Bhakti Vikas Swami
PADA: Right, the Bhakti Vikas swami program bans, beats, molests, sues and kills people. OK it is another version of worst case religion fanatics. What difference does it make to folks like me and Sulochana -- if we are killed by one group or the other? The result is the same.
The main problem with the Muslims evidently, they don't believe in reincarnation. OK but the people coming after me and Sulochana said we need to get new bodies, knowing about reincarnation does not always stop religions from being fanatical, and dangerous. ys pd
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HELPING MY FRIENDS -- SUFFER.
PADA: Great. Jayapataka is his friend. I personally told JPS in 1979 -- Srila Prabhupada says if we take sins -- we will get sick, fall down or both. Of course a number of them are dead.
JPS simply laughed at me and told me he is going to take sins from 50,000 people. And this Balabhadra guy evidently encouraged him to do that. OK that means, these sin absorbing vacuum cleaner people will get sick, fall down, and die. And they are -- left, right and center.
And that is what you want to happen to -- your friends? Sheesh pilgrims! Really, with friends like this, who needs enemies! As one devotee said, it is like telling a person to drink poison -- telling him it is nectar.
Thanks Balabhadra, you made your friend into an overweight, out of shape, drooling basket case who needs helpers to take him to the rest room. And the kids in JPS program said they were in Auschwitz for kids. And you co-enabled all of this. You are not the friend of those kids or JPS, or anyone else. JPS will take those sins with him into the next life, and go to the darkest regions, carrying that burden with him. You are co-causing him to fall, and suffer, and -- he is. ys pd
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PADMANABHA AND CANCALAPATI
Padmanabha prabhu with Chancalapati. Padmanabha told me he thinks these GBC gurus are not qualified to be Srila Prabhupada's successors, of course, should be obvious at this stage. Glad to see he is with the Prabhupadanugas. I know he hangs out with all different camps, but I believe he is more of a Prabhupada man himself. There is a lot of politics in India and he probably has to mind what he says. It is a dangerous place for truth tellers. ys pd
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NO GAS
PADA: Oh oh, folks in Crimea and other parts of Russia have no gas. Some have no gas, no running water, and no electricity. Apparently, the great plan is to take Russia back to the 1800s, where people will ride on horses and take buckets to the river to get water.
But yeah, all these burning up oil production places is creating a giant environmental mess, which just seems to have no end. Once a few oil tanks start burning, the oil starts to run all over the place and start many other things on fire, which is why these places "burn for days." That is not good for the air quality of -- the entire planet.
There is a Tik Tok video of Russian soldiers in Crimea stopping people on the street and stealing gas from the regular citizens, because their truck ran out of gas. There seems to be no help on the way for these citizens. It is just getting worse, and winter is on the way.
We are here to save you, which is why you have -- no gas, no water and no electricity. Sounds like the way the ISKCON GBC helps people? My prediction? They will most likely -- never help these people. They are on their own. Yep, same as ISKCON's victims. ys pd
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ISKCON MONEY SCAMS
Iskcon: ISKCON targets wealthy donors through structured fundraising programs, exclusive events, and personal cultivation by senior members. Donations from affluent individuals, like Alfred Ford, have been critical for funding large-scale projects like temples and cultural centers. Critics, however, have accused the organization of using exploitative and unethical practices to extract large sums of money from rich individuals and families.
Cultivating relationships with wealthy individualsISKCON uses several strategies to build and nurture relationships with potential major donors:
• Targeting specific profiles: Reports indicate that ISKCON monks specifically target wealthy individuals, including childless couples or those whose children live abroad, to solicit substantial donations of cash and property.
• Exclusive events: Temples hold grand fundraising galas and events to bring together wealthy community members and influential leaders. These high-profile affairs, sometimes featuring celebrity guests, are designed to generate large donations.
• Personalized appeals: Instead of asking for money in public, a specialized approach is used with affluent individuals. A meeting is arranged, often over a meal (prasadam), where detailed information is provided on specific projects that donors can "invest" in.
• Networking through influential figures: ISKCON secures meetings with wealthy prospects by being recommended by respected individuals or organizations known to the potential donor.
• Offering special privileges: ISKCON's Life Patron program, introduced by its founder Srila Prabhupada, offers wealthy supporters benefits such as accommodations at ISKCON centers worldwide and special gifts in exchange for substantial, one-time donations.
Large-scale project funding
Major donations from wealthy individuals and corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions from companies are crucial for funding large ISKCON projects.
• Temple and facility construction: ISKCON builds attractive and often opulent temples to attract devotees and create comfortable places for worship. The construction of large-scale projects like the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) in Mayapur, India, is a major focus for global fundraising efforts.
• Prominent examples: A well-known example is Alfred Ford, heir to the Ford Motor Company, who joined the Hare Krishna movement in 1975. He has provided substantial donations for ISKCON's projects, including the Detroit Cultural Center and the TOVP.
Controversies and criticisms
ISKCON's fundraising methods, particularly those aimed at the wealthy, have faced significant criticism.
• Allegations of exploitation: Critics on platforms like Reddit have described persuasive monks and the organization itself as a "business model scheme" that preys on vulnerable wealthy individuals.
• Accusations of fraud: Claims have been made that ISKCON defrauds vulnerable people of their life savings. Specific reports have alleged that the group targets wealthy childless couples or those with children living abroad to extract large sums of money, land, and property.
• Questionable fundraising tactics: In the 1970s, as the organization's financial needs grew, there were documented changes in fundraising tactics, including disciples targeting people perceived to have more money. Some devotees were known to disguise their religious affiliations to make it easier to solicit donations.
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Srimad-Bhagavatam Date: March 21, 1972 1.1.1
Prabhupāda: The first verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, First Canto, First Chapter, janmādy asya yato [SB 1.1.1] = the original source of everything, that is the Absolute Truth, yataḥ, from which or from whom everything is emanating. That is the Absolute Truth. And what is the nature of that Absolute Truth? He is senscient. He is not a dead stone. He is completely conscious,
yena sarvam idaṁ tatam. avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam [Bg. 2.17]
Idaṁ sarvam tatam: everywhere there is consciousness. You can see the cosmic manifestation = the sun is rotating on the orbit; the moon is rotating on the orbit; thousands and millions of planets and universes are exactly rotating. Unless there is consciousness, how it is possible? There must be consciousness. Just like in my body, whenever I feel pains and pleasure, there is consciousness. Similarly, the cosmic body, the virāṭ-rūpa, there is consciousness. Therefore in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said that the Absolute Truth must be conscious. Janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ. Abhijñaḥ means conscious.
Now this knowledge, abhijñaḥ---jñaḥ means "completely conversant," abhi. Now wherefrom this knowledge came? Just like we have got our experience = we get knowledge from a superior person. We go to school, we go to college and get knowledge, but wherefrom the Absolute Truth got knowledge? This question may be raised. Generally, because we have experience that without going to the superior person how we can get knowledge, so the same question may be inquired about God, or the Absolute Truth.
But Vyāsadeva says that He is abhijñaḥ: He is perfectly conversant, He is perfectly in knowledge, but svarāṭ. Janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ svarāṭ. Svarāṭ means "completely independent." There is no need of taking knowledge from others. That is God. Not that I am now in ignorance. The Māyāvādī theory is that "I am now in darkness under the clutches of māyā, and when māyā is finished, then I am God." The answer is if you are actually God, how you are captured by māyā? Then māyā is greater than you. But it is understood that God is great, nobody can be greater than God; so if māyā captures God, then māyā is greater than God.
So this theory is not very intelligent theory, that God has become captured by māyā. No. Māyā can capture this small god, just like we are. As I explained yesterday, īśvara. Īśvara means controller. So every one of us, somehow or other, we are controller. At least we control my..., our children, wife, at home. So in that sense everyone is controller. But śāstra says that īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ [Bs. 5.1] = the supreme controller is Kṛṣṇa. He has no controller. I am controller, but when I go to my office, immediately I find my boss a controller. Although I am very strong controller on my children or on my wife or servant---I am very strict man---but as soon as I go to my office, immediately I am controlled by my boss. That is my position.
So I am not absolute controller. The absolute controller means who is not controlled by anyone else. He is never controlled by māyā. That is absolute controller. How God can be controlled by māyā? Therefore this Vedic term is used here, svarāṭ. He is not controlled. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ [Bs. 5.1], svarāṭ. And Kṛṣṇa also says in the Bhagavad-gītā, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat [Bg. 7.7] = "There is no other controller above Me."
And Kṛṣṇa, when He was present, He was not controlled by anyone. Even if we suppose that Rādhārāṇī controls Kṛṣṇa, but actually He was not even controlled by Rādhārāṇī. That we have seen. When Kṛṣṇa left Vṛndāvana, all the gopīs, they would not allow Him to go away to Mathurā. But still He did not..., Kṛṣṇa did not care for them; He left Vṛndāvana. So He is not controlled by anyone. Svarāṭ: fully independent.
And so far knowledge is concerned, there is perfect knowledge:
parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate svābhāvikī jñāna-bala-kriyā ca [Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.8]
Any knowledge required, any reality, it is present. Not like here one has to learn, just like we have to learn knowledge. For Kṛṣṇa, when He was only three months old, the Pūtanā rākṣasī came to kill Him. She thought... She was engaged by Kaṁsa to kill. So she came to kill Kṛṣṇa, smearing poison on her..., on the nipple of her breast, and came in a nice motherly dress. And Yaśodā-mayī was very simple; she allowed her son. But her purpose was to kill Kṛṣṇa. But Kṛṣṇa sucked her breast and sucked her life also.
So at three months old, Kṛṣṇa, how He became God? Then, He had no instruction. He did not go..., undergone any austerity or penance or meditation. How He became God? Therefore God is never made. God is always God. Either He appears Himself as a three-month-old boy or just like a young man, God is always God. It is not that I am not God now, but by meditation I become God. That kind of God, manufactured in mystic factory, is not Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is svarāṭ. He is God always. He is not a made-up God by some meditation or by yogic practice. Therefore He is called svarāṭ.
janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ svarāṭ tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ [SB 1.1.1]
Ādi-kavaye, Brahmā. Now one may argue that we find the first creature within this universe is Lord Brahmā. So he spread the knowledge, Vedic knowledge, gāyatrī; so he must be the Supreme Lord. This question may be raised. Because he is the first creature; he created this universe, and he expanded the knowledge, Vedic knowledge, therefore he should be accepted as the Supreme Lord. Or janmādy asya yataḥ means everything has emanated, taken birth from him; therefore Brahmā is the original.
But the answer is there = tene brahma hṛdā ādi-kavaye. Ādi-kavaye. Ādi-kavaye means the Brahmā. So He also imparted knowledge to Brahmā; therefore Brahmā is not the original creator. The original creator is Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa. Tene brahma hṛdā. But He was not present there, because there was only the living creature Brahmā; so how knowledge was imparted to him? Therefore it is said, hṛdā: through the heart, because Kṛṣṇa is in everyone’s heart.
īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati [Bg. 18.61]
You have got Kṛṣṇa within your heart. Simply you have to realize it; simply you have to become qualified, bona fide, to speak with Him. That’s all. That is the qualification. That requires training. As soon as we are trained up to talk with the Supreme Lord, who is living within my heart, then our life is successful.
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