Message from Adridharana Dasa, Temple President ISKCON Calcutta:

In this newsletter we highlight the grave situation that ISKCON is currently in due to the bogus Guru system that it operates under. Having openly practised every deviation possible, as well as having entered into the 'higher' gopi-bhava teachings of the Gaudiya Matha, it seems the Gurus are not satisfied. They continue to delve into teachings that are outside of, and different to, Srila Prabhupada's teachings. We also highlight the naked theft of funds by the Mayapur Temple from Srila Prabhupada's samadhi.
Please read on:

1. Sahajiyism Makes A Comeback In ISKCON 
2. Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi Funds Raided 

Recently Sivarama Swami offered his resignation from the GBC under the guise of claiming that he was offended by how Srila Prabhupada was being minimised on an internet com forum by other ISKCON devotees:

[The above relates to an instance where a BBT translator openly expressed doubts about Srila Prabhupada's teachings] 
This in itself was strange coming from a man who has spent his whole career in ISKCON doing nothing BUT minimising Srila Prabhupada:

1. This is the man who happily sought 'higher gopi bhava' from Narayana Maharaja for many years since he felt he could not get it directly from Srila Prabhupada, and through this activity inspired many others in the same faithlessness. So bogus was his behaviour that even the GBC suspended him for it!!
2. This is the man who happily supported the zonal acarya system for years that totally eclipsed Srila Prabhupada for nearly ten years.
3. This is the man who was sent by Bhagavan to New Vrindavan to stop the North American TP's uprising that led to the disbanding of that bogus system. Of course he failed in his mission.
4. This is the man who promotes his own books through Srila Prabhupada's BBT.
5. This is the man who ruthlessly bans anyone he can who wants Srila Prabhupada put back as ISKCON's sole initiator.

However maybe he was now turning over a new leaf and learning to appreciate Srila Prabhupada? 
Unfortunately no - for as we will see, this expression of sudden 'concern' at Srila Prabhupada's 'minimisation' was nothing but 'crocodile tears'. For recently he sent this message of support for Tripurari Maharaja's newsletter, 'Sanga':

Tripurari Swami, through his 'Sanga' newsletter, systematically promotes teachings outside of, and different to, Srila Prabhupada's teachings. He gives Gaudiya Matha figures like Sridhar Maharaja (whom Srila Prabhupada labelled a 'serious offender' for breaking up the entire Gaudiya Matha) equal status with Srila Prabhupada. Even the GBC preach against going to the Gaudiya Matha, and here Sivarama praises one of their biggest promoters.

However the most horrifying thing is that he is not alone in relishing such minimisation of Srila Prabhupada, for some of the most senior leaders in ISKCON all seem to love this bogus newsletter, including this year's retiring GBC chairman, and current GBC Executive Committee 'ex-officio' member, Bir Krishna Goswami:

Tripurari Swami is so off he thinks he was ordered by Srila Prabhupada to write another commentary on the Bhagavad Gita according to the present time, place and circumstance:

Even the GBC have not gone that far - YET!  He is very proud of his own writing too:

Apart from his own books, he prefers other previous acarya's writings to Srila Prabhupada's, as this question and answer session reveals:

Nor does he teach the same as Srila Prabhupada. Here are just a few excerpts from his 'question and answer' sessions in 'Sanga'. Please judge for yourselves:

Even though Srila Prabhupada condemned the chanters of 'nitai gaura Radhe Syama' as sahajiyas who chant 'chara kirtan', concocted kirtan, 'Sanga' glorifies one of their main proponents Caran das Babaji and Srila Bhaktisidhanta as practically on an equal footing. Why are our GBC men sympathetic rather than outraged at such an accommodating comparison between Srila Bhaktisiddhanta and a sahajiya?  Tripurari carries on with his minimisation of Srila Prabhupada's instructions:

So according to Triparari we should stop all Harinam. When did Srila Prabhupada ever teach that Harinama was not an 'effective preaching tool' - or that it should be stopped if ever we thought that it ceased to be 'effective'?

Someone, who is obviously having difficulty chanting sixteen rounds a day, asks 'Sanga' a question about counting rounds:

Where did Srila Prabhupada ever teach that counting was Maya?  Tripurari also thinks that the stories of the Bhagavatam could be imaginative poetry, rather than as historic fact:

So Srila Vyasadeva was actually a poet given to fanciful descriptions of his own 'conceptual world'?

And in this vein the 'Sanga' newsletters carry on and on, discussing for instance, Sridhara Maharaja's explanations of how Radharani may ask Krishna to have devotees change their rasa's etc. etc.  Clearly the 'Gopi Bhava' days of Tamal Krishna and his crew are not behind us. It seems that the desire to go 'beyond' and outside of Srila Prabhupada's teachings is deeply rooted in ISKCON's leaders as long as their desire to remain as bogus gurus remains deeply rooted.

What is interesting is that Sivarama Swami and Bir Krishna Goswami were on the OPPOSITE sides of the debate over the 'minimisation' of Srila Prabhupada that was going on via the internet recently. Yet as we see above, as long as one supports the usurping of Srila Prabhupada's position as ISKCON's only Diksa guru, one will always actually be on the side of MINIMISING Srila Prabhupada, for to have removed Srila Prabhupada as ISKCON's Diksa Guru, is ultimately the greatest minimisation of Srila Prabhupada that one can perform.

Srila Prabhupada's puspa samadhi in Mayapur has just suffered the resignation of its long-serving and very able manager, Uttama Sloka Das. Under his stewardship, the samadhi was well managed, attracted many visitors, and built up a healthy cash surplus to keep the samadhi maintained, and carry out much needed repairs. This cash amounted to almost $100,000, and was needed urgently for repairs to the samadhi. Indeed this money came from well-wishers who go to Mayapur and donate the money specifically for the upkeep of the samadhi. However due to constant mismangement by the Mayapur authorities under the direction of the HH Jayapataka Swami, the Mayapur temple was facing financial difficulties.

Thus the Mayapur authorities have decided to mis-appropriate the money that was kept specifically in a separate account for the samadhi. This act of daylight robbery is what has led to the resignation of Uttama Sloka. Please note that the samadhi attracts many visitors of all different political persuasions, attracted simply by Srila Prabhupada. They naturally thought that their donations would go directly to the upkeep of Srila Prabhupada's samadhi, and gave it for that purpose. They did not expect that Jayapataka and his men would take the money as soon as they needed it. This mis-appropriation of funds and the attached negative publicity, comes at the worst possible time for Mayapur, just as they are trying to revive the Mayapur project and embark on a major fund-raising campaign specifically for the Mayapur 'Temple of Understanding' and Planetarium. It is clear that contrary to whatever may appear to be the case, whenever Jayapataka and his men deem it necessary, any funds given to another project can be taken by them simply to pay for the general upkeep of the Mayapur temple, with its many associated salaries for householders like Hari Sauri etc etc. It also raises the question as to how widespread such activity is throughout the rest of ISKCON. Devotees therefore will now be on their guard about giving money to ANY ISKCON project, since if money can be taken from Srila Prabhupada's samadhi - it can be taken from anywhere.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!

We will keep you updated with the ramifications of this scandal, whose implications stretch far beyond Mayapur. The IRM will also make sure that the exact details of this scandal will be made available to every ISKCON congregation that donates funds to any ISKCON project. This should make Jayapataka and his men think twice before they try and take money not intended for them.

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter, and please keep your letters, and e-mail addresses of other devotees who should be added to our list, flowing in. A hard copy of our main position paper 'The Final Order' is available on request. All other IRM papers can be accessed through the EDITORIAL SECTION of the IRM website at http://www.come.to/irm 

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