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Der Wahre Hare Krishna Guru Das Magazin der wahren Hare Krishna Bewegung „Kampf der Tyrannei in allen Formen des Denkens!“ Zusammenfassende Sonderausgabe www.iskconirm.com ZUSAmmen- FASSENDE Der SONDERAUSGABE wahre Hare Krishna Guru INHALT: Der Betrug, der Srila Prabhupada illegalerweise als den wahren Guru der ISKCON beseitigt hat Bewegung zur Erneuerung der ISKCON Seite 2 • ZUSAMENFASSENDE SONDERAUSGABE • ZURÜCK ZU PRABHUpada Weltweites Magazin beginnt Erneuerung der Hare Krishna Bewegung 965 kam ein heiliger, mittelloser spirituel- Tod übernahm eine Gruppe seiner leben und wie auch Sie dabei helfen 1ler Lehrer in die USA um eine Bewegung amerikanischen Anhänger die Führung können. Wie Sie sehen werden, ist die zu gründen, die schon bald zu einer der und teilte die Verantwortlichkeit Ursache aller Probleme in der ISKCON das wichtigsten spirituellen Bewegungen der untereinander nach geographischen Nichtbefolgen und das Missachten Srila Geschichte werde sollte. Diese Bewegung Zonen auf. Spaltung, Gerichtsprozesse, Prabhupadas und dessen Anweisungen. war die Internationale Gesellschaft für Ausschlüsse und Skandale haben den Die Lösung? Ganz einfach – wir müssen Krishna-Bewußtsein (ISKCON), auch be- Kern der Bewegung auf weniger als 2.000 zurück zu Prabhupada – daher auch der kannt als die Hare Krishna Bewegung, und Mitglieder schrumpfen lassen und neue Name des Magazins! His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Einweihungen reduziert.“ Warum ist all dies so wichtig? Einige Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) war ihr heil- Dieser Zerfall wurde auch von der Devotees die dies hier lesen, mögen iger Gründer. Die Bewegung begann Bewegung selbst wahrgenommen. denken, dass mit der ISKCON alles in als große spirituelle Hoffnung für eine So fragte der damalige Vorsitzende Ordnung sei, dass sie die Angelegenheit Gesellschaft, die immer unzufrieden- des Führungsrates der Hare Krishna nichts angehe oder das sie zu kom- er mit ihrem materiellen Lebensstil Bewegung, genannt GBC, vor ein paar plex sei um gelöst zu werden. Es ist Erscheint vierteljährlich wurde. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit, soll- Jahren: jedoch nicht möglich hingebungsvol- Redakteur: Krishnakant te „Hare Krishna“ zu einem gängigen „Wie sollen wir mit unserer len Dienst auszuführen, ohne sicher Co-Redakteur: Yaduraja dasa Begriff werden, der von George Harrison polarisierten und zerfallenden Gesellschaft die Identität des derzeitigen, autorisi- Verleger: Sudama dasa, Texas, USA von den Beatles bis zu Universitäts- umgehen?“ erten Repräsentanten Krishnas zu ken- Gestaltung : Evoke Media Ltd., UK Professoren jeden inspirierte. So berich- (GBC Memo, Mai 2000) nen, durch den man eben diesen Dienst Gegründet unter der Inspiration tete zum Beispiel Dr. Harvey Cox, ein Das Magazin Zurück Zu Prabhupada darbringt. Wie können wir uns Krishna von His Divine Grace A.C. Professor für Religionswissenschaft (Back To Prabhupada - BTP) wurde ge- nähern, oder anderen helfen dies zu tun Bhaktivedanta Swami an der Harvard Universität, von Srila gründet, um auf diese Frage eine (der Sinn jeglichen Predigens), wenn wir Prabhupada, Gründer-Acharya der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Prabhupada als „einzigartig“ und be- Antwort zu geben und den Weg aus die- nicht einmal wissen wer der echte Guru Krishna Bewusstsein (ISKCON) zeichnete seine Arbeit als „überwälti- ser schweren Krise zu weisen. Seit seiner ist? genden Verdienst“. Es war tatsäch- Gründung hat das BTP die Hare Krishna Außerdem ist es entweder so, Inhalt lich eine unglaublich große Leistung. Bewegung im Sturm erobert, in dem es dass Srila Prabhupada der diksa Der große Guru-Betrug 3 Genauso groß war leider auch Ausgabe für Ausgabe den Guru-Betrug (einweihender) Guru der ISKCON bleiben Srila Prabhupadas letzte der, vor den meisten Anhängern aufdeckt und gleichzeitig die positive wollte oder nicht. Es gibt nur diese zwei unterzeichnete Anweisung 4 und Unterstützern der Hare Krishna Botschaft verbreitet, dass die wahre Möglichkeiten. Srila Prabhupada gab Die Senior Betrüger 5 Bewegung verheimlichte, Guru-Betrug, und reine Hare Krishna Bewegung wie immer genaueste Anweisungen an den Beweis 1 – Zusammenfassung der der im Namen Srila Prabhupadas nach Srila Prabhupada sie begonnen hat, in GBC, um sicherzustellen, dass die ISKCON Belege, die das ritvik System für die dessen Verscheiden verübt wurde. Dieser Form der Bewegung zur Erneuerung der gemäß seinem Willen funktioniert. Dauer des Bestehens der ISKCON Betrug war für ISKCON so folgenschwer, ISKCON (ISKCON Revival Movement / Besonders wenn man dies bedenkt, begründen 6 dass aus einer vormals großen spirituell- IRM) wieder neu entsteht. kann es daher nicht wirklich schwer sein Beweis 2 – GBC gibt zu, nicht zu en Bewegung, die mehreren Millionen Die IRM ist eine außerordentlich in dieser Sache eine Entscheidung zu wissen auf welche Weise die Menschen ein spirituelles Patentrezept schnell anwachsende Ansammlung von treffen. Gurus autorisiert wurden 8 und einen friedlichen Lebensstil bot, bald ISKCON-Zentren und –Devotees, die Lasst uns daher bitte alle zu Beweis 3 – GBC gibt zu, dass die eine bröckelnde und stetig in öffentli- nach einer Rückkehr zu der Reinheit und Prabhupada zurückkehren - zurück zur Guru-Systeme falsch sind 9 che Skandale verstrickte Sekte wurde, spirituellen Freude streben, die sie an Realität, zurück zur glorreichen ISKCON deren verärgerte Mitglieder in Scharen Beweis 4 – Ein Guru kommt zu ISKCON ursprünglich fasziniert hat, die die er uns hinterlassen hat. Denn nur Fall = keiner der Gurus die Organisation verließen. Das Harper heutzutage jedoch leider weitestgehend wenn wir zu Prabhupada „zurückkehren”, autorisiert 10 Collins Lexikon der Religionen fasste die verloren gegangen sind. Was Sie hier können wir jemals die Hoffnung haben Situation folgendermaßen zusammen: lesen ist eine Spezial Ausgabe des BTP, in auch zu Gott zurückkehren zu können. Beweis 5 – Definition und „Abhay Charan De (1896-1977) der die entscheidenden Fakten über Srila Hare Krishna. Alle Ehre sei Srila Anwendung von diksa 11 kam 1965 nach New York um Hingabe Prabhupada und die von ihm gegründe- Prabhupada! Beweis 6 – Position des GBC durch zu Krishna zu lehren und gründete te, großartige Bewegung der ISKCON Krishnakant „Die Letzte Anweisung“ ISKCON, gemeinhin bekannt als die zusammengefasst werden. Auf den fol- Redakteur widerlegt 12 Hare Krishna Bewegung. Er begeisterte genden Seiten werden Sie das wahre Kampf den Legenden! 13 junge Amerikaner für die Hingabe zu Ausmaß des Guru-Betrugs sowie die un- Bitte schreiben Sie uns: Back to Prabhupada Der große Guru-Betrug – Die Krishna und errichtete in vielen Städten veränderlichen Tatsachen über die wirk- Vergangenheit wiederholt sich 14 PO Box 1056, BUSHEY Tempel, vegetarische Restaurants und lichen Anweisungen Srila Prabhupadas, GREAT BRITAIN, WD23 3XH IRM: Das anerkannte Sprachrohr für in ländlichen Regionen mehrere Farm- erfahren. Außerdem werden Sie sehen, email: [email protected] Reformen innerhalb der ISKCON 15 Gemeinschaften. (…) Nach seinem was die IRM tut um ISKCON neu zu be- www.iskconirm.com Bitte chante Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare – und sei glücklich! Bitte chante Hare Krishna und dein Leben wird perfekt! ZUSAMENFASSENDE SONDERAUSGABE • ZURÜCK ZU PRABHUpada • Seite 3 Der große Guru-Betrug: Teil 1 und 2 is zum Jahre 1977 hatte Srila „...für 1978 sollen keine neuen Der große Guru Betrug: Teil 2 nur als seine Vertreter dazu berechtigt, in BPrabhupada die ISKCON zu Spirituellen Meister außer den 11 die Srila seinem Auftrag Schüler anzunehmen – einer Gesellschaft von vielen Dutzend Prabhupada ausgewählt hat, ernannt Als der GBC 1986 zu dem spirituellen so bleibt er durch sie der einzige Guru der Tempeln, Farm-Gemeinschaften und werden.“ (GBC Resolution Nr. 16, 19.März, 1978) und moralischen Verfall der vielen ISKCON. Unglücklicherweise beschlossen Restaurants entwickelt und 10.000 Schüler selbsternannten Betrüger-„Gurus“ Stellung diese Repräsentanten aber die Bewegung angenommen. Außerdem verfasste er Diese elf selbsternannten „Gurus“ bezog, versuchte er die vorangegangenen zu ihrem eigenen Nutzen zu missbrauchen, Dutzende Bücher über spirituelles Wissen, teilten die Welt sofort in elf Zonen ruinösen Machenschaften, die zu diesem was zu dem heute herrschenden Chaos von denen über 150 Millionen in allen auf und begannen sich täglich auf Stand der Dinge geführt hatten, durch geführt hat. Erstaunlicherweise wurde der wichtigen Sprachen der Welt verbreitet riesigen, verzierten Thronen (bekannt einen weiteren Betrug zu verschleiern. Um ganze Schwindel von den älteren Guru- wurden. Kurz vor seinem Verscheiden als Vyasasana) aufwendig verehren die Mitglieder der Bewegung zu beruhigen Betrügern zugegeben (siehe auch Seite 9). richtete er eine Verfügung an alle ISKCON zu lassen. Sie bezeichneten sich als die und die Aufmerksamkeit von eigenen Noch erstaunlicher ist die Tatsache, dass das Zentren und den GBC Führungsrat (GBC – „materiellen und spirituellen Nachfolger“ Vergehen abzulenken, kündigte er plötzlich folgende prophezeiende Gespräch von 1977 Senior-Schüler, die die Bewegung leiten), von Srila Prabhupada und machten sich mit an, drastische und weitläufige Änderungen andeutet, wie zwei der zukünftigen Guru- die mit sofortiger Wirkung realisiert werden diesem Täuschungsmanöver zigtausende seien in der Tat dringend notwendig. Die Betrüger schon daran gedacht haben, dass sollte. Diese Richtlinie, die auf der nächsten Schüler und riesige Geldsummen zu Eigen. beabsichtigten „Änderungen“ beinhalteten einige von ihnen
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