PADA: This is Abhimanyu das -- evidently still a disciple of Prabhavishnu das -- and at least according to reports -- still has sympathy for him. He was "appointed by Hansadutta as his BBT Trustee successor." Which seems like a prescription for more Hansadutta-ized chaos, this time from the grave.
We do not think this has much actual legal standing or traction, because otherwise Hansadutta would have appointed a USA citizen to be his successor and to carry the rights forward here, which would then apply to other nations. Why would Hansadutta appoint a successor in Russia, and then have everything bogged down over there and dealing with Russian laws? A little baffling, but very typical of how Hansadutta operates.
At the same time, much of what Abhimanyu complains about is correct. The GBC has destroyed ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada's legacy, and they are not following the corporate guidelines for ISKCON, and the BBT etc. So he seems to have at least some valid points. And yet he may not have realized that Hansadutta is not the best foundation to make one's legal stand upon -- against the world.
It unfortunately does look like what happened is -- just like his photo image below itself -- i.e. like hell fire damnation -- has taken over ISKCON. The problem we have for starters is that Abhimanyu does not consult with the Prabhupadanugas in Russia, and he reportedly harasses them with legal threats. So it is another case of Hansadutta mucking up the gears -- even after he is not here anymore. He is not here to attack us direct, so he lives on in his "successor" to cause us headaches. Or what?
People like them just do not consult very well with our folks, who are a little more well versed on these issues. Someone said to me recently, same problem with the Sanat / Mukunda / Prahlad / HKC Jaipur guys. They tend to "consult" with members of the Radhanath lover's club, or Bhavananda's pals like Hari Sauri -- and not consult any of the Prabhupadanugas. It is a problem.
What does Prabhavishnu think of the changed books issue? Does anyone know? Of course, Hansadutta sometimes tells people to work with us, sometimes to not to work with us, so what can we do? In any case, we look forward to seeing how all of this evolves there. If anyone has updates, send to:
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ys pd
GKD: Abhimanyu says that Prabhupada's original ISKCON registration was canceled and a new ISKCON was founded in 1983 with the gurus as the legal heirs of all the properties. Hansuadutta did not mention this because he was part of this sham. Hansadutta was of course born in Germany but his parents came from Russia. Same with his wife Himavati who even spoke Russian although born in the US: One district in Berlin, Charlottenburg, was unofficially renamed into Charlottengrad, indicating that after the October Revolution 1917 many Russians moved there. What is kind of mysterious is when Prabhupada came to Hamburg he was immediately surrounded by only Russian-Germans. They never gave up the privilege of being the leaders. Of course, weird things happened and still happen when these folks identifying as Russians manage Germany, the archenemy of Russia since WWII. Strange that Hansadutta did not select his friend Chakravarty who has lots of experience in publishing books. Maybe he wanted a young man.
ReplyDelete[PADA: Right, Hansadutta is a person who has sympathy for the imperious oligarch regimes of Russia, the Third Reich etc. So he thought his legacy would stand up better inside one of these situations. USA is not a good place because there are too many free thinking independent people, includes devotees.
So he wanted some sort of dictatorial heavy duty person to emerge as his successor, and evidently this is the person he selected. The first problem is -- Russian laws are also very obtuse and complex in themselves. And getting a ruling that this guy is the successor there is going to be a lot of trouble. And even if he is declared the successor in Russia, that does not automatically make him the successor in USA and so on. So it was a botched plan all along.
It is typical of Hansadutta: he has a half baked plan that was never going to fly properly in any case, and he leaves the planet with that mess in place as his succession. A succession of botched plans ending with another botched plan. He just could not do anything the right way, neither would he ever consult with us to discuss what would be the right way. He just steam rolls over everyone else with one half baked mess after another. Of course he did help somewhat to forward the idea of original books, so he does get at least some credit.
A devotee says Hansadutta is like having a new puppy. The puppy is always smiling and happy to see you -- and he is wagging his tail at the sight of you. You love they way he cuddles up to you, then all of a sudden -- he pees and poops on your carpet. Wow, sums it all up hey what? Hee hee. ys pd