Female Diksa Gurus
The Woman’s Guru is the Husband
Haribol Prabhus! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Yes, we are JIVAS, we are not the body. We are equal. But it would be better not to approach…
Varnasrama and Society · Page 6
Women and Gender Roles
Stri-dharma, women’s roles, feminism, protection of women, women in leadership (outside the FDG debate).
Female Diksa Gurus
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers-5
Dear Godbrother Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message. Godbrother: Now, India is flourishing and America is struggling. When we in America who are still managing to reach Americans ask our Indian brothers…
Female Diksa Gurus
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers-4
Dear Godbrother Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: Godbrother: These days it is rare that young people in North America join ISKCON.The first Navadwip Parikrama that I attended in 1975 was…
Female Diksa Gurus
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers-3
Dear Godbrother Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: You said Engaged Female disciples in going out and preaching> Wanted that his female disciples follow traditional women roles of not going out I have…
Female Diksa Gurus
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers-2
Dear Godbrother (2) Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: I am writing to you only with this question, which unfortunately was not addressed in your reply. What is the problem if…
Purports and Excerpts
An Uncontrolled Mind And An Unchaste Wife Are The Same
nityaṁ dadāti kāmasya cchidraṁ tam anu ye ’rayaḥ yoginaḥ kṛta-maitrasya patyur jāyeva puṁścalī An unchaste woman is very easily carried away by paramours, and it sometimes happens that her husband is violently killed…
Female Diksa Gurus
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers
Dear ACBSP #1 Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: Whereas, we all know that “books are the basis”, and in our foundational book, Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.12.32, Prabhupada clearly stated that…
Acaryas and Saints
How Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati envisaged development of female devotees
"Our mathas are being built at many places, and many sannyasis, vanaprasthas, grhasthas, and brahmacans are living in them full time and receiving the opportunity to learn spiritual conduct. But we have…
Purports and Excerpts
How Srila Prabhupada Viewed Women
Srila Prabhupada had a definite vision of the role of women - grihini - in society, and that FDG is NOT in concordance with that vision. And Prabhupada rejected it in his…
Female Diksa Gurus
A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009), Part Two
A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009)