On June 9, 2008, Bhakti Vikasa Swami gave a lecture titled "Ritvikism is self defeating". I am a former disciple of his, but having read The Final Order (http://www.iskconirm.com/tfo.htm) and understanding that Srila Prabhupada instituted the ritvik initiation system, I realized who my real guru is- Srila Prabhupada. In this lecture, Bhakti Vikasa Swami is saying that we can't have Srila Prabhupada as our guru. And what is a better solution, if I may ask? Surrender to ISKCON's present guru system, a system that has allowed pedophiles, homosexuals, rapists, drug addicts, schizophrenics, and murderers to become "gurus"? The ritvik initiation system was already in place long before July 9th, 1977. This is a historical fact. On July 9th, 1977, Srila Prabhupada gave his final instruction on initiations, which is that devotees should act as ritviks and initiate others on behalf of Srila Prabhupada, something they had already been doing for years. Now let us addres...