tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post6768472638820352169..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: Hare Krishna movement wealthier, less evangelistic since child abuse scandals of the 1970s and 80sPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-63526319823468200372014-05-19T10:50:46.323-07:002014-05-19T10:50:46.323-07:00Less than two centuries after being founded on sac... Less than two centuries after being founded on sacred underwear, polygamy, and mysterious golden plates buried underground, Mormonism gave us a presidential candidate who won the votes of 61 million Americans. Considering Hare Krishna's relatively recent arrival in America, the extent of its infiltration is impressive. "Their religion hasn't succeeded yet," Atkin says, "Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-41933473342273862962014-05-19T10:50:39.110-07:002014-05-19T10:50:39.110-07:00But while yoga and Hare Krishna—which demands devo...But while yoga and Hare Krishna—which demands devotees practice Bhakti yoga on a near-daily basis—might make obvious bedfellows, few would expect the corporate boardroom to open its doors to a religion built on selflessness and moderation. Rasanath Das, a Cornell University M.B.A., made headlines after he gave up his $170,000 salary at Bank of America to be a Hare Krishna monk. But far from beingPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-42445539486822782392014-05-19T10:48:48.683-07:002014-05-19T10:48:48.683-07:00Nowadays, many people are flat-out running. Nearly...Nowadays, many people are flat-out running. Nearly 50 years after Srila Prabhupada journeyed from India to America to bring the new teachings of Krishna to a generation of Western burnouts, Hare Krishnas have moved out of the airports, into the streets, and into the cubicle right next to yours. The sect's once-exotic-sounding core practices of mindfulness and vegetarianism—the very beliefs Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-70943619059050337422014-05-19T10:47:42.931-07:002014-05-19T10:47:42.931-07:00The Return of a Cult Classic—Hare Krishnas are Bac...The Return of a Cult Classic—Hare Krishnas are Back<br /><br />The much-maligned Hindu sect has shed its freak-show status and, behind its yuppie-friendly pillars of yoga, meditation, and clean living, is transforming America into a postmodern ashram. Robes not required.<br /><br />by Bart Blasengame, details.com May 1, 2014<br /><br />The past and present of Hare Krishna suns himself in the Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-24056167032358765832011-10-27T15:46:10.632-07:002011-10-27T15:46:10.632-07:00Swami Bhaktipada, Ex-Hare Krishna Leader, Dies at ...Swami Bhaktipada, Ex-Hare Krishna Leader, Dies at 74<br /><br />By MARGALIT FOX New York Times October 24, 2011<br /><br />Swami Bhaktipada, a former leader of the American Hare Krishna movement who built a sprawling golden paradise for his followers in the hills of Appalachia but who later pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges that included conspiracy to commit the murders-for-hire of Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com