Guest guest Report post Posted March 8, 2003 i noticed in VNN they published an article attacking some group named SRI,i have never heard of them,but it seems to me to be a very bad policy of theirs to put an attack add of this type. It condemns this groups as seeking donations, and using the funds for other then what they say, and misusing the funds they recieve for drug purchasing. this is all based on, apparently , from a single source of complaint. this kind of derogatory article can be very hurtfull and damaging to people who may not be doing what that single source alleges, i think this stinks. how do they know it is not just some fight between people and they are hurling insults and lies ? how do they know enough to allow that article, better safe then sorry. here is it http://www.vnn.org/editorials/ET0303/ET02-7861.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 There seems to be a much longer history with this group, not just this article. Many others have made comments about his cheating them. Georgre Harrison MAY have been one who felt victimized by this person. I don't know anything about them myself, but it raises the question of if someone knows that there is an imposter raising funds in Krsna's name and then using it for sense grat. what should they do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 8, 2003 so many people are cheaters, without full knowledge and accompanying data, it seems that to deride the fund raising of a vaisnava group, would fall under the category of gossip, and potentialy damaging to good people, like i said ,better safe then sorry, i am sure we have all seen how malicious gossip started by people with an agenda against another person or group can be spread, and ultimately found out to be lies based on conflicts between the interested parties, how are we to know ? what is truth and what is lies ? better to not report the gossip as truth,it least until it has been clearly established what the truth of the matter is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 I remember a few tears back much info came out about this person. How much was true or not I have no way of knowig, I wasn't that curious then and least so now.I just meant to say that this is not new. It could be important if people are being cheated. But your point is a good one. The info in that article on VNN is scant, but maybe more investigation is warranted. Until them its best not to form judgments. But even if true what's the surprise. This whole jagat is based on the cheaters and the cheaters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 Just reread the letter from Cintamini and she does at least give contact info. for the hospital this person is supposedly collecting funds for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 this has been going on for years. He used to be a Ronald McDonald (really) and says he is a music expert etc. He and George Harrison did have some sort of history and this guy did a video interview with Harrison. SRI has a very slick website basically with all this info on it. I read the site over once and saw nothing that would keep me interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonehearted 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 and seen his Web site. I spent some time speaking with him when he visited San Diego a couple of times. As far as I know, no one who knows him trusts him. As the cliche gooes, I don't trust him as far as I can throw him, and he's apparently a very well-fed fellow. He took some initiation from a disciple of one of Srila Prabhupada's Godbrothers and has set himself up as a sort of guru. From what I have seen, it's a business for him, nothing more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 I got the same feeling from just his website and yes, he looks very well fed!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2003 a Burger King. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Streetstraw 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 What is his website? To become both Ronald McDonald & Burger King u have to be well-connected, no? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonehearted 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 He's somewhere upstate NY. Streetstraw: To become both Ronald McDonald & Burger King u have to be well-connected, no? Well, at least a relentless self-promoter. That seems to be his great talent and love. (Ain't it great when the two meet like that?) I had never heard he had worked for BK as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 I believe you can find his site by typing in Self Realization Institute or Jagannath das Puripada. Haven't checked lately - not interested enough to know if he is still promoting himself! But I do remember that the site has loads of pics of him including from his clown days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonehearted 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 His site is at http://www.puripada.com/ I noted that his guest book (3 entries) included someone who just last week offered to donate generously to the Bhaktivedanta Hospital. I almost emailed this person to warn them to personally contact the hospital. Am I a coward for not doing so? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 You could just email them the VNN article and let them decide for themselves. Curiosity is getting the best of me and I will probably check out his site again later this evening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonehearted 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 I'd like to hook the writer up with the hospital directly. I haven't been able to find a Web site for it. Help, anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 11, 2003 Mahavegavati dd lives very close to this person and is a senior devotee. Her Email address is on the news page of VNN. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 11, 2003 This is a bit old but should still be active. Bhaktivedanta hospital radhe@bom8.vsni.net.in The contact was for Dr.SriKrishna Caitanya IF this guy is running a scam he should be stopped and beaten/prosecuted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 Here is the link for the page with all the pics. Clown Pics etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonehearted 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 Sorry if this subject line seems offensive, especially considering all the preaching I do about vaishnava aparadha. Somehow, his assertions about what a great devotee he has been for such a long time don't ring true in light of the dates of his work as the Burger King and Ronald McDonald. At that time, he was supposedly under the influence of Krishna consciousness and associating with Mangal Maharaj. If he's as spiritual and a bright as he'd like us to think, he should have easily been able to figure out McDonald's angle (and BK's, for that matter) from a mile away, not a year after accepting the gig. Something seems rotten in the state of Lockport. I did warn Amol Kulkarni. Some email addresses of hospital staff are included in Chintamani's article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2003 That is what put me off a few years back when I first saw this site. None of it added up at all. I am particularly offended by the pic of Ronald McDonald in front of the temple. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
