Sastric Advisory Council
The ICC has taken Cognizance of the New Course on “Hermeneutics”
Whereas, the ICC has taken cognizance of the new course on “Hermeneutics” that the GBC SAC (shastra advisory committee) has introduced and is soliciting students for from amongst ISKCON devotees worldwide, Whereas,…
Biased Survey
When conducting any survey, one of the most important concerns a researcher has is in eliminating bias. Even if the bias is unintentional, if your survey is biased in any way, the…
Why we wrote Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada Pancaratra?
A devotee named Madan Mohan Dasa of Russia recently published now available online for free.) But before I present a summary overview of our book's intent and purpose, some remarks about the…
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 B.R. Śrīdhara Mahārāja said that female ācāryas, dīkṣā-gurus, are “very rare.” Mahārāja further added,…
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 attention a resolution of the ISKCON India Governing Council (aka ”Bureau”) regarding…
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 FDG Paper by Ambika Devi Dasi Introduction According to religious principles,…
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 hope that all of you, men, women, boys and girls, become spiritual…
A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009), Part Two
A Reply to the GBC Action Order 305 (2009)
