ISKCON Issues

Female Dīkṣā-Gurus: Ensuring the unity of ISKCON on doctrinal matters

Female Dīkṣā-Gurus: Ensuring the unity of ISKCON on doctrinal mattersBy Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa dāsaḥAn important goal of the GBC is to…

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Is the SAC’s 2005 paper in line with guru, sādhu and śāstra?

Is the SAC’s 2005 paper in line with guru, sādhu and śāstra?By Kṛṣṇa Kīrti dāsaḥIn 2005, at the request of…

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The Question of Female Dīkṣā-Gurus in ISKCON

The Question of Female Dīkṣā-Gurus in ISKCONBy Basu Ghoṣa dāsaḥ (ACBSP)How did the concept of FDGs creep into ISKCON after…

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Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?

Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?By Bhakta ŚobhitāṃśuDecember 29, 2025Posted inThe Scriptural ProtocolŚāstra divides into two parts:…

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Harmonizing Guru Eligibility: The Samanvaya of Āgama and Bhakti

Harmonizing Guru Eligibility: The Samanvaya of Āgama and BhaktiBy Rāma Aprameya dāsaḥThe statements of Jāyākhya samhitā and Bhāradvāja Samhitā are…

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Will female dīkṣā-gurus lead to female sannyāsa in ISKCON?

Will female dīkṣā-gurus lead to female sannyāsa in ISKCON?By Kṛṣṇa-kīrti-dāsaḥDecember 29, 2025In his purport to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.40, Prabhupāda says that…

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What is the Female Dīkṣā-Guru Issue Really About?

What is the Female Dīkṣā-Guru Issue Really About?By Kṛṣṇa-kīrti-dāsaḥThe female dīkṣā-guru issue is not about one side in favor of…

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The Challenge of Time, Place, and Circumstance (TPC) Adaptations in ISKCON

By Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa dāsaḥ and Kṛṣṇa Kīrti dāsaḥ - December 30, 2025Posted in To address the challenges of preaching in the West, Śrīla…

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My last letter to Hridayananda

In this personal letter dated February 13, 2009, Krishna Kirti Das writes to Hridayananda das Goswami to formally end their…

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Top court agrees to review veredict on ISKCON Bangalore temple ownership

In a recent legal development concerning the management of the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru, the Supreme Court of India has…

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