Well said, emntk (Ashleigh?) Don't forget to ask as to why a spritual master, lover of God, most confidential servant of Krishna, would get so involved in politics and war and to even support George Bush and his war on "terrorism"??? Is it true that this "bona fide spiritual master" gave instructions to one young woman to go and fight in Iraq??? WTF is that? Tha
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Quotecultreporter Dear Haribols - the only place you are going to get is Siddha-loka where you have to work in a kitchen with a bag on your head and being chastised for all eternity surviving on a diet of toenails and footwater Hey people, you know that there must be something very wrong when a guru starts telling people to put bags over their heads... :idea: Maybe he himself actually pl
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QuoteRama Das (slave name)Yes, all you male followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, your "love" for your male MASTER and the transgendered deity Krishna coupled with all the celibacy you strive for, makes you a whole lot gayer than most. That's probably why they stopped wearing the dhoti - so as to get away from the transvestite connotation??? :?:
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Quotecultreporter ..... He does talk a lot about what our natural desires are and does not really refute them but the conclusion always seems to be if you were chanting enough and serving enough and loved Krishna enough that you would lose the desire to give or take affection from others because well, if you really have Krishna you don't want for anything. Which is a contradiction that ge
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Quotecultreporter JG instructs his followers that affection and love are wrong. Illicit sex is against the 4 regulative principles, with JG interpreting this to be any sex that is not within marriage and for reproductive pruposes.... Actually, one woman once asked JG "Is it okay to show affection?" to which JG answered, "Of course it is." The big question arises as to
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QuotecultreporterQuotealfalfaBack in the1970's, in the Philippines, The Tamayo brothers were Sudama Vipras main warriors. Mike Gabbard's daughter, Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo, seems to have married into the family. Maybe Siddha has a plan for her too. Do you have any more insight on this? I am assuming that Sudama Vipra joined ISKCON with Siddha and then went on to run the Phillipines miss
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QuotecultreporterWell somebody likes Siddha's views about homosexuality... Bottom of the page if you can brave the content to scroll down that far. That is one weird website! Is this web-site produced by devotees???? It looks like the pro-Bush right wing, pro-war stuff that Jagged Guru is into, doesn't it? :?:
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Quotecultreporter:twisted: Karmi Productions latest offerring :twisted: Srila Prabhufraud Speaks Remix Vol. II Oh yes, I remember this lecture - I think I might have been present at this lecture. "People wear beeper watches that beep every hour to remind them to go to see their prostitute.... etc" Seems like quite an exaggeration to say the least. All the people I have ev
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Quotecultreporter ..... Apparently Siddha was among the first to speak out about the 11 successor gurus in his Haribol newletter in Hawaii 1978 (this is reported in PADA newsletter archive as well - I supposse it is possible that I could eventually obtain a copy of this, I will certainly be looking for one) Gee willikers! - oh yeh, I remember the "Haribol Special" - It used to make
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Hey Reporter, regarding your question as to whether Siddha had any brothers or sisters. Yes, he has one brother - Bruce. Bruce would very rarely be seen at a kirtan or hanging around (probably just checking things out), but he never became a serious follower. I suppose he had seen a side of Chris that the new starry-eyed followers would never see! As far as Tusta's marital history, it
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Quotecultreporter It's a damn shame that when he was pirating christianity Siddha didn't get the first thing that I learned at Sunday school - that God is Love. Imagine that. It's a damn shame that he seemed to have dropped a few of the TEN COMMANDMENTS while he was pirating Christianity as well... you see, according to J. Guru there are now only 8 and a half commandments...
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QuoteRama Das (slave name) Is Chris Butler possibly linked to any lineage of this kind of pedigree? I would love to see his lineage, but I do not expect that he is a part of any such a conscious movement of powerfull bloodline. Nah... they always led me to believe he was just an ordinary fellah who meditated his way into the white light... and being so courageous that he is, he managed to SM
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:lol: :lol: :lol: That THEME SONG is perfect for Srila Prabufraud - "it's hard to be humble when you're so perfect!" HILARIOUS! :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for posting some of the history of ACB and Siddha and their relationship all those years ago. As for ACB, I get the impression that he was riding high back in the 60's and 70's - making disciples and tem
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Quotecultreporter It's a damn shame that when he was pirating christianity Siddha didn't get the first thing that I learned at Sunday school - that God is Love. Imagine that. Remember that song: "Hate your next neighbor but don't forget to say Grace." ??? It's kind of difficult to "love your neighbor" when you are taught that they are rascals and demo
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QuoteRama Das (slave name) I was watching a video on freemasonry and the maker of the video said that the freemasons (maybee the elite ones) worship a god called Jabalon. Jah-Baal-On The god was the weirdest damn thing I have ever seen, depicted as a red spider body with 3 heads, the middle was a white bearded and crowned king, HIS left head was a toad, and his right head was a kitty... aww
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QuoteRama Das (slave name)Quotejust-googlingQuotecultreporterThere are a few fundamental aspects of KC that I can't make any sense of in Siddha's perspective. As I understand everyone else in the disciplic succession was born into a spiritual life to some extent - at the very least they were Indian so they had a life time of learning and practice and did not become archaya until they
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Quotezelig My Kitty is an Illuminati! ..... At the other end of her box she erects an Egyptian obelisk out of her poop! :x :lol: :lol: :lol: Hey, Man, that's one magical kitty! :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for the laugh, man, this is hilarious! :D
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Quotebuckwheat ... I wanted to ask some of my fellow x-inmates. It has been many moons since I was part of the tribe but still the mantra comes back to me. Sometimes I find myself chanting Hare Krishna unintentionally and have to stop myself. Do any of you find this to be true? I am no Vaishnava by a long shot and have not practiced anything for ages, I try not to think about Krishna but stil
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Quotezelig Katyayani never had a hatha yoga instructor – she just practiced every day till it became so natural that it was like making a daily cup of chamomile tea and graciously serving it to a guest. I was amazed with the ease and regularity she practiced. She was never a show off, nor expected anyone to follow her. She would hold conversations while doing her poses perfectly and you nev
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Quotequotesman I do no have time to go tit for tat with you..... This apple is rolling on. It was fun. Sorry if I offended anyone. For the record some of the quotes were exaggerated, but I think most already knew that. Go ahead with the last word. This is mine. Good luck to all. May God/Krishna be with you. Sorry to see you go, Quotesman. Thanks for the great quotes - you have a
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QuotecultreporterThere are a few fundamental aspects of KC that I can't make any sense of in Siddha's perspective. As I understand everyone else in the disciplic succession was born into a spiritual life to some extent - at the very least they were Indian so they had a life time of learning and practice and did not become archaya until they reached advanced age. Totally inconsistent
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QuoteDharamRakshak Not everything about Srila Prabhupad is bad. His teachings are based on common sense, on accepting things that in other modes of thinking most do not even conceive of, let alone begin to understand. I wonder where I would be today if I had not taken shelter in Srila Prabhupad and cannot imagine any way it would be in a good place.... Yes, Dharam, I agree with you, and in d
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Quotequotesman Just googling can you think of a question or two???? Yo, Quotesman, I think you have covered every base, and here is another one about the marriage affair: How can a sannyasi order a woman to divorce her husband, so HE could marry her? How can a sannyasi order a woman to change husbands so often - as was the case with Katyayani (married at least 3 times, and I am sure she w
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QuoteRama Das (slave name)I got it, Truth is Quentin Tarentino... He was all good after Pulp Fiction, you know, just chillin, chasin' the dragon and doin' that weird peace sign dance. Then one day, while making "Kill Bill" he got to know the stunt double a little too well. Before he knew who she was, he was in love. He dreamed of her slicing and dicing her way into his bedro
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Quotezelig .... I’ve made good from all the bad, the disappointments, the betrayals in my life. And I have found men of greater insight and depth since then that have not demanded my tithes of tin foil and 35 course dinners. I don’t miss his sense of self grandiosity. :D Yes, the self-grandiosity got too much for me too. Maybe those folks in Australia don't get to see this so much
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Quotecultreporter .... I didn't lose my faith overnight, but truth be I got screwed. I did it by the book, giving up everything, trying to put everyone and one in particualr ahead of me, sleeping on the floor, not eating, foregoing medicine and praying and chanting constantly. I have no idea of what else I could have done to show Krishna I was serious. Back in 1965 or so, it all seemed
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QuoteRama Das (slave name) They may find this one a little 'hard' to 'swallow' "Pastor Quinn, Gay Converter." Yo, Rama! It seems like the homosexuals and the religious people are just natural enemies (like cats and dogs?)! At least this pastor is getting down to a grass roots level and doing what he thinks is right to help the homos... seems a bit more co
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QuoteDharamRakshak .... I am not young anymore. I have work and friends and family here and I don't want to give up on spiritual life. I wonder whether any or all of the participants here have done this? Is it part of the process of leaving? Does anyone here regret the decision that they made to leave? It seems clear that there are some that have put many years of their life into it
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At one point Jagag Guru said that the ISKCON organization would dry up... but this does not seem to be the case... in fact the ISKCON organization is thriving throughout the world. Even in Eastern Europe it has apparently flourished. See this clip from Kazakstan: There is another youtube video that shows the bulldozer destroying the home of the devotees, and the police throwing people
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Quotecultreporter This is where they are hiding the newsletter for the Brisbane ASM centre atm. I thought that it might be a fun experiment to see if they have the courage of their convictions to allow non-devotees access to the 'absolute truth'. Thanks, Reporter, for the link to the latest lectures!!! One lecture that caught my eye was the one about "Forgiveness"
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