I was once, 1972 ish, in West Virginia at the New Vrndavana Hare Krsna ashrama. I was brand new there. I stood at the back of a large temple room filled with about 200 devotees, dancing and singing. Up front, Kirtanananda Swami, the resident Hare Krsna mystic, stood. For some reason of Grace, at one moment i was feeling a powerful spiritual ecstasy, very broad and clear, something profoundly new and amazing to me, so suddenly, from up front, K Swami turns and looks directly at me, as if he knew exactly what, and that i was feeling at that minute, but he otherwise never noticed me, nor had reason to look back among the newbies. Somehow he was tuned in, and I saw this repeatedly,
He knew what was happening on those big old properties at any time, even from a distance, he was in the right places at the right times, and seemed tuned into a higher plane of reality. He showed the same mystic ability in Allahabad at the kumbha mela in 1976. He had mystic power, I do not know what happened that he was led so far astray. they say power corrupts. Perhaps that is it, or perhaps interference from powerful demonic forces.
other minor miracles; 1 rubber boots
2. fight!
t3. tent at prayag
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I am supplying the history as i experienced it. I lived in New Vrndavana for a couple of years in fact, during formative days in 1971-'74. I experienced several minor miracles around Kirtanananda.
Several of my Godbrothers went mad in later years. I don't know who you are, but assume you have some of the stories there. This is not about that, as it is written in depth elsewhere by those who experienced that aspect in later years, or even the pre-iskcon Keith Hamm and exceedingly happy friends in the Eastside Village, NY.
Thanks for the comment, it is appreciated around here! Let me know if you would like to hear a retelling of other of K-Swami's miracles.
Vanessa Lassman said:
if your good self or friends were hurt by the activities of new vrndavana, and find offense just let me know and i will voluntarily remove this, or relocate it, as it is not a matter of following him or promotion etc. It is just part of my personal journey in iskcon.
Vanessa Lassman said:
I also knew Hansadutta, Jayapataka, Bhavananda, and others, who later fell into heavy maya, yet, they are friends in their purer incarnations. I was not around when some of them went nuts. most of us did not even have any idea of the craziness, until many years later. I first read monkey on a stick in 1989, and was left devastated for months afterward. Another example; the final scientific poison proof was established about five years ago only.
Tamohara dasa said:
Very few are intelligent and simple-hearted enough to directly accept the clear instructions of Srila Prabhupada to act as siksha gurus and do dikshas on his behalf of his new disciples. The globalist agenda dupe unauthorized poisoner-cult gooroos attempt constantly to deviate us all from following Srila Prabhupada ! That is like Matthew or Thomas telling new Christians to worship them, not Jesus. Jesus is dead, they say.
KICK THE POISON-CULTISTS IN THE HEAD, WITH BOOTS ON !