News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Krishna Kirti das explains the basis of the authority of sad-achara (exemplary behavior), and why it's necessary in order to obtain an authoritative answer to questions about dharma for which there are…
Q: In the Soviet Union what were the main ideological objections to the Bhagavad-gita? ChatGPT: During the Soviet era, the main ideological objections to the Bhagavad-gita were rooted in Marxist-Leninist ideology, which…
When women and men mix so freely, sexual assault, rape, etc., are bound to happen. The remedial measures of the demons such as sex education or therapy do nothing to curb that…
I don't know why you chose to publicly malign Bhakti Vikasa Maharaja when by your own admission there are other, more culpable ISKCON leaders who you could have come out publicly against…
Srila Prabhupada says in his purport to Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Madhya-lila 20.352 that among the sources of knowledge dharma given by one’s guru, other saintly persons, and shaof stra, “the shastra is the…
The fundamental argument for allowing women in ISKCON equal access to positions in management (temple president, GBC, etc.) and also act as diksa-guru is that Srila Prabhupada introduced something new. But did…
There once was a stree who gave diksha But wouldn't give men any shiksha. With shyness she said To the third man she wed, "I'd burn in an agni pariksha."
Are the methods of modern psychology and sociology compatible with Krishna consciousness? If you believe in one, can you believe in the other? And in the context of child protection, a field…
From: Krishna Kirti Das <> Date: Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 9:01 PM Subject: A formal challenge to the SAC for a sastrartha To: Urmila devi dasi/Dr. Edith Best <> Dear Urmila Mata Ji,…
The interesting thing is that we are struggling over the same issues that the Christians are in Western society. That suggests there is a single, secular Western influence that is driving the…
