Hridayananda is Going to be Very Lonely
BY: RADHA DEVI DASI
Dec 06, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (SUN) —
"I wouldn't mind if Acharyadeva gets married, he needs to get married."
These were the words a Brazilian disciple of Hridayananda said to me. I asked her, wouldn't you be upset about your own guru being married? "No", she said, laughing. "I wouldn't mind. But no woman would last being with him because he has such a bad temperament", and she laughed harder.
Dear Devotees of Lord Krsna, with such a great sadness we have seen Hridayananda, the great Bhagavatam commentator, turn into a playboy. "Krishna das" wants us to believe that whatever the "great acharya" is doing is "cool" and transcendental. I wonder if Krishna das prabhuji is being medicated.
I am a female devotee who has been living in the Berkeley community for over twenty-six years, therefore I have witnessed the many times Hridayananda visited our
temple. In the past I saw his disciples waiting for him outside the temple, carrying
garlands on their hands with such humility and loyalty.
I vividly remember a sweet and always polite Brazilian disciple of his carrying a garland for such a long time while waiting in the temple's parking lot. One hour went by, two hours went by, and he was still patiently waiting for his master's arrival. This devotee and his wife had such wonderful qualities and were always engaged in devotional service. These two were precious gems that any guru would love to have as disciples.
Not too long ago, at the end of October 2009, Hridayananda came to our Berkeley
temple and nobody -- yes, nobody – was waiting for him with a garland. I may be wrong, but I was there for his evening class and did not see any of his disciples present
to attend his lecture.
Disciples are opening their eyes and are watching the guru's nakedness. That is why intelligent and capable individuals are leaving ISKCON, but we can't blame them. I am afraid that by the time Hridayananda becomes a senior citizen, he is going to be very lonely...
About this loyal couple... he left IKSCON and joined Narayana Maharaja and she left Krsna Consciousness.
Your servant,
Radha devi dasi
