Who Are Brāhmaṇas And What Are Their Qualifications?
The Vedas are My(Lord Himself) eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are śabda-brahma. In this world, the brāhmaṇas thoroughly study all the Vedas, and because they assimilate the Vedic conclusions, they are also to be considered the Vedas personified. The brāhmaṇas are situated in the supreme transcendental mode ofContinue Reading
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers
Dear ACBSP #1 Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: Whereas, we all know that “books are the basis”, and in our foundational book, Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.12.32, Prabhupada clearly stated that “being a woman” Suniti could not be Dhruva’s diksha guru”. The Bureau finds that the said resolution institutingContinue Reading
Ujjain: Gita Festival and Kirtan Fair Start in ISKCON
[Translation from Hindi] Bhaskar news Network: Dec. 02, 2019: Ujjain: On Monday at the Bharatpuri area ISKCON temple, Bhakti Charu Swami inaugurated Gita Mahotsava and Kirtan Mela. He performed a puja for the Bhagavad-gita. Afterwards, 16 participants who did the Gita course were awarded Grade 1, and another participant wasContinue Reading
Eight symptoms of a jivan-mukta, a person who is already liberated
This is the way of Vedic life. One must stop the process of repeated birth and death and return home, back to Godhead. The words tan-mahimānam avāpa are significant in this regard. Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī says that mahimā means liberation in this life. We should act in such a way in this life thatContinue Reading
On taking sides
Taking Krishna’s side defines us as Krishna’s devotees. Taking a different side defines us as something different. Krishna’s side is described in sastra and, therefore, sastra is a self-evident authority. I am writing this article because our faith in sastra has gradually slackened. Some 20-30 years ago, ISKCON devotees usedContinue Reading
Does Dashavatara has parallels to Darwin’s theory of Evolution?
A long-awaited post on “Does Dashavatara has parallels to Darwin’s theory of Evolution” Certain of my page’s followers requested me to write on the following: “Striking similarities between Dashavatara and Darwin’s theory of evolution?” They certainly expected me to highlight the similarities between the two and justify that ancient HindusContinue Reading
Photo Pastime
Anuttama: This is 439 Henry St. in Brooklyn, New York. The temple was here from 1970 to 1975. I first saw Srila Prabhupada here in 1971. I was staying here and serving here from 1972 to 1975. This is exactly how I saw Prabhupada in 1971 for the first timeContinue Reading
What kind of diksha gurus were Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini and Hemalata Thakurani?
Vaiyasaki Das: Can anyone enlighten this sanga why Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini, and Hemalata Thakurani were diska gurus in our Gaudiya Vaishnava parampara and who also had male disciples? Basu Ghosh Das: What kind of diksha gurus where the above mentioned lady devotees, Vaiyasaki Das Prabhu? Did they conferContinue Reading
ISKCON India calls on the GBC body to rescind the resolution on female diksha gurus
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavebhyo namonamah. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! If you would be so kind, I would like to bring to your attention a resolution of the ISKCON India Governing Council (aka ”Bureau”) regarding the ISKCON GBC’s recent resolution passed at Tirupati during October 2019, authorizing female diksa-gurus (FDGs) on a geographicContinue Reading
What happens when someone sees the Lord face to face?
It is distinctly mentioned here that the Supreme Personality of Godhead did not appear as an ordinary human being. He appeared before King Nābhi and his associates as the best of all personalities (Puruṣottama). As stated in the Vedas: Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13). The Supreme Personality of Godhead is also aContinue Reading