369KrishnaPrabhupada
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Moving Forward One
Section “Prologue”
Essential Information & Instructions
Video IIntroduction
By Upendranatha Dasa
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Text & Audio About Us
Forum: Essays & Poetry
Narration of Books By Srila Prabhupada & Past Acaryas
Books By Upendranath dasa
In Vaikuntha Not Even the Leaves Fall
The Origin of the Jiva Controversy in Vrindavana 1963-1996
By Kundali & Satyanarayana dasa
Audio & Video Presentations
Prabhupada Nectar Downloads
Srila Prabhupada Chanting Japa with Disciples
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Segment 1.1:Notes to the Reader Part 1
Segment 1.2:Notes to the Reader Part 2
Segment 1.3:Notes to the Reader Part 3
Segment 1.4:Notes to the Reader Part 4
Segment 2.1: Blind Faith Pretending to be Rational Faith; Or Dry-logic Pretending to be Logic that is Based on The Principle of “Guru, Sastra, and Sadhu” Part 1
Segment 2.2: Blind Faith Pretending to be Rational Faith; Or Dry-logic Pretending to be Logic that is Based on The Principle of “Guru, Sastra, and Sadhu” . Part 2
Segment 3: The Importance of the First Two Verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam
Segment 4: What is The Definition of Truthfulness, According to Srila Prabhupada?
Segment 5: Why are The Adjectives, “Ruined & Useless” Being Seriously Used by this Treatise?
Segment 6.1: Inspiration for the Writing of this Treatise Part 1
Segment 6.2: Inspiration for the Writing of this Treatise Part 2
Segment 7.1: Consequences of Not Following the Instructions & Orders of One’s Spiritual Master, Part 1
Segment 7.2: Consequences of Not Following the Instructions & Orders of One’s Spiritual Master, Part 2
Segment 7.3: Consequences of Not Following the Instructions & Orders of One’s Spiritual Master, Part 3
Segment 8.1: What Will Happen to the GBC, If They Do Not Follow Srila Prabhupada’s Orders & Instructions Part 1
Segment 8.2: What Will Happen to the GBC, If They Do Not Follow Srila Prabhupada’s Orders & Instructions Part 2
Segment 9.1: ISKCON’S Current Guru System. Part 1
Segment 9.2: ISKCON’S Current Guru System. Part 2
Segment 9.3: ISKCON’S Current Guru System. Part 3
Segment 9.4: ISKCON’S Current Guru System. Part 4
Segment 9.5: ISKCON’S Current Guru System. Part 5
Segment 10: Some Superlative Definitions of What is a Genuine Guru.
Segment 11.1: Analysis of a Lecture Given by Srila Prabhupada in 1969 Part 1
Segment 11.2: Analysis of a Lecture Given by réla Srila Prabhupada in 1969 Part 2
Segment 12.1: Needing a teacher. How do I Discriminate Between a Desirable Guru, And an Undesirable One? Part 1
Segment 12.2: Needing a teacher. How do I Discriminate Between a Desirable Guru, And an Undesirable One? Part 2
Segment 13.1: The Real and The Fake Guru. There Are No Mystical or Esoteric Qualifications, For These Are Not Verifiable. Part 1
Segment 13.2: The Real and The Fake Guru. There Are No Mystical or Esoteric Qualifications, For These Are Not Verifiable. Part 2
Segment 13.3: The Real and The Fake Guru. There Are No Mystical or Esoteric Qualifications, For These Are Not Verifiable. Part 3 .
Segment 14: “The Guru & Disciple Should Study Each Other Carefully Before Establishing a Relationship.”
Segment 14.1: 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 14.2: If the Guru Makes Himself or Herself Unavailable for Association.
Segment 14.3: The Process of Mutual Testing of the Spiritual Master and Disciple.
Segment 14.4: The Spiritual Master Tests the Determination of the Candidate for Discipleship:
Segment 15.1: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 1
Segment 15.2: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 2
Segment 15.3: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 3
Segment 15.4: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 4
Segment 15.5: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 5
Segment 15.6: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 6
Segment 15.7: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 7
Segment 15.8: Not Accepting Unqualified Persons as Guru or Disciple, & The Story of Anonymous Prabhu, (AP) Part 8
Segment 16: The Heretical Ritvik Theory.
Segment 16.1: The Paramahaàsa-Maha-Bhagavata, and Uttama-adhikari Must See Krishna?
Segment 16.2: How Does One Become a Sincere Soul?
Segment 16.3: Why the Ritvik-vadis Score Points.
Segment 16.4: Utpata, Disturbance.
Segment 16.5: An Interesting Twist.
Segment 16.6: The Meaning of Uttama-adhikäré.
Segment 17: Ritvik-vada And the Three Modes.
Segment 17.1: To Get Rid of a Problem, Solve It.
Segment 17.2: We Must Have Faith.
Segment 17.3: Ritvik-vadis Are Irrational.
Segment 17.4: Solutions.
Segment 18: He is Considered First-class.
Segment 19: The Phrase “Who Can be Guru?”
Segment 20.1: One Who Knows the Science of Krishna Can be Guru. Part 1
Segment 20.2: One Who Knows the Science of Krishna Can be Guru. Part 2
Segment 20.3: One Who Knows the Science of Krishna Can be Guru. Part 3
Segment 21.1: Prema Vivarta 20.
Segment 21.2: CONCLUSION, In Actuality, There Was Never A “Guru Issue”
Segment 22: Introduction to “The Management of ISKCON”.
Segment 23: You Will Ruin Everything.
Segment 24.1: Forms of Government. Part 1
Segment 24.2: Forms of Government. Part 2
Segment 24.3: Forms of Government. Part 3
Segment 25: What Form of Government Did ISKCON Have During Srila Prabhupada ’s Lifetime and Thereafter?
Segment 26.1: What Form of Government Does ISKCON Have Now? Part 1
Segment 26.2: What Form of Government Does ISKCON Have Now? Part 2
Segment 27.1: Copy of Original Direction of Management (DOM), for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Incorporated. Page 1
Segment 27.2: Copy of Original Direction of Management (DOM), for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Incorporated. Page 2
Segment 27.3: Copy of Original Direction of Management (DOM), for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Incorporated. Page 3
Segment 27.4: Copy of Original Direction of Management (DOM), for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Incorporated. Page 4
Segment 27.5: Copy of Original Direction of Management (DOM), for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Incorporated. Page 5
Segment 28.1: Transcription of the DOM. Part 1
Segment 28.2: Transcription of the DOM. Part 2
Segment 29: Was this DOM Neglected or Ignored by The GBC When Srila Prabhupada Was Still Present?
Segment 30: Copy of Original Srila Prabhupada’s “TOPMOST URGENCY LETTER”, July 22, 1974.
Segment 31.1: Transcription of TOPMOST URGENCY Letter Part 1
Segment 31.2: Transcription of TOPMOST URGENCY Letter Part 2
Segment 31.3: Transcription of TOPMOST URGENCY Letter.Part 3
Segment 32.1: How Can the Direction of Management [DOM], be Applied Today, in The Absence of Srila Prabhupada? Part 1
Segment 32.2: How Can the Direction of Management [DOM], be Applied Today, in The Absence of Srila Prabhupada? Part 2
Segment 33: Illegal Bylaws for “The GBC Society of West Bengal”, Give the GBC Dictatorial Power.
Segment 34: Bylaw Adoption: A Coup Attempt: The following is an article written in 2005, by Nimai Pandit Dasa Temple president of the ISKCON Long Island Temple. This article was found to be in the same mood as this Treatise; hence it is presented for your consideration. After reading this you will understand why the so-called, in name only, entity who are calling themselves as to be GBCs of ISKCON, are unscrupulous, untruthful, dishonest and frauds. Sixteen years have passed since Nimai Pandit Das tried to warn the followers of Srila Prabhupada about what was going on with the management of his mission. At that time in 2005, it was “A Coup Attempt”. Today, 2022, one can say without a doubt, it has become “A Successful Coup”. I have done some grammatical editing, and have added text for the purpose of clarification to the reader. In all regards, this editing absolutely does not change the message found in its contents:
Segment 34.1: Article Written by Nimai Pandit Das Part 1
Segment 34.2: Article Written by Nimai Pandit Das Part 2
Segment 34.3: Article Written by Nimai Pandit Das Part 3
Segment 34.4: Anyone is Legally Free to Incorporate, Another Religious Organization, Under the Name ISKCON, and Run it Independently From the GBC.
Segment 35.1: Comments on the Direction of Management. Part 1
Segment 35.2: Comments on the Direction of Management. Part 2
Segment 35.3: Comments on the Direction of Management. Part 3
Segment 35.4: Comments on the Direction of Management. Part 4
Segment 35.5: Comments on the Direction of Management. Part 5
Segment 35.6: Comments on the Direction of Management. Part 6
Segment 36: Srila Prabhupada Instructions on Management.
Segment 36.01: Relationship between the GBC and Temple Management; And the Election of Temple Presidents. Part 1
Segment 36.02: Relationship between the GBC and Temple Management; And the Election of Temple Presidents. Part 2
Segment 36.03: Relationship between the GBC and Temple Management; And the Election of Temple Presidents. Part 3
Segment 36.04: Relationship between the GBC and Temple Management; And the Election of Temple Presidents. Part 4
Segment 36.05: On Management in General.
Segment 36.06: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan Part 1
Segment 36.07: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan Part 2
Segment 36.08: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan, Part 3
Segment 36.09: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan Part 4
Segment 36.10: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan Part 5
Segment 36.11: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan Part 6
Segment 36.12: On Management in General. Morning Walk, March 12, 1974, Vrindhavan Part 7
Segment 36.13: On Management in General. Miscellaneous, Part 1
Segment 36.14: On Management in General. Miscellaneous, Part 2
Segment 37.1: The Art of Management According to Srila Prabhupada Part 1
Segment 37.2: The Art of Management According to Srila Prabhupada.Part 2.
Segment 37.3: The Art of Management According to Srila Prabhupada Part 3
Segment 38.1: Comments on The Art of Management Part 1
Segment 38.2:Comments on The Art of Management Part 2
Segment 38.3:Comments on The Art of Management Part 3
Segment 38.4:Comments on The Art of Management Part 4
Segment 38.5:Comments on The Art of Management Part 5
Segment 38.6:Comments on The Art of Management Part6
Segment 38.7:Comments on The Art of Management Part 7
Segment 38.8:Comments on The Art of Management Part 8
Segment 38.9:Comments on The Art of Management Part 9
Segment 39: A History of ISKCON In a Nutshell
Segment 40: BBT & its Shadow BBTI Part 1
Segment 41: BBT & its Shadow BBTI Part 2
Segment 42: BBT & its Shad ow BBTI Part 3
Segment 43: The Conclusions are Clear and Evident.
Segment 44: We Must Follow Srila Prabhupada’s Orders & Instructions Pt 1
Segment 45: We Must Follow Srila Prabhupada’s Orders & Instructions Pt 2
Segment 46: We Must Follow Srila Srila Prabhupadaa’s Orders & Instructions Pt 3
Segment 47: We Must Follow Srila Prabhupada’s Orders & Instructions Pt 4
Segment 48: We Must Follow Srila Prabhupada’s Orders &Instructions Pt 5
Segment 49: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 1
Segment 50: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 2
Segment 51: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 3
Segment 52: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 4
Segment 53: “My Mission Is” According to Çréla Prabhupäda Part 5
Segment 54: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 6
Segment 55: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 7
Segment 56: “My Mission Is” According to Çréla Prabhupäda Part 8
Segment 57: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 9
Segment 58: "My Mission Is" According to Srila Prabhupada Part 10
Segment 59: “My Mission Is” According to Srila Prabhupada Part 11
Segment 60: “My Mission Is” According to Çréla Prabhupäda Part 12
Segment 61: . According to Time, Atmosphere, & the Performer Part 1
Segment 62: “Deça, Käla and Pätra”. According to Time, Atmosphere, & the Performer Part 2
Segment 63: “Deça, Käla and Pätra”. According to Time, Atmosphere, & the Performer Part 3
Segment 64: “Deça, Käla and Pätra”. According to Time, Atmosphere, & the Performer Part 4
Segment 65: D“Deça, Käla and Pätra”. According to Time, Atmosphere, & the Performer, Part 5.
Segment 66: Srimad-Bhagavatam & Srila Prabhupada Articulate the “Core Essential Elements” of Krishna-Consciousness” Part 1
Segment 67: Srimad-Bhagavatam & Çréla Prabhupäda Articulate the “Core Essential Elements” of Kåñëa-Consciousness” Part 2
Segment 68: Srimad-Bhagavatam & Srila Prabhupada Articulate the “Core Essential Elements”, of Krishna-Consciousness” Part 3
Segment 69: Srimad-Bhägavatam & Srila Prabhupada Articulate the “Core Essential Elements”, of Krishna-Consciousness” Part 4
Segment 70: Srimad-Bhagavatam & Çréla Prabhupäda Articulate the “Core Essential Elements”, of Krishna-Consciousness” Part 5
Segment 71: “Core & Essential Elements” of Çréla Prabhupädaa’s Kåñëa-consciousness Movement Pt 1
Segment 72: “Core & Essential Elements” of Srila Prabhupada’s Krishna-consciousness Movement Pt 2
Segment 73: The Chanting of The Holy Names of Krishna is The Goal. Part 1
Segment 76: Istagoshi Is Inherent to Sadhu-sanga Part 2
Segment 77: The 9 Angas (Arms) of Bhakti Part 1
Segment 78: The 9 Angas (Arms) of Bhakti Part 2
Segment 79: The 9 Angas (Arms) of Bhakti Part 3
Segment 80: What is the Difference Between Nama & Mantra? Part 1
Segment 81: What is the Difference Between Nama & Mantra? Part 2
Segment 82: A Humbly Request.
Segment 83: Everything Is In My Books Part 1
Segment 84: Everything Is In My Books Part 2
Segment 85: Everything Is In My Books Part 3
Segment 86: Everything Is In My Books Part 4
Segment 87: Back To Godhead #13-01/02 1978 Srila Prabhupada Disappearance, Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out, His Final Instruction Part 1
Segment 88: Back To Godhead #13-01/02 1978 Çréla Prabhupäda Disappearance, Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out, His Final Instruction Part 2
Segment 89: Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions From His Antya-lila. Part 1
Segment 90: Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions From His Antya-lila. Part 2
Segment 91: Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions From His Antya-lila. Part 3
Segment 92: Solutions & Suggestions Part 1
Segment 93: Solutions & Suggestions Part 2
Segment 94: Solutions & Suggestions Part 3
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Notes to the Reader
What does the title to this Treatise[1], “Moving Forward”, mean?
The term “Moving Forward” means “from now on”, or “from this point on.” It indicates a progression in time from NOW!, i.e., the present. In other words; a change in previous actions or behavior. The term suggests a continuing and progressive movement. In regards to the purpose of this Treatise; this “continuing and progressive movement”, implies the “reconstitution” of Srila Prabhupada’s Krishna-consciousness Movement, i.e., a reconstitution, that reflects his ideas, feelings, and mission, by building up again, to reconstruct again, from the parts that have been articulated[2] by Srila Prabhupada in his books, lectures, conversations, and letters; in order to anew his mission, so that it will reflect the principle of “time, place, and circumstance”, in a positive way. An organization that truly reflects the mission of Lord Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
If you are a Srila Prabhupada disciple, who is still living, you know, within the core of your heart, that the institution which you joined, between 1965 to 1977, simply does not exist today in 2022. In this Treatise, I will show that this fact, is in actuality, in terms of USA law, and from a legal viewpoint, it is “true”. What does exist, is “in-name-only”. It stopped existing after Srila Prabhupada disappeared from this planet Earth, and eleven unscrupulous disciples literally, “hijacked[3]“, his mission, in order to feed and satisfy, their individual and collective, “Personal Vested Interests[4]“.
Just like after Lord Jesus Christ disappeared, his followers lost sight of his mission. Then over 2,000 years ago, it took these followers, several centuries, maybe even a millennium, to lose sight of Jesus’s mission; but, lose sight of it, they did. Similarly, losing sight of Srila Prabhupada’s mission, by these 11 notorious disciples, and their followers, took only a few years in the least, and a couple of decades, at the most; nevertheless, lose sight of it, they have.
This Treatise, not only will make a case for “reconstitution”. It will specify ideas, schemes, proposals, and suggestions, if you will, like “guiding lights”, that will detail what this reconstitution may look like. Utilizing the principle of “time, place, and circumstance”, it will specify actions, behaviors, and responsibilities to be taken by those who have the ability to assume them; moreover, for everyone else; actions and behaviors, which will facilitate you in assisting those who assume these responsibilities.
Prabhupada’s Guru’s Book Entitled “Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava”, From Part Two, His Message-Mission and Personality, Chapter: The Revolutionary Preacher of Truth, Srila Bhaktisidhanta Wrote:
“Unless we fearlessly speak the truth, Sri Sri Gauranga will not be pleased. The more determined one is in devotional service, the bolder and more courageous he will be as a preacher.”
This Treatise will “fearlessly speak the truth”, in the manner which Srila Prabhupada defined the meaning of “truth”. This sincerity, will guarantee our success.
Srila Prabhupada Wrote In Purport to Bhagavad-gita 10.4-5:
“Satyam, truthfulness, means that facts should be presented as they are, for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is palatable to others. But that is not truthfulness. The truth should be spoken in a straightforward way, so that others will understand actually what the facts are. If a man is a thief, and if people are warned that he is a thief, that is truth. Although sometimes the truth is unpalatable, one should not refrain from speaking it. Truthfulness demands that the facts be presented as they are for the benefit of others. That is the definition of truth.”
In a Letter to: Jayapataka — Los Angeles February 13, 1970, Srila Prabhupada Said:
“If we are simply a little sincere in the matter of spreading this movement, Lord Krishna has already guaranteed our success.”
Similarly, in a morning Srimad-bhagavatam class in Los Angeles in 1973, that was not recorded, and on the occasion of his guru’s appearance day, at the end of his lecture, I remember hearing Srila Prabhupada say something very close to the following. As we were sitting in front of him;, he gazed around at all of us, and said,
“Lord Caitanya’s Golden Age will surely manifest; that is Lord Caitanya’s guarantee; with or without your help. All you have to do is determine if you are going to participate.”
So, considering “time, place, and circumstance”, we must use our intelligence, and task our brains to their full capacity, and determine how we are going to participate, and contribute, to the manifestation of Lord Caitanya’s Golden Age of Kali-yuga. It would be a great contribution, if we reconstitute Srila Prabhupada’s Krishna-consciousness movement As It Is.
Currently, many Vaisnavas, especially Srila Prabhupada’s disciples, who may still be alive, have a helpless attitude, towards ISKCON[i], so much so, that their mentality can be described by the aphorism,
“It Is, What It Is[5]“.
Using the meaning of this aphorism, we can say, in other words:
“At this time, ISKCON is certainly, without any doubt, a frustrating, and challenging situation.”
Foot Notes:
[1] Treatise — is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject.”
[2] Articulated: idea expressed; put into words..
[3] Hijacked: Unlawfully seize for one’s own purposes, and take over (something) and use it for a different purpose
[4] A vested interest— refers to an individual’s own stake in an investment or project, especially where a financial gain or loss is possible. In financial parlance, a vested interest often refers to the ability to rightfully claim assets that have been contributed or set aside for later use.
[5] “It is what it is,”: s is an expression used to characterize a frustrating or challenging situation that a person believes cannot be changed and must just be accepted..
End Notes:
[i] ISKCON: The abbreviation for the International Society for Krishna consciousness; the Hare Krishna Movement. The society was founded in New York, 1966, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who came by boat, the Jaladuta from Calcutta in 1965, with just forty rupees and a trunk full of books. Sumati Morarji kindly donated his passage; Srila Prabhupada-(1896-1977) His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He is the tenth generation from Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The founder-acarya, spiritual master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Srila Prabhupada was the widely-acclaimed author of more than seventy books on the science of pure bhakti-yoga, unalloyed Krishna consciousness. His major works are annotated English translations of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Sri Caitanya-caritamåta, and the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. He was the world’s most distinguished teacher of Vedic religion and thought. Srila Prabhupada was a fully God conscious saint who had perfect realization of the Vedic scriptures. He worked incessantly to spread Krishna consciousness all over the world. He guided his society and saw it grow to a worldwide confederation of hundreds of ashrams, schools, temples, institutes, and farm communities; Acronym for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the branch of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s sankirtana mission established by Srila Prabhupada in New York in 1966. ISKCON is a worldwide nonsectarian movement dedicated to propagating the message of the Vedas for the benefit of mankind. Over the years ISKCON has steadily grown in popularity and influence, and today it is widely recognized by theologians, scholars and laymen as a genuine and important spiritual movement. The hundreds of ISKCON centers throughout the world enable full-time members to live in close association, following the principles of Vedic life, and also provide a place where interested visitors can learn about the philosophy and culture of Krishna consciousness and participate in its various functions. The basis of the movement is the Hare Krishna maha-mantra Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. The devotees experience divine ecstasy in singing these holy names of God to the accompaniment of musical instruments. The ISKCON devotees, as a prerequisite for the serious pursuit of spiritual life, abstain from meat-eating, illicit sex, intoxication, and gambling. The Krishna conscious life style is based on the principles of simple living and high thinking. The devotees rise very early, about 3:30 a.m., and spend the morning hours in meditation and study. During the day, some devotees go out to public places to distribute the Society’s books and its official journal, Back to Godhead magazine. In addition to book distribution, devotees engage in a variety of activities, including teaching, artistic pursuits, farming and business.