Saturday, November 23, 2013

Radhanath Swami Implicated in Sulochana Murder? (Paramananda das)

A Letter of Apology By Bhakti Vikasa Swami

By: Bhakti Vikasa Swami ISKCON News on Nov. 16, 2011
Following is a letter to the ISKCON Community from Bhakti Vikasa Swami:
"Dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Some recent lectures in which I expressed concern about ISKCON have caused considerable concern within ISKCON. Several devotees have stated that they empathize with many of my points, but not with the manner of presentation and the fact that not all my statements were entirely accurate.
This has caused distress to many devotees, for which I must apologize. I particularly apologize to HH Radhanath Maharaja and his followers. I request them and the whole Vaisnava community to forgive my offenses.
I would also like to make the following points about HH Radhanath Maharaja.
1. He is known for his humble disposition in personal dealings.
2. He lives simply; for instance, he sleeps on a mat on the floor, and eschews luxurious accommodation.
3. He is an excellent story teller of both Krishna and Chaitanya lilas.
4. He has an exemplary history of brahmacharya.
5. He has inspired an unprecedentedly large congregation.
Regarding my concerns: I request the Vaisnavas to not, on account of my crudeness, discount them. Some GBC men have told me that they would like to see certain of my concerns addressed, but in a manner that will not cause unnecessary disturbance. vancha-kalpa-tarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah
Your servant,
Bhakti Vikasa Swami
P.S. If anyone would like to discuss these matters, please contact me at:
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The fact is that Radhanath Swami was part of the murder conspiracy to kill Sulocana :
1. Kuladri, New Vrindaban's chief manager, was certainly aware of the other devotees who assisted and inspired Tirtha in his mission. Kuladri indirectly implicated Radhanath when he said: "I know Tapahpunja, along with other swamis, were saying that the community had to do whatever is necessary to protect the Swami [Kirtanananda]." At this time there were only three swamis at New Vrindaban: Kirtanananda, Tapahpunja and Radhanath.

(Kuladri dasa, cited by Halasz & Halasz, court reporters, "United States of America, Plaintiff, v. CR 90-87 Keith Gordon Ham, Terry Sheldon, Steven Fitzpatrick, New Vrindaban Community, Inc., Govardhan, Inc., Cathedral of Healing, Inc., Defendants, Before: Honorable Robert R. Merhige, Jr., United States District Judge and a Jury," Day III (March 13, 1991), Martinsburg, West Virginia, 475.)

2. Kuladri claimed that Radhanath was one of the key actors in this sordid drama: "Radhanath, Hayagriva and Tapahpunja were pushing like crazy for this [murder] to happen."
(Kuladri, cited by Dharmatma, from Trial transcript, cited by Halasz & Halasz, court reporters, "United States of America, Plaintiff, v. CR 90-87 Keith Gordon Ham, Terry Sheldon, Steven Fitzpatrick, New Vrindaban Community, Inc., Govardhan, Inc., Cathedral of Healing, Inc., Defendants, Before: Honorable Robert R. Merhige, Jr., United States District Judge and a Jury," Day IV (March 14, 1991), Martinsburg, West Virginia, 832-837, 941.)

3. Dharmatma claimed that Radhanath was involved to some degree: "he [Radhanath] was involved to some degree or had knowledge of Sulochan's murder. I know this for a fact." (Dharmatma dasa, letter to Hansadutta (August 26, 1994).)

4. Janmastami dasa, who traveled with and assisted Tirtha while conducting surveillance on Sulochan in California, explained how he was recruited to assist in the elimination of Sulochan: "In January of 1986, on my return to New Vrindaban [after the Christmas marathon], I was ordered by Radhanath . . . not by Kirtanananda Swami, to terminate Sulochan. 

This happened with Tapahpunja Swami and Tirtha in November and December of 1985. I was on traveling sankirtan until Christmas and didn't get back to the farm until New Years. Immediately on our arrival at New Vrindaban, Radhanath sought me out and made arrangements for us to meet in his van, where he went through a prepared speech that he had delivered to Tirtha, Tapahpunja Swami and Kuladri many times before. Later talks with Tirtha confirmed this."
(Janmastami dasa, "New Vrindaban History, for the Record", The Sampradaya Sun (December 22, 2006).

5. Radhanath flattered Janmastami: "You are one of those rare few that Krishna has endowed with the ksatriya spirit and the courage enough to do what has to be done." (Radhanath Swami, cited by Janmastami dasa, "Chapter Seven: Knowledge of the Absolute is not Absolute Knowledge," accessed from http://www.harekrsna.org/pada/ks/nv/7.htm (November 4, 2008).)

6. Janmastami remembered in more detail: Radhanath was saying to those he was giving marching orders to: "Sulochan poses a life threat to both Kuladri and to Kirtanananda Swami. He has written that in his diary, and for that reason alone, this guy must be transmigrated to his next body."

Radhanath was clear in his meaning beyond any shadow of a doubt. "Now that Srila Prabhupada has left us, the entire fate of this movement — OUR movement, Lord Caitanya's movement — rests in Kirtanananda Swami's hands, and according to our nature, it is up to us to do whatever we can to help the movement in that regard." . . .
Radhanath had made his pitch to at least a half a dozen sets of sympathetic ears before someone raised these Gita related questions:
"How have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the progressive values of life." "The words existent and non-existent refer only to spirit and matter. Why worry?" "How can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, unborn, eternal, and immutable, kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?"
Tough questions, but from a submissive audience. Radhanath was undaunted. He quoted Krishna in his response to a potentially explosive volley of inquiry: "Everything has its proper utility, and a man situated in complete knowledge knows how and where to apply a thing, so there is no possibility of sinful reaction. Also, considering your specific duty as a ksatriya..."
That settled it. The order was there from your bona-fide spiritual authority and it was based on scripture, directly from Krishna. Either you followed those instructions or you were going to hell!
(Janmastami dasa, "Chapter 2: Contents of the Palace, Itemized," accessed from http://liberatedyogi.tripod.com.)

7. Janmastami's story was collaborated by two eyewitnesses. Bhaktipada's chauffeur confirmed: "I was privy to much behind-the-scenes action, and I was there when Radhanath told Janmastami to ‘destroy the demon.'" (Priyavenu dasa, conversation with the author (September 14, 2003).)

8. A teenage gurukula boy who served under Janmastami also claimed he overheard Radhanath order Janmastami to "destroy the demon." (Harivrata dasa, conversation with the author (January 9, 2007).)

9. When Ramachandra dasa, a New Vrindaban sankirtan picker, asked Radhanath Swami: "Do you know who killed Sulochan?" Radhanath replied: "I don't know, but whoever it was, he was doing devotional service to Krishna." (Ramachandra dasa, from a conversation with the author on April 10, 2007.)

10. Dharmatma continued his recollection of the day of the murder and remembered how Kuladri named three instigators who "were pushing like crazy for this to happen." "Later on after the morning functions, I had a discussion with Kuladri. He was quite disturbed. He mentioned . . . how it shouldn't have been done like that. And that how Radhanath, Hayagriva and Tapahpunja were pushing like crazy for this to happen, and how he had told them not to do it." (Dharmatma, from Trial transcript, cited by Halasz & Halasz, court reporters, "United States of America, Plaintiff, v. CR 90-87 Keith Gordon Ham, Terry Sheldon, Steven Fitzpatrick, New Vrindaban Community, Inc., Govardhan, Inc., Cathedral of Healing, Inc., Defendants, Before: Honorable Robert R. Merhige, Jr., United States District Judge and a Jury," Day IV (March 14, 1991), Martinsburg, West Virginia, 832-837, 941.)

11. Janmastami collaborated: "Kuladri was VERY, VERY frightened by the time it was coming to ‘reaction time' because he knew that he and Radhanath were in very deep doo-doo." (Janmastami, e-mail letter to the author (August 1, 2008).)

12. Although Tirtha successfully flew from California to Ohio, he was still in dire straits; New Vrindaban hadn't paid him what they promised, and he needed money to purchase plane tickets to get out of the country — fast. Dharmatma described how Bhaktipada and Radhanath came to him to pick up the escape money at the sankirtan house: "The next day Bhaktipada, along with Radhanath, drove up in my driveway in Bhaktipada's vehicle and tooted the horn for me to come outside. 

When I came to the car we engaged in some small talk, I don't remember what. And then Bhaktipada asked me if I had six thousand dollars cash in the house. And I said, "I don't know. I will see if you want." He told me to go in and see if I had six thousand dollars.
I went in the house and went into my safe and . . . I counted out six thousand dollars and brought it out to him, and handed it in through the window. I don't remember if I gave it to Radhanath and he passed it to Bhaktipada, or I gave it directly to Bhaktipada. The mood was a little bit strained, and I said, "What is this? So they [Tirtha and Tapahpunja] can get out of the country?" And Bhaktipada and Radhanath smiled and nodded their heads: "Yes." And then they said, "Hey, we've got to go," and they left.

(Dharmatma, from Trial transcript, cited by Halasz & Halasz, court reporters, "United States of America, Plaintiff, v. CR 90-87 Keith Gordon Ham, Terry Sheldon, Steven Fitzpatrick, New Vrindaban Community, Inc., Govardhan, Inc., Cathedral of Healing, Inc., Defendants, Before: Honorable Robert R. Merhige, Jr., United States District Judge and a Jury," Day IV (March 14, 1991), Martinsburg, West Virginia, 832-837, 941.)
Sulocana wrote a book Guru business that exposes the kind of activity Radhanath Swami does, Guru business. He has several properties not in ISKCON's name. Is he charasmatic and reached many persons, yes, have he met leaders of state etc, yes...So I give him credit, do I trust him? No. Do I want to listen to his classes, Never ever....

Radhanath Swami also supports his God brother Jayadvaita Swami's book changes that are completely over the top and many times completely changes Prabhupada's words. He and Jayadvaita Swami are completely ambitious, yes and can they be trusted .Certainly not.
Your servant
Paramananda das

4 comments:

  1. My favorite Radhanatha Swami discussion was when I heard two women devotees were talking at one temple. One of them said, 'I had sex with him" and the other one said, "I had sex with him too!". They were both talking about Radhanatha so called Swami. I believe he also was with Tirthapada at the end, bhaktitirtha swami, another swami who was accused of having sex with another man's wife before he died.

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  2. Thanks for saving this document because the BVS team is lately deleting anything what they figure might give ammo to the ritvik camp.
    Radhanath Swami surely could mange to escape prison by using bogus legal documents. So with that move Radhanath Swami considers that this is what he deserves, spotless character. Of course when reading above we might conclude, why can he think like that, he must feel guilty? So Radhanatha concludes that he also became a victim of a vicious circle and doesnt want to take responsibility for his job as Kirtanananda's secretary. Thus in this way ultimately these folks simply blame Prabhupada for he set up ISKCON's managerial system. Hopefully Radhanatha Swami is aware that there is also punishment by the Supreme Lord. He can escape the laws of the state, but he cannot escape the laws of nature or God. At present moment Radhanatha Swami might figure how to do penance for his past misdeed? Go and ask him to buy a Prabhupada farm in California, he might agree?

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    1. Maybe Radhanath will agree to installing a larger than life size lingam of his, the "guru's", for all of prosperity to worship. What is the difference between establishing samadhis of Bhaktipada and Bhaktitirtha and establishing a samadhi to worship his own lingam? All of them are equally bogus from what I have heard, as all of them fell down over illicit sex. Or have I just heard wrongly in this regard?

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  3. I met several Radhanath swami's followers, disciples in the States . They are so exited, emotional about him , all most consider him as good as Krishna ! Not a single word even a little hints against him should be expressed to these blind followers . A big group of his followers go to the Portland (Oregon) Temple . My husband tried to help these new comers in Iskcon , by sending an email of some quotes about the qualities of a spiritual master from Rupa Goswami and Srila Prabhupada's books . These so called devotees from that Temple along with the president (Indian) got very upset receiving that email . The president almost indirectly told me and my 9 years old daughter that we should not come to that temple any more . One devotee couple from that temple sent us a very insulting letter saying , they hate us , even they hate our 9 years old daughter ,who is totally innocent about these matter. They mentioned in that letter , they are not interested to hear all these 'bogus ' 'Anartha' 'garbage' quotes from us anymore ,because we are 'dull headed' Prabhupadanugas ! I want somebody to send this information about Radhanath Swami to this Temple groups in Oregon Portland temple if they can . There are some nice, innocent Indians who are going to this temple and trying to practice KC seriously. But they will be mislead by the authorities of this temple for sure . I was going there just to give my daughter little devotee kids association and the temple atmosphere in the week end which she was really enjoing . I thought at least they are running Prabhupada's mission ., so better than nothing . Unfortunately we didn't find any Prabhupada follower in this big city yet .

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