Female Diksa Gurus

“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…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

The book meant to bust the “Jahnava myth” about women gurus may have confirmed it, IISB scholar argues

Four months after Prāṇadā devī dāsī published a book arguing that women have long served as initiating gurus in the…

4 weeks ago

Bhakti Raghava Swami’s Message on Female Diksha Gurus

In a video message published on September 22, 2026 on the YouTube channel Bhakti Raghava Swami Vriksha, HH Bhakti Raghava…

2 months ago

What is Madhu-sevita Prabhu’s Janmashtami Message About?

The ISKCON India Scholars Board responds to GBC Chairman Madhu-sevita Das’s 2026 Janmashtami warning about internal divisions, arguing the real…

2 months ago

Qualified Female Diksa Gurus Do Not Contend

I have been reluctant to enter into this controversy for a long time. But after great consideration, I feel obliged…

3 months ago

Further Response to HDG – By Basu Ghosh Das

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVVsEJCxDS0 In this video, Basu Ghosh Das offers a further response to his senior godbrother regarding the contentious topic of…

8 months ago

IISB Comment on Official VDG Statement by GBC EC

In this video, IISB Convenor Kṛṣṇa-kīrti Dāsaḥ and IISB Senior Scholar and author Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa Dāsaḥ discuss the resolutions from…

9 months ago

FDG – Unequivocal Evidence?

c/o mayesvara dasa Unequivocal FDG Evidence? Once upon a time someone asked the question of it would be appropriate for…

9 months ago