Mission and Cultural Change

Welfare work vs preaching, cultural adaptation (e.g. Krishna West), tradition vs modernisation, debates over distancing from Prabhupada’s statements.

ISKCON’s Mission and Its Modern-Day Challenges: Q&A with Śivarāma Swami

In this Q&A at ISKCON London’s Soho Street temple, Śivarāma Swami reflects on ISKCON’s mission and the challenges devotees face…

1 month ago

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…

8 months ago

HDG’s Folly: Disrobing Draupadi

Summary: In this video, Bhakti Vikasa Swami (BVKS) critiques the preaching trajectory of Hridayananda Dasa Goswami (HDG), acknowledging his significant…

10 months ago

Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast

Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast This podcast was recorded in August 2024…

1 year ago

Written in response to Kaunteya Das’s letter by Antardwip das

Kaunteya Das wrote: Recently, Sarva-drik Prabhu wrote: "One small request . . . Best to keep the discussion civil. Savaging the…

4 years ago

ISKCON schisms look like others

The interesting thing is that we are struggling over the same issues that the Christians are in Western society. That…

4 years ago

क्या मानव सेवा ही माधव सेवा है ?

कोरोना के इस संकट काल में गौड़ीय_वैष्णवों का क्या कर्तव्य है? क्या उन्हें भारी मात्रा में भोजन वितरण करना चाहिए?…

5 years ago

What did Prabhupada Desire Regarding Prasad Distribution?

BY: BASU GHOSH DAS (ACBSP) Oct 25, 2011 — BARODA, INDIA (SUN) — In response to the short message from Brhat Shloka…

5 years ago

Krsna Consicouness & Humantiarism

A large section of us feels attached to our fellow human beings and it is obvious that we get affected…

6 years ago

Preaching According to Time, Place, and Circumstance without Adhikara is Trouble

The thing I want to point out is that having done this at this one part of this one book…

6 years ago