Early History of ISKCON Bangalore by Shankabrit dasa

Clock wise:- Shankabrit dasa, senior pujari & Madhu pandit dasa Around 1976, the devotees from different parts of India and the world had initiated activities of ISKCON in different parts of South India like Bangalore, Hubli, Madras, etc. Sankirtans in the streets, enrolling Life Members, arranging programs in the houses, and arranging large public programs in pandals were being conducted. Shankabrit das, Amiya Vilas das, Purna Brahma...

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ISKCON gurus rule out HH Gaura Govinda Swami

In the BTP 17 item “ISKCON guru rules out his own tape ministry”, we quoted HH Gaura Govinda Swami (“GGS”), an ISKCON guru who died in 1996 but who is lauded by the entire GBC as a great saint, stating in his book: “One has to hear. It is not that, “All right, tapes are there, I’ll hear the recordedtapes.” Sabda-brahma will never descend. [...] You should be greedy. Physical contact is required. You must hear directly, not just by listening...

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Narayana Maharaj - Demigod or Demon ?

OPEN LETTER TO NARAYANA MAHARAJA 08 July 1999,  by Gaurahari dasa   Dear Narayana Maharaja, There is no reason for me to use Vaisnava etiquette with you because you are not even a true Vaisnava by your duplicitous harmful behavior which has devastated my relationship with my wife and dear disciples. You are acting like an insensitive devil for initiating my wife Premanidhi dasi without me her husband and Guru. You knew...

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The real teachings of His Holiness Narayana Maharaja

To many people both inside and outside the Movement, ISKCON’s current Guru system is a complete farce. Perhaps predictably, all the scandal, falldowns and endless self-contradiction amongst Srila Prabhupada’s wannabe successors (the 80 competing ISKCON ‘Gurus’) has opened the way for yet another personality, this time from outside ISKCON, with designs on Srila Prabhupada’s legacy. The GBC have preached for many years that...

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