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What is initiation? How this applies to the subject of female Diksha gurus [FDGs] ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explained it in his purport to CC Madhya 15.108: [the following…
Further talks with Maharaj on the subject of female diksha gurus. For the previous article, please go to the following link:
Question no. 1. There is a hermenuetical disagreement in our ranks over the question of women giving spiritual initiation in ISKCON. (Pro-VDGs and Anti-FDGs for this discussion) Answer by Basu Ghosh Das:…
There is a definite “push” for a female diksha guru in ISKCON that is the proverbial “elephant in the room”, as the title of the recent article on Dandavats.com by Devaki Mataji…
Hare Krishna. My name is Krishna Kirti Das, and I'm going to comment on the question and answer portion of a Bhagavatam class given by His Holiness Bir Krishna das Goswami, who…
Below is the executive summary of our paper, which is a short, initial response to Sriman Madana Mohana Prabhu's our book Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-Pancaratra (2019). Click here for
Dear Madan Mohan prabhu, Please accept my greeting and the blessings of Lord Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you for your essay. However, I think that to support your position…
My Dear Basu Ghosh Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances_/\ò_. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here is a video where His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami recalls how much Srila Prabhupada glorified Yamuna…
Letter by Basu Ghosh Prabhu: Dear Pancharatna Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message, and it appears herein below. Before I composed a response to your response to my response to…
Letter from Basu Ghosh Das Dear Pancharatna Prabhu [ACBSP], Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message, copied herein below, on the topic of the GBC resolution authorizing female diksha gurus in ISKCON,…
