Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta

Disappearance of Srila Murari Gupta, Thursday, October 5, 2017 in California

sri-murari gupta sakha - premera bhandara
prabhura hridaya drave suni’ dainya yanra

TRANSLATION

Murari Gupta, the twenty-first branch of the tree of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was a storehouse of love of Godhead. His great humility and meekness melted the heart of Lord Caitanya.

PURPORT

Sri Murari Gupta wrote a book called Sri Caitanya-carita. He belonged to a vaidya physician family of Srihatta, the paternal home of Lord Caitanya, and later became a resident of Navadvipa. He was among the elders of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lord Caitanya exhibited His Varaha form in the house of Murari Gupta, as described in the Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-lila, Third Chapter. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His maha-prakasa form, He appeared before Murari Gupta as Lord Ramacandra.

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu were sitting together in the house of Srivasa Thakura, Murari Gupta first offered his respects to Lord Caitanya and then to Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda Prabhu, however, was older than Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and therefore Lord Caitanya remarked that Murari Gupta had violated social etiquette, for he should have first shown respect to Nityananda Prabhu and then to Him. 

In this way, by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Murari Gupta was informed about the position of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, and the next day he offered obeisances first to Lord Nityananda and then to Lord Caitanya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave chewed pan, or betel nut, to Murari Gupta. Once Sivananda Sena offered food to Lord Caitanya that had been cooked with excessive ghee, and the next day the Lord became sick and went to Murari Gupta for treatment. Lord Caitanya accepted some water from the waterpot of Murari Gupta, and thus He was cured. The natural remedy for indigestion is to drink a little water, and since Murari Gupta was a physician, he gave the Lord some drinking water and cured Him.

When Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in the house of Srivasa Thakura in His Caturbhuja murti, Murari Gupta became His carrier in the form of Garuda, and in these pastimes of ecstasy the Lord then got up on his back. It was the desire of Murari Gupta to leave his body before the disappearance of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but the Lord forbade him to do so. This is described in Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-lila, Chapter Twenty. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu one day appeared in ecstasy as the Varaha murti, Murari Gupta offered Him prayers. He was a great devotee of Lord Ramacandra, and his staunch devotion is vividly described in the Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya-lila, Fifteenth Chapter, verses 137 through 157. (A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. Adi-lila 10.49. purport.)

Adi 10:50

pratigraha nahi kare, na laya kara dhana
atma-vritti kari’ kare kutumba bharana

TRANSLATION

Srila Murari Gupta never accepted charity from friends, nor did he accept money from anyone. He practiced as a physician and maintained his family with his earnings.

PURPORT

It should be noted that a grihastha (householder) must not make his livelihood by begging from anyone. Every householder of the higher castes should engage himself in his own occupational duty as a brahmana, kshatriya or vaisya, but he should not engage in the service of others, for this is the duty of a sudra. One should simply accept whatever he earns by his own profession. The engagements of a brahmana are yajana, yajana, pathana, pathana, dana and pratigraha. A brahmana should be a worshiper of Vishnu, and he should also instruct others how to worship Him.

A kshatriya can become a landholder and earn his livelihood by levying taxes or collecting rent from tenants. A vaisya can accept agriculture or general trade as an occupational duty. Since Murari Gupta was born in a physician’s family (vaidya-vamsa), he practiced as a physician, and with whatever income he earned he maintained his family. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam, everyone should try to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the execution of his occupational duty. That is the perfection of life. This system is called daivi-varnasrama. 

Murari Gupta was an ideal grihastha, for he was a great devotee of Lord Ramacandra and Caitanya Mahaprabhu. By practicing as a physician he maintained his family and at the same time satisfied Lord Caitanya to the best of his ability. This is the ideal of householder life. (A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. Adi-lila 10.50. purport.)

Adi 10.51

cikitsa karena yare ha-iya sadaya
deha-roga bhava-roga, - dui tara kshaya

TRANSLATION

As Murari Gupta treated his patients, by his mercy both their bodily and spiritual diseases subsided.

PURPORT

Murari Gupta could treat both bodily and spiritual disease because he was a physician by profession and a great devotee of the Lord in terms of spiritual advancement. This is an example of service to humanity. Everyone should know that there are two kinds of diseases in human society. One disease, which is called adhyatmika, or material disease, pertains to the body, but the main disease is spiritual. The living entity is eternal, but somehow or other, when in contact with the material energy, he is subjected to the repetition of birth, death, old age and disease.

The physicians of the modern day should learn from Murari Gupta. Although modern philanthropic physicians open gigantic hospitals, there are no hospitals to cure the material disease of the spirit soul. The Krishna consciousness movement has taken up the mission of curing this disease, but people are not very appreciative because they do not know what this disease is. A diseased person needs both proper medicine and a proper diet, and therefore the Krishna consciousness movement supplies materially stricken people with the medicine of the chanting of the holy name, or the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and the diet of prasada.

There are many hospitals and medical clinics to cure bodily diseases, but there are no such hospitals to cure the material disease of the spirit soul. The centers of the Krishna consciousness movement are the only established hospitals that can cure man of birth, death, old age and disease. (A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. Adi-lila 10.51. purport.)

"All the devotees worshiped Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in this way, and the Lord remained in ecstasy for seven praharas, or twenty-one hours. He took this opportunity to show the devotees that He is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, who is the source of all other incarnations, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (10.8): aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate. All the different forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or vishnu-tattva, emanate from the body of Lord Krishna. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu exposed all the private desires of the devotees, and thus all of them became fully confident that Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

"Some devotees call this exhibition of ecstasy by the Lord sata-prahariya bhava, or “the ecstasy of twenty-one hours,” and others call it mahabhava-prakasa or maha-prakasa. There are other descriptions of this sata-prahariya bhava in the Caitanya-bhavagata, Chapter Nine, which mentions that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu blessed a maidservant named Duhkhi with the name Sukhi. He called for Kholaveca Sridhara, and showed him His maha-prakasa. Then He called for Murari Gupta and showed him His feature as Lord Ramacandra. He offered His blessings to Haridasa Thakura, and at this time He also asked Advaita Prabhu to explain the Bhagavad-gita as it is (gitara satya-patha) and showed special favor to Mukunda. (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. Adi-lila 17.18. purport.)

varaha-avesa haila murari-bhavane
tanra skandhe cadi’ prabhu nacila angane

TRANSLATION

One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu felt the ecstasy of the boar incarnation and got up on the shoulders of Murari Gupta. Thus they both danced in Murari Gupta’s courtyard.

PURPORT

One day Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to cry out, “Sukara! Sukara!” Thus crying out for the boar incarnation of the Lord, He assumed His form as the boar incarnation and got up on the shoulders of Murari Gupta. He carried a small gadu, a small waterpot with a nozzle, and thus He symbolically picked up the earth from the depths of the ocean, for this is the pastime of Lord Varaha. (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. Adi-lila 17.20. purport.)

Sri Murari Gupta in all humility in his Chaitanya Mangala presentation of Lord Chaitanya's pastimes first begs for the blessings of all 'mahabhagavatas'. "Then I can properly sing the glories of the Lord. I am the lowest of the low, so how can I explain the greatness of Sri Caitanya's transcendental character? Since I don't know anything, what's the use of my incoherent words? If, without knowing the highest truths about Lord Caitanya, I try to say something, I will suffer embarrassment before the great souls.

Although I am not qualified and full of faults, I cherish an intense desire to sing about the sweet qualities of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu."

"While living in Navadwip, Sri Murari Gupta had the opportunity to remian always in the company of Gaurachandra. Who can describe his greatness? He is known throughout the world as Hanuman. After crossing the ocean to Lanka, Hanuman burned Ravan's palace to the ground. Then Hanuman brought Rama the good news about His beloved Sita. He revived Laksmana by bringing 'visalya-karani' (a medical herb). That same Hanuman now resides in Nadia as Murari Gupta.

Being highly realised, Murari Gupta knows all truths. As an eternal associate of the Lord, he is fixed at the lotus feet of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. He expertly told all of Lord Caitanya's childhood and boyhood pastimes in his great Sanskrit epic, 'Sri-Krishna-Caitanya-carita-mahakavya',(also called 'Karcha', dairy.).(Caitanya Mangala. 1994. Mahanidhi Swami, page 4.)

Murari Gupta begged Lord Caitanya (Gauranga) to "please be merciful, please give me ecstatic love of God!"

"Lord Gauranga said, 'Listen Murari, You have love for Me. So just serve the 'Parabraman' appearing in the human form, having the colour of an 'indranila' gem(blue sapphire). He stands most attractively in His three-fold bening form, carrying a flute in His hand. Worship Srimati Radharani, the golden comlexioned daughter of King Vrshabhanu. She is the original energy of the Lord, and Her effulgence defeats the colour of 'gorachana' (bright yellow).

"Engage yourself in the service of the 'gopis', and you'll attain the son of Nanda. In 'cintamani-bhumi', Vrindavana-dham, He sits on a jewelled throne resting upon a gem-studded platform surrounded by 'kalpa-vrksha' trees. By His inconceivible potency, 'Kama-dhenu' (surabhi-cows) wander everywhere fulfilling all desires. His glittering bodily effulgence is known as the formless 'Brahman'. You should know that this is the sweet truth about Krishna."

'The devotees felt transcendental joy to hear these talk from Lord Gauranga. I a mood of submission, Murari Gupta requested, "My lord, I want to see the Lord's form as Raghunatha (Lord Rama)."

Within a second, Murari saw Lord Ramachandra in His beautiful body the colour of fresh green grass. Sitadevi, Laksmana, bharata and Satrughna stood around the Lord. Murari rolled on the ground in astonishment. Gaurasundara pacified him with the touch of His lotus hand while blessing him. "May you become saturated in love of God. Actually Murari, you are no one other than Hanuman, and I am the same Lord Rama." After saying this, the Lord entered the temple."(Caitanya Mangala. Locan dasa Thakura.; Mahanidhi Swami. 1994. page 134.)

Once Lord Caitanya asked Murari Gupta to recite some verses he had composed, "For My pleasure, please recite that verse you composed."

'Murari Gupta cited his book Sri Krishna Caitanya-carita: "I worship the blessed Lord and master of the three worlds, Sri Ramachandra. He wears a brilliant crown covered with a strand of jewels whose shining lights up all directions. His dazzling earings defeat the brilliance of Sukra and Brhaspati. his beautiful face looks like a pure spotless moon.

"I worship the lotus feet of the master of the three worlds, Sri Ramachandra, whose charming eyes appear like blossoming lotus flowers. his red lips look like 'bimba' fruits, and His well-shaped nose attracts eveyone. His wonderfull smile embarrasses the moonlight."

After hearing these verses, Gaura put His feet on Murari's head. Then He wrote the name "Ramadasa" on his forehead. Prabhu said, "Murari, from today on, by My mercy, you'll be known as Ramadasa. Without Raghunatha, you can't live a moment. Know for certain that I am that same Lord Raghunath (Rama)."

To the surprise of everyone present, Lord Gauranga showed His transcendental form as Lord Ramachandra, long with Janaki (Sita), Laksmana, Hanuman, and other associates. Instantly, Murari fell at the Lord's feet and praised Gauranga. "All glories to Raghavira. He's the same as the darling of Sacimata." Then Murari rolled in the dust. Crying in happiness, he offered more prayers.

Showing mery, Mahaprabhu said, "Murari, you should worship Me, and forget anything other than 'bhakti'. Although I am your worshippable Lord Raghunatha, still you should worship the lord of Radha. Perform 'sankirtan', attentively hear the glories of Radha and Krishna, and be devoted to Me."(Caitanya Mangala. Locana dasa Thakura.; Mahanidhi Swami, page 153-154.)

Madhya 11.152

prathame murari-gupta prabhure na miliya
bahirete padi’ ache dandavat hana

meeting; bahirete—outside; padi’—falling down; ache—was there; dandavat—falling flat like a stick; hana—becoming so.

TRANSLATION

Murari Gupta at first did not meet the Lord but rather remained outside the door, falling down like a stick to offer obeisances.

Madhya 11.153

murari na dekhiya prabhu kare anveshana
murari la-ite dhana aila bahu-jana

TRANSLATION

When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could not see Murari amongst the devotees, He inquired about him. Thereupon many people immediately went to Murari, running to take him to the Lord.

Madhya 11.154

trina dui-guccha murari dasane dhariya
mahaprabhu age gela dainyadhina hana

TRANSLATION

Thus Murari Gupta, catching two bunches of straw in his teeth, went before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with humility and meekness.

Madhya 11.155

murari dekhiya prabhu aila milite
pache bhage murari, lagila kahite

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing Murari come to meet Him, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went up to him, but Murari began to run away and speak as follows.

Madhya 11.156

more na chuniha, prabhu, muni ta’ pamara

tomara sparsa-yogya nahe papa kalevara

TRANSLATION

“My Lord, please do not touch me. I am most abominable and am not fit for You to touch because my body is sinful.”

Madhya 11.157

prabhu kahe,—murari, kara dainya samvarana
tomara dainya dekhi’ mora vidirna haya mana

TRANSLATION

The Lord said, “My dear Murari, please restrain your unnecessary humility. My mind is disturbed to see your meekness.”

Madhya 11.158

eta bali’ prabhu tanre kaila alingana

nikate vasana kare anga sammarjana

TRANSLATION

Saying this, the Lord embraced Murari and had him sit down by His side. The Lord then began to cleanse his body with His own hands.

Madhya 11.159-160

acaryaratna, vidyanidhi, pandita gadadhara
gangadasa, hari-bhatta, acarya purandara
pratyeke sabara prabhu kari’ guna gana
punah punah alingiya karila sammana

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then again and again embraced all the devotees, including Acaryaratna, Vidyanidhi, Pandita Gadadhara, Gangadasa, Hari Bhatta and Acarya Purandara. The Lord described their good qualities and glorified them again and again.

Madhya 15.137

murari-guptere prabhu kari’ alingana
tanra bhakti-nishtha kahena, sune bhakta-gana

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Murari Gupta and began to speak about his firm faith in devotional service. This was heard by all the devotees.

"There was a devotee of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. His name was Murari Gupta. He was physician to the then Nawab, Muslim Nawab. Now, they were sitting. The Nawab was going some hunting excursion or something like that, but he was Nawab’s physician. He was to accompany him. So they were sitting on the back of the elephant.

In the meantime that Murari Gupta saw one peacock, and as soon as he saw the peacock, the feather, he at once remembered Krishna and at once fainted and fall down. This is called alambana. This is called alambana. Alambana means anything to the context, immediately he remembers his Lord and becomes ecstatic. This is the first-class stage of Krishna consciousness." (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 17th March 1967. Srimad Bhagavatam lecture 7:7:32-35. San Francisco.)

Kirtan in China (Video)

Property Imbroglio at Sridhara Maharaja temple?

Great. More property battles. It's mine! No It's mine!

Ummm well, nope, it's Krishna's. ys pd

http://sevaashram.com/2017/nabadwip-news-2017-09-05/

Dear Devotees and Friends,

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. All glories to our Divine Master, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda-Dev Goswami Maharaj.

I would like to offer my respectful obeisances to Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya who was named by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda-Dev Goswami Maharaj as his successor as the President Sevaite Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. I would also like to offer my respectful obeisances to Srila Bhakti Kusam Ashram Maharaj who Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda-Dev Goswami Maharaj named as the Acharya of Mexico.

I would also like to take this opportunity to offer my respects to all the devotees who over the many years since Srila Govinda Maharaj’s departure, have tried and continue to try to assist Srila Acharya Maharaj in his service to our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Many sincere devotees from around the world have inquired about the current situation at our Math in Sri Nabadwip Dham. Srila Ashram Maharaj is in Kolkata now and I have spoken to him several times and under his guidance have prepared this brief report on the current situation.

Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj and Srila Bhakti Kusam Ashram Maharaj

Srila Acharya Maharaj left the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Sri Nabadwip Dham because the opposition group took over most of the facilities of our Sri Nabadwip Mula Math. At that time, there were 5 or 6 Nabadwip policemen present and they did not oppose the actions of the opposition group.

The opposition group broke the locks on the Centennial Hall and replaced them with their own locks. They closed the entrance gate to the Math and locked it so no one could enter or exit without their approval. Because of this situation, this year the Sri Janmastami celebration was not held.

Previously the Centennial Hall was where Srila Acharya Maharaj would conduct all the programs while the opposition group would conduct their programs in the Nath mandir. To provide some harmony at the Math, this compromise had been going on for many years. Now, the opposition group stated that there would no longer be two groups having separate programs at our Math. Instead they insisted that for now on, they would lead the programs and both groups should attend these functions under their direction. The police allowed these people to dictate these terms and refused to intervene.

After Srila Acharya Maharaj left Nabadwip, he received news that the opposition group had forced themselves into his quarters. We do not know what the condition of those facilities are at this time.

The local police are corrupt and have stood by and allowed this to happen in spite of Srila Acharya Maharaj presenting in the past numerous legal documents substantiating his position as the legal guardian to all the Math properties.

Recently, Srila Acharya Maharaj met with an important IAS officer in Kolkata and through him a meeting was arranged with Mr. Sumit Gupta the District Magistrate of Nadia. In India, the district magistrate (DM) is the highest administrative position in the district. As such, the chief of police for the towns like Nabadwip report to him. Srila Acharya Maharaj and Srila Ashram Maharaj then met with the DM in Krishnanagar. The meeting was short but Srila Acharya Maharaj had brought a letter listing the opposition persons and clearly explaining the situation.

He also explained that the Nabadwip police did not do anything to prevent the actions of the opposition group. Srila Acharya Maharaj also explained that when he himself spoke with the police they explained that he would need to speak with their boss, the chief of police of Nabadwip and convince him. They were just following his orders.

Srila Acharya Maharaj told the DM that because of these actions, Srila Acharya Maharaj and the devotees could not make the necessary preparations and arrangements to celebrate the Janmastami festival.

After reading the letter, the DM expressed his anger that the Nabadwip police were acting in this way. He said he would take some action. At the request of the DM, Srila Acharya Maharaj then sent the same letter to the chief of police of Nabadwip. Since then, the DM has been in communication with Srila Acharya Maharaj to see if the chief of police has taken any action, which he has not.

Corruption is rampant among the local police. However, there is some hope that the DM will stop the police from continuing to support the opposition.

The opposition group is now divided into two groups and they are fighting with each other. The first group is led by Ranjit, Nandan Swami (who’s brahmacari name at the time of Srila Sridhar Maharaj was Nimai Sundar) and Giri Maharaj (who’s brahmacari name was Gaur Krishna). The second group is led by Mahadev and Parmahamsa with devotees like Bipul, Vishvarup, Bhudev and Yadu Gopal. Srila Acharya Maharaj and Srila Ashram Maharaj recently met with some of the second opposition group at the office of Mr. Sawo in Kolkata. In the meeting, this second group complained bitterly against the first group and assured Srila Acharya Maharaj that from now on they will join him to fight against Ranjit & Nandan Swami.

In spite of everything that has happened, with the assistance of devotees all over the world, Srila Acharya Maharaj continues to financially support and maintain the facilities in Sri Nabadwip Dham and the other centers all over India. Srila Acharya Maharaj has repeatedly demonstrated his dedication to the service given to him by Srila Govinda Maharaj and in spite of so much trouble that has come to him, he is determined to never give up that service.

The method of making online donations through PayPal and credits cards are secure and functioning. Those funds are deposited into the Soquel Seva Ashram’s bank account and then sent to Srila Acharya Maharaj in a secure method.

Here is a link to the donation web site: http://scsmathinternational.com/donate.php
We are praying to Srila Govinda Maharaj that we may assist in some way although we feel helpless besides our offering of moral and financial support to Srila Acharya Maharaj.

I will try to write more as the situation develops and more news becomes available.

Sincerely,
Hasyapriya das,
Manager of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Soquel, California

Lord Damodara / Kartik (Video)

(1)

namāmīśvaram sac-cid-ānanda-rūpam
lasat-kuṇḍalam gokule bhrājamanam
yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānam
parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā

To the supreme controller, who possesses an eternal form of blissful knowledge, whose glistening earrings swing to and fro, who manifested Himself in Gokula, who stole the butter that the gopis kept hanging from the rafters of their storerooms and who then quickly jumped up and ran in retreat in fear of Mother Yasoda but was ultimately caught - to that Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, I offer my humble obeisances.

(2)

rudantam muhur netra-yugmam mṛjantam
karāmbhoja-yugmena sātańka-netram
muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-trirekhāńka-kaṇṭha-
sthita-graivam dāmodaram bhakti-baddham

Upon seeing His mother's whipping stick, He cried and rubbed His eyes again and again with His two lotus hands. His eyes were fearful and His breathing quick, and as Mother Yasoda bound His belly with ropes, He shivered in fright and His pearl necklace shook. To this Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, I offer my humble obeisances.

(3)

itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe
sva-ghoṣam nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam
tadīyeṣita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvam
punaḥ prematas tam śatāvṛtti vande

Those superexcellent pastimes of Lord Krishna's babyhood drowned the inhabitants of Gokula in pools of ecstasy. To the devotees who are attracted only to His majestic aspect of Narayana in Vaikuntha, the Lord herein reveals: “I am conquered and overwhelmed by pure loving devotion.” To the Supreme Lord, Damodara, my obeisances hundreds and hundreds of times.

(4)

varam deva mokṣam na mokṣāvadhim vā
na canyam vṛṇe ‘ham vareṣād apīha
idam te vapur nātha gopāla-bālam
sadā me manasy āvirāstām kim anyaiḥ

O Lord, although You are able to give all kinds of benedictions, I do not pray to You for liberation, nor eternal life in Vaikuntha, nor any other boon. My only prayer is that Your childhood pastimes may constantly appear in my mind. O Lord, I do not even want to know your feature of Paramatma. I simply wish that Your childhood pastimes may ever be enacted in my heart.

(5)

idam te mukhāmbhojam atyanta-nīlair
vṛtam kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyā
muhuś cumbitam bimba-raktādharam me
manasy āvirāstām alam lakṣa-lābhaiḥ

O Lord, the cheeks of Your blackish lotus face, which is encircled by locks of curling hair, have become reddened like bimba fruits due to Mother Yasoda's kisses. What more can I describe than this? Millions of opulences are of no use to me, but may this vision constantly remain in my mind.

(6)

namo deva dāmodarānanta viṣṇo
prasīda prabho duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnam
kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnam batānu
gṛhāṇeṣa mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ

O unlimited Vishnu! O master! O Lord! Be pleased upon me! I am drowning in an ocean of sorrow and am almost like a dead man. Please shower the rain of mercy on me; uplift me and protect me with Your nectarean vision.

(7)
kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvat
tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau ca
tathā prema-bhaktim svakām me prayaccha
na mokṣe graho me ‘sti dāmodareha

O Lord Damodara, in Your form as a baby Mother Yasoda bound You to a grinding stone with a rope for tying cows. You then freed the sons of Kuvera, Manigriva and Nalakuvara, who were cursed to stand as trees and You gave them the chance to become Your devotees. Please bless me in this same way. I have no desire for liberation into Your effulgence.

(8)

namas te 'stu dāmne sphurad-dīpti-dhāmne
tvadīyodarāyātha viśvasya dhāmne
namo rādhikāyai tvadīya-priyāyai
namo 'nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyam

O Lord, the entire universe was created by Lord Brahma, who was born from Your abdomen, which was bound with a rope by Mother Yasoda. To this rope I offer my humble obeisances. I offer my obeisances to Your most beloved Srimati Radharani and to Your unlimited pastimes.

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What is next for Brooklyn? (Sugata das)

Dhruva Maharaj Das: When iskcon gets the temple back I hope they fix it up. I spent many nights in the basement washing dishes with the rats. And how about the bingo hall? Is it still there with all the roasted chicken and cigarette smoke smell? Remember those days? Haribol
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What's next in Brooklyn?

Ramabhadra prabhu and the Bharati Center board have been denied the ability to sell the Brooklyn NY Iskcon Temple by the NY Attorney General. How will he respond and will the other members such as his wife Satya Dasi, Haripriya dasi (Alachua) Adidev And his wife and Sobamayi and her husband follow his decision to defy the GBC and Srila Prabhupada. 

The GBC has voted against the sale 3 times consecutively. The attorney General has also voted against the sale twice. It would appear that Radha Govinda themselves have voted no as well. How can not just one board member but all be so willing to act in violation of the desires of Srila Prabhupada, the GBC and the devotee community at large? 

How can anyone possibly follow Ramabhadra Prabhu? He has removed the Iskcon sign from the front of the Temple, also removed all mentions of Iskcon from the Temple website yet he continues to reside in Srila Prabhupadas Iskcon Temple and worship Srila Prabhupada's Radha Govinda deities all while trying to do what he wants against the wishes of everyone else.

In the past Ramabhadra prabhu has illegally copyrighted a painting that wasn't his. He has also stolen paintings from his first wife Parvati Dasi from France as well as Jadurani dasi and he had also cheated Aindra prabhu out of money from the sale of the Vrindavan mellows kirtans. Why would he think he should be trusted with 60 million dollars worth of property that isn't his to begin with and why would anyone else trust him?

Ramabhadra will have everyone believe that he and the board members are acting in the best interests of Radha Govinda but how can that possibly be when he has taken every opportunity to make it appear as if Radha Govinda Mandir isn't Srila Prabhupadas temple. The real victims in all of this are Sri Sri Radha Govinda and their loving devotees.

Ramabhadra has not made any attempt to deal with the committee appointed by the GBC regarding the sale. He has painted himself as a victim when nothing could be further from the truth. He has been mistreating devotees for nearly 30 yrs as president. All members of the board must face the consequences for having followed him. 

[PADA: Right, the GBC empowers people who mistreat others, then they wonder why they get mistreated by the same "mistreating others" folks they empowered? Maybe they should not empower those who mistreat others as their managers and gurus?]

All parties (board members) must admit that they have made a serious error in judgement. They must stop this charade and accept that Ramabhadra is no longer the Temple President. They too must step down as board members. They also aren't victims as they have chosen to follow a person that is acting of his own will. 

Romapada Swami must also face serious consequences as he is largely to blame for this fiasco due to his blatant Dishonesty and inability to act in the best interests of Iskcon. He too must show just how much of a fortune he has amassed and prove how he bought 2 buildings in Brooklyn. He must be removed as a GBC member. Anything short is simply a farce of the good ol boys protecting each other.

The time for accountability is now. The NY devotee community and Sri Sri Radha Govinda deserve better. They deserve to have competent leaders overseeing their daily worship. NY is such an important place that Srila Prabhupada chose to start his mission there. A revival is needed to help the fallen souls.

Book distribution and Harinam need to be a part of the daily temple activity. The Temple should be welcoming to the congregation and community. So many devotees have been waiting for change. NY was once a hotbed of Krishna Conciousness and should be returned to its glory. Change is inevitable and the Temple Board and Ramabhadra prabhu must heed the writing on the wall.
Let's see how willing Ramabhadra and the board members are to cooperate as defeat is clearly unavoidable.

[PADA: Maybe, some gurus told my friend -- sure, everyone hates us, sure everyone prays for us to die, sure we have no credibility, but are we going to go out and get jobs now and work to support ourselves? We are too old to do that, we have to ride this out until we die, we have no other means of support. As Sulochana said a long time ago, its a business, the guru business. ys pd]


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My understanding was that Rompada threw Ramabhadra under the bus to the GBC. Did not exercise his GBC Authority to kick Ramabhadra out and fled in Terror from the Brooklyn Temple hoping to not be implicated in the shenanigans, ie hoarding money, Banning devotees in the temple in New York and Phoenix, attempting to sell the Brooklyn Temple in Secret against the direct orders of the GBC, Etc. 

I'm lobbying all my GBC God brothers and godsisters to fine Romapada for all legal fees incurred in getting the Brooklyn Temple back to iskcon. He has more than enough money. If not he should be defrocked from Guru ship and take it off the GBC. This is the most blatant insubordination the GBC has faced in the 21st century. I would encourage every devotee to constantly bombard all GBC members with phone calls, emails and letters. 

The New York Temple management's insubordination must be checked immediately. In realpolitik this is the gbc's last chance at having any credibility with the devotee community. Decade after decade they failed to protect the children, the women, the devotees in general, first and second generation. And Shrila Prabhupada's property, books and Institution.

PADA: Hrdayananda is converting South America to his Krishna West and he preaches that the GBC is not authorized, or up to date, he just had a big conference there. Its being hijacked in many places

INSTITUTIONAL OBSTRUCTION IN POISON INVESTIGATION

INSTITUTIONAL OBSTRUCTION IN POISON INVESTIGATION

(by Nityananda das)

On September 23, 2017 I met with GBC former chairman and member Bir Krishna Maharaja, one of ISKCON’s initiating gurus for Fiji, and someone I have known pretty well for forty some years. He was visiting Savusavu and had just accepted 16 new disciples on the other island. We spoke about the “poison issue” for a half hour, and reflecting afterwards, I was once again deeply affected by how the ISKCON leadership’s institutional obstruction of the truth about Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning was still very much operative. 

I had hoped for something different, but behind the façade of friendliness and fair-handedness, there was the same denial and obstruction mentality as twenty years earlier. I left disappointed and angry, reminded that there is no hope of any proper, just, or honest action from ISKCON’s leadership. I found no independent thinking and honesty about this most crucial of all issues even in such a prominent institutional leader.

I asked him what he thought of the poison issue in light of the new cadmium and other evidences uncovered by the Truth Committee, and he quickly reassured me that he had watched all the videos and had studied the matter “quite a bit,” but he was still unconvinced that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned. I asked if this was a change from his previous public position that there was no evidence to support a poisoning and that Srila Prabhupada was definitely not poisoned. 

He replied that there was no change in his position, but that he was always open to new information. Thus he tried to show his open-mindedness, even though dramatic new proof of poisoning meant nothing to him.

Then he mentioned there was a National Institute of Health (NIH) study where it was found that “hair tests were not an accurate indicator of cadmium body burden.” I protested that this may sometimes be the case when cadmium levels are very close to normal, and that in those cases, urine tests would be better, but that Srila Prabhupada’s cadmium levels were so high that such inaccuracies at lower levels are inconsequential. You know, why fret over a penny when you have a hundred dollar bill? 

Later that night I saw an email exchange he had the day before with Anuttama dasi about the same NIH study, and how he was trying to discredit the new evidence of the cadmium tests. Anuttama had replied with three random NIH studies that used hair tests to determine cadmium levels, refuting his assertions. 

In this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9064744 children in Lublin, Poland, were found to have 0.31 ppm mean cadmium in their hair, about 5 times more than normal, while Srila Prabhupada had 15.75 ppm average, or about 250 times above normal. So at levels 1/50th of what Srila Prabhupada had, scientists are still choosing to employ hair tests to determine cadmium levels, due to their accuracy. In other words, there is no issue as to the accuracy of hair tests in determining Srila Prabhupada’s cadmium poisoning, contrary to Bir Krishna Swami’s insinuations.

In this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484795/ children in Saudi Arabia who had mental and developmental disorders were tested and found to have 10 times above normal cadmium, or about 1/25th what Srila Prabhupada had in his hair throughout 1977. Again, scientists do use hair tests to determine cadmium burden even at much lower levels than what Srila Prabhupada had, so why would there be any issue with accuracy in the tests done by Dr. Morris of Srila Prabhupada’s authenticated, GBC-arranged hair samples? 

Ironically, the GBC was ready to test in 1999, but today they will say such a test is inaccurate? Then why did they want to do the test before? The only reason they did not complete the tests was because of the costs involved.

And in this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250020/ which is titled “Tracing Elements in Hair,” we see that scientists determined by hair tests the levels of trace elements of all kinds, including cadmium. In this study, the levels were “trace,” which is far below the dangerously lethal levels of cadmium that were found in Srila Prabhupada’s hair.

And there are many, many more scientific studies which have been done using hair tests on living persons to determine their cadmium body burden. But somehow Bir Krishna Maharaja managed to find one study in which urine tests were found much better than hair tests at determining very low levels of cadmium, and he tried to use his fraudulent scientific bluff to give the idea that it is no use to test hair for cadmium. 

This is selectively and dishonestly using science, just as many claim that the global warming theory been based on fraudulent science. This is comparable to tobacco companies who paid doctors in the forties and fifties to encourage smoking, saying it was good for health. Also 18 years ago the GBC put together their selective and fraud-science cover up of the poison evidence in their Not That I Am Poisoned book. This book of denials remains the GBC position on the issue up until today. 

Bir Krishna Swami was a primary participant in this GBC cover up and book of denials.

How can we believe anything Bir Krishna Maharaja says, or any of the GBC members, on the poison issue since there is a colossal conflict of interest in his being an ISKCON guru and being honest about Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning evidence. Why is this so? Because the poisoners of Srila Prabhupada are the ones who designed and established the doctrines by which they all became a voted-in guru! Let’s let that sink in a bit…

Bir Krishna Maharaja had tried to bluff Anuttama dasi the day before with the following scientific bunk: “Just to let you know the NIH studies show that cadmium hair analysis is not an accurate measure of cadmium in the body. Hair analysis is good for mercury and arsenic but not cadmium. NIH studies conclude this.” Anuttama had replied with the three NIH studies listed above, but he still tried to foist this deceit upon me the next day. I told him that hair tests may sometimes not be useful for determining abnormal cadmium at levels near normal, but he said, no, these were very high levels. What levels, I asked? Oh, I don’t remember, he replied. 

Bir Krishna Swami will spend his time not to understand the actual evidence properly, but only to find ways to cast doubt and confusion upon it. This is his deep dishonesty and why we call him a MISLEADER. He is the one who, when asked in Slovenia in 2012 if Srila Prabhupada was poisoned, laughed heartily and said there was NO EVIDENCE of this, and that hair tests, which are “the best way to determine poisoning,” had found no poisoning. Note the contradiction between what he said then about hair tests and what he told me. 

Flip-flopping duplicity.

The GBC deny the poisoning IN TOTO, and the telling of this “BIG LIE” is described by Adolf Hitler in his 1925 Mein Kampf:

“It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying.”

Unfortunately too many devotees have too much blind faith in the ISKCON obstructionist misleaders and, parroting what they have been told, think that the evidence of poisoning is the fabrication, and that Srila Prabhupada being poisoned is the lie. The opposite is the truth. I emphasized to him how the GBC had covered up and denied the evidence with fraud and dishonesty, and that the GBC so-called investigation in 2000 was conducted by the suspects themselves. I advised that thousands of sincere devotees, based on the overall evidence, were accepting the truth that Srila Prabhupada had indeed been poisoned with cadmium, and that the GBC would be well-advised to get ahead of the inevitable future where Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning is universally accepted because it had been proven as a fact of history.

Bir Krishna Maharaja, as usual, insisted hewas open to the truth, whatever it was, and that if he felt he had to take a position based on truth, he was not concerned about institutional political pressures. However, when I suggested he discuss the matter with other GBC members, he was uninterested and advised me to do so, and that it was my “right” to carry on with this matter as I had been doing. He did not even have the guts to tell me that he really thought I was doing a disservice to Srila Prabhupada. 

It was clear he had no real interest in pursuing the truth about the issue, and he saw no need to even discuss the matter with his co-misleaders. Although I pressed him to work within the GBC body to respond to the new evidence from hair tests that the GBC themselves had arranged but failed to complete, he weakly declined. It was like pushing on a string. 

We have an institutional leadership who, in the face of very convincing and conclusive evidence that Srila Prabhupada was maliciously poisoned at lethal levels with the heavy metal cadmium, with arsenic and who knows what else mixed in, simply remains silent and goes on with their affairs as though this truth was just another irrelevant background noise in the big picture of things. A quick recap of the evidence which the ISKCON misleaders all ignore and pretend is non-existent is as follows:

SEVEN audio forensic certifications by top-notch laboratories and sound studios, confirming Srila Prabhupada’s caretakers were discussing homicidal poisoning and that they found it amusing as well.
Neutron activation analysis by one of the world’s foremost research facilities at MURR found three of Srila Prabhupada’s 1977 authenticated hair samples to have sky-high lethal levels of cadmium and also three pre-1977 hair samples to have perfectly normal cadmium levels.

Virtual confession of the poisoning by Tamal Krishna Goswami in his “mercy-killing” interview done by Satsvarupa days after Srila Prabhupada’s departure. 

Srila Prabhupada himself stating clearly three times that he thought he had been poisoned.

Tamal, Bhakticharu, Bhavananda, the last kaviraja, and others engaged in lengthy discussions with Srila Prabhupada on Nov. 9-10, 1977 about Srila Prabhupada being homicidally poisoned.

Tamal asking Srila Prabhupada, “So who is it that has poisoned (you)?”

Srila Prabhupada exhibited a distinct set of physical symptoms unique to cadmium poisoning, and which are not found in diabetes or kidney disease, which the GBC insists were the natural causes of demise. 

One of Srila Prabhupada’s trusted old friends and kavirajas, Bonamali, did an Ayurvedic test of Srila Prabhupada’s urine and decided there was poisoning, and thus declined to give further treatment.
Much more evidence is chronicled in a 828 page book Kill Guru, Become Guru: The Poisoning of Srila Prabhupada’s Body, available online for free and quick download.

www.killgurubecomeguru.org/books/

Are other ISKCON leaders open to the truth of the facts and evidence that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned? Well, we doubt it very much, otherwise why are they all silent? I did have some brief but polite correspondence with another GBC member, Malati dasi, but she then ceased communicating. Here is her reply when I asked her if she had any questions from me about the cadmium evidence:
“As a person who does not shy away from controversy, I have looked into the various so called evidences and films that have been presented related to the Poison Theory. I have consulted both a non devotee doctor and attorney for their opinion. Neither one agreed that there was any merit, as the so-called evidence was not substantial. I am not at all interested to discuss this topic further. I can easily live with those who do not see eye to eye with or do not accept the views of the GBC so long as they are servants of Srila Prabhupada. I cannot live with those who are blasphemous serial criticizers. It is unhealthy for anyone, including the persons themselves. […] I am done with this issue from my end. I will not nor do I try to convince persons who are already convinced of something. 

When I mentioned a doctor and an attorney, it was only part of my effort. I consulted them as outside persons who were not likely to have any personal opinion, one way or the other. Frankly, I don't remember all of the details at this point. I did not keep a ‘file.’”

Malati declined to tell me what the doctor and attorney had found to be defective in the evidence. We doubt that Malati has even a basic knowledge of what the evidence actually is, but it is clear she wants nothing to do with it at all, and she thinks those who would be concerned that the actual evidence may have validity are “blasphemous serial criticizers” and “unhealthy.” She also implies that anyone concerned by the poison facts and evidence is blinded by a prior conviction they are erroneously justifying. Chicken or egg came first? So here is another ISKCON institutional MISLEADER.

Then Amala Bhakta Swami forwarded an email about the poisoning evidence to Badrinarayan Maharaja, another GBC member, just as a point of information. The response was standard Badrinarayan Swami, and he included some 20 year old letters from ISKCON deniers like Ravindra Swarup, Abhirama, Srutirupa, and Bhakticharu which denounced the poisoning theory, and with a link to the online ISKCON book of lies and fraud, Not That I Am Poisoned (2000).

“Please relay the attached to the foolish person who contacted you. This poison issue raises its ugly and deeply offensive head periodically. Any reasonable person, after reading the attached, rejects the claim. Please do not give this person my e-address. I have enough fools in my life already.”

It should be known that in 2004 Badrinarayan listened to Srila Prabhupada’s 1977 recorded statements about being poisoned and the discussions about poisoning with his caretakers, spending hours with Naveen Krishna das, and at that time was open to this truth, but he has since reverted to full denial mode. What happened?

Submerged in serious conflicts of interest, still the institutional obstructionists’ message is:
“OK, fools and mushrooms, back into your dark caves. Stop asking questions and just accept what you are being told! How could you doubt us, Srila Prabhupada’s ultimate authority?”

It is clear they have not looked at the cadmium evidence and do not comprehend its significance. They dare not appear even slightly open to the truth of the matter lest they risk the wrath of the total GBC body, which is controlled to this day by those who poisoned Srila Prabhupada or those who got their power and positions by loyalty and fealty to them. ISKCON is steeped in denials, repression, and the deepest corruption. 

If the ISKCON leadership is so close-minded, it does not bode well for their future. In a final attempt to rescue any sincere or innocent members that may still remain in the leadership, we will issue an offer of amnesty and an ultimatum to cooperate with ongoing investigations. Strenuous pressure must be applied to force them to declare their individual positions: get off the sinking ship or go down with it.

There were also some Facebook posts from one of the previous zonal acharyas, Rameswara das: 
“I know the devotees who were serving Srila Prabhupada in the final months- this horrific rumor is not only inconceivable to anyone who knows how much they love Srila Prabhupada and would cut their throats for him, but it's inconceivable to me than any sincere devotees could even entertain or consider such an evil rumor [poisoning Srila Prabhupada]. Please move on and away from this illusory obsession.”

We refer to a Nov. 23, 1999 lecture by Tamal, whom Rameswara appears to be defending, where Tamal talks how those who disagreed with ISKCON institutional obstructionists were dealt with:
"You can see people got kicked out of ISKCON for taking different positions. ISKCON takes very strong stands; it's quite typical of religious institutions, that they are always trying to identify themselves correctly, to define their positions, and they do so by saying who's wrong, and the people who are wrong are demonized and driven out, or (chuckles) burned at the stake…"

A reply to Rameswara’s post also came from former GBC Naveen Krishna das:

“And we also got to know these loving “disciples” very well, the same people that Srila Prabhupada called his Ravana caretakers and those he pointed out to be his poisoners in his last days. Srila Prabhupada knew them a lot better than you and he tells us they were disguised as devotees. Also they have destroyed or damaged thousands of dedicated servants of Srila Prabhupada and caused so much devastation in his global family. 

We who know this without a doubt includes many former GBC’s, temple presidents, other leaders who have kept their vows and sadhana intact. What about you? What is your track record after you joined the mass deception and thieving party after hijacking the mission in early 1978 as one of the original cheaters? There is always room for regrets and apologies to Srila Prabhupada. Have the courage to start there? We are happy to go over the evidence with you step by step and leave no room for doubt.” 

Another reply to Rameswara from Padmagarbha das was too heavy to repeat here. Rameswara was one of the obstructionists of Srila Prabhupada’s last request that all his disciples come to see him in October ’77. He arranged with other GBCs to change this instruction, that only senior devotees, a few at a time on a rotating basis, should go to see srila Prabhupada in his last days. This is documented in Book Two: The Poisoning of Srila Prabhupada’s Mission, due for immediate release online. 

Rameswara over-rode Srila Prabhupada’s request and thousands of his disciples missed their last chance to be with their eternal guru. And Rameswara will advise us about how much love the caretakers had? Love or not, it is a clinical fact in psychology that emotions are often mixed, and sometimes opposite emotions struggle for dominance in the same person. The demon and devotee are both there in the same person. Is it hard to understand that a few loving disciples could also be simultaneously consumed with envy, resentment, or personal ambitions? It is a common scenario where “loving” children will murder their parents due to love mixed with other emotions such as greed or revenge. Let us get over this silly argument of loving disciples could not do such a thing. It happens in the outside world all the time…

Also an ISKCON initiating guru wrote to me several times with feedback from two senior ISKCON leaders, as follows:

“If he thinks he has a real case then bring it to the police. Criminal cases have higher standards of evidence than just swaying public opinion. If the police think it is credible they will take him up, if not they will let him know why his case falls apart. If he really had a case, he could just go to the relevant police authorities and they would jail the culprits if they were found guilty. Instead he is just blowing hot air. He has no case; that is why he doesn’t bring it to the police. 

"He doesn’t need GBC permission for that. What he does need is a solid case that is up to standards of evidence in criminal law. If his evidence is not good enough for a police investigation then I have no interest in hearing his nonsense anymore. He is not interested in bringing wrong doers to justice but only in attacking his enemies. If he is serious about justice, bring it to the law; until then he is just another liar with an agenda.”

These are the kind of supposedly intelligent leaders who are left in the ISKCON institution. Consider that poisoning is often established, but the poisoners are not apprehended or sent to jail. Many poisonings are accepted facts but who did them may often be unknown or unproven, although there are often suspects. So a poisoning is not proven only when someone is sent to jail. There are two separate parts of the poison issue: Was Srila Prabhupada poisoned? And who did it? 

That there was a homicidal poisoning is now proven very strongly by the evidence. And this evidence is not worthless because mundane institutions have not prosecuted the perpetrators of Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning. Except, that is, for those with insufficient intelligence and sense to assess and judge things for themselves. The mode of deceitful denial where one requires a verdict from a mundane court is also often a bluff. We note the misplaced faith in mundane law and courts as well.

But not to worry, such a verdict is coming, it is just a matter of time and effort, of development of the case by private individuals who struggle to establish the truth in the face of institutional obstruction. That there was a poisoning is now a given, despite all the institutional cover-ups and denials, and we have ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt that Tamal was the head of Srila Prabhupada’s poisoners. This is laid out in Part Seven of Book One for those interested in the evidence. We have very strong leads on the others involved, and they should be very worried now. We are coming after them. We want justice, the truth, and them.

It is ironic that in 1997 the GBC felt compelled to organize an investigation into this matter, phony as it was, and that they always required “family matters” to be resolved internally. Now their new attitude is: “Take it to the police, otherwise it is a personal agenda.” Is that what the GBC told the abused children? They could care less if Srila Prabhupada was poisoned. They are corrupt hypocrites. It is their responsibility to properly deal with issues of this magnitude, not to ignore them. What is the reason they are avoiding this issue? 

Because, if Srila Prabhupada was poisoned, based on the conclusive evidence, then they are forced to look in their own ranks as to WHO DID IT. And that they cannot do because the poisoners, and those beholden and indebted to them over the last 40 years, are in control of the institution and no one will risk their wrath. Go along to get along. In ISKCON, a formerly spiritual institution that is now totally politically corrupt, it is not truth that matters, it is being politically correct.

The institution and its leaders have no more conscience or sincerity- it’s all about letting the vultures continue to feast on the Founder-Acharya’s assets while the complicit participants collude, make no protest, and are spineless, apathetic, unable to stand up for the truth and Srila Prabhupada. As another example, there is little financial accountability for the 100 ISKCON gurus, and constant rumors of missing millions, such as in Mayapur. 

ISKCON is run by very polished and sophisticated criminals and poisoners of the pure devotee of the Lord. In control are dangerous and desperate men who will do anything to further their personal ambitions. Everything they have is mortally threatened by the truth about Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning. Why else are they in such hateful denial, unreasonably so, and have deliberately sabotaged and undermined all attempts to honestly investigate the crime of the millennium, Srila Prabhupada’s heavy metal poisoning? They have cleverly bewildered the membership into believing that they represent Srila Prabhupada and that the thought of Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning is blasphemy and spiritually fatal. 

But, as long as one does not look at the actual facts and evidence, he will not be able to appreciate this reality. The Kill Guru, Become Guru trilogy is a real eye-opener with forbidden knowledge of facts and history.

The private investigation by the Truth Committee found the smoking gun, and it is just a matter of time before this truth dissipates the fog of institutional corruption. But they cannot see it coming. None of the evidence has been made up, exaggerated, tweaked, or finessed. No one in ISKCON wants to face the music of this truth because it jeopardizes their status quo... selfish cowards and hypocrites, what kind of leaders are these? No honesty, totally corrupt, as everyone, including themselves, knows very well. 

What kind of leadership for 20 years deliberately hides from Prabhuvishnu’s disciples that he regularly visited Bangkok for R & R? It was common knowledge to the entire GBC, as it is of many of the leaders’ nonsense. We have multiple reports of sexual shenanigans by three top ISKCON gurus, but to look into this would be bad for ISKCON, wouldn’t it? Similarly ISKCON claims it would be bad to look into the facts about Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning, that such a person must be an unhealthy, envious blasphemer, and… just blowing hot air? But not so. All this is institutional obstruction of truth. 

Why is "take it to the police" a valid response to the new evidence? Does the GBC really want the mundane law authorities to meddle in ISKCON's business? When Kirtanananda dared them, the law put him in jail and almost closed down New Vrindaban. ISKCON misleaders are bluffing like this because they know that they have a problem, hoping that a 40 year old case of poisoning cannot be legally prosecuted. But it will be prosecuted in three courts: the mundane courts, the court of public opinion, and the court of Yamaraja.

Yes, it is a horrible and shocking thing to even have to imagine, that some of Srila Prabhupada’s own men would poison him. About giving Srila Prabhupada medicine (or poison) to die now, Tamal said on tape “we could have done that…” Truth has a way of sticking with intelligent persons, and many are appreciating the truth of this matter, and the credibility of and support for the ISKCON misleadership continues to dwindle, until one day soon there will be a revolution. 

They should consider that their support base is evaporating. As for the motives of the Truth Committee, we have no agenda except to bring the unvarnished facts and figures to the light of day. We seek nothing but the truth. The ISKCON leadership is totally corrupt, unaccountable, unanswerable, defunct, and useless. It is running only on some fumes of sentimentality in a cheated membership who will very soon snap out of the spell that enslaves them to the poisoners of the pure devotee. As long as the institution functions to facilitate the personal ambitions of its elite, this self-consuming cancer will spread to its final end, just as a parasite ultimately kills its host and thus itself too.

The main reason devotees have a hard time believing that Srila Prabhupada was actually poisoned is because they do not know the facts, evidence, and the actual ISKCON history. Parts Twelve and Thirteen of Book Two chronicle this post-1977 history, and it becomes painfully obvious why Srila Prabhupada was poisoned. It was a coup, a hijacking, a take-over by ambitious men, nothing more, nothing less. Until they look carefully at the evidence, the 1977 conversations, listen to the late 1977 tapes, read the books on the subject, they cannot understand how a poisoning is not only possible, but now scientifically a proven fact. 

The Truth Committee consists of former GBC members, temple presidents, or hard-working devotees, many in ISKCON for decades. They follow the principles, chant their rounds, and want Srila Prabhupada’s mission to be restored. The institutional leadership hates them because they speak the truth and are a threat to their corrupt regime.

This same ISKCON sannyasi guru wrote further:

“This is such a heavy accusation that all the purported evidence needs to be assessed by neutral parties before coming to such a damning conclusion. There are all kinds of possible variables, plus the consideration that the proffered evidence is presented by persons who believed or strongly suspected that Srila Prabhupada had been poisoned. You are so confident of the guilty verdict that you widely publicize it. Yet you will not submit to a court of law, where truly such matters belong. There is no statute of limitations on murder; the state is required to take up such cases. Murder is not the same as child abuse. It can be forensically tested by getting a tissue sample from the body - a small side tunnel can be dug under the samadhi and a tiny tissue sample can be taken to decide once and for all.”

Just for the record… the Truth Committee does not favor any kind of exhumation or disturbance to Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi. Only the Indian government could do such a thing, and the ISKCON misleaders’ obstruction and failure to honestly investigate the matter will be to blame. This is what “take it to the police” will result in.

As for being bold in our stand, we have yet to hear of any plausible variables or alternative explanations to the evidence. Again, unless one knows the full evidential picture, he will not see the reality of the situation. We waited 18 years hoping for other explanations and for others to take up the investigation, and now we are resolved to see it through to the end. Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning has been uncovered and there will be no more burying it again with institutional obstruction. 

We do not at all enjoy this task, and greatly suffer our burden as the messenger, but the truth must be known. 

Yes, it is so heavy how the evidence points to the suspects and to state that Srila Prabhupada was definitely maliciously poisoned. But anyone who comes to honestly understand the total evidence will have to admit the truth of it, and acknowledge it, and live with it, and do what their conscience dictates, starting with cleaning Srila Prabhupada’s poisoners out of the institution and undoing all that the poisoners have done since 1977. All the many years of research has been compiled into an online reference presentation titled Kill Guru, Become Guru. It is straight facts and evidence with no ulterior agenda: look and see for yourself, please.

The blind dishonest denials of the evidence is regretable. This truth has major, earthshaking ramifications for the movement. The ISKCON leaders can sense that it does, and they react by denial, but that will not work for much longer because thousands of devotees who are looking at the evidence with an open mind are becoming convinced. When a threshold of convinced devotees is reached, the existing regime will collapse due to their own mismanagement and disqualifications. The evidence is extremely compelling, thus their blind denials simply increase. They are like rabbits closing their eyes when in danger, or like the deer frozen in their tracks by the blinding light of the truth…

We’ve answered all the doubts the institution has thrown out- it was bad medicine, we can’t take what Srila Prabhupada said seriously, such a thing is impossible, there were only loving disciples, Krishna would have not allowed a poisoning, Srila Prabhupada would have known and stopped the poisoning, all these and other false theories and defective objections have been answered in our book and videos. See the film POISONING OBJECTIONS ANSWERED:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOLeHjRhZMc

The noise of protest is fading away, slowly but surely, as this truth is being accepted, and the institution’s bucket of denials now empty. Senior disciples, headed by Tamal, apparently poisoned Srila Prabhupada throughout 1977 to more quickly remove him so they could hijack the institution and take his place as the next acharyas... which they in fact did as zonal acharyas. They claimed to be pure devotees, to be empowered by Srila Prabhupada, that they were shaktyavesa; this is the history of ISKCON. And these poisoner hijackers steered the mission in deviant ways to suit their personal agendas. Now, four decades later, devotees tend to get lost in the forest and cannot see the trees around them because of the very heavy repression to honest open thinking. That is the ISKCON atmosphere. But to those on the outside, it is all quite obvious.

Most of the objections refer to the misconception that it is not possible that Srila Prabhupada could have been poisoned due to Krishna’s protection of a pure devotee. But is a pure devotee’s departure due to diabetes Krishna’s protection and by poisoning not? Regarding whether an acharya can be poisoned: the actual history of Ramanujacharya is that he was also poisoned, although he did not depart at that time because his mission was not yet complete, whereas apparently Srila Prahupada’s mission was complete. 

"One day in the evening Ramanuja went to the temple to have darsan of the Lord. The high priest […] gave him some of the sacramental water laced with a virulent poison. Ramanuja went into a trance-like state and staggered out of the temple. The next morning instead of seeing the smoke from his funeral pyre the high priest saw Ramanuja is a state of spiritual ecstasy with tears flowing down his cheeks. Ramanuja had lost all body consciousness and was absorbed in the beatific vision of the Lord. The high priest was filled with remorse and threw himself at the feet of Ramanuja, beating his head on the ground. Ramanuja regained body consciousness and tenderly raised the postulant sinner, forgave him and healed his wounds with his touch." 

https://jetuk.org/wp-cont…/uploads/…/07/Life-of-Ramanuja.pdf

This story effectively ends all protests that Srila Prabhupada could not be poisoned because of this, that, etc… Jesus Christ also was crucified, although not killed; he went on to Kashmir. Srila Prabhupada was poisoned, but left only when he was ready to leave. Srila Prabhupada somehow waited far longer to leave than what an ordinary man would have been able to withstand in terms of such a catastrophic cadmium poisoning.

The Truth Committee wants to take this matter to the mundane courts, but ISKCON will use fraud, bribery, political influence, and anything they can to obstruct this, while they chide us for not yet doing so. They stonewalled the child abuse investigation and forced the gurukulis to sue them in court. They continue to change Srila Prabhupada’s books bit by bit until they are something else. They have still not shastrically justified their concocted voted guru system even though resolving more than once to do so. They suspended some gurus for sexual improprieties and then later reinstated them again as deliverers of the fallen souls. How much chicanery and farce does it take to see that the institutional misleaders are dedicated to untruth? Do not cooperate with a criminal organisation controlled by:

(1) those who poisoned Srila Prabhupada or 
(2) those benefitting from systems and doctrines that the poisoners introduced after 1977.
There are two stages in the unfolding of the truth in this matter: 
(1) Was Srila Prabhupada poisoned? Yes, the evidence conclusively confirms it. 
(2) Who did it? This is the second stage of the investigation, now underway.

In an individual’s progression of understanding the evidence, there is no sense to go to part two unless part one is first addressed. Do not worry about who did it if you are not sure that it happened. Commonly we see denials of Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning due to disbelief that Tamal or others could do such a thing. Once one understands the evidence of a homicidal poisoning, then one will become very angry at what happened to Srila Prabhupada. It was not a witch who flew in the window, it was the caretakers, led by Tamal and Bhavananda, who have been forensically certified by many top notch audio laboratories to be discussing and giggling about HOMICIDAL POISONING.

As far as settling the issue goes, yes, unfortunately there are deniers that are not impressed by what Srila Prabhupada himself said about being poisoned, or who do not have the power of critical, independent thinking to assess the existing evidence, and they will need a mundane court or agency to confirm for them that there was a poisoning. Further hair tests by any party other than law authorities will have credibility issues. Meanwhile we bring our case to the court of public opinion, where the devotees will decide based on guru, sadhu, shastra and their own intelligence, despite institutional obstruction. 

Ultimately, that is where the truth will stick, because the common devotees have far, far more sincerity and honesty than the good old boys club that only functions for one purpose- to preserve the status quo of the elite's privileges, something the poisoning evidence mortally threatens.
The GBC has and will continue to cover-up and obstruct the truth of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance pastimes. Four months now- since we made the cadmium findings public, and not any official word from the GBC. They do not want this matter discussed, nor the truth to be established. They cannot be trusted with anything. They are an enemy of this truth. 

Therefore we are being heavy; it is a war against the corrupt establishment that has spoiled Srila Prabhupada's mission. First they poisoned him physically, then they poisoned his mission. So no more Mr. Nice Guy. No more begging, polite petitions, cooperation, or even expectations of any kind from the misleadership. 

This matter is so serious that it cannot be ignored. The Sampradaya Acharya, Jagat Guru His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada was poisoned maliciously by those who then took over his institution! The GBC could try to disprove this, but they are scared to death that they cannot, so they just deny it and try to cover it up. Why don't they order and require the suspects to submit to interviews, truth tests, or arrange for a trusted third party to handle further investigation? Why not? Got something to hide? Think about this…

They won't even look at how the hair samples that Hari Sauri had arranged to be tested but did not complete, were remotely paid for by the Truth Committee and what those results were. Why are they not interested in this? Because they know they are now in deep do-do, that their own hair tests show that Srila Prabhupada WAS poisoned with 250 times the normal levels of cadmium, a totally unprecedented level not to be found anywhere in the scientific literatures... 

This informational campaign to establish the truth about Srila Prabhupada’s poisoning is not the efforts of a lone wolf... it is resonating with thousands of Krishna bhaktas all over the world, leaving the corrupt leaders behind, and this will bring an end to their tyranny shortly. The truth will finish them. No one can outrun the truth.

No one should want to be a part of the poisoner's regime. Get ahead of the future. Srila Prabhupada’s mission must be restored by the power of the truth and the sincerity of honest devotees, by those who do not care for the institutional obstructionists, who need to be removed for good and for the good of all.

Brooklyn Temple Update October 2, 2017

[PADA: Oh swell! The GBC has to get their people write to the NY Attorney General to inform him that their voted in guru Romapada is a crooked fraud. Meanwhile, the GBC is sending Romapada all over the planet to initiate more disciples. Even a person who sympathizes with the GBC told me, this shows that the GBC is full of psychos! Hee hee! Anyway great, they have to take their gurus to court to contain them, that means, they made a mistake giving out guru posts to unqualified people. ys pd]

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION BROOKLYN TEMPLE SALE COMMITTEE October 2, 2017 To the Congregation of ISKCON Brooklyn, NY, According to a report received by the GBC Brooklyn Temple Sale Committee, it appears that the New York State Office of the Attorney General has declined to approve the pending sale of the Hare Krishna temple property in Brooklyn. Naturally, the Committee is pleased with this favorable outcome in the struggle to keep the Temple and Sri Sri Radha Govinda in Their present location. It is now up to the board of the Bharati Center to decide whether or not to seek recourse in a New York court of law. The Committee remains willing to work with the Bharati board to achieve an amicable out-of-court settlement but will vigorously oppose any legal action by the Bharati Center to sell the ISKCON Brooklyn temple property or relocate Sri Sri Radha Govinda. Please rest assured that the Committee will keep the Congregation informed as developments warrant. In this connection, please note that a major article on the proposed sale of the temple is expected to appear in the "Metro Section" of the "Sunday New York Times" this month.   Hare Kṛṣṇa  Hare Kṛṣṇa  Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa  Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma  Rāma Rāma  Hare Hare

Miley Cyrus: No Love Without Freedom

PADA: This is an important part of understanding Krishna. Why does He grant free will to us jeeva souls? Because otherwise, we'd be robot zombies marching around heaven with no ability to chose to love Krishna, we'd be like mindless slaves. Therefore, he has to give us the FREEDOM to choose to love Him or not. And then, when we misuse that independence, He gives us a place where we can correct that and go back to choosing to Love and serve Him. Right, there is no love without freedom. This is the essence of the jeeva's position in relation to Krishna. Very true! ys pd   

Watered down ISKCON better than none?

[PADA: Very nice analysis. ys pd] 

(AB) I read and keep original Srila Prabupada book editions. The temple in my city is mostly run and attended by very diligent and sincere Indian devotees; not that we haven't our share of westerners. I notice that most the books for sale at the bookstore / shop are newer / edited / revised versions. I've never heard any kind of comment about the different book editions from anyone in this temple, and many of the devotees were initiated during, or shortly after Prabupada's time. I am not sure how many people even know about these changes, or why its important to recognize them. 

Personally, this temple is the first I walked into, and I've always been treated very well and have done fairly well with my sadhana because of the subtle encouragement and kindness of this congregation (and let me not forget a history of transcendental prasadam). I am always treated like a devotee even though I have never been "formally" initiated. 

I sing bhajan / kirtan in the temple occasionally and have even led kirtans a few times with no issues. I would like to mention that I never hear any discouraging remarks about any issue, or even mention of typical ISKCON issues such as books, rascal gurus, etc.....you know all the issues. This temple population is very active though with a growing and building devotee neighborhood with most of the neighborhood inhabited by devotees; with more to come. 

So......although I am very fortunate to have knowledge of ISKCON "issues" through social media -- for my personal benefit; I am very happy that "my" temple never speculates on such items. It would be hard to describe the devotional activity here as "watered down". 

There are regular in "house" programs, and the devotees are sincere, diligent, very knowledgeable, and mostly very kind. If this is "watered down"; because I would have been a lost Mayavadi without ISKCON - even with all it's corruption / scandal and rascal guru issues ---it is all I have. 

Why is the Ukraine / Eastern Europe doing so well with the surge of devotee activity and attendance??? Good question! My wife is Ukrainian / Orthodox, and we have property in Kiev. I would venture that Ukraine being the third poorest nation in Europe hasn't as much going on materially as in the U.S. / West. They also have a rich Orthodox culture that is very sincere, and hasn't changed it's Liturgy perceptively for centuries (about 1700 years) with a priestly parampara that goes back to the Apostles. 

I'm guessing there is, or has been, some friction from the Orthodox Church towards ISKCON, but that does not affect people like my wife and the younger generation in Ukraine. If I were to guess; I would say that a deep religious sentiment runs through the veins of the Eastern European younger generation. 

And having attended many an Orthodox Mass with my wife..... well, chanting Hare Krishna, listening to Bhagavad Gita / Bhagavatam Class, darshan with the Deities, sharing Prasadam with like minded devotees in the Vegetarian effulgence of the dining facility......is just a lot more fun! Hari Bol!!!!!! So please, I personally appreciate knowing about the "issues" that affect ISKCON. 

I do not want to see ISKCON "watered down".... but do not forget even the ...."watered down" ISKCON is, for my (and others probably) religious investment, still the best game in town / Universe. Let us not throw the baby out with the bath water .... and I plead, "...don't let the issues ruin your devotee association and Vedantic fun..." 

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare, Hare......so simple and so overwhelming and so necessary once you have it......and without Srila Prabupada and ISKCON......even watered down......where would we be?????????