Hermeneutics

My last letter to Hridayananda

In this personal letter dated February 13, 2009, Krishna Kirti Das writes to Hridayananda das Goswami to formally end their…

9 months ago

Rethinking the 9th July Letter: Exposing the Flaws of the “Final Order” Theory

New Release on Guru Pūrṇimā On this auspicious Guru Pūrṇimā, we’re pleased to release our first supplementary publication commemorating July…

1 year ago

Initial Response to SAC’s Paper ‘Brahma-gayatri mantra in ISKCON’

Abstract In Kṛṣṇa’s Vedic civilization, upanayana — the investiture with the sacred thread and brahma-gāyatrī — is exclusively conferred upon…

2 years ago

The Authority of Sadachara

Krishna Kirti das explains the basis of the authority of sad-achara (exemplary behavior), and why it's necessary in order to…

3 years ago

How can Srila Prabhupada be the center when “the shastra is the center for all”?

Srila Prabhupada says in his purport to Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Madhya-lila 20.352 that among the sources of knowledge dharma given by…

4 years ago

Reply to the Online Petition to the ISKCON GBC – by Basu Ghosh Das

Dear Readers, A couple of days back, I received a letter from a concerned devotee in Canada.  He expressesd concerned…

4 years ago

Is Manu-samhita bad for us?

This is from an exchange I had with an ISKCON leader and sannyasi regarding the misunderstandings many devotees seem to…

5 years ago

Is the SAC’s definition of their Overarching Principle too narrow?

This video explains how the ISKCON GBC's Shatric Advisory Council gave too narrow a definition for the evidence cited in…

5 years ago

Is the SAC’s Overarching Principle Supported by Śāstra?

The SAC's mistake is just like quoting the Vedic injunction that the stool of an animal is impure and then…

5 years ago