PADA: Oh oh pilgrims, this is not looking good. Every now and again Pakistan people come over to hurt and kill India folks, and Pakistan keeps saying they have nothing to do with it.
OK, but not everyone believes that. It looks like a pattern here. Meanwhile India admits they had "security lapses." No kidding, you'd need armed people up there escorting tourists and pilgrims etc.
They should know that by now -- all tourist's bus and pilgrim's groups should have armed guards. Maybe some of the tourists should be vetted and also given arms.
We already know these guys go after the soft targets of unarmed people who cannot defend themselves. I am not sure why India keeps re-learning that over and over?
Anyway, now it has become a real crisis and we have to see how it all unfolds. Some devotees told me this is the start of WW III, well maybe, but I am not sure which super powers will back either side right now. I think the rest of the world is standing back presently, because they have enough of their own problems. We shall see. ys pd
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RUSSIA NEWS: The story of one disciple: liberation from the guru-trap.
I followed him as if he were Krishna. Every word of his is truth. Every movement is lila. I saved up for darshan. I was afraid of losing contact. I believed that without him, it would be spiritual death. And then the cracks began.
First, small ones: why does he look at matajis like that? Why are those around him so nervous? Then, big ones: why does money from the funds go where it “shouldn’t” go? Why is he different in personal conversations — tough, cold, calculating? I tried to explain to myself: this is my karma. This is a test. This is Maya.
But at some point, I realized that I am not a disciple. I am an instrument in someone else’s game. He did not save me. He fed on me. When I left, they cursed me. They said: fallen, an offender, without hope.
But that's when the real connection with Prabhupada began. No fear. No middlemen. No playing "guru-tattva by the list." I'm not fighting ISKCON. I'm just not playing saintliness by the organization charter anymore.
Krishna is real. And everything else... let it stay in the GBC archives.
C DASI: Ike the modern scientists have underestimate the part of DNA they finally call "Garbage Dna", now we know there reside the most important aspect of Dna, similarly so called poor invisible leftover and unknown disciples are the life force of Srlla Prabhupada's real movement as Lord Rama's monkeys army, they help his Divine Grace sustain the integrity of his spiritual heritage.
However, in the Lokanatha Swami case, this decree was ignored. Despite allegations of child sexual abuse, the GBC failed to take appropriate action.
Critics claim that the GBC is violating Prabhupada’s instructions by seeking complete centralization and suppressing local initiatives.
The question remains: is the current GBC leadership in line with Prabhupada's original mission?
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By Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838 –1914)
If the reader carefully considers, it will be found that the spiritual science gradually evolved from ancient times and became more simple, more clear and more condensed. The more impurities arising from time and place are removed, the more the beauties of the spiritual science brightly shine before us.
By studying the history of the world, it is found that the spiritual science reached its peak in Navadvip. The Supreme Absolute Truth is the only object of love for the living entities. Unless one worships Him with attachment, however, the living entity can never attain Him. Even if a person gives up all affection for this world and thinks of the Supreme Lord, He is still not easily achieved. He is controlled and attained by transcendental mellows alone. These mellows are of five types - shanta, dasya, sakya, vatsalya and madhurya.
RUSSIA NEWS: The story of one disciple: liberation from the guru-trap.
I followed him as if he were Krishna. Every word of his is truth. Every movement is lila. I saved up for darshan. I was afraid of losing contact. I believed that without him, it would be spiritual death. And then the cracks began.
First, small ones: why does he look at matajis like that? Why are those around him so nervous? Then, big ones: why does money from the funds go where it “shouldn’t” go? Why is he different in personal conversations — tough, cold, calculating? I tried to explain to myself: this is my karma. This is a test. This is Maya.
But at some point, I realized that I am not a disciple. I am an instrument in someone else’s game. He did not save me. He fed on me. When I left, they cursed me. They said: fallen, an offender, without hope.
But that's when the real connection with Prabhupada began. No fear. No middlemen. No playing "guru-tattva by the list." I'm not fighting ISKCON. I'm just not playing saintliness by the organization charter anymore.
Krishna is real. And everything else... let it stay in the GBC archives.
C DASI: Ike the modern scientists have underestimate the part of DNA they finally call "Garbage Dna", now we know there reside the most important aspect of Dna, similarly so called poor invisible leftover and unknown disciples are the life force of Srlla Prabhupada's real movement as Lord Rama's monkeys army, they help his Divine Grace sustain the integrity of his spiritual heritage.
RMD: The refugee disciples ... those who left ISKCON sometimes take shelter of Prabhupada. But they should not have been taken away from ISKCON in the first place. ISKCON is always in a state of losing people and then trying to find "fresh blood" to feed off.
This is like a Vampire society, fresh blood ... and many died along the way. It will not last and is not lasting. They think we will replace all the "guru doubters" with new people, but the supply of new people is diminishing ... because more people are seeing what cheating is going on.
D Dasi: Yes we are living Mahabharat right now in our movement. The battle is going on. The institutions are spending millions of dollars to stop us from printing His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupadas books as he left them for us.
The court cases are going on right now. Over 25 of them. They are silently without the knowledge of most congregational members, doing lawsuits against all genuine monkey army of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
They are spending millions in lawsuits to stop genuine followers from having apps which contain the books before 1978 and aggressively doing lawsuits to stop the printing physically everywhere all over the world.
Right now there is almost no printing of these books going on and very few know about this. Do not lose faith because Krishna will certainly be on the side of those who wish to spread His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupadas true books and instructions. Knowingly or unknowingly… Whoever distributes changed books or performs arati starting with Krishna instead of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada or offers bhoga to bogus gurus (and thinks it is prasad) are simply mimicking devotional service and there is no benefit there.
D Dasi: Yes we are living Mahabharat right now in our movement. The battle is going on. The institutions are spending millions of dollars to stop us from printing His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupadas books as he left them for us.
The court cases are going on right now. Over 25 of them. They are silently without the knowledge of most congregational members, doing lawsuits against all genuine monkey army of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
They are spending millions in lawsuits to stop genuine followers from having apps which contain the books before 1978 and aggressively doing lawsuits to stop the printing physically everywhere all over the world.
Right now there is almost no printing of these books going on and very few know about this. Do not lose faith because Krishna will certainly be on the side of those who wish to spread His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupadas true books and instructions. Knowingly or unknowingly… Whoever distributes changed books or performs arati starting with Krishna instead of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada or offers bhoga to bogus gurus (and thinks it is prasad) are simply mimicking devotional service and there is no benefit there.
It looks like one big Krishna party but actually that's all it is… Just a party full of duped disciples and rich gurus. Within that conglomeration you will find many abusers, pedophiles, and cheaters in general. If we don't speak up about it, that means we are part of it even if we don't think we are.
When His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada said many times we should expose the cheaters… He was not just talking about the ones outside of our movement. He was especially referring to sinister movement within our society. This is all part of our purification… Just like the battle of Kuruksetra. Either we lose heart and become weak and not fight… Or we become like servant of Arjuna and follow his example to fight with His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and Krishna and serve the true disciplic succession
GBC ISKCON: Spiritual Leadership or Bureaucracy?
When His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada said many times we should expose the cheaters… He was not just talking about the ones outside of our movement. He was especially referring to sinister movement within our society. This is all part of our purification… Just like the battle of Kuruksetra. Either we lose heart and become weak and not fight… Or we become like servant of Arjuna and follow his example to fight with His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and Krishna and serve the true disciplic succession
GBC ISKCON: Spiritual Leadership or Bureaucracy?
In recent years, more and more devotees have been asking the question: Who is really running ISKCON? Instead of Srila Prabhupada’s mission, we are seeing the growth of bureaucracy and the centralization of power in the hands of the GBC.
The GBC has decreed that cases of child abuse must be reported to law enforcement.
The GBC has decreed that cases of child abuse must be reported to law enforcement.
However, in the Lokanatha Swami case, this decree was ignored. Despite allegations of child sexual abuse, the GBC failed to take appropriate action.
Critics claim that the GBC is violating Prabhupada’s instructions by seeking complete centralization and suppressing local initiatives.
Some GBC members even admit that ISKCON is in a state of disintegration, which is causing serious concern among devotees. There are signs of sectarian behavior within the organization, including manipulation and abuse of power.
The question remains: is the current GBC leadership in line with Prabhupada's original mission?
PADA: The GBC used to have a crisis management fire brigade they would send over, and over, and over, when one of their gurus was in crisis, which was often. The gang of four gurus removed me from ISKCON in 1979 when we had the Jayatirtha crisis problem.
There was then one crisis after the next ongoing, with all sorts of "emergency GBC meetings." Later on, around 1986, the fire brigade came to Berkeley. Usual suspects, Hrdayananda, Nrsimhananda, Mukunda swami, Ravindra etc. I came into the meeting with no invitation, they had rented a giant table with chairs, which was in the temple foyer. Looked like the round table of all the kings horses and all the kings men trying to put humpty Hansadutta back together again. I said, hey we have to get rid of Hansadutta, he is having affairs with half dozen ladies and he is drinking Vodka and taking tons of percodans.
They said, Hansadutta stays because if we get rid of him, his followers will go and we have no money. Oooops, same thing they told me about Jayatirtha. Yeah they just bypassed the whole point of the problems Hansadutta was creating, including blasting out the windows of stores in downtown Berkeley, which were occupied, since it was the middle of the day, so people were running and screaming everywhere.
If this guy is God's successor, then I am already more qualified to be an angel from heaven since I am better than this guy. Hee hee. Anyway, long short, Hansadutta died still drinking lots of alcohol, same day he departed. The good news is that ISKCON only had to spend $500,000 getting Hansadutta freed from going to jail for blasting downtown Berkeley, the GBC thought that was a good bargain, they could have been sued and worse. ys pd
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By Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838 –1914)
I know it is hard to accept.
But it is all in His hands.
Not a whole lot of it is in ours.
And whatever we do have is also temporary,
and constantly slipping out of our hands.
If the reader carefully considers, it will be found that the spiritual science gradually evolved from ancient times and became more simple, more clear and more condensed. The more impurities arising from time and place are removed, the more the beauties of the spiritual science brightly shine before us.
This spiritual science took birth in the land of kusha grass on the banks of the Sarasvati river in Brahmavarta. As it gradually gained strength, this spiritual science spent its childhood in the abode of Badarikashram, which is covered with snow. It spent its boyhood in Naimisharanya on the banks of the Gomati river and its youth on the beautiful banks of the Kaveri river in the province of Dravida. The spiritual science attained maturity in Navadvip, on the banks of the Ganges, which purifies the universe.
By studying the history of the world, it is found that the spiritual science reached its peak in Navadvip. The Supreme Absolute Truth is the only object of love for the living entities. Unless one worships Him with attachment, however, the living entity can never attain Him. Even if a person gives up all affection for this world and thinks of the Supreme Lord, He is still not easily achieved. He is controlled and attained by transcendental mellows alone. These mellows are of five types - shanta, dasya, sakya, vatsalya and madhurya.
The first mellow, shanta, is the stage in which the living entity surpasses the pains of material existence and situates himself in transcendence. In that state there is a little happiness, but no feeling of independence. At that time the relationship between the practitioner and the Lord is not yet established.
Dasya rasa is the second mellow. It contains all the ingredients of shanta rasa as well as affection. "The Lord is my master, and I am His eternal servant". This type of relationship is found in dasya rasa. No one cares much for any of the best things of this world unless they are connected with affection. Therefore dasya rasa is superior to shanta rasa in many ways.
Sakya is superior to dasya. In dasya rasa there is a thorn in the form of awe and reverence, but the main ornament in sakya rasa is the feeling of friendship in equality. Among the servants, one who is a friend is superior. There is no doubt about it. In sakya rasa all the wealth of shanta and dasya is included.
It is easy to understand that vatsalya is superior to sakya. A son gives more affection and happiness than any friend. Therefore in vatsalya rasa we find the wealth of four rasas. Although vatsalya rasa is superior to these other rasas, it appears insgnificant before madhurya rasa. There may be many secrets unknown between father and son, but this not the case between husband and wife.
Therefore, if we deeply consider, it will be seen that all the above-mentioned rasas attain perfection within madhurya rasa.
If we go through the histories of these five rasas, it is clearly understood that shanta rasa was seen in the beginning days of India. When the soul was not satisfied after performing sacrifices with material ingredients, then transcendentalists like Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanat-kumara, Sananda, Narada and Lord Shiva all became detached from the material world, situated in transcendence and realized shanta rasa.
Much later, dasya rasa manifested in Hanuman, the servant of Sri Ramachandra. That same dasya rasa gradually expanded in the northwest and manifested in a great personality named Moses.
In the age of Dvapara, Uddhava and Arjuna became the qualified authorities of sakhya rasa. They preached this rasa throughout the world. Gradually that rasa expanded up to the Arabian countries and touched the heart of Mohammed, the knower of religious principles.
Vatsalya rasa manifested throughout India in different forms at different times. Among the different forms, vatsalya mixed with opulence crossed India and appeared in a great personality named Jesus Christ, who was a preacher of Jewish religious principles.
Madhurya rasa first shone brightly in Braj. It is extremely rare for this rasa to enter the hearts of conditioned souls, because this rasa tends to remain with qualified, pure living entities. This confidential rasa was preached by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the moon of Navadvipa, along with His followers.
Till now, this rasa has not crossed beyond India. Recently a scholar from England named Newman realized something about this rasa and wrote a book about it. The people of Europe and America have not been satisfied with vatsalya rasa mixed with opulence as preached by Jesus Christ. I hope, by the grace of the Lord, in a very short time they will become attached to drinking the intoxicating nectar of madhurya rasa.
It has been seen that any rasa that appears in India eventually spreads to the western countries, therefore madhurya rasa will soon be preached throughout the world. Just as the sun rises first in India and gradually spreads its lights to the West, the matchless splendor of spiritual truth appears first in India and gradually spreads to the Western countries.
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"When living entities give the Supreme Lord trouble, the Lord comes, collects them together, and puts them in this material world. In essence, He says, “You live here. You are all disturbing the creation; therefore you are criminals and have to live in this material world.” Sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ: “One falls down from his constitutional position.”
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"When living entities give the Supreme Lord trouble, the Lord comes, collects them together, and puts them in this material world. In essence, He says, “You live here. You are all disturbing the creation; therefore you are criminals and have to live in this material world.” Sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ: “One falls down from his constitutional position.”
If a finger is diseased, it has to be amputated lest it pollute the entire body. Having rebelled against the principles of God consciousness, we are cut off from our original position. We have fallen. In order to regain our original position, we must resume rendering service unto the Supreme Lord. That is the perfect cure.
Otherwise we will continue to suffer pain, and God will suffer pain because of us. If I am a father, and my son is not good, I suffer, and my son suffers also. Similarly, we are all sons of God, and when we cause God pain, we are also pained. The best course is to revive our original Kṛṣṇa consciousness and engage in the Lord’s service. That is our natural life, and that is possible in the spiritual sky, Goloka Vṛndāvana.'
The Path of Perfection 8: Failure and Success in Yoga
The Path of Perfection 8: Failure and Success in Yoga
Another PADA music attempt. ys pd
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