PADA Readership Map / Unity Proposal / Anger Management / Bhagavat Health 04 24 26

======

NO ONE READS PADA! [Except those who do!] 

It looks like S. America is on the upswing. Iraq has only turned up recently, someone must be sharing it over there. This chart changes all the time, just to give our readers the idea that we are not only a USA reader base. India is sometimes No. 1 and is often No. 2, but it goes up and down all the time. This is just a snip from today's stats.  

===

UNITY PROPOSAL

Hare Krishna Puranjana Prabhu.

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I have attached an article in the body of this email for your perusal and publication if you wish. Thank you so much as always for all that you do for the glory of Srila Prabhupada.

Your servant,
R das

HISTORY REPEATS

An excerpt:

Conscious that among those who chanted the praises of their God so sweetly there were some who cloaked with devotion the foulest sins, their hymns inspired him with detestation at their hypocrisy. He had long observed with disapprobation and contempt the superstition which governed Madrid’s inhabitants. His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and superstitious relics. 

He blushed to see his countrymen the dupes of deceptions so ridiculous, and only wished for an opportunity to free them from their monkish fetters. That opportunity, so long desired in vain, was at length presented to him. He resolved not to let it slip, but to set before the people, in glaring colours, how enormous were the abuses but too frequently practised in monasteries, and how unjustly public esteem was bestowed indiscriminately on all who wore a religious habit. He longed for the moment destined to unmask the hypocrites, and convince his countrymen, that a sanctified exterior does not always hide a virtuous heart.

(An excerpt from The Monk; Mathew Lewis; published 1795)

The Ritvik Reality Today:

It astounds me that people who claim to be well versed in Srila Prabhupada’s books also claim that Ritvik is a modern concoction. There are several passages describing Ritvik priests and their responsibilities.

The four types of Ritvik priests in Vedic rituals are:

· Hota: Recites invocations and litanies from the Rigveda.

· Adhvaryu: Assists in the physical details of the ritual, such as measuring the ground and building the alter.

· Udgata: Chants hymns set to melodies from the Samaveda.

· Brahma: The chief priest who supervises the overall functioning of the yajna and rectifies any mistakes during the performance

As our Acharya, Srila Prabhupada’s authorising of Ritviks to oversee initiations is bonafide. An Example Text regarding the reality of Ritviks from Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9, Ch. 7 Text 22

visvamitro bhavat tasmin
hota cadhvaryur atmavan
jamadagnir abhud brahma
vasistho yasyah sama-gah (an alternative wording of udgata)

Translation

In that great human sacrifice, Visvamitra was the chief priest to offer oblations, the perfectly self-realized Jamadagni had the responsibility for chanting the mantras from the Yajur Veda, Vasistha was the chief brahminical priest, and the sage Ayasya was the reciter of the hymns of the Sama Veda.

(exalted personalities all) This text obviously isn’t about initiations post 1977, but it, along with many other verses, does prove that Ritvik is a reality for the past and present. How the uttama-adhikari Acharya chooses to implement the system is up to him, as it was in 1977 when Srila Prabhupada introduced the system of Ritvik initiations in ISKCON.

Unity in Diversity (possible but highly unlikely)

There are quite a few Gaudiya Vaishnava groups in the world today, and not all devotees accept Srila Prabhupada as their guru or Acharya. Such persons may believe their guru is uttama-adhikari, while others accept their guru is krpa siddhi (still conditioned but perfect in the sense of following their own uttama-adhikari guru perfectly). This is bonafide. 

We may personally doubt the qualifications, but our brothers and sisters claim to have accepted a genuine guru, and an individual’s choice should be respected. This does not endorse in any way foolish fallen deviant criminal imposter gurus or their complicit godbrothers / sisters or sycophantic followers.

Then there are those of us who believe Srila Prabhupada is the most recent uttama-adhikari Acharya in our Gaudiya sampradaya disciplic succession. In this case, following Srila Prabhupada’s advice to take shelter of the most recent uttama-adhikari Acharya, we accept Srila Prabhupada as our spiritual master. This is also bonafide, and should be respected as such. If respect is understood as a two-way street, unity in diversity is possible, otherwise it is only sentimental or pretentious.

A Bhagavad-gita Purport Excerpt Ch.10 Text 8

A learned scholar who has studied the Vedas perfectly and has information from authorities like Lord Chaitanya and who knows how to apply these teachings can understand that Krishna is the origin of everything in both the material and spiritual worlds, and because he knows this perfectly he becomes firmly fixed in the devotional service of the Supreme Lord. He can never be deviated by any amount of nonsensical commentaries or by fools.

Your servant,

R das

PADA: Generally the followers of a bona fide acharya understand that the acharya cannot be a conditioned soul. And as such, they consider worshiping a conditioned soul as guru to be a deviation. And there are many such examples of the conditioned soul guru process in ISKCON, the Gaudiya Math and in the history of many sahajiya (false acharya) cults in India. 

The bona fide acharyas almost always -- perhaps in all cases -- are regularly preaching that worshiping conditioned souls as gurus is not authorized, and is -- in fact -- a ticket for staying in the material world, if not a ticket to a lower planet in a lower life form. The followers of the bona fide acharyas consider worshiping conditioned souls as gurus to be staying in the same position spiritually, unable to advance. If not, such gurus and their followers are considered as going down to a lower destination, maybe to the most obnoxious regions. 

And when we see the spectacular tailspin of disrupted results of their premature guru program, we have no doubt that it is the case -- they are going down. They are already going down this life for that matter. So the unity has to come from the side of the conditioned soul gurus. They have to unite with the followers of the pure devotees, and accept and allow their program. 

That rarely happens, because the conditioned soul gurus know that worshipers of Srila Prabhupada are a theological and economic competitor. And that is why they teach their followers to ban, beat, sue and kill us. We are bad news for their guru business. And that is also why the Kauravas said -- they will not allow the Pandavas a piece of land the size of a pin head -- because they would compete with the Kauravas with any amount of allowance, and gradually expand. 

Hence, the GBC just this year AGAIN re-certified their previous statements that no ritviks [anyone who worships a pure devotee] are allowed to participate in ISKCON. In other words, the homosexual and pedophile messiah's program cannot allow anyone to worship a pure devotee in their society, because people will decide that is the better process.

Most people here in the West already decided to jettison the GBC's false guru process a long time ago. And so the temples are empty ghost towns. The mass of devotees have already left, voted with their feet, and abandoned the society of the GBC's illicit sex gurus. Anyway, the ball for unity is in their court. 

They have to quit making endless restrictions, rules, resolutions and laws that state "worshiping of pure devotees is NOT EVER found in shastra and is thus not ever allowed in ISKCON. But -- you can worship our illicit sex with men, women and children messiah's project." That is never going to attract many people. Or unite anything.

Then again some have suggested that the entire reason the GBC makes homosexuals and pedophiles into messiahs is -- to disgust people and empty the temples. Then they can make their meat eating and mayavada Hindu cultural hall program, which they are doing. That path for unity with the Kauravas was to accept and allow the Pandavas, that did not happen. 

They did not want that, and that is why history, and Krishna, have condemned them. The problem for many of us is, we feel that to cooperate with the GBC guru process is perhaps enabling and empowering their program, which is not something most followers of a bona fide acharya want to do. 

Then the false gurus ride on the coat tails of our compromiser process and it advertises their process. This was one of the main complaints against Aindra, his wonderful kirtan work -- is simply making an advertisement for the GBC's guru program. And unfortunately it ended badly for Aindra, and serves as an example why compromise with the GBC program is not easy, and often, not possible, and can be dangerous to life and limb. 

Devotees have wrote to PADA for 20 years, who can we write complaints to in the GBC body? There is no one we can recommend. They run a secret operation with secret meetings and the first thing the ISKCON PAMMHO network did when it launched was -- to block all of my messages. Anyway I am all for unity, but we need to unite under one acharya in my opinion, or better to remain separated and independent until some unity can be attained. ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com

   

====

BEING ANGRY IS NOT VAISHNAVA! (RH Dasa) 

Recently, a devotee was trying to sell me on the idea that nobody should ever display anger, for any reason. I rejected his proposal as being unbalanced. 

Firstly, according to Vaishnava philosophy, no emotional or mental state is inherently bad. Each emotion and mental state has its original, pure spiritual form, which is auspicious. Emotions displayed in a pure service mentality toward God and all living beings are pure and good, and emotions displayed for one’s own selfish motives are inauspicious. 

Even ignoring all spiritual considerations, on the material platform the anger a parent displays towards a child who has misbehaved is good for the child. The anger of the parent teaches the child not to behave badly. 

Here is a relevant quote from shastra regarding anger:

39. Even kindness to violent enemies is not conducive to ultimate good. He who is kind to such persons is ruthless though his ruthlessness is concealed by aft illusory kindness.

(Shiva Purana 7.1.31)

The devotee I was speaking with then said that punishment may be necessary, but the authority figure should not become angry while enacting the punishment. But I pointed out that a basic principle of human psychology is to mistake too much kindness for weakness. If an authority figure always corrects their subordinate in a polite and gentle mood, then the tendency will be for the subordinate to think the authority figure is weak, and that they can misbehave all they want without fear of the authority figure. 

Shastra confirms this principle:

Indeed calmness (forbearance) and forgiveness, also guilelessness and politeness of speech-these virtues of the noble are mis-construed as weakness, when directed towards those bereft of these virtues.

(Ramayana Yuddha Khanda 21.14-21)

When a subordinate misbehaves in a serious way, the anger displayed by the authority figure is shocking and frightening to the subordinate. This shock and fear leaves a strong impression on the subordinate’s mind, and will deter them from misbehaving in the future. In order for an authority figure to be effective in their role, there must be some healthy fear and respect for them on the part of the subordinate. This principle is true for parents, kings, teachers, etc. 

In fact, I would say that a person in a position of authority isn’t doing their job properly if they never display anger towards subordinates under any circumstances.

Fanatical pacifism is just as unbalanced as too much aggression. Humans should always seek to conduct themselves, and all of society in a balanced, common sense fashion. Common sense tells us that anger has a use, when used properly. Although, careful consideration should go into the use of anger and punishment, and these should not be applied unnecessarily.

RH

Bahulāśva: Kṛṣṇa's activities are always for the good. So even when He becomes angry there is no loss.

Prabhupāda: That is also...

Dr. Mize: Righteous anger.

Bahulāśva: Yes, spiritual anger.

Dharmādhyakṣa: It's His mercy. So if Kṛṣṇa gets angry at us, that's actually...

Prabhupāda: Everything has got proper use. In the material condition we do not know that. Therefore Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has made a list, how to use your, this anger, greediness, like that……….Just like Hanumān. He became angry upon Rāvaṇa. He set fire in his city, destroyed the whole city. He showed his anger, but not for his personal sense gratification. He wanted to serve Lord Rāma. Sītā was stolen by him, so there was arrangement for fighting, and he did the same thing, set fire.

(Conversation June 23, 1975, Los Angeles)

======

BHAGAVAT HEALTH CRISIS

Dandavat Pranams Dear devotees

I'm posting this on behalf of Srila Bhaktivedanta Bhagavat Maharaj's disciples and well wishers with his permission.

Beginning in 2016, after a 1-month fever sickness, Srila Maharaj has had progressive expanding neuropathy from his toes now up to his knees. It is a very painful and debilitating experience for him to walk or move around in any way. He has also developed A-Fib approximately 5 years ago.

After a TIA in January 2024, we arranged for Srila Maharaj to get treatments in India. While stabilizing him at the time, in his most recent India trip in early 2025 he had a couple falls in Bangalore. While the doctors ruled out neurological reasons for them, they still had an adverse effect on his recovery process.

Since returning to the USA, we arranged for comprehensive testing last summer and ultimately discovered a COPD diagnosis which explained so much of his breathing challenges. We were in Houston doing acupuncture treatments for neuropathy and visiting specialists like pulmonary and cardiology doctors when it became clear that there were more challenging times ahead.

Approximately one month ago, we brought Srila Maharaj to the hospital to address his developing pulmonary edema and preliminary congestive heart failure. In the 3 weeks of hospitalization, Srila Maharaj improved enough to move to a Rehabilitation facility. 

However, he developed kidney issues at the end of his hospital stay that were worrisome. Now the doctors in the rehab facility have identified an acute kidney injury which is causing intermittent dysfunction.

Śrīla Maharaj has spent 56 years (as of Earth Day April 22nd!) in the service of his beloved Śrīla Prabhupada. Giving up all material responsibilities he received sannyas from Śrīla Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaj in 2008. 

From that time he's been reliant on donations as he traveled and preached. Due to his adverse health, he cannot continue his pracar seva for his Guru Varga like before and with mounting hospital expenses is left in a negative financial situation.

We're reaching out to the worldwide Vaishnava community who know and love "Uncle Bhagavat" for support during this difficult time.

Please consider donating to the GoFundMe or contacting us to get involved in supporting him in other ways. He also authored and published his first book last year. For those who would like to support him by purchasing it, the link is HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Souls-Journey.../dp/B0F327WCM8...
Aspiring to serve,
Narasimha das
Ramananda Raya das
Sudevi Gopi dasi
On behalf of all of Śrīla Maharaj's disciples

#SupportSrilaMaharaj #VaishnavaCare

PADA: OK I feel bad for the guy, honest. At the same time, we were all told not to take disciples because we cannot absorb sins. And if we do take sins, we have to suffer. And they are suffering left and right. 

It is not possible for a conditioned soul to absorb sins from another conditioned soul. That is not the process, but BV Narayan Maharaja was rubber stamping the GBC as gurus and many of his own people, because he has no idea what the process is. And it is creating a lot of suffering, which is undue in our opinion. Never mind all the children who suffered Auschwitz for kids under Narayan Maharaja's anointed messiahs.

All that being said, we wish him the best and hope some help can be given to him. He also needs a lot of mental help. "I am the next Jesus and I can absorb sins." This is the sign of a person who is not mentally well. Neither are all the other messiahs BV Narayan has been rubber stamping left and right. In any case, God speed sir, and lets hope Krishna gives you some sort of relief. 

He did help us with the poison issue, and he gets some credit for that. Overall, the devotee society has not made much of an arrangement for its seniors and elders, and unfortunately this type thing happens over and over. ys pd 

====

STRI DHARMA

It Is Not Only the Wife Who Must Be Vedic

Strī-dharma — 12 Essential Conversations (Part 2 of 12)

Why men’s duties cannot remain invisible in any honest discussion of strī-dharma
A distorted social vision scrutinizes women endlessly while leaving men morally undefined. Dharma does not work that way.

We heard this anecdote: in Mayapur, someone holding a voluminous manuscript came up to Jayapataka Maharaja and proudly said: "Maharaja, we have compiled all the duties of women from the scriptures, from quotes… from everywhere. Everything about stri-dharma, the dharma of women, is in here!"

"Very good." Maharaja said, "Do you also have a compilation of duties for men? Do you have also that book?" The devotee said, "No Maharaja, we have only collected the duties of women." "Then," Maharaja said, "You can take this book and throw it in the Ganga. Unless you also bring a compilation of all the duties for men, you can throw this one away."

One of the clearest signs of imbalance in religious culture is this: women’s duties are collected, repeated, and analyzed in great detail (often through anachronistic and pathological lenses), while men’s duties remain vague, assumed, or conveniently ignored.

That is not balance. It is distortion.

A healthy vision of strī-dharma cannot be built by putting the entire moral burden on women while letting men move through the discussion with minimal accountability. Marriage and family life do not stand or fall on female adjustment alone. They depend on both sides, and especially on whether men understand their obligations toward the women in their care.

This is one of the strongest corrections needed in the whole discussion.

It challenges the tendency to gather all the scriptural expectations for women while leaving unanswered the equally important question: what about men? What about fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons? What about the moral duty to create an atmosphere in which women are respected, supported, and able to flourish?
A one-sided model in which there are endless demands upon women but very little is demanded from men is not simply unfair.

It is anti-dharmic in spirit.

It turns sacred order into a system of asymmetrical pressure. The wife is told to be patient, sweet, tolerant, loyal, modest, and service-minded. But if the husband is selfish, unstable, emotionally careless, or spiritually weak, then the whole system becomes deeply compromised. A family cannot be healthy if one side carries nearly all the pressure while the other enjoys nearly all the privilege.
Traditional sources also place clear obligations on men. Fathers, brothers, husbands, and brothers-in-law are to ensure that the women in the family are respected, pleased, and cared for.

Families where women suffer because of male misconduct are described as heading toward ruin. Women are not to be insulted, neglected, or treated as spiritually irrelevant household assets.

This becomes even more important when we remember that women in Lord Caitanya’s mission are not spiritually secondary or socially ornamental. They can preach, teach, learn, organize, and contribute in substantial ways.

So a truly Vedic husband is not one who merely expects service. He is one who recognizes the dignity, service potential, and spiritual seriousness of the woman before him.

Whenever religious talk becomes preoccupied with regulating women while remaining strangely soft on men, something important has already been lost. The conversation may still sound scriptural, but its center of gravity has shifted away from truth and toward control.

If we want real dharma, men must become visible again in the moral picture. Not as abstract protectors, but as accountable human beings with responsibilities that are not optional.

It is not enough to ask whether women are doing their duty. We must also ask whether men are worthy of the trust they expect and demand.

PADA: YUP!

Prayers for Bhakti Puri / Akshaya Tritiya Meaning / Clown Show / Tamal vs Ritviks 04 23 26

 

AN INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE BY DEVOTEES

FROM URMILA DASI (EDITH BEST): Certainly we wish him well and hope that he will get another opportunity for service. I also hope that he can be rectified of his grievous crimes in as gentle and joyful a way as possible. He misused the role of guru to sexually assault many of his disciples. And engaged in serious pastoral abuse. 

We report criminal activity to the police. We keep our distance from someone who is not of good character. We offer respects, at least in our mind, to all living entities, what to speak of someone who has chanted the holy name. We harbor no hatred, but we do desire rectification. As far as "reconciling" the specific mixture of good and evil of a particular individual, that I would prefer to leave to the vastly superior intelligence of God.

FROM BB: My take? Does not look like ANY GBC ... or ANY caretaker of ANY victim EVER went to ANY police. Where are the police reports? Why do none of these GBC leaders EVER get reported for sexual abuse ... and NEVER go to jail. 

After all this, we have to pray for him! And his well being! What about victims who sometimes (or many times) ... commit suicide? Who ever prays for them? Who even knows who these victims are? Or how to help them ... even if we wanted? It is always the perps who get the prayer blessings and not victims ... 

FROM RAMANANDA PRABHU: I was his disciple. I have very mixed feelings just now. It’s good to remember the great things that went on under his watch. Hundreds of thousands of books distributed. Millions of people seeing, hearing and chanting Gauranga. Hundreds of thousands, even millions donated to temple development around the world.

But also many psychologically damaged, even broken, devotees, who dedicated the very best of themselves and were bullied and abused for many years.
I’m also thinking of the leaders who let it go on even after alarms were raised, since the money was coming in and the books were going out. They allowed the abuse to continue as long as their projects were being supported and the MONEY COLLECTING scores were good. There was no concern for the bullied and abused. 

I wish him the very best but Karuna Bhavan is a very troubled place and even after he left the leadership which succeeded him was trained by him and so it is still a very troubled community. The whole history of ISKCON Scotland is a deeply sad one even to this present day. 

And yet as long as they maintain financially with the rent from houses and as long as ISKCON uk’s good ole boys club continues to look out for its friends, Karuna Bhavan will never fulfil its potential. I finally got away from there just a couple of years ago. It was a good choice which should have come much sooner.

FROM MATHEW McGOVERN: He gave Sivaram swami a million quid for his hungarian programe & the deal was sealed, you know by now, ISKCON is a business, right?

=====

MEANING AKSHAYA TRITIYA

(1) Lord Parashurama appeared on this day
(2) The holy river Ganges descended on Earth from the heavens on this day.
(3) This day marks the beginning of Treta-yuga
(4) Lord Krishna’s childhood friend Sudama, visited Dwarka to him and offered him a humble gift of poha (rice flakes). Therefore, Vaishnavas (worshippers of lord Vishnu) fast throughout the day and open their fasts with rice.
(5) The Pandavas received Akshaya Patra from the Sun God
(6) Sage Vedvyasa initiated the recital of the great Indian epic Mahabharata and Lord Ganesha, hearing each verse with devotion, inscribed it without pause.
(7) Kubera received his wealth and position as custodian of wealth,
(8) Goddess Annapoorna Devi appeared on this day.
(9) Banke Bihari Charan Darshan show's one's in a year on this day
(10) Chandan yatra begins on this day
(11) Making of Jagannath Rath Begins on this day
(12) Srila Prabhupada Incorporated The League of Devotees (Srila Prabhupada is the founder-acharya of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Before starting ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada incorporated a society in India, called The League of Devotees, at Jhansi on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya (16th May) in the year 1953.
(13) Badrinath Darshan begins on this day (In Badrinath, the temples of Gangotri and Yamunotri are closed during winter. On the day of Akshaya Tritiya the shrines re-open for the pilgrims.)
(14) Adi Shankaracharya composed Kanakadhara Stotram on this day
(15) Narasimha Murti Darshan Divas in Simhachalam ( andhra pradesh): Simhachalam is the abode of Lord Narasimha. Here the Deity of Lord Narasimha is always covered with sandal paste. On the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, the sandal paste is removed and abhisheka is performed. This is the only day on which the devotees will get to see the form of the Lord. On the same day in evening, the Deity is again covered with sandal paste.
(16) In the temple of Kshira-chora Gopinatha (Remuna, Odisha) the Deities of Madana-mohana, Govinda and Gopinatha are smeared with sandalwood pulp on this auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya.
The day known as Aksaya-tritiya occurs on the third (tritiya) day of the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha. Every second of this blessed day is completely auspicious, and so there is no consideration of any one period (muhurta) being better than another.

Aksaya means “inexhaustible”; no ending or impediment. Anything a person undertakes on the day of Aksaya-tritiya is bound to succeed, especially the performance of devotional activities, which guarantee inexhaustible benefit. So it's considered a good day for new initiatives.

Any donation made on this day for the right cause is declared to yield inexhaustible results. Devotees consider this day as a reminder to surrender whatever they have in the service of Lord Krishna.

Things that can be done particularly on this day:

1. Read & recite from Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.
2. Distribute Prasadam
3. Offer charity to worthy recipients.
4. Begin a commitment to practice spiritual life, for eg. start chanting.
6. Visit the vaishnava temple.

Many people also purchase gold, silver, property, etc on this day.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://harekrishnasociety.org/?p=35245

==========

ISKCON has become a sovereign clown show with people like Mahavisnu and his travelling circus. Corrupt characters like "The Godfather" Jayapataka and his protected gangster mafia. The deviated leaders of ISKCON India who have polluted INTERNATIONAL movement with Hindu ultranationalist racist ideology (Hindutva). 

Radhanath and his new age 'influencers' giving bogus and bad mundane "self help" lines. Bhakti Sundar “Free Meals” with his bad example of pornography addiction.

Bhaktividya Purna and the pedophiles. Bhakti Vikas with his supposed rancid orthodoxy which enables him to protect and defend liberal democrat ideals, like falling down acharyas. Jayadvaita and profiteers from acharya edited books. Guru Prasad and other sannyasis with female personal secretaries / handmaids. And so the list goes on.

Those not on the list are accomplices by omission, who carry their own hidden rot.

======

TAMAL AND RITVIKS

@navinsaggam78: In this lecture recorded in Mayapur HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj clearly explained the deviation of Ritvik philosophy.

@pada1008: Yes, Tamal wanted his predator pals to be worshiped as gurus. And his society became full of them. And many children, probably thousands, were mistreated by Tamal's child oppressing culture.

The good news is we had Tamal sued in Dallas in 1986 for $3,000,000, and he lost. Then we had Tamal sued again for $400,000,000 again in Dallas, and he lost again. So we were able to help hundreds of victims of Tamal's program. Now we have got lawyers at the Delhi Supreme court trying to investigate the child mistreatment that has been going on there, and it is moving forward.

Tamal thought that worshiping pure devotees is not authorized. And we need to worship his predator pals, even predators of minors. Tamal never understood the system of Krishna's guru parampara.

I also know Lokanath's female victim (who was 11 years old child) personally. And she wanted me to post her complaint letters on my blog to expose Lokanath. And we did, and at least some GBC agreed that Lokanath should not be allowed to speak at a number of USA temples.

Yes, Tamal was causing a $100,000,000 legal money loss for ISKCON. And he was always chatting with his lawyers and not us, because he could not speak to us devotees, but only his $$$ lawyers. Of course ISKCON lost hundreds of millions more -- when the donations stopped -- because of all these lawsuits. Tamal has no idea we cannot hire lawyers to fix our position in our next life. We will be held to account without Mercedes driving legal defense.

But yes, Tamal clearly said that worshiping pure devotees is a deviation. And we need to worship predators, and that is how he causes suffering to thousands of children, and giant legal and media problems for ISKCON. ys pd

@navinsaggam78: The end justifies the means, the very fact that Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj got a Samadhi near the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada in Sridham Mayapur goes to show that his life was completely dedicated to the mission of Srila Prabhupada. The worldwide community of ISKCON devotees should be grateful to Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj for his contribution to the mission of Srila Prabhupada. Ys

@pada1008: Tamal's life was dedicated to promoting predators as acharyas. Including predators of minors. And thousands of children are victims of his process, as we proved in court -- twice. And we intend to prove same again in Delhi courts.

One of the Tamal predators of minors "acharyas" is Kirtanananda, who also has a samadhi in the dham near the acharyas. Just because a predator or a cheer leader of predators muscles their way into the samadhis, does not mean anything. The end is -- thousands of victims and $100,000,000 legal fees, and that justifies -- what?

Certainly the victims do not think any of this is justified. Some child victims took their lives from all the trauma. And that means Tamal has to account for those lost lives in his next life, as well as the $100M he stole from ISKCON to pay his San Fernando lawyers. He will have to pay all that back.

Oddly, Tamal was avoiding going to India but Ravindra Swarupa insisted they had to discuss our court case, so Tamal reluctantly went. And he left his body there. Then his clown car followers blamed me for his departure, saying -- I forced him to go there. I had no say in his going or not going. The end justifies the means? He went there to discuss our court case, and that was the end. ys pd

@mahotsahachaitanyadas1104: Srila Prabhupada explains about the bug who sits on the king's lap in the throne, and the soldier who fights for the King at the battle front. Anyone with common sense knows about this bug. And the bug drove away thousands of sincere foot-soldiers from Lord Chaitanya's commander-in-chief's army.

======

USA AND TRICKLE DOWN REAGANOMICS

PADA: Not entirely correct. The first person to open trade with China was Nixon. But it was very limited. Ronald Regan opened it up and dropped most of the trade restrictions. And that caused millions and millions of USA jobs to go offshore to China. Reagan is credited with "de-industrializing" the USA. 

Of course the Democrats did not help much either, also true. Trump did almost nothing in his first term about trade. In fact China trade grew on his first term. And he has not been doing anything of substance to fix the issue now. 

The tariff idea is not making manufacturing come back here hardly at all, and it is making things more expensive for the common people. But worse, the deficit is climbing and now Trump's new plan is to spend $100 billion on Iran, and make the deficit even worse. This is not making USA greater again, it is making the prices of fuel and everything go up more and more. 

Which means -- less money to invest in USA. But you can research this yourself on Chat GPT, Reagan's whole idea was international "free trade." And that in real terms means -- freeing up buying manufactured goods from China. Which is what has been done. And we never recovered. Trump is now asking Ford if they can make their factories produce our military gear. And that is because we gave up our real substantial making military gear a long time ago. 

The Reagan plan of giving huge tax breaks to large corporations has worked out great. For China. Globalism? 

The tax break money went to invest in factories in China, and still is going there for that matter. In other words, the globalist's large multination corporations are running the world economy. And they bought out people like Reagan with election donations, and the rest is history. And now the family unit cannot function in the USA because young people cannot afford to have kids. Marriage rates are going down more every day. This is the social problem they created with their economic policy. ys pd

=================

IMPLICATIONS OF IRAN MESS

PADA: A friend in India said to PADA: The idea of bombing Iran into the stone age has already happened to India, we have no cooking fuel. And transport and power producing fuel is in short supply. It is making life harder and harder -- and it was already intolerable for most people.  

The Mega-Documentary of Global Economic Restructure: A Complete Roadmap of Civilized Fall and Digital Rebirth

Proposal: Humanity on the threshold of the great transition

April 23, 2026—Today will be recorded as the moment in global history, when the old-world financial structure collapsed forever. The conflict between America, Israel and Iran is no longer just a regional military activity; it is a sign of the destruction of the global monetary engine that has run the world since World War II. Most of the world is still confused that it's a temporary system like the 2020 epidemic, but the reality is that the blocking of Hormuz Zaldumrum is a "full stop" for the global economy.

This document provides a detailed postmortem of the 12 phases that will lead us to a fully integrated digital monitoring and asset-based system from a debt-based, physical currency system.

Step 1: Physical Fall of Energy Supply (Physical Energy Collapse)

1.1 Hormuz Swamp: The Neck of the Global Economy

This narrow route is the world's most important energy artery. About 21 million barrels of oil passes from here daily. Blocking this route means 12% of global crude oil production and 21% of liquidized natural gas (LNG) has disappeared from the overnight market. This lack of energy is unbearable for any country.

1.2 'leg effect' and 17 weeks deadly math

Energy market follows 'just-in-time' inventory. It will take at least 17 weeks to restore pressure in pipelines, reoperate stopped tankers and heat up the 'catalytic crackers' of refineries. In this 4 months period the world will face the void of energy that will breed industrial chaos.

1.3 power grid and communication collapse

LNG deficiency directly affects electricity production. The internet, cloud data centers and communication system without electricity seem to fail. Modern society, which is completely under electricity, suddenly reaches a medieval state.
Courtesy: From the pen of Suresh Zamedia!

And it's all Srila Prabhupada said years ago, 14.5.1973 that this modern economy is going to collapse within the next 50-60 years!

And whose alternative, the spiritual economy was started in 1967, which the useless followers of their own organization didn't continue it, but sold some or most of the farms!

AngeliqueArt Shop | Redbubble

Creepalachia / PADA vs Gurukuli Holocaust / BBTI Director list 04 21 26

CREEPALACHIA VIDEO ON NEW VRNDAVAN

PADA: Yeah a lot of devotees have had no idea what has been the long term public image / historically recorded result / lasting effect / of promoting homosexuals and pedophiles as gurus cults. A program which incidently has a track record of banning, beating suing and killing dissenters. And making pedos into messiahs! 

So many devotees have told me: go away; you are not our authority; stay out of ISKCON's affairs; shut up; do not criticize; be humble and tolerant; it is your karma prabhu; you are an offender; you are criticizing seniors and pure devotees etc.  And they thus helped the regime by suppressing dissent. And as a bonus, have us dissenters made into targets for violence, assassinations and untimely deaths etc. 

And they made all sorts of rationalizing and justification types of arguments, to allow, enable and defend all this deviated process to continue. Well now what? The average Joe citizen from Apalachia is looking at all this and wondering, WTF is going on with these whacked Hare Krishnas? 

And that is why it is said, history it like looking at pottery in the pottery shop. You break it, you own it. I am glad at least some of us said, "wait, do not break all the pottery," and a small fragment of ISKCON or a few pieces were saved thereby. But yeah, the people who caused this -- and enabled it -- are part of the karma of making this result. They own it, or at least part of it. 

ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com 

======

PADA: GURUKULIS HOLOCAUST

PADA: The whole system of India Bureau program folks -- like Basu Ghosh, Bhakti Vikas swami, Radhanath etc. has all along been big -- if not lifetime -- supporters of their predator gurus like Jokernath. And along with that -- supporting all the associated side programs like burying predators, porno swamis and similar others dubious folks in samadhis and etc. And propping up Mayapur's worse case child welfare fraud leaders like Jayapataka etc. 

And doubling down on re-supporting and re-propping up guys like Bhakti Vidya Purna swami, just at the same exact time I am having them sued for $400,000,000. These are essentially the same sabha folks that were trying to silence us, and shut us down for objecting to Kirtanananda -- when we reported Kirtanananda was "servicing" boys in his motorhome. 

Evidently, their program to have me hunted to be placed into the morgue untimely was all "my bad karma." Yep, everyone who is in favor of their program has good karma, everyone else's karma is bad, especially victims or us whistle blowers. And that justifies any and all of their process. There may be some gray area nuances here and there, but to me, it looks like "the enforced cult ritualistic worship of predators as messiahs project," emphasis on enforced. Same as it always was since we began protesting in 1978. 

As soon as I peeped up, the iron boots came down on my head, and have ever since. And that is why my gurukuli friend said to me recently, out of 500 kids at the 1997 festival, 145 are deceased, at least, maybe more. In other words, the entire GBC strategy the whole time has been, run out the clock, and spend $100,00,000 on legal fees to help keep the clock from timing them out. Sulochana called this "a smash and grab robbery." And he said after that, they will run, hide, evade, obfuscate, use lawyers, and using every trick in the book -- legal and not so legal -- to avoid being exposed. And they have. ys pd

PADA My gurukili friend said that out of all the 500 children at the Los Angeles meeting in 1997, 145 of those gurukulis are now deceased. It is probably more than that, maybe way more, because he has no means of record keeping. And a few of those currently surviving are hanging on by a thread with trauma and opiod problems etc. He told me, the GBC knows all about this and does keep track of them. They know very well they created this holocaust for these kids. 

And they are keeping it hidden because it will harm their Hindu money making scam. They want the meat eating Hindus to take over ISKCON, and they want these kids excluded from ISKCON, because if they include these kids, they will have to answer why these kids have been treated so badly on their control and watch. 

He said, the word comes from the Greek holokauston, meaning “a thing wholly burned”, originally referring to a burnt sacrificial offering. And that is what happened, these kids had to be offered up and sacrificed, so the GBC could make a Hindu money making retirement scheme for themselves. He said there is a good reason "no one knows what is happening to these kids," the GBC is covering it up just like they cover everything else up. ys pd

YEP! The gurukuli Holocaust. Some gurukulis told me this was Auschwitz for kids. Prithu's son made a movie "Burnt Laddus" about the children being like burnt milk sweets (Satanic child sacrifice offerings)? 

And how did you guess, the main people [apart from GBC folks] who opposed PADA in helping these children from being in Auschwitz were -- the Hitler-anugas: Mukunda UK, Prahlad das and Mathura Pati / Prabhupadanugas EU, and their India holocaust lover's branch Dayalu Nitai's HKC Jaipur. They even made a video using Radhanath's cheer leader as their defense team mate. Yep, oral sex with boys in the motorhome-pada's program is being offended by PADA!   

And we had to almost complain to the government that these guys are connected to the Racial Supremacist Nazi type programs. Who better to defend Auschwitz and the holocaust of children program, than the Nazi lover's club? OK unfortunately also IRM's Krishna Kant Desai helped these guys, and they all were upset PADA was inteferring with their lovely Auschwitz / Holocaust for kids program. Wow, kids are being treated brutally, and dying, and they are against saving them. Now you know how all this Satanic child sacrifice happens, it is enabled and empowered. Told ya! ys pd

-------------       

BBTI IMBROGLIO

Just found the following 2 documents in the files folder on my mobile phone. Have never seen these before, but thought worth sharing...

~•~•~•~

● SPIRITUAL NAMES OF BBTI DIRECTORS ●

Confirmed identifications

Emil Beca → Svavasa Das A legal filing directly identifies Emil Beca as "Svavasa das" in parentheses alongside his legal name. Wordpress Svavasa is a Sanskrit name meaning "self-luminous" or "dwelling in oneself." He is one of the most central figures — Svavasa Dasa was named as one of the four post-settlement trustees of the BBT, meaning he simultaneously held roles in both the BBT trust and the BBTI corporation.

Norman D'Costa → Naresvara Das A legal document directly identifies Naresvara (Norman D'Costa) by both names, confirming he is the BBTI director also known in the devotee community as Naresvara das. Wordpress Naresvara means "Lord of men," another name for Vishnu/Krishna.

Jay Matsya → Matsya Avatara Das / Jayadvaita Swami connection. "Jay Matsya" on the 990 filings appears to be Matsya Avatara Das, a devotee name meaning "servant of the Fish Incarnation of Vishnu." Matsya Avatara Dasa is mentioned in a BBT publishing context as being from Gopiparanadhana Prabhu's Sanskrit school in Govardhana, connected to BBT editorial work.

Separately, Jay Israel (a different person) is the civil name of Jayadvaita Swami, who was a major but now former director. Jay Israel received initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1968, was given the spiritual name Jayadvaita Dasa, and later took sannyasa in 1978. He served as a BBT director from 1988 until resigning in 2017. Wikipedia

Massimo Brioli → Madhusevita Das -- The Italian director Massimo Brioli is known in the devotee community as Madhusevita Prabhu, who served as head of the Italian GBC and was connected to the Italian BBT operations. Madhusevita means "one who serves the sweet honey" — a name of Krishna.

Greg Stein → Gopal Bhatta Das / Gopal A 1999 GBC resolution refers to "Naresvara and Gopal Bhatta Prabhus" in a BBT administrative context, and the same documents identify Greg Stein as the BBTI president at that time, suggesting his devotee name was in that circle. ISKCON Governing Body Commission. However, this identification is not definitively confirmed in available sources.

Not yet publicly confirmed in available sources

The following directors' spiritual names could not be confirmed from publicly available records:

Legal Name Status

Govinda Cordua (Secretary -- "Govinda" itself appears to already be a Sanskrit / devotee name — it is a name of Krishna meaning "one who gives pleasure to the senses and cows." His surname Cordua suggests Latin American origin.

Robert Burnside (Treasurer) No spiritual name found in public records

Scott Krieger (Director) No spiritual name found in public records

Michael Auggenthaler (Director) No spiritual name found in public records

William Suczek (Director) Vaisheshika Das

Manogaran Ranggasamy (Director) No spiritual name found — name is Tamil / Malaysian

Ramchunder Singh (Director) No spiritual name found — name is already a Hindu/Sanskrit name

How to Find Remaining Spiritual Names

Since not all are publicly documented, here are your best avenues:

1. The Folio Vaishnava Reference Library — a comprehensive database used within ISKCON with devotee records including initiated names.

2. ISKCON Desire Tree devotee directory at iskcondesiretree.com — you can search by first name or location.

3. The BBT's own contact page at bbt.info — they list trustees and staff by their devotee names.

4. VNN (Vaishnava News Network) archives — historical articles often identify devotees by both civil and spiritual names.

5. GBC resolution archives at gbc.iskcon.org — resolutions consistently use devotee names, so searching the legal name alongside "BBT" in those archives is very productive.

It's worth noting that some directors — particularly those from South Asia or with already-Sanskritic names like Ramchunder Singh or Manogaran Ranggasamy — may not have Western birth names that were replaced, and may use their devotee names in a more integrated way with their original names.

~•~•~•~

Excellent — that ProPublica data from the IRS Form 990 filings is very revealing. Here is what you were missing, plus the full picture on directors:
What You Were Missing in the Comparison

1. The BBTI Is Officially Based in Florida, Not California

Despite being incorporated in California in 1988, BBTI is currently located in Alachua, Florida, and has been tax-exempt since December 1990, with EIN 95-4184400. ProPublica This is significant because ISKCON's North American hub shifted to Alachua, FL, and the BBTI followed.

2. The BBTI's Official Self-Description (vs. Critics' View)

The BBTI itself describes the situation as: "The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) is a California religious trust that owns the copyrights to the works published by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada during his lifetime. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International (BBTI) is a California corporation that has acted as an authorized agent of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust since 1988. The BBTI also owns the rights to some later works. The BBT and BBTI work together to protect Srila Prabhupada's rights and serve his will." Bbti

Critics strongly dispute this framing, arguing the BBT never legally authorized the BBTI to act in this capacity.

3. The "Global BBT" Layer — A Third Tier Many Miss

There has always existed a "Global BBT" trustee group made up of some of the trustees of the trusts formed by Srila Prabhupada and, after 1988, directors of BBTI. This group is described as the spiritual governing body of the BBT worldwide. This is a layer most people are unaware of — it blends the original trust structure with the post-1988 corporate structure into a de facto combined governing body.

4. The BBTI's Financial Scale (IRS Data)

From ProPublica's IRS Form 990 data, the BBTI's finances show it is a relatively modest operation:

In fiscal year 2024, BBTI reported revenue of $768,331, expenses of $760,811, total assets of $3,004,487, and net assets of $1,949,828. Notably, 94.8% of revenue came from contributions, with only small amounts from royalties ($2,000) and investment income. ProPublica

This is a key gap in the comparison — the BBTI is not the large publishing house most assume. It functions more as a copyright-holding and licensing body, with the actual publishing done by regional BBT divisions.

5. No Executive Compensation (Recent Years)

In 2024, BBTI reported zero executive compensation and zero salaries and wages paid. ProPublica All directors serve without pay. This has been the consistent pattern since at least 2021.

BBTI Directors (from IRS Form 990 Filings)

These are the current and recent directors sourced directly from official IRS filings via ProPublica:

As of fiscal year 2024 (most recent):

Name Role

Emil Beca President & Director

Govinda Cordua Secretary

Robert Burnside Treasurer

Jay Matsya Director

Manogaran Ranggasamy Director

Ramchunder Singh Director

Massimo Brioli Director

Scott Krieger Director

Michael Auggenthaler Director

William Suczek Director

Previous directors/officers also on record:

• Greg Stein (former President, 2013–2020)

• Jose Fornos / Jose M Fornos Vicens (Director, multiple years)

• Norman D'Costa (Director, multiple years)

A notable pattern: Several core figures — Emil Beca, Michael Auggenthaler, William Suczek, Govinda Cordua, Robert Burnside, and Ramchunder Singh — have appeared continuously on filings from 2013 through 2024, suggesting a very stable and insular leadership group with little rotation. ProPublica

How to Find Director Names Yourself

For current and historical BBTI directors, you can search these free public sources:

1. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/954184400 — Shows Form 990 filings year by year with officer names.

2. IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search — apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ — Search "Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International."

3. California Secretary of State — bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov — For the original incorporation documents and registered agents.

4. Florida Division of Corporations — search.sunbiz.org — Since BBTI is currently based in Florida.

5. Charity Navigator — charitynavigator.org — For governance and accountability ratings.

For the original BBT trust (not BBTI), there is no comparable public corporate registry because it is a private irrevocable trust — its trustee appointments were made personally by Prabhupada and are documented in the trust agreement itself, not in state corporate filings.

======

ISKCON's Rukmini Krishna Swami / Krishnapath / Child Abuse Legal / Ex-Gurukulis Plight 04 20 26

SECRET TO SUCCESS: PEDOPHILE GURU LINEAGES 

PADA: Oh oh pilgrims! Worshiping pure devotees (ritvik system) "is never found in any shastra." OK what do we do instead then? Yep! We worship the GBC's illicit sex with men, women and children / homosexual / pedophile messiah's project. 

And why would we do that? Because the illicit sex / anal reconstructive surgery epidemic / Vodka drunk's messiahs program -- just 2/3 show of hands -- voted me in as another one of their co-messiahs. I am now an official messiah the oral sex with taxi drivers in the dham guru lineage! 

It is always amazing to us that these people cannot find even one example of anyone ever worshiping a pure devotee, but there are plenty of examples of worshiping oral sex with men in the dham "Vishnupada" sampradayas? What shastra is that? 

The good news is -- even the hamburger eating mlecchas know that illicit sex with men, women and children messiahs programs is ONLY found the modes of ignorance and is not EVER found in God's successors. ISKCON really has to search high and low, to find advocates for their homosexual pedophile messiahs project. Did I forget to mention this guy is in Vrndavana, where they buried one of their homosexual pedophile messiahs in a samadhi? ys pd 

angel108b@yahoo.com 

=====

Krishnapath Is back! 

=================

JUSTICE FOR SRILA PRABHUPADA LEGAL ISSUES

DND: If the Justice for Srila Prabhupada group can provide sufficient evidence, both the institution (ISKCON) and its leaders (GBC members and Temple Presidents) could face criminal liability in India—though the specific legal routes and burdens of proof differ.

How Indian Law Addresses Institutional & Leadership Liability

Indian courts have established clear precedents for holding both an organization and its management accountable. The legal principles at play include:

· Corporate Liability: The doctrine of attribution holds that the intent of key decision-makers (like the GBC) can be imputed to the organization itself as the "directing mind and will". This means if senior leadership knew or should have known about abuse and failed to act, ISKCON as an entity can be held criminally liable.

· Failure of Mandatory Reporting: The POCSO Act imposes a strict duty to report child sexual abuse. If those in charge knew (or had an "apprehension") and failed to report, they could face imprisonment of up to one year and/or a fine.

· Criminal Conspiracy & Negligence: Leaders could also face charges for a systemic "cover-up" under the IPC/Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for Criminal Conspiracy (Section 120B), Criminal Breach of Trust (Section 405), or Criminal Negligence (Section 304A), depending on the evidence.

The Legal Path Ahead for Leaders

The GBC's institutional authority makes them potentially more vulnerable to charges of conspiracy and dereliction of duty. Meanwhile, Temple Presidents and local managers could be directly charged under POCSO for failing to report incidents, especially if they were aware of the abuse and did not inform the police.

Critical Challenges to Proving Liability

While the legal framework supports such charges, there are significant hurdles that make this a difficult path:

· Proving Intent: Prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that GBC members had specific knowledge of the abuse and consciously chose to ignore it or actively conceal it.

· The Factional Dispute Defense: ISKCON's legal team has argued that the petition is part of an ongoing internal dispute between the Bangalore faction and the central GBC. The court has sought to keep this matter focused on child protection.
This case is now at a critical juncture with the Supreme Court ordering the NCPCR to investigate the claims, ensuring the allegations will be examined by a neutral, statutory authority.

=========

The League of Devotees is at Hare Krishna Centre - Leicester, UK.

28m ·Leicester, United Kingdom ·

Celebrating 21 Years of The Hare Krishna Centre - Leicester, UK - Kirtan Festival 

Film 4 - Lively festival kirtan led by Neera Haria Sankirtan

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday night for a very special event to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the opening of The Hare Krishna Centre in Leicester and the installation of Their Lordships Sri Sri Nitai Sachi-Sundar
A blissful evening of chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophy with Gauranga Sundara Dasa Prabhu and The League of Devotees

"In order to be recognized by Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one should chant the holy name of the Lord continuously, twenty-four hours a day."
- Srila Prabhupada (Srimad Bhagavatam 4.23.7)
#HareKrishna #Leicester #HareKrishnaCentre #LeagueOfDevotees #SaturdayNightKirtan #AnniversaryEvent #21Years

=================


“𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀?”

An answer to this is given in the work Kali-viḍambana (“The Hypocrisy of the Age of Kali”):

Sanskrit (Verse 9):

agatitvam atiśraddhā
jñānābhāsena tṛptatā |
trayaḥ śiṣyaguṇā hyete
mūrkhācāryasya bhāgyajāḥ ||

Translation : 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲), 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿.

Explanation of Terms

𝗔𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗺 — Helplessness

A condition in which the disciple feels he has no other option ,no alternative teacher, path, or possibility of departure. Even when he perceives flaws in the teacher, he remains bound and continues to stay.

𝗔𝘁𝗶ś𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗵ā — Excessive / Blind Faith ,A form of devotion bordering on fanaticism. 

Such a disciple does not engage critical thinking, does not ask questions, and accepts even the teacher’s misconceptions as absolute truth.

𝗝ñā𝗻ā𝗯𝗵ā𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝘁ṛ𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁ā— Satisfaction with the Shadow of Knowledge The word ābhāsa means “semblance,” “reflection,” or “shadow.” The disciple is so superficial that eloquent speech or external displays of wisdom are enough to satisfy him. He does not seek genuine realization, and thus is easily deceived by imitation knowledge.

These qualities in foolish disciples allow an ignorant teacher to flourish. From the standpoint of genuine spiritual learning, they are serious defects—but for a mūrkha-ācārya (foolish teacher), they are a stroke of great fortune.
A false teacher can maintain authority only among those who are unable or unwilling to to think independently.

=======

WHY EX-GURUKULIS ARE NOT INTERESTED

PADA: Yes, most -- almost all -- of the ex-gurukulis around here are not interested in being publicly interviewed, because they basically want nothing AT ALL to do with the whole situation. Nor do they want their name or their story to become public. They do not want to be publicly associated with the institution, past or present. 

A small group of them used to show up here at Rathayatras, but lately, almost none show up at all. I think just a few came -- and it is less every year. Basically, they see the ISKCON situation as hopeless as long as the current admins are in charge. They think the current admins are corrupt to the core. 

And unless we can change the core, nothing else of substance will change. They also notice that the GBC is still shunning, abandoning and ignoring them. And thus the GBC is handing off future admins of ISKCON to the Hindus. Including, making Hindus the legal signatures on the local temple property and corporations. 

One temple here on the West Coast has 7 Hindu legal corporation signers on the property board, and one Caucasian GBC man. And that means his one vote can be silenced and annulled by the other signers. And a number of the Hindus who come to ISKCON are mayavadas and many eat meat. So many ex-gurukulis think they were used as stage props to build a giant Hindu congregation hall business. 

And then get rid of them once the Hindu money was lining the GBC's pockets. In other words they feel used, and they think the leaders used them to make a giant Hindu business so they can profit financially, at the expense of the victims. I cannot argue with them about any of this. 

But yeah, mostly they do not want to be known even as ex-members, because they think being associated with any of this is going to make them look foolish or worse, contaminated. Because? ISKCON is public known as foolish, corrupted and contaminated. Unfortunately, many of the parents of these kids in the 1980s and 1990s were telling me to shut up and mind my own business when all this was going on. Many parents helped make the situation worse, for their own kids. And that is why most of them also do not want to be interviewed, their hands are dirty. ys pd

The cooling fragrance of Chandan Yatra is finally here!
Immerse yourself in the bliss. Let’s start the day by offering our love and devotion to the Lord. pic.twitter.com/rlIBdtv70F

— Krishna Consciousness Society (@KCSociety_India) April 20, 2026