Upanayana and Sacred Thread

Basu Ghosh Das answers questions on Female Diksha Gurus

Question no. 1. There is a hermenuetical disagreement in our ranks over the question of women giving spiritual initiation in…

6 years ago

A Woman Cannot Receive a Sacred Thread

A woman cannot receive a sacred thread, so how can she give a sacred thread? Lecture by His Grace Basu…

6 years ago

Female Diksha Guru — Some Considerations

There is a definite “push” for a female diksha guru in ISKCON that is the proverbial “elephant in the room”,…

6 years ago

Why they Won’t listen

The GBC of North America has passed a resolution to introduce a Female Diksa Guru program into ISKCON. For some…

7 years ago

Mystery of initiation

The following is a thread of quotes and ideas which ties together several aspects of approaching a guru and taking…

7 years ago

What kind of diksha gurus were Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini and Hemalata Thakurani?

Vaiyasaki Das: Can anyone enlighten this sanga why Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini, and Hemalata Thakurani were diska gurus in…

7 years ago

Story of Kaca

… and many times it is misunderstood that the ceremony is the culmination of the whole process. People think that…

8 years ago