Sastric Advisory Council

Biased Survey

When conducting any survey, one of the most important concerns a researcher has is in eliminating bias. Even if the…

5 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

Questions Answered on the Vaisnava diksa according to Narada Pancaratra

7. But there are so many Vaiṣṇavī gurus in the Gauḍīya sampradāya. What about that? In an interview, Śrīla Prabhupāda’s godbrother…

7 years ago

ISKCON India calls on the GBC body to rescind the resolution on female diksha gurus

Dear Devotees, Vaishnavebhyo namonamah. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! If you would be so kind, I would like to bring to your…

7 years ago

FDG Revisited : A paper on the Female Diksa Guru Issue, by Ambika Devi Dasi

FDG Revisited A paper on the FDG/Female Diksa Guru Issue Evidence Ignored by SAC FDG Theory A Review of SAC…

7 years ago

Learning lessons from recent FDG resolution

The very first supporting argument in the recent GBC resolution concerning female devotees becoming gurus contains the following sentence: "So I…

7 years ago

A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009), Part Two

  A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009) Part One Part Two Part Three "Suniti, however, being a…

7 years ago

Resolution of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC) Regarding Vaishnavi Diksa-gurus

Download as PDF October 15, 2019 Whereas in 2009 the GBC Resolved: The GBC accepts the philosophical conclusion presented in…

7 years ago

ISKCON considers allowing official gay marriage ceremonies in Brazil

The announcement below has been taken and translated from the official Facebook page of ISKCON's Brazilian Governing Body. The Brazilian…

7 years ago