Akincana Gocara

Author: His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami Practically the whole of North America is misled. This gender equality concoction promoted by the United Nations is artificial and simply polluting everyone’s mind, including many of our rank and file devotees, and, unfortunately, many of our ISKCON leaders. It is a very simpleContinue Reading

Who is Lord Buddha? Understanding the Avatar's Mission Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.24 Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist. This verse immediatelyContinue Reading

Krishna is the The Source of All Incarnations Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.23 In the nineteenth and twentieth incarnations, the Lord advented Himself as Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa in the family of Vṛṣṇi [the Yadu dynasty], and by so doing He removed the burden of the world. While the previous versesContinue Reading

Sacred Thread & Diksha Guru: The Ignored Rule — ISKCON India Bureau G.S. Responds to Hridayananda Maharaj Watch the Full Video: Sacred Thread & Diksha Guru: Ignored Rule — ISKCON India Bureau G.S. Responds to Hridayananda Maharaj Introduction In this significant discourse, His Grace Basu Ghosh Das, currently serving as the GeneralContinue Reading

The Fourth Movement: Reestablishing Vedic Culture Through Simple Living The Four Movements of Prabhupada's Mission Srila Prabhupada established a systematic approach to introduce Vedic culture to the world: The First Movement — The Sankirtan Movement, based on chanting the holy names and distributing transcendental literature. Every devotee participates daily through their japa, and especiallyContinue Reading

Prabhupada Meant “Woman,” Not “Mother,” as the Reason – A Shastric Analysis According to śāstric injunctions, there is no difference between śikṣā-guru and dīkṣā-guru, and generally the śikṣā-guru later on becomes the dīkṣā-guru. Sunīti, however, being a woman, and specifically his mother, could not become Dhruva Mahārāja’s dīkṣā-guru. ( SBContinue Reading

ISKCON Vaishnavi Gurus: A Critical Examination of Vedic Principles The debate over whether Vaishnavis should become diksha gurus has spanned 25 years within ISKCON. In this direct and uncompromising presentation, Mahashakti Das examines the fundamental Vedic principles regarding stri-dharma, the nature of renunciation, and why the proposal for female dikshaContinue Reading

Misuse of Principles and Details in the Vaishnavi Diksa-Guru Debate Rupa Goswami’s Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu distinguishes between unchangeable principles and adjustable details, but is this distinction being applied correctly in the Vaishnavi diksha guru debate? In this incisive analysis, IISB examines how the “principles vs. details” framework can be misused to dismissContinue Reading

Behavior Backed by Instructions Must Be Followed Is behavior alone sufficient evidence for establishing spiritual principles? In this second installment of the IISB response series, Krishna Kirti Das addresses Hridayananda Maharaja’s attempt to dismiss behavioral evidence by establishing the crucial distinction between anukaran (imitation) and anusaran (genuine following). When behavior aligns with words, weContinue Reading

Krishna Kirti Das, Conveyor of the ISKCON India Scholars Board, offers a critical analysis of Hridayananda Das Goswami’s recent rebuttal to Sivarama Swami regarding the controversy of Vaishnavi diksha-gurus. Krishna Kirti posits that Hridayananda Maharaja employs a rhetorical tactic of “problematizing” ( raising complications to obscure a position that isContinue Reading