To Hospital or NOT to Build? That is the Controversy – part 1
Hospital Yajna? I was prowling the internet recently for some cyber-association and encountered a well written, straight forward presentation that raised questions about the role of ISKCON in the construction of Hospitals. I was so appreciative of how honest the article was I decided to leave a two sentence commentContinue Reading
WHAT IS WRONG IF ISKCON DEVOTEES RUN A HOSPITAL?
It is not one of the purposes of ISKCON to open hospitals. Srila Prabhupada told his disciples not to open hospitals: Hospital-making business is there, going on by the government, by the state. You are not meant for making hospitals. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 4.37-40 — August 21, 1966,Continue Reading
Is India the Rape Capital of the World?
Even before but more so after the sensational Nirbhaya gang-rape case of December 2012 India has been portrayed as the rape capital of the world where violence against women is enshrined. But what do the numbers tell us? Other countries in fact have much higher rates of rape than India,Continue Reading
Bamboo Skyscrapers
H.H. Hridayananda Goswami’s Krishna West project is based on the simple idea that if you remove the non-essential, Indian cultural trappings of present-day ISKCON from its spiritual essence, then ISKCON will be restored to its former potency and once again become the dynamic preaching movement with high levels ofContinue Reading
Covering The Head Has Nothing To Do With Muslims
This is a response to a comment made by Gaura Keshava Prabhu in which he espouses the opinion that head covering by North Indian women is an imposition from Islam. The theory that North Indian women cover their head with a sari because of Islamic influence is not a soundContinue Reading
Mundane welfare work in ISKCON
The following article was published on the Dandavats website on 26th July 2012 (5,533 views). The article appears below in a revised and expanded form with the help of some devotees. Also included now is an Appendix section which contains more quotes of our founder-acarya, Srila Prabhupada giving his instructionsContinue Reading
The Gopi Bhava Club
Jagannatha dasa, the BBT Sanskrit editor has just returned from Vrndavana. This afternoon he reported to Srila Prabhupada. Just a week ago Prabhupada received news that Jagannatha and Nitai dasa were no longer working on his books. Jagannatha informed Prabhupada Nitai is now the head pujari in Vrndavana. JagannathaContinue Reading
Antyesti Samskara — The last rites (Vedic funeral rites)
Dear Vaisnavas, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Considering that almost daily we are reading about the passing of some exalted Vaisnavas and that this trend will only continue, I thought it might be wise to publish the Antyesti Samskara — the Vedic funeral rights —Continue Reading
Where The Ritvik People Are Right
From guru sadhu and shastra, it’s easy to see where the ritvik people are wrong. Their theories are supported by matchsticks and held together with Scotch tape. They tell us what Srila Prabhupada “must have” intended, not what he clearly and repeatedly said. In short, they are speculating, and theirContinue Reading
Moonshadows
Did We Really Go To The Moon In The Late 1960’s and Early 70’s? Many people would have a real hard time believing or even entertaining the idea that we did not go to the moon. After all, it has been over 40 years since we, supposedly, sent ourContinue Reading