The Transcendental Torchlight – Kailasa Candra das

“Please rest assured that in this movement there is no question of imperfectness. This is a solid, genuine movement for the total spiritual rejuvenation of the human society. . . If one is actually serious to understand the problems of life, he will surely find the right answers in this movement.” Letter to Jim Doody, […]

We can be confident that, if Srila Prabhupada was still externally manifest, he would most certainly disband the GBC. On April 8th, the twenty-seventh anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s disbanding the G.B.C. in 1972 takes place. Obviously, the “GBC-ISKCON” movement will not observe it nor even mention it to their followers. However, it was not at

The current situation is both understandableand terrible at the same time. Let us first stipulate some facts and factors: 1) After three decades, if there was any tangible evidence or proof that Prabhupada directly ordered any of his disciples to be an initiating guru while he (Prabhupada) was still externally manifest, then that evidence would

Anartha-nivritti stage is a very big thing. It’s a great attainment and from my perspective, it is rarely attained by Westerners especially. No more anarthas either acted upon or spoken at this stage. No aparadhas. It’s the clearing stage, and brahma-bhuta (nistha) stage is there at offenseless chanting. These critics of Return to Square One

Real initiation in the devotional line means to receive the bhakti-lata-bija. The issue of the transference of the bhakti-lata bija is a very subtle topic. While Srila Prabhupada was manifest, all devotees who received initiation from him had the bhakti-lata bija planted in their heart of hearts. That does not, however, mean that all those

“Professor Sanyal, he was a very nice man. But he was a Party Man . . . “ This statement has been attributed to Srila Prabhupada. Apparently, Professor Sanyal joined the Party of Ananta Vasudeva (later called Puri Maharaj), as opposed to the Bagh Bazaar Party of Tirtha Maharaj. As such, his writings, after the

We all know the last sampradaya-acharya was and remains His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He is no longer physically manifest. There has been a change. He can no longer be the final arbiter in disputes. He can no longer be written to for advice and direction. He can no longer sit on

Prabhupada: No, they say “You drink this, drink this, drink this.” Leading Secretary: But Prabhupada, unless you drink . . . Prabhupada: No. That’s all right, but the drinking forcibly, that is a great botheration. Leading Secretary: But isn’t it? I mean, the greatest botheration is that you’re not well, and the reason you’re not