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ISKCON Hawaii Temple Update
We unfortunately had to leave the temple in Honolulu. The so-called GBC, Sruta Kirti, came through and made everyone sign an ‘oath of allegiance’ to the GBC and promise not to promote ritvik philosophy in the temple. I can’t honestly pledge allegiance to such a corrupt group of people. I have finally given up trying to change things within ISKCON - I think it has become far too corrupt…
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In my many years as a Hindu, I have heard many horror stories abound about ISKCON, many of which from my own personal experiences and from talking to people, turned out to be true.
Many times when visiting the local ISKCON temple in my area, I have been told that if I want to come to the temple, I have to give up my own spiritual path and worship only Krishna, that I will only get moksha through the worship od the “Supreme Personality of Godhead” and that Ganesha, Shiva, Kali, Durga and other Hindu Gods and Goddesses are demigods. What a load of baloney!
I have also seen alot of bashing of other Hindu religious and spiritual organizations/groups, such as the Sathya Sai Organization by seveal members/devotees of ISKCON. Other than fundamentalist Christians, Muslims and Jews, I have never seen such an intolerant, narrow minded, bigoted group of people in my life! Prabhupada had instructed you guys to spread the message of Lord Krishna, not to bash other people. I do not believe that Krishna is the only Supreme God, I do not believe that only He can grant moksha. I believe that Ganesha, Krishna, Durga, Kali and other Hindu deities are all forms/manifestations of the same One Supreme God and that one can attain moksha through any one of these beautiful forms.
Dear Skanthavelu
Hare Krishna! You believe what you have heard from your parents and what you have heard in India as you grew up.
Unfortunately there are so many misunderstandings about the Vedas which have been propagated by various unauthorzed “acharyas” in India so the result is most Hindus are quite confused about many fundamental principles clearly explained in teh Vedas.
Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes. This is very elaborately explained in the books of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
This idea that you are preaching that all the Hindu Gods are different manifestations of the same one supreme god is the impersonalist mayavadi philosophy and the mission of Srila Prabhupada and therefore the mission of the Hare Krishna movement is to rid the world of this mayavadi impersonal philosophy because this is compleatly against the philosophy of bhakti…
You have no understanding at all of the Vedas. The principle of Visnu-tattva and Jiva-tattva has escaped you. There are two types of living entities, Visnu-Tattva and Jiva-Tattva. Visnu-tattva is Krishna and His direct expansions, all the “Visnu-Tattva” forms like Visnu, Lord Nrsimha, Lord Rama, etc. The demigods like Durga, Kali, Ganesh, etc are Jiva-tattva. Living entities like us who have become very qualified and who have been appointed to important positions within the universe.
The jiva tattva can never be equal to the Visnu-tattva…
You can never attain moksa for example by worshipping Durga. Because Durga is simply giving benefits within the material world. If you want moksa you have to worship the Visnu-tattva forms.
This is so basic and so simple but 99% of the Hindus are blind to the simple fundamentals of the Vedas…
Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!
Madhudvisa dasa