Controversy
By Mukunda das - 6.2 2016
The Sale of ISKCON's Brooklyn Radha Govinda Mandir
Dispelling the lies of Romapada Swami and Ramabhadra Prabhu regarding the sale of ISKCON's Brooklyn Radha Govinda Mandir.
While devotees worldwide are celebrating the 50 year anniversary of ISKCON ,...Read more...
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By editor - 1.2 2016
GBC NA EC on Banning of HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami's WMM
The following bill of complaint was written by Malati devi dasi and sent out by the GBC North American Executive Committee to all temples, on the subject of the banning of H.H. Bhakti Vikasa Swami's book,...Read more...
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By editor - 29.1 2016
POLITICS ENTERED INTO THE EDITIONS THAT WERE BEING PRINTED BY THE GAUDIYA MATH
Revatinandana: One day we were going to a Gaudiya Math in Calcutta. This particular Math had a bookstore with all kinds of old Gaudiya Math publications, some of which were quite rare....Read more...
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From Hridayananda Dasa Goswami's Facebook.
January 8 at 5:52am
Dear Devotees,
Jaya Prabhupada! As many of you know, Monday and Tuesday of this week, I met with the GBC chairman Praghosha Prabhu and my Godbrother Vaisesika Prabhu here in Los Angeles. I want to report to you about...Read more...
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By Jaya Madhava dasa (ACBSP) - 8.1 2016
A Loss of Faith in Prabhupada and Krsna in Today's ISKCON?
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (SUN) — Back in 1993, when I was still single and living in Seattle, Washington, my father died suddenly. I quickly flew back to my home in...Read more...
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By Krishna dasa - 2.1 2016
One of the biggest problems facing ISKCON is aversion to expansion on the part of managers. Managers have their preferred ways of preaching and do not want to incorporate other preaching activities. They are more interested in having a monopoly on power than in...Read more...
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By Patita Pavana das - 23.12 2015
From Radha-Syama to Maya-devi Dhama
Introduction
This book is about the original position of the soul.
Was the soul originally in love with Sri Sri Radha Krishna in the Goloka Vrndavana planet, or with one of Their Sri Sri Laksmi-Narayana expansions on...Read more...
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By Jaya Madhava das (ACBSP) - 23.12 2015
This is in response to the recent articles by Mr. Johnson, "At New Vrindaban, Hare Krishnas Abandon Religion, Environment in Favor of Fracking Profits", and "Drilling Lease Rejuvenates Krishna Community in West Virginia" by...Read more...
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Bz Omkara dasa - 5.12 2015
The following question was posed to H.H. Bhakti Vikasa Swami two weeks ago. A reply has not yet been forthcoming.
16 November 2015
To: bhakti.vikasa.swami@pamho.net
Subject: Question
Question: In the video linked below you are addressing Jagadisha...Read more...
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By Mahavidya das (ACBSP) - 28.11 2015
Upon reading the ongoing saga of "Krishna West", one cannot help but remember the history of the disgraced and departed Kirtanananda das.
Every day I receive a letter from Srila Prabhupada courtesy of HG Dvijamani prabhu.
And...Read more...
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By Dr. Anirban Ganguly - 27.11 2015
ISKCON Vrindavan's Misguided Ban of Women: Masters or Mothers?
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami writes in his purport to Bhagavad-gita 2.56: "It is said that every muni has a different angle vision, and unless a muni differs from...Read more...
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By Rochana dasa - 21.11 2015
Following the recent announcement of the GBC order expelling Murali Krsna das (ex-Swami) from ISKCON, we received a rebuttal statement from Murali Krsna, which he hoped to have published in the Sampradaya Sun. After making further inquiries on the...Read more...
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By Krishna Kirti das - 21.11 2015
Analysis Of Jyotirmayi's "Women In ISKCON In Prabhupada's Time".
One of the central claims of Mother Jyotirmayi's 1997 paper "Women in ISKCON in Prabhupada's Times" is that inequality between men and women in ISKCON was...Read more...
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By Krishna dasi
The following was posted on the Google groups Mayapur Community Forum by Gauranga Simha das, Co-Director of ISKCON Mayapur, and re-posted on Facebook by Yajnamurti das on the 10th November 2015:
MURALI KRSNA DAS (ex-Swami) is hereby
EXPELLED FROM ISKCON and BANNED FROM...Read more...
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By Krishna dasa - 19.11 2015
On a number of occasions Srila Prabhupada responded to the Krishna West style preaching tactics of some of his followers. Here are four examples. On each occasion he had critical things to say.
Professor: [Spanish]
Hrdayananda: [translating] He's saying...Read more...
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By Krishna Kirti das - 17.11 2015
The case of Jyotirmayi's women in ISKCON in Srila Prabhupada's times.
In his purport to SB 4.28.48, Srila Prabhupada says that it is the duty of the acarya to "spread a bona fide religious system and induce everyone to bow down before the...Read more...
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By Krishna dasa - 7.11 2015
In a article, "Enlightenment: Brahma-gayatri mantra", Mother Urmila writes the following.
"The gayatri mantra is also the sound of the Lord's flute which we can hear if we meditate on this mantra. At the dawn of cosmic creation, Krsna...Read more...
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By editor - 20.10 2015
These modern day Gurus are not only renowned but they also possess a lot of wealth through NGO and private funds. Some prominent ones who have passed away cannot be missed, like Sathya Sai Baba who died recently could count more followers than any other Indian guru, and...Read more...
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By Jaya Madhava das (ACBSP) - 16.10 2015
A murti of one of ISKCON's gurus in an Indian ISKCON Temple
I've just received this photo and message from a concerned godbrother. It shows a large-sized murti of H.H. Svarupa Damodara Swami, from Manipur.
"This is a deity...Read more...
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By Caitanya das - 13.10 2015
It seems to me Democracy means an endless amount of unqualified, uninformed persons or fools giving an endless amount of opinions, (unless highly qualified brahmanas), and as time goes on in the western worlds this increases to expedential levels till there...Read more...
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By Suresh das - 13.10 2015
This article is in regards to a philosophical debate going on in Facebook, in the group "Srila Prabhupada's Disciples, My Godbrothers & Godsisters", regarding Bhakta Torben's recent Sampradaya Sun Article: "Enjoyment Edit"....Read more...
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By Krishna dasa - 9.10 2015
Over the years, the GBC has been creating laws that give more powers to local authorities and less to ISKCON gurus. The reason is obvious: a number of high-profile gurus have proven themselves to be untrustworthy, fallen, and disruptive in dealing with local...Read more...
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By Krishna dasa - 9.10 2015
Over the years, the GBC has been creating laws that give more powers to local authorities and less to ISKCON gurus. The reason is obvious: a number of high-profile gurus have proven themselves to be untrustworthy, fallen, and disruptive in dealing with local...Read more...
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By bhakta Alan - 2.10 2015
Recently in a lecture in Berlin, Hridayananda Maharaja proudly declared himself as a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, and one of the last active preacher in ISKCON who was trained in the West as a GBC.
The secret to spiritual life is to please the spiritual master...Read more...
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By Krishna dasa - 22.9 2015
Srila Prabhupada said that if there is a preaching advantage to wearing Western clothes then it is fine to do so. We can all agree on that. But we are often told by supporters of the Westernization of ISKCON that because saffron robes are a detail and not a principle...Read more...
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