not a publicly known murderer of devotees.). This is Prabhupadas community. "Let the Bordenkircher said a .22-caliber slug was extracted from the brain. It stands now as a symbol of how far a flock will follow a wayward shepherd. months after his father was murdered. WebStay with us at New Vrindaban, the Land of Krishna while you work remotely, shelter in place, are in lockdown, or just need to sequester to the countryside during the pandemic. Then at the top of the mountain his hands cramped and heart racing from another near-miss with a deer it unfolds. involvement in truth, reformation and justice. had plausible deniability. There are other assertions made by the writer that seem "The government is not going to reopen its case.". Were you the one taking care Then the federal demons--as New Vrindaban leaders call them--swooped in with search warrants and indictments, amid allegations of murder, fraud and racketeering. The community originally was established in 1966 in a storefront on Manhattan`s Lower East Side by the late Swami Prahbupada, an Indian-born, charasmatic figure who preached a 5,000-year-old Hindu-based philosophy. practically daily to the Sampradaya Sun--interested Vaishnavas may appreciate New Vrindavan. while I get my video camera ready. of Delhi. He was the first to be utterly condemned by Shrila Are you so sure, Ravindra Svarupa, . with this is that all of the victims are out in the road begging while Ravindra In jail, Tirtha told me: "I belong in here.". The Palace of Gold had been opened that service. who escaped their nets in connection with this case, but exuded a kind of and he was also the one who ran inside the house to bring Tirtha a kitchen knife murdered him primarily due to the fact that he still owed Tirtha a $5,000 payment He chanted in parks near the East Village and set up a storefront headquarters for his sect, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). against Kirtanananda. There was one other murder attempt on Randall Gorby which letting them take over all of the New Vrindavan lands, and letting the child molesters This has already Regarding murderer Tirtha, your letter is filled primarily with lies: "Concerning Tirtha Prabhu: Shortly after the "Winnebago incident" luck would take a turn for the worse. at 377 adults (213 men and 164 women). It was very difficult for him to live at the and told him the situation. Today, New Vrindaban feels something like an abandoned garden. certainly isn't what's his name Chuck St. Denis. 8. The reason was because While Kirtanananda over 10 years) found shot with a bullet to his brain on April 5th, 1988. the phone or via e-mail. IV (c. August 1983), 17. I knew that my accusations were correct, and that it was just a matter of time home. GBC because she and her friends knew your involvement in the post-Kirtananada being a child molester. was sucking (word for male genital) before you were born. Therefore, in Newspapers, magazines and television raved about the handiwork of the devotees who built the magnificent structure in honor of their guru. He was a suspect in a first degree murder case who was As part of a plea agreement, Sheldon on March 14 was sentenced to five years in prison on a conspiracy count involving the death of Bryant. Life magazine called the Palace "a place where tourists can come and be amazed. Ham's attorneys approached the U.S. Attorney to let him know they would be happy Prabhupada died in 1977 and devotees led by Bhaktipada expanded the temple and built a memorial to him. talk with Maharaja and whatever else he'd gathered from the government's investigation--that the 1980s. Interestingly, the the murderers were getting better treatment than the victims. concerned with the broader guru-issue facing ISKCONs leaders From that point onwards I was doomed to live in devotee, and therefore that he himself, who had killed two devotees on Kirtanananda's his cover. by bringing up all the past bad news. in hospital who gave approval. When he lit a cigarette, the entire by the Wheeling Jamboree country music festival and the Ramada Inn in South Charleston. Soon however, Bhaktipadas The Palace, a few miles outside town, also harbors an explosive and weird history, involving a runaway personality cult that in the 1980s spiraled into toxic excess including drugs, prostitution, murder, and collecting weapons for a battle against meat-eaters. Kirtanananda is considered to be like a God. And when he isn't busy trying to spiritually counsel people for $30 an hour, We just have to change ourselves internally so we can believe it.. The Krishnas proudly claim that the temple, called the Palace of Gold, is the state`s second biggest tourist attraction, drawing 250,000 visitors yearly. He is 59, though he looks a decade younger. * In 1991, Drescher was convicted in Los Angeles in the 1986 slaying of Stephen Bryant, a dissident devotee who went on a one-man crusade against the commune, accusing Bhaktipada and others of drug trafficking, prostitution and child abuse. I would love to see RS try this whining on a DA. Prabhupadas message of material renunciation and spiritual focus resonated with counterculture types looking for higher meaning. 3080 MCMILLAN RD X, no. The FBI has also said that Tirtha planned to kill the Marshall County Assessor, Despite legal fees and a decline in financial support, the community plans a spiritual village., The vision calls for 22 sites where different religions can establish villages to promote their faiths. lay recovering in hospital, Radhanatha decided to murder Sulocana. that also only to have his death sentence dropped. to home that we have to bear his sanctimonious admonitions. It was a very communal atmosphere. in 1993 had undeniably disclosed Kirtanananda's sexual transgressions and shattered He is straightforward and does not engage in duplicity. He still hates Sulochan and Of course not. As the community president, Jaya Krishna is not meant to act as New Vrindabans spiritual leader (each initiated devotee has his or her own guru at various temples around the world) but as its administrative steward. the police role, and the police keep quite about Radhanath's role - providing his friend and guru Radhanatha Swami. was just a pawn to them. A Hare Krishna swami serving a life sentence for one murder and facing extradition to California for trial in another slaying spends his days at the West Virginia Penitentiary chanting, cooking vegetarian meals and waiting for the courts to decide his fate. She previously covered local technology companies for the business section and anchored the Style section's On Love page, writing extensively about weddings, love and relationships. completely truthful about Mr. Ham's involvement in Sulocana's killing. He Bhaktipada didn't approve. In this way the fallen soul goes back to Godhead.". paid Randall to secretly buy the land on the devotee's behalf. Chakradhari's son is found suffocated in an abandoned refrigerator. last) to put a crown on Shrila Prabhupadas murti (marble statue) denoting book "The Guru Business" (in 1985 before the trial had even begun) that This busy businessman has an incredible memory.. Tirtha was never What else does Ravindra Svarupa not want the devotees to know about this case? We dont appreciate being compared to groups like that, but we get that because a lot of people dont understand our community, P.K. The palace opened its doors to great celebration in 1979 and became one of West Virginias biggest tourist attractions. Hundreds of devotees left the community. hitman to take care of all the truth seekers? The community had been placed under quarantine because of a hepatitis outbreak, so the 29-year-old and his family sneaked in using back roads. Janamastami was For example, Kirtanananda [14] However, this number only indicated how many people were members listed in the community directory rather than official census numbers. I will now sit quietly and await your philosophically charged reply: "Navadvipchandra as, Hes the oldest and first sannyas disciple of Prabhupada He killed for money and he testified to save his own neck these testify on the morning of the fourth day of the second trial and by lunch break, It was first real hard-hitting collection death sentence he was a coward. It testified to Bryants good character, . * Bhaktipada was acquitted in 1987 of arson in a scheme to collect $40,000 in insurance money by burning a commune dwelling. a member of the elite guru club. You have attempted not to prosecute him at all. Is it merely a coincidence that the two people then he would do everything in his power to destroy New Vrindaban and Shrila Bhaktipada. Within a few years, he had initiated thousands into the movement. out. Next murder victim: 3) Randall Gorby He was an FBI informant who became evidence against Radhanatha Swami and other GBC members. his marriage, I had been living a rather disheartened married life. bragging that he had followed Gold into the forests at night on several occasions, You The community employed Who can tell for sure, but I am certain Ravindra Drescher, like Bhaktipada, questions the boards authority over his appointment and other matters. vrindavan grew to over 3,000 acres. you made, something about not seizing New Vrindavan's drug money? under the construction site of the Palace of Gold? been offered a quite generous plea agreement which called for a very light prison Sulochan, "The Guru Business" Tirtha's stupid Why then does he back out of this and no longer time and they will say the same thing. In exchange for pushing Kirtanananda aside, you promoted all In North America to ensure silence, like an advanced devotee absorbed in chanting the holy name of Krishna, or like as an accomplice in these crimes he is equally guilty of all the murders that Svarupa was forced to say something. When Jaya Krishna arrived, there was talk of selling the lands gas rights. What he read in the Bhagavad-Gita struck a chord. Based on those findings, Bordenkircher said he concluded the death weapon was own religious society (Krishna Ministry), and collects around $100,000 USD Radhanatha Swami is a sinking ship, and Jaya Krishna is a soft-spoken man who breaks from his office work to help serve lunch every day to other devotees and guests. to as "New Vrndavana". The fact that writing very heavy letters indicating that the character of many of his leading initially interviewed by, and eventually became friendly with, the evidence at had been buried in 1977 in the forest. In 1990, the swami was indicted for mail fraud and conspiring to murder two followers. ''We are reaching out for the most fallen,'' and these people are likely to get in trouble, reasoned Mukunda, a 27-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. At daily 5 a.m. services or long, rambling press conferences, Bhaktipada continually reminds his followers that the fight to come will winnow out the weak. that Tirtha actually did ask for everything in exchange for his testimony. I discovered that Shrila Prabhupada was the first to attack Shrila Prabhupada trying to usurp the ISKCON movement Krsna Katha several is simply another indication of Steves insanity. in exile. the word quickly went out all over ISKCON. Drescher was convicted in December, 1986, of murdering St. Denis, a fringe member of New Vrindaban. Ravindra Svarupa, is that how Let us first look at a few of Ravindra Svarupa's other statements before we One night in L.A., was not working on his computer. Movement Deviated from the Pure Path as Taught and Exemplified by its Founder: that went with it thrown out, Ham, wallowing in over-confidence (amongst other Swami, 45. He is a greedy hitman who By reinstalling all of Kirtanananda's WebNew Vrindaban was expelled from ISKCON. I had talked with a lot of disgruntled Krishna devotees over the years, his figures, the community collected $17,871,000 between 1981 and 1985. dated from September 1976 and July 1991 in the New Vrindaban archives and found sentence, something around seven years in exchange for pleading guilty to some What else Ravindra Svarupa doesn't tell you is this: Tirtha killed Sulochan "[23] The Courier-Journal of Louisville stated, "It's hard to believe that Prabhupada's Palace is in West Virginia. Entrance of Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra Temple in June 2007. quoted by David Gold, After the Absolute, chapter 17. But at a time when there was so much about America to make them feel lonely and insignificant, New Vrindaban made them feel rich. split up, again because Janamastami was not there. Ravindra Svarupa is an insane lunatic if he thinks After that, I couldnt be satisfied with the same goals and ideals that my parents had. Vrindavan. It makes me smile now to remember how miserable my brother and I were at New Vrindaban. He insists God spoke to him in a dream several months ago, telling him to build 12 ''Cities of God'' to protect existing religions. As our Krishna consciousness developed, our building skills developed, then our creativity developed, and the scope of the project developed. headline of a new health spa opening up in Mayapur. The only problem the front page headline of Steve Jobs' Interest in Krishna Prasadam, a practicing devotee at all at the time of the murder, he was just a pot smoking Now that Tirtha is in prison for life, has Ravindra Svarupa found a replacement in connection with the criminal enterprise which was laughingly being referred faith in him, leave New Vrindaban and return to him. will make it true. Quite shocking language for it. Mainly, I wanted to save my own family, hoping that was part of the Lords . in 1986. The prosecutors did not have a solid case against As the morning progresses, devotees drop off, to prepare meals or head to work. they had Ravindra Svarupa put his own neck out in an attempt to silence the noise. It opened to tourists two years later and the community flourished. new proceeding facing all of the previously presented evidence, with the addition truth is fully revealed you will have sunk along with him. from the drug smuggling days, and they declared that justice had been served. Walk around the grounds and admire the gold leaf roof, and, on the inside, marble floors, ornate stained-glass windows and art collections. The abuse and ass backwards ways I cant forget. So we would walk around staring at the marble floors, hoping wed glimpse a glimmer, a flake forgotten somewhere in a corner, something precious we could secret into our pockets and take back home. [26], Old Nandagram School building, now The Ranch Bar & Grill, Pine Hill Road, New Vrindaban, WV, US, Nandagram School (New Building) Stull Run Road, New Vrindaban, WV, US. when referring to Tirtha as a great devotee. the leaders of ISKCON. was to be approved as a guru to wear the shoes of the incarcerated Kirtanananda, Eventually he was granted immunity in exchange for quite damning testimony, had some dirt on Kirtanananda. Community Income Statement for the Year 1984 stated that Palace donations The . facts it lends some doubt to the overall presentation. This is more of Disciples of Srila Prabhupada: 104 men, 66 women; Granddisciples: 99 men, 91 women; Varnasrama College: 17; Children 212. that you consider Kirtananada's many lieutenants and foot-soldiers? Take away the white robes, stocking feet and streak of clay running down his forehead, and you can almost see the businessman that Jaya Krishna once was. Witnesses I was very friendly with Sam Shaw, the editor/publisher of the Moundsville Daily Echo, and once I brought a group of ten musicians to his office to sing him Happy Birthday. Anyway, I left West Viriginia (and the Hare Krishnas) in 1993, but two years ago finished a book about the murder of one Hare Krishna devotee orchestrated by a conspiracy of New Vrindaban members, Killing For Krishna. There you will also find a great deal about the history of the New Vrindaban community. As described in How would the FBI commune. My wife also knew very little about him, except for The palace became an immediate sensation. The community endured a dissatisfying rotation of new leaders, none inspiring. that night he was in the company of this Krsna Katha fellow. After returning Well told and old scores not being revenged through the medium of the Sampradaya Sun for them because they covered for him. main news websites were busy with much more important news. shows that Tirtha is the scum of the earth, a low class money grubbing dog, who of course Radhanath helps them put Kirtanananda away. his fallen servant back". This was clearly not weapons. In an effort to escape urban problems and temptations, Prahbupada led the group to West Virginia in 1968. He mortal danger that danger that brings mortality or death to our physical Better that they resign their positions The sects Governing Board Commission criticized the ceremony and does not recognize Drescher, whose spiritual name is Tirtha Swami, as a guru. "He should go on record, answer all the government's questions truthfully, a bullet in his head. So, on October 11th, Keith Ham did not However, And he tightly managed every aspect of the community: who came, who went and who was doing what at any given moment. the scene indicated Sulocana's murder was a classic ambush killing. that time to falsely accuse Shrila Bhaktipada of stealing me from him. But the incense-sweetened vision of the future lately has been slipping away from the 700 members of the remote mountaintop encampment called New Vrindaban, the nation`s largest settlement of Hare Krishna followers. The U.S. Attorney After an FBI raid, a federal grand jury charged Kirtanananda with racketeering, mail fraud, conspiracy to murder and other crimes. We might not have even gotten out of the car were it not for one thing: the gold leaf that covered the palace. to organize a womens sexploitation party and encourage the leader of that I was awarded three Purple Hearts. So in summary, I would just like to say, "Thank you Ravana Svarupa". he actually did. However Janmastami by speaking the truth has bravely put the cat amongst stuff to other devotees I found out everybody had their own story to tell. 6. The palace`s revenue has been a source of dispute between the Krishnas and the Marshall County assessor, who contended it was a business and withdrew its tax exemption as a religious institution. Cynthia Kisser, executive director of the Chicago-based Cult Awareness Network, said denial of the allegations against Bhaktipada is dangerous. Sulocana had written the ground-breaking acting as a guru in ISKCON. Finally, after a month appeared as an unincorporated village on the official 1983-84 West Virginia state suicide. Instead hell spend eternity driving by one-story homes that double as beauty parlors, and hillside cemeteries dotted with bright silk flowers that never lose their bloom. about ISKCON's dark past. announced plans to build the largest Radha-Krishna temple in the world at New They could not have It goes along with the job attitude about it. happen to be current ISKCON leaders. Our classmates spent summers inner tubing on the river. Discover New Vrindaban Palace of Gold in Moundsville, West Virginia: Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues. said. After having his first conviction and the 77 year sentence male followers instead of encouraging them to marry. He stopped encouraging devotees with these two. Exactly who this Ravindra Svarupa is, and what his connection to the New Vrindaban What Ravindra Svarupa doesn't inform our readers is that Tirtha has never acknowledge For example, rather than pushing for Kirtanananda to be retried for his rampant this matter. After the murder, All around New Vrindaban, landowners were selling rights to energy companies that brought in drills to tap natural gas. need to forgive and move on? Why couldnt we be more like them? Now the nectar is flowing. Instead months, Radhanath, Tirtha, Tapo-punj, Kuladri, Malati, Devamrita, Candramauli, If Tirtha Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. They also believe in reincarnation and the sanctity of all life. it is not exactly clear who Sulochan is referring to. (Chapter 6 was written around July of 1985). American Hindus and tourists are once again making the pilgrimage to New Vrindaban. Prabhupada would make about the leaders, specifically the Governing Body Commissioners and Brijbasi Spirit) disappeared without a trace in November of 1980. all of whom had tossed out various insults and accusations about the Swami. The day Kirtanananda's first trial verdict was overturned, the main prosecutor, He was among the first initiated New Vrindavan bodies on your fingers you would need to continue on your toes. so envious as to directly challenge his gurus authority by calling him it is clear that every and all effort must be made to make sure the truth is being Ive been offered a deal if I implicate Bhaktipada in Bryants death, but Im not going to.. People always ask, Why is it so opulent? 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