Controversies

What kind of diksha gurus were Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini and Hemalata Thakurani?

Vaiyasaki Das: Can anyone enlighten this sanga why Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini, and Hemalata Thakurani were diska gurus in…

5 years ago

ISKCON India calls on the GBC body to rescind the resolution on female diksha gurus

Dear Devotees, Vaishnavebhyo namonamah. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! If you would be so kind, I would like to bring to your…

5 years ago

How Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati envisaged development of female devotees

"Our mathas are being built at many places, and many sannyasis, vanaprasthas, grhasthas, and brahmacans are living in them full…

5 years ago

How Srila Prabhupada Viewed Women

Srila Prabhupada had a definite vision of the role of women - grihini - in society, and that FDG is…

5 years ago

His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada condemned the Caste Goswamis

This is a reply to those who are providing the "lineages" as logic for FDG decision. "Lineage" means "caste Goswami". Srila Bhaktivedanta…

5 years ago

ISKCON’s Govardhan Eco Village: Hatha Yoga Centre

New age ISKCON which provides you gymnastic and meditational yoga-related courses and compromises the mission of the organization. Below are some experiences…

5 years ago

Travesty

It is profoundly shocking that ignoring sastra and guru and sadhu has become a fashion. I refer to the announcement…

5 years ago

FDG Revisited : A paper on the Female Diksa Guru Issue, by Ambika Devi Dasi

FDG Revisited A paper on the FDG/Female Diksa Guru Issue Evidence Ignored by SAC FDG Theory A Review of SAC…

5 years ago

On defense of FDG resolution

A couple of days ago one Russian devotee who is a "GBC Deputy", which means he serves in some sort…

5 years ago

Learning lessons from recent FDG resolution

The very first supporting argument in the recent GBC resolution concerning female devotees becoming gurus contains the following sentence: "So I…

5 years ago