Post Views: 57 LA Vyasa Puja Offering LA 2022 August 20, 2022 was the day this year when the disciple offers his appreciation for how his spiritual master uplifted his life. It is a true showing of love and affection for that person who changed our life dramatically. To glorify Srila Prabhupada this year I… Continue Reading
Post Views: 67 RtViks Hatchet the Elements of Communication We can understand the difference between mundane and transcendental vision by how Krishna describes himself. He confirms that those with transcendental vision we can see him everywhere. “For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever… Continue Reading
Post Views: 75 “Closing RtVik-Loopholes” Everyone has heard of the concept of a “Loophole.” It is a technicality that allows a person or business to avoid the scope of a law or restriction without directly violating the law. Whenever some legislation is written, it can often be so complex that nobody could foresee how clever… Continue Reading
Post Views: 73 “Rumble In The RtVik Bungle” The difference between well-trained, mature disciples of Srila Prabhupada and those who are new to Krishna Consciousness is they immediately know it when someone has taken a philosophical deviation or is presenting something incorrectly. Senior devotees will have nothing to do with gong baths, crystal worship, or… Continue Reading
Post Views: 165 RtViks Admit their Deviation With this one deviation, all the RtViks sophistry falls apart. Even a new bhakta knows that the whole Gaudia Vaishnava philosophy is held together by the principles taught by Narottama dasa Thakura: sadhu-sastra-guru-vakya, cittete kariya aikya. One should follow the principles of saintly persons, scriptures and the spiritual… Continue Reading
Post Views: 81 RtViks Scotoma Challenge Page RtViks are very proud about how vigilantly they follow Srila Prabhpadas instructions, and from that they then leap into a vial campaign of Vaishnava aparadha. Even a very neophyte devotee knows that if you want to succeed in becoming Krishna Conscious it is imperative that you always engage… Continue Reading
Post Views: 34 The Los Angeles Wonder Aluminum Rathas! Jayananda prabhu built the original Los Angeles Rath carts in 1978. They were completed for a fantastic festival that proceeded down the boardwalk and culminated in Venice (Muscle) Beach. By 2003 they required annual repair because the carts were parked along the ocean and deteriorated from… Continue Reading
Post Views: 70 Debunking the RtVik Bungle Towards the end of 1998 ISKCON was faced with a variety of growing panes. Srila Prabhupada had left this world 20 years earlier and the task of leading his Hare Krishna movement into the unchartered territory of the future was left in the hands of his disciples. They… Continue Reading
Post Views: 28 Last Attempt to De-Escalate the RtVik Declaration of War Against ISKCON – In January of 1999 the RtVik-Generals rented the Masonic Lodge next to the temple in Los Angeles. It had been promoted as a good-faith meeting that invited devotees to make presentations regarding RtVik ideas and how they might be applied… Continue Reading
Post Views: 44 The RtVik-Reform-Show By January 1999 RtVik-Fever descended on Los Angeles. The Masonic Hall around the corner from New Dwarka was rented for the day and all the RtVik-Generals came to town to declare their ultimatums. Prior to this, they evaded the operative question: “Is the RtVik agenda intended to replace the traditional… Continue Reading