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…

10 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…

3 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