223 Leaving my guru Sri Dharma Pravartarka Acharya of DharmaNation/ISDS (the full revealing story)

After following Hindu guru Sri Dharma Pravartarka Acharya of the DharmaNation youtube channel and International Sananta Dharma Society since 2018, I renounced him as my guru in January 2026. This is my story of finding him to leaving him. Live 5/30/2026. 0:00 – Why I'm sharing | ISDS not a cult | show for Acharyaji's own growth7:22 – Calling Acharyaji by real name Frank Morales8:03 – Discovering Acharyaji in 2018 on youtube | impressed by knowledge, turned off by know-it-all arrogance11:06 – Acharyaji always right11:51 – Temporarily stopped watching youtube & started studying Santana Dharma via ISKCON | discovered my own ignorance15:27 – Religious gurus should stop saying they are experts on everything | Acharyaji interview with Asatru believer with condescendingly revealed Asatru Gayatri Mantra 20:20 – White supremacy & nationalist reputation of Asatru community | Acharyaji blaming Jews at white nationalist conference | bragging about being on Klan forums23:25 – Acharyaji's insulting & condescending attitude to Christianity making Jesus a "Dharma Warrior" | evidence for argument dismisses Bible as untrue & non-Biblical books as true28:24 – Acharyaji's deliberately misinterprets Christianity but hates those who misinterpret Hinduism | talking about Jesus to attract viewers31:56 – Acharyaji prophetically declared Golden Age years repeatedly36:01 – No contact on e-mail or for donations | personal Zoom call | reasons for doing 2024 interview with Acharyaji on his "Radical Universalism" book (see live show 136)40:40 – Problems with "Radical Universalism" book | Acharyaji needs an experienced editor | declares book as "legendary"59:04 – Turned down future Zoom with Acharyaji due to family issues & questioning Ramayana01:02:50 – Quasi-defending Archaryaji on Left Hand Satanic youtube01:04:53 – Hostile facebook interaction with ISDS member01:05:58 – Issues surrounding speaking at ISDS 2025 conference01:09:13 – Started pulling away in 202501:11:29 – Lying & malicious facebook exchange with ISDS member that could have been a slander lawsuit | banned from contacting Acharyaji & "innocent" ISDS members01:42:24 – Done with mid-2025 with Acharyaji01:45:07 – Discovered sub-stack article criticizing Archaryaji during dramatic January 2026 (https://kalpatales.substack.com/)01:47:54 – Reading first sub-stack article on Acharyaji's inconsistencies & prophesized golden age | scriptures say bowing to guru not giving money for expensive technology02:02:34 – Response to article led to being on discord with ex-ISDS members | discovering truth of Acharyaji02:16:47 – Size of ISDS membership02:19:46 – Reading second sub-stack article on ISDS "emergency meeting" | ISDS not bad people02:30:10 – Wrote to Acharyaji warning him, got blocked on facebook in response02:34:05 – Moving on02:42:21 – Audience for Acharyaji's weight lifting book | criticizing anything but weight lifting (Correction: I refer to his "Be Strong" book but meant "Meditations From The Temple Of Iron" book)This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia.REGULAR LIVE SHOW for independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff. Unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective.I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Email: [email protected]: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy