Aparadha?
BY: MAHAVIDYA DAS (ACBSP)
Jul 22, 2010 — UK (SUN) —
Interesting article by Nanda Kishore das.
I will first of all agree with the principle of Vaisnava aparadha.
Unfortunately... history has shown us that many "preachers" in ISKCON do exactly what Nanda Kishore refers to…
collect money and eventually run off with a member of the opposite, or in some cases, a member of the same sex.
Does Nanda Kishore prabhu want a list?
How about the sordid details?
How about a list of GBC Gurus who molested children?
How about a list of GBC Gurus who looked the other way?
How about a list of those who still do?
And this is a mere tip of the iceberg.
Of course, the easy way out of this conundrum in ISKCON is to label anyone who finds this disagreeable (take your pick) "fault finder", "aparadhi", "envious", "outright demoniac", etc., etc.
Yet…
His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, also speaks about the "Kali chelas" in the guise of Vaisnavas.
You can read about it in Sri Chaitanya-caritamrta.
You can also read about Vaisnavas in the mode of ignorance and why they are to be avoided in Sri Srimad Bhagavatam.
Now... this does not sit well with much of our ISKCON leadership.
They would have you simply respecting everyone (especially the leadership).
The underlying point being, "don't look too closely at me".
Do not look at my history.
Need any examples?
But... what to do?
Apparently, according to some, simply shaving ones head, applying tilak and wearing a dhoti (or sari as the case may be) is the be all and end all.
We have become pure devotees.
Sorry... but this is not the case.
The fact is... many of our ISKCON leaders (and others ) fail to grasp this rudimentary understanding.
Simply take a look at our ISKCON history.
It has come to the point now where here at Bhaktivedanta Manor , it is our neighbours in the village who stand up and quote from Srila Prabhupada's teachings in order to challenge the ISKCON nonsense.
Yes... rather than all the preachers who visit Bhaktivedanta Manor, it is the neighbours, those karmi meat eating demons, who speak up.
How ironic that a society supposedly dedicated to self-realisation is totally scared to death when it comes to feedback.
As Srila Prabhupada taught us, "Krishna consciousness is a science".
Simply remaining a fanatic will not take one back to Godhead.
