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I actually did this(maybe not the full 50)
I chanted the Hare Krishna mantra in my mind when I was going to release
I got a spiritual feeling during release. It was not like the feeling you get when you have illicit sex. This happened twice.

The other time I got a spiritual buzz was when I chanted the mantra for the 1st time.

I told a work colleague about the mantra and wrote it down for him
He privately chanted it once and came back to me and said that something happened describing the happy feeling he received.

The above stopped me being a total atheist because I had never experienced anything like that before.

I was never a full Hare Krishna .Wearing a dhoti and tilak never appealed to me. I had many material attachments and still do. I would rather Netflix and chill or scroll through Social Media than sit for Kirtan for example. I do not like to preach anything to anybody as I believe that people should have a choice on how to live their lives. I occasionally like to drink alcohol but not much.

I have tried to convince myself that ISKCON is all a load of nonsense combined with reading the articles on this sub.

But the experiences above always come back in my mind so do you get these experiences in other ways ?

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More disturbing reports coming out of the Vrindavana Gurukula.

I have been informed that one of the school's teachers recently had a violent rage fit in the IT lab and brutally attacked a student.

The child is now in serious condition. According to reports, the teacher kicked him, beat him, and repeatedly slammed his head against the wall.

The boy is currently being kept in the school infirmary and has not been taken to a hospital — likely to avoid legal repercussions.

This is not an isolated incident.

Additionally, some time back, the Vrindavana Gurukula management re-hired a teacher by the name of Surananda, why has previously removed for physically assaulting the students.

He continues to need the children and runs the school like a boot camp.

Reports suggest that the school is understaffed, with 1 ashram teacher for up-to 50 students.

For years, the GBCs have repeatedly turned a blind eye to reports of extreme abuse coming out of this Gurukula. Nothing has been done.

Nothing has changed.

How many more children will have to suffer before the GBCs wake up and take meaningful action?

A child needs medical attention.

The community deserves accountability.

ISKCON needs to prioritize the protection of its children!