The attempt was sincere and pure, but a few years later, almost all the leaders, especially the imposters who came after Srila Prabhupada fell from grace and there have been a lot of divorces and questioning.
In Australia they were lucky not to have had child sexual abuse as there was in India and the USA... There was probably psychological abuse, to be sure, but the devotees were young and inexperienced. Some children have paid the price. Hoping that they were not discouraged and still follow the path of bhakti!
The testimonies are very moving and the horrific facts frightening. Is there at least a non-exhaustive list of those criminals who have committed these inexcusable acts?
These children were the collateral damage of a policy led by immature and brainwashed people.
Certainly like many who follow the Vaishnava teachings introduced in the West by Prabhupada, I experience a deep sense of shame and loathing.
We cannot rule out the fact that Prabhupada, preoccupied by the expansion of Iskcon in the world, did not see or know how to see this dramatic deviation.
Even today, this dark history of the early days of ISKCON should be shown and debated in all centers around the world, in order to warn future generations!
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In Australia they were lucky not to have had child sexual abuse as there was in India and the USA... There was probably psychological abuse, to be sure, but the devotees were young and inexperienced. Some children have paid the price. Hoping that they were not discouraged and still follow the path of bhakti!
These children were the collateral damage of a policy led by immature and brainwashed people.
Certainly like many who follow the Vaishnava teachings introduced in the West by Prabhupada, I experience a deep sense of shame and loathing.
We cannot rule out the fact that Prabhupada, preoccupied by the expansion of Iskcon in the world, did not see or know how to see this dramatic deviation.
Even today, this dark history of the early days of ISKCON should be shown and debated in all centers around the world, in order to warn future generations!