Date: May 8, 2023
Subject: Re: Bhavananda’s testimony presented as equal to that of Srila Prabhupada.
My dandavats to you Maharaja.
You wrote:
Please forgive me for being unwilling to argue about the matter.
That’s one way of dodging these questions I presented to you in my previous email challenging your use of citations from Bhavananda in your book (Prabhupada’s Kirtana Standards).
How do you suppose Bhavananda, promoted as a guru within ISKCON and widely accepted as such, persuaded others to have homosex with him?
I’ll tell you what I suppose. You tell me why I’m wrong. I suppose he presented himself as acharyam mam vijaniyan and/or saksad hari, in other words non-different from Krishna. Therefore, pleasing him by satisfying his perverse sexual appetite would please Krishna, Prabhupada, etc. That’s what I suppose. Am I wrong? If so, please cite the “historical testimony” of sources you consider reliable that refute my supposition.
Please forgive me for being unwilling to argue about the matter.
I’m a sucker for such pleas. Especially when I was just about to throw this blow at you with my next email.
You wrote (May 5, 2023):
I’ve carefully considered your concerns. I’m not going to go back and forth about it.… Read More...