The Hare Krishna history in a glimpse

1. Srila Prabhupada's movement created two categories of people: those who left and those who remained; between the two there is a whole nuance of colors that it is good and wise to take into account.

2. Of these two extremes, some have rejected Krishna consciousness completely and tend to forget it forever, without culpability; the other pole firmly believe that their guru is the manifestation of God himself on earth, and in their next life they will go to Goloka-Vrindavana. They no longer have any interest in the affairs of this world, they care for nothing else than service of Radha and Krishna. 

□ The preaching was aimed at reaching a category of people to join the Hare Krishna and become uncompromised members. They would abandon everything, even their families (karmi meat-eaters) and devote themselves to pure devotion, while submitting body and soul to a guru. Once they get into the cult, they will renounce all education and culture to focus only on studying Srila Prabhupada's books. Doing so, they adapt themselves to the requirement of bhakti-yoga and get ready to go back to Godhead. (Hence the disinterest of which I am speaking all the time about democracy.)

3. And there are those who left, because they were chased away. For example, because they did not agree to be initiated by a zonal guru, as was customary. Or there are those who did not conform to the rules of the community: not coming either to mangol aratik, guru puja or Bhagavatam class. Now, they had to learn how to live by themselves, sometimes in exile, etc. Marginalized, in a way, after some time they felt undesirable. They were no more on the same wavelength with the community. By being distant from the temple, they slowly began to lose faith and close contact with the devotees. Association is the most important element on the bhakti path. But it must be admitted that devotees are not strong in this area, which is of warm and friendly relationships. Anyway, many devotees fall into that category. So, they left and many of them lost interest in Krishna consciousness. Some became Jehovah's witnesses and others worked for McDonald.

4. In the camp of persevering devotees, disciples of the newly appointed gurus and of Prabhupada, they were in the fire. The last ones, Prabhupada's disciples, could see more or less the irregularities and abuses committed by the authorities (GBC’s were also gurus), but they rationalized or relativized them. It means, in a way, a form of voluntary blindness for the benefit of a transcendental project, initiated by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and spread all over the world by Srila Prabhupada. Being a young movement, there are naturally some apparent flaws, but it's better to see the glass half full than half empty. So many books were distributed all over the world and recruits were joining the movement in mass, especially in India and in the ex communist countries. In fact, Prabhupada's disciples had no choice than to accept what was going on, if they wanted to keep their advantages and continue to do their service. The last thing they wanted is to enter in conflict with devotees for whom their guru was like a Maha-Bhagavat. They worshiped him every morning in that mood and understanding. Prabhupada's disciples will join them, of course, sometimes a bid confused. In many instances, they were forced to do so.