Brave GBC Member Agrees … Danavir Goswami Objects to ISKCON’s Bogus Yoga Classes
HH Danavir Goswami Maharaja
Part fifty-six of this series on The Journey Home focuses on an article found on the internet that was ostensibly written by HH Danavir Goswami. But first let us share some words of a disenfranchised disciple of Shrila Prabhupada seen on the world wide web.
“I fear that some of our leaders have sipped too deeply from the Kool-aid cup offered up by the spa-sampradaya which is the new ISKCON. They have stepped into line to salute the shapeshifting glory boy on their GBC who wants to replace all of the previous godmen with his pictures and books. Most, if not all, of the leaders have become poisoned and deluded by drinking milk touched by the lips of this serpent. We can see it all happening right on the stage playing out before our eyes. Soon all of Shrila Prabhupada’s ISKCON could be lost.
“They teach all of the new seekers a message that is radically different from that which Shrila Prabhupada taught us while inviting the new flock of suckers to join in their Kool Aid Festival.
“Any member who speaks out will be the next one banned and excommunicated. Any member staying within the a New Age ISKCON center will be ruined and unable to progress on the path of genuine bhakti. Rather, they will dwell in the dungeon of illusion by convincing one another how spiritually elevated they have become while scoffing at any true followers of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who happen to remain. “end of quote
Though it is appears hopeless to preach against the machinations of Kali, some progress is being made. One member of the GBC has unequivocally stated his opposition to teaching phony baloney gymnastic “yoga” in ISKCON in an article that is supposedly written by him. And the voice of one honest man can save the Society just as much as Shrila Prabhupada’s insistence on preaching the pure message of his spiritual master saved the teachings of the Gaudiya sampradaya—and spread Bhagavata Dharma worldwide.
In the Bible there is the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, a city wherein the citizens had turned their backs on the path of virtue. Abraham asked God if the city, slated for destruction due to the population having gone astray, could be saved even if a small number of honest and righteous persons could be found living therein. It takes the voice and example of only one righteous person to save an organization, or a country, or even the world—and this has been proven by the work of the empowered Gaudiya Sampradaya acharya Shrila Prabhupada.
Just by his speaking—and of course by his example—Shrila Prabhupada threw open the door to the spiritual kingdom as the authorized representative of Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus through his tireless speaking His Divine Grace has saved the world by re-establishing a genuine conception of dharma. These are dark days of ISKCON when a corrupt GBC—goaded on by Radhanatha’s The Journey Home—has with a straight face introduced gymnastic “yoga” into ISKCON centers in complete violation of Shrila Prabhupada’s teachings. But hope is not lost.
Can the voice of one honest man save the day? There is an article on the internet that was apparently written by GBC member His Holiness Danavir Goswami. In this article (linked below) we can see how by moving against the tsunami tide of deceit and confusion that infects today’s GBC, one man of character has given the formula to weed out this yoga deviation from the Hare Krishna Movement.
From Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah “The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah” (1493)
This article gives an overwhelming amount of evidence about why this yoga outrage must be stopped at once throughout ISKCON, and why Shrila Prabhupada absolutely forbade gymnastic yoga courses in his centers.
We urge all honest GBC members to read this article carefully, to think over its wisdom, and then do the right thing. If the GBC does not vote to ban so-called “yoga” from ISKCON, then individual GBC members who, like Danavir Goswami, are likewise incensed at this Guru-aparadha are encouraged to just walk away—resign—because a GBC that is violating Shrila Prabhupada’s instructions cannot be accepted as representing the will of the Founder-Acharya or the Gaudiya parampara.
Here, then, is the link to the article.