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| A High RISK CON Game |
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Second
of a Three-Part Series “Spiritual knowledge, or
Sarasvati, hides her real identity from those who are proud, foolish, attached
to material enjoyment, and absorbed in the false ego of thinking themselves the
doers; in her shadow form of Dushta Sarasvati, she
deceives them by awarding them benedictions. Though such puffed-up people who
receive her benedictions are able to conquer the three worlds, they are
eligible for being totally defeated by the Supreme Lord, Who is the ultimate
giver of all benedictions.”
Sri Caitanya-bhagavat, Adi khanda, 13.22 Upon cursory inspection, it
appears that the struggle is between the Western “devotees” (represented by
“ISKCON,” Neo-Mutt, and the rittviks) and the demoniac or atheistic classes. Peeling away some layers of the glass onion,
it may appear (upon closer inspection) that the deeper struggle is amongst and
between these groups themselves, in terms of which one of them (amidst
irreconcilable contradictions of philosophy, process, and especially hierarchy they
all hold) represents the guru-parampara.
There can be no doubt, of course, that considerable tension is present amongst
and between these cults, and there is even a great deal of that same tension found
within intra-party conflicts. However, none
of this is where the real demarcation of the spiritual struggle is located. The degraded souls of Kali yuga become more so due to their various group concepts,
particularly amongst the upper echelons, all of which have nothing whatsoever
to do with Reality. You cannot become
self-realized when you falsely think that you are already so, and you cannot
fall down from a fallen state. All of the
leaders of these three abovementioned pseudo-spiritual societies are fallen,
and their having taken physical bodies in anti-Vedic cultures has helped to
augment that falldown. They are all also violent. That violence is generally subtle, but it is
nevertheless vicious and ruthless. These
deceptive leaders have deluded themselves and their followers into believing
that concocted and limited fragments of Krishna conscious principles, so-called
universal laws—principles that they grafted onto a once bona fide superstructure--constitute
the exclusive religion of this world.
This belief ignites a potent blend of fanaticism; it is completely
sectarian and loaded with dogma and triumphalism. Both the leaders and the “true believers” are
out of touch with atma-tattva. They look at life in a different way than
what it actually is, but even this is not the main point. The point is that, at the penultimate
octave, the bogus groups are unified.
They will run each other through the grease in order to keep a
productive follower or patron—or, better yet, to steal one away from another
group—but the penultimate unity remains unfettered. This is because they share the same pulse at
that level, viz., they are against the The
Real “Therefore, in all spheres of
devotional service, freedom is the main pivot. Without freedom, there is no
execution of devotional service. The freedom surrendered to the Lord does not
mean that the devotee becomes dependent in every respect. To surrender unto the
Lord through the transparent medium of the spiritual master is to attain
complete freedom of life.” “Pay no attention to the man
behind the curtain!” The
Wizard of Oz What did Prabhupada
want? All these abovementioned groups believe
that he wanted something that actual devotees, yogis, and transcendentalists of
the Lord, even here in the West, utterly despise. The mutual contempt between them and these
three particular factions is extremely thick, but it remains non-conceptualized
for the most part. The discussion of the
D.O.M. is related, at least indirectly, to the real battle line. In order to be genuinely
effective, That is not what is going on within
the deviant groups, however. Instead,
following in the footsteps of so many religious cults, sects, and denominations
from the past, form, hierarchy, and bureaucracy have been glorified as
tantamount to realization in the divine science. Stealing their way up the latticework of the
bureaucracy, these power-hungry “devotees” then create massive impositions on
the freedom-loving section of transcendentalists. They construct a roof from which few, once
under, can break through the tarmac. Institutional
delusions are present in all three deviant groups, based upon shibboleths that
have all emanated from the great sinister movement, the so-called Goudiya Mutt. The poison is in personal
ambition, but it very easily disguises itself when institutional moha awards artificial prominence to sold
out members who push its power by attracting wealthy patrons to subsidize the thing. That block power is then distributed back throughout
the borg, and each of the loyal racketeers secures
his own special seat for turning the screws behind unlimited layers of curtains
that protect him (or her) from being seen for just what he actually is—and,
more importantly, what he is actually up to.
They appear to be the doers, of course, particularly since they are
glorified for pulling off the whole scam in the first place. They have knowledge, personal
power, and an ability to act which is different from the norm. Nevertheless,
they are engaged in oppressing the section of devotees who are trying to spread
Here is where the D.O.M. must
be understood in its true import. It is
anything but a panacea. However, if it
somehow or other becomes implemented, then the orders of the spiritual master
have finally been followed here—after having been neglected for practically a
generation. That feat alone will afford
a slight glimpse of mercy from the Paramatma, who will then signal from within
a section still not completely sealed off from His grace, that, “You have done
some good. Now recognize just how much
more you must do.” The
Red Pill or the Blue Pill "If a guru accepts
someone ineligible as a disciple, the guru will have to suffer. If a disciple
takes on an unqualified, so-called spiritual master, that disciple will be
forced to suffer. In order to avoid these great misfortunes, every devotee must
be cautious. Similarly, when both guru and disciple are properly qualified, the
relationship continues unimpeded. This relationship is supposed to be eternal,
but if a disciple becomes evil, the guru must reject him. If the spiritual master falls down and becomes
evil, the disciple must reject him. If
either of these strictures is ignored, both fall; in
such circumstances, it is better when only one of them falls.” Bhaktivinode
Thakur, Harinam-cintamani The vitiated GBC, the
controlling node of the fabricated, so-called “ISKCON” confederation, is
banking on the principle of forgetfulness, especially in terms of all-pervading
Western ignorance about Vedic and Vaishnava formulas relating to sampradaya. The D.O.M. discussion undermines such a
general tendency to merge back into avidya. The D.O.M. reminds everyone that the GBC is limited
in both its power and relevancy as per guru, initiation, and real freedom. The D.O.M. reminds everyone that the GBC is
supposed to be a body elected regularly by temple presidents of the Society,
who themselves are supposed to be elected by local practitioners serving in
those temples. It is not within the
power of the GBC to interfere with the genuine process of Vaishnava initiation
and connection to parampara, but interfere in a big institutional way is just
what it has done for the past three decades. “. . . INITIATION is based on
what are known as . . . mysteries. . . (The) ‘Arcanum’ (in English, also often
called Trump) is a mystery, necessary for the cognition of a definite kind and
number of things, laws or principles; a mystery without which one cannot
operate, since the necessity of that cognition has been born in us; a mystery
accessible to a mind strong and curious enough to see that knowledge.” Mauni Sadhu, The Tarot The vitiated GBC has
interfered with the process as it is explicitly spelled out in Vaishnava
scriptures; the perfection in spiritual life and attainment of real freedom cannot
be had wherever such interference remains ascendant. The unbroken chain of guru to disciple—a
disciple who then, if he is fortunate, becomes guru in his own right--does not
require the rubber stamp of any certificate.
It functions according to the will of the sampradaya, but the vitiated
GBC defies that very parampara in the form of institutional concoctions. It worms its way into the system, and the
D.O.M., if it is even finally implemented, may be able to serve as a kind of
body block to check such malefic momentum. However, in order for any of
this to unfold, the devotees of the Lord have to decide that they no longer
want to remain asleep and forget all of the ramifications, repercussions, and
intricacies. The devotees of the
Lord—the real workers in ultimate transcendence—did not come to His Divine
Grace Srila Prabhupada for superficial or sentimental reasons. They did not come to him in order to be
turned into fanatics. They came in order to work for the Hare Krishna movement
of They understand the occult
force that is the wellspring of eternity, perfect knowledge, true power, and
real happiness. They came to Srila
Prabhupada because they knew that he had this, and, just as importantly, he
could deliver it to them. They knew that
he had full mystic powers. Above and
beyond that, they knew that he was a prematura-bhakta
impelled by overwhelming love of Godhead in the realm of Goloka. They did not follow him in
order to become playthings in the hands of motivated, ambitious men who have
ruthlessly stolen his movement in order to fulfill their own temporal
ends. The vitiated commissioners have
manipulated their way into institutional positions of prominence and power, and
they have created something completely unauthorized in the process. They have captured the means of production
through a kind of chicanery that is paradoxically and simultaneously both
subtle and gross. Like a kind of EMP
explosion, they turned out the lights in the late Seventies, and everything
went black. What they have done, although
differently manifested, is nevertheless nothing great or special. As the Bible says, “There is nothing new
under the sun.” How they were able to
pull it off can be understood, and it behooves us to assimilate the
realization. In order to do so, we have
to refrain from taking the pill that puts us back under the avaranatmika-shakti. We shall soon introduce a quote
from a Western classic, well known in most university settings and penned by a
theistic author from the late Nineteenth Century. In it, he provides some clues that can help
us to understand the modus operandi of the vitiated GBC. With such added
perspective and realization (from our subsequent discussion of the
aforementioned classic), every sincere and serious reader should be able to see
just what the D.O.M. and the Topmost Urgency affidavit stand for,
as well as their potential value in the great struggle. Any
Monkey Can Do It “We are not much concerned
about the temple, because temple worship is not primary factor in this age; primary
factor is sankirtana.” “You have asked me to tell
you whether you are right or (should) carry on by following the foolish advice
of Kirtanananda, and I say straight that Kirtanananda is wrong and you are
right when you say that the movement will come to nothing if I am not satisfied
with your actions.” Corrupt Peace Officer: “You
can’t kill a cop!” A blazing fire, with many enthralled
and nicely-dressed participants chanting hymns and throwing perfectly good and
nutritious rice and bananas into it, does not automatically constitute the
transmission of the bhakti-lata-bija into the chelas enamored by the show. Similarly, just because milk and water are
profusely poured by pukka so-called brahmins over marble excavated from Rajasthani
rock mines doesn’t mean that the Supreme Couple has automatically been called
upon to become non-different from such forms; it requires authorization of the Acharya in order for the transcendental event to transpire. If the accusation is made
that I am an iconoclast, well maybe I was—until I came into contact with Srila Prabhupada,
that is. I fully accepted and believed
in all the Deities authorized by the Acharya,
particularly during my service to him in the Seventies. I worshipped Them
and still believe in Their spiritual divinity, despite the astral larva and
aparadha (avidhhi-purvakam) that now surrounds
Them. During the manifest lila of His
Divine Grace, the Deities on those altars—with the exception of one pair (not
authorized but, against his specific wishes, “installed” anyway)—were
sanctioned. As such, we believed in Them and worshipped Them. That was then, and this is
now. The fabricated, so-called “ISKCON” is actually run by fiat issued from its
first-echelon controllers working through imposed facilitation provided by a
GBC simulacrum. Questioning its mandated faith in any and all altar forms and
ceremonial ritual has become the unspoken third rail of the imposition, and
that fear is the pivot upon which it continues to function. To challenge in another way: If
a fire sacrifice transpired (in such a beautiful and pukka
manner!), then how can anyone dare question the
legitimacy of its claims to having been conducted as a genuine, Vaishnava inititation ceremony?
If a similar sacrifice was conducted to forms in such a mesmerizing and pukka manner, then how can anyone
dare question the legitimacy of its claims to having installed a Goloka Deity in some new satellite center? Do you dress in the same pukka way as these “great men” do every day? Do you daily adorn your physical bodies with
saffron and clay like them? Do you
conduct these kinds of yajnas? Who are you to question these pukka men as they conduct their rituals? Who are you to dare say that they are not
genuine gurus? Doesn’t the bare fact of
these rituals going down confirm those who are conducting them must be
gurus? Doesn’t the bare fact that their
disciples conduct arati on the altars confirm that
they must be legitimately initiated? Who
are you to say otherwise? Well, pukka
me! Listen closely, and you may hear the
loyal choir sweetly singing in the background, “You can’t always get what you
want.” If enough people believed in
three-dollar bills, then, when such notes began to circulate, citizens would
exchange goods for them. Belief is not without
importance, but we must remember that this remains the science of The whole thing has been off
the rails since the spring of 1978; those eleven men were not authorized (by
parampara) to do what they did. Their
scheme was, and still is, based upon image and illusion; compartmentalizing
that will not make it go away. Once you
make a compromise anywhere, eventually you will compromise everywhere. All of the rationalizations propounded to
excuse this thing--so that, somehow or other, it can carry on--amount to
nothing more than hundreds of three-dollar bank notes. The currency floats, but those remain fiat
bills nevertheless. It’s the temple presidents
who decide who and who does not go up on the altar, but
anyone can be trained to do it. If the
tee-pee does not satisfy his GBC specifically (and the GBC in general), he
won’t be able to remain in that cushy position for long. Anyone can learn how to shower, dress in
clean cloth, shave the head, slip on a two-paise
thread, ring zee bill and wave da dhoop. It requires only basic training; any monkey
can do it. The whole thing
is quite mechanical, and the process is not difficult to imitate. Who says these new people are initiated brahmins? Who says that the eleven pretender mahabhagavats actually were empowered to initiate disciples
into the line? Who says that a guru can enact
institutional anarthas and deceptions and still actually be diksa-guru? The
Grand Inquisitor Revisited “You are a good worker. All
my disciples they are good boys, intelligent, and hard working. I pray to “Yes, we've paid dearly for it,
but at last we have completed that work in your name.” Fyodor Dostoevsky, “The Grand
Inquisitor” “If you want my answer,
Senator, you can have it now. My answer
is this: Nothing. I give you nothing.” Michael
Corleone, Godfather II If you say that anyone, failing
to fall in line with some institutional hierarchy (and its so-called ideological
and religious dogma), cannot be burned at the stake in However, time changes
things. We may be on the verge of a
transition to a quantum transformation, comparable to the transformation that
took place when the Industrial Revolution replaced the landed gentry. Such a wrenching transformation may turn out
to be retrograde and just as material as the current political, military,
economic, and social arrangement. At
this time in That arrangement is not
carved in stone, however, and deals that fly at this time may be turned down
cold in the near future, especially during the period of transition. Offers that now would yield results may bring
nothing at all in the future for those that offer them. Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote about
the reappearance of Christ in We shall delve more deeply
into this topic in the final part of our series. For now, however, let us touch upon just one
point that the Inquisitor made to this semblance of Christ, who had the divine love
that Ishas Kristos radiated
over twenty centuries ago. Basically,
the Inquisitor admonished his adversary, informing him that they (the Church)
had secured what he (the Christ) had made almost impossible to be attained back
when he roamed What the Grand Inquisitor
says is that the great representatives of their own institutional delusion have
created in the flock is a sense of automatic deliverance. They have freed the people of the burden of
free will that Christ had emphasized.
They have convinced the people, who have taken the wrong pill, that they
simply have to follow the Church and all will be well at the time of death for
every single one of them. The Grand Inquisitor tells
the inmate that he and the rest of the Church have paid dearly for what Christ
had preached, but they have been able to reverse all of it in his name and in the name of
the Father. The Inquisitor makes
a very eloquent presentation, containing no lack of challenges and stark admissions
of honesty. The Grand Inquisitor
actually believes that he loves the people more than Christ ever did, and he
similarly believes that this is especially demonstrated when he burns heretics
at the stake—the ones who do not kow-tow to the Church. As Frank
Zappa sang: “It can’t happen here. No, it can’t happen here.” Well, not now. However, if the fabricated, so-called
“ISKCON” remains unchallenged in its practiced black art of putting everyone it
hypnotizes to sleep, this dangerous cult may one day achieve power behind the
throne. Yes, that could only be in a
radically different world, but such quantum transformations have taken place
periodically (in times of great stress, of course) throughout the history of
Kali Yuga. The vitiated GBC represent
the seeds that could eventually sprout into a Spanish Inquisition in due course
of time. If you can’t see it, let us
help you; if you refuse to see it, that’s another thing altogether. To
Be Continued "Genuine. As a new man to Krishna Consciousness the first thing that hits you after Srila Prabhupada's wonderful gifts to us, is the extreme fragmentation and conflict of his movement. I quickly found myself asking the question “What the is this mess?” How could any serious seeker of the absolute find any spiritual value in the mechanical mud slinging, self aggrandizing and morally destitute ashes of Srila Prabhupada's once pure movement. Genuine.Logically you know that there must be some sincere disciples out there who really get it, who genuinely follow what their Spiritual Master preached. Kailasa Candra prabhu is such a disciple. He has provided a clear line of sight for anyone wishing to wade through all the B.S out there. Once again with the second part of the article “High R iskcon Game” Kailasa Candra sheds light onto the dark corners of the movement while simultaneously providing real leadership for the Vaishnava Foundation. If you want to continue to be a machine then keep on trucking, if not then I have found that the V.F. Is an excellent alternative.Genuine. Sincerely bhakta Joseph"
Quotes from the books of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada are copyright by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust |
