Mahatma Prabhu: LA Prabhupada Festival

Nice service Gauridaspandit dasa prabhu! What I question is, how could these “leaders” not know of the July 9th 1977 legal transcendental directive for ritvik diksa ceremonies? Where is the mind and intelligence of these people. I hope Ramesvara studies the directive and the DOM, the last will and testament etc. Try to follow up to see if he is sincere about it or not. So far, he does not understand or he does not want to understand, because he still wants to be a “diksa” guru maybe.

I also went to the festival. I was there at 4:45 pm on Sunday. The first thing I see, is a devotee walking a big dog and the dog passing stool right there in the community! Many ISKCON members and followers nowadays are very sentimental about animals like dogs and live with them in their houses and the dogs sleep in the beds!! Then I saw people that were not attractive. Some have gained way way too much weight, others looked tired, too old looking for their age. I saw poverty and lack of personal care. Not like years ago when devotees were so clean, pure and attractive although poor. Also, I only saw a few together or clean and intelligent looking karmis or Indians there. It appears that to many, the festival is an opportunity to sell things for a profit. All kinds of booths trying to sell stuff. One young woman approached me asking for a donation for Jayapataka’s recovery. He needs $30,000.00 for therapy. I need $300,000.00 to pay my bills so… So many making a comfortable living selling festivals and videos etc etc, compromising and using Srila Prabhupada and Krishna to make money for comfortable material living!! The scene looked to me like a typical destructive cult. I am sure, that ANY karmi that has a little intelligence, would see it just like that, what it is, a destructive cult, and would not go near.

At the Pharisee’s temple Jesus also got very angry and drove out the selling tables. And this mood is going on in other forms. For example, a devotee from England reports that Hari Sauri gave a lecture there and then he pulled out his “Diary” books from a book bag and he started selling his wares right in front of everyone. “It looked like a business.”

There was no Prasada anywhere at that time. Then when I saw all the compromisers elbow to elbow with each other, who do not care about Srila Prabhupada’s most important July 9th directive, the DOM and his last will and testament, nor the fact that he was poisoned, but just plan how to keep ripping people off, I had to leave. So I went with my wife to the beach and chanted rounds. That was the best part.

I don’t see how the current, “ISKCON” can be changed, unless there is litigation based on the fact that the whole thing has been a fraud ever since November 14th 1977, when Srila Prabhupada’s vapu was placed in his samadhi. I think there may be legal bases for devotees to be compensated for having been ripped off. So many gave their lives for so many years to these cheaters and now live in big poverty! No retirement money, no medicare and no disability from the government because we gave our life to a non profit rip off.

We have to start new temples, communities, memorials, restaurants as Srila Prahupada really wanted it. Once a little facility is created, many devotees will come. As has been nicely said here before, there is no time to waste. We have to sacrifice our lives for Srila Prabhupada now! I am very interested in discussing and meeting with ritvik Prabhupadanugas. If you live in L.A area particularlly. Please contact me so we can try to link and do the right thing. I do have a couple of nice devotees I associate and preach a bit with. If we get a group of 5 dedicated devotees, we can do a lot! So contact me if interested!!

Sincerely,

Mahatma dasa
From: spiritpassion@msn.com