Hare Krishna Visitor Comments

"I escaped from the Krishnas [ISKCON] 20 years ago. Krishna devotees seem to believe that their 'Spiritual Master's' word transcends Karma and morality. 'Spiritual Masters' are supposedly 'one with the will of Krishna'--thus their will and actions are somehow always perfect. These 'Spiritual Masters' appear to be above the 'regulative principles' of the group and devotees often think that this is 'the will of Krishna' without giving it a second thought. Krishna members see regular people as 'Karmis,' which means non-devotee and essentially a lower human. But ironically, Krishna members will often dress up like 'Karmis' to solicit money. The day before I escaped I passed by a window in their Los Angeles compound and heard somebody being worked over. I don't mean verbally--they were getting beaten up. The next day I pretended to be ill and said I had to get medicine. A friend picked me up and I never went back. I think the Krishnas [ISKCON] are probably one of the most dangerous groups around. It is good that there are people like you out there helping and educating people about the dangers of cults and their tactics of mind control, nutritional deprivation and breaking people down. Cults offer phony reassurance in exchange for conformity and programmed behavior."

"Thank you for your website--it's great, just great! I [was] looking for some information about ISKCON/Krishna. After searching for three hours, I finally found your site--it was worth the effort. What you do is great and I think it's necessary. I hope [your information] will be read by as many people as possible."