Ritviks must be expelled

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> > How about this action: We organise a petition calling for Adri to resign

> > and we strive to get that petition signed by around 4,000 devotees

> > Would we be wasting our time?

>

> Yes imho it would be a waste of time. Adri hardly cares for any such

> petitions. When somebody is out to destroy the society, you don't require

> a majority vote or a petition to expel him. The only way is that the GBC

> should realize their mistake and act tough now and expel him. If they are

> not able to do that even now then they should take moral responsibility

> for not being able to stop this rebellion and this anti-ISKCON publicity

> and thus should themselves resign.

 

You are probably right. Adri would not resign even if the whole world were

petitioning him -- his arrogance is unfathomable. Nevertheless, there may be

a legal advantage in demonstrating through a mass signed petition that Adri

& Co are clearly going the wrong way and wrecking the Society. The legal

team will have to explore this avenue. But as you say, one way or another,

Adri & Co have to go. We can't sit by while they just wreck so much good

work.

 

Regarding the GBCs' resignation, that was not Srila Prabhupada's way. There

was one instance in Australia where the TP fell into maya. The devotees

rejected him and informed Prabhupada who wrote back saying that it is better

to RECTIFY a devotee than to REJECT. This is what Srila Prabhupada taught

us. Only when is was obvious that a devotee could not be rectified Srila

Prabhupada would take further steps.

 

In the case of Adri and Co it appears now that they cannot be rectified.

 

The GBC, however, although party to some past terrible mistakes, oversights,

mismanagement, and so on they are basically very sincere servants of Srila

Prabhupada.

 

The proper course of action, therefore, is not calling for the rejection or

resignation of the GBC but rather rectification.

 

 

> There is a saying 'vinasa kale viparita buddhi' which means that when the

> time comes of one's destruction one makes the wrong decisions. Similarly

> due to his mass scale Vaisnava aparadhas, Adri will be destroyed and this

> is being shown by the fact that inspite of keeping quiet he is embarking

> on a dangerous mission (dangerous for himself as well as the society) of

> destroying ISKCON image in the media and offending Vaisnavas. Because he

> has philosophically deviated from the teachings of Srila Prabhupada & our

> acaryas and is acting in an envious manner, Krsna is making him act is

> such a way that he will destroy himself.

 

True, just as Duryodhana and Co were planting the seeds of their destruction

for mare than a decade Adri & Co are sowing the seeds of their own

destruction. It is just a matter of time before they destroy themselves.

And if there is anything we can do to limit the damage in the meantime we

should act.

 

If there were no legal problems in expelling Adri & Co I sure that option

would have been executed by the GBC executive long ago. In India legalistic

affairs can become enormously complicated. I believe our devotees on the

legal team are doing their best in very, very difficult circumstances. They

are facing Adri & Co who have plenty of stolen ISKCON resources whereas our

legal team may be struggling with very limited resources. So legally

speaking we appear to be heavily disadvantaged. The philosophical aspect is

not even a consideration now, it never really was for Adri & Co. Now it is

just a fight for legalistic control and power in mundane courts.

 

Such is the disgrace Adri & Co have brought on ISKCON.

 

Hope you are well. Hare Krishna!!

 

ys

 

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