Graham M. Schweig, a.k.a. Garuda dasa
Garuda dasa says in his essay entitled “When the Master Speaks”, that Srila Prabhupada is: “…irrational, prejudicial, racist, misogynist, careless or unsupported, excessively or harshly judgmental“
In the Iskcon Communications Journal – Volume 13, 2022, Graham M. Schweig, a.k.a. Garuda dasa, submitted an essay entitled “When the Master Speaks: Ways of Understanding Śrīla Prabhupāda’s challenging teachings and form of discourse.”
In the article, Schweig refers to Srila Prabhupada in the following manner:
-…irrational, prejudicial, racist, misogynist, careless or unsupported, excessively or harshly judgmental
-How can a teacher, or a teaching, whose ultimate and primary purpose is to propound the absolute principle of divine love, or love of God, appear, at times, to be introducing or promoting ideas or understandings that can detract from it, or even apparently contradict it?
-… many of Prabhupada’s writings — and also the scriptural texts that he constantly drew from as foundational for his own thought — will sometimes present worldly subject matters that easily appear to eclipse his ultimate focus of loving God in bhakti. For example, topics such as evaluating the differences in intelligence and sexuality between men and women; declaring racial hierarchies (in which he claimed the Indian race as superior); making assertions that undermine science and scientific thinking (such as mocking the moon landing and evolution); seriously questioning the modern astronomical view of planetary systems and origins of the universe; or speaking on worldly issues in ways contrary to educated stances
-Despite this sacred, otherwordly quality to Prabhupāda’s teachings, to non-practitioners in the modern West — the non-followers — so many of his statements all too easily appear as rather culturally biased, colonialist-influenced, and unfounded historically, politically, psychologically, and scientifically. What to speak of the statements that sound patently misogynistic, homophobic, and racist! Such non-followers often wonder how his Western disciples can even accept, much less appreciate, such statements.
– …These words provide a general principle: Even if there are defects in the spiritual master’s body including the mind), they should not be criticized… This doesn’t mean that they should not be recognized as defects, but the bhakta does not judge, or limit, the potency of the spiritual master on the basis of any bodily defect. And perhaps this could be applied to defective ideas, which, inevitably arise due to the pure master’s sacrifice for coming into this world:…
It would be interesting to see if Srila Bhaktissidhanta Prabhupada, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, etc. ever spoke of their contemporaries or preceding acaryas in such a derogatory tone. It seems impossible to believe that these great devotees would act so disrespectfully to either a peer or superior.
It seems history is repeating itself.
The idea of history repeating itself stems from a similar effort in the early 2000s through efforts fronted by Dr. Maria Ekstrand (Madhusudhani Radha d.d.) — an alleged hater of Srila Prabhupada — along with a battalion of adherents, who remain active today.
Their prejudice was consolidated by the Female Disksha Guru issue. The strategy, stemming from years of failure in presenting their interpretation of scripture, was desperately forced to morph into characterizing Srila Prabhupada as a pure devotee, whose opinions on spiritual matters are absolute. But, on many social issues, his teachings were considered to be polluted by his Scottish Churches College education. Schweig mimics this attitude in his essay.
The purpose of this article is not to debate the validity of the FDG issue, but rather the adherents’ use of prejudiced and derogatory statements against His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
If you are interested, their previous efforts are summarized at: https://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials/08-13/blasphemy.pdf
Though time has passed, the participants and strategy have remained steadfast with the offensive Schweig article being the latest salvo. It is becoming evident that many of these Ph.D. disciples are contaminated by bad associations and have succumbed to their educational propaganda.
Srila Prabhupada warns:
“The general mass of people, unless they are trained systematically for a higher standard of life in spiritual values, are no better than animals, and in this verse they have particularly been put on the level of dogs, hogs, camels, and asses. Modern university education practically prepares one to acquire a doggish mentality with which to accept a position of service to a greater master. After finishing a so-called education, the so-called educated persons move like dogs from door to door with applications for some service….” SB 2.3.19
Another example of this would be Dr. Howard Resnick (Hridayananda das), whose education, received at Harvard University like Schweig, resulted in the formation of the Krishna West organization, which quickly succumbed to failure. Resnick can no longer even dress like a devotee and has renounced his vows of chanting, etc.; so, how has his higher education saved him from drowning in his material desires?
Now, Schweig illustrates similar tendencies. His curriculum vitae lists no mention of his initiation by HDG Srila Prabhupada. This can be verified on the following Internet pages. Please check https://cnu.edu/people/gschweig/ and https://www.gtu.edu/faculty/graham-m-schweig-phd to verify.
By his criticism of his spiritual master in this manner, he has tossed away his spiritual life and his promotion of the theory of evolution and modern astronomy points to someone who has lost his spiritual compass.
From a Krishna-conscious perspective, they are the shame of ISKCON and it is incredulous that this paper has been published by the GBC member in charge of public relations. Are we to think that this article, so offensive to Srila Prabhupada, the Founder and Acarya of ISKCON, has been approved by the GBC or is indicative of their feelings towards Srila Prabhupada? Is there no oversight of Annutama whose tendencies are well-known?
This is a serious offense and Anuttama should resign from his GBC post as punishment for his wrongdoing. He has painted himself into a corner and must be let go.
Can’t Schweig’s claim of his “interreligious theological connections, especially between Hindu Bhakti and Catholic mystical traditions; interfaith dialogue, Hindu and Christian comparative theology, religious pluralism” be understood as a mark of Schweig’s own bias and spiritual impoverishment rather than qualification? An argument can easily be made that his understanding of Srila Prabhupada’s teachings has been tarnished by his association at Harvard, resulting in philosophical squalor.
What can we find in Resnick’s and Schweig’s education that allows them to surpass Srila Prabhupada’s pedigree, learning, or position in history? Are their opinions substantiated by Sastra or are mere platitudes?
It must not be forgotten that Srila Prabhupada is the Founder-Acarya of Iskcon. He conceived of it and put it in motion while providing its philosophical and spiritual authority. It is he alone who crossed the Jaladuta gangplank penniless with only a piece of paper with the name of an unknown sponsor. He minimized sleep for years so he could translate throughout the night and write his scriptural masterpieces: Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Chaitanya Caritamrta.
Are we to lose sight of these events and Srila Prabhupada’s teachings to pay homage to some tinhorn “devotee” using the 11 o’clock news as Sastra?
Srila Prabhupada is Iskcon. Take him away and we have nothing.
To emphasize, it is his books, letters, lectures, and example which provides our bearing to return to Godhead. His effort of crisscrossing the globe and opening new frontiers while shoring up the troops is what has made this movement successful. His example made Krishna consciousness come alive and his inspiration rallied us all to unexperienced levels of enthusiasm and hope.
If we are to fall into Schwewig’s logic of considering spiritual masters as materially conditioned, we must ask where does the slippery slope end? Are Prabhupada’s teachings on the spirit soul, dharma, and Krsna the Supreme Personality of Godhead, next on the chopping block? Will it be Maya’s Ph.D. surrogates who will lead the parade to degrade the purity of Srila Prabhupada’s teachings? At this point, there seems to be a lot of possibility in that conclusion.
The American poet and songwriter, Tom Waits, remarks in one of his songs: “The devil knows the Bible like the back of his hand.” This seems reflective of our situation here. Could Schweig be acting in the role of ISKCON’s Satan, considering he has penned his own rendition of the Gita? Is it noteworthy that Schweig, when quoting the Bhagavad Gita for this article, only refers to his edition and not once quotes his spiritual master’s acclaimed Bhagavad Gita As It Is?
Since Schweig is a Doubting Thomas regarding Prabhupada’s wisdom on evolution and astrography, wouldn’t his prejudice on sexual stereotypes, evolution, etc also extend to previous masters in the Gaudiya line, whose teachings are in agreement with Srila Prabhupada? His prejudice must logically extend to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Vyasadeva, and Narottama das, to name a few.
On the other hand, if we compare the ideas of the Founder-Acarya to vox populi where does that lead us? The goal of popular opinion is material comfort while Krishna consciousness directs us to the eternal reality of service to the Supreme Lord. There is no real accommodation between the two and Schweig makes it obvious which side he is on.
An essential aspect of our movement is the Parampara. If these dreadful “devotees” don’t like Srila Prabhupada’s movement, then go start your own. But under no condition should we surrender to apostates and allow the erosion of Iskcon’s Siddhanta.
Some will conclude that the GBC taking no action on this shows acceptance of Schweig’s ideas. It would be most valuable if the GBC make an effort to arrest this spiritual erosion or explain why action is unnecessary. Our community will all be stronger to see leadership and vision on this issue.
Hopefully, defending Srila Prabhupada from the faithless disciple(s) should be an easy task for the GBC collective. Their choice is simple. Schweig’s contention of Srila Prabhupada being a conditioned soul is correct. Or not. Let us see them make their choice and explain their reasoning.
“The Lord desires the conditioned souls hovering in the material creation to be reclaimed to go back home, back to Godhead, and thus He helps them by preparing the transcendental literatures like the Vedas, by sending saints and sages as His missionaries, and by deputing His representative, the spiritual master. Such transcendental literatures, missionaries and representatives of the Lord are spotlessly white because the contamination of the material qualities cannot even touch them.” SB 1.12.16
Since the GBC must protect Srila Prabhupada’s teachings and movement, we would hope that the blight of this apostate and others be removed toute suite. The ball is now in the GBC court. And let us see how they respond to the issues and the disrespectful action of one of their members,
Vyapaka dasa
Comment by Sudarsana Das Vanacari:
Garuda’s masters at Colombia University Press (where he publishes his books) are famous for dismantling, changing, and distorting any notion of God such as removing the capital letter ‘G’ from the word itself. Colombia is ‘Semiramis’ the Whore of Babylon depicted as Britannia (UK), The statue of Liberty (USA) and is a Satanic Freemason symbol of depravity through “Illumination” of the torch bearer (which actually only brings DARKNESS! (as EVERYTHING is reversed in Illuminati symbolism).
Christopher Newport University is another Freemason sewer that Garuda “lectures” at. University Logo of 3 pyramids is more Illuminati symbolism. CNU is a branch of The College of William and Mary who’s chancellor is Robert Gates Yale (‘Skull and Bones Brotherhood of Death’) former Defense Secretary to Bush and Obama and former Director of the CIA ….ie: The people who supplied the poison to murder Srila Prabhupada!
So Garuda is immersed in this Freemason sewer or as Srila Prabhupada described it SLAUGHTER-HOUSE “EDUCATION” SYSTEM founded, financed, controlled and operated by Freemasons who’s worship and dedication is to Satan. Even the University of Virginia (which Garuda also “lectures” at was founded as an Illuminati construct by non other than Thomas Jefferson, who considered his greatest “inspiration” was Francis Bacon, a Freemason Satanist who is responsible for the writing of the King James Bible.
King James was a Freemason and also a homosexual so this KJB is a further debasement of the Christian word and meaning as is Jaiadvaita’s defamatory destruction of Srila Prabhupada’s books (history repeating itself again!). Garuda is such a foolish fellow to think that his “students” will derive any benefit from Jaiadvaita’s offensive rubbish and will be even more deluded when they graduate from the Freemason slaughterhouse, wearing their Freemason “mortar-board and skull-caps”!
Classic “bait and Switch” technique By Garuda. This comes AFTER “symposium” where he wanted Prabhupadanugas to sent tens of thousands of dollars for this horse-shit “symposium”, he must be laughing now at the stupidity of those who put their money on him!
Same deal with Jitarati “Quick everybody send a hundred buck each so we can “release the books”. I exposed this (if you recall?) now you never hear about this guy! Vanished into the framework!
I opposed this and almost immediately the books (which are not authorised version) got “RELEASED!”
This is all the doing of Zionist Jew Mafia. They are smarter than most people so they are getting away with it on a world-wide scale ……but the tide is turning folks “DO NOT TRUST THEM AS THIS WILL DISARM YOU!” Poison and Artful Trickery are their speciality. They are expert at using their intelligence by devious means.
DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE ZIONIST JEW MAFIA!
Note: SO INSTEAD OF BECOMING INTELLIGENT, BY MATERIAL EDUCATION ONE BECOMES MORE AND MORE FIRST-CLASS ASS.
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That, I was citing Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s song, jada-vidya saba mayara vaibhava tomara bhajane badha, anitya samsare moha janamiya jivake karaye gadha. Gadha means ass. Ustra khara. Sva-vid ustra khara. So this so-called advancement of civilization means the living entity is always compared as an ass, mudha. SO INSTEAD OF BECOMING INTELLIGENT, BY MATERIAL EDUCATION ONE BECOMES MORE AND MORE FIRST-CLASS ASS. JADA-VIDYA SABA MAYARA VAIBHAVA TOMARA BHAJANE BADHA, BECAUSE THE MORE YOU BECOME ADVANCED IN SO-CALLED MATERIAL CIVILIZATION, YOU’LL FORGET GOD. MAYARA VAIBHAVA. Maya’s business is to keep you always sleeping, forgetting God. This is maya’s business. Daivi hi esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya. This is maya’s business. The more you forget Krsna, the more you are under the influence of maya. Jada-vidya saba mayara vaibhava. If you increase your volume of material civilization, then more and more you’ll forget God and you’ll be attached to this material world, mayara vaibhava.
Pamho agtacbsp, there are many criminals still free in f-iskcon and outside f-iskcon that make our polluted society even more rotten because they are in the wrong bodies but the LAW OF KARMA IS PERFECT AND INFALLIBLE I mean they can’t escape to all the UGRAM KARMA THEY CREATED because they are torture KRSNA BODY by disrespect HIS PURE DEVOTEES and the reaction is very bad at the end.we just need to be more patients because SRI KRSNA CAN’T TOLERATE THAT and they will be published soon.agtacbsp ys haribol
This person is DOOMED! together with his retarded ivy-league, “students” and “disciples” who are brainwashed by Freemasonic “political correctness” (censorship and mind control) and “woke-ism” (social mass hysteria and idealogical manipulation).
A black Masonic ‘scull-cap and mortar-board’ will only give the ‘graduate’ A TICKET TO HELL! Envious ‘shekel-hoarding’ crypto-Jew offenders such as Schweig, poisoners and book-changers are guaranteed a special place in purgatory as they have zero knowledge and zero realization!
I did not read it but scanned it a little. Everyone is allowed their opinions. Free speech. That includes counter arguments. In the last Kali Yuga at about this time or earlier Earth was in a planetary war with another planet. Mars?
Once that was won the Earth went into the 10,000 years mini Satayuga ( my term ) led by Lord Caitanya.
This time around the Earth has been at war with demonic forces inside her borders. This too will pass. The good guys are doing one hell of a job rooting them out and killing them all. Our job it to maintain Srila Prabhupadas original teachings as sincerely as possible individually and collectively. Prabhupada’s followers are the first wave and have now secured the beaches for the next wave and those after them.
The writings of Garuda Dasa will dry up and blow away into the desert winds. To spend any time with these jokers trying to have debate is a complete waste of time. We must keep going inland. That is our duty.
Pamho agtacbsp, all those donkey who do fake books distribution will go to the hell straight away with the car full of books,you see what strange and nasty misconception can one get through the mental speculation anyway tamala asura kill the person bhagavata and j a s is killing the book bhagavata therefore this Jewish asura is like tamala asura and nobody do nothing to stop all this rubbish in ISKCON BBT FOUNDER ACHARYA SRILA PRABHUPADA ki Jay. They through away in the bin their so called spiritual life because for demons there is not spiritual life therefore when they try to do spiritual their demoniac nature cause this reaction .agtacbsp ys haribol
Every individual in the world is working for His self-interest. The children in school, the workers in the office, the servants in the goverment, the doctors, the scientists, the professors in the universities, the banks, the politicians, the CEO’s of the Fortune 500 companies. Their one common interest is to be able to earn a living, get rich and enjoy life.
As long as this self-interest, the monetary gain, is fulfilled there is harmony and if not they split up or start fighting.
This same principle is there in marriage. If the self-interest of two parties is only sex life, there will be separation at some point when this self-interest is not served anymore.
Big companies pay good people good money because firstly good people are rare and secondly they need expertise, honesty and harmony in their day to day working environment to achieve their primary goals of continuous growth, stability and profitability. If they meddle, compromise on their prime assets of good Human Resources there will be disturbances. Loss of manpower, negative growth and eventually bankruptcy.
This same principle, when applied to Iskcon, has shaped the outcome of the organisation. Good people were volunteering thus contributing to the success of Iskcon. Preaching, Sunday Feast, Book Distribution those are the pillars of success for Srila Prabhupada’s Iskcon. When monetary gain becomes the main target it than is transformed into a mundane business enterprise and one is the same as the bankers.
For any business to prosper you need qualified personnel and most importantly good finance controllers. What do you expect the outcome will be if an organisation trying to become a successful business doesn’t even know the basics of how to run a business? All the assets will be flushed down the drain and It will file for bankruptcy sooner or later.
What do you expect in a board meeting where all the board members are totally unqualified, have no financial understanding, are only juggling big words and enjoying their lunch?
One must understand that this crisis of Iskcon has unfolded because too many individuals were wrapped up in culturing their individual self-interest and to achieve this they kicked out all the people who were qualified to run the risk management, the risk management for NOT turning a purely spiritual society into a mundane institution.
All the spiritual leaders of so-called Iskcon are more excited about their diverse self-interests like bank balance, psychopharmaka, property portfolio, health care, food and what else than actually protecting the spiritual society that Srila Prabhupada build for the world.
Unqualified spiritual leadership trying to maintain a spiritual society is like the many banks lately that were wrapped up in WOKE culture and hired people who were UNQUALIFIED to run risk management. Some were more excited about cross-dressing as a woman and winning the Rainbow award in banking than actually protecting the bank from the risk of rising interest rates (Credit Suisse).
That the Iskcon management is actually contemplating membership fees for rank and file devotees shows that they are not trustworthy individuals who should not be in charge of even being a meter-maid for parking tickets.
Since the departure of Srila Prabhupada’s the self-interest of the managers of Iskcon is not targeted anymore toward Viṣṇu, they are as qualified as Beavis and Butthead joining the Army.
Lofty, speculative, materialistic, self-interested purely modern academic ideas from the side lines will not be helpful in restoring a transcendental society to it’s former glory, which was brimming with qualified, determined, dedicated, fired up individuals of all colours and creeds joined together by the one self-interest of serving Srila Prabhupada and serving Lord Viṣṇu.
…….making assertions that undermine science and scientific thinking (such as mocking the moon landing and evolution); seriously questioning the modern astronomical view of planetary systems and origins of the universe; or speaking on worldly issues in ways contrary to educated)
CONTRARY TO THE EDUCATED????????????????????
HAHAHA what BS!!!
That comes from somebody who with 99.999% possibility has willingly worn a mask the last three years, who with 99.999% possibility has eagerly received 6 clot%^*%, who with 99.999% possibility believes CV is the threat of the century, and who must be embracing all the hoaxes and lies, climate change,…,…,…, which have been dished out. Oh, not to forget, He most, most, most probably also than believes in the Darwin monkey theory…. Well for a good paycheque we might do the same or?? Yes, but at least I keep my mouth shut, take the cash and try to fly under the radar to avoid embarrassment
“””a long list of credible, academic, scholarly credentials”””according to wicked pedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Schweig
To all other devotees out there who choose to believe in this crap I think you need to go see a shrink and ask him WHY you are so susceptible to academic propaganda. Make sure you take off your COVID mask so he can clearly understand what you are saying.
Graham M. Schweig, a.k.a. Garuda dasa says:
-How can a teacher, or a teaching, whose ultimate and primary purpose is to propound the absolute principle of divine love, or love of God, appear, at times, to be introducing or promoting ideas or understandings that can detract from it, or even apparently contradict it?
-… many of Prabhupada’s writings — and also the scriptural texts that he constantly drew from as foundational for his own thought — will sometimes present worldly subject matters that easily appear to eclipse his ultimate focus of loving God in bhakti. For example, topics such as evaluating the differences in intelligence and sexuality between men and women; declaring racial hierarchies (in which he claimed the Indian race as superior); making assertions that undermine science and scientific thinking (such as mocking the moon landing and evolution); seriously questioning the modern astronomical view of planetary systems and origins of the universe; or speaking on worldly issues in ways contrary to educated
-Despite this sacred, otherwordly quality to Prabhupāda’s teachings, to non-practitioners in the modern West — the non-followers — so many of his statements all too easily appear as rather culturally biased, colonialist-influenced, and unfounded historically, politically, psychologically, and scientifically. What to speak of the statements that sound patently misogynistic, homophobic, and racist! Such non-followers often wonder how his Western disciples can even accept, much less appreciate, such statements.
– …These words provide a general principle: Even if there are defects in the spiritual master’s body including the mind), they should not be criticized… This doesn’t mean that they should not be recognized as defects, but the bhakta does not judge, or limit, the potency of the spiritual master on the basis of any bodily defect. And perhaps this could be applied to DEFECTIVE IDEAS, which, inevitably arise due to the pure master’s sacrifice for coming into this world:…
Mohini says:
Garuda das is so foolish that he accuses Srila Prabhupada of having defective ideas. In other words he is accusing Him of not having perfect knowledge. In this way he can reject His advice and make accusations against Him.
Garuda das is acting like a woman who does not care for her husband who maintains her but goes to a paramour who does not maintain her.
In other words he takes the original Teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and instead of thankfully acknowledging Lord Krsna’s blessings and Srila Prabhupada’s mercy for receiving this transcendental gift, he takes this gift and goes to the enemy. There he insults, accuses and blasphemes his benefactor and His transcendental Teachings. Next he uses these same books 5 days a week for faultfinding in his lessons and now has established himself as the ultimate authority of the Bhagavad Gita.
Instead of worshipping Lord Krsna he worships himself and for a few dollars and cents he becomes a worshipper of some mundane institutions. He has become as polluted as an unchaste woman, a prostitute working for the pimp (the mundane institutions who pay him blood money for correcting and finding fault in a Pure Devotee and in Sri Krsna’s own words). This is so godless, deviant, blasphemous and inauspicious that it invites all kinds of bad fortune for him, his associates and the masters he works for.
The Story of King Vena
S.B.4.14.29
The great sage Maitreya continued: Thus the King, who became unintelligent due to his sinful life and deviation from the right path, became actually bereft of all good fortune. He could not accept the requests of the great sages, which the sages put before him with great respect, and therefore he was condemned.
PURPORT
The demons certainly cannot have any faith in the words of authorities. In fact, they are always disrespectful to authorities. They manufacture their own religious principles and disobey great personalities like Vyāsa, Nārada, and even the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. As soon as one disobeys authority, he immediately becomes very sinful and loses his good fortune. The King was so puffed up and impudent that he dared disrespect the great saintly personalities, and this brought him ruination.
SRILA PRABHUPADA… should be understood to be the MOST LEARNED PERSON, FOR HE HAS ACQUIRED COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE!
SB 7.5.24
iti puṁsārpitā viṣṇau
bhaktiś cen nava-lakṣaṇā
kriyeta bhagavaty addhā
tan manye ’dhītam uttamam
TRANSLATION:
These nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Kṛṣṇa through these nine methods should be understood to be the MOST LEARNED PERSON, FOR HE HAS ACQUIRED COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE.
Note: thank-you Mohini, this quote is very significant. Graham M. Schweig, a.k.a. Garuda dasa (friend of book changer Jayadvaita) has ZERO intelligence to grasp the actual philosophy Srila Prabhupada gave to us. The envious man has also penned his OWN version of Bhagavad Gita in compitition to Srila Prabhupada.
For instance, take Tamal Krishna Ghostwammy (one of the poison giver involved), what was his death like? He died in auto accident – HEAD FIRST through the GLASS windscreen. Crowned in BROKEN GLASS. This must have been VERY PAINFUL way to go. See his photos on internet they covered-up his head so that they can dupe the public. Rigor Mortis had set in. Is this samadhi???? This is the repetition of -ruination- mentioned in the quote. Then, take another poison involved guy, Bhakticaru – he wanted to be saved – went to expensive top notch hospital in Florida, USA. What was the out come? His CARCASS was returned to India. Another case of ruination. Now the demons have made “samadhi” for worship of these sinful conditiioned soul CARCASSES. According to Bhagavad-Gita 17.4 such worship is MODE OF IGNORANCE. And—- still this man is so puffed-up insults Srila Prabhupada. He has ZERO respect for Srila Prabhupada. What will be his outcome???? Those who insult/disrespect Srila Prabhupada: Lord Krsna WILL sort them out. It is only question of time. One by one, Yamaduttas will come and drag the sinful to Yamaraja for their due punishment. Bhakticaru was going on Ocean liner holidays cruise—-so—- now where is he gone??? It is only a question of time – say, few years here there – bas! Then—– cruise in 8,400,000 speices of life forms. During the time, many many universes will come and go. Many trillions of years. No escape. THIS—- is punishment. What a waste of human life form!
S.B.4.14.29
The demons certainly cannot have any faith in the words of authorities. In fact, they are always disrespectful to authorities. They manufacture their own religious principles and disobey great personalities like Vyāsa, Nārada, and even the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. As soon as one disobeys authority, he immediately becomes very sinful and loses his good fortune. The King was so puffed up and impudent that he dared disrespect the great saintly personalities, and this brought him ruination.
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SB 7.8.26 T Lord Nrsimhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
sa tasya hastotkalitas tadasuro
vikridato yadvad ahir garutmatah
asadhv amanyanta hrtaukaso ‘mara
ghana-cchada bharata sarva-dhisnya-pah
SYNONYMS
sah–he (Hiranyakasipu); tasya–of Him (Lord Nrsimhadeva); hasta–from the hands; utkalitah–slipped; tada–at that time; asurah–the King of the demons, Hiranyakasipu; vikridatah–playing; yadvat–exactly like; ahih–a snake; garutmatah–of Garuda; asadhu–not very good; amanyanta–considered; hrta-okasah–whose abodes were taken by Hiranyakasipu; amarah–the demigods; ghana-cchadah–situated behind a cover of clouds; bharata–O great son of Bharata; sarva-dhisnya-pah–the rulers of the heavenly planets.
TRANSLATION
O Yudhisthira, O great son of Bharata, when Lord Nrsimhadeva gave Hiranyakasipu a chance to slip from His hand, just as Garuda sometimes plays with a snake and lets it slip from his mouth, the demigods, who had lost their abodes and who were hiding behind the clouds for fear of the demon, did not consider that incident very good. Indeed, they were perturbed.
PURPORT
When Hiranyakasipu was in the process of being killed by Lord Nrsimhadeva, the Lord gave the demon a chance to slip from His clutches. This incident was not very much appreciated by the demigods, for they were greatly afraid of Hiranyakasipu. They knew that if somehow or other Hiranyakasipu escaped from Nrsimhadeva’s hands and saw that the demigods were looking forward to his death with great pleasure, he would take great revenge upon them. Therefore they were very much afraid.
TEXT 27
tam manyamano nija-virya-sankitam
yad dhasta-mukto nrharim mahasurah
punas tam asajjata khadga-carmani
pragrhya vegena gata-sramo mrdhe
SYNONYMS
tam–Him (Lord Nrsimhadeva); manyamanah–thinking; nija-virya-sankitam–afraid of his prowess; yat–because; hasta-muktah–freed from the clutches of the Lord; nr-harim–Lord Nrsimhadeva; maha-asurah–the great demon; punah–again; tam–Him; asajjata–attacked; khadga-carmani–his sword and shield; pragrhya–taking up; vegena–with great force; gata-sramah–his fatigue having gone; mrdhe–in the battle.
TRANSLATION
When Hiranyakasipu was freed from the hands of Nrsimhadeva, he falsely thought that the Lord was afraid of his prowess. Therefore, after taking a little rest from the fight, he took up his sword and shield and again attacked the Lord with great force.
PURPORT
WHEN A SINFUL MAN ENJOYS MATERIAL FACILITIES, FOOLISH PEOPLE SOMETIMES THINK, “HOW IS IT THAT THIS SINFUL MAN IS ENJOYING WHEREAS A PIOUS MAN IS SUFFERING?” BY THE WILL OF THE SUPREME, A SINFUL MAN IS SOMETIMES GIVEN THE CHANCE TO ENJOY THE MATERIAL WORLD AS IF HE WERE NOT UNDER THE CLUTCHES OF MATERIAL NATURE, JUST SO THAT HE MAY BE FOOLED. A sinful man who acts against the laws of nature must be punished, BUT SOMETIMES HE IS GIVEN A CHANCE TO PLAY, EXACTLY LIKE HIRANYAKASIPU when he was released from the hands of Nrsimhadeva. Hiranyakasipu was destined to be ultimately killed by Nrsimhadeva, but just to see the fun, the Lord gave him a chance to slip from His hands.
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MG 2 Getting Out the Material Mire
Krsna never tolerates offenses committed at the lotus feet of a pure Vaisnava.
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Pamho agtacbsp, this donkey face is the proof that by misusing our small indipendence one can become a fool number one of course he don’t know yet what destiny he made by doing offences to a pure devotee like HDG ACBSP, a lot of suffering is stored for this uncivilized kali chela and all offenders who are against our guru maharaj agtacbsp ys haribol
There is something very unsettling and nauseating about these slimy turds that glorify the poisoners of Srila Prabhupada when I have 3 (hardcover) volumes of solid, watertight evidence compiled by honest, truthful souls who hold Srila Prabhupada very dear to their hearts, proving categorically that the very persons Schweig (Garuda das) likes to glorify are THE MAIN POISONING DEVIANT CRIMINALS!
This Masonic brainwashed, (sports his ‘mortar-board and skull-cap!’) “fake” pretender exudes the same ‘feminine energy’ as one of Srila Prabhupada’s poisoners, his ‘hero’ Bhakti Caru “swami” (a slimy homosex, fem-boy, pervert) and co-conspirator of Tamal Krishna “goswami’s” daisy-chain, gopi bhava, ‘vaseline vairagya club!’
I can understand why he conducts programs with mayavadis (in the Bahamas) as the Bahamas is one of the few place where US REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS can “retreat and unwind” making it a paradise for filthy mayavadi perverts, pedophiles and homo-sex deviants!
Freemason puppet, Dr Graham Schweig (Garuda Das) likes to MOCK the devotees, by pointing to Srila Prabhupada’s books using “his” (FEMALE DIGIT RATIO) hand, whilst at the same time glorify the homo-sexual poisoners of Srila Prabhupada.
His “wife” writes books about “goddess worship” and the empowerment of “women?” (almost always written by trannys!) and also conducts programs with mayavadis and other fake pseudo-spiritualists.
Yes! Graham has been a naughty “boy” hasn’t “he?” Perhaps his “wife” will UNLEASH HER INNER “GODDESS?” AND GIVE “HIM” A JOLLY GOOD WHIPPING!
Ramayana, there is saying:
Vinash Kale Viprit Buddhi means that when one’s doom approaches, one’s intelligence works perversely.
All these Anti Ritvik types going against Srila Prabhupada, giving him poison, changing his books, usurping his Diksa position in ISKCON, stealing his disciples, defying implementation of July 9th1977 Ritvik Order, defying implementation of 1970 Direction of Management order, looting money, property, colluding with those involved – they are all going to hell. Look at how these people die:
Suhotra Swami – he was found dead in A LAVATORY. They are fond of making up stories that he was chanting with beads in his hands etc etc – but TRUTH comes out.
Gopipranadhana (the guy who messed up Srimad Bhagavatam with Hridayananda) – same thing they went looking for him but found him dead in LOCKED UP from inside LAVATORY. They can make-up any stories to dupe the public BUT there are people who will see thru the lies.
SB 6.7.14 Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Brhaspati.
A stone boat would be unable to float and would sink in the water with its passengers. SIMILARLY, THOSE WHO MISLEAD PEOPLE GO TO HELL, AND THEIR FOLLOWERS GO WITH THEM.
3 million children “disappear” from the face of the earth every year. In the USA the annual number is around 40,000. Virginia is Freemason central as they first came in droves in the17th century to grow tobacco, but the Zionist Jew Freemasons’ main business was the drug trade, the slave trade and the extermination of the indigenous population to steal their land. High level Freemasons rape, torture and murder children.
The Schweig’s, however are just low level enablers, social climbers, mayavadis and pseudo “intellectuals”.
The media says Jerry and Kate McCann’s child Madeleine is still missing. Jerry and Kate McCann like to mock the public. Jerry and Kate McCann are Freemasons. Jerry McCann and Kate McCann are an ‘inverted’ couple! Jerry is a biological female (FTM) and Kate is a biological male ( MTF) It is so obvious, yes?. The children of Satanic inverted couples are nearly always ‘inverted’ also, so this child (Madeleine) is most probably a boy!
Is this just another Freemason PSYOP, like Garudas “symposium” with regards to Prabhupada’s books?
The McCann’s look very evil and manipulative.
The Freemason controlled media like to mock the public! Does Madeleine McCann even exist?
The Identi-Kit pictures match the Freemason (Rockerfeller) Podesta brothers and also Freemason Mossad (honey trap agent) Gislaine Maxwell. Freemasonry in Gematria is the number 33.
Inverted couples are sodomites and engage in the worship of Ashtoreth (Semiramis, Colombia, Inana).
Those who criticize and mock Srila Prabhupada will almost certainly meet the same miserable and painful death as did the sodomite poisoners Tamal Krishna and his ‘bitch’ Bhukti Charu!
G.M.S. aka G.d. says: declaring racial hierarchies (in which he claimed the Indian race as superior)…….culturally biased, colonialist-influenced, and unfounded historically…….
If we put his demeaning words (echoing out of Kali’s assembly halls) together with the agenda blatantly being pushed these days, the attack on the “white man”, the push for the destruction of “white” civilisation with the aim of vanishing the “white” race, one wonders about the why.
WHY? SRILA PRABHUPADA SAID ALL THE ANSWERS ARE IN HIS BOOKS, YOU JUST HAVE TO READ THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HERE IS THE WHY!!!
Securely stored for eternity in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto Four, Ch.20, Text 26 “Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu.”
I came across this amazing purport of Srila Prabhupada in which He perfectly explains what G.M.S. falsely and out of context, on the orders of his master Kali, refers to as “racist”.
Mahārāja Pṛthu prays to Lord Viṣṇu
My dear highly glorified Lord, if one, in the association of pure devotees, hears even once the glories of Your activities, he does not, unless he is nothing but an animal, give up the association of devotees, for no intelligent person would be so careless as to leave their association. The perfection of chanting and hearing about Your glories was accepted even by the goddess of fortune, who desired to hear of Your unlimited activities and transcendental glories.
ārya-saṅgame—in the association of advanced devotee
The association of devotees (ārya-saṅgama) is the most important factor in this world. The word ārya refers to THOSE WHO ARE ADVANCING SPIRITUALLY. In the history of the human race, the Āryan family is considered to be the most elevated community in the world because it adopts the Vedic civilization. The Āryan family is distributed all over the world and is known as Indo-Āryan. In prehistoric days all of the members of the Āryan family followed the Vedic principles, and therefore they became spiritually advanced. The kings, known as rājarṣis, were so perfectly educated as kṣatriyas, or protectors of the citizens, and so greatly advanced in spiritual life, that there was not a bit of trouble for the citizens.
The glorification of the Supreme Lord can be very much appreciated by the Āryan family. Although there is no bar for others, the members of the Āryan family very quickly catch the essence of spiritual life. How is it that we are finding it very easy to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness among the EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS?
HISTORY reports that the Americans and Europeans proved their capability when they were anxious to expand COLONISATION, but at the present time, being contaminated by the advancement of material science, their sons and grandsons are turning into reprobates.
This is due to their having lost their original spiritual culture, which is Vedic civilization. Presently these DESCENDANTS of the Āryan family are taking this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement VERY SERIOUSLY. OTHERS who are associating with them and hearing the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra from the lips of pure devotees ARE ALSO BECOMING CAPTIVATED by the transcendental vibration.
Transcendental vibrations are very much effective when chanted among Āryans, but even though one does not belong to the Āryan family, he will become a Vaiṣṇava simply by hearing the mantra BECAUSE THE VIBRATION HAS GREAT INFLUENCE OVER EVERYONE.
Mahārāja Pṛthu points out that even the goddess of fortune, who is the constant companion of Lord Nārāyaṇa, specifically wanted to hear about the Lord’s glories, and for the association of the gopīs, who are pure devotees, the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, underwent severe austerities. The impersonalist may ask why one should bother chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra continually for so many years instead of stopping and trying for kaivalya, liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord. In answer, Mahārāja Pṛthu maintains that the attraction of this chanting is so great that one cannot give up the process unless he is an animal. This is the case even IF ONE COMES IN CONTACT with this transcendental vibration BY CHANCE.
Pṛthu Mahārāja is very emphatic in this connection—only an animal can give up the practice of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Those who are not animals but actually INTELLIGENT, ADVANCED HUMAN, CIVILISED MEN cannot give up this practice of continually chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ HareRāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
“ARYA MEANS THOSE WHO ARE ADVANCING SPIRITUALLY”
It is said the Devil knows the Bible in and out. We can assume they know the Bhagavatam in and out too. For the demoniac to continue with their plans for a demonic world dominance they think they need to destroy the “white race”, BEFORE TOO MANY OF THE DESCENDANTS of the Āryan family which is considered in history to be the most elevated community in the world DECIDE TO ADOPT AGAIN THE VEDIC CIVILIZATION.
(ārya-saṅgame—in the association of advanced devotee).
There was a reason why Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura and Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Ṭhākura wanted to preach in the western world and why Śrīla Prabhupāda fulfilled that mission. Namely that the degraded debauchees and most fallen descendants of the Indo-Āryan family in the western world were finally ready to take to Krsna consciousness.
“THE GLORIFICATION OF THE LORD CAN BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ARYAN FAMILY”
ārya-saṅgame—in the association of advanced devotees
The enemy for the asuras is God, God fearing or inquisitive people, people successfully preaching God Consciousness, which are symbolised for them as “white man”(ārya-saṅgame—in the association of advanced devotee). The demonic attitude is to be wrapped up in I, Me, Mine, black, white, yellow, beautiful, ugly. Since they have witnessed Srila Prabhupada’s extraordinary achievements in the span of ten short years, they have a clue as to a Vaiṣṇava’s spiritual potency of honest, truthful preaching and they are afraid of it (just like Kamsa knew he would be killed by Krsna). The information of how fast Krsna consciousness is spreading has been available with the tap of a keyboard since the internet was founded.
Souls enveloped in a demonic nature cannot have this special potency because they engage to the MAXIMUM in the four sinful activities. These activities sap their batteries very fast very empty that to keep going, they have to resort to drugs, black evil sacrifices and ghost worship when trying to recharge.
Who is a Vaiṣṇava ? The simple definition of Vaiṣṇava is given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: a person who immediately reminds one of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is a Vaiṣṇava.(S.B.4.21.37)
A Vaiṣṇava follows the four regulative principles which results in mostly good mental health, good bodily strength, good healthy offspring, happy faces, in short: overall wellbeing and happiness. From this tapasya (voluntary rejection of material enjoyment) comes a Vaiṣṇava’s intelligence, enthusiasm, steadiness, determination and preaching power and that is why they hate the “white man”. The “white man” colonised the world and they know that the “white man” (ārya-saṅgame—in the association of advanced devotee), the Āryan family, will colonise the world with Krsna Consciousness for the next 9500 years (they have also read C.C.).
YES! All the answers to everything in this world are in Srila Prabhupada’s books!!!
G.M.S. aka G.d. is just a toady and lickspittle for so-called Iskcon and the assorted fumiversities he is serving.
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Srila Prabhupada is the Gold Standard.
Fourth Canto, Thirtieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Activities of the Pracetās.”
The sons of Prācīnabarhi satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead by chanting a song composed by Lord Śiva. After the Personality of Godhead had thus spoken and bestowed His blessings upon them, the Pracetās began to offer Him prayers,
Text 39-40
Dear Lord, we have studied the Vedas, accepted a spiritual master and offered respect to brāhmaṇas, advanced devotees and aged personalities who are spiritually very advanced. We have offered our respects to them, and we have not been envious of any brother, friends or anyone else. We have also undergone severe austerities within the water and have not taken food for a long time. All these spiritual assets of ours are simply offered for Your satisfaction. We pray for this benediction only, and nothing more.
PURPORT
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam: [SB 1.2.13] the real perfection of life is pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ: [Bg. 15.15] in understanding the Vedas, one has to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who has actually understood Him surrenders unto Him after many, many births. We find all these qualifications in the Pracetās. They underwent severe austerities and penances within the water, and they did not take any food for a very long time. They practiced these austerities not for material benediction but for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. One may engage in any business—material or spiritual—but the purpose should be the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/4/30?d=1
THIS VERSE PRESENTS A PERFECT PICTURE OF VEDIC CIVILISATION.
People training to become devotees should be respectful not only to the Supreme Personality of Godhead but also to those who are elderly in knowledge, who are Āryans and actual devotees of the Lord.
An Āryan is one who does not boast, but is an actual devotee of the Lord. Āryan means “advanced.” Formerly, those who claimed to be Āryans had to be devotees of the Lord. For instance, in Bhagavad-gītā (2.2) Kṛṣṇa chastised Arjuna by saying that he was speaking like a non-Āryan.
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ
viṣame samupasthitam
anārya-juṣṭam asvargyam
akīrti-karam arjuna
(anārya—persons who do not know the value of life)
“The Supreme Person [Bhagavān] said: My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the progressive values of life. They do not lead to higher planets, but to infamy.”
Arjuna, the kṣatriya, was refusing to fight despite being directly ordered by the Supreme Lord. He was thus chastised by the Lord as belonging to a non-Āryan family. Anyone who is advanced in the devotional service of the Lord certainly knows his duty. It does not matter whether his duty is violent or nonviolent. If it is sanctioned and ordered by the Supreme Lord, it must be performed. An Āryan performs his duty.
It is not that the Āryans are unnecessarily inimical to living entities. The Āryans NEVER maintain slaughterhouses, and they are NEVER enemies of poor animals.
The Pracetās underwent severe austerities for many, many years, even within the water. ACCEPTING AUSTERITIES AND PENANCES IS THE AVOWED BUSINESS OF THOSE INTERESTED IN ADVANCED CIVILISATION.
The word nirandhasām means “without food.” Eating voraciously and unnecessarily is NOT the business of an Āryan. RATHER, THE EATING PROCESS SHOULD BE RESTRICTED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. When Āryans eat, they eat only prescribed eatables. Regarding this, the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.26):
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ
yo me bhaktyā prayacchati
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam
aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.”
Thus there are restrictions for the advanced Āryans.
Although the Lord Himself can eat anything and everything, He restricts Himself to vegetables, fruits, milk and so on.
This verse thus describes the activities of those who claim to be Āryans.
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Also here Srila Prabhupada clearly explains behaviour of people training to become devotees.
“People training to become devotees should be respectful not only to the Supreme Personality of Godhead but also to those who are elderly in knowledge, who are Āryans and actual devotees of the Lord.”
One has to be respectful to the Supreme Lord and to the elderly who are actual devotees of the Lord.
Srila Prabhupada is the actual, pure Devotee of the Lord. He is the symbolisation of a perfect Āryan. A PERFECT PURE DEVOTEE OF THE LORD IN HIS THOUGHTS AND DEEDS.
What is there not to understand?
Who would find fault in His words?
Who would criticise His Deeds?
Who would call a pure Devotee racist?
Who would minimise Srila Prabhupada’s achievements?
Who would than also consequently question Srila Vyasadeva’s achievements of compiling:
The Brahma Purāṇa consists of 10.000 verses,
The Padma Purāṇa of 55.000
Śrī Viṣṇu Purāṇa of 23.000,
Śiva Purāṇa of 24.000
and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam of 18.000verses,
the Nārada Purāṇa has 25.000 verses,
the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa 9.000,
the Agni Purāṇa 15.400,
the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa 14500,
the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa 18.000
and the Liṅga Purāṇa 11000.
The Varāha Purāṇa contains 24.000 verses,
the Skanda Purāṇa 81.100
the Vāmana Purāṇa 10.000,
the Kūrma Purāṇa 17.000
the Matsya Purāṇa 14.000,
the Garuḍa Purāṇa 19.000
and the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa 12.000.
Thus the total number of verses in all the Purāṇas is 400.000. Eighteen thousand of these, once again, belong to the beautiful Bhāgavatam.
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has quoted from the Matsya Purāṇa as follows:
“After compiling the eighteen Purāṇas, Vyāsadeva, the son of Satyavatī, composed the entire Mahābhārata,which contains the essence of all the Purāṇas. It consists of over 100.000 verses and is filled with all the ideas of the Vedas. There is also the account of the pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra, spoken by Vālmīki — an account originally related by Lord Brahmā in one billion verses. That Rāmāyaṇa was later summarized by Nārada and related to Vālmīki, who further presented it to mankind so that human beings could attain the goals of religiosity, sense gratification and economic development.
The total number of verses in all the Purāṇas and itihāsas (histories) is thus known in human society to amount to 525,000.”
https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/12/13/4-9/
–mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ–
mahā-janaḥ—self-realized predecessors; yena—by which way; gataḥ—acted; saḥ—that; panthāḥ—the pure unadulterated path
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “‘Dry arguments are inconclusive. A great personality whose opinion does not differ from others is not considered a great sage. Simply by studying the Vedas, which are variegated, one cannot come to the right path by which religious principles are understood. The solid truth of religious principles is hidden in the heart of an unadulterated, self-realized person. Consequently, as the śāstras confirm, one should accept whatever progressive path the mahājanas advocate.’”
https://vanisource.org/wiki/CC_Madhya_17.186
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is Preface
….If personally I have any credit in this matter, it is only that I have tried to present Bhagavad-gītā as it is, without adulteration. Before my presentation of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, almost all the English editions of Bhagavad-gītā were introduced to fulfill someone’s personal ambition. But our attempt, in presenting Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, is to present the mission of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. Our business is to present the will of Kṛṣṇa, not that of any mundane speculator like the politician, philosopher or scientist, for they have very little knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, despite all their other knowledge. When Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru, etc., we, unlike the so-called scholars, do not say that Kṛṣṇa and His inner spirit are different. Kṛṣṇa is absolute, and there is no difference between Kṛṣṇa’s name, Kṛṣṇa’s form, Kṛṣṇa’s quality, Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, etc. This absolute position of Kṛṣṇa is difflcult to understand for any person who is not a devotee of Kṛṣṇa in the paramparā (disciplic succession) system. Generally the so-called scholars, politicians, philosophers, and svāmīs, without perfect knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, try to banish or kill Kṛṣṇa when writing commentary on Bhagavad-gītā. Such unauthorized commentary upon Bhagavad-gītā is known as Māyāvādī-Bhāṣya, and Lord Caitanya has warned us about these unauthorized men. Lord Caitanya clearly says that anyone who tries to understand Bhagavad-gītā from the Māyāvādī point of view will commit a great blunder. The result of such a blunder will be that the misguided student of Bhagavad-gītā will certainly be bewildered on the path of spiritual guidance and will not be able to go back home, back to Godhead…..
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–mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ–
The Mahājanas are giving the Truth, everybody else conditioned by the 3 modes of material nature and by the four defects of human life, can as a consequence only give false and incomplete information on any subject, which is called cheating.
This is Garuda Das. Clearly, most of the persons commenting here have never known me or met me, nor have they read my article carefully. However, despite all this, I’m willing to directly engage in a dialogue about the contents of this article. Many devotees, whom I consider very dedicated, seasoned disciples have expressed deep appreciation that I am courageous enough to address outsiders’ doubts and even accusations and even some insider devotees’ doubts about some of Srila Prabhupada’s assertions.
My role over the past ten years has been to protect Srila Prabhupada’s vāni from editorial tampering (which I’m still in the process of doing fairly intensively) and in my article “When the Master Speaks,” protecting Srila Prabhupada’s teachings from misunderstandings and outrageous accusations, such as racist, et. al. As a highly trained theologian, I feel responsible to serve Srila Prabhupada’s vāni in these two ways: addressing the editorial tampering from the inside of the movement, and the misunderstandings and accusations mostly from the outside of the movement. My motive is to have devotees and non devotees appreciate Srila Prabhupada untampered, unchanged words as they are, and his teachings as he gave them to the world.
P.S. Srila Prabhupada blessed me in my academic sevā when he read my master’s thesis for the University of Chicago, prior to my attending Harvard, on how I completely defeat the academic criticisms of Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami’s work of the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta. So? Even back then I found myself protecting our precious Vaishnava literature from unfounded criticisms of our sacred śāstras!
GARUDA DAS: “I-ME-MINE”
….me…me…my…I am willing…I consider…I am courageous…my role..I am still…my article…I feel…my motive…
11 times I, ME, MINE…in the first comment in 6 sentences…
https://www.prabhupadanugas.eu/news/?p=57033#comment-78462
….me…my…my…I….I…myself…
6 times I, ME, MINE in 2 sentences…
https://www.prabhupadanugas.eu/news/?p=57033#comment-78463
Garuda Das: I, Me, Mine, Myself have stated:
Srila Prabhupada is: “…irrational, prejudicial, racist, misogynist, careless or unsupported, excessively or harshly judgmental“
Srila Prabhupada is: “…irrational, prejudicial, racist, misogynist, careless or unsupported, excessively or harshly judgmental”
Conclusion: Srila Prabhupada is bad, because he is a racist, misogynist
I, Garuda Das, am good, because of my motive, exposing racist and misogynist.
Yes, I’m explaining myself because of these attacks. But it is NOT I who accuse Prabhupada of these things. It’s outsiders. And I’m here to defend Prabhupada! I have been a loyal follower for 51 years, and I’ve done nothing but try to serve my spiritual master. If you cannot understand that from a more careful reading of my article, as very intelligent and appreciative senior devotees have already done, I’m sorry that the article speaks to a level beyond your comprehension. Sincere apologies offered.