Essays and Papers
In Order of Date Posted (Descending)
Segment 01: We Are Not Against Religions as Such
Segment 02: Rationalization: The00088 Counterfeit of Reason
Segment 03: Authoritarian Religion or Sheep Nature and Human Nature
Segment 04: The Double Standard
Segment 05: Sin and the Response to It, & the Result of This Kind of Contrition
Segment 06: The Main Qualification for Getting Ahead
Segment 07: Humanitarian Religion
Segment 08: The True Heroes of the Human Race
Segment 9: A Social Order that Develops Reason
Segment 10: The Authoritarian/Masochistic Character
Segment 11: The Result
Segment 12: Conclusion
Segment 13: ISKCON Book Banning
Segment 1: The Process of Krishna Consciousness is Scientific” not dogmatic
Segment 2: We Have Heard Repeatedly That This Path is a Science, But How Scientific Are We in Our Approach?
Segment 3: In preaching Krishna Consciousness There Can be no Question of Compromise, But There is Tact
Segment 4: The False Security of Running With the Herd
Segment 5: We Should all Become Adept Philosopher-Scientists and Sift the Data Ourselves
Segment 1: In an authoritarian System Groupthink is Practiced Instead of Collegiality
Segment 2: We Have to Give Up the Association of Rajo-guna and Tamo-guna. Then There is Question of Progress. Otherwise, it is Simply a Bluff
Segment 3: The Crux of the Problem Facing Us Was a Loss of Fellowship Among Srila Prabhupada’s Disciples
Segment 1: Bhaktivinoda Thakura makes a distinction between two kinds of mindsets of two kinds of spiritual seekers, the komala shraddha and the madhyama adhikari
Segment 2: A madhyama, seeks other madhyamas for association to discuss the Absolute Truth
Segment 1: The highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries
Segment 2: There is no way for all to be leaders. The leaders will be a small percentage of the population. No more than 2%. Moreover, the majority; the masses, are the followers
Segment 3: They first are attached to an idea, find something in the wide range of scripture, or commentaries, that seems to support their attachment, convince themselves, that they have “philosophized”, and go forward from there
Segment 1: Srila Prabhupada warned us that the Greatest Threat to a Spiritual Institution is From Within; and therefore, I extrapolate, that warning, and say that the Greatest Theart to Your Personal Spiritual Life, is the same, whether you are alone or a member of group loosely, or well organized Vaisnavas. The Greatest Threat, is the same as that which RUINED ISKCON, and that Threat, is From Within Yourself
Segment 2: Deeply Buried Irrational Motivation is Never Obvious to the Individual Harboring It
Segment 3: Authoritarian Dynamics Should be Questioned
Segment 4: It is Easier to Determine Our Condition Than We Realize If one's subjective experience of life in ISKCON falls more in the category of authoritarian dynamics than a humanitarian experience
Another symptom of the humanitarian dynamic is collegiality
In authoritarian dynamics the conclusion is foregone, and all discussion is a token gesture
Segment 5: Conclusions Part 1: ISKCON and the Majority of its Followers Have a “SPOT”, or Have “DIRT”, or Have “MUD”, and Possibly Have “SHIT” on their FACE, so to Speak; and That Fact you can Take to the Bank!
Segment 6: Conclusions Part 2: This has been a humble, yet bold attempt to “distinguish reality, from the illusion, that has overcome the leaders of ISKCON, and also to aid the innocent rank and file devotees who support ISKCON, in waking up from their “coma”.
Segment 1: Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Instructs Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, to Take Charge of Lord Caitanya’s Movement
Segment 2: Srila Prabhupada Meets His Spritual Master
Segment 3: Srila Prabhupada Establishes His Business Headquarters at Allahabad
Segment 4: Srila Prabhupada Starts BTG in 1944
Segment 5: Srila Prabhupada Did Not Try to Fix the Gaudiya-math; After the Leader, Asked Him to Leave the Allahabad Temple That he Established
Segment 6: How did Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada Preach?
Segment 7: What is The Definition of Truthfulness, According to Srila Prabhupada, & What is the Meaning of “Being Humble”?
Segment 8: Who do Gaudiya Vaisnavas “Preachers” Like to Preach to the Most?
.Segment 01: The DOM Part 1
Segment 02: The DOM Part 2
Segment 03: The DOM Part 3
Segment 04: Removal of Temple Presidents
Segment 05: Elections of GBCs
Segment 06: Srila Prabhupada on Relationship Between The GBC And Temple Management
Segment 07: Srila Prabhupada on Temple President Is Elected
Segment 08: Srila Prabhupada on Removal Of Temple President
Segment 09: Srila Prabhupada On Management In General, Part 1
Segment 10: Srila Prabhupada On Management In General, Part 2
Segment 11: Srila Prabhupada On Management In General, Part 3
Segment 12: Concluding Commentary Part 1
Segment 13: Concluding Commentary Part 2
Segment 14: Concluding Commentary Part 3 .
Segment 1: In Finding a Guru, We Cannot Say It Is a Science, If We Use Mystical and or Popularity Criteria, That the Neophyte Student Has No Ability to Verify
Segment 2: If the Guru Makes Himself or Herself Unavailable for Association.
Segment 3: The Process of Mutual Testing of the Spiritual Master and Disciple
Segment 4: The Spiritual Master Tests the Determination of the Candidate for Discipleship
Segment 5: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 1
Segment 6: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 2
Segment 7: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 3
Segment 8: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 4
Segment 9: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 5
Segment 10: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 6
Segment 11: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 7
Segment 12: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 8
Segment 13: Final Commentary
2022-08-20 Vyasa-puja Offering By Upendranatha Dasa
Segment 01: “The Tragedy of all Great Religions”
Segment 02: “Rationalization: The Counterfeit of Reason”
Segment 03: “Authoritarian Religion”
Segment 04: “Sheep Nature and Human Nature”
Segment 05: “The Double Standard”
Segment 06: “Sin and the Response to It”
Segment 07: “The Main Qualification for Getting Ahead”
Segment 08: “Humanitarian Religion”
Segment 09: “The True Heroes of the Human Race”
Segment 10: “A Social Order that Develops Reason; Varnasrama Society”
Segment 11: “The Authoritarian/Masochistic Character”
Segment 12: “The Result”
Segment 13: “Conclusion”
Segment 14: “ISKCON Book Banning! Are we Going to do the Needful?
Segment 1: “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend with my life< your right to say it.”
Segment 2: “Srila Prabhupada has something to say about 'Blind Faith'”
Segment 3: “An author should not accept responsibility for others’ feelings. An author should accept responsibility for his own feelings. And an author should expect that on this site, others will do likewise”
Segment 4: “A Person of Integrity”.
Segment 1: What is Bhakti?
Segment 2: Objectivityl Or Subjectivity.
Segment 3: Faith/Doubt.
Segment 4: The True Basis of Reality.
Segment 5: Matter is Not the True Basis of Reality, but Consciousness; and Consciousness Implies Being.
Segment 6: How Does Bhakti Propose to do What Conventional Science Can Only Infer?
Segment 7: Are the Laws of the Science of Bhakti Certain?
Segment 8: Certainty/Uncertainty.
Part 1: “Free or Should I Say “Easy” Tickets to Vaikuntha?”
Part 2: “Srila Prabhupada Gave Many Warnings For Us to be Aware Of.”
Part 3: “Hence, Some Questions Naturally Come to Mind.”
Part 4: “Let’s Look at the Definition of the Word’s “Evil” and “Wicked”.
Part 5: “What is More Evil or More Wicked? Physical Life Mas Murder or Spritual Life Mas Murder?”
Segment 01: We Are Not Against Religions as Such
Segment 02: Rationalization: The Counterfeit of Reason
Segment 03: Authoritarian Religion or Sheep Nature and Human Nature
Segment 04: The Double Standard
Segment 05: Sin and the Response to It, & the Result of This Kind of Contrition
Segment 06: The Main Qualification for Getting Ahead
Segment 07: Humanitarian Religion
Segment 08: The True Heroes of the Human Race
Segment 9: A Social Order that Develops Reason
Segment 10: The Authoritarian/Masochistic Character
Segment 11: The Result
Segment 12: Conclusion
Segment 13: ISKCON Book Banning
Segment 1: The Process of Krishna Consciousness is Scientific” not dogmatic
Segment 2: We Have Heard Repeatedly That This Path is a Science, But How Scientific Are We in Our Approach?
Segment 3: In preaching Krishna Consciousness There Can be no Question of Compromise, But There is Tact
Segment 4: The False Security of Running With the Herd
Segment 5: We Should all Become Adept Philosopher-Scientists and Sift the Data Ourselves
Segment 1: In an authoritarian System Groupthink is Practiced Instead of Collegiality
Segment 2: We Have to Give Up the Association of Rajo-guna and Tamo-guna. Then There is Question of Progress. Otherwise, it is Simply a Bluff
Segment 3: The Crux of the Problem Facing Us Was a Loss of Fellowship Among Srila Prabhupada’s Disciples
Segment 1: Bhaktivinoda Thakura makes a distinction between two kinds of mindsets of two kinds of spiritual seekers, the komala shraddha and the madhyama adhikari
Segment 2: A madhyama, seeks other madhyamas for association to discuss the Absolute Truth
Segment 1: The highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries
Segment 2: There is no way for all to be leaders. The leaders will be a small percentage of the population. No more than 2%. Moreover, the majority; the masses, are the followers
Segment 3: They first are attached to an idea, find something in the wide range of scripture, or commentaries, that seems to support their attachment, convince themselves, that they have “philosophized”, and go forward from there
Segment 1: Srila Prabhupada warned us that the Greatest Threat to a Spiritual Institution is From Within; and therefore, I extrapolate, that warning, and say that the Greatest Theart to Your Personal Spiritual Life, is the same, whether you are alone or a member of group loosely, or well organized Vaisnavas. The Greatest Threat, is the same as that which RUINED ISKCON, and that Threat, is From Within Yourself
Segment 2: Deeply Buried Irrational Motivation is Never Obvious to the Individual Harboring It
Segment 3: Authoritarian Dynamics Should be Questioned
Segment 4: It is Easier to Determine Our Condition Than We Realize If one's subjective experience of life in ISKCON falls more in the category of authoritarian dynamics than a humanitarian experience
Another symptom of the humanitarian dynamic is collegiality
In authoritarian dynamics the conclusion is foregone, and all discussion is a token gesture
Segment 5: Conclusions Part 1: ISKCON and the Majority of its Followers Have a “SPOT”, or Have “DIRT”, or Have “MUD”, and Possibly Have “SHIT” on their FACE, so to Speak; and That Fact you can Take to the Bank!
Segment 6: Conclusions Part 2: This has been a humble, yet bold attempt to “distinguish reality, from the illusion, that has overcome the leaders of ISKCON, and also to aid the innocent rank and file devotees who support ISKCON, in waking up from their “coma”.
Segment 1: Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Instructs Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, to Take Charge of Lord Caitanya’s Movement
Segment 2: Srila Prabhupada Meets His Spritual Master
Segment 3: Srila Prabhupada Establishes His Business Headquarters at Allahabad
Segment 4: Srila Prabhupada Starts BTG in 1944
Segment 5: Srila Prabhupada Did Not Try to Fix the Gaudiya-math; After the Leader, Asked Him to Leave the Allahabad Temple That he Established
Segment 6: How did Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada Preach?
Segment 7: What is The Definition of Truthfulness, According to Srila Prabhupada, & What is the Meaning of “Being Humble”?
Segment 8: Who do Gaudiya Vaisnavas “Preachers” Like to Preach to the Most?
.Segment 01: The DOM Part 1
Segment 02: The DOM Part 2
Segment 03: The DOM Part 3
Segment 04: Removal of Temple Presidents
Segment 05: Elections of GBCs
Segment 06: Srila Prabhupada on Relationship Between The GBC And Temple Management
Segment 07: Srila Prabhupada on Temple President Is Elected
Segment 08: Srila Prabhupada on Removal Of Temple President
Segment 09: Srila Prabhupada On Management In General, Part 1
Segment 10: Srila Prabhupada On Management In General, Part 2
Segment 11: Srila Prabhupada On Management In General, Part 3
Segment 12: Concluding Commentary Part 1
Segment 13: Concluding Commentary Part 2
Segment 14: Concluding Commentary Part 3 .
Segment 1: In Finding a Guru, We Cannot Say It Is a Science, If We Use Mystical and or Popularity Criteria, That the Neophyte Student Has No Ability to Verify
Segment 2: If the Guru Makes Himself or Herself Unavailable for Association.
Segment 3: The Process of Mutual Testing of the Spiritual Master and Disciple
Segment 4: The Spiritual Master Tests the Determination of the Candidate for Discipleship
Segment 5: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 1
Segment 6: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 2
Segment 7: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 3
Segment 8: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 4
Segment 9: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 5
Segment 10: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 6
Segment 11: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 7
Segment 12: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP). Part 8
Segment 13: Final Commentary
2022-08-20 Vyasa-puja Offering By Upendranatha Dasa
Segment 01: “The Tragedy of all Great Religions”
Segment 02: “Rationalization: The Counterfeit of Reason”
Segment 03: “Authoritarian Religion”
Segment 04: “Sheep Nature and Human Nature”
Segment 05: “The Double Standard”
Segment 06: “Sin and the Response to It”
Segment 07: “The Main Qualification for Getting Ahead”
Segment 08: “Humanitarian Religion”
Segment 09: “The True Heroes of the Human Race”
Segment 10: “A Social Order that Develops Reason; Varnasrama Society”
Segment 11: “The Authoritarian/Masochistic Character”
Segment 12: “The Result”
Segment 13: “Conclusion”
Segment 14: “ISKCON Book Banning! Are we Going to do the Needful?
Segment 1: “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend with my life< your right to say it.”
Segment 2: “Srila Prabhupada has something to say about 'Blind Faith'”
Segment 3: “An author should not accept responsibility for others’ feelings. An author should accept responsibility for his own feelings. And an author should expect that on this site, others will do likewise”
Segment 4: “A Person of Integrity”.
Segment 1: What is Bhakti?
Segment 2: Objectivityl Or Subjectivity.
Segment 3: Faith/Doubt.
Segment 4: The True Basis of Reality.
Segment 5: Matter is Not the True Basis of Reality, but Consciousness; and Consciousness Implies Being.
Segment 6: How Does Bhakti Propose to do What Conventional Science Can Only Infer?
Segment 7: Are the Laws of the Science of Bhakti Certain?
Segment 8: Certainty/Uncertainty.
Part 1: “Free or Should I Say “Easy” Tickets to Vaikuntha?”
Part 2: “Srila Prabhupada Gave Many Warnings For Us to be Aware Of.”
Part 3: “Hence, Some Questions Naturally Come to Mind.”
Part 4: “Let’s Look at the Definition of the Word’s “Evil” and “Wicked”.
Part 5: “What is More Evil or More Wicked? Physical Life Mas Murder or Spritual Life Mas Murder?”
In Order of Date Posted (Descending)