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Guru in ISKCON

Does Initiation Make The Maha-Mantra Work?

May 30th, 2026 | by Gadadhara das

One does not have to undergo initiation. One simply has to vibrate the holy name with his lips. Thus even a man in the lowest class candala] can be delivered

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Whatever Happened to the Hare Krishnas? TV Show 2013

May 19th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

We all lived in the ashram. We had fields and fields flowers. Every day we would gather them and make garlands for the deities. I didn’t ever want to leave

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Srila Prabhupada’s Untimely Disappearance–Poison Whispers

April 24th, 2026 | by

Does it not seem coincidental that the day after Srila Prabhupada says He has been poisoned is the day we find the poison whispers in the background

Book Changes

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April 1st, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

There is a great threat to Prabhuapda's books. A small group of people within ISKCON are not satisfied with Prabhuapda's books. So they are changing them

Guru in ISKCON

Correcting ISKCON’s Guru System

March 31st, 2026 | by Bhakti Charu Swami

In ISKCON we have to be absolutely clear that Srila Prabhupada is the head of the institution and will continue to be that as long as the institution lasts

Book Changes

BBT Reprint Caitanya-caritamrta — Without knowing what was changed!

March 5th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Jayadvaita and Dravida convinced BBT to print a changed edition of Caitanya-caritamrta. However the BBT has no idea what has been changed in the books!

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ISKCON GBC approves Women Gurus…

March 3rd, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

At its annual meetings ISKCON's Governing Body Commission discussed a core issue. In a radical move it was accepted that women could be gurus in

Guru in ISKCON

Very Difficult times for new Bhaktas…

March 1st, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Krishna consciousness is a lifestyle very different from the one we have been trained up to lead in the West. To make the transition training is required

Guru in ISKCON

Conditioned Souls Writing Vaisnava Literature?

February 27th, 2026 | by

There is no need for my disciples to read any books besides my books--in fact such reading may be detrimental to their advancement in Krishna Consciousness

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Is the Hare Krishna Movement a Cult?

February 26th, 2026 | by

ISKCON is a representative of the main stream of Indian Vaishnava religion. They follow teachings and practices which have a venerable tradition in India

Guru in ISKCON

Srila Prabhupada: The Prominent Link

February 16th, 2026 | by Dhira Govinda dasa (David B. Wolf, Ph.D.)

The Prominent Link is Dhira Govinda's paper on ISKCON guru tattva. It was a presentation to the GBC in an attempt to harmonize the different camps in

Guru in ISKCON

The Future of ISKCON is in Prabhupada’s Disciple’s Hands

February 13th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

My Guru Maharaja is tenth from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I am eleventh, you are the twelfth. So distribute this knowledge

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Prabhupada’s ISKCON–How It Was Destroyed

February 4th, 2026 | by

When it became painfully obvious to us these men were not pure they began watering down the position of acarya. "Gurus do sometimes fall down," they said

ISKCON

Are the Hare Krishnas a Cult?

January 31st, 2026 | by

Another thing which makes me think that this is a cult is the number of white people I see following you. How is this possible? How were they all converted?

Guru in ISKCON

What is Initiation?

January 23rd, 2026 | by

It seems a simple question since so many devotees are initiated. But I have asked a few devotees and they seem not to understand what is initiation is.

Book Changes

Arshya Prayoga Part II

January 22nd, 2026 | by

We challenge BBT to produce a letter from any scholar stating Prabhupada's books are full of mistakes and need to revision for his message to be understood

Guru in ISKCON

Serving Srila Prabhupada Across the Generations

January 21st, 2026 | by Gauridas Pandit dasa

We cannot limit Prabhupada by describing him as guru for one generation of followers. Prabhupada is jagat-guru, the spiritual master of the entire world.

Guru in ISKCON

Prabhupada’s Order to Become a Diksa Guru

January 19th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Prabhupada told us when he was ordered by his spiritual master to preach in the West. This was not a special personal order. It was general, open order