[b:dd6bbece64]I caught it this a.m.! Wanted to add some of my own examples, but until then, here it is....[/b:dd6bbece64]
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Message from Kanaka:
I was a long time follower of Siddhaswarupa Prabhu, the truth of the matter is most of the negative stuff being advertised on the internet is true. Much is exaggerated but what would you expect? Siddha is extremely paranoid and secretive. This just adds fuel to the fire of speculation.
It was pointed out on another website by a former follower that Siddha has symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I am another one who can verify that to be true.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Symptom:
A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
(3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
(4) requires excessive admiration
(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
Siddhaswarupa has all the above characteristics in full.
(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
He gave himself the name Jagad Guru only months after Srila Prabhupada left the planet and gave his followers the impression that he was now the head of the sampradaya. The numbers of his followers are greatly exaggerated. His disciples call him Prabhupada even in front of Siddhaswarup’s Godbrothers and the disciples of their param gurus Godbrothers. This is known and encouraged by Siddhaswarupa.
(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
He tried to manipulate the WVA for his own agenda attacking Madonna and Xena for minor offenses, coming into conflict with members of the WVA. He imagines one of his followers will be the President of the U.S. one day. That is what the political agenda is about and why his disciples Krishna Katha das and others claim to be Christians and engage in politics. He actually thinks he will have control over the most powerful man in the world. One of his chief disciples told be directly that Srila Prabhupada (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami) had said perhaps one of Siddhas followers would become President. Srila Prabhupada never said any such thing. It was made up to encourage his followers to get into politics.
(3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people:
He has said many times only his wife and adopted kids understands him and loves him. He says they are the only ones he can trust. The rest of his disciples are not trust worthy.
(4) requires excessive admiration:
He has given himself pompous titles like Jagad Guru, Paramahamsa and even Prabhupada, while not allowing others any titles at all. Even his appointed gurus within his organization are not allowed to be called Prabhu or given any titles of respect. When a disciple asked if they could refer to Sudama Vipra das by some title, Siddha blasted the person for asking the question saying Sudama did not need any title. I understand Sudama left the group over a decade ago, dismayed at Siddhas behaviour. Everyone was told Sudama was a great offender and could never come back.
(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
He is treated like the deity with an overly excessive amount of personal servants. It takes all day to cook for him and his wife. The cooks get up at 4 am and do not retire till after 10 pm. I saw this myself. He rarely takes prasadam from the Lords plate. Everything is offered to him directly. The budget for the kitchen was over
$100 dollars a day while I was there. I witnessed him renting a lear jet for personal travel at a cost of over 100,000 dollars. How many times he did that I don’t know. But I was there and helped prepare one of them so I know this is true. If anyone dares to object to anything Siddha wants they are immediately black listed and banned from his close association if not banned altogether. A slight infraction means public humiliation with letters sent worldwide so everyone knows who the offender is. In his mansions he has to have special air machines at a cost of somewhere around 80,000 dollars a piece. Usually there are doubles of these machines in every residence in case one breaks.
He has a full laundry crew that spend the day just washing his and his wifes clothes, there are all kinds of policies governing his personal care. His laundry for one day is equivalent to a week for a normal person.
He gets very angry at the smallest offense, things that are really not even an offense he condemns all his disciples worldwide for. I have seen messages sent world wide condemning all his followers for slight discrepancies that took place in his personal service. Followers around the world are expected to solve the problems of his personal servants and are held accountable and condemned for the slightest infractions.
(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
I have seen families torn apart and devotees lives ruined when they did not follow his wishes or decided they wanted to go somewhere else for spiritual help. Look at what happened in the P.I. with the disciple who wanted to take diksa from B.V. Narayana Maharaja. He also condemned some of his followers who went to Srila Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja when he broke sannyasa. For his own means he makes his followers dance like dogs not caring for any backlash or trouble this causes his disciples.
(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
While he was living in mansions in Malibu, New Zealand, Honolulu and other places his followers, even those in his personal service, were dumpster diving to eat. He said point blank it would be ok to offer things gathered from the dumpsters to Krishna and it was ok for his disciples to get food from the garbage if they were that hungry. . While he sat in an ocean front mansion at Diamond Head at a cost of somewhere around 10,000 dollars a month his followers were suffering greatly, living lower than poverty level, and he was still demanding they give a sizeable portion of the little money they had to him so he could use it in Krishnas service. He is fond of humiliating his disciples in front of other people with no empathy or feelings about how that makes them feel.
(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
His wife was standing under a bar that was put up to hang her extensive wardrobe, a closet was not big enough for her yoga costumes so they were hung in a big garage outside his house, the bar fell on her head and gave her a bump. Siddha declared all his disciples were condemned because now his wife would have to leave the world 10 years early due to the bump on her head and since he would be leaving at the same time it meant his followers had caused him to leave the world 10 years earlier. He even said there was a chance one of his followers set it up to fall on her head, in other words his own followers were trying to harm him. A letter of this incident went worldwide, he said he considered all his followers responsible.
(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
He has f’d off his Godbrothers on numerous occasions. I heard him say all the devotees in ISKCON who stayed in that organization after Srila Prabhupada left were offenders. Even those who had nothing to do with the politics were implicated in offenses. He criticized his Godbrothers for going to people like H.H. B.V. Narayana Maharaja, H.H.B.R.Sridharadeva Goswami. He said they were trying to climb a spiritual ladder by having more than one guru, but that he did not need to do that because he was serving his own guru with everything.
Things that I have seen first hand.
His toenails given out as Maha Prashad. His wife started this. His step son told me personally that his mother said we should eat Siddhas toenails.
Disciples fined up to $10,000 for offenses.
Disciples forced to fast from food water and sleep due to supposed offenses
Out right lying and covert operations in the political arena in Hawaii.
Special treatment for his adopted family.
It is known that Sudama left the group because he did not like the special treatment Siddha started giving his wife and her kids.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg…
Sure if you go to an open gathering it is very nice. But most of those people will never know what goes on close to Siddha. Mahak has a nice sentimental rememberances of the good old days before Siddha got married and started acting completely paranoid, and so do I, but I saw the changes and left the group.
Mahak and others just keep defending but the really do not know what goes on close to Siddha. Such people as Mahak are called ‘floaters’ by Siddha and his close entourage. People who have some respect for Siddha and admire him. They are allowed to come to open gatherings but they are not actually trusted to know the secrets, some of which I just posted.
I recommend to Mahak, he continues to keep a distance if he wants to maintain any fond memories of Siddha. Being the liberal he is, he would never condone Siddhas present behavour.
Siddha is just using him and he does not even know it. But if he didn’t need him he would spit him out like he has many others.
Anyway buyer beware, all gurus are not the same, there are gradations of guru.
Be careful who you follow.