The Serpent Kaliya–The Hidden Meaning

The banishment of Kaliya from the lake of the Yamuna has a most important spiritual significance. Those who have a purpose to create trouble among the pure devotees of Krishna by infecting their nature with their own malicious dispositions meet with a certain degree of initial success in their nefarious undertaking. This emboldens them to make a direct attack on Krishna Himself when He appears on the scene of their depraved activities in order to restore the living faith of ...Read More

Is Krishna.org seperate from ISKCON?

Hare Krsna.Please explain to me what does rittvik mean.I have heard that you are seperate from Iskcon and that you follow the rittvik tradition.Haribol — Manfred Dear Manfred Hare Krishna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you very much for your letter. We are not separate from ISKCON. We are only following Srila Prabhupada, that is all. ISKCON is supposed to be following Prabhupada. So to the extent that ISKCON is not following Prabhuapda we have nothing ...Read More

The Final Order–A Very Misleading Paper

Krishna Kant has completely misrepresented the teachings of Srila Prabhupada on one specific point. He has attempted to prove Srila Prabhupada did not intend any of his disciples to become initiating gurus, ever. This is his unique addition to the ritvik philosophy. He has attempted to prove this point by selectively quoting from Srila Prabhupada and using much word jugglery. My intention in this article is not to enter into the politics of the guru issue or give my own opinions ...Read More

Prabhupada Wanted No More Gurus for 10,000 Years–A Completely Bogus Idea

What some 10,000 year philosophers are doing is highly offensive, IMHO. They are just as bogus as the dudes who grabbed vyasasanas as soon as their only bar to sitting in the seat was now dead and gone. I say this because such folks are placing restrictions on Srila Prabhupada, Lord Balarama, and the whole guru tattwa. “The Final Order,” the IRM’s “Bible” states the following: “The disciplic succession, or guru parampara, is eternal; there is no question of it stopping. According ...Read More

Saints and Psychopaths

Psychopaths pretending to be saints present a very serious problem for all spiritual traditions. There are many more psychopaths pretending to be saints than there are real saints. If you have a true saint for a teacher, then you have a real possibility for spiritual attainments, including enlightenment. If your teacher is a psychopath, then you may become a programmed puppet, and you risk being sexually or financially abused. You also may lose your job, family and possibly even your sanity. ...Read More

Prabhupadanuga Festival November 12-16, 2 Miles from New Talavan, Louisiana, USA

Commemorating the anniversary of the disappearance of our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Reminder!   Four weeks away …   Prabhupadanuga Festival   2 Miles from New Talavan, Louisiana, USA on privately owned Prabhupadanuga property   Commemorating the anniversary of the disappearance of our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada   Friday November 12 to Tuesday November 16    Please now let us know if you would like to come    so we can organise accommodation, prasadam, and airport pick-ups      The Festival will feature Srila ...Read More

SRILA PRABHUPADA GURU-TATTVA

It is widely known that Srila Prabhupada instituted a ritvik or representative (proxy) initiation system throughout ISKCON as early as 1971 in order to meet the growing need to initiate his disciples worldwide. However what is not widely known is that he instructed his disciples to continue initiating new disciples on his behalf even after his physical disappearance. However what is not widely known is that he instructed his disciples to continue initiating new disciples on his ...Read More

My Friends — A Poem

My friends, I am a demon who loves a pure saint, the guru of the universe who has no sinful taint… MY FRIENDS,I AM A DEMON, WHO LOVES A PURE SAINT, THE GURU OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAS NOT A SINFUL TAINT… FOR THAT IS THE NATURE, OF KRISHNA’S SERVANTS NOW, THEY ARE OCEANS OF COMPASSION, FOR US SO POORLY ENDOWED. THIS IS THE AGE OF KALI, WHERE WE’RE ADDICTED TO FOLLY, AND WE ARE SO VERY FALLEN, IN OUR SINS ...Read More

The Root Cause of All Problems: Disobedience

At the present moment in the Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya there are a growing number of issues that indicate the breakup of the Sampradaya into a disparate array of sects. A sect is a group that breaks away from the parent organization due to a mood of rejection or disobedience of certain principles and practices of the parent. Scriptural references show that the attainment of transcendental realization is predicated upon strict obedience to the instructions of a bonafide spiritual master. If an ...Read More

Hierarchy Of Alarm [For The Gaudiya Vaisnava Innocent And Pure At Heart]

Perhaps the disease of sectarianism has spread too far and too deep and the Gaudiya Vaisnava People have been stripped of the vitality to form a unified global organization for the cooperative execution of the Mission. If this is so then a terrible plague has set its print on every heart and the world is in peril… The author begs forgiveness for his lack of scholarship, editorial correctness and pleasing presentation. He also apologizes for his complete lack of credentials in ...Read More

IRM Plans to Build a Spiritual Disneyland at Vrindavana

The land has been acquired to house the proposed largest Krishna-lila theme park in the world. This will be constructed using dioramas which will combine the use of sound, light and movement using high-end digital robotics to produce what will truly be a spiritual Disneyland. We are pleased to announce the recent purchase by the ISKCON Revival Movement (IRM) of approximately 20 acres of prime land in the holy dhama of Vrindavan. Purchased for around $500,000, the land has been acquired ...Read More

Ritvik–Representative of the Acharya, For the Purpose of Performing Initiations–Both First Initiation and Second Initiation

His Divine Grace has so far given a list of eleven disciples who will act in that capacity… Madhya 24.330 Similarly, a disciple’s qualifications must be observed by the spiritual master before he is accepted as a disciple. In our Krsna consciousness movement, the requirement is that one must be prepared to give up the four pillars of sinful life-illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling. In Western countries especially, we first observe whether a potential disciple is prepared to follow ...Read More

The Future of the Krishna Consciousness Movement is in Srila Prabhupada’s Disciple’s Hands

DOWNLOAD So we have got this message from Krsna, from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, from the six Gosvamis, later on, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura. And we are trying our bit also to distribute this knowledge. Now, tenth, eleventh, twelfth… My Guru Maharaja is tenth from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I am eleventh, you are the twelfth. So distribute this knowledge… Prabhupada: (airport noises) (leads Prema-dhvani; says “Los Angeles bhakta-vrnda ki jaya!”) So my dear boys and girls, about six years ago I came to your ...Read More

Supreme Court Throws Out GBC Appeal

The Bangalore High Court in a landmark judgement declared that ISKCON Bangalore and its associated properties were a legally distinct entity. However, the GBC forces, led by ISKCON Mumbai, realising the significance of the judgement, decided to appeal to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court of India, to try and get the judgement reversed. We are pleased to report that the appeal was not entertained, and instead the  “Bangalore: A Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice V N ...Read More

High Court Declares ISKCON Bangalore Legally Independent

In a landmark judgement that will have far reaching consequences for many other ISKCON Temples, especially in India, the Bangalore High Court declared that ISKCON Bangalore and its associated properties were a legally distinct entity. In a 60-page judgement the Judge ruled that ISKCON Bangalore had a right to use the ISKCON name and operate as a separate legal entity free from influence from any other ISKCON bodies. Of course, this “I wish that each and every Branch shall keep their ...Read More

The Importance of the Formal Initiation Ceremony

My child, your initiation ceremony happened on the same day when you heard my Gayatri tape. Now by the mercy of our Lord, you could see your initiation ceremony. I changed your previous initiated name because that was not proper initiation. You must spread the mission of Lord Caitanya and re-establish the Ritvik System of Initiation which we initiated.—Srila Prabhupada. Tue, 12 Mar 2002 Respected H. G. Gauridas Pandit Prabhu, Dandavat Pranam. Jai Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna. Prabhuji, this ...Read More

Letter from Srila Prabhupada’s Servant–Gauridasa Pandit Prabhu

If ISKCON accepts the ritvik initiation system as instituted by His Divine Grace all those who have taken on the role as giving diksa will declare that they should of done it on behalf of His Divine Grace. They may be accepted as ritvik representatives of the Acharya, Srila Prabhupada. If they don’t like this system they may do as they desire in their own temples. Srila Prabhupada said in front Dear Akincana-priyabandhu Prabhu, Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories ...Read More

ISKCON Bangalore Trying to Seperate themselves from ISKCON…

Documents placed on record, prima facie, show title and possession of the plaintiff [ISKCON Bangalore] over the suit schedule properties [Temple]. Plaintiff is a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. Plaintiff is an independent entity. Plaintiff apprehends unlawful interference by thedefendants 1 to 9 [Jayapataka Swami et. al]. Apprehension of the plaintiff cannot be said to be unfounded, at this stage of the proceedings, in view of the On February 12th 2002, the Bangalore High Court was pleased ...Read More

Chief Minister Honours ISKCON Bangalore Temple President

Bangalore temple’s ambitious program to feed tens of thousands of children in Government run schools in the Indian state of Karanataka is a massive undertaking, it is one of the biggest private initiatives in India to provide free food to those in need. It also of course gave the IRM an opportunity to distribute tons of prasadam just as Srila Prabhupada had ordered. The program involved providing a free mid-day meal Currently children in Government schools are expected to either ...Read More

Mayapur Bomb Blast Reveals GBC Terrorist Campaign

The world has been in a great state of shock, confusion and grieving since the horrific events that took place in New York on 11th September. Many devotees see these events and the war which has followed as a sign that the only hope for humanity really is Krishna Consciousness, as we approach the precipice of a 3rd world war. However just when you thought things could not get any worse, One could be forgiven for thinking that extremist violence and ...Read More

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