When ISKCON Bangalore Questioned the Self-Appointed Guru System | Podcast with Sri Amitasana Dasa

In 1998, ISKCON Bangalore went through a turbulent period that would shape its future. In this podcast, Sri Amitasana Dasa, Governing Council Member, Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON, President, Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON, Mumbai and Gupt Vrindavan Dham recalls what devotees witnessed from inside the temple as serious questions emerged about Srila Prabhupada’s instructions on the system of initiaions in ISKCON. What happened when these questions were raised before senior ISKCON leaders? Why did some devotees leave, while others were prepared to risk everything for what they believed was the truth? Hear the inside story of this defining chapter in ISKCON Bangalore’s history. Watch 20 Episodes about the lesser-known history of Srila Prabhupada establishing ISKCON Movement. https://www.spib.in/iskconfiles Visit: https://www.strugglefortruth.org/ Struggle for Truth is dedicated to presenting the teachings and final instructions of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on guru-tattva, diksha, parampara, and the Ritvik System of Initiation in ISKCON. Through Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations, letters, and historical documents—including the July 9, 1977 Letter—this channel examines the ISKCON Ritvik understanding of initiation, the ISKCON guru system, Srila Prabhupada as the Diksha Guru, ritvik representatives, guru succession, disciplic succession, initiation in ISKCON, and the historical development of these teachings according to Srila Prabhupada's instructions. #ritviksystem #strugglefortruth #iskcontemple #iskconbangalore #srilaprabhupada #harekrishnamovement #latestnews #facts #truth #justiceserved