SRILA PRABHUPADA SPEAKS OUT ON

THE GREAT SINISTER MOVEMENT WITHIN HIS SOCIETY

Regarding the poisonous effect in our Society, it is a fact and I know where from this poison tree has sprung up and how it affected practically the whole Society in a very dangerous form.....It is a fact however that the great sinister movement is within our Society. (Letter to: Hamsaduta 2 September, 1970) * At the present moment in our ISKCON campus, politics and diplomacy has entered. Some of my beloved students on whom I counted very, very much have been involved in this activity which I consider as disrespectful. So I have decided to retire and divert attention to book writing and nothing more. (S.P. Letter to Satsvarupa 1970)

 

THE JEALOUS PEOPLE IN THE DRESS OF VAISNAVAS 

IN THE KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT

There are many jealous people in the dress of Vaisnavas in this Krsna consciousness movement, and they should be completely neglected. There is no need to serve a jealous person who is in the dress of a Vaisnava. (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 1.218)

HIS BEING POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS JUDAS DISCIPLES  View articles

So there may be attempt like that. And Lord Jesus Christ was killed. So they may kill me also. (Room Conversation  May 3, 1976, Honolulu) * Srila Prabhupada: Someone says that I've been poisoned. It is possible...Srila Prabhupada: Someone says that someone has given poison. Kaviraja (Doctor): To whom?  Srila Prabhupada: To me. (Room Conversation November  9, 1977, Vrndavana ) *  Srila Prabhupada: That same thing ... that SOMEONE HAS POISONED ME. ( S.P.Room Conversation November 10, 1977, Vrndavana )

THE DISORDER AFTER HIS DEPARTURE View articles

What will happen when I am not here, shall everything by spoiled by GBC (leaders) ? (S.P. Letter Hansadutta, 4/11/72) * Whenever an acarya comes, following the superior orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His representative, he establishes the principles of religion, as enunciated in Bhagavad-gita....Unfortunately, when the acarya disappears, rogues and nondevotees take advantage and immediately begin to introduce unauthorized principles in the name of so-called svamis, yogis, philanthropists, welfare workers and so on....The acarya, the authorized representative of the Supreme Lord, establishes these principles, but when he disappears, things once again become disordered. The perfect disciples of the acarya try to relieve the situation by sincerely following the instructions of the spiritual master…....Similarly, a devoted disciple of the spiritual master would rather die with the spiritual master than fail to execute the spiritual master's mission. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes down upon this earth to re-establish the principles of religion, so His representative, the spiritual master, also comes to re-establish religious principles. It is the duty of the disciples to take charge of the mission of the spiritual master and execute it properly. Otherwise the disciple should decide to die along with the spiritual master. In other words, to execute the will of the spiritual master, the disciple should be prepared to lay down his life and abandon all personal considerations…. When one becomes serious to follow the mission of the spiritual master, his resolution is tantamount to seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As explained before, this means meeting the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the instruction of the spiritual master. This is technically called vani-seva. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura states in his Bhagavad-gita commentary on the verse vyavasayatmika buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana (Bg. 2.41) that one should serve the words of the spiritual master. The disciple must stick to whatever the spiritual master orders. Simply by following on that line, one sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (Srimad Bhagavatam 4.28.48,50,51)

THE FATE OF HIS JUDAS DISCIPLES  View articles

By a false display of religious sentiments, they present a show of devotional service while indulging in all sorts of immoral activities. In this way they pass as spiritual masters and devotees of God. Such violators of religious principles have no respect for the authoritative acaryas, the holy teachers in the strict disciplic succession; and to mislead the people in general they themselves become so-called acaryas, but they do not even follow the principles of the acaryas. These rogues are the most dangerous elements in human society. Because there is no religious government, they escape punishment by the law of the state. They cannot, however, escape the law of the Supreme, who has clearly declared in the Bhagavad-gita that envious demons in the garb of religious propagandists shall be thrown into the darkest regions of hell. Sri Isopanisad confirms that these pseudo religionists are heading toward the most obnoxious place in the universe after the completion of their spiritual master business, which they conduct simply for sense gratification. (Sri Isopanisad Mantra 12)

A FALSE MOVEMENT

So kindly be responsible, those who are second initiated. If you fall down, then the whole movement becomes false. That is happening. So kindly rectify if that is happening. (Srimad-Bhagavatam Lecture 6.1.21  Honolulu, May 21, 1976)

CHANGING HIS TRANSCENDENTAL BOOKS  View articles

Prabhupada: So you... What you are going... It is very serious situation. You write one letter that "Why you have made so many changes?" And whom to write? Who will care? All rascals are there. Write to Satsvarupa that "This is the position. They are doing anything and everything at their whim." The next printing should be again to the original way. (S.P.Conversation, "Rascal Editors,"June 22, 1977, Vrndavana) * So unless one is self-realized, there is practically no use writing about Krsna. This transcendental writing does not depend on material education. It depends on the spiritual realization. You'll find, therefore, in the comments of Bhagavatam by different acaryas, even there are some discrepancies, they are accepted as asat-patha. It should remain as it is. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23-24 Vrndavana, March 31, 1976) * But some way or other, if it is distorted at a certain point, then the knowledge is lost. As soon as any of the disciples in the succession distort the knowledge, then it is lost...Because how the kala (time) can destroy? As soon as kala sees that you are distorting, then it will be lost.(B.G. Lec., 4.2., Bombay, 22nd March, 1974) * Prabhupada: When it was not handed down. Simply understood by speculation. Or if it is not handed down as it is. They might have made some changes.Or they did not hand it down. Suppose I handed it down to you, but if you do not do that, then it is lost. Now the Krsna consciousness movement is going on in my presence. Now after my deparature, if you do not do this, then it is lost. If you go on as you are doing now, then it will go on. But if you stop ( S.P.Room Conversation with Carol Cameron May 9, 1975, Perth) 

WORLD WAR 3  View articles

That is awaiting. The whole world is awaiting that disaster. The America has got atom bomb and Russia has got atom bomb. As soon as there is another war, the whole world will be finished.(Bhagavad-gita Lec.  13.14 Bombay, October 7, 1973) * So these rascals are going on. So it is very difficult to preach Krsna consciousness. The whole world is overburdened by these rascals and demons. So atom, atom bomb is waiting for them. Yes. It will be finished. All the demons will be finished.(Srimad-Bhagavatam Lec.  1.8.34 Los Angeles, April 26, 1973) * You are maintaining so many slaughterhouses, and when it will be mature, there will be war, the wholesale murder. Finished. One atom bomb--finished. You'll have to suffer. Don't think that "Innocent animals, they cannot protest. Let us kill and eat No. You'll be also punished. Wait for accumulation of your sinful activities, and there will be war, and the America will drop the atom bomb, and Russia will be finished. Both will be finished. Go on now enjoying. It takes time. Just like even if you infect some disease, it takes time. Not that immediately you infect, and immediately the disease is there. No. It takes a week's time or so. (Srimad-Bhagavatam Lec. 6.1.32 Honolulu, May 31, 1976) * Paramahamsa: The only difficulty is that if one person uses the atomic weapon, that means entire, it would be entire waste of mankind. So everyone's afraid of using the ultimate. Prabhupada: Well, anyway, they must be used. There is no doubt about it. Therefore we can say there will be war. It is no astrology. It is natural conclusion. Tamala Krsna: Common sense.Paramahamsa: That'd mean total destruction. Prabhupada: Well, total or partial, that we shall see. But they must be used.( S.P.Morning Walk July 18, 1975, San Francisco)

NEXT WAR WILL COME VERY SOON

Prabhupada: Yes. All Western adventure to keep people in darkness. And that is going on. Now it will be smashed by the next war. Next war will come very soon. Tamala Krsna: (Surprised) Oh !Prabhupada: Yes.Tamala Krsna: Next war...? Prabhupada: Your country, America, is very much eager to kill these Communists. And the Communists are also very eager. So very soon there will be war. And perhaps India will be the greatest sufferer.Tamala Krsna: Greatest...? Devotees: Sufferer. Srutakirti: Sufferer.Prabhupada: Because America is aiming to start the war from India. Devotee: Oh! Prabhupada: Yes. Because India and Russia, they are...Brahmananda: They are... Friendship. Prabhupada: No. Side by side. If the war is started from India...Rupanuga: So India will become...Prabhupada: And the Russians are ready here already, I have heard, with soldiers and... Not soldiers. I mean to say.Hamsaduta: Missiles.Prabhupada: Yes. They are also vigilant.Visnujana: Will that help our preaching, Prabhupada? Prabhupada: Preaching will be very nice after the war when both of them, especially Russia, will be finished.......Prabhupada: Yes, they are getting. They are already getting. The Pakistan will start the war with India. And then everything will be...Devotees: Oh! Whew! Devotee: Pakistan will start a war... (devotees talking among themselves.)...Tamala Krsna: Will this war spread to many different countries and continents? Prabhupada: The actual war will be between America and Russia.( S.P. Morning Walk Conversation (World War III) April 4, 1975, Mayapur) * By the grace of the illusory energy of Godhead we are now engaged more and more in the dangerous type of work in this machine-age. The machine-age is the result of dangerous type of work. When we leave aside the culture of spiritualism, we are entangled in the dangerous type of work. Nobody can live for a moment without work and therefore when finer elements are made to stop working, gross materialism occupies the devil's brain. The result is that we have now come to the age of nuclear weapons for the destruction of material civilization. By the law of nature, the nuclear weapons have been produced for crushing the result of blind-materialism...When the dangerous weapons are produced, they must be utilised for annihilation of blind materialism by the plan of the Daivi Maya or the external energy of Godhead. The problem can be solved when they are taught about their spiritual identity...The illusory energy is creating this atmosphere for blind materialism and on the other hand she is arranging for their destruction also....History has been repeated so many times and many many leaders of materialism like Napoleon, Hitler and others now remain in name only without any sign of the material progress planned by them. De-Stalinisation has already begun in Russia. Nobody is enjoying the result of civilization created by atheists like Ravana, Kansa, Aurangzeb, Napoleon or Hitler. Everything is in oblivion and this teaches us the lesson that the materialistic plans of the present age will also meet with the same fate after a lapse of 50 years. Therefore blind materialism does not bring in any permanent relief in the world.(Srila Prabhupada B.T.G. Article 1956  "Blind Materialism" )