“I am a member of ISKCON.” Srila Prabhupada
Dear followers of Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! As I see it ISKCON is at a crucial juncture in its history. ‘Who is the head or captain of the ISKCON ship?’ Shall we choose the ISKCON Governing Body (GBC) or shall we chooseContinue Reading
Srirangam Sravana Kirtana Camp 2018
Srirangam, the largest functional temple in the world at 156 acres is the seat of the Sri Vaisnava sampradaya and the first and most important of the Sri Vaisnava 108 Divya desams. The Deity of Ranganatha Swami and the Vimaana on the temple are Svayambhu (self-manifested) having come directly fromContinue Reading
The Last Darshan
When I arrived Saturday night with my sankirtan van at the temple, I wondered where the others were. The parking lot was empty, and I thought nobody could distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books that long. By that time, our meditation on Srila Prabhupada intensified in the form of endless bookContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Antidote – Chapter 14: Black-Street University
Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD-Disingenuous) HPD Definition: People with Histrionic Personality Disorder have a high need for attention, make loud and inappropriate appearances, exaggerate their behaviors and emotions, and crave stimulation. Disingenuous: Underhanded, double-dealing, scheming, contriving, plotting, crafty, false-hearted; egocentric, insincere, deceitful, calculating, guileful. Liar, liar, pants on fire? Besides being an extremely juvenileContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Antidote – Chapter 13: Let’s Get Legal
Innocent Until Proven Guilty The glaring proof that none of the prestidigitations we are being offered is legitimate is that, if it was, a court case would have been filed a long time ago. Those perpetuating this myth know all too well that these tales of who-done-it, intrigue would neverContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Antidote – Chapter 12: Habeas Corpus Revisited
Adhyatmika Miseries Tamal Krishna Goswami was indeed a complex, intense, and high profile personality but he also had a soft side that I personally got to know as did many others. Certainly, his numerous disciples don’t experience him to be the terrible monster that he is portrayed as by theContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Antidote – Chapter 11 – Crucify Him! (Tamal Krishna Goswami)
Some Were Curious, Some Were Crazy! As the symptoms of Srila Prabhupada’s physical body began to impede on his ability to translate, all his disciples worldwide became more concerned about his longevity. We had become so dependent on his guidance, inspiration, and Krishna Conscious nurturing that the thought of HisContinue Reading
Shotgun Weddings: Indian-style
In 19th and early 20th century America, the term “shotgun wedding” connoted a man being forced at gun point (usually by a shotgun) to marry a young woman. What typically occasioned the marriage was that the man got the girl pregnant and had no intention of marrying her, and consequentlyContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Antidote – Chapter 10 – Not Just Unlikely… Impossible!
Think Zebra Prognosis!? On one hand, the Goof Team tells us that the conspirators executed this very intricate plot over the course of 12 months, a plot that required perfectly measured doses of a poison nobody ever heard of, or could possibly know how to use, so Srila Prabhupada wouldContinue Reading