Bhakti Vikas swami adds "Pedophile guru" to "Zonal guru" (VIDEO)

PADA: Bhakti Vikas swami gives a bewildering lecture herein on how the ISKCON GBC's gurus have since 1978 always had "zones." For example BVKS' zone is Salem India, Jayapataka's zone is Mayapur India, Gopal Krishna's zone is Delhi India, and etc. However, now they are making a brand new nomenclature term for guru "the pedophile zonal guru." 

So BVKS program has now evidently created yet another species of never before heard of gurus, the "pedophile zonal guru" nomenclature. OK first of all the GBC's appointing everyone of their gurus with a zone every year is bogus, but adding "pedophile zonal guru" to the mix, seems like they are getting worse and not better? 

This is really going off the rails more and more, they are gurus, they have a zone, and some of them are pedophiles. Really? The good news is, more people are asking us about this than ever before, including some guy who was on his way to get initiated, but he decided to ask me about the issue first. hee hee! 

 

 

Women cannot become gurus in ISKCON.

However! Male pedophiles can be gurus.

A Dasi: Totally sickening.

BHD: Yes "these things are going on" as Prabhupada would often say. For Iskcon there is no turning back. 

MD: They have promoted pedophiles as their gurus all along, and they have to stick to that formula ... because admitting they were wrong would take down the whole pedophile guru's house of cards.

S Dasi: Well the GBC did give the Lokanath case to their Child Protection Office in May 2021 (but then secretly took it away 5 days later). I'm still holding them to their promise.

RSD: Just better you hold on to Japa beads.

KSAD: He should be garlanded by 10 cobras.

LM Dasi: Barf!

PD: A victim told me, the reason they cannot get of the leaders who are molesters, or who caused all the molesting, is the same reason tobacco companies cannot admit cigarettes are bad. It will harm their money making program. They know their product is bad, but admitting will destroy their business operation. ys pd

HA Dasi: That ... and a bunch of them do the same stuff ... and so they all got something bad dirt on each other. They have an axe over each other's heads, none of them can expose the other without being exposed himself ...

UK: Evil creatures in a human body. People in authority need to take urgent action to protect humanity, especially children. These evil creatures should be removed ASAP.

HA Dasi: ISKCON. In this burning house ... most are sleep walking ... while burning through the night. Indifference to injustice doesn't make it right. Gita ch7:3 can tell you why most are not doing anything about it.

S Dasi: Two reasons why people don't act as whistleblowers:

1. They are afraid of losing friends.

2. They think someone else will do it.

PD: Of course, is someone actually blows the whistle, they might get the "goody two shoes" "silent majority" "we are the most humble devotees" "you are destroying ISKCON" sector folks -- barking in their faces. ys pd

PBD: Deep down he must feel guilty. VJS did!

S Dasi: My dad just told me a story about VJS and a letter he wrote that Prabhupada never got ... I'm going to interview my dad so he can share the story. It's pretty sad.

PD: Srila Prabhupada wrote a letter to me that I never got. Pusta Krishna asked me, "how did you like that nice letter you just got"? Problem: I never got it. Tamal was in charge of giving it to me. At the time all of us were in the same location, Pusta Krishna, Srila Prabhupada, me and Tamal were all in Los Angeles at the time. 

That means, the letter was intentionally witheld. Same thing later on, when Sulochan got the microfiche of the letters a guru called him up and said "you will be dead meat on a hook if you publish and of these letters." Later on Pusta Krishna told me that was one reason he left, seeing how my letter was sabotaged made him lose faith in the leadership, and he could no longer support them. ys pd

PB: Guilt can be impetus to do the right thing? Also Rebitinandana prabu has nice recollection of VJS.

S Dasi: My mom used to have different devotees staying with her and Revatinandana stayed at her house for a month. I think he was rehabbing from alcohol.

PD: When I came to Santa Cruz in late 70's Rebitinandana (Shambu) was one of the senior devotees there. There was a huge population of what we used to call " fringe devotees!"

RRB Dasi: This is exactly the reason why I will not be “attending” or viewing any of this festival. I’ve ignored all of the advertisements and emails because all I really see is, “come, let us glorify a known child molester and act as if we are blissfully ignorant!” How is this a celebration? A disgrace, is what it is.

S Dasi: I haven't seen any promotional materials for this festival.

RRB Dasi: Really? I’ve been getting emails often as well as seeing advertisements on Facebook.

S Dasi: Which person or organization is sharing it on Facebook?

RRB Dasi: TOVP.

PB: When one comes to Krishna Consciousness and joins the movement, Krishna takes charge and absorbs sinful reactions, but doesn't mean we continue to commit sinful activity as I understand it and think that Krishna will continue to relieve sins.

S Dasi: From an article on how most clergy members think that sexual abuse (of both children and adults) disqualifies them from leadership: “This does not convey that they believe these behaviors are beyond God’s forgiveness, but a large majority believe sexual abuse is a permanent disqualification from ministry leadership.”

PB: Sometimes being too close to the spiritual master can be dangerous and may commit offense. In that case better to stay farther away. Same goes for being in close association with devotees or living in a holy place. Better to stay far away.

S Dasi: What you say reminds me of the saying "Familiarity breeds contempt."

PB: A better way to express, one should never be too close or to far away from Guru and Gauranga! I don't think some of devotees that fall down take their fall down very seriously! But not too far! As to forget!

MM Dasi: I will never agree to this. It's so disappointing.

PD #2: The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself. (St. Augustine)

MP: May be an image of 6 people, people standing and outdoors

S Dasi: Interesting how Basu Ghosh says women can't be gurus, but child molesters can.

RSD: Somehow I don't think anything is going to change. They have dug their heels in and will not risk the Indian yatra.

AAD: We are so much better than this. How are the people in charge still in charge?

RSD: I ponder the same question.

CJR: None of them look happy.

YCC: I sent them this message: I would love to know why you have a child molester as a guru in your temple? And they deleted it.

PS Dasa: I second that Prabhu.

LND: It's like the mafia.

DNJ: Gotta break away. George Washington didn’t break away from King George III by boring him to death with conversations. You can’t fix a diseased institution from within.

SD: They are all clowns.

PD #3: It's funny that now his title is no longer His Grace so and so but "child molester" Lokanath Svami. I wouldn't want anyone calling me that.

S Dasi: If you molest a child and clearly unrepentant about it (showing your face in a very public way, encouraging people to worship you) you will be called a “child molester.” Just so there is no confusion. Many people still do not know what he has done. And some of these people are taking initiation from him.

B Dasa: If you don't want to be called a child molester, then you don't molest a child.

M Dasi: How can he walk in his own shoes? I’m thinking about how HDG Srila Prabhupada would say that some people feel there is no authority, that they they think they can get away with whatever they want … they do not accept authority. But they cannot escape death. 

Also, I do not understand why they except fall downs as an excuse for criminal behavior! Nowhere is it excused! While Prabhupada explains let a minor fall down is natural as long as their character is improving, and versus someone who continuously has Rascaldom! Criminal behavior is not to be excepted as a mere fall down! And any authority who accepts that response to an act of sex when both people do not admit to falling down… Should also be held legally liable!

M Das (Russia): Basu Ghosh believes that Pankajanghri, who served for a large amount of time under the supervision of rascals: pedophiles, homosexuals, murderers, thieves, offenders of Vaishnavas and Krishna, and so on, who betrayed Prabhupada, destroy his movement, is now with Krishna and Mahaprabhu. I would like to laugh at this, another nonsense, but at the same time takes wrath, because this "defender of dharma" laughs at the Lord, committing a offense against God, mock Him, since any rascal can get to Him, get into His abode and hug Him. 

That devalues ​​the devotional service of Krishna! At the same time, he considers himself a bona fide devotee of Krishna, the savior of the sampradaya, and he himself is just a dog who eats leavings for rascals in Mayapur, but food is really good, so he got so fat. Such dogs of the GBC regime (Basu Ghosh) are also very fond of the followers of Bhakti Vikasa. 

They all like to sort things out with children and women, beat and mock them, and when you need to challenge the GBC, they go to bow to them and take a humble pose, rabbits! At the same time, they consider themselves to be real Vaishnava men. It's just a shame!

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Gopinath dasa: 

COST OF DHANUDARA SWAMI’S ARROGANCE

Dhanudara swami is back,… again!!! With him all the sordid past he is arrogantly trying to whitewash and forget.

Luckily, there are some brave gurukula victims of his horrifying deeds still here; Making sure to remind him, his sycophant followers, supporters, clique friends in high places and society at large, that he will fail in attempts to “conveniently” swipe his ugly misdeeds, under the rug of ISKCON’s collective consciousness.
During this year (2020) GBC Meetings, Dhanudara swami with his infinite arrogance submitted request to the GBC to be reinstated back in ISKCON.

Decade prior, the same arrogance was the reason he left ISKCON on his own accord, because his ego was bruised when he was restricted to initiate due to the objection from gurukula alumni that were violently abused by his hands while he was the Head Master of Vrindavan gurukula.

YES, Dhanudara swami is convicted violent child abuser.

He was found guilty of Child Abuse by ISKCON`s Child Protection Office (CPO)
CPO was created by ISKCON in order to protect itself. The individuals who created internal CPO system were running abusive gurukulas themselves. (Like Murli Vadhaka das) Who was later himself found guilty of child abuse in ISKCON
Similarly, Dhanudara swami CPO case was seriously fraught by internal bias. Sesa das, his long time friend and supporter decided to put his fingers on the scale in favor of DDS when he arbitrarily decided which allegations were accepted and the ones that were not.

From the DDS official CPO Case file; Sesa prabu writes …” As indicated in the section of this decision above entitled "Evidence Presented," after carefully reviewing all the evidence the panel felt the most probative evidence, the evidence upon which our conclusions are based, primarily involve those incidents personally acknowledged by Dhanurdhara Swami”…

In conclusion, Sesa das presented allegations and testimonies by DDS`s victims to Dhanudara swami and it was on Dhanudara swami to decide; …the one to accept or reject. The ones he rejected or claimed that he does not remember doing, were thrown out from his file by Sesa das.

YES the ABUSER was allowed to do just that.

Furthermore, after Dhanduara swami was allowed to cherry-pick his misdeeds, Sesa das appointed some of Dhanudara`s old friends to be the judges on the panel and adjudicate on his case.

Laxmimoni d.d. was one of them, an old friend of Dhanudara swami and a child abuser herself, deciding on Danudhara swami`s fate. Can u imagine, one CHILD ABUSER DECIDING ON THE FATE OF ANOTHER CHILD ABUSER??!!! …only in ISKCON I guess…. Mindboggling nightmare continues… There is ample of evidence that has come to light on the role Braja Bihari das (another long time friend and supporter of DDS) played with regards to the covering-up of child abuse within ISKCON.

This documented evidence illuminates Braja Bihari’s role in the Dhanudhar Swami case and how his endeavors to protect Dhanudhar Swami precipitated the Turley Class Action suit against ISKCON that has cost institution millions of dollars.
It must be understood that the survivors of the abuse in our Gurukulas would most likely have not taken the drastic action that they did in commissioning the Turley Class Action Suit against ISKCON if the GBC had not bent to the influential pressure that Braja Bihari placed on them, by convincing GBC to reinstate Dhanudara swami in his leadership role in Vrindavan Gurukula, despite the Lawsuit threat from Gurukula Alumni if DDS keeps his position.

If any devotee has any doubt regarding Braja Bihari’s role in this and his power to corrupt even the GBC body, then his following email will clear those doubts. (There is more, but this email is more than enough to satisfy the doubters)

“….Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 04:25 SST
From: “COM: Braja Bihari (das) BJD (Vrindavana)”

To: badrinarayan.acbsp @ iskcon.com

Cc: 70324.1511 @ compuserve.com, Naveen.Krishna.acbsp @ iskcon.com, Afn09663 @ freenet.ufl.edu, bhurijan.acbsp @ iskcon.com
Subject: Dhanurdhara Swami and Vrindaban Gurukula
Dear Board of Education Members, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. (I have sent this in three parts due to bad COM connections)

I have recently received a COM message from Bhadrinarayana Prabhu explaining the present situation regarding Gurukula alumni in America and their staunch objection to reinstating Dhanurdhara Swami as Principal of the Vrindaban school after his presence in Vrindaban is again permitted by the GBC. As most of you know, some of them are seriously threatening legal procedures.

I’ve spent the last few days contemplating a Vrindaban Gurukula without Dhanurdhara Swami. I considered the finances, the curricular development, the teacher’s needs for guidance and encouragement, the school’s vision for future development, the children’s needs, the parent’s concerns, my contribution, the recruitment and training of new teachers, the role of leadership in the school , the role of management, the school’s reputation, the asram training, and the school’s contribution to ISKCON. Especially in the form of providing trained preachers. Though Maharaj doesn’t necessarily contribute to every one of the above categories, my conclusion is that he is indispensable.

He is the spiritual leader. The inspiration. The coach. The cause of the present glimpses of success. Even though the Yankees had Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris they still needed Casey Stangle to win the pennant. Removing him from the Vrindaban gurukula and expecting everything to just carry on, would be like removing Harikesa Maharaj unceremoniously from his zone and expecting the same enthusiasm and results in book distribution. (continued) Part 2 – I you like, we can discuss this conclusion I’ve come to. I can state my reasons, and discuss other’s reasons why they feel Maharaj is unnecessary.

I realize that my conclusion may be hard for some of us to accept, but this is my observation seeing the miraculous transformation the school has gone through after DDS was again put in charge 5 years ago. (he was, by the way, again put in charge by the insistent begging of the GBC Tosan Krishna Prabhu.)
My request, and it is a tall one, is that we suspend our personal feelings towards Maharaj and in the best interest of the Gurukula, the teachers, the students and the parents, work together to come to a more unilaterally satisfactory arrangement with the alumni. I’m not suggesting we in anyway ignore these young men. Rather, as Badrinarayana Prabhu mentioned, they are good-standing members of ISKCON. 

I’m certain, however, that they are not conscious, as many of you may not be, of the School’s need for Maharaj’s ongoing involvement, and devastating effect his removal would have. I am aware this won’t be easy. The alumni sound determined and DDS can sometimes be hard to communicate with. Several of you, moreover, have weak relations with Maharaj, at least when it comes to this topic. I have heard, however, that Maharaja has made some contact at least with Mandala Bhadra and Caitanya Mangala Prabhu, and the talks were cordial. Please, let’s try. I am making this request, that the BOE work on behalf of Vrindaban Gurukula, and just as a lawsuit is out of the question, adopt the concept that replacing Maharaj is equally unmentionable.

What about mediation? Sesa Prabhu and Krsna Lila Mataji (in NY) are both experts at mediation? Would the two parties get together? LA Ratha-yatra? Mayapur What about us openting up communications with the alumni, explaining the results their request would have on ISKCON education and/or Vrindaban gurukula. etc. Asking them if they have an alternative solution that they would still be satisfied with, but would have positive, rather than negative ramifications?
(perhaps some financial remuneration, community service-let’s be creative.) Who should do this? I’ll write them if it would help. I’d fly there if I thought it would help. Somebody put in charge of school this year (I’m not sure who: DDS? GBC? BOE? ) so acting in the capacity I’ve been asked to, I am making these requests. What about one of you? Should we start a COM conference about it? I don’t know if he is on COM, but I have a voice mail # for DDS: 212-726-1516.

My situation is a though one. I naturally do not fully agree with everything DDS says or does. But I am awed at what he has done here in the last 5 years. I’m not on the BOE. I’m not expert in primary education. I am swamped with two other full-time services. I do have some interest in communications /conflict resolution, and that sort of stuff. If I can be somehow an instrument of help bring about an auspicious solution to this mess please let me know. I will do anything to help in that way. So often we have some these situations and we “blow away” one party or the other. Let’s try not to settle for that kind of solution. A WIN\WIN solution, I feel, would be by far the best offering to Srila Prabhupada.

Falling at your feet. I remain. Your servant, Braja Bihari dasa

Chariman of the Steering Committee,

Bhaktivedanta Swami International Gurukula, Vrindaban.

PS This request, is of course, contingent on the GBC’s decision when to allow those involved in Rasika Bhakti back to Vrindaban. I’m not making any statement about tha, only that whenever the “ban” is lifted, Maharaja again resume his service…..”....................

After GBC was bamboozled by Braja Bihiri das and other DDS vocal supporters, GBC agreed to keep Dhanudara swami as a leader of Vrindavan Gurukula. The Gurukula Alumini naturally reacted to such unacceptable decision and proceeded with their threat and initiated the lawsuit. By now, we all know how much this decision cost ISKCON!!!

In the beginning I started with the statement; Cost of Dhanudara Swami`s Arrogance.

I leave it to you, dear readers, to decide what the cost of Dhanudhara swami and his arrogance to ISKCON institution is. How many children destroyed? How families traumatized for life? How many lost faith in ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada and left this movement? How many millions of dollars lost?

After everything is said and done I ask myself; Is Dhanudara Swami really worth that much to ISKCON, that the GBC is seriously considering bringing him back into the fold of institution? Personally I don`t think he is …not by any stretch of imagination.

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Edith Best (Urmila) publicly stated “I do not see a cover-up" regarding the GBC’s handling of Lokanath’s child molestation case.

Cover-up: an attempt to prevent people's discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime. 

1994: Ravindra Svarupa told the victim not to go to law enforcement. 

1995: Lokanath told his victim, “I can not tell my disciples what I did to you.”

1996: Instead of telling his disciples that he was suspended from initiating for 2.5 years because he sexually abused a child, Lokanath told them he was saving them as an offering to Prabhupada for the Centennial Year (he was also appointed Centennial Minister by the GBC).

1997: Bir Krishna Goswami wrote, “Please understand that those matters are strictly confidential. I am requesting each GBC member to not show this message to anyone else. Also please erase this message after reading it. Madhusevita Prabhu asked me to add the following: "If a GBC member is detected as having printed or disseminated this report in an unadvised manner he may be subject to censure by the Ex Comm.” 

1997: GBC committee wrote a grossly minimized version of events in their report.

1998: Badrinarayana wrote to Dhira Govinda, “I cannot imagine just casually listing Lokanath Maharaj as a sexual abuser.”

1998: Yasoda who had interviewed Lokanath’s victim said to Pancaratna, “Your understanding of what Lokanatha Maharaja did is inaccurate and I fear will be disasterous and viewed as a cover up if presented as such.”

1998: Anuttama wrote to the GBC Committee, "Pancaratna prabhu recently withdrew his attempt to explain the situation because he said he was misinformed. I am uninformed and confused, and that's not good. Is there an 'official version?'"

1999: Badrinarayana wrote to Ravindra Svarupa, "I want to see Lokanath Maharaj off the hook and these sad events buried in the past."

2010: After the victim spoke publicly about Lokanath’s sexual abuse to her, Lokanath wrote an admission letter that was supposed to be distributed to disciples. It never was.



2011: Tamohara wrote, “There are at least three specific instances where the wording of report underplays and minimizes the severity of the transgressions.”


2012: GBC voted on a secret resolution pertaining to Lokanath.

2014: When Aakash Chhabra took initiation from Lokanath in Delhi, the new initiates were being told that the claims against Lokanath were lies.

2015-2021: Bir Krishna Goswami told his disciple to stay silent about Lokanath's child molestation.

2017: GBC voted on another secret resolution pertaining to Lokanath.

2017: Lokanath’s disciple Abhay Charan wrote to Lokanath, “I had communicated to you in private to ask if there was any truth to the [sexual abuse] rumours that I was hearing concerning your behaviour. You chose not to reply to me. Instead you arranged for HH Ramai Swami and HH Devamrita Swami to visit me in Hamilton to reassure me of your standing as an ISKCON Guru. They made only very vague reference to the actual incident and downplayed the extent of your involvement.”

2019: When a devotee tried confronting Lokanath at L.A. Rathayatra about his sexual abuse of a child, Lokanath's supporters chased the devotee away calling him a "demon."

2021: GBC Executive Committee gave Lokanath’s child abuse case to the ISKCON Child Protection Office then secretly took it away 5 days later with no explanation.

2022: The panel submitted their recommendations to the GBC, who may or may not share that report. 

PRESENTLY: ISKCON devotees are currently taking initiation from Lokanath under the blessings of ISKCON leadership; these devotees don’t know that Lokanath sexually abused a child. Lokanath is currently being honored, revered, and worshipped at ISKCON temples.

Dhira Govinda who established the ISKCON Child Protection Office and served as Director from 1998-2004, said:

“When I served as CPO director, the GBC gave specific instructions for the CPO to not address the case of Lokanatha Maharaja. The dealings of ISKCON leadership around the case of Lokanatha Maharaja was filled with concealment, deception, inconsistencies, and lack of accountability.” 

The panel that the GBC assigned to examine Lokanath’s child molestation case is now done, and they have submitted their recommendations to the GBC (cutting out the Child Protection Office). We ask that the ISKCON GBC please share this report.

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