A Woman Cannot Receive a Sacred Thread
2020-09-29
A woman cannot receive a sacred thread, so how can she give a sacred thread? Lecture by His Grace Basu Ghosh Prabhu Sunday Feast, 09/27/2020 ISKCON of BaltimoreContinue Reading
Female Diksha Guru by Pandit Sesagiri Rao of Mysore from Madhva sampradaya.
2020-09-27
A detailed philosophical discourse is given on the topic ‘if a female can become the Diksha Guru’ by Pandit Sesagiri Rao of Mysore belongs to Madhva sampradaya. He produced the Madhava Sampradaya sidhantik points and core philosophical reasons to understand why a female can’t become the Diksha Guru. He explains the philopshyContinue Reading
REJECTED! (Emergence of Women’s Voices in ISKCON)
2020-09-15
Dear Respected Vaishnavas/i, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This is an open affirmation on the rejection of the book entitled ‘The Emergence of Women’s Voices in ISKCON’ launched on the 22nd August 2020 by ISKCON Vaishnavi Ministry. Serving this as a strong proclaim that ideologiesContinue Reading
Female Diksha Guru — Some Considerations
2020-09-13
There is a definite “push” for a female diksha guru in ISKCON that is the proverbial “elephant in the room”, as the title of the recent article on Dandavats.com by Devaki Mataji alluded to. The eagerness of a section of devotees to see a female blessed as diksha guru inContinue Reading
Female Diksa-Gurus, Politics, and Reconciliation – A Lecture by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami
2020-09-08
Recorded on 31 December 2019 at Salem, Tamil Nadu, IndiaContinue Reading
HH Viswesvara Tirtha Swamiji on Female Diksha Gurus/क्या स्त्री दीक्षा गुरु बन सकती है (पूजनीय विश्वेश्वरा तीर्थ स्वामि जी श्री मुख से )
2020-09-04
Please Scroll down for English translation. Original Talk in Hindi and English mix. पूजनीय विश्वेश्वरा तीर्थ स्वामी जी ने इस वीडियो में ‘क्या स्त्री दीक्षा गुरु बन सकती है’? इस पर प्रकाश डाला है यह लेख इस वीडियो में उनके कहे गए विचारो को लिखित रूप में यंहा प्रस्तुत करताContinue Reading
Homosexual Marriage in ISKCON is NOT Fake News: The Threat is Real
2020-08-27
From Bhakti Purushottama Maharaja (JPS, GBC) on the WhatsApp ICC Informal Discussions Group on 27 August 2020.: https://akincana.net/2019/08/03/iskcon-performs-the-first-hare-krishna-gay-marriage-cerimony-in-brazil/ “Received this strange and appalling forward from a devotee asking for the credentials about this as it’s been widely circulated. This may be a propaganda to defame ISKCON.” [The above “forward” MaharajaContinue Reading
How not to Miss the Supreme Goal
2020-06-18
#daridra-nārāyaṇa-sevā #Food-for-life #Mid-Day-Meals #Feeding-the-poor In today’s time of Kaliyuga where most of the population is a hypocrite, has no other purpose than sense gratification often talks, appreciates, and glorifies about Humanitarian work. Charity & donating is considered pious activity but it also represents the demonic quality if it has been doneContinue Reading
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