News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.
In a message published by ISKCON, the well-known speaker offers his respects to Srila Prabhupada as the 50th anniversary of his samadhi approaches.
The Governing Body Commission has resolved that no ISKCON guru may give first, second or sannyasa initiation from 1 December 2026 until Gaura Purnima 2027, a date it says “could be extended”.…
In a three-minute video recorded for Hare Krsna TV, GBC member Guru Prasad Swami tells how a campus chanting party in Texas, a Bhagavad-gita found in a US Army library in Panama…
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 a one-hour interview released on 30 September, the Prabhupada disciple recalls walking off a volleyball court the morning after meeting the devotees, negotiating mangala-arati with an Israeli drill sergeant, and the…
Interviewed on his farm at New Vrindaban, the 77-year-old disciple of Srila Prabhupada recalls Prabhupada’s farm instructions and urges devotees to take self-reliance seriously. The fourth episode of The Maha Podcast, released…
An email exchange between Krishna Kirti Das and Hridayananda dasa Goswami, 5-7 September 2026, on whether Srila Prabhupada is infallible when he cites shastra, and what follows for Manu-samhita and the question…
A portrait of Srila Prabhupada was unveiled in the historic gallery of Hotel National in Moscow, the hotel where he stayed during his landmark 1971 visit, at a program attended by academics,…
Ekadasi Prasadam on Gaura Purnima or Let Them Eat Cake? by Vishnugada Das (ACBSP) Within ISKCON, there has been confusion about whether Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, wanted his disciples, ISKCON…
