Female Diksa Gurus
Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?
Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?By
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Stri-dharma
Female Diksa Gurus
What is the Female Dīkṣā-Guru Issue Really About?
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…
Purports and Excerpts
Equal rights are not Vedic civilization
When Krsna with His sixteen thousand wives went to Hastinapura, soDraupadi... It is natural between woman and woman, they talk about theirhusband. That is natural. So Draupadi was inquiring from each and…
Women and Gender Roles
Should women join the military?
When women and men mix so freely, sexual assault, rape, etc., are bound to happen. The remedial measures of the demons such as sex education or therapy do nothing to curb that…
Varnasrama-dharma
Seeing the “new thing” through the eyes of sastra
The fundamental argument for allowing women in ISKCON equal access to positions in management (temple president, GBC, etc.) and also act as diksa-guru is that Srila Prabhupada introduced something new. But did…
Female Diksa Gurus
Prabhupada’s Social Vision: Yamuna and Jayatirtha
How can FDG proponents say that Srila Prabhupada wanted female gurus all along when he clearly writes in the quoted letters - do not start big programs to attract the masses? But…
Female Diksa Gurus
“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…
Marriage and Family
A Letter to Prime Minister : Early marriage for girls- the other perspective
To, The Prime Minister, Government of India, New Delhi. From, Rama Aprameya dasa (Rakesh Joshi) 39, Guruprasad nagar, Belgaum Sub: Early marriage for girls- the other perspective Dear sir, The age…
Marriage and Family
How Husband and Wife can be Happy and Make Spiritual Progress
SB 7.11.28: A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in handling household affairs and should be fully conversant with religious principles. She should…
GBC and Governance
The ICC has taken Cognizance of the Recent Statements of Malati Devi Dasi
Whereas, the ICC has taken cognizance of the recent statements of Malati Devi Dasi, a member of the International ISKCON GBC, that are contrary to the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, Gaudiya Vaishnav…