In September of 1965, a lone elderly sannyasi, aged 69 years old, with only Rs 40 in his hand and a trunk of Srimad Bhagavatam books, stepped onto Boston harbor from a cargo ship, the Jaladuta.
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PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 16, 2010 – In September of 1965, a lone elderly sannyasi, aged 69 years old, with only Rs 40 in his hand and a trunk of Srimad Bhagavatam books, stepped onto Boston harbor from a cargo ship, the Jaladuta. From there started a twelve year dream journey – a journey from rags to riches, from a lone renunciant to a powerful movement with thousands of followers.
By the time His Divine Grace A. C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada left the planet twelve years later in November 1965, he had, single handedly, built up a world wide movement with 108 temples and over 5000 initiated disciples from the Western world as well as from India.
His Bhagavad Gita as It Is has been translated into almost every language of the world and is the most widely read edition of the Gita. His scholarly and authoritative translation and commentary on the Srimad Bhagavatam and Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita as well as his other books on spirituality have been acclaimed by professors of reputed universities of the world. He practically transplanted the ancient Indian culture and tradition into the Western world.
After Srila Prabhupada left the planet, the rot started setting in. Frauds of humungous proportions were committed by the eleven “successors” of Srila Prabhupada. Unsuspecting and gullible devotees were taken on a ride in a mega scam, spreading over several decades.
In the moments of confusion prevailing during the time of the passing away of the Founder Acharya of the movement – which is natural with any great organization built up by the endeavors of a great personality – several acts of fraud were perpetrated by the very supposed guardians whom Srila Prabhupada entrusted the movement with.
These perpetrations of crimes and frauds in the movement have been excellently captured in the University of Illinois Press publication, Betrayal of the Spirit by Nori Muster and the expose by the investigative journalists John Hubner and Lindsey Gruson, Monkey on a Stick.
Fraud 5: FALSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MADHU PANDIT DASA
Intolerant of the success of Madhu Pandit Dasa and his crusade against the fraud “gurus”, a well calculated, malevolent campaign has been launched by them in the media and amongst the devotee community. Unsubstantiated, anonymous rumours are being spread in the media and public with a devious motive to tarnish his stature and reputation, with the hope that this will dampen his crusade.
Their sustained venomous rumours however, have neither dampened nor slowed the mega scale of the path breaking projects envisioned and launched by him, such as the Mega spiritual theme park in Bangalore and the multi crore cultural complex in Jaipur as well as the Akshaya Patra program which has grown from strength to strength.
Fraud 6 : http://www.madhupanditdas.info/?page_id=62
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