Krishnakant Desai is the head of the ISKCON Revival Movement. But in the 30 years since the publication of his book The Final Order, he himself has never taken initiation through the system he recommends in his own book. In an article in issue 83 of his magazine Back toContinue Reading
New Release on Guru Pūrṇimā On this auspicious Guru Pūrṇimā, we’re pleased to release our first supplementary publication commemorating July 9th, 1977, the beginning of a scholarly response to ṛtvik-vāda. This concise work dismantles the ṛtvik interpretation of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s July 9th letter using the tools of Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, Vyākaraṇa,Continue Reading
In this video made by the IISB, Sridhara Srinivasa Dasa go over the practice of ISKCON GBC approving the guru candidates and posthumous initiations based on the Narottama-dasa Thakura’s propounding of the harmonization process (Aikya Principle)- Rtvik-ism Analyzed! Website: iisb.co.inContinue Reading
Watch the full video here Basu Ghosh Prabhu, Secretary ISKCON India Bureau,Sridhar Srinivasa Prabhu, AuthorRama Aprameya Prabhu, ResearcherKrishna Kirti Prabhu, Convenor IISB Members of ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) discuss the July 9th letter and its relation to other statements from shastra and the instructions of Prabhupada. How devotees inContinue Reading
From guru sadhu and shastra, it’s easy to see where the ritvik people are wrong. Their theories are supported by matchsticks and held together with Scotch tape. They tell us what Srila Prabhupada “must have” intended, not what he clearly and repeatedly said. In short, they are speculating, and theirContinue Reading