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An email exchange between Krishna Kirti Das and Hridayananda dasa Goswami, 5-7 September 2026, on whether Srila Prabhupada is infallible when he cites shastra, and what follows for Manu-samhita and the question…
The ISKCON India Scholars Board responds to GBC Chairman Madhu-sevita Das’s 2026 Janmashtami warning about internal divisions, arguing the real issue behind them is the female diksha-guru debate and the authority of…
CONCERNS FOR PRABHUPĀDA'S MOVEMENT Presentation by representatives of the ISKCON India Leadership on the FDG/VDG controversy February 8, 2026 — Śrīdhāma Māyāpura ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TPC adjustment requires adhikāra Kṛṣṇa-kīrti dāsaḥ Convenor, ISKCON India…
Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?By
Will female dīkṣā-gurus lead to female sannyāsa in ISKCON?By Kṛṣṇa-kīrti-dāsaḥDecember 29, 2025In his purport to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.40, Prabhupāda says that according to Manu-saṁhitā, women must always be under the protection of a…
What is the Female Dīkṣā-Guru Issue Really About?By Kṛṣṇa-kīrti-dāsaḥThe female dīkṣā-guru issue is not about one side in favor of it and the other side against it. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said kibā…
Two days ago, the country of Singapore executed two men for drug trafficking. According to the Hindustan Times, "a 32-year-old Malaysian man of Punjabi origin who had been found guilty of bringing…
This is from an exchange I had with an ISKCON leader and sannyasi regarding the misunderstandings many devotees seem to have about Manu-samhita. The first message begins with an exchange between Basu…
The SAC's mistake is just like quoting the Vedic injunction that the stool of an animal is impure and then using inference to say that because a cow is an animal, its…
What is initiation? How this applies to the subject of female Diksha gurus [FDGs] ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explained it in his purport to CC Madhya 15.108: [the following…
