PRABHUAPDA, GOERGE HARRISON, and wife PATTY *
updated as of aug 13th '04
HARE KRSNA lp ' 69 *
some of u folks out there know about PRABHUPADA being piosoned, a devotee who was around at the time recently wrote a letter that is going around the internet, we thought it to be interesting, it discusses some of the governing body of ISCKON
Many thanks for your insightful and deeply considered position below. Speaking for many, I want to acknowledge you for your integrity and for being a stand for the possibility of truthfulness and compassion concerning the presumed assault on our beloved Spiritual Master.
Not having been there to protect and rescue Him, I feel a constant anguish that at that time I was too engaged in "important" service to BE THERE WHEN HE REALLY NEEDED SOMEONE (WHY NOT ALL OF US!) TO FEND OFF THE SPECTRE OF GLOATING DEATH IN THE FORM OF HIS POISONERS. That I was not there to stand between Him and the hand that held the cup of poison will haunt me to the end of time.
Had we accepted the DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT under which the GBC was formed, the GBC would not have ended as oligarchal tyrants posing as the "Bishops" and "Cardinals" of Iskcon. The DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT is the actual Charter through which agency the GBC was formed. Rejecting it is the equivalent of the US Senators rejecting the Constitution of the United States by which the Senate was created and formed.
Srila Prabhupada GAVE US THE POWER of "self rule" with the GBC acting as ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES of the collective temple presidents. By allowing the GBC to become a body of INDEPENDENT AUTOCRATS who formed their own ecclesiocracy without the slightest authority to do so, SRILA PRABHUPADA'S FATE AT THEIR HANDS WAS ASSURED. Since we had no "stake" in the actions of the GBC and since we relinquished all our GOD GIVEN AUTHORITY over the GBC, it was INEVITABLE that they would conspire to replaces Srila Prabhupada with themselves even if it meant the MAHA APARADH of GURUCIDE.
Soon, it will be widely understood that Srila Prabhupada created the DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT precisely to PROTECT HIS ROLE AS ACHARYA FROM HIS SENIOR DISCIPLES. Had we accepted it, He would have had the "managerial buffer" that would have kept the GBC from gaining the power to conspire against Him. That same year (1970) He HAD endured conspiracy against Him, and he stated that he rescued the movement with "some difficulty".
He CLEARLY KNEW what was afoot: The four sanyassis, the need to separate the BBT from Iskcon completely, and the need for Him to be protected from Iskcon by the DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT, which put the GBC under the vigilant control of the Temple Presidents, rather under His direct control....(or proximity of "takeover").
Having already posted on letter to the congregations of all the temples where he stated: "I have given you Vaikuntha, and you have turned it into Hell"!, he wrote ANOTHER letter stating that he was retiring from the "everyday management" of Iskcon, and hinted that he was creating a system of management that would exist within the Iskcon from which He was departing into ..."retirement" to write His books.
That might be seen as a plus for those who eventually called themselves GBC but without accepting the Iskcon Constitution under which the GBC was created if it were not for the following very disturbing words with which he began his 1970 letter of "withdrawal from Iskcon".....He wrote the phrase, "Due to certain discourtesies that have been extended to Me, I am withdrawing from the every day managment of Isckon in order to retire and write my books".
The phrase "certain discourtesies" should have set off flashing red lights and sirens warning us of the REAL reason that he formed the GBC. This was compounded when Atreya Rishi led a revolt against the DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT and proposed a centralized structure for the management of Iskcon that was so completely REJECTED by Srila Prabhupada, that in that year he DISBANDED THE GBC ENTIRELY.
Adopting the DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT would have almost certainly have protected Him from any poison plot that might have hatched, and the assumption that the "Absolute Authority" of the GBC (instead of Elected GBC) would lead them to the Seat of Vyas as successor "gurus", would have also most likely not occurred. (An elected official is not presumed to be in line for an ABSOLUTE post!)
Something to think about..........
And prepare to ACT!
Your eternal servant,
Nara Narayan Vishwakarma das
a Hare Krsna devtoee at WOODSTOCK ! ' 69 *
HARE KRSNA, HARE KRSNA, KRSNA, KRSNA, HARE, HARE, HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE *
recent info sent in by a RAINBOW FAMILY MEMBER in aug '04 about 2 bad kids;
There were several thefts that happened here this evening by a young brother and sister posing to be kind Rainbow Family. They stole a vehicle, money and possible other possessions from the local family up here. A large sum of money was given by some folks here to fill the gasoline tank of some folks that were going to help out and next thing we know these kids were driving off to the City (S.F.) and points beyond with a stolen vehicle, and believed other possessions.
Here are the details:
Owner of the vehicle (staying at our house tonight): Buck Samuelson
VEHICLE: White '97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Loredo License # (CA) 3UBG731
CA Driver's License (also stolen): D423571
Suspects names and descriptions:
Nathan Niblack and Megan Niblack
They are from Tempe, Arizona; also lived in Tennessee before Nathan is 19, 6'0", Avg. Build, Short black hair, dark features and wears sunglasses all the time.
Megan is 16. 5'5", blond and brown hair, avg. build. Both kids dress straight like mainstream society.
Additional items that were in the car when they tore out included: Diabetes medications and other Rx, Credit Cards, guitars and several other things.
The two suspects are believed to be headed to San Diego, CA, and/or Tucson, AZ via San Francisco.
Local Arcata Police have been notified: Case # 04-2309 Arcata P.D. = 736 "F" Street 95521 Emergency, Business and TDD = 707-822-2424 Juvenile Division = 707-825-2508
If anyone sees these two or the vehicle Shanti-Sena is needed and contact the proper authorities.
Your Assistance Appreciated, Redwood Rainbow Family
