Guru and Initiation

Letter to the SABHA regarding Anirdesya Vapu dasa

Respected members of the SABHA, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! My name is Mangalavati Citra devi…

4 years ago

What is initiation? How this applies to the subject of female diksha gurus [FDGs]

What is initiation?   How this applies to the subject of female Diksha gurus [FDGs]   ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami…

6 years ago

A few thoughts on Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada: "I shall remain your personal guidance, physically present or not physically, as I am getting personal guidance from…

6 years ago

WHERE IS MY GURU?

WHERE IS MY GURU? To this question, Srila Prabhupada has said. "That is not a problem. The problem is whether…

6 years ago

Surrender, authority , What it means to be a Genuine good-as-God Guru?

There are deeply rooted misconceptions about many aspects of the Krsna consciousness philosophy that have been passed down from the…

6 years ago

The Age of Darkness & Only One Hope

In this age of darkness where everyone's mind is agitated with anger-lust & envy, we can rejoice because we are…

6 years ago

Charlatan Gurus and Disciples

It is the duty of the spiritual master to give his disciples knowledge of relationship, practice, and perfection, and it…

6 years ago

A Disciple Should Never be a Hypocrite

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Says: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi “By the mercy of the spiritual master one is…

6 years ago

Bhāgavata-Dharma: The Most Confidential Religious Principle

Lord Brahmā, Bhagavān Nārada, Lord Śiva, the four Kumāras, Lord Kapila [the son of Devahūti], Svāyambhuva Manu, Prahlāda Mahārāja, Janaka…

6 years ago