News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
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:…
A woman cannot receive a sacred thread, so how can she give a sacred thread? Lecture by His Grace Basu Ghosh Prabhu Sunday Feast, 09/27/2020 ISKCON of Baltimore
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…
The GBC of North America has passed a resolution to introduce a Female Diksa Guru program into ISKCON. For some of us long-time initiates this situation has been an ongoing fear of…
The following is a thread of quotes and ideas which ties together several aspects of approaching a guru and taking initiation. It’s by no means complete, but if one insists on a…
Vaiyasaki Das: Can anyone enlighten this sanga why Jahnava Mata Iswari, Gangamata Goswamini, and Hemalata Thakurani were diska gurus in our Gaudiya Vaishnava parampara and who also had male disciples? Basu Ghosh…
