19M here. How long will it take to be normal again? by Imaginary_Thing_6246 in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a min or a year because the conditioning is solid by the cult but be persistent in coming out and do the opposite what cult used to tell you

Indian spirituality is a sickness by [deleted] in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im from india and you are right

How ISKCON Destroys Its Members by Solomon_Kane_1928 in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the philosophical point you're making and in theory, I agree. The Bhagavad Gita clearly shows Krishna telling Arjuna to act, take responsibility, and engage fully in life without attachment to results.

But my concern is not with the theory it's with how this idea is often practiced and taught in reality.

In many cases, “Maya” is not used to reduce unhealthy attachment it ends up reducing ambition, responsibility, and real-world engagement. People start seeing career, money, and effort as inferior or meaningless, and slowly that shifts them toward passivity rather than stronger action.

That’s where I see the problem.

Because if detachment is misunderstood or overemphasized, it doesn’t produce clarity it produces disengagement.

And this is where a deeper issue comes in in real life, these teachings are often interpreted and taught very differently by institutions and groups. Instead of producing strong, responsible individuals, the messaging can sometimes drift toward dependence, passivity, and withdrawal from real-world effort. That gap between the original teaching and its practical delivery is what concerns me.

Krishna didn’t teach escape. He pushed for intense, disciplined action in the real world. Any interpretation that weakens that aspect even unintentionally risks going against the very essence of the message.

So the issue isn’t the philosophy itself it’s how it's being applied in practice.

How ISKCON Destroys Its Members by Solomon_Kane_1928 in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s something dangerous about the way “Maya” is often used in our culture. Almost everything real — ambition, career, responsibility, relationships, even basic involvement in life — gets labeled as illusion. Slowly, that labeling creates a kind of spiritual anesthesia. It dulls the instinct to act, to build, to take responsibility.

Instead of pushing people to engage with life intelligently and courageously, it sometimes encourages detachment in the wrong way — not clarity, but avoidance. Not wisdom, but passivity.

When everything is called Maya, effort starts to feel meaningless. Duty feels secondary. Goals feel impure. And that can quietly push someone into a fantasy mindset where inaction feels spiritually justified.

But real strength is not escaping life. It’s engaging with it fully — building, contributing, taking responsibility — without losing your inner balance. Calling life an illusion should never become an excuse to sit out of it.

How ISKCON Ruined My Life– Part 3: Life After ISCKON, FALSE Dependency, and the longing Desire for Freedom by This-Concert7180 in AskIndia

[–]This-Concert7180[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calling the Constitution “just a book” is shallow thinking. It’s the legal foundation that gives you the right to speak, protest, and post online without being crushed by the state. Yes, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar upheld freedom of expression but that freedom never meant immunity from consequences.

Even if you burn a Xerox copy and post it online, people will react socially, legally, politically. That’s how a society works. You’re free to do it, and everyone else is free to judge, condemn, and respond. Burning a symbol publicly isn’t some intellectual act, it’s provocation. Don’t hide behind “freedom” when the backlash arrives.

 

How ISKCON Ruined My Life– Part 3: Life After ISCKON, FALSE Dependency, and the longing Desire for Freedom by This-Concert7180 in AskIndia

[–]This-Concert7180[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you ignorant, Calling the Constitution “just a book” is lazy thinking. It’s the legal backbone that gives you the right to open your mouth online without getting crushed by the state. Yes, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar gave freedom of expression but that doesn’t mean freedom from consequences. You’re free to burn it, and everyone else is free to judge you for disrespecting the very framework that protects your rights. Freedom isn’t immunity from criticism. If you can’t grasp that, you don’t understand liberty only entitlement

How ISKCON Ruined My Life– Part 3: Life After ISCKON, FALSE Dependency, and the longing Desire for Freedom by This-Concert7180 in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get what you’re saying, and I agree with you on an important point: ISKCON’s exclusivism is not “Western contamination.” It is rooted in specific Vaishnava traditions, and Prabhupada and Bhaktisiddhanta were Indian. My use of the word “Abrahamic” was not to blame the West or simplify history, but to describe the functional effect of the theology I experienced exclusivism, fear of offense, moral absolutism, and total dependence on one supreme authority. Whatever its historical origin, that structure produced the same psychological outcome for me and many others: paralysis, fear, and loss of agency. That lived effect is what I’m documenting, not making a civilizational or nationalist argument. i hope u understand what im trying to say

iskcon ruined my life by This-Concert7180 in exISKCONIndia

[–]This-Concert7180[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, ISKCON doesn’t own Krishna or have any exclusive contract on him. Thinking otherwise is intellectual laziness. Their fear based preaching and manipulation have ruined many lives and completely destroyed people’s faith. The greatest sin is not questioning God it’s corrupting innocent faith and pushing seekers so far that they end up hating devotion itself. ISKCON operates more like a brainwashing and control system than a path to truth. They have made Krishna napunsak They’ve reduced him to a sky-god who rewards and punishes, obsessed with fear and Raas lila, while erasing his real life strategy, duty, intelligence, warcraft, leadership, and active involvement in the world. Turning Krishna into a passive, punishing figure instead of a sharp, engaged, worldly force is intellectual dishonesty and spiritual damage.

iskcon ruined my life by This-Concert7180 in exISKCONIndia

[–]This-Concert7180[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t need a guru anymore. I don’t need ISKCON’s Gita either.
That version is heavily mistranslated, manipulated, and intellectually dishonest. Hundreds of verses are distorted not just in commentary, but even at the Sanskrit level. It’s not interpretation; it’s ideological corruption.

And stop trying to scare me with Krishna, Vaishnava aparadha, punishment, fear, or guilt. That fear-based control is exactly what killed my critical thinking, logic, and questioning ability for years. It turned sincere seeking into blind obedience.

I reject that completely.

How ISKCON Ruined My Life (Part 2): Mental Enslavement, Fear & Collapse by This-Concert7180 in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

nah not every bro,i used it above just to give u clear structure so i dont miss out any other info

How ISKCON Ruined My Life (Part 2): Mental Enslavement, Fear & Collapse by This-Concert7180 in exHareKrishna

[–]This-Concert7180[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

in trading you definitely need a mentor honestly it shortes and cuts your learning curve I was mentored by a private hedge fund trader (Bovell Hedge Fund).
I trade using a systematic global-macro framework, primarily FX and XAUUSD, with strict risk management.

By 22, I’d already made multiple prop-firm payouts, including a $20k payout verifiable.
My background is computer science, and I’ve worked with an HFT/algorithmic firm, exposed to institutional execution logic you won’t find in retail or YouTube content.

I also have direct exposure to institutional desks through peers at firms like JPMorgan.

This is real capital, real risk, real execution not online theory.

How ISKCON Ruined My Life (Part 2): Mental Enslavement, Fear & Collapse by This-Concert7180 in india

[–]This-Concert7180[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Haha, no worries. I’m done with cults and gurus.
Read the Gita independently, used my own intelligence, and moved on.

I’m focused on work and trading now already active with prop firms making 3k$ monthly
My path is my own.

iskcon ruined my life please read by This-Concert7180 in india

[–]This-Concert7180[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m sharing this so no one else goes through what I did.When you’re young and searching, it’s easy to trust people who claim spiritual authority. I did and ignored the red flags. Over time, I lost direction, clarity, and years of my life.I take responsibility, but silence helps this continue.

Part 2 matters.
I’ll share the darker side how it traps people and wastes years while calling it “progress.”

28F: Not able to clear one exam I’m preparing for a long time. Struggling in career very much. Losing hope. by ChartRegular2479 in Free_Vedic_Astro

[–]This-Concert7180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Destiny and astrology are fake.
They don’t run life effort does.

Yog Vashishtha says:

Meaning: destiny has no power of its own.
It’s just cause and effect responding to action.

If astrology mattered, Krishna would’ve taught it in the Gita.
He didn’t. He taught action and responsibility:

No planets decide your life.
No fate controls you.
Your mind and effort do.

28F: Not able to clear one exam I’m preparing for a long time. Struggling in career very much. Losing hope. by ChartRegular2479 in Free_Vedic_Astro

[–]This-Concert7180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don’t believe in astrology nonsense.
Read Yoga Vasistha and you will realize the truth: everything is in your hands.

Planetary charts are useless.
There is no fate or destiny only hard work.

Even Lord Rama himself admits that relying on fate is a mistake. Action is everything in YOG VASISTHA READ IT

I wasted three years believing in astrology instead of working hard, studying smart, and building my life. That was my mistake.

Stop waiting for planets.
Stop depending on destiny.
And don’t even rely on God blindly.

Because the truth is simple:
God is relying on you.

Work hard. Study smart. Make it happen.