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Our world is an interconnected system straining under the burden of its own complexity.
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Interview with Satya and her Mother
Confidential Message from Bir Krishna Goswami to GBC Conference
1997 From: Bir Krishna Goswami RE: Copy of message to GBC conference Dear GBC members, It is my duty to inform you of the actions of a special GBC subcommittee that dealt with a confidential investigation of Lokanatha Maharaja. The members of the subcommittee...
GBC Told Dhira Govinda Not to Handle Lokanath Case
Letter written by Dhira Govinda das, CPO Director 1998-2004 August 11, 1998 RE: To pursue a case or not Dear Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu and Badrinarayana Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Devotees are beginning to approach me,...
Emails Showing GBC Members Blocked CPO Investigation of Lokanath in 1998
[From Aug. 12, 1998]Dear Ravindra prabhu:Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad.What a mess. What do you suggest about this? What does the family want todo? Of course we may have institutional obligations beyond that.Your servant,...
GBC’s Untruthful “Account of Incident”
Brief Account of a 1990 Incident Involving H. H. Lokanath Swami the GBC Decision Feb. 25, 1999 In 1993, a fourteen-year-old girl of Indian background lodged a complaint concerning H. H. Lokanath Swami before some members of the GBC. (The girl is a daughter of...
GBC Minimized Details in Official Report
Letter COM:2134385 (14 lines) From: Yasoda (dd) BKG (USA) Date: 04-Mar-99 01:37 To: Bir Krishna das Goswami [10942] Subject: 1990 Incident Report: Final Version ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Srila Gurudeva: PAMO AGTYDG AGTSP The...
Mental Health Professional Fraud
In 1993, a GBC Committee, consisting of Bir Krsna Goswami, Badrinarayana, Mukunda Maharaja, Sridara Swami, Virabahu, and Ravindra Swarup, investigated Lokanath Swami's child sexual abuse case, which was first reported that year. As part of their process, they hired...
Can a child abuser live in ISKCON?
Bhagavat das (now Maharaja) with white bead bag. August 3, 2006My name is Bhagavat Das. I am twice initiated by Srila Prabhupada and I have been around since 1970. My wife Radha and I were licensed foster parents for 9 years. We took care of close to 70 children in...
