Dear Sita Pati dasa (Josh Wulf): Thanks a lot for making the Abhirama video. I was on the verge of making an article on him already and your video makes a good fit for the whole issue. ys pd
It is currently on my Krishna1008 blogspot site.
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Dear Puranjana,
You asked about Abhiram's history. He was married to Shruti-Rupa (I don't know if they were divorced). Before 1978 he was, at least for some time, President of ISKCON Calcutta. During the Zonal Guru System period he was a staunch supporter of Tamal Krishna Goswami and he and Shruti-Rupa moved to the Dallas Temple to work there for "Gurudev" while Abhirama was doing private business.
More recently, he worked with Romapada Swami as property manager in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, for 2 buildings — one at 84 MacDougal Street and the other at 86 MacDougal Street.
To see the properties records, when not using VPN, go to ACRIS Search By Party Name and click, after "Business", the circle and then type in "ISKCON". Then hit the search button, which is to the left of the "Clear" button.
You also had a story citing that Chandra Tara at that time. krishna1008: Abhirama Sims is alleged to have stolen gurukuli's money
A story from 2006. The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - News - February 2006
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More recently, he worked with Romapada Swami as property manager in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, for 2 buildings — one at 84 MacDougal Street and the other at 86 MacDougal Street.
To see the properties records, when not using VPN, go to ACRIS Search By Party Name and click, after "Business", the circle and then type in "ISKCON". Then hit the search button, which is to the left of the "Clear" button.
You also had a story citing that Chandra Tara at that time. krishna1008: Abhirama Sims is alleged to have stolen gurukuli's money
A story from 2006. The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - News - February 2006
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"We decided we should bring the Hare Krishna mantra back to the streets of NYC. Just as Occupy Wall Street have gone to the streets," said Abhiram, who now presides over the Bed-Stuy ashram. "No social change ever in history comes from the intellectuals, comes from the leadership, comes from the vested interests. Ever. Never. It always comes from the bottom. It always comes from the street. And so we're taking it to the streets."
With the Hare Krishna revival came a new business plan. Instead of conning strangers out of their cash, the Krishnas make organic, gluten-free, vegan, dark chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies. They're being sold for $3.50 each at The Bean chain and other fine coffeeshops.
The Hare Krishnas Are Back, Thanks to Occupy Wall Street | Micropolis | WNYC
What was his salary for running that cookie business? Abrirama took investors money in and around 2003 for an Indian mining venture and used the email simsmines@aol.com
Pancagauda and Abhirama – The Shame of ISKCON Vrindavan
With the Hare Krishna revival came a new business plan. Instead of conning strangers out of their cash, the Krishnas make organic, gluten-free, vegan, dark chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies. They're being sold for $3.50 each at The Bean chain and other fine coffeeshops.
The Hare Krishnas Are Back, Thanks to Occupy Wall Street | Micropolis | WNYC
What was his salary for running that cookie business? Abrirama took investors money in and around 2003 for an Indian mining venture and used the email simsmines@aol.com
PADA: Yes, Abhirama was a big supporter of Tamal, and when he found out Srila Prabhupada's Astrology chart said "beware of dangers from juniors and subordinates" Abhirama never announced that warning. But yeah, we had Abhirama's pal Tamal sued in 1986 and later in 1997 for child abuse, and he lost both cases. And I got no small amount of resistance for opposing Tamal's molester messiah's empire, including that my associate was assassinated and I would have been without help from the FEDS.
If Abhirama was operating with Tamal then he should have known Tamal lost his 1986 child abuse lawsuit which I helped. And since Abhirama was a leader as part of the "Mayapur Vrndavana Trust" management, he was a leader of places where "Industrial levels" of child abuse were reported going on. So much so, some victims told me it was "Auschwitz for kids."
He did not see any problems with Srila Prabhupada's departure, but it looks like he did not see problems anywhere else either. There are a number of people who say he knew all about these problems, but he covers them up to defend the regime.
Now we told Jayapataka in 1979, you are not qualified to take the post of JESUS and absorb sins. But Abhirama was encouraging these types of people to be Jesus wanna-be and take sins, and we all know the tragic results for the bogus Jesus as well as the entire society that suffered horrific consequences.
Abhirama seems to have no clue who is an actual Jesus and who is an imitation. Encouraging neophytes to takes sins will destroy them, maybe this life -- but for sure the next -- and their bogus diksha guru process has been causing one crash and burn after another, which Bhakti Vikas says is "like crashing Jumbo jets." And this has caused the whole ISKCON society to crash and burn in the process.
Can a conditioned soul take the post of absorbing sins
like Jesus? Abhirama does not know, or he does know, and he is
intentionally misleading the society.
Isn't he taking them -- and the society -- to hell.
Abhirama has a history of supporting the GBC cabal against all sorts of complaints of being corrupt. In addition, there are many complaints of him being corrupt himself. As far as the poison issue goes, he was not there in the final days. As far as him being a nurse, I doubt he has a certification as one.
But his track record is -- to cover up criminal behaviors, and his own bad behaviors. Why would he not also cover up the poison issue? He says he was right there among the loving devotees -- by that -- he means the same people who had us banned, beaten, sued and killed, and they orchestrated mass child abuse. If that is how "loving" disciples operate, we are all in a lot of trouble!
Yet! That is the type of love we got from his loving pals. There are people who say they had the Prabhupada devotees banned, beaten, molested, sued and killed because they hated the spiritual master and spiritual father of all these devotees and their children, namely Srila Prabhupada. They loved the master, but killed his dogs? Or did they kill the master first, and then kill his dogs? They would not harm the master, but they would orchestrate killing his disciples and mass molesting the children.
Sita Pati (Josh Wulf) says the number one evidence is sabda brahman, or speaking of a pure devotee. And Srila Prabhupada says -- he is being poisoned, and then everyone in the room agrees he is complaining of mental distress because he is being poisoned. And he says -- do not torture me and put me to death, Ravana will kill, yeh sab friends are talking about poison etc.
And that type of sabda brahman is all we needed to conclude he was being treated malefically. We knew he was complaining of poison, the Brijabasi whom we played the tape to said he is complaining of poison, the Bengali who did the first transcript said this is a homicide, and so on.
All that was done with sabda brahman. Sita Pati seems to be saying we are relying on science, nope, we only had the sabda brahman and that is all we needed at the start. Science might be used to confirm sabda brahman, and it has with whisper analysis, hair sample analysis, and other means, but this whole issue was launched soley on sabda brahman.
However Abhirama was not there in the final days in 1977, but some other people were. And those other people -- are the people who worked hard to get me the tapes. Abhirama was not present when these final tapes were being made. He says no one saw a problem, but that is simply -- a lie. The people who were there and who later got me the tapes were WELL aware of a big problem. The people we played the tape to in 1997 said there is a big problem and so on.
In fact a number of people saw a problem in 1977, and they told me that later on, of course they feared the regime. Some of them who are still alive who were there in 1977 still fear the regime. The author of the site below Krshnacandra told me he had to quit writing for his site because he had received THREATS of violence, or worse (maybe death) from the Abhirama program. Fine reliable source this is, people are getting threats of violence and death -- oh yeah, like we got hundreds of times. They would not kill the master, but they could kill his servants, and some were in fact killed.
Then Abhirama wonders why he was never consulted by the poison investigation team? Well no duh, he has been a defender of the regime and he has no credibility, nevermind he was not even present at the time in question.
It is odd that this Abhirama tape was made on EASTER Sunday, when we all celebrate a pure devotee who was crucified. Then we have guys like Abhirama saying pure devotees are not attacked. He does not know what is the meaning of Easter? He has no idea what happened to Jesus?
This Abhirama fellow is in charge of the Mayapur and Vrndavana program or MVT, and he is not aware of all the mistreatment of devotees, includes children, going on in his realm? He is not aware his pal Tamal's program is banning, beating, molesting, suing and killing Vaishnavas? I think he is aware and he has been one of their cover up crew.
Anyway, we do not consider Abhirama a reliable source of info. And worse, his track record is -- being a cover up lackey for the regime. Krishnacandra told me he had made some sort of deal with the GBC, his site can remain, but he cannot add info more to it, in exchange for protecting him from further death threats etc.
Anyway, there are a few articles on Krsnacandra's site about Abhirama, we present one of those articles here to give an indication of his situation.
Nov 23, 2011 | Devotional Community, GBC, Vrindavan
Pancagauda and Abhirama – The Shame of ISKCON Vrindavan
a) If this is the case then the use of physical violence by a senior Temple authority what to speak of the Temple President is totally unacceptable. The Temple President must set the perfect example.
This failure to act appropriately has created a public spectacle as is evidenced by this photographic record. There is presently a sit in ‘fast until death’
a) The devotees involved in the hunger strike till death claim that there is large scale corruption regarding the Temple authorities in relationship to finances as well as manhandling of devotees etc as evidenced in the placard below. They claim that they were manhandled because they spoke out against the problems they are protesting about and the Temple authorities acted in response to their claims.
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Sit-in Protest Outside ISKCON Vṛndāvan Oct 2011
“Against corruption of the Temple and Public money by the ISKCON Temple Administration and the torturing and mishandling of devotees by the Temple Administration, Navneet Dāsa is going for an indefinite hunger strike till death.” [translation of the above sign]
2) The grievances of the above mentioned devotees are that they believe that there is financial corruption inside the Temple Management which they want investigated.
PADA: Part of the protest was that temples were being forced to pay a legal fees tax so the GBC could sue Bangalore, and some temples resisted. Evidently, some still are. Yep, as soon as the Abhirama program finds out some people are not worshiping homosexuals and pedophiles as messiahs, they find $20,000,000 to sue the people who worship Prabhupada. And some children said they were being starved and had no shoes, soap and supplies, while all sorts of money was poured into buying Armani shoes for lawyers. And this is our reliable source?
3) As per local News reports the several members of local Political parties have voiced their support the protestors which has the potential of leading to implications that do not warrant the protection of the GBC and VEB.
4) There has been well substantiated rumours of sexual impropriety by Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] with various women. This makes for a considerable amount of negative rumours and bad press for the public, what to speak of the bad example set for our ISKCON devotional community here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham.
5) There is also the claim that Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] have been involved in business dealings both here in Vṛndāvan and in the States. The most prominent case being the claim that Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] , as Chairman of the MVT Fund has given an illegal business loan to Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] for his private business. For more details refer to: http://prabhupadavision.com/2011/08/mvt/
As you know, this is Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham and so the standard set by the leadership of such a vital Yatra must be of exemplary standard as established by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda which, by the above reports, the present situation fails miserably to attain.
Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] – MVT Chairman & Onsite MVT Vṛndāvan Manager
The situation involving Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and an ex girlfriend of his [Chandra Tara] when she was brought as his guest to Vṛndāvan to stay at the MVT is the other hugely problematic affair for our ISKCON Vṛndāvan Community.
1) During that time the situation of their relationship degenerated to the point where many of Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] ’s women friends became hostile to her which escalated to an apparently unprovoked physical assault on Chandra Tara perpetrated by one of them [an MVT resident] and an FIR was submitted to the police.
2) The second incident involved MVT staff after Chandra Tara returned a second time, by senior MVT staff on MVT property who attempted to restrain, beat and bind her under the order of Abhirama himself.
Both cases were witnessed and documented as well as given media coverage which brought into play government officials, police, SSP and FRO. She was also treated in hospitals for various injuries sustained by the successive assaults for which she has medical reports.
3) I have well documented evidence by Chandra Tara regarding the assault cases including FIR’s and Medical reports etc should you require further evidence. I also have email records from both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] regarding these matters.
Chandra Tara – MVT Gate 2011
Following both events both parties were involved in seeking police and legal advice which has resulted in the present situation.
1) Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] failed to act appropriately and maturely by dealing with his extramarital and amoral personal affairs by using staff and residents of the MVT to hide behind and to protect him from facing responsibility for his reprehensible behaviour problems instead of dealing with them maturely by taking responsibility for his amoral treatment of a woman. After all, all she wanted was an apology for his un-chivalrous behaviour.
The above mentioned incidents require immediate and URGENT action. The VEB appears to not interested and the Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] are the causative factors in these incidents so locally we cannot expect an appropriate response. Therefore the GBC needs to act immediately to seek a solution to these problems.
The composition of the VEB needs to evaluated and inactive or problematic devotee representation must be removed with an attempt to procure more qualified and spiritually senior men to take their place. Which, in all honesty, means that they all should be removed for the ‘failure to act’ in accord with Śrīla Prabhupāda’s standard of management both spiritually and managerially.
It is also a good practice that ISKCON leaders are trained to act to solve a problem internally with care, affection and maturity and not to respond with or overly involve ourselves with police action. We should also never be involved in any activity to thwart the justice system or pay bribes to police officials.
It is simply not acceptable if – as it has been claimed, the senior most official representatives of ISKCON in Śrī Vrndavan Dham are involved in sexual improprieties / improper business dealings / physical assault / police cases and bad media coverage – that the GBC takes no action.
If this situation occurred with any CEO or Director of a private organization or business, what to speak of a Religious institution, then they would have been instantly removed until an investigation exonerated or convicted them.
In the case of the Temple President, that the position may be impossible to fill for no one even remotely qualified will take the post due to the terrible reputation of past Temple administration, however this current situation only makes it even more difficult to find a qualified replacement.
Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham is an extraordinary Yatra and should be of prime concern to our international society and so the onus is on the GBC to make sure that it is managed in strict accord with the wishes and instructions of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda in order to set a good example for our international community.
The establishment of the VEB has failed to achieve stability and positive growth and development of this vital centre as evidenced by their poor choices for Temple Administration and their lack of supervisory discretion. The prime cause of this lies in the VEB membership; who have relentlessly demonstrated their inaptness in managerial skills and spiritual maturity to be able to successfully guide this vital community.
So please do the needful in an expedient manner to alleviate the present unacceptable condition and utter embarrassment with regards to our spiritual master His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda’s home and Temple.
Yours in the service of Śrīla Prabhupāda
Kṛṣṇacandra Dāsa
Editor: Prabhupāda Vision Website
[See: http://prabhupadavision.com/]
After no response I decided to send a follow up as the GBC and VEB were due to meet in Mumbai for their strategic planning seminars where the plot how to protect their greedy ambitious plans with the aid of Gopal Bhatta a debauched Businessman Fringe Devotee. Apparently the buck was passed there by the GBC EC again to the VEB who have been purposely avoiding dealing with this matter at any level and working desperately behind the scenes to pay off Police and hire Lawyers to protect their personal undisclosed interests.
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 5:09 AM
To: Hrdaya.Caitanya.SDG@pamho.net ; Bhakti.caitanya.Swami@pamho.net ; Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net ; Secretary.EC@pamho.net
Cc: GKG@pamho.net ; KKS@pamho.net ; Sesa@pamho.net ; Juhu, Mumbai – IN) Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India ; BR.Swami@pamho.net ; Ravindra.Svarupa.ACBSP@pamho.net
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrindavan Situation
GBC: Executive Committee
Vṛndāvan Executive Board
Dear Mahārāja’s and Prabhu’s
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
You have duly received my submission regarding the situation here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham on the 5th October 2011. To date I have not received any communication in reply or an acknowledgement of receipt of the submission. This is not acceptable given the seriousness of the situation. It is not appropriate that you do not respond to such a submission. Śrīla Prabhupāda would respond to any correspondence from members of his society. This is not too much to ask.
Due to the failure of management to respond in an appropriate manner to such situations infers complicity. It is this failure to act or behave in a morally responsible manner that has landed ISKCON Vṛndāvan in such a most unfortunate and regrettable situation. I do not need to remind you of your duty as Managers of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s ISKCON society to do your duty.
Due to my role in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham I receive information from various sources and so I am well informed. It has been brought to my attention that both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhiram Dāsa have been aggressively bad mouthing me, blaming me and my friends for their being exposed. Blaming others for one’s own sins is not the behaviour of a responsible or mature leader or adult in anyone’s books.
PADA: Yeah bad mouthing Krishnacnadra, to the point he had to drop running the site saying his life was in danger. He told me he had to make a deal with the devil, they would not harm him, but he could not write further, and he didn't.
Dear Mr. PADA: Bir Krishna and Hrdayananda Swamis are the ones that brought that sick child abuser Arnidesh Vapu to ISKCON, and hence the history or having a sick individual with a sad past infiltrated in the Children education in Mayapur for decades. Abhirama was part of these friends.
Pancagauda and Abhirama – The Shame of ISKCON Vrindavan
Kṛṣṇacandra Dāsa – Śrī Vṛndāvan Dhama: Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham is the Holiest of Holy places within this material universe and is the residence of not only Śrī Kṛṣṇa it is also His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda’s home. Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted only the highest possible standard of Kṛṣṇa consciousness practiced in the Dham by his disciples. Therefore the Temple President and other senior men and women of the Holy Dham must lead by their personal example of honesty, integrity, strength of personal character and above all spiritual acumen.
The two senior men in leadership positions, namely the Temple President Pancagauda Dāsa (aka Peter Nicoloff) and the Chairman of the MVT and onsite Manager Abhirama Dāsa (aka John Sims) were recently the subject of intense media coverage for behavior unbecoming of Spiritual Leaders of our ISKCON Society. The details of which will be given below.
Leadership positions within our ISKCON institution must occupied by Brahminically inclined devotees who have demonstrated a deep understanding, appreciation and practical application of śāstra and leadership as taught by Śrīla Prabhupāda. This is especially so with regards to senior leadership positions in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham for the consciousness of the leaders here will affect the consciousness of the followers which will be reflected throughout the ISKCON international society. If the consciousness of the leaders here is of low moral character and spiritual realization then what can be expected for the Yatra, what to speak of what will this portend for the greater ISKCON society?
The role and function of the GBC of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s ISKCON society is to manage his Society in such a manner that ensures that the spiritual and organization standard of our society is in keeping with the aims and objectives as given by His Divine Grace. Therefore the onus is on them to maintain a high spiritual standard of all appointed officials within our society in order to aid and assist in the growth and development of our Voluntary International Vaiṣṇava Devotional Community.
Any official member of the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness represents His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and it is imperative that they must have sufficient spiritual adhikāra in order to not embarrass and/or bring disrepute to our Vaiṣṇava society. This is especially true of senior management who must necessarily be above and beyond reproach and be of impeccable character and integrity in all aspects of their life, at the very least.
Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham especially must be high priority for the GBC to make sure that the spiritual standard is of the utmost level and therefore it should not be the place for businessmen; as the qualities of deceit, ambitiousness, greed and lust are not qualities for leadership in our Vaiṣṇava society. We must understand that such qualities do not exist in the kaniṣṭha adhikāra devotee of the Lord so what level of consciousness must one be on when one exhibits such base qualities?
Following is a report of the current situation in our ISKCON community in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham that is the direct result of the Businessman consciousness of two of ISKCON’s senior most devotees in the management leadership of this Yatra Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] the MVT Chairman and onsite Manager of the MVT Vṛndāvan Ashram and Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] the Temple President of ISKCON Vṛndāvan.
PADA: Oh boy, here we go. The Abhirama and Pancagauda team has been making a samadhi for a known homosexual pedophile Kirtanananda, another samadhi for a known porno swami Gunagrahi, and other samadhis for conditioned souls. And this is the team we need to consult with to find out what really is going on with Srila Prabhupada's departure.
The two senior men in leadership positions, namely the Temple President Pancagauda Dāsa (aka Peter Nicoloff) and the Chairman of the MVT and onsite Manager Abhirama Dāsa (aka John Sims) were recently the subject of intense media coverage for behavior unbecoming of Spiritual Leaders of our ISKCON Society. The details of which will be given below.
Leadership positions within our ISKCON institution must occupied by Brahminically inclined devotees who have demonstrated a deep understanding, appreciation and practical application of śāstra and leadership as taught by Śrīla Prabhupāda. This is especially so with regards to senior leadership positions in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham for the consciousness of the leaders here will affect the consciousness of the followers which will be reflected throughout the ISKCON international society. If the consciousness of the leaders here is of low moral character and spiritual realization then what can be expected for the Yatra, what to speak of what will this portend for the greater ISKCON society?
The role and function of the GBC of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s ISKCON society is to manage his Society in such a manner that ensures that the spiritual and organization standard of our society is in keeping with the aims and objectives as given by His Divine Grace. Therefore the onus is on them to maintain a high spiritual standard of all appointed officials within our society in order to aid and assist in the growth and development of our Voluntary International Vaiṣṇava Devotional Community.
Any official member of the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness represents His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and it is imperative that they must have sufficient spiritual adhikāra in order to not embarrass and/or bring disrepute to our Vaiṣṇava society. This is especially true of senior management who must necessarily be above and beyond reproach and be of impeccable character and integrity in all aspects of their life, at the very least.
Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham especially must be high priority for the GBC to make sure that the spiritual standard is of the utmost level and therefore it should not be the place for businessmen; as the qualities of deceit, ambitiousness, greed and lust are not qualities for leadership in our Vaiṣṇava society. We must understand that such qualities do not exist in the kaniṣṭha adhikāra devotee of the Lord so what level of consciousness must one be on when one exhibits such base qualities?
Following is a report of the current situation in our ISKCON community in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham that is the direct result of the Businessman consciousness of two of ISKCON’s senior most devotees in the management leadership of this Yatra Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] the MVT Chairman and onsite Manager of the MVT Vṛndāvan Ashram and Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] the Temple President of ISKCON Vṛndāvan.
PADA: Oh boy, here we go. The Abhirama and Pancagauda team has been making a samadhi for a known homosexual pedophile Kirtanananda, another samadhi for a known porno swami Gunagrahi, and other samadhis for conditioned souls. And this is the team we need to consult with to find out what really is going on with Srila Prabhupada's departure.
Srila Prabhupada belongs in a samadhi, and so do homsexuals, pedophiles, porno swamis and even drunk and disorderly Hansadutta, who was having half dozen affairs with female disciples, even he has some sort of shrine in the dham. And this is the group we need to consult for higher understanding?
These two due to avarice, lust and greed have disgraced our ISKCON society in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham perhaps more than any other devotees have in our sordid past. This has been done with the sanction of the GBC and MVT Trustees and particularly the VEB [Vṛndāvan Executive Board] who only close ranks and attempt to cover it up as if it never happened.
PADA: OK the VEB and other similar groups later on formed as the ICC, or India Continental Committee, and they made a known pedophile named Lokanath their acharya, among other deviants. But Lokanath was already in a prominent position way back in 1986 when he was part of the "Guru Reform" to get himself voted in as acharya.
These two due to avarice, lust and greed have disgraced our ISKCON society in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham perhaps more than any other devotees have in our sordid past. This has been done with the sanction of the GBC and MVT Trustees and particularly the VEB [Vṛndāvan Executive Board] who only close ranks and attempt to cover it up as if it never happened.
PADA: OK the VEB and other similar groups later on formed as the ICC, or India Continental Committee, and they made a known pedophile named Lokanath their acharya, among other deviants. But Lokanath was already in a prominent position way back in 1986 when he was part of the "Guru Reform" to get himself voted in as acharya.
And the ICC / Lokanath / VEB / MVT etc. are also promoters of Jayapataka, who is credited by children victims with making Auschwitz for children. Why are we running around with this lot?
Meanwhile behind the scenes they, the GBC, are furious, not at these two shameless devotees antics, but at the fact that they cannot keep everything covered up and info seeps out like puss from a festering abscess. Of course even though there may have been some anxiety of being charged and / or imprisoned by these two they should have had no concern at all given the fact that this is FISKCON where the guilty party is always protected and the victim and truth is rejected.
Meanwhile behind the scenes they, the GBC, are furious, not at these two shameless devotees antics, but at the fact that they cannot keep everything covered up and info seeps out like puss from a festering abscess. Of course even though there may have been some anxiety of being charged and / or imprisoned by these two they should have had no concern at all given the fact that this is FISKCON where the guilty party is always protected and the victim and truth is rejected.
PADA: Yep, one lady told PADA she was arrested and treated terribly by the Vrndavana police when she challenged some of the goings on there. She only got out when a group of men made a vigil outside the police station to get her freedom, but she was terrified by the ordeal. And there are many other examples of whistle blowers getting treated badly there.
Of course fear would be there and perhaps remorse at being exposed however anxiety would have to be the most prominent emotion for them as the monetary rewards of being a Temple President or an ISKCON Leader in India can be a very lucrative position for these deceitful businessmen.
I could have exposed it from the very beginning but I chose instead to pursue the proper channels to demonstrate that this ISKCON institution and in particular the GBC have no interest in the truth, the law and dharma. The cover up began immediately by the GBC instead of doing their duty to maintain the spiritual standard of their appointed leaders culminated in the inevitable which meant simply determining how best they could staunch any leaks of information and cover up the incidents while solidifying the debauched and criminal behavior of one of their own.
Both of these individuals bathed our ISKCON society in inglorious publicity in the Media across the Uttar Pradesh state and local media by both TV and Newspaper coverage of the multitude of disgraceful situations that they dragged our ISKCON society into, due to their desperate greed, lust and ineptness at management of a vital spiritual institution as is ISKCON Vṛndāvan.
PADA: imagine the karma! When I was visting the dham some sadhus told me they never pass urine or stool in the dham, they go outside the city limits so as not to offend the dham. Imagine having homosexuals, pedophiles, illicit sex deviants -- in sum a variety of deviants -- being worshiped as acharyas in the dham, which is what happened in Abhirama's wonderful program. And this is a guy we need to consult, for what? Little children can now go to the dham and offer their obeisance to a homosexual and pedophile samadhi, and this is the group we need to consult.
More importantly the degraded state of mind of the ISKCON leadership here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham could not be made more obvious when Pancagauda Dāsa, Gopal Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja and Radhanatha Swami officially paid their respects – at Kirtanananda's funeral here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham – to the most heinous monster to have ever worn the cloth of an ISKCON devotee and Sannyāsī guru – Kirtanananda Swami… This singular act of dishonor to His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda displays their lack of ability to discriminate both materially and spiritually.
PADA: Yep, this is the crowd Abhiram hangs out with, burying homosexuals and pedophiles in samadhi. Oddly, some karmi media people asked me "what exactly is homosexual and pedophile samadhi." I dunno, ask these guys.
The fact our senior most men in ISKCON Vṛndāvan have caused such a widely publicized fiasco in the Indian Press and TV and not a word has gone out to the various ISKCON and ISKCON related websites is rather disturbing to say the least.
It is a very sad indictment on our society as a whole that such immoral and criminal behavior by our so called leaders goes unnoticed. How can we as a religious society abide by such behavior in our leaders and turn a blind eye? What value system do we as a devotional society desire to acculturate into our lives and the lives of our children when we sit back and allow such people to be the leaders of our society?
Consider that Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] [John Sims] had his ex girlfriend dragged down a flight of stairs by his assistant managers wife and physically restrained. Then pursued and leapt upon, when she broke for freedom, and tackled to the ground having her hands bound in order to illegally restrain her. Please remember that this is Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham…
PADA: Yep, we have heard of other examples of women being pushed, shoved, restrained and worse. Of course there were also the infamous Russian prostitutes. And in one example -- an elderly lady was hung until dead -- so they could take over her property.
Of course fear would be there and perhaps remorse at being exposed however anxiety would have to be the most prominent emotion for them as the monetary rewards of being a Temple President or an ISKCON Leader in India can be a very lucrative position for these deceitful businessmen.
I could have exposed it from the very beginning but I chose instead to pursue the proper channels to demonstrate that this ISKCON institution and in particular the GBC have no interest in the truth, the law and dharma. The cover up began immediately by the GBC instead of doing their duty to maintain the spiritual standard of their appointed leaders culminated in the inevitable which meant simply determining how best they could staunch any leaks of information and cover up the incidents while solidifying the debauched and criminal behavior of one of their own.
Both of these individuals bathed our ISKCON society in inglorious publicity in the Media across the Uttar Pradesh state and local media by both TV and Newspaper coverage of the multitude of disgraceful situations that they dragged our ISKCON society into, due to their desperate greed, lust and ineptness at management of a vital spiritual institution as is ISKCON Vṛndāvan.
PADA: imagine the karma! When I was visting the dham some sadhus told me they never pass urine or stool in the dham, they go outside the city limits so as not to offend the dham. Imagine having homosexuals, pedophiles, illicit sex deviants -- in sum a variety of deviants -- being worshiped as acharyas in the dham, which is what happened in Abhirama's wonderful program. And this is a guy we need to consult, for what? Little children can now go to the dham and offer their obeisance to a homosexual and pedophile samadhi, and this is the group we need to consult.
More importantly the degraded state of mind of the ISKCON leadership here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham could not be made more obvious when Pancagauda Dāsa, Gopal Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja and Radhanatha Swami officially paid their respects – at Kirtanananda's funeral here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham – to the most heinous monster to have ever worn the cloth of an ISKCON devotee and Sannyāsī guru – Kirtanananda Swami… This singular act of dishonor to His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda displays their lack of ability to discriminate both materially and spiritually.
PADA: Yep, this is the crowd Abhiram hangs out with, burying homosexuals and pedophiles in samadhi. Oddly, some karmi media people asked me "what exactly is homosexual and pedophile samadhi." I dunno, ask these guys.
The fact our senior most men in ISKCON Vṛndāvan have caused such a widely publicized fiasco in the Indian Press and TV and not a word has gone out to the various ISKCON and ISKCON related websites is rather disturbing to say the least.
It is a very sad indictment on our society as a whole that such immoral and criminal behavior by our so called leaders goes unnoticed. How can we as a religious society abide by such behavior in our leaders and turn a blind eye? What value system do we as a devotional society desire to acculturate into our lives and the lives of our children when we sit back and allow such people to be the leaders of our society?
Consider that Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] [John Sims] had his ex girlfriend dragged down a flight of stairs by his assistant managers wife and physically restrained. Then pursued and leapt upon, when she broke for freedom, and tackled to the ground having her hands bound in order to illegally restrain her. Please remember that this is Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham…
PADA: Yep, we have heard of other examples of women being pushed, shoved, restrained and worse. Of course there were also the infamous Russian prostitutes. And in one example -- an elderly lady was hung until dead -- so they could take over her property.
And the Russian building scam produced a lady jumping off the roof to commit suicide -- because they had taken all her money. And so on and so forth. Never mind the horrific "anal reconstructive surgery epidemic" some of the children had to endure in their tender mercies program. And the members of the same group who orchestrated all this are our authorities? On any topic!
This all happened on MVT property in front of many witnesses and the GBC has turned a blind eye to such a disgraceful spectacle conducted by ISKCON devotees in management positions in our Śrī Vṛndāvan MVT project.
After fruitlessly bringing these issues up on the local front with both the devotees concerned I eventually made a submission to the GBC Executive and I have included some of their follow ups communications which clearly demonstrate how they are more interested in passing the buck than acting with professionalism and integrity.
Below are some of the more important email exchanges that I have had with the various officials of this FISKCON society. I have other exchanges with the culprits Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and will, if necessary, include them in follow up articles on this untenable situation in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham.
This all happened on MVT property in front of many witnesses and the GBC has turned a blind eye to such a disgraceful spectacle conducted by ISKCON devotees in management positions in our Śrī Vṛndāvan MVT project.
After fruitlessly bringing these issues up on the local front with both the devotees concerned I eventually made a submission to the GBC Executive and I have included some of their follow ups communications which clearly demonstrate how they are more interested in passing the buck than acting with professionalism and integrity.
Below are some of the more important email exchanges that I have had with the various officials of this FISKCON society. I have other exchanges with the culprits Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and will, if necessary, include them in follow up articles on this untenable situation in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham.
It also must be noted that the Ex Girlfriend of Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] is preparing legal cases against many devotees involved in her assault on MVT property by MVT staff. I have been kept abreast by her regarding her dealings as the situation unfolded and I am also in possession of Medical and Police Reports to prove her accusations are not baseless.
The present state is the after math of the last two months and now these two so called leaders and the VEB are engaged in damage control and dealing with the various devotees who have spoken out against them or who they believe are the troublemakers.
However as Leopards never change their spots these two so called devotees will keep on degrading themselves and Śrīla Prabhupāda’s good name further if not stopped and the apparent calm may only be the calm before the storm…
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:23 PM
To: Bhima.ACBSP@pamho.net
Subject: Vrndavan Situation
Dear Bhima Prabhu
I am writing to you in your position as a member of the Vrndvan Executive Board [VEB] regarding the present situation with in ISKCON Vrndavan. As you would have been briefed already we have been having quite an extraordinary month.
First with the Temple President Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] with the problems in the Temple and the FIR that was placed against him and his ensuing FIR and the subsequent banning of the Brahmacaris involved. Along the rumors of extramarital affairs etc make for very bad publicity for our Temple.
Then with the recent well documented assault on a ex girlfriend of Abhirama and the ensuing fiasco. The rumors of ILLEGAL property dealing involving Pancagauda and Abhiram.
The present state is the after math of the last two months and now these two so called leaders and the VEB are engaged in damage control and dealing with the various devotees who have spoken out against them or who they believe are the troublemakers.
However as Leopards never change their spots these two so called devotees will keep on degrading themselves and Śrīla Prabhupāda’s good name further if not stopped and the apparent calm may only be the calm before the storm…
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:23 PM
To: Bhima.ACBSP@pamho.net
Subject: Vrndavan Situation
Dear Bhima Prabhu
I am writing to you in your position as a member of the Vrndvan Executive Board [VEB] regarding the present situation with in ISKCON Vrndavan. As you would have been briefed already we have been having quite an extraordinary month.
First with the Temple President Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] with the problems in the Temple and the FIR that was placed against him and his ensuing FIR and the subsequent banning of the Brahmacaris involved. Along the rumors of extramarital affairs etc make for very bad publicity for our Temple.
Then with the recent well documented assault on a ex girlfriend of Abhirama and the ensuing fiasco. The rumors of ILLEGAL property dealing involving Pancagauda and Abhiram.
PADA: Krishnacandra told me that ISKCON leaders like Abhirama had started to work with the land MAFIA folks in Vrndavana. And they would do all sorts of criminal things, like destroy someone's water supply to make them have no water, so they could force them to sell the land etc.
There was one devotee named Kadamba Kanana who said he was sent to Vrndavana to fix things, and he was shot in an assassination attempt. He said "it was an inside job." Kheelan was also killed with a shot gun when he confronted Vrndavana temple managers, and so on and so forth. Whistle blowers get into trouble there, and that is clear. And the techniques used against whistle blowers is sometimes violence and even assassinations. But these people loved Prabhupada!
In both cases FIR’s were submitted by the Temple and MVT authorities respectively which had dozens of names as witnesses which in light of the friendship between Pancagauda and Abhiram, it would be interesting to note how many names are similar in both the FIRs????
If in case you don’t know I have a website http://prabhupadavision.com/
I am preparing a article regarding the present situation in ISKCON Vrndavan for publishing and circulation as I believe that the general devotee needs to be informed about the situation here.
Since its inception the VEB has without fail failed to provide proper leadership for this community and this present scenario is perhaps the worst in regards to bad publicity. Although your personal choice to install Devakinandan as the TP here would be very hard to beat! Can you please tell me what the VEB is willing to do about this fiasco? For it needs to be resolved fast.
The decision to have Pancagauda and Abhiram as the senior men here is perhaps a catastrophic error on the part of the VEB. I strongly advise that action be taken before this situation spirals out of control, if it hasn’t already.
Perhaps you need to come here and deal with this situation personally? This must not be ignored or covered up for these two individuals are nothing but disaster waiting to happen. For their own benefit they must be stopped.
Anyway before I publish anything I shall wait till I hear some positive news from the VEB.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Krsnacandra Dasa
—–Original Message—–
From: Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India, Juhu, Mumbai – IN)
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:35 AM
To: Krsnacandra Dasa
Subject: Vrndavan Situation
Dear Krishna Chandra Prabhu
Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Some time ago the different services in Vrindavan were divided up amongst the remaining VEB members. I was specifically given the legal cases to look after by overseeing the legal department. Gopal Krishna Maharaj took charge of the temple and its internal workings as his area of concern.
I share with you the present concern regarding the temple situation. Most likely this will come up in Mumbai during the GBC meeting. Regarding the MVT trustees choice of Abhiram Prabhu being hands on managing in the MVT that had nothing to do with the VEB.
I hope this meets you well.
Ys Bhima das
PADA: Yep, "hands on managing" places where homosexuals, pedophiles, porno swamis etc. are being placed into samadhis, and a pedophile like Lokanath is made the acharya. And numbers of children were victims of horrific "industrial levels" abuse in their regime.
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:35 PM
To: Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India, Juhu, Mumbai – IN)
Subject: Re: Vrndavan Situation
Dear Bhima Prabhu
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
I have written to Gopal Krsna Goswami… I am sure that he has ‘his ways’ to make this ‘go away’ so I do not hold my breath for any positive result. What has our great Vaisnava Society become? We will all have to face Srila Prabhupada or Yamaraja in the end. Srila Prabhupada simply cannot be happy with what his direct disciples have done to his glorious movement…
I am ashamed to be seen as a Hare Krsna nowadays.
Prabhu I once told you that I pray to Srimati Radharani that all the VEB members get their just rewards… I no longer pray for that. It is not up to my prayers it is up to Srila Prabhupada and Krsna what happens to you and your team.
I do pray that as you get older that you begin to do what is right more and what is wrong less. You may think from your perspective that what you do is right but what you have overseen in Sri Vrndavan Dham cannot be good…
In both cases FIR’s were submitted by the Temple and MVT authorities respectively which had dozens of names as witnesses which in light of the friendship between Pancagauda and Abhiram, it would be interesting to note how many names are similar in both the FIRs????
If in case you don’t know I have a website http://prabhupadavision.com/
I am preparing a article regarding the present situation in ISKCON Vrndavan for publishing and circulation as I believe that the general devotee needs to be informed about the situation here.
Since its inception the VEB has without fail failed to provide proper leadership for this community and this present scenario is perhaps the worst in regards to bad publicity. Although your personal choice to install Devakinandan as the TP here would be very hard to beat! Can you please tell me what the VEB is willing to do about this fiasco? For it needs to be resolved fast.
The decision to have Pancagauda and Abhiram as the senior men here is perhaps a catastrophic error on the part of the VEB. I strongly advise that action be taken before this situation spirals out of control, if it hasn’t already.
Perhaps you need to come here and deal with this situation personally? This must not be ignored or covered up for these two individuals are nothing but disaster waiting to happen. For their own benefit they must be stopped.
Anyway before I publish anything I shall wait till I hear some positive news from the VEB.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Krsnacandra Dasa
—–Original Message—–
From: Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India, Juhu, Mumbai – IN)
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:35 AM
To: Krsnacandra Dasa
Subject: Vrndavan Situation
Dear Krishna Chandra Prabhu
Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Some time ago the different services in Vrindavan were divided up amongst the remaining VEB members. I was specifically given the legal cases to look after by overseeing the legal department. Gopal Krishna Maharaj took charge of the temple and its internal workings as his area of concern.
I share with you the present concern regarding the temple situation. Most likely this will come up in Mumbai during the GBC meeting. Regarding the MVT trustees choice of Abhiram Prabhu being hands on managing in the MVT that had nothing to do with the VEB.
I hope this meets you well.
Ys Bhima das
PADA: Yep, "hands on managing" places where homosexuals, pedophiles, porno swamis etc. are being placed into samadhis, and a pedophile like Lokanath is made the acharya. And numbers of children were victims of horrific "industrial levels" abuse in their regime.
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:35 PM
To: Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India, Juhu, Mumbai – IN)
Subject: Re: Vrndavan Situation
Dear Bhima Prabhu
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
I have written to Gopal Krsna Goswami… I am sure that he has ‘his ways’ to make this ‘go away’ so I do not hold my breath for any positive result. What has our great Vaisnava Society become? We will all have to face Srila Prabhupada or Yamaraja in the end. Srila Prabhupada simply cannot be happy with what his direct disciples have done to his glorious movement…
I am ashamed to be seen as a Hare Krsna nowadays.
Prabhu I once told you that I pray to Srimati Radharani that all the VEB members get their just rewards… I no longer pray for that. It is not up to my prayers it is up to Srila Prabhupada and Krsna what happens to you and your team.
I do pray that as you get older that you begin to do what is right more and what is wrong less. You may think from your perspective that what you do is right but what you have overseen in Sri Vrndavan Dham cannot be good…
You have a very responsible position but for the sake of illegal gain of money all this nonsense is going on in Vrndavan Dham.
I do my duty to warn and caution but it is ultimately up to you the leaders who bear the responsibility and blame and all its subsequent reactions to eventually learn to act responsibly.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Krsnacandra Dasa
=====
After various exchanges with Gopal Kṛṣṇa Goswami and Bhima Dāsa who are members of the Vṛndāvan Executive Board [VEB] which had no effect and in particular none of my exchanges with Gopal Kṛṣṇa Goswami were replied to as is typical of this man’s ‘hands off’ behavior in any situation in Śrī Vṛndāvan which requires him to act with integrity and moral/spiritual maturity.
GBC SUBMISSION – RE: Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] & Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff]
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 2:58 PM
To: Hrdaya.Caitanya.SDG@pamho.net ; Bhakti.caitanya.Swami@pamho.net ; Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net ; Secretary.EC@pamho.net
Cc: GKG@pamho.net ; KKS@pamho.net ; Sesa@pamho.net ; Juhu, Mumbai – IN) Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India ; BR.Swami@pamho.net ; Ravindra.Svarupa.ACBSP@pamho.net
PADA: Oh great, Ravindra swarupa, who told my friend to take initiation from Kirtanananda, which could have been worse, because Ravindra was also recommending Satsvarupa as an acharya.
I do my duty to warn and caution but it is ultimately up to you the leaders who bear the responsibility and blame and all its subsequent reactions to eventually learn to act responsibly.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Krsnacandra Dasa
=====
After various exchanges with Gopal Kṛṣṇa Goswami and Bhima Dāsa who are members of the Vṛndāvan Executive Board [VEB] which had no effect and in particular none of my exchanges with Gopal Kṛṣṇa Goswami were replied to as is typical of this man’s ‘hands off’ behavior in any situation in Śrī Vṛndāvan which requires him to act with integrity and moral/spiritual maturity.
GBC SUBMISSION – RE: Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] & Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff]
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 2:58 PM
To: Hrdaya.Caitanya.SDG@pamho.net ; Bhakti.caitanya.Swami@pamho.net ; Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net ; Secretary.EC@pamho.net
Cc: GKG@pamho.net ; KKS@pamho.net ; Sesa@pamho.net ; Juhu, Mumbai – IN) Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India ; BR.Swami@pamho.net ; Ravindra.Svarupa.ACBSP@pamho.net
PADA: Oh great, Ravindra swarupa, who told my friend to take initiation from Kirtanananda, which could have been worse, because Ravindra was also recommending Satsvarupa as an acharya.
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED -ISKCON VRNDAVAN CRISIS
[Please see attachment for full document with pictures]
Dear Mahārājas and Prabhus of the ISKCON GBC Executive.
Re: THIS MATTER REQUIRES YOUR URGENT ATTENTION
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
I am writing to you regarding the most regrettable situation in ISKCON Vṛndāvan and in particular the ISKCON Kṛṣṇa Balarama Mandir and the Māyāpura Vṛndāvan Trust [MVT] Complex. The situation here requires your urgent and immediate attention.
It must be noted that I have gone through the proper channels first by corresponding with both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and when they failed to act appropriately to resolve the situation I corresponded with the Vṛndāvan Executive Board and when they too failed to take the appropriate action to resolve this matter I am now approaching the GBC Executive Committee.
As Śrīla Prabhupāda mandated in his Will “The executive directors who have herein been designated are appointed for life. In the event of death or failure to act for any reason…” The “failure to act for any reason” is particularly important when attempting to understand how you as the GBC should act in this situation. Please remember that this above mandate does not only refer to the executive directors, it is a general principle for all devotees who represent Śrīla Prabhupāda in an official capacity.
I have attempted to deal with this matter internally as I do not wish to take this untenable and embarrassing situation to the public arena but I am willing to publish a more in-depth article on my website http://prabhupadavision.com and other such sites, if the GBC fails to act appropriately in this regard.
In this regard, I have a considerable amount of documentation on both the Temple and MVT incidents including police and medical reports, email correspondence and Newspaper articles.
As you know, the Kṛṣṇa Balarama Mandir is the topmost Temple in our ISKCON society and the home of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and lastly the Holiest of Holy Dhams. However, it has also been a very controversial Yatra with a very sordid past and so we should be very considerate when dealing with any matters that bring ill repute to the good name of Śrīla Prabhupāda and our ISKCON Society.
Prabhus we are currently facing two major volatile and what to speak of utterly embarrassing situations that require your direct and immediate action.
Synopsis:
[Please see attachment for full document with pictures]
Dear Mahārājas and Prabhus of the ISKCON GBC Executive.
Re: THIS MATTER REQUIRES YOUR URGENT ATTENTION
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
I am writing to you regarding the most regrettable situation in ISKCON Vṛndāvan and in particular the ISKCON Kṛṣṇa Balarama Mandir and the Māyāpura Vṛndāvan Trust [MVT] Complex. The situation here requires your urgent and immediate attention.
It must be noted that I have gone through the proper channels first by corresponding with both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and when they failed to act appropriately to resolve the situation I corresponded with the Vṛndāvan Executive Board and when they too failed to take the appropriate action to resolve this matter I am now approaching the GBC Executive Committee.
As Śrīla Prabhupāda mandated in his Will “The executive directors who have herein been designated are appointed for life. In the event of death or failure to act for any reason…” The “failure to act for any reason” is particularly important when attempting to understand how you as the GBC should act in this situation. Please remember that this above mandate does not only refer to the executive directors, it is a general principle for all devotees who represent Śrīla Prabhupāda in an official capacity.
I have attempted to deal with this matter internally as I do not wish to take this untenable and embarrassing situation to the public arena but I am willing to publish a more in-depth article on my website http://prabhupadavision.com and other such sites, if the GBC fails to act appropriately in this regard.
In this regard, I have a considerable amount of documentation on both the Temple and MVT incidents including police and medical reports, email correspondence and Newspaper articles.
As you know, the Kṛṣṇa Balarama Mandir is the topmost Temple in our ISKCON society and the home of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and lastly the Holiest of Holy Dhams. However, it has also been a very controversial Yatra with a very sordid past and so we should be very considerate when dealing with any matters that bring ill repute to the good name of Śrīla Prabhupāda and our ISKCON Society.
Prabhus we are currently facing two major volatile and what to speak of utterly embarrassing situations that require your direct and immediate action.
Synopsis:
The Vṛndāvan Executive Board or the VEB has been responsible for the overall management of our Vrndavana Yatra for nearly ten years now. In this time they have been responsible for many bad decisions with regards to the management of this Yatra.
It appears that their intention has not been to assist in the growth and development of this Temple and its devotional community, but to neutralize or remove any perceived opposition to their rule. The first stage of their reign was to destroy any semblance of a devotional community by appointing Temple Presidents, Devakinandan Dāsa and Bhrihat Mrdanga Dāsa, who set about to fiercely downsize the Temple by rooting out all perceived opposition.
In their time they created havoc within the Vṛndāvan Community which included a violent riot and hunger strike. [see photo]. Devakinandana Dāsa also had a western woman beaten and imprisoned which I had to take great lengths to free her with the help and assistance of the FRO and CBI.
Hunger Strike Protest ISKCON Vṛndāvan – 2004
This of course gave our ISKCON society a terrible name and a great deal of bad publicity in the public media and greater Indian community. We are now facing an even worse situation. I have informed the VEB on several occasions as well as informed Gopal Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja as he is both a VEB member and an MVT trustee. To date there has been no positive action taken and a distinct failure to act appropriately.
The devotees responsible for the present problems within ISKCON Vṛndāvan stem from the main ISKCON leaders; Namely Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] [Temple President ISKCON Vṛndāvan] & Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] [Chairman and onsite Manager] of the Māyāpura Vṛndāvan Trust [MVT] and so the resolution to the current poor state of ISKCON Vṛndāvan is hugely problematic due to the fact that they are not only the senior most devotees here but they are also fast friends.
Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] Temple President Kṛṣṇa Balaram Mandir Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham
Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] as the senior most official representative of ISKCON has “failed to act” to meet the proper standards for an ISKCON leader as established by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and has therefore brought ill repute and embarrassment upon our Society.
Following is an outline of the present predicament at our ISKCON Yatra:
At this present time there is a sit in protest by several devotees who were recently thrown out of the Temple by the Temple President Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] after an argument between differing parties which culminated in physical assault and one side of the party being evicted. It is claimed by the ‘evicted’ party that Pancaguada Dāsa slapped one of them. This account has been substantiated by reliable sources.
In their time they created havoc within the Vṛndāvan Community which included a violent riot and hunger strike. [see photo]. Devakinandana Dāsa also had a western woman beaten and imprisoned which I had to take great lengths to free her with the help and assistance of the FRO and CBI.
Hunger Strike Protest ISKCON Vṛndāvan – 2004
This of course gave our ISKCON society a terrible name and a great deal of bad publicity in the public media and greater Indian community. We are now facing an even worse situation. I have informed the VEB on several occasions as well as informed Gopal Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja as he is both a VEB member and an MVT trustee. To date there has been no positive action taken and a distinct failure to act appropriately.
The devotees responsible for the present problems within ISKCON Vṛndāvan stem from the main ISKCON leaders; Namely Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] [Temple President ISKCON Vṛndāvan] & Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] [Chairman and onsite Manager] of the Māyāpura Vṛndāvan Trust [MVT] and so the resolution to the current poor state of ISKCON Vṛndāvan is hugely problematic due to the fact that they are not only the senior most devotees here but they are also fast friends.
Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] Temple President Kṛṣṇa Balaram Mandir Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham
Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] as the senior most official representative of ISKCON has “failed to act” to meet the proper standards for an ISKCON leader as established by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and has therefore brought ill repute and embarrassment upon our Society.
Following is an outline of the present predicament at our ISKCON Yatra:
At this present time there is a sit in protest by several devotees who were recently thrown out of the Temple by the Temple President Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] after an argument between differing parties which culminated in physical assault and one side of the party being evicted. It is claimed by the ‘evicted’ party that Pancaguada Dāsa slapped one of them. This account has been substantiated by reliable sources.
a) If this is the case then the use of physical violence by a senior Temple authority what to speak of the Temple President is totally unacceptable. The Temple President must set the perfect example.
This failure to act appropriately has created a public spectacle as is evidenced by this photographic record. There is presently a sit in ‘fast until death’
demonstration directly outside the Temple by the disaffected party who were evicted, and believe they were victims of unfair and unjust treatment by the Temple Authorities. This alone is a very embarrassing situation for our ISKCON Society especially as we enter into the Holy month of Kartika and the consequent influx of pilgrims to Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham.
a) The devotees involved in the hunger strike till death claim that there is large scale corruption regarding the Temple authorities in relationship to finances as well as manhandling of devotees etc as evidenced in the placard below. They claim that they were manhandled because they spoke out against the problems they are protesting about and the Temple authorities acted in response to their claims.
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Sit-in Protest Outside ISKCON Vṛndāvan Oct 2011
“Against corruption of the Temple and Public money by the ISKCON Temple Administration and the torturing and mishandling of devotees by the Temple Administration, Navneet Dāsa is going for an indefinite hunger strike till death.” [translation of the above sign]
2) The grievances of the above mentioned devotees are that they believe that there is financial corruption inside the Temple Management which they want investigated.
PADA: Part of the protest was that temples were being forced to pay a legal fees tax so the GBC could sue Bangalore, and some temples resisted. Evidently, some still are. Yep, as soon as the Abhirama program finds out some people are not worshiping homosexuals and pedophiles as messiahs, they find $20,000,000 to sue the people who worship Prabhupada. And some children said they were being starved and had no shoes, soap and supplies, while all sorts of money was poured into buying Armani shoes for lawyers. And this is our reliable source?
3) As per local News reports the several members of local Political parties have voiced their support the protestors which has the potential of leading to implications that do not warrant the protection of the GBC and VEB.
4) There has been well substantiated rumours of sexual impropriety by Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] with various women. This makes for a considerable amount of negative rumours and bad press for the public, what to speak of the bad example set for our ISKCON devotional community here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham.
5) There is also the claim that Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] have been involved in business dealings both here in Vṛndāvan and in the States. The most prominent case being the claim that Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] , as Chairman of the MVT Fund has given an illegal business loan to Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] for his private business. For more details refer to: http://prabhupadavision.com/2011/08/mvt/
As you know, this is Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham and so the standard set by the leadership of such a vital Yatra must be of exemplary standard as established by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda which, by the above reports, the present situation fails miserably to attain.
Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] – MVT Chairman & Onsite MVT Vṛndāvan Manager
The situation involving Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and an ex girlfriend of his [Chandra Tara] when she was brought as his guest to Vṛndāvan to stay at the MVT is the other hugely problematic affair for our ISKCON Vṛndāvan Community.
1) During that time the situation of their relationship degenerated to the point where many of Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] ’s women friends became hostile to her which escalated to an apparently unprovoked physical assault on Chandra Tara perpetrated by one of them [an MVT resident] and an FIR was submitted to the police.
2) The second incident involved MVT staff after Chandra Tara returned a second time, by senior MVT staff on MVT property who attempted to restrain, beat and bind her under the order of Abhirama himself.
Both cases were witnessed and documented as well as given media coverage which brought into play government officials, police, SSP and FRO. She was also treated in hospitals for various injuries sustained by the successive assaults for which she has medical reports.
3) I have well documented evidence by Chandra Tara regarding the assault cases including FIR’s and Medical reports etc should you require further evidence. I also have email records from both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] regarding these matters.
Chandra Tara – MVT Gate 2011
Following both events both parties were involved in seeking police and legal advice which has resulted in the present situation.
1) Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] failed to act appropriately and maturely by dealing with his extramarital and amoral personal affairs by using staff and residents of the MVT to hide behind and to protect him from facing responsibility for his reprehensible behaviour problems instead of dealing with them maturely by taking responsibility for his amoral treatment of a woman. After all, all she wanted was an apology for his un-chivalrous behaviour.
PADA: Oh great, Pancagauda is allegedly having immoral affairs, and his pal Abhirama is evidently also having immoral activity -- in the dham. Srila Prabhupada told us -- anyone who has immoral connections in the dham is GUARANTEED a future life as a hog, dog, pig, monkey etc. We need to consult the future hogs, dogs, monkeys and snakes for advice on what happened to Prabhupada and his mission?
"Extramarital" and being in the dham should never be connected. Even marital affairs should be done with extreme caution in the dham. But then again, according to some, these leaders were creating a sort of "loose goose" illicit atmosphere in the dham, and that is why so many children were being exploited. Great people to consult on important matters!
2) Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] failed to act appropriately by taking irregular police action against Chandra Tara. In some instances signing as a member of the ISKCON Temple and not a representative of the MVT.
PADA: Yeah they just merge everything together, because they are all together. MVT, Mayapur Vrndavana, where much of the worse cases of child abuse were going on.
3) I informed both Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] and Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] that she needed and wanted medical assistance and an official apology for her maltreatment at the hands of ISKCON devotees. I have emails to support this statement. Yet they both failed to act appropriately by attending to her needs as a private citizen who was attacked and abused on MVT grounds by MVT and ISKCON staff and residents.
It appears that yet again the GBC and the VEB are not able to control their senior men in Vṛndāvan and we are facing yet another embarrassing situation.
The VEB and the MVT Trustees are passing the buck to the devotees who are the main cause of these problems and so there will be no resolution in sight for they continue to protect each other’s back. What statement is this making to our devotional community? The statement is that the leaders can engage in any amount of amoral scandal and low class behaviour and still remain in position without reprimand.
Yet should one of their wards cause trouble, they are treated with extreme prejudice and incur the full wrath and extent of institutional punishment up to and including physical assault.
PADA: OK these guys are goondas. People are being banned, beaten, molested, sued and killed, because that is how the MAFIA treats their defiant subjects.
The above sign was placed in prominent public view on the gate to the ISKCON property stating to the public that our Temple is experiencing disciplinary problems. How embarrassing is this? Is this not a childish thing to do for an International Religious Society in 2011?
The irony is that charge Number 4 states that these devotees were not following Śrīla Prabhupāda’s rules and yet they themselves [Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] ] are guilty of failure to act by not following the teaching of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda. For example their own promise to His Divine Grace to follow the four regulative principles…
Therefore the onus is on the GBC to intervene and seek resolution to these problems which should initially take the form of the resignation [forced or voluntary] of both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] from their respective positions.
It appears that yet again the GBC and the VEB are not able to control their senior men in Vṛndāvan and we are facing yet another embarrassing situation.
The VEB and the MVT Trustees are passing the buck to the devotees who are the main cause of these problems and so there will be no resolution in sight for they continue to protect each other’s back. What statement is this making to our devotional community? The statement is that the leaders can engage in any amount of amoral scandal and low class behaviour and still remain in position without reprimand.
Yet should one of their wards cause trouble, they are treated with extreme prejudice and incur the full wrath and extent of institutional punishment up to and including physical assault.
PADA: OK these guys are goondas. People are being banned, beaten, molested, sued and killed, because that is how the MAFIA treats their defiant subjects.
The above sign was placed in prominent public view on the gate to the ISKCON property stating to the public that our Temple is experiencing disciplinary problems. How embarrassing is this? Is this not a childish thing to do for an International Religious Society in 2011?
The irony is that charge Number 4 states that these devotees were not following Śrīla Prabhupāda’s rules and yet they themselves [Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] ] are guilty of failure to act by not following the teaching of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda. For example their own promise to His Divine Grace to follow the four regulative principles…
Therefore the onus is on the GBC to intervene and seek resolution to these problems which should initially take the form of the resignation [forced or voluntary] of both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] from their respective positions.
The above mentioned incidents require immediate and URGENT action. The VEB appears to not interested and the Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] are the causative factors in these incidents so locally we cannot expect an appropriate response. Therefore the GBC needs to act immediately to seek a solution to these problems.
The composition of the VEB needs to evaluated and inactive or problematic devotee representation must be removed with an attempt to procure more qualified and spiritually senior men to take their place. Which, in all honesty, means that they all should be removed for the ‘failure to act’ in accord with Śrīla Prabhupāda’s standard of management both spiritually and managerially.
It is also a good practice that ISKCON leaders are trained to act to solve a problem internally with care, affection and maturity and not to respond with or overly involve ourselves with police action. We should also never be involved in any activity to thwart the justice system or pay bribes to police officials.
It is simply not acceptable if – as it has been claimed, the senior most official representatives of ISKCON in Śrī Vrndavan Dham are involved in sexual improprieties / improper business dealings / physical assault / police cases and bad media coverage – that the GBC takes no action.
If this situation occurred with any CEO or Director of a private organization or business, what to speak of a Religious institution, then they would have been instantly removed until an investigation exonerated or convicted them.
In the case of the Temple President, that the position may be impossible to fill for no one even remotely qualified will take the post due to the terrible reputation of past Temple administration, however this current situation only makes it even more difficult to find a qualified replacement.
Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham is an extraordinary Yatra and should be of prime concern to our international society and so the onus is on the GBC to make sure that it is managed in strict accord with the wishes and instructions of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda in order to set a good example for our international community.
The establishment of the VEB has failed to achieve stability and positive growth and development of this vital centre as evidenced by their poor choices for Temple Administration and their lack of supervisory discretion. The prime cause of this lies in the VEB membership; who have relentlessly demonstrated their inaptness in managerial skills and spiritual maturity to be able to successfully guide this vital community.
So please do the needful in an expedient manner to alleviate the present unacceptable condition and utter embarrassment with regards to our spiritual master His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda’s home and Temple.
Yours in the service of Śrīla Prabhupāda
Kṛṣṇacandra Dāsa
Editor: Prabhupāda Vision Website
[See: http://prabhupadavision.com/]
After no response I decided to send a follow up as the GBC and VEB were due to meet in Mumbai for their strategic planning seminars where the plot how to protect their greedy ambitious plans with the aid of Gopal Bhatta a debauched Businessman Fringe Devotee. Apparently the buck was passed there by the GBC EC again to the VEB who have been purposely avoiding dealing with this matter at any level and working desperately behind the scenes to pay off Police and hire Lawyers to protect their personal undisclosed interests.
From: Krsnacandra Dasa
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 5:09 AM
To: Hrdaya.Caitanya.SDG@pamho.net ; Bhakti.caitanya.Swami@pamho.net ; Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net ; Secretary.EC@pamho.net
Cc: GKG@pamho.net ; KKS@pamho.net ; Sesa@pamho.net ; Juhu, Mumbai – IN) Bhima (das) ACBSP (BBT India ; BR.Swami@pamho.net ; Ravindra.Svarupa.ACBSP@pamho.net
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrindavan Situation
GBC: Executive Committee
Vṛndāvan Executive Board
Dear Mahārāja’s and Prabhu’s
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
You have duly received my submission regarding the situation here in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham on the 5th October 2011. To date I have not received any communication in reply or an acknowledgement of receipt of the submission. This is not acceptable given the seriousness of the situation. It is not appropriate that you do not respond to such a submission. Śrīla Prabhupāda would respond to any correspondence from members of his society. This is not too much to ask.
Due to the failure of management to respond in an appropriate manner to such situations infers complicity. It is this failure to act or behave in a morally responsible manner that has landed ISKCON Vṛndāvan in such a most unfortunate and regrettable situation. I do not need to remind you of your duty as Managers of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s ISKCON society to do your duty.
Due to my role in Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham I receive information from various sources and so I am well informed. It has been brought to my attention that both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhiram Dāsa have been aggressively bad mouthing me, blaming me and my friends for their being exposed. Blaming others for one’s own sins is not the behaviour of a responsible or mature leader or adult in anyone’s books.
PADA: Yeah bad mouthing Krishnacnadra, to the point he had to drop running the site saying his life was in danger. He told me he had to make a deal with the devil, they would not harm him, but he could not write further, and he didn't.
I want you to think about this for a moment please. This is Śrīla Prabhupāda’s ISKCON. This is Śrī Vṛndāvan Dham. Is this how you expect the devotees that you have appointed to lead this community to behave?
The futility in this is that they are trying to cover up internally what has been exposed in the local and state media and is common knowledge out in the street? I have given you merely one copy of an article from many more such articles. The community here is up in arms and you sit on your hands and allow the situation to worsen?
I am not the one in charge. I am not the one responsible for the violence, moral turpitude and management issues of ISKCON Vṛndāvan – both the ISKCON leaders here are entirely responsible and subsequently by your lack of professional supervision and failure to act appropriately you are also responsible.
Both of these individuals are the ones out of control and misbehaving. You turned a blind eye and the Vaiṣṇava community suffers from their aggressive reaction to being exposed. The obligation and duty is on your shoulders to act in a responsible and expedient manner to protect Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Temple and the community of devotees.
After all are we a Religious Organization that supposedly represents the absolute truth and the highest religious principles? Do I need to remind you that amoral behaviour and violence should not be condoned in our ISKCON society which is especially so when the leaders are the one who perpetrate the violence and moral turpitude?
So please do the needful and act quickly to remove these individuals who have brought nothing by aggression, violence, amorality, shame and disgrace to our ISKCON Vṛndāvan Temple and the MVT.
They are not able to control themselves so the onus is on you to control them.
Yours in the service of Śrīla Prabhupāda
Krsnacandra Dasa
—–Original Message—–
From: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:01 PM
To: Krsnacandra Dasa
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Krsnacandra Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The GBC EC is in due receipt of your letter dated October 7th, 2011. The
concerns listed in your letter should certainly be investigated and
addressed. We therefore request you to contact Gopal Krsna Goswami, the GBC
representative for Vrindavan. He is in a position to better understand and
work on the issues locally.
PADA: Gopal Krishna, the guy who helped bury a homosexual pedophile in a samadhi.
The futility in this is that they are trying to cover up internally what has been exposed in the local and state media and is common knowledge out in the street? I have given you merely one copy of an article from many more such articles. The community here is up in arms and you sit on your hands and allow the situation to worsen?
I am not the one in charge. I am not the one responsible for the violence, moral turpitude and management issues of ISKCON Vṛndāvan – both the ISKCON leaders here are entirely responsible and subsequently by your lack of professional supervision and failure to act appropriately you are also responsible.
Both of these individuals are the ones out of control and misbehaving. You turned a blind eye and the Vaiṣṇava community suffers from their aggressive reaction to being exposed. The obligation and duty is on your shoulders to act in a responsible and expedient manner to protect Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Temple and the community of devotees.
After all are we a Religious Organization that supposedly represents the absolute truth and the highest religious principles? Do I need to remind you that amoral behaviour and violence should not be condoned in our ISKCON society which is especially so when the leaders are the one who perpetrate the violence and moral turpitude?
So please do the needful and act quickly to remove these individuals who have brought nothing by aggression, violence, amorality, shame and disgrace to our ISKCON Vṛndāvan Temple and the MVT.
They are not able to control themselves so the onus is on you to control them.
Yours in the service of Śrīla Prabhupāda
Krsnacandra Dasa
—–Original Message—–
From: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:01 PM
To: Krsnacandra Dasa
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Krsnacandra Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The GBC EC is in due receipt of your letter dated October 7th, 2011. The
concerns listed in your letter should certainly be investigated and
addressed. We therefore request you to contact Gopal Krsna Goswami, the GBC
representative for Vrindavan. He is in a position to better understand and
work on the issues locally.
PADA: Gopal Krishna, the guy who helped bury a homosexual pedophile in a samadhi.
Thank you very much.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant, Radha Sundari devi dasi
Following is a similar response from the GBC EC to a submission from Chandra Tara regarding her treatment by her ex boyfriend Abhirama Dasa [John Sims].
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Radha Sundari (dd) RNS (Secretary GBC EC) <Radha.Sundari.RNS@pamho.net> wrote:
Dear Chandra Tara Mataji,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Your letters have been received by the GBC Executive Committee. We are sorry
to hear of the physical and emotional distress you have experienced. Every area has a local GBC representative to deal with issues that the local management is not able to resolve. His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami is the GBC representative for Vrindavan. I have copied him on this email and you may contact him for assistance.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant,
Radha Sundari devi dasi
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:25 PM
To: Hrdaya.Caitanya.SDG@pamho.net ; Bhakti.caitanya.Swami@pamho.net ; Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net ; Secretary.EC@pamho.net
Subject: Fw: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Do you seriously believe that an automated reply is anything less than an insult to Srila Prabhupada and his sincere followers? “The concerns listed in your letter should certainly be investigated and addressed” What is happening in Sri Vrndavan Dham is a disgrace and you pass the buck to Gopal Krsna Goswami who is already so entangled in this mess that he is certainly not the one to deal with this very serious matter. Why is it so hard for you people to do the righteous and decent thing?
—–Original Message—–
From: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:16 PM
To: Krsnacandra
Subject: Fw: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Krsnacandra Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The method of processing concerns related to the local ISKCON management is that one first brings them to the local GBC representative, who is in a better position to practically assess the situation.
If you are not satisfied with the way in which the local GBC deals with the concern, you can take up the matter with ISKCON Resolve. They can help to mediate between the parties to come up with a solution.
If these steps do not lead to a satisfactory conclusion, the matter is then brought to the GBC Executive Committee. It is naturally more difficult to understand and assist in resolving a complaint from a distance, so it is always more practical to first go through the local GBC.
Please don’t take this as an automated response meant to dismiss your report of the issues in Vrindavan. We are only trying our best to serve you in the most practical, efficient way possible.
In the case that you have already brought this matter to Gopal Krsna Maharaja and are not satisfied with the result, please let me know and I will can put you in touch with ISKCON Resolve.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant, Radha Sundari devi dasi
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:43 PM
To: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
As I have already stated Gopal Krsna Goswami is already well briefed on the situation. This is not a small matter it is serious as I have stated in my submission. This is not a personal matter to be lost to such a bureaucratic wrangle that is ISKCON Resolve. This is precisely what Srila Prabhupada did not want for his society to be trapped in bureaucratic procedure. As I have already stated I have already worked through the TP and MVT Chairman asking them to act in such a manner that is appropriate to Srila Prabhupada’s standard and what is considered a moral and decent manner. They are not able to comply. I then approached the VEB GKG included. They did not reply. I have made a submission to the GBC Exec and this is what happens. This matter gets passed off to Braja Bihari’s brainchild ISKCON Resolve? Are you serious?
I am sorry this is entirely unacceptable. I am sure that you have heard what is happening here in Vrndavan? If not then read the papers. You cannot sweep this under the carpet by passing the buck.
When I say automated I mean your reply says that your reply is scripted to pass the buck in an endless circle of bureaucratic process. Which is if you have worked in the outside world means that you are working for a company that is involved in unscrupulous activity.
The GBC are meeting in Mumbai they are all privy to what is going on in Vrndvana Dham. Their duty to serve Krsna and Srila Prabhupada with integrity and respect. The reaction to not doing their duty to Srila Prabhupada is self evident in sastra.
In this case they have a moral duty to act to remove these errant devotees who have besmirched Srila Prabhupada’s name and our glorious ISKCON as would any half way decent organization especially an allegedly Religious one.
Anyway I have done my best to warn you and the GBC the rest is on your shoulders to resolve this in a satisfactory manner that will please Krsna and Srila Prabhupada.
Krsnacandra Dasa
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:44 PM
To: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Radha Sundari DD
Well I would like to say all glories to Srila Prabhupada but it seems that he lost today in Sri Vrndavan Dham and Business Sex Power Lies and Deceit won…
Not only did the so called leaders here win but it seems there was a landslide victory for them. ALL GLORIES TO FISKCON! Now they will seek retribution I would imagine…
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Krsnacandra Dāsa
PADA: Yep, sex, money, power, deceit and if you expose, you can expect retribution, which includes murders.
—–Original Message—–
From: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:52 PM
To: Krsnacandra
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Krsnacandra Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
> Well I would like to say all glories to Srila Prabhupada but it seems that
> he lost today in Sri Vrndavan Dham and Business Sex Power Lies and Deceit
> won…
>
> Not only did the so called leaders here win but it seems there was a
> landslide victory for them. ALL GLORIES TO FISKCON! Now they will seek
> retribution I would imagine…
Did something happen today? Sorry, I am not aware. I also apologize for not being able to answer your letter as yet. We just returned from traveling yesterday and I want to confirm a couple of things to assure that I reply to you correctly.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant,
Radha Sundari devi dasi
Here is the only response that I received from Gopal Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja on this matter…
—–Original Message—–
From: Gopal Krsna Goswami
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:25 PM
To: Krsnacandra
Subject: Sri Vrndavan Dham
Dear Krsnacandra,
Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
If possible please send me your phone number and I will try to talk to you.
Gopal Krishna Goswami.
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 7:21 PM
To: Gopal Krsna Goswami
Subject: Re: Sri Vrndavan Dham
Dear Gopal Krsna Goswami
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Thank you for replying to my email.
I don’t actually have a personal phone as I use email only for communicating with others. The point is Maharaja this is really your area of responsibility and your duty to resolve. I understand that due the fact that the VEB is comprised of different factions any solution is extremely problematic but I also know that you are the senior devotee in both the VEB and MVT. My role is incidental meaning that I am reporting a need. You are very well informed on the situation in Vrndavan and you also know very well that you must make sure that this situation is rectified without engaging only in damage control.
The only honorable solution is to first have Pancagauda and Abhirama prabhu resign before their immaturity causes more ruination to our standing in the community what to speak of for their own good.
Then you will have to seek their replacements. I sincerely pray that you make the righteous decision here and further that any replacements are for the best and for a better future. Maharaja you are under quite a deal of pressure from not only your various responsibilities but you are also under medical pressure as well. Life is short and your Krsna consciousness should be your prime importance.
I sincerely pray that you take time to think about what you do from now on in your life to make sure that you will sincerely please Srila Prabhupada. What you do with regards to your service and therefore responsibility with Sri Vrndavan Dham should be your first and foremost concern… to please Srila Prabhupada in his home and where he sits in Samadhi.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhuapda
Krsnacandra Dasa
Conclusion:
From the above exchanges nothing was said by the GBC or done by the GBC except to ignore my submission and cover up the incidents and bolster the standing of the two devotees concerned. As usual I will be labeled as the trouble maker and critical devotee for speaking up even though it has been said in the TV and Newspapers across India…
The ISKCON institution claims to represent His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and what have we become under the leadership of this GBC is nothing short of low life criminal organization.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant, Radha Sundari devi dasi
Following is a similar response from the GBC EC to a submission from Chandra Tara regarding her treatment by her ex boyfriend Abhirama Dasa [John Sims].
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Radha Sundari (dd) RNS (Secretary GBC EC) <Radha.Sundari.RNS@pamho.net> wrote:
Dear Chandra Tara Mataji,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Your letters have been received by the GBC Executive Committee. We are sorry
to hear of the physical and emotional distress you have experienced. Every area has a local GBC representative to deal with issues that the local management is not able to resolve. His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami is the GBC representative for Vrindavan. I have copied him on this email and you may contact him for assistance.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant,
Radha Sundari devi dasi
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:25 PM
To: Hrdaya.Caitanya.SDG@pamho.net ; Bhakti.caitanya.Swami@pamho.net ; Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net ; Secretary.EC@pamho.net
Subject: Fw: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Do you seriously believe that an automated reply is anything less than an insult to Srila Prabhupada and his sincere followers? “The concerns listed in your letter should certainly be investigated and addressed” What is happening in Sri Vrndavan Dham is a disgrace and you pass the buck to Gopal Krsna Goswami who is already so entangled in this mess that he is certainly not the one to deal with this very serious matter. Why is it so hard for you people to do the righteous and decent thing?
—–Original Message—–
From: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:16 PM
To: Krsnacandra
Subject: Fw: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Krsnacandra Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The method of processing concerns related to the local ISKCON management is that one first brings them to the local GBC representative, who is in a better position to practically assess the situation.
If you are not satisfied with the way in which the local GBC deals with the concern, you can take up the matter with ISKCON Resolve. They can help to mediate between the parties to come up with a solution.
If these steps do not lead to a satisfactory conclusion, the matter is then brought to the GBC Executive Committee. It is naturally more difficult to understand and assist in resolving a complaint from a distance, so it is always more practical to first go through the local GBC.
Please don’t take this as an automated response meant to dismiss your report of the issues in Vrindavan. We are only trying our best to serve you in the most practical, efficient way possible.
In the case that you have already brought this matter to Gopal Krsna Maharaja and are not satisfied with the result, please let me know and I will can put you in touch with ISKCON Resolve.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant, Radha Sundari devi dasi
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:43 PM
To: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
As I have already stated Gopal Krsna Goswami is already well briefed on the situation. This is not a small matter it is serious as I have stated in my submission. This is not a personal matter to be lost to such a bureaucratic wrangle that is ISKCON Resolve. This is precisely what Srila Prabhupada did not want for his society to be trapped in bureaucratic procedure. As I have already stated I have already worked through the TP and MVT Chairman asking them to act in such a manner that is appropriate to Srila Prabhupada’s standard and what is considered a moral and decent manner. They are not able to comply. I then approached the VEB GKG included. They did not reply. I have made a submission to the GBC Exec and this is what happens. This matter gets passed off to Braja Bihari’s brainchild ISKCON Resolve? Are you serious?
I am sorry this is entirely unacceptable. I am sure that you have heard what is happening here in Vrndavan? If not then read the papers. You cannot sweep this under the carpet by passing the buck.
When I say automated I mean your reply says that your reply is scripted to pass the buck in an endless circle of bureaucratic process. Which is if you have worked in the outside world means that you are working for a company that is involved in unscrupulous activity.
The GBC are meeting in Mumbai they are all privy to what is going on in Vrndvana Dham. Their duty to serve Krsna and Srila Prabhupada with integrity and respect. The reaction to not doing their duty to Srila Prabhupada is self evident in sastra.
In this case they have a moral duty to act to remove these errant devotees who have besmirched Srila Prabhupada’s name and our glorious ISKCON as would any half way decent organization especially an allegedly Religious one.
Anyway I have done my best to warn you and the GBC the rest is on your shoulders to resolve this in a satisfactory manner that will please Krsna and Srila Prabhupada.
Krsnacandra Dasa
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:44 PM
To: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Radha Sundari DD
Well I would like to say all glories to Srila Prabhupada but it seems that he lost today in Sri Vrndavan Dham and Business Sex Power Lies and Deceit won…
Not only did the so called leaders here win but it seems there was a landslide victory for them. ALL GLORIES TO FISKCON! Now they will seek retribution I would imagine…
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada
Krsnacandra Dāsa
PADA: Yep, sex, money, power, deceit and if you expose, you can expect retribution, which includes murders.
—–Original Message—–
From: Secretary (of the) EC (Executive Committee of the GBC)
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:52 PM
To: Krsnacandra
Subject: Re: ISKCON Vrdnavan Situation
Dear Krsnacandra Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
> Well I would like to say all glories to Srila Prabhupada but it seems that
> he lost today in Sri Vrndavan Dham and Business Sex Power Lies and Deceit
> won…
>
> Not only did the so called leaders here win but it seems there was a
> landslide victory for them. ALL GLORIES TO FISKCON! Now they will seek
> retribution I would imagine…
Did something happen today? Sorry, I am not aware. I also apologize for not being able to answer your letter as yet. We just returned from traveling yesterday and I want to confirm a couple of things to assure that I reply to you correctly.
Hare Krsna,
Your servant,
Radha Sundari devi dasi
Here is the only response that I received from Gopal Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja on this matter…
—–Original Message—–
From: Gopal Krsna Goswami
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:25 PM
To: Krsnacandra
Subject: Sri Vrndavan Dham
Dear Krsnacandra,
Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
If possible please send me your phone number and I will try to talk to you.
Gopal Krishna Goswami.
—–Original Message—–
From: Krsnacandra
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 7:21 PM
To: Gopal Krsna Goswami
Subject: Re: Sri Vrndavan Dham
Dear Gopal Krsna Goswami
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Thank you for replying to my email.
I don’t actually have a personal phone as I use email only for communicating with others. The point is Maharaja this is really your area of responsibility and your duty to resolve. I understand that due the fact that the VEB is comprised of different factions any solution is extremely problematic but I also know that you are the senior devotee in both the VEB and MVT. My role is incidental meaning that I am reporting a need. You are very well informed on the situation in Vrndavan and you also know very well that you must make sure that this situation is rectified without engaging only in damage control.
The only honorable solution is to first have Pancagauda and Abhirama prabhu resign before their immaturity causes more ruination to our standing in the community what to speak of for their own good.
Then you will have to seek their replacements. I sincerely pray that you make the righteous decision here and further that any replacements are for the best and for a better future. Maharaja you are under quite a deal of pressure from not only your various responsibilities but you are also under medical pressure as well. Life is short and your Krsna consciousness should be your prime importance.
I sincerely pray that you take time to think about what you do from now on in your life to make sure that you will sincerely please Srila Prabhupada. What you do with regards to your service and therefore responsibility with Sri Vrndavan Dham should be your first and foremost concern… to please Srila Prabhupada in his home and where he sits in Samadhi.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhuapda
Krsnacandra Dasa
Conclusion:
From the above exchanges nothing was said by the GBC or done by the GBC except to ignore my submission and cover up the incidents and bolster the standing of the two devotees concerned. As usual I will be labeled as the trouble maker and critical devotee for speaking up even though it has been said in the TV and Newspapers across India…
The ISKCON institution claims to represent His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and what have we become under the leadership of this GBC is nothing short of low life criminal organization.
It is most starkly obvious that the GBC’s value system is based on; lies, deceit, retribution, greed, lust, sexual and moral impropriety whereas the truth and spiritual standard lies bleeding in the gutter. Any law abiding organization in possession of even a modicum of righteousness would have had the situation here investigated and had both Pancagauda Dāsa [Peter Nicoloff] and Abhirama Dasa [John Sims] removed immediately if even for their own good.
We are not simply a law abiding organization, we are an organization which claims to be a religious [sanatana dharma] organization which stands for the absolute truth under the teaching of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda. Therefore our standard of morality and spirituality must be higher than other organization; however under the leadership of the GBC we are now no better than an amoral criminal organization that is more interested in feeding the leadership’s greed, lust and ambition than doing what is right.
With a morality that is less than even a law abiding citizen of secular society how is that we can expect any good to come from our leaders? It is not possible. If no good comes from our leaders then how are we expected as a society to please His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and it goes without saying, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa…?
Because if the king is educated nicely in spiritual affair, if he knows what is the purpose of kingdom, what is the purpose of ruling, then all the citizens automatically become religious, purposeful. And if the king is a rascal, the leader is a rascal, naturally all others will follow, and they will become rascals. [Bhagavad-gītā 2.32 London, September 2, 1973]
When the GBC values corruption, lies, deceit, avarice and moral turpitude and devalues the truth, honesty, care, compassion and protection of its members; then we as a society are being fast tracked to HELL.
We are not simply a law abiding organization, we are an organization which claims to be a religious [sanatana dharma] organization which stands for the absolute truth under the teaching of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda. Therefore our standard of morality and spirituality must be higher than other organization; however under the leadership of the GBC we are now no better than an amoral criminal organization that is more interested in feeding the leadership’s greed, lust and ambition than doing what is right.
With a morality that is less than even a law abiding citizen of secular society how is that we can expect any good to come from our leaders? It is not possible. If no good comes from our leaders then how are we expected as a society to please His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda and it goes without saying, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa…?
Because if the king is educated nicely in spiritual affair, if he knows what is the purpose of kingdom, what is the purpose of ruling, then all the citizens automatically become religious, purposeful. And if the king is a rascal, the leader is a rascal, naturally all others will follow, and they will become rascals. [Bhagavad-gītā 2.32 London, September 2, 1973]
When the GBC values corruption, lies, deceit, avarice and moral turpitude and devalues the truth, honesty, care, compassion and protection of its members; then we as a society are being fast tracked to HELL.
Dear Mr. PADA: Bir Krishna and Hrdayananda Swamis are the ones that brought that sick child abuser Arnidesh Vapu to ISKCON, and hence the history or having a sick individual with a sad past infiltrated in the Children education in Mayapur for decades. Abhirama was part of these friends.
Regarding the support of this Tirtha Gauranga and Prabhavisnu Swami ... the Ex Swami needed money to continue his illicit lilas in Bangkok ... therefore Tirtha was collecting to get more money. That is all Prabhavisnu ever cared ... partying in Bangkok is expensive and it never ends in fact he still "preaches" there. So what can you expect?
The last thing in their minds is child safety and devotee's safety!!!! I was surprised to see him once in Peru back in 2003 he flew all the way from Australia to go and see Machupichu. He hardly wanted to preach at the Bhagavatam class, as I was translating for him he mentioned to the devotees Srila Prabhupada said only half an hour class is enough ... shows how many plans he had in his mind specially in Bangkok.
But they are all part of the same team, they help each other, cover for each other and all that. They always say "we did not know," but we do know anyone who protests gets kicked in the a** as they are booted out the door.
LD: Like asking Joeseph Goebbels if there were any problems in 1940. Tamal's top hatchet men are never going to give us any real truth. They are covering up for countless crimes.
ReplyDeleteAbhirama was one of the leaders who was giving everyone else hell for complaining. It seems ... even Prabhupada is not allowed to complain.
What happened to all the devotees and the children is unconscionable ... under their admins. What happened to Prabhupada is ... same as the departure of Jesus ... also took place under their admins. The people who did that will all be held accountable.
He left the scene of the crime. That is not good ... right from the start. Re-writing history. He was not there and he is the person to consult. Tamal's hatchet men are not the persons to consult on any issue ever.
Burying homosexuals and pedophiles in the dham, so they are in samadhis in the same area as the real acharyas. There is nothing sacred for them. It is all a show. I thought this Sita Pati was more intelligent, but even most intelligent can be mislead if they are motivated to find the wrong answer.