Dear GBC members, Maharajas, prabhus and mothers, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Herewith we would like to express our concern with possibly controversial resolution regarding Vaisnavi diksa gurus which may be cause of political polarization of devotees in our society and which is already causeContinue Reading
aśāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ dambhāhaṅkāra-saṁyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ karṣayantaḥ śarīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam acetasaḥ māṁ caivāntaḥ śarīra-sthaṁ tān viddhy āsura-niścayān BG 17.5-6 aśāstra — not in the scriptures; vihitam — directed; ghoram — harmful to others; tapyante — undergo;… dambha — with pride; ahaṅkāra — and egoism; saṁyuktāḥ — engaged;… tān —Continue Reading
The intellectual might, the ocean of dharmajnata, knowledge of varnashrama dharma of the scholars of the Sri Sampradaya and that of Vishvesha Tirtha must be sought on matters of great import not on petty matters of ISKCON’s present day crisis the, ‘power usurpation by feminist crisis’ in other words, ‘howContinue Reading
Undoubtedly, several senior women devotees in our movement are as learned, dedicated, and in other ways spiritually qualified as many of their godbrothers. Why then should there be any hesitation to induct them as diksa-gurus? An important consideration is that the role of a guru, although wholly spiritual by nature,Continue Reading
Dear leaders of ISKCON, This is a legal notice which will turn into a never-ending court case if you pass a resolution which will allow female diksa gurus in our movement without thoroughly discussing the matter with Indian ISKCON leaders who will be most affected by such a decision. IfContinue Reading
Dear GBC members and other leaders of ISKCON, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The determination of the GBC body to create new rules for female diksa-gurus in secret and then vote on them, also in secret, without taking into account the views of the restContinue Reading
Vaiṣṇava Academy (Opposite Goshala) 3rd Floor, South Classroom (on the Left) February 18th and 19th (lecture) and 20th (workshop) From 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Presenters: Dāmodara Dāsa (BVKS) and Kṛṣṇa-kīrti Dāsa (BVKS)Continue Reading
It’s not Prabhupadas fault, that so many mlecchas, yavanas, varna sankaras came to the ISKCON. It is testimony of His greatness, that even they accepted His message. It’s not Prabhupadas fault, that they have brought all the dirty things, all the adharma with them, even trying to establish it asContinue Reading
Before I proceed I’ll let you know why I am writing this. A few days back I was attending an evening Bhagavad Gita class and a devotee asked a question. Which is about today’s position of ISKCON compare to Srila Prabhupada’s time (founder acharya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness)?Continue Reading