Please Don’t Ignore the Cries of Srila Prabhupada’s Abused Children!

December 10th, 2025

Please Don’t Ignore the Cries of Srila Prabhupada’s Abused Children!

A petition of more than 500 pages has been presented to the Supreme Court on behalf of more than 200 victims of child abuse in ISKCON’s gurukulas in Vrndavana and Mayapur! “200+”!!

Those 500 pages include testimonies from the victims, as well as CPO (ISKCON Child Protection Office) reports verifying the complaints. More than 200 victims, and 12 perpetrators identified. And more victims will undoubtedly come forward!

These are not “incidental” or isolated” cases. And they are not from decades ago; some of them are very recent offenses! These complaints underscore a systemic problem within ISKCON!

For decades, the cries of these children were ignored! For decades, these victims were cajoled and harassed! For too long, the perpetrators were allowed to continue their abhorrent activities! For too long, the GBC looked the other way! For far too long, justice has not been served! [Read More…]

Myth: “Worshipping nonliberated gurus is not idol worship”

Anti Ritvik Myths debunked (#25)

 

Myth: “Even non-liberated gurus can hear prayers of their disciples, transmit disciples’ service and offerings of food and upacaras to God through their own photos on the altar, so worshipping such gurus is not idol worship”

Truth: Non-liberated unauthorized gurus are dysfunctional in these transcendental matters and so worshipping them is idolatry, or non-working process (or even malfunctioning one).

A key function of a genuine guru is to act as real transcendental via medium between conditioned souls and the Supreme Lord. But non-liberated and unauthorized “gurus” are on the bodily material platform and unable to transmit food offerings and other services performed by their disciples to God. For such non-absolute gurus are not present in their photographs, and therefore it is pointless to put them on the altar next to Sri Krishna’s murti and images of bona fide acaryas. Quotes from Srila Prabhupada:

Prabhupāda: Yes. Those who are spiritually advanced, their photograph and ordinary photograph is different. Just like here is statue of Kṛṣṇa. He’s not different from Kṛṣṇa. The original person Kṛṣṇa and this statue of Kṛṣṇa is the same. Similarly, a spiritually perfect person and his photograph is the same. Because it is in the absolute stage. In the absolute stage there is no difference. In the material stage there is difference. Is that clear? (Bhagavad-gītā 6.40-42 class — New York, September 16, 1966) [Read More…]

Perspectives on “These kind of symptoms are seen when a man is poisoned”

December 09th, 2025

Perspectives on “These kind of symptoms are seen when a man is poisoned”

On November 8th, 1977, Srila Prabhupada said, “These kind of symptoms are seen when a man is poisoned.” That is found at the 3:47 mark of the Truth Labs Audio/Video/Text presentation- https://justiceforsrilaprabhupadafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Version-5.mp4 Other time markers in this article refer to that same presentation from Truth Labs.

Over the decades this statement has sometimes been interpreted in something like the following way. “Srila Prabhupada isn’t saying that he is being poisoned, or even that someone said he is being poisoned. Rather, he’s just saying that someone has expressed that his, Srila Prabhupada’s, physical condition, is showing the kinds of symptoms that are characteristic of someone who is poisoned.”

We suggest that It’s productive to consider Srila Prabhupada’s words in the context of his frequent emphasis, that quality and existence is ascertained by symptoms. A few amongst many examples.

Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta (CC) Madhya-lila 24.31- “Next are explained the symptoms of love of Godhead…” [Read More…]

Flock of Fools

(by Vibhisana Vidura Vani)

 

 

Question by Bhakta Derek from Scotland

I would like to receive RITVIK initiation on behalf of Srila Prabhupada. I stay in Glasgow, Scotland. Do the ‘Ritviks’ have a place in London or the UK. I would visit them and get their association. I could travel to India to receive Ritvik initiation on behalf of Srila Prabhupada.

(by Bhakta Derek)

 

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