completely out of control. Kids sucking other kids dicks is where I broke. That's where I draw a clear red line. It's one thing if they're awake, but when you've got something like this happening to a sleeping boy or you've got some guy jacking off onto another boy as they sleep... 

There's no fucking way you can convince me putting my kid into your school is worth it. 22 kids, that's a lot. Thank God no teachers were involved (XXXX ?). Here's the bottom line: If there's not a solution, and fast, you'll have another old gurukul situation --- where the boys grow up and aren't happy with what happened to them. And then they remember that even when the teachers did find out, very little energy was put into making

Sure the mental health of these children, of us, was ok. Both immediately, at the time of the incident and further down the track. This stuff doesn't go away in a hurry. I wasn't going to say anything but stuff it, here we are. We have to face the music. This is what it is and something's got to change. As long as there's boys going through puberty "horny teen syndrome" will be there. And as long as that's there the abuse can, and will, continue. I said at the start, I loved gurukul, there was and hopefully is so much good there. But this abuse is a cancer, and I would like to know what you're doing about it. A brother and student, XXXX Das

End of Annexure 2

Monkey On A Stick Movie / AD Dasa Writes / Sridhara Update 10 29 24

Everyone else is afraid of Krishna.  

Krishna is afraid of:

Mother Yasoda.

MONKEY ON A STICK MOVIE

The movie's USA release has been delayed until maybe after January 2025, due to license arrangements. It should be on pay per view stations somewhat after that. I will post updates when I get them. The problem with the Monkey On A Stick book was -- it did not clearly identify -- the real reason Sulochan had to be taken down. And that was -- his broadcasting the bogus appointment tape, the Prabhupada letters which deride the GBC, the July 9th letter and other documents, which the GBC wanted to remain hidden and so on. He was letting the cat out of the bag so to speak. ys pd

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AD Dasa

These words of SBST say it all:

"An insincere hypocrite cannot be a guru. One whose aspiration is for mundane activity cannot be a guru. Pseudo-gurus should be turned out and exposed."
Over the last 50-plus years we have seen around 100 such bogus gurus come and some to the level of child molestors and sodomizers. It's really bad.

The prime responsibility of the GBC is to maintain ISKCON's spiritual standards all over the world. Instated of bogus gurus being "turned out and exposed" they are being "kept in and covered up" excused by mongrel abuse of the 'api cet suduraco' verse.

Let's wind the clock forward 100 years. What will ISKCON be like? What is your take?


AVC

We are already witnessing some form of schism going on that many devotees distance themselves from the managerial body of the movement perceiving it as corrupted to the core and unfixable. Then trying to carry on legacy of Srila Prabhupada within respected communities, locally and uniting with like-minded devotees who are into original Hare Krishna movement in all respects. So this will continue I believe.

At the same time if we think about 100 years then a lot of changes will sweep up this planet and this will effect devotees as well. I do believe what Srila Prabhupada predicted: all the global changes, purging of the demoniac element, wars, natural disasters and tribulations which will clean up the mess and eliminate detrimental element so to speak. A mini pralaya in which forces of nature and demigods do service for Lord Caitanya and Nrsimhadeva.

My take on it is we should press forward and elighten each other, train each other in unadulterated Krishna Consciousness and share that with younger generation whenever we come accross minds that are open to it. And train and guide them .
And simultaneously we should expose rascals as much as possible and educate others as much as possible.

And at the same time pray to Lord Nrsimhadeva for protection and help with exposing that which is dark in hidden places . Prayers for protection of devotees and their Krishna consciousness during difficult times is very important.
And also perform austerities just like you recommend to practice Nirjal Ekadashi 

Prabhu.

I'm all for it. It should be encouraged. Firstly for our own benefit to please Krishna and secondly for helping in the spiritual warfare.

Generally in that kind of spiritual warfare three things consist the remedy:

- Yajna
- Tapa
- Danya

So Yajna is Harinama Sankirtana and aiming to increase chanting of the Holy Names( including on our japa mala of course).

Tapa is full fasting on Ekadashi and doing other devotional vrata. And very important to accept ONLY Krishna Prasadam.

Danya is charity, donations for worthy causes, giving and helping worthy, great devotees and giving, assisting in worthy projects for the Lord and mission of Srila Prabhupada, cow protection, independent farm communities.

I don't think we can fix the unfixable but I believe we should live our lives in a way to become the legacy of Srila Prabhupada's mission and embibe his Vani. And apply it in our own way, contribute to creating Hare Krishna movement that is beyond external frameworks of current institution. With Srila Prabhupada's mercy and Krishna's help it is possible.

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SRIDHARA MAHARAJA FOLKS

Srila Prabhupada said they are not fit to be sannyasa, and therefore -- for sure -- not fit to be gurus. Sridhara says OK fine, they are not fit for sannyasa -- because they are falling down left, right and center, so let us dress them as Krishna's successor gurus and have them worshiped "as good as God gurus" by children. He has no idea who is God and who is His successor. 

And how to establish worship of guru for children. The disciples of Srila Prabhupada were fallen souls, everyone agrees, therefore for Sridhara to orchestrate children worshiping these same fallen souls -- as God's successors -- is a deviation. No one is allowed to promote the fallen as God's successors -- because -- if God's successor is fallen, then God is also fallen. 

This is an insult to God. But Sridhara wanted the ISKCON children to worship his fallen "wearing the uniform gurus," and that contaminated their idea of God and God's successors. Sridhara was not humble, he strictly ordered -- none should protest, he was their iron fisted enforcer. 

And then later -- he sicced his Hansadutta and Jayatirtha dogs on me, to take me out. He was trying to get me eliminated, as he orchestrated for dissenters in 1936, and he almost did eliminate me with his bogus guru propaganda. I had to be saved by the hamburger society, and I was. That means the hamburger society has more sense of protecting Vaishnavas, and protecting children, than you guys. 

Even the karmis know, you have to protect children from worshiping deviants, it is your duty as an adult human being. I am saying children are being exploited, you are saying this is all ranting and raving. OK that is how you enabled all the problems for these children. ys pd

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My narrative has been the same since I was 8 years old, conditioned souls cannot take the post of Jesus / diksha guru and absorb sins. Sridhara maharaja made a kindergarten level acharya in 1936, and he caused havoc, including terminating dissenters. Then he anointed 11 more of his kindergartener diksha gurus in 1978, and more havoc ensued. 

Including … he said none should protest to make me a target for termination, and I almost was. The FEDS had to save me from his program. Dressing kindergarten children as brain surgeons and sending them into the surgery room to conduct surgery, will end up sending a lot of victims to the morgue. As happened. And that is what happens when Sridhara dresses kindergarten children in the uniform they are not qualified to perform in. 

Of course I already knew that when I was 8, placing the uniform of Jesus on a fool, makes trouble for everyone, including the bogus Jesus. It will never end well. Anyway Sridhara loaded up Jayatirtha with an ocean of sins from his followers saying he is a diksha guru, and then JT disciple Navanita could see the big ball of sins surrounding Jayatirtha, that Sridhara program created, and that is why he thought he had to save the world from Sridhara’s monster creation. 

And the followers of Jayatirtha still had Sridhara’s photos on their altars at their farm when I went there. He was still propping up JT then. The followers of Jayairtha came to Berkeley and when they saw me in front of the temple they said "there he is, lets tear him up." 

And they would have, except my friends were there and they had the weapons. Why do they want to tear me up? Because they still had Sridhara's photo on their altars and he was still saying Jayatirtha is a guru. He was still inciting them then. Sridhara's followers wanted me eliminated, so they could make debauchees into another Jesus, same as they made in 1936. YS Pd

PADA: Sridhara was in my way. He was still supporting Hansadutta and Jayatirtha all along. He never said these guys are not gurus. He knew that they were falling down, and he said they need to remain as gurus. And both Jayatirtha and Hansadutta wanted me eliminated. 

He supported their bogus guru cults the whole time, up to the very end. He never said these guys are not, were not, could not have been gurus. And Jayatirtha's people had Sridhara's photo on their altars, at the same time they said they should tear me up; and Hanadutta sent three enforcers to get me, and he had Sridhara's giant photo in the temple hallway. 

People who help these guys are against -- me, and they are trying to get me eliminated, and they would have if others had not come to my aid. Sridhara was AGAINST ME and he was IN FAVOR of the people who wanted to eliminate me, and that NEVER CHANGED. Sridhara was in MY WAY, and he knew that, and he was thus working with the people who would ELIMINATE me. ys pd

Sridhara Maharaja / Molester Samadhi 10 25 24

Krishna is calling us now.

We need to answer His phone call.

SRIDHARA MAHARAJA

PADA: Yeah what is spoken and written is Sridhara's defending the worship of his lusty dog GBC gurus, just like he made a lusty dog guru in 1936. How can you guys say my defense of children since 1978 -- is an illusion? As you guys have said since 1978. What does that even mean? These children do not exist? 

Sorry they do exist and Sridhara's program of making children worship his lusty and intoxicated dogs gurus destroyed most of these children. This is not an illusion, his gurus are lusty and intoxicated fools, and his program of forcing children to worship debauchees is a crime against children. Corrupting the morals of minors. This is criminal. 

How come Sridhara people keep saying children were worshiping lusty dogs as their gurus EVEN when Prabhupada was here, this is ANOTHER fake news. Srila Prabhupada's worship is the same as Sridhara's lusty dogs worship? And it was going on under Prabhupada? No, children should never be made worship lusty and intoxicated fools as their gurus, as Sridhara’s anointed gurus program created, it is child cruelty. 

I cannot stop the Sridhara program of having children worship intoxicated lusty dogs juggernat, that is what you guys said in 1978, and that is how you guys destroyed these children. Anyway, as soon as I say Sridhara's promoting the worship of his lusty dogs messiahs is bogus, and cruel and misdirecting to children, you say this is madness. 

But any hamburger eating person walking down the street would never have their society's children worshiping lusty and intoxicated dogs as children's gurus, because they know it is an off*nse to children, and to God. You guys keep saying my helping children is helping an illusion, children are an illusion -- is simply a licence for your program to harm them, as happened. Ys pd

PPD: SAMADHI and GUEST HOUSE FOR A CHILD MOLESTER

PADA: Hah hah, the India ICC people, ok guys like Devakinandan, said that PADA cannot understand all this stuff due to being "a mleccha." I cannot understand why homosexuals and pedophiles need a samadhi because I am a mleccha? All glories to the mlecchas then, they are better than you guys! I would DREAD facing Yamaraja after burying a pedophile in a samadhi, but you guys have no dread of anything, because you are atheists -- or worse, asuras in the guise of sadhus. ys pd

angel108b@yahoo.com

This is the "samadhi" and guest house going up for Kirtanananda "Swami" in Vrindavana.

Kirtanananda was always very nice and kind to me when I knew him in the 60s. At the time, I appreciated his friendship very much. However, moments of friendly interaction should not mean that one should look away from the victims whose lives this little monster tore asunder.

There is a cult mentality today within ISKCON that is very selfish, and which refuses to acknowledge the suffering of innocent victims, just because a monster can put on a smiling mask at times. The concept of para dukha dukhi--feeling the pain of others -- has flown out the window for many due to the emotional weakness this cult mentality causes.

Child rapists cause mothers to live with a gnawing pain and guilt that never heals. They have been abandoned along with their victimized sons and daughters. They wanted their children to become Vaishnavas, yet hundreds of boys and girls in ISKCON gurukulas were used by this self-proclaimed acharya and other perverts in saffron for their sickness and perversions.

Weakling cult zombies will turn their faces from the wounded in order to defend the likes of Kirtanananda Swami, simply because such sociopath monsters were "nice to me." Or because "we are obliged to remember their wonderful service."

When will we learn to feel the compassion that is supposed to be inbred into the heart of every Vaishnava? Kirtanananda Swami caused so much suffering, and he destroyed so many lives and entire families. Dozens of molested children grew up to commit suicide. Yet, there are people who are so blind that they will build this monster a samadhi--and in the Land of Krishna, no less. This is a tragedy of consciousness. But then, this is Kali Yuga when monsters are worshiped.

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Malati is trying to say ISKCON has nothing to do with the Kirtanananda samadhi. Not so fast!

A "samadhi" has been constructed in Vrndavan for Kirtananda ex-Swami and is to be inaugurated next January. We were apalled to see an apparently formal statement by Malati DD and we wrote this comment to that post, asking her to clarify her position, both personal and official. This is what we wrote:

Malati Devi Dasi https://bit.ly/pppp-dao

Chhaya Iskcon or the Real, Original Iskcon which manifested from the purity of Srila Prabhupada's heart.

Is this an official statement you are making, dear Malati Mataji, on behalf of 'the powers that be'? What designations / portfolios do you hold in this new entity, please? ((Iskcon GBC Society West Bengal ® Sep 1993 - www.bit.ly/secretbylaws It is good to hear directly from the elite if you may be one of them to speak their case.))

If not, can you kindly get one and post it here so we can know what their "official position paper" is for the time being?

What is your personal and / or your official _position_ on this fact, please - we need to hear it loud and clear - : We have seen pictures of 'big big leaders' like HH Radhanath Swami and Gopal Krishna Goswami bowing down at this 'samadhi', and giving it recognition and their 'blessings'!

This act is an insult to all other Vaishnava Samadhis on the planet! However, it is good for the Anti Pedophile Administrative Reform movement that is gathering momentum day by day amongst the global followers of Srila Prabhupada, who incidentally comprise the GREATEST SPIRITUAL FORCE ON THE PLANET TODAY! 

Once we unite all factions by keeping Srila Prabhupada in the centre and unite to remove the BBT money and books from the soiled hands of the deeply-failed GBC Trustees, their days of stealing Srila Prabhupada 's book money are OVER!

Very soon, we will reach critical mass - don't underestimate the power of New Generation social media (we can vote transparently online, and with NFT Technology, that is incorruptible!).

Soon, our long-held vision to hold that Public Shaming Ceremony [www.bit.ly/savebbt32] for all the deeply-failed Trustees of the GBC can come to pass after we strip them of all access to the BBT's assets, namely its name, logo, Books and it's vast Book Fund: how can any true follower of Srila Prabhupada allow they [who declared in written submissions to the Supreme Court, that Srila Prabhupada was their dishonest Paid Employee and that they never ever obeyed the rules of the BBT Agreement ('constitution' of the BBT): www.bit.ly/savebbt7a - see the comments to this post forma scan of the original court docs, which can still be downloaded directly from the website of the Supreme Court of California.

See how blatantly they have stolen and still are stealing this vast amount of money USD$10,000 every single month, even though Srila Prabhupada wrote THREE letters on the same date ie. 2nd April 1978: www.bit.ly/bi-defunded
www.bit.ly/savebbt27

Enough is Enough! You can fool some of the time but not all of the people all of the time. Satyam Eva Eva Jayate! Truth is most certainly victorious ultimately! Hare Krishna!

ugram veeram mahavishnum
jwalantam sarvato mukham
nrsimham bheeshanam bhadram
mrtyum mrtyum namaamyaham

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Seekers of truth, please research the legal history of the BBT and its current status. Understand that YOU are a co Beneficiary of this most important Trust ["Iskcon may come or Iskcon may go, I don't care. But BBT MUST STAY" ~ Srila Prabhupada] - and you have a duty to Srila Prabhupada to protect it from the GBC for that is the STATED PURPOSE of the trust: www.bit.ly/bbtagreement. As a Trust Beneficiary these are your Rights and Duties - know that you can and must remove any Trustee who has acted against the interest of the Trust!!! :-
www.bit.ly/savebbt39

The only thing keeping them in power is our lack of unity amongst all factions of followers of Srila Prabhupada. Look: we have differences but 99.99% of us want to obey Srila Prabhupada and do not want his money to be stolen and enjoyed by individuals!

Tamal K Gos said it best in his Topanga Canyon meeting that was audio-recorded and published by the GBC in its Communications Journal Vol 1 No 1: "Srila Prabhupada never appointed us as gurus and, by appointing ourselves as such, we have done the greatest disservice to Iskcon.". - www.bit.ly/APOLOGY0000 . [[ 

Also pls see Jaiadvaita's and Satsvarupa's apology in the BTG - www.bit.ly/APOLOGY00 Now Jayadvaita is so 'pure' that he cannot TOLERATE to hear anyone singing "Jaya Prabhupada!" during Kirtan!!!! www.bit.ly/savebbt26 ]]
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Dear Readers,

We have many more resources to aid your research to find out

1. What Srila Prabhupada wanted to be done with his assets which he donated to Two Trusts (BBT books and money; GBC temples and manpower); &

2. What actually happened to all these assets subsequent to HDG's departure: HG Gurukripa Prabhu, one of the original 34 GBC Trustees appointed by Srila Prabhupada, tells the whole picture very clearly - how the self appointed eleven squeezed away all power from the other non-guru members who would not suck their toes and worship them with awe and reverence as Acaryas/Pure Devotees... And once they captured enough disciples of their own, they would use their blind 'guru Bhakti' to heat up and drive out all the other thousands of disciples of Srila Prabhupada! HDG had at least 4 to 10 thousand followers, yet only 200 remained active in the 80s, and it is their self-serving consciousness which permeates the Chhaya Iskcon of today!

Srila Prabhupada spoke strongly against this Personal Ambition of the disobedient controllers within the GBC - www.bit.ly/GBCmisconduct - and we as HDG's followers ought to follow his spirit in fearlessly calling out the failed GBC Trustees, who hide behind fear of 'vaishnava aparadha' and 'guru aparadha' to retain their grip over the assets. Let them keep the buildings and their sycophantic followers within - we don't want nor need that - let Iskcon be destroyed from within as predicted, it is fine. In other words - but they cannot keep the BBT and all its flowing wealth. They are changing the books TO KEEP THEMSELVES IN POWER: see how they changed Srila Prabhupada 's Purport to say we must all STICK TO THE ISKCON SOCIETY even once it has been hijacked by rogues like them? Srila Prabhupada said the opposite thing:

Sadly most of us are willfully blind to this because of Cognitive Dissonance and because we don't want to rock the boat....we want peace of mind to chant hare Krishna. But we have to help Srila Prabhupada put new responsible honest Trustees in charge of the BBT and we have to set up the systems and controls by which we can all collectively keep strict check in the BBT accounts and regularly replace the Trustees. We have the technology and the ways to achieve this. It is time to start educating everyone, uniting everyone, then taking the money out of the hands of these enemies if Srila Prabhupada. It will help them to 'punar musika bhava' and once again make progress in KC as simple nobodies eager to clean toilets of devotees, and thus quit acting like pure devotees, and sannyasis who have sex with their disciples then make that 'socially acceptable'!!!

Here is that worst of the worst Book changes:

"Stick to the society" ...of what? Pedophiles and Thieves and all their cronies? Enough!

www.bit.ly/bookchanges2

www.bit.ly/bookchanges2a
www.bit.ly/dissolveiskcon4
Time to rebel. www bit.ly/EnoughIsEnuff

ISKCON Patna / Prabhupada Truth Commission ETC. 10 24 24

PADA: Yeah, notice that someone comments that Devakinandan is responsible, and he is one of the India ICC chiefs. Does not look like they have anyone on hand to fix this issue, or the Giriraj issue, or many other issues. They have become so incompetent they cannot even send out a team to sweep things under the rug these days. I hope someone can translate this for us, but it looks like the wheels are starting to come off their India molester messiah's project. ys pd 

PRABHUPADA TRUTH COMMISSION

Words of Hope & Comfort

The poisoning of Srila Prabhupada, is a very difficult pill to swallow.  When someone hears the tape, it shocks their system. It normally takes devotees years to fully digest and accept this reality.  So many questions come to mind.

- Why would anyone think of poisoning a great saintly person like Srila Prabhupada?  

- Why did Krishna not intervene?  How did Krishna allow this to happen?

- How can the gurus whom we thought were the purest of souls, do something like this?

- Is this a personal vendetta and the evidence that is being presented has been manufactured for personal reasons?

- How could Srila Prabhupada be poisoned by the very people that he apparently picked as his successors?

We hear you and fully sympathise with you.  

These questions, and many more, are natural for any devotee who is faithful to guru and the movement. This is because the foundation of the movement is surrender to guru. Many devotees in-fact have more surrender to guru than even Lord Krishna because their gurus are the accessible medium via which they can hope to serve the Lord eternally. Hence even the suggestion that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned is a very painful thought to entertain in one’s mind. To walk away from this subject and continue one’s Krishna Consciousness, as if nothing has happened, is the easiest thing to do.

But is this the right thing to do?

In fact, the very people who are involved in revealing this truth to the Iskcon community were also caught by complete surprise when the audio tapes were first discovered and heard properly in 1997. This is due to the fact that these devotees were not looking for malicious content from these tapes. They did not decide from day one that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned. Rather they investigated the suggestion from Srila Prabhupada himself in those tapes, that he was poisoned.  

For 25 years, work was done with professional institutions and individuals globally to simply answer this question -  Was Srila Prabhupada really poisoned?  Or are we all just letting our imaginations run wild? With each year more and more evidence came forward, pointing to malicious intent by certain individuals. These suggestions of malicious poisoning were not investigated once or twice but over and over again to ensure that there was no ‘stone left unturned’.  The committee wanted to make sure that we came to the right conclusion rather than be abrasive or presumptuous.

After all, suggesting that some of the most powerful people in the Iskcon movement poisoned Srila Prabhupada, is a very heavy allegation both individually and institutionally and not one that any sane individual would make lightly. If we were wrong, we’d feel terrible and we would have committed a great Vaishnava aparadha, with the stain of false accusation etched into our lives forever.  

If we were right, then the paradox is that we would look even worse, because the sinister nature within those that are still in power would make our lives hellish by turning their own followers against us. If they could poison the Acharya of Iskcon, then killing us would be a no- brainer. We still live in this knowledge that we could be attacked any time, and frankly this has already happened. Death threats, poisoning, and many others beyond the scope of this brief.    

Either way, we had to ensure that there was enough evidence for us to believe that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned and that this evidence would also convince others of the same, should they take the time to consider all the material presented.

Hundreds of devotees, many of whom held powerful positions in Iskcon, are actually familiar with this subject and agree that there is undeniable evidence that Srila Prabhupada was criminally poisoned. Unfortunately, most of them are in a conundrum.   

If they speak out, the leaders of Iskcon will strip away everything – their positions, their means of income, their affiliation and most importantly their service. In other words, they stand to lose everything. This is the unfortunate position of many sympathisers to this cause. Iskcon is their life, their lifeline, their livelihood, their community, and some of their deepest and most cherished memories.  

To lose all of this in one go is the trump card that the malicious leaders hold up their sleeve. Hence we do have complete sympathy for devotees who wish not be named or do not have the ability to stand up. They are a bit like Bhismadeva when Draupadi was being stripped, in that they know the truth but cannot stand by it, because their bellies are fed by that very Institution.  

However, there are devotees that have the fortune of not being completely dependent on Iskcon and therefore can make a stance.  

What should Iskcon devotees do?

Srila Prabhupada discouraged blind acceptance, and also he didn’t advocate for blind rejection. In that spirit, we’re not asking you to uncritically believe a word we are saying.  Rather we simply ask that each person who genuinely loves and appreciates Srila Prabhupada for what he has given us – Krishna Bhakti – makes a thorough investigation as to the sources of evidence presented by this committee of devotees.  You may find that we are completely right, or you may find that that we are completely wrong.  Either way, at least you have tried to look at the situation objectively.

My view is that the idea that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned should not rattle the faith of devotees who are mature and have understood our Vaishnava teachings. Pure devotees are often attacked in some way or another. Multiple attempted murders by Hiranyakashipu of his own son Prahalad, the beating of Haridas Thakur in twenty two market places, the killing of Abhimanyu (Krishna’s own student) and the crucifixion of Jesus.

We appeal to devotees who are convinced like we are, to stand and fight for the truth.  Fight for Srila Prabhupada!  Srila Prabhupada is living through his words, and his instructions.  

If this can be done, then, with pride we can call ourselves followers of Srila Prabhupada. Take your time, hear the tape again and again, read all the evidence we have put together at the Justice For Srila Prabhupada site-

https://justiceforsrilaprabhupadafoundation.org/ -  

and if you are in agreement with us, then join us.  The more devotees we have, the more power we have to make change. 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna

The heart & voice of an Initiated devotee, who has been in Iskcon for more than 25 years.

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PADA: Yes, when I first got the November tapes I was walking around the Santa Monica mall for maybe two weeks -- listening to the tapes over and over. I knew that if I released the tape, history would be turned upside down. And it would initially create a lot of trauma, freak outs, further questions, and even a lot of confusion. And maybe even some of their fanatics taking me out by assassination. 

But on the other hand, maybe people would see, all the trouble that happened in ISKCON, started here. Srila Prabhupada was literally patient zero in the epidemic of mistreating Vaishnavas.

However, the maxim is -- the truth must be told, however painful, because hiding it causes even worse pain. And of course, the truth shall set you free etc. So I decided to go ahead, and the rest is history, quite literally. In any event, the cat is out of the bag, and that is just the nature of history. 

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PADA: Yes, my friends in Vrndavana told me that Kirtanananda carcass was starting to stink so Gopal Krishna hired a big refrigerator. Then Radhanath got Gopal Krishna to get the government permits. In any case, Gopal Krishna, Radhanath and the temple president of Vrndavana temple -- Panca Gauda -- were all at the installation ceremony, acting as the head priests. Of course they also buried porno swami Gunagrahi in Vrndavana, and other deviants were buried in Mayapur. 

But this is all part of the pattern of glorifying deviants as Krishna's successors which they have been doing all along. The India Continental Committee people wrote to tell me the reason i do not endorse deviants in samadhis is that I am a mleccha who does not understand Hindu culture. Well no, I do understand, a person who contaminates the holy dham with the worship of predators in samadhis is called an aparadhi. And why do they do that? So they can make little children worship predators as messiahs in samadhi, which they have done the whole time. It is called corrupting the morals of minors, which is a crime here in the USA, evidently, not there. ys pd

FROM THE UK

Subject: Breakdown Of Religion

SOME THOUGHTS ON POST-1978 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (ISKCON) WITH SOME SKETCH ON THE PRESENT SOCIETY IN UK and SOUTH AFRICA [NOT FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION]

These thoughts are based on the understanding that we are spiritual beings regardless of our bodily identification, though they touch on political matters connected to the external body.

It looks at certain things from a political point of view, however, from the perspective of the undermining of pure religion or sanatana-dharma (represented by Swami Prabhupada) and upadharma (approximate religion represented by religions that have been modified over hundreds of years, like Christianity). The opponents to dharma and upadharma are secret societies which, in the higher levels of initiation, are rooted in the occult and their secular counterparts, like Marxist-Communism.

Srila Prabhupada

Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, affectionately known as Srila Prabhupada by his followers, was the consummate spiritual teacher - on a par with lord Jesus Christ. A favourite Prabhupada-ism is "gold can be taken from a dirty place" and the movement does make Prabhupada's pure transmission of the Indian sacred texts available to some degree.

His Society, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was until the time of his departure the pure ecclesiastical expression of his purpose: to spread love of God, like lord Jesus.

There are strong indications that he was poisoned by some of his leading students from February to November 1977. This being said, he never wavered in his pure Krishna consciousness or missionary purpose as the founder and leader of ISKCON until his last breath.

The Zonal-acharya System and Deviant Management

The most telling proof of this sabotage to the leader of the Hare Krishnas is the usurpation of Prabhupada's exalted position of acharya by 11 unqualified disciples. This "guru system" was "reformed" in 1986, but never followed the specific instructions or orders of the founder-acharya, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who clearly and emphatically stated - despite of alterations to audio recordings and formal letters - that his successors were to initiate newcomers on his behalf (a system called the "rithvik representative system"). 

The reforms of 1986 simply continued the unauthorised system of taking Prabhupada's leadership and spiritual position and continuing a rubber-stamped guru system in perpetual, effectively de-legitimising the movement's spiritual link to its leader. Many of these leaders have been compromised with women, have female secretaries (which is contrary to the etiquette of the renounced order) and some, like Giriraja Swami (Glen Teton) even live with their female "disciples".

The zonal-acharyas flagrantly disobeyed Prabhupada's "Direction of Management" order which authorised a rotational managerial structure to be implemented which safeguarded the society from top-heavy dictatorships. This was ignored and leading positions have been held in perpetuo. When the zonal-acharyas came into power in 1978, they excommunicated anyone who did not conform to their modus operandi. 

Some of the leading dissenters, like Pradyumna das (a great Sanskrit scholar) and people like Yasodanandana Swami were threatened with their lives. They promptly left. Assassinations and the suspicious passing of prominent devotees like Sadaputa das (Dr. Leonard Thompson) and Aindra das (ISKCON's famous singer or kirtaniya) and even deviants (a competitor who said he was going to be the main acharya) like Tamal Krishna (Thomas Herzig) point to the ruthless manner in which these pseudo devotees retain their power.

The 11 zonal-acharyas as they called themselves have brought disrepute to the Hare Krishnas since so many questionable things took place under their watch, the worst being a wholesale epidemic of violence and sexual abuse. Many of the offenders, protected by their peers, still hold prominent positions in the Society today. Dressed in the saffron robes of renunciates, many of these so-called mendicants have amassed large amounts of personal wealth in the name of the founder, Srila Prabhupada.

Posthumous Changes to Prabhupada's Books (the "Book Changes")

By 1983, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) had made nearly 5,000 posthumous changes to Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is which had been published by MacMillan publishers in 1978. The book only required 98 grammatical changes. 

There was no need for further alteration, which, in effect, constitutes the changing of a religion. Would you feel comfortable if you knew the Bible had undergone nearly 5,000 changes in 35 years? The person responsible for the unauthorised editing and bowdlerisation of Srila Prabhupada's legacy is a man named Jay Israel or Jayadvaita Swami. 

Among his close assistants is Stephen Doliner (Dravida Das) who evidently said he was coming from: 'A lapsed Jewish family ...There was no real religion in my upbringing: if anything, I guess you would say my faith revolved around communism - this is what I was brought up with. My parents idealised the Soviet Union, and my father was active in leftist politics - he was involved locally, at least during my early years, and nationally earlier in his own life ... my father had trouble finding a decent job because of McCarthyism'. 

Prabhupada describes "the great sinister movement" or cult (call it communism or the Illuminati, if you will) who send agents into popular organisations and movements at their very outset to take them over and steer them forward according to their own particular design.

Future Directions

This is what has happened in ISKCON and that is why it has become increasingly cultish to those looking into the movement from the outside. The current leader of this faction in ISKCON is a very charismatic leader called Radhanath Swami (Richard Slavin). I have been linked to him for some 20 years, but having heard of his suspect character from trustworthy sources and, more tellingly, seeing the deviant spiritual philosophy of his personal writings the Journey Home and the Journey Within, have chosen not to look to him for spiritual instruction. 

He is not the only one. The famous French historian Marc Bloch stated that "forgeries occur in clusters", and that is visible in ISKCON. As we speak, Ambarish das (Alfred Brush Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford) is rushing to build the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) at ISKCON's HQ in Mayapur, West Bengal. 

Despite protests from the community of devotees, Ford appointed self-admitted paedophile and disgraced zonal-acharya Bhavananda das (Charles Bacis) as co-leader of the TOVP project. Kirtanananda Swami, another convicted criminal and paedophile, was placed in a samadhi tomb in the Holy land of Vrindavan by Radhanath and another ISKCON leader, Gopal Krishna Swami, much to the disgust of ISKCON members. Samadhis are reserved for pure saints whose bodies are embalmed and preserved and entombed in holy places of pilgrimage. They are reserved for perfect celibates.

The Breakdown of Religion

The Luciferian agenda is very real.

Kings, like world emperor Maharaja Parikisit, traditionally represented and protected religion as described in the classical Indian History the Mahabharata. This was slowly eroded away after Krishna's departure from the planet 5,000 years ago. In recent history, the already-corrupted ancienne regime of monarchs was destroyed by the French Revolution (in 1789) and the Russian Revolution (1917). There is no legitimate or even semi-legitimate monarchy in existence now.

The luciferian agenda has lead to the complete breakdown own the Catholic Church in 1962 with the liberalisation of Catholicism and all its concomitant problems. This is not accidental. It is a real agenda, like the ecclesiastical demolition of ISKCON. 

Very soon you will have a once-pure organisation like ISKCON endorsing actively homosexual men and women as priests and gurus ('guru' simply being 'spiritual teacher') and the traditions of Indian dharma (going back over 5,000 years) being broken down by liberal western swamis posing as Indian saints. After the communist takeover of South Africa in 1994, religion was taken out of traditionally Christian school curricula; abortion, prostitution and pornography were legalised; gambling was legalised; the Sabbath (e.g.. movies and shops were previously closed on Sundays) was not observed; restrictions on the sale alcohol were relaxed etc. 

The attack on traditionally European and Christian society by the mass influx of third world Islamic refugees from Africa and the Middle East is also taking place under the aegis of the covertly communist organisation called the EU. Millions of "refugees", many emancipated prisoners, are entering Europe through the economically collapsed gateways of Greece and Italy. 

They are mostly young men in their early to mid-twenties and they fit in comfortably with the Coudenhove-Kalergi Plan - a plan of European ethnic integration (which also endorses this wholesale interracial agenda above mentioned) - which is openly endorsed and pushed by the leaders of the EU and the corporate heads of state (and Wall Street-City of London funded or employed) of Europe like Macron, Merkel etc. 

Low European birth rates + high islamic birthrates (funded by mainly by white, middle class taxes) = the extinction of the European people in their ancestral lands. This is an outrageously racist agenda and an attack on Christianity. Ironically, it is the Christian traditions of charity and inclusiveness (as opposed to the separatist tribal agendas of Old Testament dogmas and self-fulfilling prophecies) that are being used to undermine its fundamental roots.

Collapse of ISKCON in the West and ISKCON's Governing Body Commission (GBC) focus on India, Hindu Congregations in the West and ex-Communist Countries

The Waffen SS, an army composed of Christian Europeans, who fought for the much-maligned German Reich is responsible for one major, and often overlooked achievement, in WWII: the stemming of a Stalinist purge of the entire Europe.

If Hitler had buckled after his losses on the eastern frontier in 1941, France and most of Europe would have succumbed to Stalin's Red Army. History has shown that Bolshevik Communist Russia was responsible for the genocide of some 100 million Christian Russians in the century between 1917 and 2017.

It is interesting to note how, after the collapse of Soviet Russia, how ISKCON's focal "preaching" activities are in Poland and Russia. I feel this has to do with using the movement as a Trojan Horse against Russian Orthodoxy and as part of the communist plot to destroy dharma. How this is so, I do not quite know.

ISKCON in the US is just about finished as an organisation. Whatever little remains is largely managed by Hindus. Same with the UK.

ISKCON is working co-operatively with compromised political people like Prime Minister Modi to breakdown India's strong traditions of dharma.

Anglo-American Communist South Africa has taken any "international" influence out of ISKCON. There are strong indications that the leadership (Govardhana das (Manny Singh), Bhakti Caitanya Swami (Richard Naismith, NZ), Svarupa Damodara das, Vibhu Caitanya das (Temple President, Durban), Kabamba Kanana Swami (Holland), Jayadvaita Swami (Jay Israel), Devamrita Swami (USA), Indradyumna Swami (Brian Tibbets, US) and a cohort of others Kavi Karnapura das (Kobus, from Stellenbosch), Vraja Krishna das (Vassily Dimitrov, Bulgarian now based in CT), Nanda Kumar das (leader of ISKCON Sandton) Savya Saci das (Sibusiso, based in Sandton), Karuna Gaura das and Jambavan das (black devotees based in Sandton), Hollywood film director Mukunda Michael Dewil from Pringle Bay (a close associate of Giriraja Swami who lives in Carpentaria, California) are in collusion with outside agencies and, I am firmly convinced, some kind of Luciferian cult/influence. 

Other potential participants are Rupa Raghunath das (Rory Stansfield) who had links to Mandela in the 1980's. They have strong connections with the SA political establishment eg. Nelson Mandela, Thuli Madonsela, Mangasuthu Buthelezi, Helen Zille etc. etc. 

The SA government is a communist front for Anglo-American the new world order. To realise how this is so ask yourself, 'Who has benefitted from this government'? I am not saying all of these devotees are consciously part of a broader movement to subvert religion in society. Their close association with those who do - such as Jay Israel and Glen Teton (whose father was an judicial activist in the black civil rights era) - is proof that they are "guilty by association" or are co-operating without being aware of the agenda, counter-Prabhupada, that they are serving. 

FW De Klerk, who colluded with the ANC and the Ford Foundation in 1986 to undermine the SA NP government, overrode visa bans on leading American devotees based at the Radha-Radhanath Temple in Durban in 1986. What was his link to the leadership that he could effect this? 

When I chanced upon Patrice Motsepe in Sandton once he told me he knows some Hare Krishnas. He got into the gold industry via Anglo-American. If prominent members of SA society know the Hare Krishnas why don't the Hare Krishna leadership, like Govardhana das for example, advertise such connections? The Hare Krishnas are, after all, famous for advertising their connections to celebrities and politicians. I find it odd, therefore, to get a statement like this from someone as influential as Patrice Motsepe.

I am focussing on SA, since I have served ISKCON here. Indradyumna Swami has always connected with Mandela at public events. The Durban mayor's office has wrangled with ISKCON senior management since 1988 over positioning its Festival of Chariots on the Durban beachfront during the Easter weekend. The Festival draws over 400,000 people, mainly Hindus, to the beachfront since it was moved from Tongaat by Indradyumna Swami (Brian Tibett) in 1988. Could holding the Festival during the Easter Weekend be considered disrespectful to Christianity as the Durban municipal officials suggest? It was held during the December holidays before.

This is a summary of some of the key points of what has happened to ISKCON. There have been many more deviations from the original instructions and teachings of the founder, Prabhupada.

Hare Krishna