The slander and the slanderer—

From: Hugh Hewitt Radio Show, 12/6/21

Date: 12/6/21

Hugh Hewitt: Long ago when I was an undergraduate, Michael, our, at Harvard in 1974-75, the Harvard Law student who lived in the dorm with us warned us on the first night, the Hare Krishna are in Harvard Square, and they will love bomb you if you get near them. And you know, it was just…

Michael Shellenberger: Oh, my gosh. Wow.

Hugh Hewitt: Yeah. It was a warning. Do not go near those. They look nice, they will take you out to a nice place on the Cape, and we’ll never see you again, because that’s what they, they love bomb people, and it takes a long time to get out of a cult.

Swami B.K. Giri’s email to Hugh Hewitt

Re: Your Slander of Hare Krishna

12/6/21

Dear Mr. Hewitt,

Hare Krishna.

I listen to your show almost every morning to track the news and newsmakers you interview.

All was well this morning as I agreed with most points made by you and your guest, Michael Shellenberger, the author of Sanfransicko.

Then you took a dangerous turn when, while discussing the Jim Jones technique you described as “Love Bombing”, you warned your audience that the Hare Krishna’s applied the same methods in Boston Square; as if they posed a danger to the public equal to that of the Jim Jones group and Jonestown.… Read More...

Date: November 20, 2012

Dear Sriman Subal Vilasa Prabhu,

Please see my answers below.

Giri Maharaja

On Nov 20, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Subal Vilasa wrote:

Dandavats Maharaj

I agree with your points here. I think maybe Tridandi Maharaj saw fit to give the booklets as a reminder that he was giving connection to Srila Gurudeva and not himself. Perhaps also reminding that Mantram also gives divya jnanam as such as can be found in the books.

This raises a vital question for me:

Past two days I’ve been watching videos via your site. I particularly liked the 1997 discussion about Japa and mala video ( I could hear you asking some of the questions ).

During watching the video I realised that Gurudeva was present in the video. I could not perceive any sense that he was not present in the world as he was there in the video.

Some devotees say that one must be in direct physical presence of a maha bhagavat and that videos/ audio/ books are passive..but I feel that these things could well bring forth the full presence of the Acarya if the recipient has the right attitude.

Yes. Right attitude is everything. Even without video, etc.,… Read More...

Date: November 1, 2021

Dear Sriman Svarup Shakti dasa,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

You wrote this to me:

I have read your reply and also shared it with a disciple of Srila Sridhar Maharaj. . . . The reply from the disciple is below :

I would thank you for your response but you have not really offered one. Instead you presented the supposed response of an anonymous, possibly fictitious, person or disciple of Srila Sridhara Maharaja.

Since you are hiding the identity of the person you refer to as “a disciple of Srila Sridhar Maharaj”, I do not know if it is a male or female. For convenience sake I will refer to this person as a male, unless you tell me it is otherwise.

You want this person to stand in your place, making your arguments for you, while you stand on the sidelines watching the fun. But I do not argue with ghosts, shadowy personalities who cannot be identified and are comprised of no tangible substance. If this person wants to take issue with what I say he should contact me directly and I will engage with him. Alternatively, give me his name and address. I will contact him directly, rather than having him remain as your personal ghost which you conjure out of the ether to argue on your behalf when the mood suits you.… Read More...

Date: October 31, 2021

All glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga.

Dear Sriman Svarup Shakti dasa,

Please accept my humble obeisances in remembrance of my Divine Masters.

Thank you for your email and the opportunity to respond to your criticisms and remarks.

In reference to the statements about Srila Bhakti Promode Puri Goswami Thakur in your article talks between Acharyas…

You do realise you have published criticism of a highly revered and exalted vaishnav?

If you object, you should be more specific. Provide me with the exact text you are referring to and I will respond to it.

Are there direct recordings or trancripts of said statements?

Does it matter? What do you hope to achieve by me offering the proof you ask for?

If I produce transcripts and recordings of Srila Sridhara Maharaja saying what you question, will you accept it? I suspect you will not. I suspect you will, instead, criticize Srila Sridhara Maharaja; or, perhaps, you will start crying, having your dream shattered, and look for some way to revive the dream.

In either case, what have you gained?

So, please tell me why I should go to the trouble of researching the reference you ask for (the words of which I’ve personally heard from Srila Sridhara Maharaja)?… Read More...

Date: 7/26/21

My dandavats to you Maharaja.

Do you know the story of the brahmana of Avantipura?

You may go through that tridaṇḍī-bhikṣu _________ [?] Kṛṣṇa Himself is chanting that how he was disturbed by the public, that brāhmaṇa of Avantīpur, that tridaṇḍī-bhikṣu, how the public disturbed him. Collecting some food he’s placing on the bank of a river and eating. Some came and passed urine there, so much it is mentioned. And of course it is coming from the mouth of Kṛṣṇa Himself. The public is, may be so boisterous, so rude, so cruel, so beastly in their temperament. That collecting some food by begging and he’s taking that, and one came and began to pass urine. What more can take? Then they will put so many questions. He’s tired of answering them, he’s keeping silence. Then giving some slap. “You don’t say anything, you must be a thief, or dacoit.” In this way this is __________ [?] And this passes through the notice of Kṛṣṇa Himself. But it is necessary for the improvement of the sādhu’s condition. So He does not interfere. It helps them indirectly. That may be hateful to the world at large that they may not have any charm in future for such life, mystery life.… Read More...