On Tattva Darshan Saga
BY: ISVARA DASA
Mar 18, USA (SUN) — I don't know Tattva Darshan Prabhu personally, but I do know of his project in South India. Several devotees who had visited the place always commended the farm project as an idea place for living a simple Krishna conscious life. Those devotees have always being full of appreciation of Tattva Darshan Prabhu.
Recent episode in the life of Tattva Darshan Prabhu have evoked conflicting reactions from various devotees. Apart from the reports given by Hari Sauri Prabhu, most of these reactions by the devotees on both sides are largely based on emotions. Many have condemned Tattva Darshan Prabhu as someone full of dark character, while many have praised him as a sincere and honest devotee who is trying to serve Srila Prabhupada. I have remained neutral to all sides. But some things come to mind in accessing the allegations that are confronting Tattava Darshan Prabhu:
1. What is he doing in a room having a Tai Massage with two young girls? Authentic Tai Massage is an intensive method, and not something that two young girls would be capable of doing. There is no way you can convince anyone in this world that a grown-up man can be having a legitimate massage from two underage girls. The whole thing is quite fishy.
2. I was told by several devotees who know TDD that he is always fond of staying in the hotels in the red-light districts whenever he traveled to South-east Asia especially Thailand and Cambodia, even though the devotee accommodations are available.
3. One senior devotee Srila Prabhupada disciple, who is actually part of a group trying to use a high level connection to release TTD from Jail in Cambodia now, also told me he was always amazed on how TTD would regularly stayed in the hotels in the redlight districts of Thailand and Cambodia even though the devotee accommodations are available.
Considering the points cited above, Tattva Darshan Prabhu had presented a huge doubts in the devotees'minds about his characters. Several comments I have read supporting Tattva Darshan are based on sincerity of purpose, but the last one by Vyapaka Prabhu lacks any real intelligence. Vyapaka Prabhu has been unwise in his condemnation of senior devotee like Hari Sauri Prabhu, who in my opinion is trying his best to protect the integrity of Srila Prabhupada's movement. To be using such strong language on him is a great disservice to Srila Prabhupada. Devotees should be level-headed in dealing with matters.
