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Female Diksa Gurus

Where Confusion Lies

This is my main confusion when it comes to ladies becoming “spiritual leaders” in it’s full sense. This is a clear example from Caitanya Caritamrita how one can be an instructing, but…

Arati Devi Dasi · 1 Dec 2020
Female Diksa Gurus

DEAR VAISNAVIS, BE SIKSA GURUS

To stop all the confusion around the definition of vaisnavis acting as gurus, may I present to you an excerpt from Sri Caitanya Caritamrita which puts an end to all these confusions…

Arati Devi Dasi · 19 Oct 2020
Scripture and Interpretation

“Varņāśrama-dharma Is External” Is It?

Śri Caitanya Mahäprabhu's famous statement that varņāśrama- dharma is external (eho bāhya)[A] should be understood contextually, especially considering that sästra recommends, and Vaisnava acaryas uphold, that aspiring devotees should act according to…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 14 Aug 2020