Who is Bona Fide Spiritual Master?
Any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of the bona fide guru is that he has realized the conclusions of the scriptures by deliberation and is able to convince others of these conclusions. SuchContinue Reading
My response to your comments on Abhiram Prabhu’s article
Letter from Basu Ghosh Das Dear Pancharatna Prabhu [ACBSP], Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message, copied herein below, on the topic of the GBC resolution authorizing female diksha gurus in ISKCON, and your consideration for and agreement with some of the points made by Abhiram Prabhu in his articleContinue Reading
Keep the Sun shining…
Revered Vaishnavas, Offering my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of anyone who has served ISKCON and also at the feet of those who will serve in the future, I address the body of devotees in whose hands lies the power to make decisions affecting the very future of SrilaContinue Reading
Why did Krishna allow Muslims to Damage Vedic Culture?
Lecture by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami recorded on 05-Oct-2018 in Meenangadi, Kerala, India. Continue Reading
On Geographical considerations dictating theological conclusions
This short essay is in response to a recent decision by the ISKCON International Governing Body (GBC) in the matter of supporting, allowing, instituting, establishing, and blessing female diksha gurus in the ISKCON Hare Krishna Movement. In the GBC resolution authorizing female diksha gurus, it is written: “The GBC BodyContinue Reading
Why we should question the wisdom of ISKCON instituting Female Diksa Gurus
I have always been a faithful ISKCON follower. Over the years I have waited patiently, observing occasional mistakes made by ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC). Discovering that after many years of holding the line against introducing leftist feminist ideology into ISKCON, that the GBC finally caved-in to pressure to authorizeContinue Reading
The Symptoms of Kali-yuga
When the bad qualities of the Age of Kali will increase to an intolerable level, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will descend as Kalki to destroy those who are fixed in irreligion. After that, a new Satya-yuga will begin. As the Age of Kali progresses, all good qualities of menContinue Reading
The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
This chapter particularly describes the brahmacārī and the person in the vānaprastha stage, and it also gives a general description of the four āśramas — brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa. In the previous chapter, the great saint Nārada Muni has described the varṇa institution of society, and now, in this chapter, he will describe the stages of spiritual advancement in the four āśramas, whichContinue Reading
Further thoughts on due diligence and due process
My most sincere obeisance. Kindly bless me to someday approach bhakti marg. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Being further requested to expand on my earlier appeal for ‘due diligence and due process’, I had already indicated that the history of our GBC dealing with important issues is not encouraging, toContinue Reading