News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Welfare work vs preaching, cultural adaptation (e.g. Krishna West), tradition vs modernisation, debates over distancing from Prabhupada’s statements.
West Bengal has opened every district to ISKCON’s school-meal kitchens. Within the movement, the decision revives an old objection that Akincana Gocara has carried for a decade: that cooking government meals is…
The poster the GBC shared on 5 November names the clothes it prefers for whoever leads kirtan in the temple room. Some devotees answered with a question of their own.
A reader answers Akincana Gocara’s call for comment on the removed paragraph with a short philological note: the wording may trace back to Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura’s commentary, and the “vīra” the verse…
In the sixth episode of The Maha Podcast, the Prabhupada disciple traces his road from the 1968 Columbia University occupation to the farm, calls home-grown food the foundation of varnasrama, and accuses…
Seven weeks after the University of Florida ended Krishna Lunch’s 55-year run on campus, a student newspaper went looking for the devotees behind a new “inner connection” club. The club first denied…
In this Q&A at ISKCON London’s Soho Street temple, Śivarāma Swami reflects on ISKCON’s mission and the challenges devotees face today, including outreach, environmental responsibility, child protection, varṇāśrama, professional burnout, and sustaining…
Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast
Kaunteya Das wrote: Recently, Sarva-drik Prabhu wrote: "One small request . . . Best to keep the discussion civil. Savaging the opposition (although ultimately we are all on the same side) with inflammatory…
