New Vrindaban has been in the news during the last few months, what with recent eyewitness disclosures from Janmastami about Radhanath Swami’s alleged involvement in and support for the 1986 murder of Prabhupada disciple and dissident New Vrindaban resident Sulochan, and subsequent statements from both camps...

Fifteen seconds passed before Jaya Murari Dasa remembered his "first birth" age was 63. It took another 10 seconds for him to recall his "first given" name -- Joseph Moffitt -- and his central Indiana roots. Moffitt was a plumber and...

There is another truism concerning history besides the one that Rocana prabhu mentions. It is the truism that Gokulananda is personifying, which is that "The only thing that we ever learn about history is that we never learn anything about history...

In December 2006, an intense period of discussion unfolded on the history of Kirtanananda's New Vrindaban, and the murders that allegedly, and factually, took place there. This discussion began primarily as the result of a news report that Radhanatha Swami...

Garudaji's most recent publishing effort motivated one reader to question, "how may ghost writers did it take to produce that thing?".In a piece of literature with more bhasa than rasa, the apparent contradictions of a bhakta's mindset might be forgiven.

In reply to Rocana's caustic response to my recent viewpoints about "the patient revolutionary", I need to make my final installment in this protracted polemic surrounding Radhanatha Maharaj. I never really expected this whole strained dialogue to be so emotionally surcharged...

I have attempted to understand all the emotionally surcharged writing in Gokulananda dasa's article of today. He has informed us that I misunderstood his use of the term "patient revolutionary", which apparently was meant to refer...

In response to Garuda das Jr's article, "Peace of Mind", May I comment, apparently if we quantify whatever "revelation" we say with the words "Srila Prabhupada told me this in a dream", the reader is expected to accept the "revelation" as Gospel. So much for Guru, sadhu and sastra.
Still as the saying goes..... Tis folly to be wise ...
when ignorance is bliss. Or is it ?

I think I answered most of the questions (in my original article) that were unabatedly rushed forward to replies by the two authors that replied to my article in support of H.H. Radhanatha swami. To cover one point raised, please let me say...

Sulocana Prabhu: He was one of the first devotees to realize the complete hoax of the GBC policy to rubber-stamp eleven unqualified personalities as the exclusive 'diksa-guru' successors to Srila Prabhupada in 1977. Let us be quite clear that this policy was an unqualified lie as to the intentions of Srila Prabhupada...

Having read the "personal perspectives" of the admitted "personal servant of Radhanath in both the US and in India", we are again motivated to write for the purpose of clarification on some of the issues Garuda's laudations of Radhanath raise.

Perhaps Garuda dasa Jr. was not on the receiving end of some of the abuse meted out by the New Vrindavan regime. What abuse? .....you may say. Well, the word abuse has almost become a euphemism in Iskcon. To use some of the more correct and graphic words to describe...

Radhanatha Maharaja was getting his car gassed up down at the Bahulabhana lower parking terrace. We had a pump down there, next to the Free Store. I was standing around with a bunch of Devotees. Everyone was in awe of Radhanatha Prabhu and the perceived very steady...

I was trained in ISKCON, but left to serve with the New Vrindaban crew after meeting their graces Malati mataji and H.H. Radhanatha swami at the rainbow gatherings. At this time they were preaching under Kirtanananda prabhu. At the same time I “joined” New Vrindaban I was “pushed away”...

I have noticed with disinterest the present debate questioning whether it is possible or not for a spirit soul to fall from the spiritual sky. There are many things in the scriptures that I don't understand and even doubt, but I do not think that through the power of my intellect that I can ever...

Hari Bol Gokulananda Prabhu. I would like to comment on your recent Sun article concerning New Vrindaban and Radanatha Maharaja: I personally find it rather strange that with all the skullduggery and crimes that went on at New Vrindaban, only two human beings on the face of the earth...

After reading Rocana prabhu's very lengthy reply to my very abridged comments in defense of H.H. Radhanatha Swami, his substantial mission statement evoked a deep reflection in me, regarding the many challenges and weighty issues throughout...

Radhanatha Swami was joined in his fondness for Kirtanananda by Bhakti Tirtha Swami, who also saw fit to break the GBC rules and invite Kirtanananda to Gita Nagari. Likewise, he invited Vakresvara Pandit to Gita Nagari, knowing that he was under GBC sanction for illicit sexual...

I read with interest the recent article by Payonidhi prabhu: Radhanatha swami and co-operation in ISKCON. He states that he spoke recently with Chandramauli and Radhanatha Swami about the history of New Vrindavana and how he...

The girl was devastated and actually believed she had been a bad devotee for considering such an abominable action as.... reporting a known pedophile to the police! This is only one instance of abuse that occurred in the "loving" gaze of Radhanatha Swami. She was taken out of school at thirteen to live in a van...