I continue to encounter who cannot accept that ISKCON has been infiltrated by persons of ill-intent. Well, how about if one our Acharyas - Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - says it? This quote in my book is taken from the Sajana Tosani of 1915, where he writes how the devotees of Lord Chaitanya were infiltrated ***for the purpose of creating confusion among them - and causing pure bhakti to vanish***:
After the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, those faithful to Him kept apart from non-devotees, to avoid contamination. Seeing this, the personality of Kali sent his representatives in disguise to pollute the Vaishnava sampradaya. Posing as Vaishnavas, they spread their wicked doctrines, and appeared so intelligent and devoted that only pure devotees could detect their real identity. Most devotees – not only the most neophyte – were enchanted by their tricks. In this way Kali's agents expertly introduced karma,
