Is the ritvik system the solution to fallen gurus?
Join us for an in-depth discussion from our June 12, 2025, meeting exploring the controversial Ritvik system within the ISKCON tradition. This session delves into Srila Prabhupada’s teachings on guru succession, the validity of the Ritvik initiation system, and its alignment with Vedic principles, including pramanas (shabda, pratyaksha, anumana) andContinue Reading
Introducing: “The Mood And Mission of Srila Prabhupada”
Buy now: https://books.bvks.com/book/view/the-mood-and-mission-of-srila-prabhupada.html Support us: https://donate.bvksmedia.net/ Recorded on May 20, 2025 in Atlanta, GA, USA. For thousands of talks on Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, and Bhajans, please see cross platform apps: https://social.bvksmedia.net/m/connect Facebook – https://social.bvksmedia.net/fb WhatsApp: https://social.bvksmedia.net/wa Instagram: https://social.bvksmedia.net/ig TranscriptContinue Reading
Solving The Hindu Muslim Problem – Bhakti Vikasa Swami
Support us: https://donate.bvksmedia.net/ Recorded on May 2, 2025 in Atlanta, GA, USA. For thousands of talks on Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, and Bhajans, please see cross platform apps: https://social.bvksmedia.net/m/connectContinue Reading
Ritvik Initiations Not Sanctioned by Shastra: Why this matters
In this discussion, members of the ISKCON the India Scholars Board explain why scriptural sanction is essential for spiritual authenticity in initiations (diksa) and how Srila Prabhupada’s use of assistants (ritviks) to conduct initiations during his manifest presence conform to scriptural injunctions. Abstract This discussion by ISKCON India Scholars BoardContinue Reading
Ritvikism Debunked || The Complete Reference || HG Amogh Lila Prabhu
The end of Ritvik Mayavad || Truth revealed || Ritvikism Debunked || The complete Reference || HG Amogh Lila Prabhu ISKCON Bangalore Case || Reality of Ritvikism || HG Amogh Lila Prabhu #iskcon #ritvik #amoghlilaprabhu #MyAshraya Link for the Detailed Documents on Ritivikism: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FDd7-FtCWt6GiGh1hh2mXtLLtldVlX4c Join ISKCON Now: https://www.iskcondelhi.com/join-iskcon/Continue Reading
Ritvik Delusion – Destroyed! – Ishvara Gauranga Dasa
This is the Final Word from Śrīla Prabhupāda — Unfiltered. Unchanged. Unchallenged. In this powerful video, we present the most direct and undeniable instruction from Śrīla Prabhupāda, spoken just 12 days before his departure from this world. No letters. No second-hand memos. No interpretations. Just his own voice, his finalContinue Reading
Rtviks are right and neo-Rtviks are wrong!
In this video made by the IISB, Sridhara Srinivasa Dasa goes over the practice of Rtvik initiations and regular pancaratrika initiations based on Narottama-dasa Thakura’s propounding of the harmonization process (Aikya Principle). He also explains how the neo-Rtviks are not based on Narottama-dasa Thakura’s Aikya Principle. – Rtvik-ism Analysed!Continue Reading
Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast
Basu Ghosh Prabhu Speaks On Traditional vs. Modern ISKCON at the Namarasa Podcast This podcast was recorded in August 2024 in New Jersey, USA. Basu Ghosh Das (ACBSP) discusses the growing cultural tensions within ISKCON—East vs. West, tradition vs. modernity. Can ISKCON stay true to its Vedic roots while expandingContinue Reading
Jayadvaita Swami Addresses the Ritvik Debate – San Diego (1990s)
We present two archival video recordings of His Holiness Jayadvaita Swami speaking during the Ritvik Debate that took place in the early 1990s in San Diego. Part 1 Part 2Continue Reading
Continuing Analysis of Ritvikism
In this video made by the IISB, Sridhara Srinivasa Dasa go over the practice of ISKCON GBC approving the guru candidates and posthumous initiations based on the Narottama-dasa Thakura’s propounding of the harmonization process (Aikya Principle)- Rtvik-ism Analyzed! Website: iisb.co.inContinue Reading