Legal Notice / Stuck in ISKCON / Tale of Wisdom / No Care 02 10 26

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LEGAL NOTICE

PADA: I think this legal notice is a little old, maybe a few years back, since it is addressed to Gopal Krishna swami, who is deceased. Some folks have said that India is a terrible place to try to report women and children physical or sexual abuse, because the police and courts are often corrupt, inefficient, and in any case slower than a slug on my driveway. 

Another person told me that dealing with the court system in India is not very fruitful because of the "dense" and complicated nature of their court system. Srila Prabhupada himself said as much, the Gaudiya Matha was "40 years in court with no resolution." 

Very sad because meanwhile, if there is an ongoing abuse problem, more victims are being added and previous victims are sometimes feeling trauma -- often feeling depressed -- and maybe taking their lives etc. Very sad when we have to depend on the un-dependable courts to deal with actual issues in ISKCON. 

Of course as soon as we take things to court, the GBC folks, Krishna Kant's IRM, Dayalu Nitai's HKC Jaipur, Hitler's disciple Mukunda UK, Mathura Pati / Prabhupadanugas EU folks start crying like lost puppies. Oh no, someone is attacking our favorite molester messiah's project in court! 

How will our favorite molester messiah's swamis afford a nice town car now? Yep, children being abused, and even taking their lives -- is never the problem. The expense of the swami's new town car is always the problem. No wonder there is a problem then? You guys are first of all making the problem, and then, making it worse.

ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com  

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LEGAL NOTICE, No. 4

Notice under Section 9 of ‘Religious Institutions Act, 1988’

R/w section 19(1), 21(1) and 21(2) of POCSO Act, 2012

FROM

Tirtha raja dasa, UTN Director & Founder

Mobile No. 7981 779 760; E-mail: tirtha.raja.108@gmail.com
TO

1. Mr. Gopala Krishna Swami, Chairman, ISKCON Bureau
2. Mr. Basu Ghosh, Vice Chairman, ISKCON Bureau
3. Mr. Sankhadhari dasa, Secretary, ISKCON Bureau
4. Mr. Braja Hari dasa, Treasurer, ISKCON Bureau
5. Mr. Devaki Nandan dasa, Member, ISKCON Bureau
6. Mr. Ravi Gomatam, Member, ISKCON Bureau
7. Mr. Loka Nath Swami, Member, ISKCON Bureau
8. Mr. Bhakti Rasamruta Swami, Member, ISKCON Bureau
9. Mr. Bhakti Purushottama Swami, Member, ISKCON Bureau
10. Mr. Bhakti Vinoda Swami, Member, ISKCON Bureau
11. Mr. Bhanu Maharaj, Chairman, ISKCON GBC, Mayapur
12. Mr. Revati Ramana das, Vice Chairman, ISKCON GBC, Mayapur
13. Mr. Guru Prasad swami, Member, ISKCON GBC
14. Mr. Anuttama das, Member, ISKCON GBC
15. Mr. Tapan Mishra das, ISKCON GBC, Mayapur
16. Mr. Gauranga das, ISKCON GBC, Mayapur
17. Mr. Braja Vilas das, Co-Director, ISKCON-Mayapur
18. Mr. Subekshana das, Co-Director, ISKCON-Mayapur
19. Mr. Jayapataka Swami, Member, ISKCON GBC
20. Mr. Radhanath Swami, Member, ISKCON GBC
21. Mr. Prahladananda Swami, Member, ISKCON GBC
22. Mr. Bhakti Chaitanya Swami, Member, ISKCON GBC
23. Mr. Hrudaya Chaitanya das, ISKCON GBC, Mayapur
24. Mr. Sahadeva das, Chairman, ISKCON India Continental committee
25. Mr. Sumitra das, Vice Chairman, ISKCON India Continental committee
26. Mr. Pancha ratna das, Chairman, ISKCON India Advisory Committee
27. Mr. Sura das, Vice Chairman, ISKCON India Advisory Committee

Subject: In spite of several requests through legal notices, you are violating and disobedient to the mandatory law under section 9 of ‘Religious Institutions Act, 1988’, by Non-reporting of Crimes against Children inside ISKCON Gurukul and thereby protecting and helping the Accused persons to escape from legal punishment by taking Law into your Hands.

Reference:

1. Legal notices served by Registered Post to the office addresses of
· Jayapataka Swami & Other GBC members, ISKCON, Mayapur office dated 19-12-2022
· Bureau, ISKCON, Mumbai office dated 19-12-2022
· Chairman, ICC, ISKCON, Secunderabad office dated 19-12-2022
· Radhanath Swami, Chowpatty office dated 19-12-2022
· Gauranga das, GEV office dated 19-12-2022
2. Legal Notice served through E-mails dated 14th November of 2022; 29th November of 2022 and 8th December of 2022.

Sir/Madam,

1) Take this notice that the legal notices are served at ISKCON office address by registered posts as mentioned in the above Reference about compliance of the mandatory law under Section 9 of ‘Religious Institutions Act, 1988’, read with section 19(1), 21(1) and 21(2) of POCSO Act, 2012. However, till date there is no reply about your compliance of the mandatory legal obligation.

2) Annexure No. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are the Postal evidence that the legal notices are served and received by your offices at various addresses by Registered Post.

3) Annexure No. 6, 7 & 8 are the evidence that the legal notices are served and received by the above leaders of ISKCON through the Electronic-mail addresses.

4) However, all of you mentioned in S.No. 1 to 27 are in gross violation of discharge of the legal obligation under Section 9 and Section 2(f) of the 

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ACT, 1988; read with section 19(1), 21(1) and 21(2) of POCSO Act, 2012.

5) In the light of the above grounds and in the interest and welfare of entire ISKCON congregation, I seek and demand your reply within FOUR weeks that why I should not initiate both civil and criminal legal proceedings against you ISKCON leaders for gross violation of the mandatory legal obligations under section 19(1), 21(1) and 21(2) of POCSO Act, 2012 (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act); read with Section 9 of ‘Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988; read with Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgment, dated 2-11-2022, [Criminal Appeal No. 1874 of 2022; 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 898]. Failing which it will be adversely inferred against you all ISKCON leadership.

Hence this Legal Notice dated 3rd February of 2023

LIST OF ANNEXURES

Annex-1: Registered Post to GBC, ISKCON, Mayapur office dated 19-12-2022
Annex-2: Registered Post to Bureau, ISKCON, Mumbai office dated 19-12-2022
Annex-3: Registered Post to Chairman, ICC, ISKCON, Secunderabad office dated 19-12-2022
Annex-4: Registered Post to Radhanath Swami, Chowpatty office dated 19-12-2022
Annex-5: Registered Post to Gauranga das, GEV office dated 19-12-2022
Annex-6: Legal Notice served through E-mail dated 14th November of 2022
Annex-7: Legal Notice served through E-mail dated 29th November of 2022
Annex-8: Legal Notice served through E-mail dated 8th December of 2022
P.S: Selected Legal provisions of RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ACT, 1988

Section 9. Certain persons bound to give information to police.—Every manager or other employee of a religious institution shall be bound to give information to the officer incharge of the police station within whose local jurisdiction the religious institution is situate of any contravention or any impending contravention of the provisions of this Act and any failure to do so shall be punishable under section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

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STUCK in ISKCON

Kshama Buddhi: I SAW THAT MANY DISCIPLES OF PRABHUPADA GOT STUCK IN ISKCON, FEELING THAT THEY COULD NOT RETURN TO OUTSIDE LIFE AGAIN HAVING GIVEN UP THEIR FUTURE TO SERVE PRABHUPADA IN ISKCON.

These Godbrothers became "institutional puppet dependents," sticking to ISKCON no matter how deviant and corrupt the GBC guru cabal had become. I could not do that.

I could not give my life over to a movement that had become corrupted. After leaving ISKCON I was with the Sridhar Maharaja group for a few years before I departed their San Jose temple, never to return to cult life in the movement again.

I made my choices way back then and I have been living with the result of those choices since then. Life hasn't been easy outside the movement. Life was not easy inside the movement. My life stopped being easy when I joined the Navy in 1975.
The struggle lessened after the kids were all grown.

When my youngest daughter turned 18, I felt like a big weight had been lifted off my back. She had already left home to be with Japa by then, but nonetheless, it was a landmark in my life when that day arrived.

When I moved my family to Alachua over 31 years ago, the temple was an old mobile home on the temple property. My son helped build that temple. He was friends with a devotee kid whose dad was cutting and laying the marble in the temple. My son and his friend would help carry the marble pieces to the devotee that was doing the marble work. I think he also built the first altar for the new temple.

I wanted better for this community. There were no fraud gurus allowed back in the early days, but in time -- the ISKCON parasites managed to get their dirty little fingers on the temple administration and so the temple went to Hell with these fraud gurus swooping in occasionally to mislead and misguide some unfortunate newcomers.

Now, it's a community that has lost it's way and become a melting pot of these misguided and deceived younger devotees that foolishly accept one of these corporate crony gurus as spiritual master, pushing Prabhupada to the side of his own movement.

There is no shelter but the books of Srila Prabhupada and the Holy Name. The movement is corrupted and deviated. You can either go along with the corruption or you can reject it. I have always rejected it and I always will, no matter how hard life can be in the struggle for existence.

I am in good place these days. I am independent of the cult. I feel sorry for those who are dependent sycophants and parasites of ISKCON. It was never meant to be your career or your job. When ISKCON became a job or a career for these lifelong dependents, it lost it's authenticity and legitimacy and became a scam and a fraud upon society, pushing fraud gurus who had no power or authority to be gurus in ISKCON.

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TALES OF WISDOM 

by Prabhupāda Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura

Translation and Commentary, Śrī Sarasvatī-toṣaṇī by Śrī Prema Prayojana dāsa

CHAPTER 31

MORALITY, IMMORALITY AND THE TRANSCENDENT MORALITY OF DEVOTION (SUNĪTI, DURNĪTI AND BHAKTI-NĪTI)

Śrī Rāmānuja was an ancient preceptor (ācārya) of the Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition. He appeared in this world near Mahābhūtapurī in Perambedūr Nagara, close to Madrās, in the year 1016. Before Śrī Rāmānuja, the preachers of this philosophy were referred to in the Dravidian language as ‘Ālvaras’, denoting great liberated associates of Bhagavān. Among the Ālvaras, there was a revered saint known as Tirumaṅgai Ālvara. Some say that he appeared in the eighth century.

In his youth, he travelled to pilgrimage sites and dedicated himself to the devotional service of Bhagavān. His sole principle was that all things in the world have been created for the service of Lord Nārāyaṇa. Therefore, it is one’s duty to serve Lord Nārāyaṇa with all these things in the most appropriate manner. He believed that there is no meaningful purpose for any object or living being if it is not utilized in the service of Lord Nārāyaṇa. While travelling to various pilgrimage sites, four individuals endowed with extraordinary qualities accepted him as their spiritual master and became his disciples.

The first disciple was named ‘Toḍavāḍakkun’ or ‘Tarka Cūḍāmaṇi’, signifying that no one could defeat him in logical debate. The second disciple was called ‘Tāḍaduyān’ or ‘Dvāronmocaka’. He could open any security lock just by blowing on it. The third disciple was ‘Neḍelāi Merippan’ or ‘Chāyā Graha’. Whenever he touched someone’s shadow with his feet, they would become motionless. The fourth disciple named ‘Nīlmel Naḍappān’ or ‘Jaloparicara’ had the ability to walk on water.

Tirumaṅgai, along with his four disciples, travelled on a pilgrimage to visit various holy places. During this time, they arrived at an ancient and dilapidated temple where the four-armed form of Lord Raṅganātha reclined upon the bed of Śeṣa. At that time, this famous temple was the residence of animals and birds, and it was surrounded by a jungle inhabited by ferocious animals. A servant would come for a brief moment every day. He would place fruit and water in front of the Lord and then quickly run away from there as soon as possible.

After witnessing this, Tirumaṅgai was deeply inspired to build a magnificent temple for Śrī Ranganātha. Along with his disciples, he travelled to different countries, seeking alms for the construction of the temple. However, all the wealthy individuals they approached called them scammers, bounders and thieves and chased them away without giving even a penny.

Tirumaṅgai was not disheartened by this. Rather, he became even more determined to serve Śrī Raṅganātha. He called his four disciples and said, “My children! You have witnessed how the wealthy are blinded by their riches. Nārāyaṇa, the husband of Lakṣmī, the Goddess of Fortune, has deposited a small portion of His own wealth with them. They should use that wealth to serve Nārāyaṇa. However, they have misappropriated this wealth and assumed that they are the owners. 

How averse to the service of Śrī Nārāyaṇa they are, as they live a life of luxury. They rest on beds as soft as the foam of milk in their lofty towers while the deity of Śrī Nārāyaṇa is lying broken and neglected in the jungle. Alas! They do not even think about this injustice. It is the duty of wealthy householders to serve and worship Lord Viṣṇu. Otherwise, their journey towards hell is inevitable. Therefore, auspiciousness must be bestowed upon these affluent people by any means possible.”

Then Tirumaṅgai properly utilized the great talents of his disciples in Viṣṇu’s service and manifested his desire to bring auspiciousness to those wealthy people. He summoned his first disciple, Tarka Cūḍāmaṇi, and instructed him to ensnare wealthy individuals in the net of logical debates. While the debate was going on, the second disciple, Dvāronmocaka, opened the doors of the treasury using his skills and freely collected together masses of treasure. 

Through his disciple Chāyā Graha, Tirumaṅgai made the wealthy householders motionless and looted all their wealth. Through the disciple capable of walking on water, he collected a significant amount of wealth from the royal towns surrounded by water. It seemed as if he were the leader of a formidable group of dacoits, amassing an immense amount of wealth for the service of Raṅganātha.

Tirumaṅgai gathered renowned sculptors from various countries to commence the construction of the temple. After the labour of a thousand sculptors for four years, the first outer portion was completed, and in two more years the second and third. In eight years the fourth, in twelve years the fifth, and in eighteen years the sixth outer portion was completed. The construction of the complete temple took sixty years, by which time Tirumaṅgai was eighty years old.

After the completion of the inner sanctum, the nearby king was eager to assist Tirumaṅgai. Some were inspired on seeing his prosperity, while others assisted him in his service out of fear. They all acquired some piety (sukṛti) by assisting a great saint (mahā-puruṣa). Although it seems that Tirumaṅgai adopted the occupation of a robber from an external perspective, because he never endeavoured for his own personal enjoyment, he was exclusively engaged in the service of Bhagavān. 

He did not spend a single penny of that wealth on himself.

When the construction of the temple of Śrī Raṅganātha, with seven concentric townships, was successfully completed, Tirumaṅgai paid the builders their due wages. In the end, there was no money left over. In such a situation, almost a thousand robbers surrounded him and demanded money. Tirumaṅgai whispered some advice in the ear of his disciple Jaloparicara, who was skilled in walking on water. 

Jaloparicara told the robbers that he would take them to the location where the stolen wealth was stored. He called for the same ship that had been used to bring huge stones for the construction of the Śrī Raṅganātha Temple. The robbers boarded the ship with Jaloparicara and they set off. The Kāverī River was overflowing at that time, during the monsoon season. 

Jaloparicara took the ship to the middle of the Kāverī River where he intentionally sank it, along with all the robbers. Jaloparicara walked on water and returned to his guru. Those robbers had actually come there to kill Tirumaṅgai.

On the return of Jaloparicara, the great sage Tirumaṅgai said, “The Kāverī River is the destroyer of sins and the bestower of devotion to Viṣṇu. By giving the robbers samādhi (last rites) in the purifying waters of the Kāverī, their souls will undoubtedly be accepted in the service of Śrī Raṅganātha. Do not worry about them. By not allowing the robbers to loot and commit violence against vaiṣṇavas, you have given them the opportunity to go to Vaikuṇṭha. 

Is this not highly beneficial for them? We took their assistance only for the service of God. If anyone follows this path for personal gain, it will certainly be considered the terrible sin of murder and the path to hell. There is no doubt about this.” To this day, the northern part of the Kāverī River where the robbers were eliminated is still called ‘Koliran’, meaning the place of murder.

From Tirumaṅgai’s example, we learn the lesson that bhakti-nīti, or the transcendent morality of serving the Supreme Lord, is superior to and cannot be compared with any worldly morality (sunīti) or immorality (durnīti). The morality and immorality prevalent in society must be done for the sake of the pleasure of the Supreme Lord, Śrī Hari. In this regard, there are two scriptural statements found in the Bhakti Sandarbha (Anuccheda 148) of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī Prabhu. In the Revā-khaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa, Śrī Brahmā says:

sa kartā sarva-dharmāṇāṁ bhakto yas tava keśava |
sa kartā sarva-pāpānāṁ yo na bhaktas tavācyuta ||
pāpaṁ bhavati dharmo’pi tavābhaktaiḥ kṛto hare |
niḥśeṣa-dharma-kartā vāpy abhakto narake hare |
sadā tiṣṭhati bhaktas te brahmahāpi vimucyate ||

O Keśava! One who is Your devotee has performed all religious duties (dharma). O Acyuta! One who is not Your devotee has committed all sins. O Hari! The religious duty performed by one who is not Your devotee is only sin, and although he completely performs all religious duties, he still always resides in hell. However, even if Your devotee has killed a brāhmaṇa, he becomes liberated.

In the Padmā Purāṇa, Bhagavān explains:

man-nimittaṁ kṛtaṁ pāpam api kṣemāya kalpate |
mām anādṛtya dharmo’pi pāpaṁ syān mat-prabhāvataḥ ||

The sinful actions performed by My devotee for My sake are considered virtuous deeds, whereas the righteous actions performed without honour for Me turn into sinful acts by My influence.

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura would narrate this anecdote to illustrate that the character of a true devotee of Hari cannot be measured by the insignificant yard stick of sense perception (pratyakṣa-jñāna) because all their actions are solely for the satisfaction of Śrī Hari. In devotion (bhakti), there is a beautiful harmony of all things. The great devotees, like snake charmers, can take along with them even cruel and wicked individuals, who are like poisonous snakes, and still accomplish their tasks. However, if someone else imitates this, his demise is inevitable.

From an external perspective, the immortal preceptor (ācārya) shows the pastime of accepting many persons with ulterior, material motives (anyābhilāṣī) to assist in his devotional service and to generate spiritual merit (sukṛti) for the living beings. However, when those individuals begin to adopt the attitude of a merchant (vaṇija-vṛtti) in their dealings with the spiritual master or the ācārya, then the spiritual master destroys them for their own auspicious benefit. This truth is established by the examples of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s annihilation of the Yadu dynasty and by
Tirumaṅgai drowning the robbers who had assisted in the construction of the Śrī Raṅganātha temple in the Kāverī River.

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NO CARE FOR THE WORKERS UPDATE

Dear friends,

Śrī Mādhava-Mahotsava Prabhu from New Dvārakā (ISKCON Los Angeles) has recently suffered a serious medical emergency and is currently hospitalized. He is expected to remain in the hospital for several weeks and will face a long and difficult recovery afterward.

At this time, Mādhava-Mahotsava Prabhu is unable to work. He serves as a substitute teacher, and the sudden loss of his income has placed significant financial strain on his family. While his wife, Tulsi Gopi Mataji (Norma Barajas), continues to work and has some support from family, the situation remains very challenging.

We humbly ask the community to come together and support Mādhava-Mahotsava Prabhu, Tulsi Gopi Mataji, and their family during this difficult time. Any donation, no matter the size, or even sharing this fundraiser will make a meaningful difference.

Thank you for your kindness, prayers, and support.

Please support here: https://gofund.me/12e794aa3

Your Servants at Vaishnavas CARE International

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UKRAINE

Yep prabhu, Trump is not directly helping Ukraine, but he is putting the squeeze on people buying things from Russia, and that is helping bring down their resources to continue the war. Meanwhile Starlink internet has been stopped for Russians and that is having a big effect on their logistics. Overall, things are getting worse for Russia. 

Meanwhile Ukraine's ladies drone operation team has been supplied with giant pink drones, which can carry five munitions drops at a time. They said now they can take out vehicles with some munition types, some are designed for high impact in trenches, some are designed for a larger dispersing areas for shrapnel like a field and etc. And now they have thermal, night vision and motion sensing, so they can operate in fog etc. They said it is a lot easier to use these new drones. 

They also noted that if they just injure someone, he is likely to use his own weapon to finish himself off, because help will not arrive anytime soon. So they cannot take credit for taking out that guy because he is taking himself out. These ladies with their pink drones mean business! Anyway Trump is adding his two cents to harm Russia's capacity, and it is better than nothing. ys pd