ISKCON Issues

Institutional debates and disputes inside ISKCON.

Watch the GBC Decide the Future of Female Diksa Gurus: Eight Unreleased Committee Recordings, Published in Full

Akincana Gocara publishes the video recordings of eight meetings of the GBC’s Global Vaiṣṇavī Dīkṣā-Guru Committee, held between 14 July…

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GBC Quietly Rolls Out AI-Translated ISKCON Law, VDG Ruling Included, as Its Leaders Meet to Rethink the Guru’s Role

Without a public announcement, the Governing Body Commission has rebuilt its website, gathered every resolution since 1975 into one searchable…

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ISKCON Gurus Urge the GBC Not to Force a Decision on Female Diksa Gurus

WADA, India — As the GBC devoted the second and third days of its 2026 Midterm General Meeting at Govardhan…

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“We Were Cut Off”: IISB Scholars Say GBC Gave ISKCON India Half an Hour on Female Diksa Gurus

Hours after ISKCON India’s delegation spoke at the GBC’s mid-term meeting on Vaishnavi diksa-gurus, three ISKCON India Scholars Board members…

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Madhu Pandit Dasa Accused of “Betrayal of Trust” by Former ISKCON Bangalore Fundraiser Varada Krsna Dasa

A devotee who spent nearly ten years raising money for the Hare Krishna Hill temple says that none of its…

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FDG Resolved In 3 Steps

In Jaiva Dhrma, Srila Bhaktivenode Thakura clearly warns us to NOT introduce vyavaharika-dona, secular impropriety. “Vaisnava dasa: If one violates…

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“This is ISKCON versus Madhu Pandit Dasa”: ISKCON India spokesman shows Bengaluru leader’s old court filings on national TV

On national Hindi television, ISKCON India’s communications director says the Bengaluru temple case is not a dispute between two ISKCON…

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Two Societies, One Name: Briefing Note Accuses Madhu Pandit Dasa of ‘Double Fraud’ Over Bengaluru Temple

A six-page briefing note dated 8 October 2026 sets out the 1971 Mumbai Society’s case that Madhu Pandit Dasa revived…

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Exclusive: Inside the GBC’s Private VDG Committee Chat – 712 Messages on Female Diksha Gurus, Published in Full

For five weeks this summer, the representatives the GBC gathered to settle whether women may serve as initiating gurus in…

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Reader traces the “expert at rape” wording of SB 4.25.41 to Visvanatha Cakravarti’s commentary and the Kama-sutra

A reader answers Akincana Gocara’s call for comment on the removed paragraph with a short philological note: the wording may…

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