Bhakti Vikasa Swami (left) is one of the almost 5,000 disciples who were initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (right), the founder-acarya of ISKCON

Feminist Rhetoric on Dandavats

Posted on January 7, 2013  
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(This article was written for publication on Dandavats.com but it has not been featured there.) Disputes over gender roles are, of course, not unique to ISKCON. For several decades, certain Christian denominations have been racked and rent by gender wars, and sections of Islam and Judaism have also been affected. What is perhaps unique in ISKCON, [...]

Gurudevis and Grandmothers

Posted on November 3, 2012  
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Undoubtedly, several senior women devotees in our movement are as learned, dedicated, and in other ways spiritually qualified as many of their godbrothers. Why then should there be any hesitation to induct them as diksa-gurus? An important consideration is that the role of a guru, although wholly spiritual by nature, also has an inescapable social [...]

Time for a Revolution

Posted on November 28, 2011  
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Time for a Revolution (Based on a talk given by Sripada Bhakti Vikasa Swami, available at http://www.bvks.com/2011/11/time-for-a-revolution/) If you really want to see iskcon a lot stronger than it is at present, and if you are ready to take part in a grassroots revolution, here is a program for you. It is non-political and non-controversial, [...]

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