The Story of Lord Varaha’s Appearance
The Pregnancy of Diti After describing the appearance of the white Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Svayambhuva devastation, Maitreya next described the red Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Chakshusha devastation. Maitreya related these pastimes to Vidura in the same manner in which he had heard themContinue Reading
Appearance Day of Sri Advaita Acharya
The foremost of all the Vaishnavas who reside at Navadwip is Shri Advaita Acharya, whose virtuous presence has made all the worlds blessed. He is the most preeminent preceptor in all fields including knowledge, renunciation and devotion. In explaining Krishna-bhakti he is like unto Lord Shankara (Shiva) himself, and whateverContinue Reading
Srinidhi Prabhu (ACBSP) Left his Body at Udaipur
In memoriam Srinidhi Prabhu (ACBSP) left his body at Udaipur, a few hours ago. He was a resident of ISKCON Hyderabad and Juhu, Bombay during the 1970s. Recently he spent a few years at Vrindavan, but due to ill health, he was staying at Udaipur, where he resided for manyContinue Reading
HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami’s Comment on Interpretation of Srila Prabhupada’s Statements Using Mathematics
The very fact that supposed devotees attempt to interpret Srila Prabhupada’s statements using mathematics shows how foolish and deviated they are from the basic methods of spiritual understanding as taught by Srila Prabhupada. Why even bother to discuss mathematical approaches to “understanding” Srila Prabhupada’s purports? It is complete nonsense from the outset.Continue Reading
THE SUNĪTI PRAMĀṆA AND SET THEORY
Background In January 2021, an anonymous author circulated a paper titled Sunīti’s Ineligibility in ISKCON. An analysis of two statements made by Śrīla Prabhupāda (further on referred to as SI for brevity). SI attempts to analyse Śrīla Prabhupāda’s purport on SB 4.12.32 (or the “Sunīti pramāṇa”) with the aim to show thatContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Theory Forum
Click here to visit the PCON Forum The poison conspiracy has meandered through the ISKCON rumor channels for about 20 years without adequately having been disposed of. On March 9th 2020 Gaur Purnima all of that changed with the release of the book DECEPTION and a movie of the sameContinue Reading
Preaching in the Age of Misinformation
A true preacher is a true disciple. I believe all of us can agree that a thorough study of Srila Prabhupada’s books is so badly needed in our society in the age of Kali, the age of quarrel, hypocrisy and misinformation. All of us come across devotees (or sometimes ourselves)Continue Reading
More Dear Swamiji – A letter From HG Basu Ghosh Das
February 2021 Dear Swamiji, Yatibhyonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Here is a link to a lecture — it can be heard fully at this link — that Srila Prabhupada gave at Los Angeles on September 22 1972: https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/720922sbla/ Here is the “key passage” from the lecture: Woman, they are generally equippedContinue Reading