Pariprashnena — Q&A Archive

There seems to exist a sense of resentment among some folks here for disciples of Srila Prabhupada. Not all -- but there are a few people here who repeatedly make remarks that would lead one to believe they have some deep distaste and disdain for those of us who took initiation from Srila Prabhupada between 1966 and 1977. Im not surprised though. When the so-called appointed eleven hijacked ISKCON their first order of business was to rid the temples of anyone who protested their presence. They were setting themselves up on Vyas Asanas and having guru pujas performed to them in the temples in front of their godbrothers. It was sickening. It was horrible. It was surreal and bizarre. They began taking names like Vishnupada and Gurupada and Acaryadeva and they began building their disciple base. They realized soon enough that if their coup were to be successful they had to get rid of their godbrothers and fill Prabhupadas temples with their own disciples. They subtely instilled in these newcomers -- their new disciples -- a sense of hostility toward their godbrothers. They were told "you are the new ISKCON -- you are the future -- forget about them -- they did some service and now they dont wish to coopearte with "Prabhupadas wishes that we are his appointed successors" so let them go to pasture.

Quite frankly I have never seen this poisonous mindset more than I detect in one of the posters here and on a lesser scale a few others among you. So what is it? I know that one who envies hates so is it some kind of deep rooted envy that makes you so defensive and hostile? Do you fear us? Does our very existence threaten you? Im hoping that maybe someone will have a catharsis -- a moment of clarity -- and realize that this is what is going on. Otherwise I know exactly the kind of response Im going to get but I figure its worth a try to throw this out there into cyberspace and see if it lands on fertile ground somewhere. Understand that we dont blame you. We blame our godbrothers who have indoctrinated you and misled you. You are the victims of a great hoax that has been going on for more than three decades. You have been lied to -- sold a bill of goods as it were. I know this is a hard pill to swallow but if you could only get over your prejudices and have an open mind maybe the light will penetrate the walls that have been built around you -- the walls that have kept the light of day -- the truth -- from entering the great spiritual movement that they usurped.

Im sorry to say that what you think is ISKCON is not ISKCON. If you still dont understand what is going on even after youre told then youre no longer innocent and you become complicit with the horrific offense at the lotus feet of the pure devotee Sampradaya Acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This is not a game. Its not something childish like "my guru is better than your guru." This is the truth. Accept it. Understand it. Act on it .. or be prepared to accept the consquences because eventually the truth will prevail. It always does -- even if it takes a generation or a century or a millenium. Day is day and night is night. Black is black and white is white. Wrong is wrong and right is right. All I ask is that you give it some thought. If nothing else this might bring out the true colors among you.