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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…
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…
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…
HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami : Please Do Not Take Initiation From Me
Lecture on SB 1.5.25, Recorded on 31 October 2019 at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
What is the best benediction we can ask for and How to get that?
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught us how to approach the Supreme Lord and ask Him for the ultimate benediction. He said: na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye. He did not…
Srila Prabhupada Lila: “Achaa!”
Prabhupada is keen for the Western devotees to learn Hindi and has engaged Mr. Saxena in the task of teaching them. Regular classes are now being held, and all the devotees are…
How Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati envisaged development of female devotees
"Our mathas are being built at many places, and many sannyasis, vanaprasthas, grhasthas, and brahmacans are living in them full time and receiving the opportunity to learn spiritual conduct. But we have…
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Padayatra : A Man who kept mauna-vrata, a vow of silence for six years
Bhakta Prabhajan, part of His Holiness Lokanatha Swami Maharaja’s padayatra, recollects this once-in-a-lifetime experience. This is not a fairy tale but a true account. “The news spread like wildfire. We were already attracting attention with our…
