Evidence of Kripalu’s True History Exposed After Arrest
Photo: These are images of newspaper articles published after Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Maharaj was arrested for child rape around 1990. They share insight about his true history, including how he tried to run from the law and how he is not a Bhakti guru. He studied with a tantric yogi in Chitrakoot, India.
By Karen Jonson (Rishika)
Originally Published: 9 April 2013
Updated and Republished: 20 November 2024
Note from blog post author, Karen Jonson (Rishika): This blog post is one of the 10 blog posts on Rishikaxcult.com, written by me, Karen Jonson (Rishika), that Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat tried to scrub from the internet by devious means. Why don’t they want you to know this information?
There is so much proof of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Majaraj’s criminal and abusive nature and his long-running spiritual con game.
This is a message I received from a family member of a female who joined Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat. Her family member knows it is a dangerous cult and wants to get her daughter out. But nothing she has said so far has influenced the daughter, who is determined to stay in the cult.
“I’m helpless at this point because it is very, very, very difficult to make her understand all this. Can you provide me with any SOLID proof to help save someone’s life? Please help.”
Mother who lost daughter in JKP
I’m Sorry, But JKP Cult Members Cannot Hear You
If you are an astute follower of cult exposes, you know there are several similarities between Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat and all other cults. One of the similarities is the sheer lunacy of the followers.
It does not matter how much evidence exists that their guru is a fraud, conman or women, psychopath, rapist, murderer, or criminal, they will deny the truth, blindly look away, and continue to worship them.
As one former insider at Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat said, “The organization is growing, not shrinking, even after Shri Kripalu Maharaj was arrest two times for rape, including one of the arrests for raping two underage girls.”
That doesn’t even count the thousands of accusations that people have made all over the internet. They are anonymous because they know how dangerous this cult is. And from my own personal experience I can tell you that they are vicious and evil — they will do nearly anything to protect their image.
There is NO Proof Good Enough for Cult Members
I often receive messages from family members and friends who ask me to help them get their family member or friend out of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat. It’s difficult to have to tell them the truth:
- Their family member or friend might never leave, because they are thoroughly brainwashed.
- They will not believe the truth.
- They will make excuses for the guru.
- They will continue to hand their whole life over to the guru even though they are being used and abused.
The psychological nature of faith causes people to shut their eyes to the truth. Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat has profited immensely from this glitch in human psychology.
Often people who contact me to ask for proof — whether they are worried about a family member in the cult or are a member of cult but are having doubts about them. They want some undeniable proof that will help wake up their family member or wake themselves out of their brainwashing.
But I can tell you this as a fact — there is NO proof good enough for cult members. They can and will rationalize everything. Many people have asked for videos. But even if anyone could show them a video, even of the guru raping a child, a cult member would just say: “That video is fake.”
In Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, some devotees will even say, “So what? He’s God. His actions are divine.” Or “Kripalu is gracing that child!”
One person I exchanged emails with about their friend trapped in the cult, said this: “Even if all that you have stated is true, she is okay with it, because, according to her, god cannot be wrong.”
Family Member of Youth trapped in JKP
JKP Devotees Willfully Ignore a Mountain of Evidence
I have presented every bit of proof available both on this blog and in my book: Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus. But there is no end to the excuses people will make if they don’t want to believe the truth. Why?
Because brainwashed followers WANT to believe the fantasy.
I would love to be able to save more souls from this abusive, destructive, criminal cult. However, the power of the people in Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat to lure in vulnerable people and keep them there is usually insurmountable.
The cult followers are willing participants in the fraud. When a person wants to believe what Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat is selling — such as that Shri Kripalu Maharaj is Radha-Krishna incarnated — there is no proof on earth that can convince them otherwise.
I hate being in this situation. But it’s the same in every cult on planet earth.
Even I was Fooled by this Cult for 14 Years
I also understand the unwillingness of cult members to realize they are in a destructive organization. I, too, was once someone who believed beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (then called the Divine Love Mission) was the “only true path to God” — this is the exact same thing every cult says.
As I wrote in my book, Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus, I saw the letter written by a group of concerned former members in Oklahoma who were following one of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Maharaji’s preachers, called Siddeshwari. They were trying to warn others about the potential for their daughters will be raped if they travel to his India ashrams.
I tore up the letter that exposed Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat and tried to forget about it. Why? Because it contradicted the reality that I wanted to believe at that time.
I Was Finally Able to Open My Eyes — and Accept the Painful Truth
I wanted to believe that I was on a pure spiritual path. I wanted to believe that I could get to God’s divine abode before I died by following this organization. (Note: This is the key promise held out like a carrot on a stick by Shri Kripalu Maharaji and his gang).
It wasn’t until I experienced Shri Kripalu Maharaji’s sexual activities in his dark bedroom and witnessed many other disturbing incidents and began listening to more and more women’s and girls’ stories of sexual abuse, that I was finally able to open my eyes — and accept the painful truth.
“Not only is Shri Kripalu Maharaji not God, but he is also the exact opposite of God. He was a monster who raped girls and women his entire life. It started when he was just a village boy in Manghar and continued until he died at nearly 90 years old. (In case you are wondering how, he took Viagra daily.)
Karen jonson/Rishika
“Once I opened my blind eyes and brainwashed mind, I finally accepted all the overwhelming proof that existed about Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Maharaji — including people’s shared stories, newspaper articles, and legal documentation.”
How Much Proof Does a Person Need?
On January 12, 2013, Inquistive Soul wrote this comment on one of my blog posts about a woman’s first-hand story of sexual abuse:
“There is no proper evidence against shri kripalu ji…… why r u blaspheming him … it is very sinful…. if u have any proper evidence like video then only u can expose …. what happened in the case of Nityanand of south … but i know u don’t have any … there is no worth just listening from anyone.”
On 18 January 2013, someone named Sriganesh S. sent a reply:
Dear inquisitive soul,
Followers of gurus will always boost their leaders — no matter how corrupt they are. As for philosophy, no pious man will claim himself to be God as Kripalu did. That is a huge deviation from the shastras. Common sense tells us that God cannot be arrested and taken to prison. There are many credible stories about Kripalu. But any devotee can believe they are all fake.
I am from South India. I know about Nityananda and his followers. Like you, they also say those videos are morphed and fraudulent. For a believer, any true evidence will become fake since he/she is implicated in that way. But those people who were insiders, who came out and suffered so much, will understand how dangerous this cult is.
Even though for a moment if we assume no cases are against Kripalu, but still we can’t accept him on the grounds of shastras since he claims himself as God. Don’t have any Guru that is mandatory as Lord Krishna Himself said.
He proclaims that Kashi Vidvat Parishat has given him jagadguru title, but no one from Kashi Vidvat Parishat came forward and defended Kripalu when he had been arrested.
There is no smoke without a fire.
Proof is Everywhere that Shows Kripalu is Nothing But a Con Man
On 18 April 2013, Sobhuji posted this comment:
“You can’t get any evidence like a video of fake gurus. Once you enter inside their empire you are trapped. There are a thousand members who are innocent blind followers and a few cunning culprits who will brainwash you or leave you nowhere. Even politicians, business tycoons, and celebrities work and support them. People should open their eyes and understand the Indian philosophy, nowhere does it say God demands money for aarati (light ceremony), money for sadhana (spiritual practice), money for everything. Even a small organization spends some money for advertising his products to gain more money. Same way these money-making guys do some charity (hospital, school, etc.) as a part of advertisement strategy to expand their business. In return, they make money in multifold. And we fools instead of thinking to do something good for the country, continue doing good for these money scamming people.”
A jkp ashram visitor
The reality is that the proof that JKP is corrupt and Kripalu is sexually abusive, a child rapist, a thief, and a con man is right in front of your face — you just have to be able to believe it.
Learn More About JKP’s Decades of Corruption
Learn more about the truth of my two ex-gurus, Jagadguru Shri Kripalu and Swami Prakashanand Saraswati — partners in crime for over 60 years — in my book Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus. It’s available around the world and in India.
Purchase in India: Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus
Purchase everywhere else: Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus
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Do you want to tell your story and help people steer clear of this abusive organization? Please reach out to me. I will keep your name in complete confidence.
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6 comments
"‘Buddhi mat lagao’ means dont use your head when dealing with Guru Kripalu"
Oh boy — that is exactly what they say — because they know if you do use your mind, you'll see the scam for what it is.
Rishika
Hi Dharmendra,
I know these scum bags. If you confront these guys directly, they will use every vedic injunction twisting its meaning which suites their deeds – and in final will say 'Buddhi mat lagao' means dont use your head when dealing with Guru Kripalu.
I will not keep quite. At-least I am happy I alerted my own family and my friends. Some of my friends are angry because I spilled the beans. I dont care.
Ajay D
Thank you Dharmendraji for this wonderful insight.
I myself witnessed so many things related to money and Kripalu including:
– I saw him scream at his preachers who did not bring him enough money
– I saw him brag about collecting 1/2 million dollar from a man in England for "hospitals" which he used to help build one of his massive temples
– I saw him brag about doing over 80 "room visits" on Mother's Day in Barsana Dham which cost devotees $640 each (for him to be in your room for two minutes to do arti)
– I heard he charged people who lived near Barsana Dham anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 to visit their homes
– I saw him say that no one could watch him swim in the pond at Barsana Dham unless they paid $500 U.S. dollars
– I saw him collecting anywhere from $50 for a t-shirt to $2,500 to watch him eat a meal
– I saw the Excel spreadsheet kept my Chirag Patel (current manager of Barsana Dham USA/ Radha Madhav Dham) of how much money each person "owed" Kripalu during his 2005 and 2007 trips
– I heard the preachers make announcements to pay their "seva bills" preferably in CASH
– Just minutes before he left Barsana Dham USA in 2005, Divakari was totally up how much he collected in "seva" during his 4-week say: $1 U.S. million dollars!!
He repeatedly said: "Love me, love guru." And reciting scripture to back it up. I was so sick of hearing it. I kept thinking: "I don't want to love you. I want to love God."
Then just before he was arrested for rape in Trinidad, he spouted the most telling comment of his entire career as a con man. He said: "You cannot judge the guru, even if he commits actions worse than the the most worldly person — because he is God and you are just a human." This statement gives him the license to do whatever he wants no matter how sinful, vulgar, or criminal.
Best,
Karen/Rishika
In my opinion people believe Kripalu ji because of the following:
1. They are ignorant of their own scriptures.
2. His knowledge of vedic literature. People may think that it is not possible for such a learned man to commit such heinous crimes. (But they forget that being knowledgeable and being noble are two different things. And a person should be judged by his conduct and not by his knowledge. Even Ravana was very learned, even then he kidnapped Sita ji).
3. Popular belief, that if they dishonor a true vaishnava, that will be a great sin and obstacle in their spiritual progress.
4. Kripalu's disciples say so many things about his supernatural powers. i personally heard many of such stories from a close disciple of him, who was a colleague of mine, and no doubt was a noble lady. But interestingly those incidences were not her first hand experiences, she learned those from the elders in JKP. (Why people forget here that possessing supernatural powers also does not guarantee that the person has attained God, it is mere an obstacle in spiritual progress. If a person remains humble after attaining the powers, he is on right path)
5. Finally the certificate from the Kashi vidvat parishad, and about a half century old stories of defeating other renowned religious people. for which there is no means to testify the authenticity of those stories.
And above all when a devotee surrenders to someone assuming him/her as a true god man, his intellectual faculties are shut down.
Now a days there is a flood of swami jis, jagadgurus, mata jis. and it is very difficult to discriminate between true spiritual master and a fraud, from there teachings/ preachings. Because whatever they preach is always good, because it is from the scriptures.
There is no harm from even a guru which is not self-realized, if he/she remains restricted to the preachings only. The real problem begins when they ask for complete surrender of a devotee to themselves (and that should be done with great caution on the part of the devotee).
In the path of spirituality, Shrimad Bhagwad Gita guides us at every step to the right direction. In Bhagwad Gita it is written that a True God realized saint, never wants any worldly pleasure, for him insult and felicitation are equal, for him enemy and friends are equal, for him gold and stone are equal. Such a saint never goes after the money, and never get attracted by the worldly pleasures, greed and lust.
And if keep these points in mind we can easily identify a fraud guru. (certainly a person with the above mentioned weaknesses has never have attained God). There only interest may be to collect huge money, and to exploit the ignorant devotees.
Sometimes these charlatans may be very knowledgeable, for example even Ravana was having a good knowledge of shashtras. therefore before surrendering to these masters we should judge there life style, if they have greed for money, and their behavior is not up to the mark, we should not accept them as guru.
And for God realization it is not necessary to remain always with a guru. If being with Guru is so important, one should ask themselves that how many of the disciples of a guru have attained self realization.
In the case of JKP, even if i assume that there is nothing wrong, and the charges of rape and indecent behavior, then also it is a hard truth that even the topmost disciple of the organization (Prakashanada) is not God – realized. Because a true saint would have never run away, whatever may be the conditions. Because Bhagwan Krishna himself says in Bhagwad Gita "Sukh-dukh samau kritva, labha-alabhau, jaya-ajayau" (those who have realized me for them victory or defeat are equal, and luxury and suffering are also equal). He was there till the point he was being worshipped, and in difficult times he ran away. It simply concludes that he is not God realized.
Finally the one point which is very irritating is that, the JKP swamis commands the disciples to treat themselves equal to God (and even the cite a verse from veda).
There is no denial from the fact that a disciple should himself give respect to his Guru. But it is against customs if the Guru himself orders for the same.
For a moment imagine that in future if you luckily realize God, what would be your priority. Whether the devotional service to your beloved God, or receiving service from your followers, and replacing God by yourself.
May God lead us to the right path, saving us from the wolves in the skin of sheep.
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