News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Founder-Acarya position, changes to his books, how to read/apply his statements, attempts to distance from or reinterpret them.
In this age of darkness where everyone's mind is agitated with anger-lust & envy, we can rejoice because we are under the shelter of Srila Prabhupada's causeless mercy. We thought that we know…
In discussing varnāśrama-dharma, it is most important to clearly distinguish between the original, divine method (dajva. varņāśrama) and its present perverse manifestation as ásura- varņāśrama, the caste system based solely on birth."…
Many people who were dissatisfied with straight American life became attracted to Srila Prabhupäda's starkly different alternatives, but time showed that not all were ready to fully follow him. Knowingly or unknowingly,…
For some devotees within ISKCON, what counts as evidence from Śrīla Prabhupāda's statements depends on what their opinion is. If the śāstra supports what someone already believes Śrīla Prabhupāda meant, then it…
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya-lila 9.49, Srila Prabhupada comments on the nine truths of the Buddhists and how Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu defeated them. One of their truths is that Lord Buddha is…
Hare Krishna. My name is Krishna Kirti Das, and I'm going to comment on the question and answer portion of a Bhagavatam class given by His Holiness Bir Krishna das Goswami, who…
This video presentation was made to the IIAC (ISKCON India Advisory Council) on 21 November, 2019. The slide presentation explains why there are so many long-standing controversies within ISKCON and how this…
Pranam Prabhus. Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah. >> My reasoning is that we want to understand Srila Prabhupada's intentions and desires on how to apply shastra. Yes, this is right intention: we…
Letter by Basu Ghosh Prabhu: Dear Pancharatna Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message, and it appears herein below. Before I composed a response to your response to my response to…
Over the past few centuries, scientists gradually undermined the Biblical explanation of the origin of life and the universe. Although at first ridiculed and persecuted, they eventually won the day. Most modern…
