Female Diksa Gurus
Where Confusion Lies
This is my main confusion when it comes to ladies becoming “spiritual leaders” in it’s full sense. This is a clear example from Caitanya Caritamrita how one can be an instructing, but…
Varnasrama and Society · Page 3
Women and Gender Roles
Stri-dharma, women’s roles, feminism, protection of women, women in leadership (outside the FDG debate).
Female Diksa Gurus
HG Basu Ghosh Das’s Message to Swamiji on Female Diksha Gurus
This is a refutation to Maharaja's comment on Facebook, the comment of Maharaja can be seen below. Basu Ghosh Das: Prabhupada: In the history of India there is no woman leader. Throughout…
Female Diksa Gurus
MOTHERS OR MASTERS?
I really do not understand, why demons must exploit women by giving to them artificial and unnatural positions in society, by depriving them of their natural position of Mother. Why one should…
Female Diksa Gurus
BUT THE CARAVAN GOES ON
I just heard this beautiful, standing ovation presentation by Sivarama Maharaja on vaisnavi diksha gurus and wanted to present few additional perspectives to the already brilliant on its own speech he gave.…
Purports and Excerpts
HOW SHOULD A WOMAN SEE OTHER MEN?
Brahmānanda: In your lecture you quoted Cāṇakya Paṇḍita that a man must see every woman other than his own wife as mother. How should a woman see other men? Prabhupāda: As son.…
Books and Media
A Book That Destroys Modern Feminism | How I Achieved Real Success by Indira Meshram
Book Review: If any of you want to read the book you can buy it @
Women and Gender Roles
SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS WORK BOTH WAYS
I just listened to one podcast of this devotee Nama Rasa Prabhu, he invited some ladies to discuss women in ISKCON, the poster said “Not this body”. It was an interesting discussion…
Books and Media
REJECTED! (Emergence of Women’s Voices in ISKCON)
Dear Respected Vaishnavas/i, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This is an open affirmation on the rejection of the book entitled ‘The Emergence of Women’s Voices in ISKCON’…
Female Diksa Gurus
Female Diksha Guru — Some Considerations
There is a definite “push” for a female diksha guru in ISKCON that is the proverbial “elephant in the room”, as the title of the recent article on Dandavats.com by Devaki Mataji…
Marriage and Family
The Secrets of a Successful Vedic Marriage
The following is an excerpt from the second part of the interview with Indira Sakhi Devi Dasi (Indira Meshram –
