Hermeneutics

Basu Ghosh Das answers questions on Female Diksha Gurus

Question no. 1. There is a hermenuetical disagreement in our ranks over the question of women giving spiritual initiation in…

6 years ago

“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…

6 years ago

Srila Prabhupada’s Outlook Was Not Mundane

Many people who were dissatisfied with straight American life became attracted to Srila Prabhupäda's starkly different alternatives, but time showed…

6 years ago

The “Buddhafication” of Srila Prabhupada, Part 2

For some devotees within ISKCON, what counts as evidence from Śrīla Prabhupāda's statements depends on what their opinion is. If…

6 years ago

The “Buddhafication” of Srila Prabhupada

In Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya-lila 9.49, Srila Prabhupada comments on the nine truths of the Buddhists and how Lord Sri Caitanya…

6 years ago

Video Transcript: How We Read Srila Prabhupada – Part I

Hare Krishna. My name is Krishna Kirti Das, and I'm going to comment on the question and answer portion of…

7 years ago

Why we wrote Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada Pancaratra?

A devotee named Madan Mohan Dasa of Russia recently published a lenghty critique of a book titled Vaisnava Diksa according…

7 years ago

Srila Prabhupada and Bharadvaja-samhita are in harmony

This is my [email] response to Anuttama Prabhu's objection to our presentation of our research on the Bharadvaj Samhita, which…

7 years ago

Krishna Kirti Das: How We Understand Srila Prabhupada (and why consensus is so elusive)

 This video presentation was made to the IIAC (ISKCON India Advisory Council) on 21 November, 2019. The slide presentation explains…

7 years ago

Regarding Female Diksha Gurus – Part 3: Damodar Das responds to Pancharatna Das ACBSP (Mayapur)

Pranam Prabhus. Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah. >> My reasoning is that we want to understand Srila Prabhupada's intentions and…

7 years ago