Different Strokes for Different Folks

BY: MAHAVIDYA DASA (ACBSP)

Jun 21, CANADA (SUN) —

I read 2 articles submitted on the Sampradaya Sun,
One by Jalakara prabhu, the other by Dasanudas prabhu,
both stating their cases for leaving doomed Iskcon.
On master teacher Dasanudas's invitation
I visited master teacher Dasanudas's website.
Master teacher Dasanudas, in one of his articles, asked for some practical ways to reform Iskcon.
May I suggest he could help by devoting more of his time and energy to distributing Srila Prabhupada's books.
Or perhaps he could publish portions of Srila Prabhupada's books or tapes or letters on his website.
Prabhu might also want to get out and about more often. It's a big world out there.
I meet and discuss many issues with all sorts of Iskcon people. Many of them are receptive.
May I suggest to Jalakara prabhu that along with listening to his heart he read his Spiritual master's letters.
That certainly helped me.
Over the years I have read and heard many such similar statements from other devotees.
In fact.....
I have seen many devotees leave Srila Prabhupada's institution for many various reasons.
One of my brothers was given drugs by his "guru", and left as a crazy man.
It breaks one's heart to hear such stories.
Many have my support and empathy
However....
On other occasions ........
I was happy to see certain individuals go elsewhere, considering the damage and destruction that they were causing.
We can cite numerous examples.....
Stealing other men's wives and filling their wallets at the society's expense.....
Exploiting our life members for personal gain....
Collecting for a "Prabhupada Benevolent Fund "and then pocketing the cash is another of the many scams.
That particular prabhu went on to become a main UK supporter of Narayana Maharaja, after prabhu got out of jail.
Distributing drugs to his followers...that's another...
and so on...and so on.
Of course, when such "devotees" were exposed, it was comical to hear them declare, "Iskcon is finished, Iskcon is doomed", "I shall now go to a real spiritual society".
Srila Prabhupada himself talks about those devotees in Chaitanya-caritamrta, Madya lila 1 verses 218-220.
He talks about "mundane men in the dress of Vaisnavas interested only in women and money" and "such devotees are to be neglected".
Very blunt.
So ....
If such prabhus leave and go elsewhere I have no objection. I wish all such like-minded souls would follow them.
We are all individuals,
We can, at the end of the day,
Go where we wish, associate or not with whom we please.
It is a very personal choice.
But it is also my choice, if I choose not to want to associate with certain prabhus.
As I have said before...
at the time of my death, which is for certain,
when I am held accountable for all that I have or have not done,
If I am asked by His Divine Grace ......
Did you not care for My Iskcon society?
What steps did you take to rectify the situation?
What will I answer to Srila Prabhupada?
That I was too busy being a Vaisnava?
That it was not convenient?
That it was not comfortable?
That it was not in MY interest?



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