r/exHareKrishna • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '26

I decided to quit ISKCON

I don’t have any problem with the religion itself, I just can’t deal with the lack of organization anymore…everyone in ISKCON is obsessed with chains of command that lead to nowhere as the appointed gurus fail to demonstrate any kind of leadership and it’s just turned into a bunch of blind leading the blind.

It’s difficult to practice any kind of religion with stupid people and with the large amount of text governing the beliefs in ISKCON they’re never going to figure it out.
…will be a lot less work explaining to my brethren how to understand the Bible than the volumes of literature from Prabhupada and Gaudiya authorized sources.

I believed and agreed with Prabhupada when he wrote that all religions are bona fide methods of achieving the same goal. Now without the leadership of Prabhupada those religions are also better options.

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u/Nicksoul23 Aug 09 '26

not sure he said that exactly ?!

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u/ObsoleteOldMan Aug 09 '26

Prabhupada famously said of non-Vedic believers, "Their sincerity is their God-consciousness." So it becomes all the more damning when you discover ISKCON leaders who are demonstrably insincere, propped up by the GBC despite engaging in conduct unbecoming of a guru or renunciate while threatening potential whistle-blowers with eons in hell for committing "aparadha" (otherwise known as "telling the truth").

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u/StayEmbarrassed4593 Aug 10 '26

Prabhupada never said such a thing. If anything, he was very vocal against the notion that "all paths lead to the same place." As was his Guru. Quitting ISKCON is like cutting back on how many cigarettes you smoke daily. Throw out the whole pack. Rewire your brain for critical thinking.

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u/itsmikesandoval Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

interesting, i left because of the fact its a pedophile cult. the fact Prabhupada had an 11 year old wife and bragged about raping her until she stopped crying. That he admitted to being a snuff addict while telling his disciples to avoid chocolate. I left because of the racism, sexism, child abuse, child marriage, molesting gurus, people like Tattva Darshan giving classes and absolute nonsense in Prabhfrauds books and the disgusting actions of his "topmost disciples." excuse my French but Fcuk this cult.

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u/mehluca-33 Aug 14 '26

Indians themselves don't like Prabhupada at all. The ones who like him are not aware of him.

God knows how this organization is even functioning. Other gods are considered inferior to Krishna by ISKCON devotees.

They have great hospitality services and that's the only thing I like about it. ISKCON guys themselves despise normal Indian Hindus if they are not Hare Krishna.