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The debate on Vaisnavi (female) diksa gurus: GBC resolutions and process, sastric and historical arguments, responses, related women’s upanayana/sannyasa questions.
Dear Godbrother Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: You said Engaged Female disciples in going out and preaching> Wanted that his female disciples follow traditional women roles of not going out I have…
Dear Godbrother (2) Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: I am writing to you only with this question, which unfortunately was not addressed in your reply. What is the problem if…
13 Female Gurus in ISKCON’s Guru Parampara mentioned in Bhagavad-gita “As It Is” Hare Krishna. Good News for both sides: Pro-FDG as well as anti-FDG. From the Guru Parampara mentioned in the…
A Response to devotee's Query to ISKCON Bureau Resolution on FDG My humble pranams to all the devotees. Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah. Following is the first para of devotee’s query email…
Dear ACBSP #1 Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: Whereas, we all know that “books are the basis”, and in our foundational book, Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.12.32, Prabhupada clearly stated that…
Vaiyasaki Das: Can anyone enlighten this sanga why Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini, and Hemalata Thakurani were diska gurus in our Gaudiya Vaishnava parampara and who also had male disciples? Basu Ghosh…
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavebhyo namonamah. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! If you would be so kind, I would like to bring to your attention a resolution of the ISKCON India Governing Council (aka ”Bureau”) regarding…
This is a reply to those who are providing the "lineages" as logic for FDG decision. "Lineage" means "caste Goswami". Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur both condemned the caste Goswamis…
It is profoundly shocking that ignoring sastra and guru and sadhu has become a fashion. I refer to the announcement that the ISKCON GBC has evidently according to report decided to allow…
FDG Revisited A paper on the FDG/Female Diksa Guru Issue Evidence Ignored by SAC FDG Theory A Review of SAC FDG Paper by Ambika Devi Dasi Introduction According to religious principles,…
