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January 13, 2000 VNN5262 Related VNN StoriesComment on this story

Science Confirms The Truth Of The Words Of The Acarya

BY HALAYUDHA DASA

EDITORIAL, Jan 13 (VNN) — Dear Devotees: Dandavatas. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Srila Prabhupada has taught us that science should confirm the existence of God. Real science (knowledge) is that which culminates in Bhakti, devotion to the Supreme Lord, Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught this principle and lived it so powerfully that he converted the knowledge-bound Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Prakasananda Saraswati and all their combined followers to the process of Krsna Bhakti. Real knowledge, Science, confirms the existence of God. To take this another step further: Science should confirm the truth of the Acarya's words, since he always speaks truth that leads to bhakti, and since we are often unfamiliar with the truths he speaks at the time he speaks them.

I am reminded of this precept when I study the recently released CD by Dhaneswara Prabhu, "When a man is poisoned, it is said like that". This particular CD is a must-have for anyone who wants to know the truth of the poison issue. The new science of Reverse Speech Analysis has been used to prove that the words of the Acarya are after all, true.

In spite of daily singing "Guru mukha padma vakya....", many devotees (myself included) still do not understand the significance of every word spoken by the Founder-Acarya of spiritual ISKCON. His every word is truth. When he said "Someone has poisoned me", that was a statement of fact. The faithful follower accepts those words as truth, even though evidence is lacking, and confirmation is made difficult by the devious actions of the perpetrators and by the passage of time.

For devotees who are quite ready to accept the existence of an Ocean of Milk, or trees that move, or water that flows backwards, why has it been so difficult to accept the truth of Srila Prabhupada's words, "Someone has poisoned me"? We find an interesting parallel in the murder of Christ. Christ pointed out his betrayer. After alerting his disciples to the fact that one of them would betray him, he is exhorted by them to tell them who it is. They all ask very sorrowfully, "Is it I? Is it I?". Christ points out the betrayer by saying, "He that dips (his) hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me." Judas also asks, "Is it I?". Jesus' amazing answer is, "You said it". Obviously, the other disciples did not hear, or understand this exchange, or they would have immediately arrrested Judas and beaten him to a fine pulp. (Devotees doubting the poisoning of Srila Prabhupada might do well to read this account of the betrayal of Christ in the Gospels.) Obviously, the betrayal of Christ by one of his senior men was as painful a thing for his disciples to hear, as it is today for many to imagine Srila Prabhupada's "loving" senior disciples harming him. However, Biblical history is clear such a betrayal occurred and led to the murder of Jesus.

In 1977, Srila Prabhupada warned us that chaos would follow his departure. Did we understand what he meant? He also warned that ISKCON could be destroyed from within. Did we understand the implications of that? He stated unequivocally that "Someone has poisoned me". When he said that, like Jesus Christ, he got the same "sorrowful" question from his disciples: "Who is it that has given you poison, Srila Prabhupada?". We should study Srila Prabhupada's nice answer to that question. Do we believe him or are we too frightened by the implications of this to accept his words as truth?

I am grateful to Dhanesware prabhu for his painstaking analysis of the statements of those individuals who controlled the means (Srila Prabhupada's food and water) for poisoning him, those who stood to benefit and who did benefit from his demise. Utilizing the relatively new science of Reverse Speech, he has isolated in the speech of the senior men attending Srila Prabhupada, damning speech reversals that indicate clearly the who, what, and how of Srila Prabhupada's poisoning. For those who could not accept Srila Prabhupada's words without scientific proof, that proof is now available. Will they accept the proof supplied by Reverse Speech Analysis?

I doubt it. Most will not. Many are waiting for the so-called "Official Investigation". If and when it is finally released, will it prove to be a whitewash, status quo-oriented document that will claim "insufficient evidence" to support a poisoning conclusion and thereby let the culprits off the hook?

What is particulary ominous about Dhaneswara's CD, is his reverse speech analysis of his telephone conversation with one of the main poisoning suspects. In it, belying the affable words and tone of the suspect, deadly threats can be heard. I have never doubted the truth of Srila Prabhupada's words, and I have said that there may never be sufficient evidence to convict the perpetrators and that we must act merely on our faith in the truth of the Acarya's words. Now, however, for us of little faith, Science is confirming the truth of his words and removing our excuses for disbelieving. Hare Krsna!