–The Australian Society for Krishna Culture. AUSKCULTURE, operation start 1984 — ABN 65 231 425 870.

Dear devotees, friends, and well-wishers: Today I tested positive for COVID-19. Because of my age, I have good doctors here in India monitoring my situation and I will keep you updated. I feel confident in Lord Nrsimhadeva’s protection but do put in a good word for me! Prayer changes things! Unfortunately, I will need to take a break from my Vrindavan lecture series for the time being but I hope to be back to that service soon. 
Love you all!
Indradyumna Swami

Editors remark: That was January 5th 2022, if I am not mistaken.

We noted that fortunately, HH Indradyuman Maharaja is back on YouTube. Our prayers for him seemed to have worked. All glories to His Holiness Indradyumna Swami! We hope against hope that we shall benefit of his association at the 2022 New Govardhana Easter Hare Krishna Festival. Note of 24 January 2022.

Very recently I had the privilege to exchange with two respected members of the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I thank them very much for standing out of the crowd, coming forward and breaking OMERTA. Amazingly, my I-dictionary gives as origin for Omerta “Italian dialect, variant of umiltà ‘humility.” So we may conclude that there must be something good about Omerta, if it is related to humility. What struck me most is their automatic assumption that Jayadvaita is a “Vaishnava.” Does anyone who wears a dhoti, a kurta, kanthi mala, and tilak–he may even carry a danda–qualify as a Vaishnava? Is Vaishnava such a cheap thing? A dog can wear these. Does it make him a Vaishnava? Some dogs are excellently cared for by their masters, better than some humans treat their own children. You will not believe it if you haven’t seen it! But how would a dog carry a danda? He would have to constantly walk on his hind legs only. We cant expect this type of tapasya from a dog! It would be unreasonable. But it certainly would make him a proud dog! Obeisances Dog Das Goswami! Obeisances over and over again! Obeisances from the front, Obeisances from the back, Obeisances from left and right as well. In other words: Obeisances from all sides, just like in the eleventh chapter of BGAII 11.35 onwards, the Universal Form.

As we try to compliment them, some Sannyasis—we especially think of one respected Sannyasi, —surprisingly and openly declared: “I am a dog.” I certainly will not give a name, no, no and no! Are you disappointed in your Sannyasi envy? That’s just the way it will have to be. But that kind of frank and public remark about the state of a sannyasi’s own spiritual life, would rather draw respect because indirectly he admits publicly and frankly that he hasn’t reached the topmost state of sannyasa life, which is the Parama Hamsa state, but that he is honestly and strainingly trying his very best. There are four stages of progressive sannyasa life: Bahudak, Kutichak, Parivrajakacharya, and Paramahamsa. It’s all about the degree of freedom from sex life. Sex life are the so-called sweet-window-reinforced-iron-bars that keep us locked in the cell of this material world. Some of the lingerie shops are called “Hidden Delights,” in that respect. Ummmmmm, “Hidden Delights,”what a treat, some kind of supreme cheese cake,with cream and all! No treat you fool, another powerful trick by Maya! There is a Sankirtan Book Distribution true story about that. I’ll tell it another time. It happened to me in Victoria state.

Correlatively, freedom from sex life means liberation from this world. One is never completely free from the sex impression. SEX is not fundamentally BAAAAAAAAD, as some of us may have been inculcated since childhood under the Judeo-Christian system of ethics. In some countries the population reproduction rates are unsustainable. Is it because cheating sex is practiced on a large scale or is it because people are just so harassed by the struggle for existence that they want to forget about sex altogether? In Japan– a non-Judeo-Christian society– the latter seems to be the case. The sexual revolution may only be a direct reaction to the Judeo-Christian system of repressive sexual ethics. Bhagavad-gita As It Is 3.33 also asks the question: “What can repression accomplish?” or in the Sanskrit language “Nigrahah kim karishyati.” The answer will be “The tired, old and perhaps dying Judeo-Christian system of thought and ethics, it seems, has unwittingly produced a sexual revolution.” Powerful Material Nature– God or Krishna’s Nature indeed– has inbuilt and infallible systems of balance. These can not at all be altered even by the most powerful and simultaneously insignificant scientists.

It is debatable whether the Judeo-Christian ethics have not unwittingly produced such things as child molesting individuals (priests), whether they have not unwittingly produced pornography etc. One thing is clear. Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.11.19 advises: “It is better that prostitutes, (nowadays so-called more respectfully called sex workers) be available in the marketplace so that the sanctity of society can be maintained.” The chapter is called “Lord Krishna’s Entrance into Dvaraka.”:

varamukhyas ca sataso

yanais tad-darsanotsukah

lasat-kundala-nirbhata-

kapola-vadana-sriyah

WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION

varamukhyah — well-known prostitutes; ca — and; satasah — hundreds of; yanaih — by vehicles; tat-darsana — for meeting Him (Lord Sri Krsna); utsukah — very much anxious; lasat — hanging; kundala — earrings; nirbhata — dazzling; kapola — forehead; vadana — face; sriyah — beauty.

TRANSLATION

At the same time, many hundreds of well-known prostitutes began to proceed on various vehicles. They were all very eager to meet the Lord, and their beautiful faces were decorated with dazzling earrings, which enhanced the beauty of their foreheads.

PURPORT

We may not hate even the prostitutes if they are devotees of the Lord. Even to date there are many prostitutes in great cities of India who are sincere devotees of the Lord. By tricks of chance one may be obliged to adopt a profession which is not very adorable in society, but that does not hamper one in executing devotional service to the Lord. Devotional service to the Lord is uncheckable in all circumstances. It is understood herewith that even in those days, about five thousand years ago, there were prostitutes in a city like Dvaraka, where Lord Krsna resided. This means that prostitutes are necessary citizens for the proper upkeep of society. The government opens wine shops, but this does not mean that the government encourages the drinking of wine. The idea is that there is a class of men who will drink at any cost, and it has been experienced that prohibition in great cities encouraged illicit smuggling of wine. Similarly, men who are not satisfied at home require such concessions as prostitution, and if there is no prostitute, then such low men will induce others into prostitution. It is better that prostitutes be available in the marketplace so that the sanctity of society can be maintained. It is better to maintain a class of prostitutes than to encourage prostitutes within society. The real reformation is to enlighten all people to become devotees of the Lord, and that will check all kinds of deteriorating factors of life.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 1.11.19

In fact, when properly used, understood and CONTROLLED, SEX is GOD, or Krishna. Krishna Himself confirms this fact in the Bhagavag-gita As It Is 7.11:

balam balavatam caham
kama-raga-vivarjitam
dharmaviruddho bhutesu
kamo ‘smi bharatarsabha

Word for word translation. (“SYNONYMS” is very wrong)
balam — strength; bala-vatam — of the strong; ca — and; aham — I am; kama — passion; raga — and attachment; vivarjitam — devoid of; dharma-aviruddhah — not against religious principles; bhutesu — in all beings; kamah — sex life; asmi — I am; bharata-rsabha — O lord of the Bharatas.

TRANSLATION

I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O lord of the Bharatas [Arjuna].

PURPORT

The strong man’s strength should be applied to protect the weak, not for personal aggression. Similarly, sex life, according to religious principles (dharma), should be for the propagation of children, not otherwise. The responsibility of parents is then to make their offspring Krsna conscious.

Ref. VedaBase => Bg 7.12

When Lord Shiva was provoked by Parvati, he immediately surrendered and thus Kartikeya was born. And where is the loss?

“Lord Siva was deep in meditation, but when Parvati agitated him for sense pleasure, he agreed to the proposal, and as a result Kartikeya was born.” Ref. VedaBase => Bg 2.62

Sex is the reproduction function of the species. It is strictly forbidden to be alone with a woman in a confined space, other than one’s own wife. If my memory is correct, Srila Prabhupada set such an example even in the company of His own sister, of all women! But the sex urge can be controlled. There are many examples of this glorious self-control within ISKCON and the whole Vedic system aims at this goal. Again I shall not give any names. That would be distasteful! You can analyze for yourself. Lord Brahma is very functional in his creation indeed. All schools of thought, like the Mayavada school of Sankaracarya for example, all except the school of bhakti-yoga– which is very strong or is “super-strong”–demands strict and uncompromising abstinence from sex life. The bhakti school, however, allows sex life under strict disciplinary control and regulations i. e. in duly married life and for procreation and not otherwise.

Here lies indeed the superiority of the bhakti school in the sense that, in expert hands, practically everything can be engaged in the Lord’s divine service, including the genitals, as well as atomic intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM with MIRVs) in the case where a demoniac godless state(s) threatens a more God or Krishna inclined state or states or culture, a war against an “axis of evil” in U.S. President George W. Bush own parlance, so to say. Of course, war should only be used as a last resort, when diplomacy fails completely, as was the case for the Battle of Kurushetra, 5000 years ago in India. Let us get back to our original subject matter.

And if a Sannyasi maintains this positive, frank, honest and progressive attitude through thick and thin, certainly Lord Krishna will reward him with the desired goal of Parama Hamsa, the supreme swan among men. And should that particular sannyasi happen to read this article and recognize himself, then I shall very hastily throw myself in the dust of his holy lotus feet and pay my humble obeisances to him and compliment: “Maharaja, your kirtans are truly out of this world, meaning they are truly Vaikuntha kirtans. Thank you so very much for giving shelter in that way!”

Let us not forget that according to Srila Prabhupada in Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.6.20, purport: “Sex life in the renounced order of life is THE MOST PERVERTED FORM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE.” There are eight different varieties of sex life from the subtle mental form down to the gross material platfom:

“So it is the bona fide process for breaking free from all kinds of material attachments. When one has firmly resolved that his only business shall be to take the order of the guru as his life and soul and to give up all kinds of considerations for bodily comforts, and for any kind of material arrangement, then it is allowed that a person may take sannyasa. The sannyasi has to be very strict in following the principles of strict avoidance of any kind of entanglement with women. This entanglement with woman is described by Sridhara Svami to come in eight different varieties, beginning simply with remembering, then going on to speaking about any kind of relationship, and seeing a woman with lustful eyes, and meeting in a secluded place, and discussing and making arrangement for a relationship, and making firm resolution, and eventually having some kind of relationship of sex life. The sannyasi must be very strict to avoid any kind of association of this nature, because such association can very quickly cause falldown.

Ref. VedaBase => Sannyasa and Harinama Initiations – March 16, 1976, Mayapur

There is however another kind of pseudo-Vaishnava, who is called Kali Cela. Perhaps the term was coined by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur who served as Chief Magistrate of the High Court in Puri, Odisha, a post that included honorary jurisdiction over the ancient temple of Jagannatha and also an avid student of world religions.

“This behavior is indicative of real Vaisnavas. When they saw that Rupa and Sanatana were fortunate enough to receive the mercy of the Lord, they were so pleased that they all congratulated the two brothers. A jealous person in the dress of a Vaisnava is not at all happy to see the success of another Vaisnava in receiving the Lord’s mercy. Unfortunately, in this Age of Kali there are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaisnavas, and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has described them as disciples of Kali. He says, kali-cela. He indicates that there is another Vaisnava, a pseudo-Vaisnava with tilaka on his nose and kanthi beads around his neck. Such a pseudo-Vaisnava associates with money and women and is jealous of successful Vaisnavas. Although passing for a Vaisnava, his only business is earning money in the dress of a Vaisnava. Bhaktivinoda Thakura, therefore, says that such a pseudo-Vaisnava is not a Vaisnava at all but a disciple of Kali-yuga. A disciple of Kali cannot become an Acarya by the decision of some high court. Mundane votes have no jurisdiction to elect a Vaisnava Acarya. A Vaisnava Acarya is self-effulgent, and there is no need for any court judgment. A false Acarya may try to override a Vaisnava by a high-court decision, but Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that he is nothing but a disciple of Kali-yuga.”

Ref. VedaBase => Madhya 1.220

Now let us go back to BGAII V2, 10.42 purport:

“There is a Mission that regularly propounds that worship of any demigod will lead one to the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the supreme goal. But here in the Tenth Chapter, that idea is thoroughly discouraged. To completely eradicate this wrong idea, in this chapter Lord Krsna informs us that even the greatest demigods like Brahma and Siva represent only part of the opulence of the Supreme Lord. He is the origin of everyone born, and no one is greater than Him. He is asamordhva, which means that no one is superior to Him and that no one is equal to Him. In the Padma Purana it is said that one who considers the Supreme Lord Krsna in the same category with demigods — be they even Brahma or Siva– becomes at once an atheist.”

Ref. VedaBase => Bg 10.42

I was going to aim at Jayadvaita for censoring the word “logicians” in BGAII OT 2.27, purport. BGAII OT 2.27, purport, reads: “According to logicians, one has to take his birth according to one’s activities of life.” But that would be rather unfair to Jayadvaita, as the original culprit-censor is Hayagriva himself and that is quite disappointing and a discredit to him. Jayadvaita rubber-stamped the censure only. It is just as bad. Had he been an honest person, he would have restored the original text containing the words “According to logicians.” The point is: Neither of them likes logicians because logicians will unmask their masterful, manipulative, underhand and global deception and cheating. They knew it in advance. And it is happening now. AFTER EXACTLY 50 YEARS OF DECEIT AND CHEATING OR HALF A CENTURY OF DECEIT AND CHEATING FROM 1972 TO 2022, IT IS HAPPENING NOW! DOES THAT MAKE 1) JAYADVAITA, for inventing and composing the non-parampara fraudulent text, 2) THE BBT or The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust publishing house for producing the fraudulent book AND 3) ISKCON or The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, for globally mass-distributing the fraudulent book, DOES IT MAKE THESE THREE ENTITIES THE WORLD’S CHEATING and DECEPTION CHAMPIONS? I AM CONFIDENT THEY WILL CERTAINLY GET THEIR MENTION IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BOOK! The rot goes further indeed because other well placed Prabhupada key-words such as engineer (4.13), time serving mentality (7.16 p.), imaginative brain (7.15), transcendental performances (7.19p), “modes” in “modes of devotional service” (9.14), ” LAZY’ in BGAII 10.7, purport, subversive (6.10) and “industrialists” 10.36 have all been unceremoniously censored for no legitimate reason. The illegitimate reasons are mischief and rascaldom. This represents both treason to Srila Prabhupada and deception of the whole world and requires appropriate countermeasure. I have written to the Minister of Justice about this. Let us see what will ensue. But if appropriate action is not forthcoming, it will have to go to NON-ISKCON courts of law. Deceit of that magnitude calls for appropriate sanctions. I have further documented these editorial deceit matters in my article: https://krishnaculture.org/2021/11/27/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is-an-ongoing-comparative-analytical-study-of-srila-prabhupadas-original-transcript-bgaii-ot-and-both-the-1972macmillan-edition-bgaii-v-1-and-current-offici/

These 6 sentences give us the key to Jayadvaita’s real identity. Please let me explain. Out of four parties, Jayadvaita is the only one to capitalize the “Mission” for demigods. BGAII OT, 10.42 reads: ” There is a regular proponent of mission to advertise that one can worship any form of demigods and that will lead one to the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the Supreme Goal.” In BGAII V1, 10.42, Hayagriva Prabhu wittingly avoids the word “mission” altogether. And BGAII V3, 10.42 will have the word “mission” with a small “m” because it is found in BGAII OT. This cannot be avoided. Now, why do we capitalize? We capitalize to show respect. And we capitalize to show even more respect. So Jayadvaita here shows more respect to the demigods than to Vishnu, where he begrudges a capital “Who” when referring to Him, Vishnu. The last sentence of the six gives us the conclusion: “In the Padma Purana it is said that one who considers the Supreme Lord Krsna in the same category with demigods — be they even Brahma or Siva– becomes at once an atheist.” Jayadvaita does not put Vishnu and the demigods in the same class. He is far worse. Through his actions, he places the demigods even above Lord Vishnu. That means he is super-atheist and he may be stupid enough not to realize this fact himself about himself, I dont know, but in any case

JAYADVAITA IS A SUPER ATHEIST

JAYADVAITA IS A SUPER ATHEIST

JAYADVAITA IS A SUPPER ATHEIST

There is no other possible conclusion. Can anyone fail my logic?

That means also that ISKCON is misled and gives allegiance to a BGAII version edited by a super-atheist.

That means also that, if not careful, at least theoretically, the members of ISKCON are on their way of becoming super-atheists themselves by the magical power of powerful association. They are certainly heading in the wrong direction.

“May Lord Krishna kindly intervene to correct the tangential trajectory of ISKCON,” will be my only prayer.

OM TAT SAT

PS: There is one more funny and symptomatic thing going on. I am 100% sure that I have read somewhere the passage where Srila Prabhupada pronounces the following words: “We don’t blow on boils, we slash them with a knife.” The medical technical term is “lance” as in “lance the boil of corruption.” As far as I can remember Srila Prabhupada was in Hari Dvara or Hrishikesha and talking to a yogini Ashram leader. But I can not find or remember the source. It is not to be found in Vedabase either. Neither does Hari Sauri Prabhu, Srila Prabhupada’s gloriously longest-serving personal servant remember this occasion. Nor does His Grace Sruta Kirti Das. So where is that passage from? Dear reader, if you have the answer to this enigma, please inform us and you will become the recipient of ten virtual gulab jamun or perhaps more if required :):):)

There is no need to fear as today’s dental and medical techniques are mostly painless. I shall be at the dentist myself in exactly four hours and forty minutes. This is my fourth visit over the last couple of months and the final result will be excellent. There may be a little pain afterward because extractions, more than just repairs, are quite serious interventions in the normal functioning of the body. And it never ends. After a certain age, the body deconstructs itself slowly and progressively. This is natural. As a matter of yardstick, Srila Prabhupada says:

“Kaumaram means the age up to fifteen years. The age up to fifteen years, that is called kaumara. And after fif…, from sixteen years, so upwards, say up to forty years, one is youth. And then, after forty years, one becomes old. This is the process of this body”

Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 2.13 – March 11, 1966, New York

Kaumara means from five years to fifteen years. From sixteenth year, one becomes…, one’s youthfulness begins, say, up to forty years. Then middle age up to sixty years. Then after sixty years, one is old. This is the definition of different ages.

Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.6.1 – June 12, 1968, Montreal

One last piece of advice: Please keep Srila Prabhupada out of this controversy. His Divine Grace is totally transcendental. I do think though that we ought to use capital letters when referring to Him, the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON on the principles enunciated in the second last stanza # 7 of Sri Sri Gurvasataka:

saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair
uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam

7) The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is a bona fide representative of Sri Hari [Krsna].

Ref. VedaBase => Sri Sri Gurv-astaka

I suppose this would have to apply to all ISKCON gurus irrespective of their Ashrams, except for Jayadvaita, whose future “whereabouts are unknown.”

This expression “whereabouts are unknown” or “gupta-bodha,” comes up only once in Vedabase, besides numerous Vyasapuja offerings. It is, as always, a very elegant phrase by Paramahamsa Srila Prabhupada and was consequently very much in vogue in the older days of ISKCON, as evidenced by these older Vysapuja offerings.

“They warn the kurari not to expect Krsna to hear her lamentation and show some mercy. In case the kurari might think that Krsna is sleeping with His queens, they deny this by saying that He is gupta-bodha: His whereabouts are unknown to them. He is out in the world somewhere this night, but they have no idea where to go looking for Him.”

Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.90.15

I have discovered it here: https://krishnaculture.org/2020/05/04/the-importance-of-chanting-16-rounds-minimum-of-hare-krishna-maha-mantra-daily-as-set-by-srila-prabhupada-the-founder-acarya-of-iskcon-and-founder-of-bbt-and-btg-which-will-take-about-2-hours/ in a Prabhupada conversation related by His Grace Nanda Kumara Prabhu.

To be continued little by little because what comes will not be sweet music for all ears. If poison is injected all of sudden, death is immediate. But if poison is injected little by little the body gets a chance to adapt and survive in a poisonous way, a bit like COVID 19. In the old days, there was the following way to kill one’s enemies. One girl would ingurgitate small amounts of poison from a young age. She would actually become poisonous and by kissing the enemy he would die of poisoning. Simple!

“Therefore eating is so important thing. And the germs, they come out from the mouth very easily. Very easily. Formerly there was politics, they were called visa-kanya, “poison girl.” The politicians used to keep. I do not know whether nowadays the politicians keep, but we find from Vedic literature, visa-kanya. Visa-kanya means a girl, from the childhood, is injected poison, little by little, little, little, little, little. So when she is grown up, she…, whole body is poisonous. So the politician used to engage such girl to kill the…, his opponent politician. Very nice, beautiful girl, and [s]he will go, and as soon as the kissing will be there, he will die. Just like poisonous. Yes, it is fact; it is not story. I read in medical journal. There was one… Not medical journal; in logic class. It is called some “Typhoid Mary.” “Typhoid Mary.” A girl whose name was Mary, wherever she would go, all the people associating with her will be attacked with typhoid. Then the medical board examined her blood, that she is full of typhoid germs. So therefore wherever she goes, people become infected. These are medical facts.
So therefore association is so important. Sangat sanjayate kamah [Bg 2.62].”

Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.34 – December 12, 1973, Los Angeles

In any case, we would like to quote Srila Prabhupada’s definition of TRUTHFULNESS from Bhagavad-gita As It Is 10.4-5, purport:

“Satyam means that facts should be presented as they are for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, they say that we can speak truth only which is palatable to others. But that is not truth speaking. Truth speaking should be straight and forward, so that others will understand actually what the facts are. Suppose a man is a thief. Now if a person is warned that he is a thief, that is truth. But because it is unpalatable understanding, because a man thinks that if people find out that man is a thief it is unpalatable, therefore I shall not speak, but that is not truthfulness. Truthfulness means things should be presented as they are for the benefit of others. That is the definition of truth.”

One cannot feign or pretend to be Krishna conscious. That is not possible. One can only hide and hope for better times to come. But still, always chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. It is not by hiding that the problems go away. This is similar to the rabbit’s behavior, who “dies peacefully” in Srila Prabhupada’s example:

“

This kind of forgetfulness means — I have already given several times — the rabbit, when they find some hunter, they close their eyes, yes, as if the hunter has gone away. But that is not the fact. That is his foolishness. Simply by closing the eyes, he’s thinking, “Now I am safe.” So these materialistic persons, denying the next birth, denying sinful activities, denying God, they’re closing their eyes, that “There is no danger. Let us go on doing all this nonsense.” But that will not save. That will not save. Every…

Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.23 – January 19, 1974, Honolulu

In construction, more to come

(lack of dicipline)

In BGAII 1.43 crazy Jayadvaita also reveals his unlimited envy of the members of the Grihastha Ashram by twisting the original and correct meaning given by Hayagriva Prabhu. He wants all Grihastas to dwell in hell. Perhaps he is the one who is falsely situated in the hell of the Sannyasa Ashram. Time will tell. But what an embarassment for the sanyyasa ashram, in any case! Pretending to be what we are not out of vanity, false prestige or otherwise is always hell. (Addendum of March 20 , 2022)

At the time of writing this article, there are 195 countries in the world. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine. (Google).

In the Bhagavad-gita As It Is version 2, chapter 4, text 1, purport, Srila Prabhupada writes:

“Herein we find the history of the Bhagavad-gita from a remote time, when it was delivered to the royal order of all planets, beginning from the sun planet. The royal order- or the kings of all planets- are especially meant for the protection of the inhabitants and as such the royal order is also meant for understanding this science of Bhagavad-gita, in order to rule over the citizens, just to protect them from the onslaught of the material bondage of lust. Human life is meant for cultivation of the spiritual knowledge of our eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the executive heads of all states and all planets are obliged to impart this lesson to all citizens by education culture and devotion. In other words, the executive heads of all states are meant for spreading this science of Krishna consciousness so that the people may take advantage of this great science and prosecute a successful path, utilizing this opportunity of the human form of life.”

So there is actually an obligation for the mundane state, which operates always within the jurisdiction of the supreme state of the Lord, as does any other entity, to spread a consciousness of God or Krishna at large by “education, culture and devotion.”

The Bhagavad-gita was spoken 5000 years ago by the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna Himself just before the carnage of the Battle of Kurukshetra, which was in fact a world war. “The Battle of Kuruksetra was fought between family members” (SB 1.8.3 P.) with their various supporting parties from all over the world. The scene of the Bhagavad-gita is definitely a military one. It is a fascinating book.

But let us carefully note that it is not a manual on war-making for military academies. On the other hand, perhaps it is a manual for military academies because it is an instruction manual on self-realization and yoga, the main businesses of the human form of life. Actually Bhagavad-gita As It Is, by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is truly an instruction manual for all academies, including military academies, and universities and schools and colleges etc., all over the world. This universal proclamation though comes with one cautionary note of warning. There are currently 2 editions of this greatest book available and strictly speaking neither one off them is really up to scratch and expectations of both original authors, i.e. Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality Godhead and original speaker in Sanskrit language of its 700 verses only and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, His deputed ambassador Who translated the 700 verses from Sanskrit language to English and also gave His precious and enlightening, self-realised commentaries on each of the 700 verses. So far I have not yet come across a verse of Bhagavad-gita without a Bhaktivedanta commentary. Unfortunately, none of these two versions can honestly be designated as one hundred percent (100%) faithful to the original words and intentions of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. So this a delicate matter and we are working on an improved version, hopefully a final version. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.

The basic meaning of yoga is to link oneself with the Supreme. In Bhagavad-gita 10.26, God, Krishna, says that His representative among generals is Kartikeya. Skanda, or Kartikeya, the son of Parvati and Lord Siva, is the chief of all military commanders. So military commanders are a class of their own. That means also that Kartikeya or Skanda is the patron saint of all military generals, whether they know him or know him not. He is definitely not a mythological figure as some misguided humans are falsely claiming. We personally remember the activities of general Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012), United States Army general, leader of the coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War, nicknamed “Storming Norman” or “The Bear”, as per Wikipedia. There is also Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, as in the picture above, who won some 60 battles and died of natural death in 1852 at age 83, quite a outstanding achievement for a soldier! He was born previously in the year 1769. His most famous opponent was Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), the French Emperor during the latter’s very last attempt for political power. Along with his ally, the Prussian Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, they defeated soundly and finally the ambitious but hopeless Napoleon at the famous Waterloo Battle, Belgium, in 1815. There was a coalition of forces: troops from Prussia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau. It may be argued that Napoleon was not even a Frenchman but an Italian. “Napoleon’s family was of Italian origin” Wikipedia. He fluently spoke both languages. One may as well pertinently ask why should a nation want to to take credit for a great loser? Of course, these nationality labels are all very superficial designations for those under the influence of the three modes of material nature and the bodily concept of life and don’t even graze our real identity, which is spirit soul part, parcel, and servant of the Supreme Soul, Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is our true, eternal identity, part, parcel, and servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna. And as long as we don’t come to this ultimate conclusion our process of self-realization remains incomplete. This particular philosophical conclusion can be compared to Mt Everest, the highest of all mountains on planet earth. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point.

Waterloo is a funny name in itself really, but google says:Etymology. From Middle Dutch, composed of water (water, watery) + loo (forest, clearing in a forest, marsh, bog). Of course, the word “Waterloo” is associated with defeat. There is also a song called Waterloo by ABBA, a fresh and very successful Swedish quartet. We note the Duke’s address as His Grace and Serene Highness. ISKCON devotees are also addressed as His or Her Grace, but Serene Highness is even more interesting and Bhagavad-gita related. Serenity is a product of advancement in self-realization, the main theme of Bhagavad-gita. I may also surmise that serenity for a military commander is of utmost importance in decision-making in battle. The capital city of New Zealand is named after the 1st Duke of Wellington, as well as many other places on the planet. Of course, the length of one’s hair may not directly affect one’s serenity, but when Srila Prabhupada was more or less challenged by an American female reporter that: “Why do you have a shaven head?”, He retorted within a fraction of a second: ” And why do you have bare legs? Better have a cool brain, than cold legs.” and everyone had a good laugh, including the reporter. There is another famous and respectable general that comes to mind and that is “The Desert Fox” Erwin Rommel of second World War fame. He also fought in North Africa against the British Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed “Monty” and “The Spartan General.”

So it appears that according to the quirks of time and history the same parties become allies in victory and later become bitter enemies.

Let me finish by quoting Srila Prabhupada on Napoleon. In Vedabase there are 179 entries on Napoleon and I promise not to list them all 🙂

“Nobody can violate the order of the Supreme Lord or His authorized agents. Brahma, Siva, Indra, Candra, Maharaja Yudhisthira or, in modern history, Napoleon, Akbar, Alexander, Gandhi, Shubhash and Nehru — all are servants of the Lord, and they are placed in and removed from their respective positions by the supreme will of the Lord. None of them is independent. Even though such men or leaders rebel so as not to recognize the supremacy of the Lord, they are put under still more rigorous laws of the material world by different miseries. Only the foolish man, therefore, says that there is no God.” Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.13.41

“Even big karmis like Subash Bose, Gandhi, they were also not sleeping. I heard that Napoleon Bonaparte, he was not sleeping. He was sleeping… When he was passing from one war field to another, on his horse he slept. That’s all. He never went to the bedroom for sleeping. Gandhi used to do that. He would sleep when he was passing from one station, one… In the motorcar he would sleep. Then again he will begin work.” Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.3.18 – February 11, 1971, Gorakhpur

“Yad yad vibhutimat sattva. Anyone a sense of exceptional qualities, mama tejo’msa-sambhavam [Bg 10.41], Krsna says, “They are born of my tejah, amsa.
But that does not mean he is incarnation. There were many persons, Hitler was also a very big man but that does not mean he becomes an incarnation. Napoleon Bonaparte, he also was a very big man. So in this world you will find big and bigger, bigger, bigger. One is bigger than another then up to go to Brahma. Who can become like Brahma? He has created this whole universe and he lives, you know? He lives: sahasra-yuga-paryantam, ahar yad brahmano viduh [Bg 8.17], you can not calculate even his one day’s life.
But he’s not, he never says that, “I am incarnation and God.” So powerful. In comparison to Brahma what are these insignificant — insignificant creatures?” Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.3.30–31 – February 22, 1971, Gorakhpur

“So we read in the papers that on the very day, morning, when he (Mahatma Gandhiji) was killed, he was speaking to his secretary, “I am very much disgusted. I don’t want to live anymore.” And in the evening he was killed. So this is an example. Who can be better karmi and sincere worker for the country, for the society — but he was frustrated. You can take many examples in your European countries, Hitler, Napoleon. They are all frustrated.” Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.6, Hampstead Hall – August 6, 1971, London

“There were great empires like Roman Empire, Greece Empire, Carthagian Empire and, later on, Moghul empires, British Empire. So many empires there were. There was Hitler. There was Mussolini. There was Napoleon. So these powerful emperors or men came and gone. Their name is only there, and nothing is remaining.” Hare Krishna Festival Address – July 1, 1972, San Diego

“Now thing is, that political consciousness… Just like Hitler planned, Napoleon planned. They also thought that “If I can unite all these European states under my plan, under my ‘ism,’ they will be happy.” That is the plan. He also thinks like that. But whether he is perfect? This Lenin, this Hitler, this Napoleon, whether they are perfect? So unless they are perfect, any such utopian planning will not help.” Room Conversation with Anna Conan Doyle – August 10, 1973, Paris

Of course, Adolf Hitler and his troops also claimed the association with God or Krishna. On their uniform belts, there was the inscription “God with us” or in the German language “Gott mit uns.” But that seemed to be only a colossal delusion, as Herr Hitler’s planned a 1000 years “Reich” which lasted barely some 15 years or so and ended in utter defeat and disaster. So Sri Krishna is not to be found in such places or under such circumstances, as conversely stated above. The Romans instead did much better.

At last, let me quote the last stanza of Bhagavad-gita As It Is 18.78, version 3:

Sanjaya, the king’s secretary is speaking.

“Wherever there is Krishna, the master of all mystics and Supreme Personality of Godhead, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power and morality. That is my opinion.” 

Please chant

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

and become advanced in spiritual life.

I visited this shop some years ago. At that time, a lady attendant informed me that she had a male friend who, in a darker period in his life, was helped very significantly and crucially by the Hare Krishna Yoga Process and / or by the Hare Krishna devotees. He might have been suicidal. She certainly made a donation and would have received a Hare Krishna book accordingly. Today, the 22nd of December 2021, I revisited this very same shop and there was a male attendant. I told him the story and asked the question: “Did that statement refer to you.” The answer was: “Yes, indeed!” With his right hand, he reached his cash register and without further talk, he handed over a donation out of the ordinary. We had a good laugh as would two transcendentalists out of danger. This proves also that one should have a designated zone of distribution and cultivate it nicely and get to know one’s customers. In this way, although a mobile business, resultant benefits will be that one does actually build “goodwill” and develops Krishna conscious business relationships. The goodwill is actually a business asset and is taken into account upon the sale of the business.

Sometimes it is actually possible in this world to swap pebbles for gold, just like when I swapped some ordinary books for a complete set of the Caitanya Caritamrta in a second hand book shop on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

As far as Hare Krishna preaching is concerned, there are at least two short Prabhupada quotes that sum it all up:

1) “SO THERE IS NO QUESTION OF TAKING OTHER ENGAGEMENT;  DISTRIBUTION OF MY BOOKS IS THE HIGHEST KIND OF PREACHING AND THUS THE BEST ENGAGEMENT.” 740609let.NandalalDas

2) PREACHING MEANS SELLING BOOKS. 720221let.BhaktaDas

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When I joined the Hare Krishna Movement in early June 1973, in Paris, France, for some unknown reason, I clearly remember that the every-morning-Srimad-Bhagavatam-class was on Canto 1, Chapter 10, called “Departure of Lord Krishna for Dvaraka.” Perhaps it is all about separation and the accompanying sadness, such a deeply moving emotion. The whole episode of Rathayatra is based on this mood: separation and meeting again with Krishna, the supreme focus of all affection. It is the second volume of the whole collection of something thirty volumes, as on the picture above. I particularly remember the ladies on the roof showering flowers in honor of the departure of Lord Krishna. That must be verse SB 1.10.16. At the time, the ISKCON temple was at Fontenay aux Roses, with HG Hari Vilas Prabhu at the helm, who was also manufacturing incense. After a short time, the temple moved then to Rue Le Sueur in the 16th arrondissement, a prestigious location and a stone throw away from the famous Paris Triumph Arch. Perhaps the number was four, four Rue Le Sueur then. It is a two or three-story building, V-shaped, forming the conjunction with rue Chalgrin. Later on HH Indradyumna Swami–at the time HG Indradyumna Das Adhikary, who was based there with others such as HG Locanananda Prabhu, a very sweet singer– commented that we should have never left / sold that building. Sri Bhagavan Das was the leader. During the inside designing of the building, he made me carry upstairs buckets of concrete. I distinctly remember walking up the revolving stairs with relatively heavy buckets of concrete. It was one of these spiraling stairs cases. There was also Bhava Sindhu Pota, who stole my best pants from my locker and ruined them while executing concrete work. At the time, Bhava Sindhu Pota was probably under the impression that newcomers can be exploited anyway useful to the so-called “older members”. This is an unacceptable, shamefull, institution’s reputation destroying and predatory practice on new members by older members. HH Indradyumna Swami, as former member of US marine Corps, acted responsibly as peacekeeper between the two of us, as I was going to challenge Bhava Sindhu Pota. I also remember my old Italian friend and Godbrother Dvijavara Prabhu.

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It’s just so amazing how cheaters prosper nowadays. One has to watch one’s every single step, even with most trusted companies, because they allow their corporate image to be misused. I recently brought to the attention of BNPPARIBAS that they are being misused in that way, they didn’t even care to answer my query on the subject. That is a lack of responsibility on the part of BNPPARIBAS with which the crooks are surely pleased, feeling a bit of a complicity on the part of BNPPARIBAS. A judge in court will determine the degree of responsibility of the bank BNPPARIBAS.

Let’s take the example of watches. For the last watch I purchased, the salesperson assured me that this is a perfect watch. It’s a well-known brand. The price is right and it works perfectly. The first thing that happened soon after purchase was that the band broke, because it’s a rubber band. Then I realized that the watch does not at all keep time properly. It goes too fast and one has to adjust the time regularly. Yesterday, Friday 17th of December 2021, another watchman informed me that in these types of watches, there is actually no mechanism to adjust this problem. So I am stuck. So how can it be a good watch and what is your opinion about the sale’s person?

The previous watch I bought from GOLDMARK Jewellers in Townsville, FNQ at the Stockland Townsville Shopping center, Aitkenvale. The brand was MAXUM. It was absolute rubbish. The final stand is that GOLDMARK has my $100.00 and I have nothing. They cleverly shift all responsibility to MAXUM, which refuses to refund any monies. But GOLDMARK actually accepted my $100.00. So they should refund the money.

There was another watch “on special,” which I purchased from PROUDS, The Jewellers. The sales lady gave false assurances about a three or five year battery warranty, which convinced me to buy. The watch prove to be unsuted for my use and I returned it after overcoming PROUDS strong opposition.

Then there are the ubiquitous Gumtree scammers, who will produce what looks like a legitimate AUSTRALIA POST web site and try to steal one’s bank account credit after stealing one’s confidential bank account details. I believe this is called phishing. And one has to be quite a stupid crook to attempt this type of scam within Australia because information is well managed within Australia and its quasi impossible to get away with this in Australia. Thanks to those who are responsible for these matters.

There are the tax office impersonators, who say that you have to pay immediately by gift cards a few thousands dollars tax or else you will be jailed.

We also had a window smashing brake in in our Ashram and a couple of thousand of dollars worth of goods were stolen. We reported the brake in to the police, of course. But to this date there is no breakthrough.

Finally, there are the redoutable, merciless, cunning and big time, in one word, the Machiavellian Nigerian romance scammers, whereby a liberal lady will promise to marry you and share her fortune of say US $ 1. 5 million with you because she loves you so much and because she has decided that you are her future darling husband. The equivalent man woman relationshipscam is there as well, I suppose. We hear that last year in Australia alone AU$ 800 million were lost to all kinds of scammers.

The Bhagavad-gita As It Is 1.36, purport, recommends: “According to Vedic injunctions there are six kinds of aggressors: (1) a poison giver, (2) one who sets fire to the house, (3) one who attacks with deadly weaapons, (4) one who plunders riches, (5) one who occupies another’s land and (6) one who kidnaps a wife. Such aggressors are at once to be killed and there is no sin by killing such agressors. Such dealings with aggressors are quite befitting for any ordinary man.”

Now in the transcendental realm of yoga, self-realization, philosophy, AND religion, there are cheaters as well. Lord Jesus Christ is a great prophet of God, Krishna. We offer all our respects to Him. It should be noted that the very word Christ comes from the Sanskrit Krishna, through the Greek Christos. There is therefore a direct etymological link. Although He was crucified because He spoke the truth unabashedly to everyone, we have information that he did not die on the cross. Otherwise, how could He be seen alive a few days later? But a certain class of people has a vested interest to propagate such lies. And another class of people will accept such lies as Absolute Truth. These are the ways of the world.

JAYADVAITA SWAMI is one such a cheater and those who support him are either mislead or accomplices. There is no third option. Jayadvaita Swami was born Jay Israel to a Reform Jewish family on the 2nd of November 1949. ^1] He spent his childhood in Englewood, New Jersey USA. Jayadvaita is the individual who was responsible for the editorial of the current, official edition of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is by Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of the international Hare Krishna Movement. IMHO Swami Prabhupada is one of the greatest philosophers the word has ever seen. I have written the following about Him: ” I have irrefutable proof that You belong to that greatest and most illustrious philosophical tradition: chronologically, the most illustrious philosophical tradition of Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus Christ, Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Arthur Schopenhauer, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre to name a few only.” But Jayadvaita in his rendition of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is has betrayed Him big time. It should be called Bhagavad-gita As It Is NOT by Jayadvaita. In all honesty, it can NOT be called Bhagavad-gita As It Is by Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhipada. That is a fraud and worldwide deception. There is at least one fraudulent product on the market and that is Bhagavad-gita As It Is NOT by Jayadvaita.

Jayadvaita must recuse himself publicly until The International Society for Krishna Consciousness reverts to the Hayagriva edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is also called the 72 Macmillan edition, as was the case previously.

Srila Prabhupada’s personal verdict on Jayadvaita, BGAII OT, 10.15, purport, first paragraph: Therefore, the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be known by persons who are in confidence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by discharging devotional service and the example is Arjuna and his followers. Persons of demoniac mentality or atheistic mentality cannot know Krishna, and simply mental speculation to detract the readers from the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a serious type of sinful activity. One who does not know Krishna should not try to comment on the Bhagavad-gita. Bhagavad-gita is the statement of Krishna and it is the science of Krishna. It should be understood from Krishna as Arjuna understood, not from any atheistic persons.

Of course, Jayadvaita, true to his character, has plagiarized and falsified the statement as follows BGAII V2 10.15 purport:

The Supreme Lord, Krsna, can be known by persons who are in a relationship with Him through the discharge of devotional service, like Arjuna and his followers. Persons of demonic or atheistic mentality cannot know Krsna. Mental speculation that leads one away from the Supreme Lord is a serious sin, and one who does not know Krsna should not try to comment on Bhagavad-gita. Bhagavad-gita is the statement of Krsna, and since it is the science of Krsna, it should be understood from Krsna as Arjuna understood it. It should not be received from atheistic persons.

He has falsified the statement as follows:

1) He replaced “in confidence” with “in a relationship.” That cheapens and falsifies the matter. A relationship may not necessarily be confidential. Srila Prabhupada gives the example of a bank. Only a few persons such as the manager and the accountant may know the most confidential dealings of the bank. The clerk and the customer although being in a relationship with the bank will have absolutely no clue about the most confidential dealings of the bank.

2) He paraphrases the following sentence when there is absolutely no need for it. That is an insult to Guru. In his relationship with Guru, Jayadvaita is ageist, racist and suffers from an American superiority delusion.

and simply mental speculation to detract the readers from the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a serious type of sinful activity.

3) Same as number two for :”It should be understood from Krishna as Arjuna understood, not from any atheistic person” Jayadvaita cannot control his mind and thinks his mental verbiage is superior to the Guruvani.

Therefore Srila Prabhupada verdict on Jayadvaita is:” and simply mental speculation to detract the readers from the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a serious type of sinful activity. ” Another adjective to his repertoire: the seriously sinful Jayadvaita.

Jayadvaita is such a snobbish idiot, a mudhah and a mayayapahrta-jnana as well, because he misuses his education to mislead people away from Srila Prabhupada and consequently away from Krishna. He is a maha-idiot because he thinks that his poor, old, Indian educated and senile spiritual master requires his masterful help at practically every word. But, people, this is just a reflection of Jayadavaita’s own idiocy. I do not hesitate to say this openly. Further down in this article, I shall show another two or three examples of his ongoing and stupid falsification, which I have just discovered again by further examination of BGAII OT. To some extent, in any case, he is systematically falsifying Srila Prabhupada’s most essential Bhagavad-gita As It Is message to the world, and thereby misleading ISKCON and giving it a bad name. Therefore Jayadvaita and his editorial party rightly deserve all kinds of countermeasures. In the Sanskrit language, it is called “pratikaram.” This word appears in the Bhagavad-gita as It Is, 1.45 in its opposite form “apratikaram”, when Arjuna proposes to quit. “Pratikaram means counteraction, and apratikaram means without any counteraction.” 730801BG.Lon.

The second reason why I must talk in such an aggressive and insulting way is that from my personal experience of past dealings with this editorial party, I clearly draw the unequivocal conclusion that this party will NOT undestand any other language and means, unfortunately. Therefore the present adversarial situation is of their own making. It is their own choice and not mine. There is a Back to Godhead magazine article, issue July / August 1995, page 28 & 29, by HH Giriraja Swami. The title of the article is “Always remain Srila Prabhupada’s dog.” So I have always been proud to count myself a part and parcel of the pack of Srila Prabhupada’s dogs, along with HH Giriraja Swami and others, I am sure of it. This is excellent, first class company, and I thank them very much for their association. But Jayadvaita is not one of them. He is an imposter, a cheater and an arrogant fool. I am able to bark loudly and if that is not enough, I shall inflict painful bites also. We sometimes hear instances of dogs who just kill humans. On Christmas evening, 24th of December 2021, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia one family dog killed a five year old family child. Subsequently the dog was killed by the agents of the council. Such is life.

In BGAII V2 10.11, purport there are again two instances where Jayadvaita meets his illusory Mayavadi adversaries and he tries to bash and trash them, even though Srila Prabhupada only mentions “modern philosophers.” or just “philosophers.” In BGAII V2, 10.12-13, second line of the purport, the same things happens again. Srila Prabhupada dictates “modern philosophers” and Jayadvaita translates “Mayavadis philosophers.” At this point one may ask the legitimate question:”Is the imposter and misleader Jayadvaita crazy?” It should be noted that the honest Hayagriva Prabhu strictly follows in Prabhupada’s footsteps on these occasions.

In BGAII OT 10.11 Srila Prabhupada dictates “… the ultimate goal of Vishnu can be achieved only by this chant of devotional service …”

But Jayadvaita does not like the expession “chant of devotional service” and renders ” The ultimate goal, Visnu, can be attained only by this chant and by devotional service,….” Did he forget, as it seems when he wrote this sentence, that chanting is indeed devotional service?

To draw inspiration, we should look at prabhupadavani.org. Here not a single word is changed and this is the standard Srila Prabhupada expects from His editors, all context taken into account of course. The constantly speculating imposter and cheater Jayadvaita is thousands of miles from that gold standard and thereby puts the very name of ISKCON in serious danger. Not only that, he also puts both ISKCON, the retailer, and the BBT, the producer of Bhagavad-gita As It Is NOT by Jayadvaita, in dangerously vulnerable legal situations.

In a broader perspective, we have observed how in ISKCON, after the departure of Srila Prabhupada, the emphasis has shifted away from Vedic education to a rather mundane education. Nowadays it seems that a member of ISKCON is a respectable person when he has so many initials to his mane such as M.A., Ph.D., D.A.C. etc, and / or has been to some prestigious mundane education institute. Personally, I find the initials ACBSP beat by miles all other initials, and to be a student of Srila Prabhupada is not only the most prestigious kind of education and honor itself, but also awards the greatest benefits. This is confirmed in BGAII V3 9.2: “This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting and is joyfull performed.”

“The nutshell of education is defined by Canakya Pandita, that “Who is pandita, learned?” So he does not say that one who has passed M.A., Ph.D., D.A.C. No. He doesn’t say that. He says, “Any person who has learned to see like this.” What is that? Matrvat para-daresu: “Everyone’s wife should be considered…” Para-dara. Para means others’ wife. Matrvat, mother. Therefore the Vedic system is, when we address another woman, “Mother,” no other address. “Mother, can I do this? Would you like this?” The address should be “Mother.” Practice. This is practice, the brahmacari’s practice. He goes to every householder’s wife: “Mother, give me some…” Just like this child. If he is taught from the very beginning of his life that “Address all women as mother…,” that training. And intermingling with anyone, then it is a different training. That is brahmacari. So brahmacari is taught that how he should behave in society, what is the aim of life. That is brahmacari. Matrvat para-daresu.
Para-dravyesu lostravat. And other’s property? Just like garbage. Nobody goes, but I have seen. Nowadays garbage is also tackled. I have seen in Hong Kong, one woman is finding out something valuable from the garbage. This is Kali-yuga. It is untouchable, but still, people are trying to get something from the garbage, so downtrodden, this Kali-yuga. So matrvat para-daresu para-dravyesu lostravat, atmavat sarva-bhutesu: “All other living entities think like yourself.” That means your pains and pleasure, as you feel, you should take up others’ pains and pleasure, not that you protect yourself from all danger and you cut the throat of the poor animals on the plea that it has no soul. This is not education. This is education, that whether the animal has soul or not soul, we shall consider later on. But when knife is on my throat I cry, and he also cries. Why shall I say that “It has no soul, and let me kill it”? So that means he does not know how to see other living entities like himself. Buddha philosophy is based on this, that “Whatever you feel, pain, you should not inflict to others.” This is education. Matrvat para-daresu para-dravyesu lostravat atmavat.” Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.23 – May 23, 1976, Honolulu

AND

“So therefore the first training is given to become austere, tolerate, how to tolerate, how to call other women as “mother.” He is learning from the beginning, a small child. He is trained up to call any woman, even of his own age, not “sister” — “mother.” This is the training. Matrvat para-daresu. This is education. Matrvat para-daresu. Canakya Pandita, the great politician, has given the definition of a learned scholar. Who is learned scholar? He has given the definition. What is this? Matrvat para-daresu: to see every woman except his wife as mother. This is education. This is education, perfection of education, when you can see all women except your wife as mother. This is education.
Matrvat para-daresu para-dravyesu lostravat: and others’ property, just like garbage in the street. Nobody is interested in the garbage. You throw. That is education. And atmavat sarva-bhutesu: and thinking all living entities as your own self. If you feel pains and pleasure by something, you could not afflict the pains to others. If your throat is cut, if your head is cut, you feel so much pain, how you can cut the head of another animal? This is education. Samah sarvesu-bhutesu. This is education, three things. This is the test of education.

matrvat para-daresu
para-dravyesu lostravat
atmavat sarva-bhutesu
yah pasyati sa panditah
[Canakya-sloka]

Where is? Where is that pandita? There is no such thing now.” Bhagavad-gita 1.26–27 – July 21, 1973, London.

It would be sad and regretable to see that ISKCON loses it special and unique function– its dharma, so to say– and joins the ranks of mundane institutions, which are already innumerable in number. ISKCON AS IT IS, as per Srila Prabhupada, owns gold, nay, ISKCON AS IT IS is made of solid gold, in every sense of the expression. It would be silly to trade it for pebbles. It has happened before, where chunks of Iskcon property were given away for a days’ wage or a pittance. But ultimately Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is in charge and whatever He decides, goes. Jay Sri Krishna!