Posted on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010: It was Srila Prabhupada’s mandate that the Life Patrons enrolled by all the ISKCON centers be honored as guests in every other center all over the world, and be provided with accommodation. This is the basis of the International Life Patron Membership program. Lakhs of Life Patron members have been enrolled all over the world under this scheme. Thousands of Life Patron members from all over India and abroad have availed of the Guest House facility at ISKCON-Bangalore in the last ten years. Similarly thousands of Life Patron members enrolled by ISKCON-Bangalore have availed of the guest house facilities in ISKCON centers around the world, wherever available, over the last two decades.
Since the past few months, ISKCON-Mumbai and ISKCON-Tirupati have started denying guest house accommodation to the Life Patron members of ISKCON-Bangalore. This is yet another device to harass the Life Patrons enrolled by ISKCON-Bangalore. However, in ISKCON-Bangalore, under the management of Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chancalapati Dasa and others, we continue to follow Srila Prabhupada’s instruction, and continue to graciously offer guest house facility to the Life Patron members of other ISKCON centers in India and abroad.
In spite of the order of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka against interfering with the affairs of ISKCON-Bangalore, mischief is being created by ISKCON-Mumbai by misusing the list of life patrons of ISKCON-Bangalore by shooting out unsigned letters of allegations against Madhu Pandit Dasa to all the donors. This has necessitated clarifying our position to all of you through this supplementary issue.
Those patrons/donors needing accommodation in Mumbai, Tirupati and Chennai, are requested to call directly to 080-2347 1956 / 2357 8346 Extn: 4107 / 351. ISKCON-Bangalore has made alternative accommodation in these places for ISKCON-Bangalore life patrons/donors.
The devotees of ISKCON-Bangalore were shocked and horrified to learn of an email correspondence among the self-proclaimed ‘gurus’ revealing diabolical plans to suppress Madhu Pandit Dasa! The very same self-proclaimed ‘guru’ whom Madhu Pandit Dasa had been misled to worship for over fifteen years as ‘as good as God’ (on his claim that he was appointed guru by Srila Prabhupada), was planning to fabricate false criminal cases against him to quell the deliberations that he and the devotees of ISKCON-Bangalore had raised against the current guru system:
* “By the way, our new legal advisors have given us some new ideas that civil route is very slow, but the criminal route is quicker. Madhu Pandit Dasa has good reputation, but it does not take long to lose it if we do criminal cases against him.” Jayapataka Swami (GBC member and one of the self-proclaimed guru), (2001) email message TEXT PAMHO:4259580.
Added to this, the self-proclaimed ‘gurus’ are unable to come to terms with the stellar growth of ISKCON-Bangalore’s activities all over India, especially through the Akshaya Patra program, which is feeding about ten lakh children everyday! This has been possible only by the blessings of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna-chandra and Srila Prabhupada. However, this growth is perceived by the self-proclaimed ‘gurus’ as an implicit strengthening of the position advocated by the devotees of ISKCON-Bangalore in the guru system debate.
The devotees of ISKCON-Bangalore are determined to stand together against all odds to see that ISKCON-Bangalore, a legally independent society registered in Karnataka, is dedicated unto Srila Prabhupada’s service alone, and not for the self-aggrandizement of the self-proclaimed ‘gurus’. ISKCON-Bangalore is Srila Prabhupada’s society and only his will may prevail here.
Kuru Guru no thanks..
Now we see clearly who is who, if you had
any doubt, this article shows you clearly
who are the Kurus and who are the Pandavas nowadays.
Well i think Kurukshetra is here again and neo-iskcon
showing her real face for all to see, what she is up to.!
Srila Prabhupada would be verry abset if he would hear
such a story about his beloved lifemember program.
Well if he would see neo-iskcon nowadays, better not imagine
Better to suport Madhu Pandit and his Army now,
since he has the mercy of Guru and Krishna it seems !
Hi,
It is very good to see such a nice thinking of arrangements for the members of ISKON around the world.
Although I am still to become a life patron member of ISKON but would like to ask one question.
Does it always have meaning to become a membership requirement of getting an opportunity or facility from any kind of an organization.Does it have any significance,exactly.
On the other hand I must say that once a person have decided to follow up the right path i.e. the spiritual path which actually would give a more enchanting period into lives(according to you and spiritual advisors of iskon),I would prefer rather them to be couragious and strict to their way.
One more and I guess the most important thing to ask, Is there any criterion being specified to become an active member of ISKON, I have got some principal in my life which sometime tells me not to become a follower of someone who is difficult to judge, although it might look somewhat harsh to you but I do not want to keep things in my mind which actually bother me much.
If possible try to give me the answer or you are reluctant to folow up your own specified path.
Dear Abhijit
Well let me put this way, my humble oppinon is
who sincerly following what the acarya of iskcon Srila Prabhupada wanted,
who is taken his words for grantet is the best path to freedom
and the best way at the moment is what is Madhu Pandit is offering
in Bangalore to the world of Krishna consciousness and lifemembership.
Get in touch with him and ask what is on your mind.
Since he has seen the truth and is following Srila Prabhupada perfectly.!
Why should ISKCON (reg Mumbai 1971) allow people who are life-members of another organization, Madhu Pandit’s Hare Krsna Hill, stay at their facilities? Oh I get it because Madhu Pandit chose the same name for his organization “ISKCON” therefore the real ISKCON has to let people from the bogus ISKCON stay in their facilities. You must think that the real ISKCON is stupid to go along with such a crazy idea. I think that somehow being a Rtvik must have some sort of rotting effect on the brain if you honestly think the real ISKCON should host your life members.
The real ISKCON is ISKCON Bangalore, because they are following Srila Prabhupada’s unequivocal prescription for future initiations within ISKCON: “Ritvik henceforward” (paraphrased).
Hare Krishna,
I’am a life member of ISKCON, and i want to stay at Puri ISKCON, for that i need the mobile no, as the basic number is not responding. Pls help….
My mob no: 09431172796.
Hare Krishna…………
I want to be the lifetime member of iskon. i want to spend all of my times for Lord Krishna. i am ready to stay anywhere in india at any center except to my locality. plz give me the way, the criterias, that i can do as soon as possible.
My mobile no-9439780633
Hare Krishna,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
Bogus Iskcon (Jayapataka’s) has around some 80-100 bogus gurus(who cares!). Read about these bogus gurus on the net. Many have criminal proceeding around them. And their deeds! Hare Krishna.
Long Live Srila Prabhupada’s Iskcon Bangalore.