Sannyasa
A Response to the Racial Parallel in the Female Diksha Guru Debate
What follows below is a commentary from His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami on his recent article
Response to Hridayananda Das Goswami on Female Diksha Gurus
Response to Hṛdayānanda das Goswami on female dīkṣā-gurusSource:
ISKCON on a Mission Drift – H.H. Bhakti Raghava Swami on Female Diksha Gurus
Author: His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami
ISKCON Vaishnavi Gurus – A Critical Examination of Vedic Principles
ISKCON Vaishnavi Gurus: A Critical Examination of Vedic Principles The debate over whether Vaishnavis should become diksha gurus has spanned 25 years within ISKCON. In this direct and uncompromising presentation, Mahashakti Das…
Is the SAC’s 2005 paper in line with guru, sādhu and śāstra?
Is the SAC’s 2005 paper in line with guru, sādhu and śāstra?By Kṛṣṇa Kīrti dāsaḥIn 2005, at the request of the GBC, the Śāstric Advisory Council wrote a paper titled “Female Diksa-gurus…
Will female dīkṣā-gurus lead to female sannyāsa in ISKCON?
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…
Response to Open Letter about FDGs by Senior Vaishnavis
The first try was a bit sharp at the edges for general audience, so I’m trying to smooth it out, and some new arguments are added, too. Late last year
“Women Protecting other Women is Totally Made up” – A Letter to GBC
Dear members of the GBC, Dear members of the GBC, Please accept our humble obeisance’s. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We have come to know that you intend to go ahead with implementing women…