In this Q&A at ISKCON London’s Soho Street temple, Śivarāma Swami reflects on ISKCON’s mission and the challenges devotees face today, including outreach, environmental responsibility, child protection, varṇāśrama, professional burnout, and sustaining spiritual consciousness beyond the temple.Continue Reading
This short clip from The Matchless Gift podcast features Basu Ghosh Prabhu addressing the LGBTQ concept. Presented as an excerpt from a longer conversation, the video offers his perspective on a contemporary social issue relevant to ongoing discussions within ISKCON. Watch the 2-minute clip below.Continue Reading
In this episode of The Matchless Gift Podcast, Basu Ghosh Prabhu joins the hosts for an extended conversation on the meaning of diksha, or spiritual initiation, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The discussion invites viewers to consider initiation as more than a ceremony. It is a serious spiritual commitment centeredContinue Reading
Official Shastri Degree in Gaudiya Darśana to Begin at National Sanskrit University, Tirupati from 2026–27 We are pleased to share an important development for the preservation and academic study of Gaudiya Vaishnava siddhanta. At National Sanskrit University, Tirupati, an official undergraduate Shastri degree program in Gaudiya Darśana is set toContinue Reading
In this video, Basu Ghosh Das offers a further response to his senior godbrother regarding the contentious topic of female diksha gurus in ISKCON. He addresses several key points: the role of the GBC as a managing authority rather than the sole arbiter of philosophical matters, the importance of shastraContinue Reading
In a recent legal development concerning the management of the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru, the Supreme Court of India has agreed to revisit its previous decision regarding ownership. The move reopens the May 16 decision that had initially placed control of the seven-acre temple with the Bengaluru faction, overturning aContinue Reading
In a significant moment for the worldwide sankirtana movement, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi has presented a Russian edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The exchange, which highlights the global reach of Srila Prabhupada’s teachings, was shared publicly by Yudhistir Govinda Das, theContinue Reading
Hare Krishna, dear devotees. We are very happy to announce the upcoming launch of a new course, perfect for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of our Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. New Free Course: Prameya Ratnāvalī Join us for an in-depth study of Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s Prameya Ratnāvalī, guided by theContinue Reading