Black Lives Matter. How Much? A talk by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami
2020-06-16
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The “Buddhafication” of Srila Prabhupada, Part 2
2020-05-17
For some devotees within ISKCON, what counts as evidence from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s statements depends on what their opinion is. If the śāstra supports what someone already believes Śrīla Prabhupāda meant, then it is acceptable. If not, then it is not accepted. Thus, what has actually happened is that by eliminating the other sources of information (direct śāstra and sādhu, other saintly persons like Rāmānuja, Madvhācārya, Jīva Gosvāmī, etc.) by saying “only Prabhupāda”, or only what he has quoted from śāstra or sādhu, and by ignoring the consistency criterion (aikya), Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings have become a grab-bag of useful statements for proving almost any idea one can think up, as Dr. Hopkins has observed. In this way, instead of us serving Śrīla Prabhupāda’s desires, we engage Śrīla Prabhupāda in serving ours.Continue Reading
March 9th, 2020 The Day the Poison Conspiracy Died
2020-05-05
The Poison Conspiracy diatribe: “Kill Guru Become Guru” openly invited respected devotees… “…respected devotees from a variety of sectors to cooperate on an impartial investigation.” -KGBG 105 “… anyone who wants something investigated and properly dealt with they should not look to the corrupted GBC leaders, but just do itContinue Reading
Video Transcript: How We Read Srila Prabhupada – Part I
2020-03-08
Hare Krishna. My name is Krishna Kirti Das, and I’m going to comment on the question and answer portion of a Bhagavatam class given by His Holiness Bir Krishna das Goswami, who is responding to a devotee named Dharma Das, who himself is a highly successful book distributor from Serbia. The class took place on January 7th, 2020. And is on Srimad-Bhagavatam canto six chapter 18 text 35.
Now, why I am commenting on this portion of the class is that I feel that Maharaja’s opinions on the subject of women’s social rules and the female diksha guru issue are representative of the views and attitudes of many devotees in our movement. However there are many others in our movement who do not share these views, and I will be representing them.Continue Reading
Dhanurdhara Swami approached the GBC possibly being reinstated as a member of ISKCON
2020-03-05
Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. A few weeks ago, Dhanurdhara Swami approached the GBC Executive Committee with the idea of possibly being reinstated as a member of ISKCON. The GBC EC sought out the opinions of a number of affected parties such asContinue Reading
Damodara Dasa Responds to Madan Mohan Das’s Book: Guru-The Principle not the Body -P3
2020-03-03
There are 3 parts of this response that are answering the basic allegations on the authors of Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-pancaratra. Nature of the Book: Khandana grantha Are there Female Diksa-gurus in Gaudiya lines? Part 3: Page 20-30Continue Reading
Damodara Dasa Responds to Madan Mohan Das’s Book: Guru-The Principle not the Body -P2
2020-03-03
There are 3 parts of this response that are answering the basic allegations on the authors of Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-pancaratra. Nature of the Book: Khandana grantha Are there conflicting statements in Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions? Part 2: Page 14-20 Continue Reading
Damodara Dasa Responds to Madan Mohan Das’s Book: Guru-The Principle not the Body -P1
2020-03-03
There are 3 parts of this response that are answering the basic allegations on the authors of Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-pancaratra. Nature of the Book: Khandana grantha Part 1: Page 01-13Continue Reading
Open Letter to HG Hrdayananda Maharaja by HG Mayesa dasa
2020-03-02
Maharaja My obeisances, I just perused your letter addressed to the devotees regarding ISKCON’s recent adoption of Female Diksa Guru. I found a problem in your first claim and again in your second claim. And those two claims made up the whole of the letter. Your first claim is thatContinue Reading
In Defense of Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-Pancaratra
2020-02-19
Below is the executive summary of our paper, which is a short, initial response to Sriman Madana Mohana Prabhu’s paper “Guru: The Principle, Not the Body” (2020), which is a response to our book Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-Pancaratra (2019). Click here for our full paper. Your servants, Krishna-kirti Dasa (BVKS)Continue Reading