Recent Fall Down - Prabhavisnu Swami
News has been coming out of Australia that GBC and Sannyāsa Guru Prabhavisnu Swami has been again caught with a Prostitute in Bangkok, Thailand by a senior disciple of his. The incident apparently occurred three weeks ago and has been kept under wraps all this time.
Prabhavisnu Swami took the renounced order [sannyāsa ashram] in 1979 and was soon made a member of the GBC with Thailand being one of his first zonal assignments; he became the GBC of Australia in 1987. He is well remembered in Australia as being a strong advocate for Book Distribution. However, he is also known for not being able to control his sexual desires and this recent incident is the second incident to be brought to the attention of the GBC body. The first incident in the 90’s, also in Bangkok Thailand, was kept hushed up but he was reprimanded and according to some reports he was reprimanded by the GBC and was made to stop initiating disciples for a period of time.
In this latest incident, it is claimed that he was confronted by one of his long time disciples when he was observed walking in the street arm and arm with a prostitute. It must be noted that it is rather disturbing that an ISKCON Sannyāsa Guru is visiting prostitutes in Thailand and especially in Bangkok which is notorious for its prostitution trade since the 60’s with a high percentage of sexually transmitted disease what to speak of a high prevalence of HIV /AIDS among sex workers which has increased since 2005 due to public indifference.
As far as we could find out so far; Prahladananda Swami the Sannyāsa Minister and Janananda Goswami have been dispatched to Australia to do ‘damage control’ and ‘confronted’ the Swami on the 5th of this month. The Australian Yatra who are slowly becoming more educated with regards to the corrupt ways of the GBC and ISKCON Gurus are now in up roar at yet another fall down by a Sannyāsa Guru.
The worldwide devotional community will be watching how the ISKCON Institution will deal with this matter. This is especially so since the Swami has been cautioned before for falling down with a prostitute in Thailand and it seems has not yet sought to deal appropriately with this anartha which is degrading his spiritual and material life.
We will also be observing how the Swami himself handles this situation. It is hoped that he can demonstrate his sincerity and integrity by changing his cloth and getting married and at the same time step down from his position as a Rubberstamped Guru of FISKCON immediately and work with his disciples to help them to begin taking shelter of Śrīla Prabhupāda – instead of an ‘out of the frying pan and into the fire’ jump to another Rubberstamped Guru Crook.
The GBC and especially the Gurus realize that this is a terrible situation as it shines the spotlight on their own illegal status as Gurus in ISKCON and yet again exposes them, as a group, as not being qualified to be initiating spiritual masters in our Vaiṣṇava tradition under Śrīla Prabhupāda.
How many more fall downs is our international community going to be privy to before the general devotees wake from their slumber of denial and ignorance and begin to outrightly reject these criminals whose selfish intentions are relentlessly being exposed and who continually bring disrepute to our glorious Vaisnava tradition?
http://prabhupadavision.com/2012/01/prabhavisnu-falldown/
True or false?
Dear Prabhavisnu prabhu,
please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We have never met but I really wanted to say few things according to my experience since I spent few years as a brahmacarini in Iskcon temples in Europe and India.
Lord Krishna is our Lord, He knows our heart, He knows our mind, He knows all our ups and downs. And above all, He loves us no matter what happens on our path. Guru may be angry now, but Lord Krishna is kind.
Of course in this crazy world there is a great need of kind and smart brahmanas, sannyasis, gurus and spiritual mentors.
But it takes a lot of mercy, hard prayers and a lot hard work to become one -and to remain one.
There are sincere and mature devotees in Iskcon and out of Iskcon who will know how to value your association and your service.
Dear Prabhavisnu prabhu, plese recharge your mental and spiritual batteries and come back to Srila Prabhupada's service.
It would be perfect as a sannyasi but if not - it is always good to be perfect grihasta in the world where marriage is almost past tense.
Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada,
Yashoda Devi dasi (Croatian)
Letter from Prabhavisnu das
Letter from Prabhavisnu das
BY: PRABHAVISNU DAS
Jan 07, 2012 — NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA (SUN) —
To the members of the GBC and devotees of ISKCON,
Dear Maharajas and prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad!
It is with deep regret that I wish to inform you that I have resigned from all positions of leadership within ISKCON, including GBC member, sannyas, and initiating guru. This is because in recent times I have not been able to maintain the required spiritual standards for those who hold such positions.
I have become physically and mentally exhausted due to constant travel and managerial pressures. It has been especially draining for me to try to solve disputes amongst devotees, as I am by nature a non-conflictive type of person.
I have travelled almost constantly throughout my life since childhood and now I feel the need to settle in one place where I find the climate and culture to be agreeable my physical and mental nature. I am considering staying in Thailand as I find it to be such a place, and as I have also developed some affection for a person there who is decent, kind-hearted, diligent and humble. If that works out for me then I certainly hope to render some service to ISKCON there. If not, then I would hope to try and live in an ISKCON temple or community, perhaps in South India.
I am very sorry to have let you all down. I have never asked to be put in any of these positions of leadership, but by Krsna's arrangement they have been conferred upon me. I have tried my best, but somehow I no longer feel able to continue in such capacity. Nevertheless, I have always been very happy in ISKCON from the moment I joined till the present. It has been a great honour for me to have had the opportunity to render some service to Srila Prabhupad's movement, and to have had all of your association. I hope to be able to continue to maintain contact with devotees, visit ISKCON temples from time to time and render service to ISKCON in the future.
Once again my deepest apologies to you all. Kindly forgive any mistakes that I have made or any offences that I may have committed to any of you.
I hope this finds you in good health and Krsna conscious mood,
Your unqualified servant,
Prabhavisnu das
Hare Krishna. All glories to
Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances. I would invite everyone in the authority to refer to Bhagwat Gita as It Is 3:6
TRANSLATION
"One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly deludes himself and
is called a pretender."
PURPORT BY SWAMI SRILA PRABHUPADA
There are many pretenders who refuse to work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness but make a show of meditation, while actually dwelling within the mind upon sense enjoyment. Such pretenders may also speak on dry philosophy in order to bluff sophisticated followers, but according to this verse these are the greatest cheaters. For sense enjoyment one can act in any capacity of the social order, but if one follows the rules and regulations of his particular status, he can make gradual progress in purifying his existence. But he who makes a show of being a yogī while actually searching for the objects of sense gratification must be called the greatest cheater, even though he sometimes speaks of philosophy. His knowledge has no value, because the effects of such a sinful man's knowledge are taken away by the illusory energy of the Lord. Such a pretender's mind is always impure, and therefore his show of yogic meditation has no value whatsoever.
End of Purport
I do not really know what to to with this pretender and rascal except commit him for severe hellish punishment.
At stake are the disciples and ISKCON.
VIDUR NITI gives clear applicable instructions in this regard.
Poison slays but one person, and a weapon also but one; wicked counsels, however, destroy an entire kingdom with king and subjects.
These six may be seen to subsist upon other six, viz.,
1. Thieves, upon persons that are careless
2. Physicians, on persons that are ailing
3. Women, upon persons suffering from lust
4. Priests, upon them that sacrifice
5. A king, upon persons that quarrel
6. Men of learning, upon them that are without it
We owe to Srila Prabhupad and innocent members hence follow B B C Therapy i. e.
Bhagwat Gita
Bhagwatam
Chanting of Holy Name