Questions tagged [iskcon]
For questions about ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), the religious organisation, the Hare Krishna movement or its followers (Hare Krishnas).
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Are plantains sattvic?
According to Hari Bhakti Vilasa 8.158
「 What Is Inedible (For the Purpose of Offering to the Lord)
In the Kurma Purana it is said:
"One should avoid eggplant, plantain, safflower, ashmantaka, ...
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How come there are multiple dates for Ekadashi fasting?
I live in London and I have recently started following Krishna Consciousness. I have also started doing Ekadashi fasting. Recently I made a new friend who also do Ekadashi fasting. We were discussing ...
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Correct way of performing lamp aarti
I've heard the following ways of performing Lamp aarti:
offer four circles to the lotus feet, two circles to the navel, and three circles to the Lord’s face; then offer seven circles to the Lord’s ...
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Related to ISKCON: Why sanyasins are so less in ISKCON Comparatively?
Two Questions Related to Iskcon:
1- Why female sanyasins/full time devotees are so less in ISKCON Comparatively ?
2- Why males address to each other PRABHU there ?
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How many branches of Gaudiya Vaishnava organizations are there?
We all know about ISKCON, founded by Srila Prabhupada. This is the most popular Gaudiya Vaishnava organisation.
However, I recently came across ISKM (International Society of Krishna Mandir). Their ...
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How to pursue Full-time position as a teacher in any universities for teaching Bhagavad Gita? [closed]
I'm interested in teaching and love studying Gita and similar Vedic scriptures. Is there any way to pursue a full-time position as a teacher in any universities or colleges for teaching Bhagavad Gita ...
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What is the correct meaning of the verse that establishes Caitanya's divinity?
The verse I am talking about is this.
kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ
sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam
yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ
The above verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (11.5.32) was cited by ...
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Is this true that Radha created the Mayapur Dham?
If you go by the ISKCON, Sridham Mayapur was created by Sri Radha. Here are the references (1, 2) from ISKCON. In favour of their claim, they have cited a text known as Ananta Samhita. However, the ...
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What is the theological justification behind chanting the holy names in Gaudiya Vaishnavism?
Gaudiya Vaishnavas chant the name of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and Rama. They call it Nama Yajna.
In some places, they have been doing continuously it for hundreds of years. For example, in Katwa (...
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What is the direct relation between Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada?
For many days, I use to think that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada or A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is one and the same.
I use to quote many purports of Prabhupada in some of my ...
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What do gaudiya vaishnavas mean by "jivas being fragmental parts of Krishna"?
As far as i know, the gaudiya vaishnavas (iskcon people) are dualists. For them Brahman is Krishna.
According to them, Brahman (Krishna) and the jivas are always separate. The jivas always remain ...
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What are the differences between Gaudiya Vaishnavism and the Gaudiya Math lineage?
Whenever one writes about Gaudiya Vaishnavism, it is usually only in relation to the Gaudiya Math, founded by Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. Gaudiya Math is based on Bhaktivinoda Thakur's interpretations ...
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Was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu really against Adi Shankaracharya 's teachings?
Modern-day followers of Chaitanya (Krishna avatar) Mahaprabhu like ISCKON says that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was against Adi Shankara's (Shiva avatar) teaching, but if we see the life of Chaitanya ...
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Why Hindu Gods do not protect Hindus anymore in the modern day?
I read a book on atrocities performed on Hindus in the past 200 years by invaders. By reading it, anybody's faith will be shaken to the core.
For example, there is one account was of a Muslim invader ...
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How do Gaudiya Vaishnavas justify Krishna's role in Khandava Dahana?
Gaudiya Vaishnavas go to an extreme length to justify non-violence. Their preachers say you can not even kill mosquitoes or cockroaches in your house.
I was wondering how they justify the horrific ...
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Why is the mantra “ Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,..Rama Hare Hare” called a Mahamantra?
Why is this mantra called a “mahamantra”?
Is it described so only by Karshnavs/Vaishnavs?
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Who is an “Adhishtathri”?
I have heard that Lord Shiva made Mother Parvati the “adhishtathri” of tantra sidhdhi.
I have also heard ISKCON Acharyas saying that Mother Parvati is the “adhistathri” of maya.
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Lord Shiva and Brahmavadis
From the lecture of HG Anogh Lila Prabhu
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HG makes mention of Lord Shiva training Brahmavadis in 4 courses.Can someone give a reference to this claim?
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Is Guru tattva and Shiva tattva the same?
From the lecture of HG Amogh Lila Prabhu
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HG says that :
Guru tatva and Shiva tatva are the same.Like how the guru aids the student to reach Sri Krishna, so also Lord Shiva aids a devotee to ...
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Is Lord Shiva both Creator and Destroyer?
(From the lecture by HG Amogh Lila Prabhu)
1:29-1:58
HG says that “all beings enter the Brahmand through the union of Lord Shiva and Prakirti” (Mother Parvati?).
Is this true, can someone elaborate?
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Why bhagavatam is authentic for Iskcon?
Why iskcon is taking bhagavatam as authentic other then Vishnu Purana and Shiva Purana and skanda Purana ?
Do iskcon consider other then bhagavatam all puranas are interpolated
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What is ISKCON's view on Yoga Vasista?
This question is restricted to the view of ISKCON only and no other non-advaitic school.
Do ISKCON accept Yoga Vasistha as an authentic scripture? If no, did they cite any valid reason for that?
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Scriptural reference of Prabhupada's commentry on S.B. 4:19:11
Srila Prabhupada wrote in the purport of S.B. 4:19:11,
King Indra is known as śata-kratu, which indicates that he has performed one hundred horse sacrifices (aśvamedha-yajña). We should know, however,...
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Do ISCKON accept the authority of the Vedas?
ISCKON is a sect of Hinduism who worship lord Krishna. They accept Bhagavata Puran and Gita(to my current knowledge).
Do they accept the authority of vedas above gita?
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Do gita mentioned qualities of godhead?
Did bhagavad gita mentioned about qualities of godhead lord Krishna
{ do shankaracharya mentioned qualities of godhead in gita bhashya}
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How is ISKCON different from Chinmaya Mission?
How is the philosophy followed by Iskcon different from Chinmaya Mission?
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Any scripture other than Chaitanya Charitamrita that confirms that He is verily Lord Sri Krishna? [duplicate]
hare krishna.
I am new to ISKCON culture, but believe strongly that Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am yet to read any work of Srila Prabhupada completely. Since it is ...
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Do migrated brahmin person children will Become brahmin or non-brahmin?
Do migrated brahmin person children will Become brahmin or non-brahmin ?
For example Vishwamitra became kashriya but vishwamitra children became brahmin
Do shudra came brahmin when that shudra ...
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Why is ISKCON giving upanayana samskara to shudras and mlecchas when it is contrary to Ramanujacharya's teachings?
Why is ISKCON giving upanayana samskara to shudras and mlecchas?
Isn't it against Ramanujacharya's teachings?
In his Brahma sutra (Vedanta sutra) bhashya, Ramanujacharya says (1:3:36) that Shudras are ...
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Is ISKCON following Sanatana Dharma? [duplicate]
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
ISKCON is the anti-thesis of Hinduism.
They proselytize: This is highly against the essence of all traditions in Hinduism, Our traditions are ...
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Why God Imprisoned us here?
I understand from vedic scriptures that God created the souls and gave free will in the spiritual world, but the souls denied God's love and become materialistic. So Inorder to teach the souls a ...
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Is there online e books available of Shri Baladeva Vidyabhushana which are in Sanskrit?
These are the works attribute to Shri Baladeva Vidyabhushana.
Can anyone please give the link for his works in Sanskrit lipi with or without translation.
If only Bhagavath Gita Bhashya is given ...
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Do Gaudiya Vaishnavas believe in eternal damnation?
Sri Madhvacharya who started the Brahma Sampradaya which have Dvaita Vedanta as its philosophy, believed in the concept of eternal damnation.This means that according to Madhvacharya, some demonic ...
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How is the main deity at an ISKCON temple chosen?
For example, at the ISKCON London temple, the principal dieties are Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa according to their website.
About the Deities
On the right-hand side of the shrine, you will see Radha-...
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Which Mahavishnu/Vishnu is giving five verses eternal knowledge to lord Brahma in the Brahma-samhita chapter five?
Everyone in the ISKCON and Gaudiya Brahman spiritual sect knows about Brahma-samhita and the importance of the Shastra, right from Krishna-Chaitanya, Sril Jiva Gosvami, Bhaktisiddhanta Svami maharaj, ...
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Is worshipping Vishnu and Rama as Ishta allowed in ISKCON?
As we know,ISKCON is a Gaudiya Vaishnava organization. Gaudiya is a Krishna centric Vaishnava sect. So their Ishta is Krishna.
For those who don't know, ishta is one's preferred form of God.
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What is the authentic source which says Shri Madhvacharya had a vison of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?
In the book Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya, page 355, there is a mention of Shri Madhwacharya having a vision of Shri Chaotanya Mahaptabhu. This was a book written by Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura who lived ...
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Is Navratri celebrated in ISKCON? [closed]
I want to know if ISKCON celebrates Navratri. If they do how they celebrate it?
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Views of ISKCON giving importance on Bhakti Yoga
Why does ISKCON emphasize bhakti yoga over karma and gyan yoga?Which Yoga does the Vedas most emphasize?
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Which Mission is implied by the purport of Gita 10.42?
The 'Bhagavad-Gita As It Is', 'the best-selling and most authorative version of this classic of world literature', by Bhaktivedanta Swami, 'the world's foremost Vedic scholar and teacher', reads in ...
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A question regarding the 'pranama-mantra' of 'Prabhupada'
As the following reads, Swami Bhaktivedanta (the founder of ISKCON) treats ISLAM and CHIRTANITY as essentially one with Vaishavism.
Again and again God has sent His messengers to this material ...
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What could be preventing Krishna to advance to the Middle West states? [closed]
The below map comes from this webpage and shows
North American ISKCON temples, centers, gatherings, and home programs.
I was wondering what could be the reasons why there are no centres for Krishna, ...
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Why is 6th Chapter of 2nd Canto of the ISKCON Bhagavatam named "Purushasukta confirmed"?
Why is 6th Chapter of 2nd Canto of ISKCON's Bhagavatam named Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed? What is correlation between Purusha sukta and this chapter?
https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/2/6/
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Why does ISKCON images depict Mahaprabhu with sikha, sutra, kanthimala and tilakas?
Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya took Dashanami sannyasa from Sri Keshava Bharati by leaving His sacred thread and 'Sikha', as mentioned in the Sri Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. As a Sankara-sect monk, He also ...
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ISKCON's Bhagavad-Gita vs Other Bhagavad-Gitas
I have seen lot of people saying that ISKCON's version of Bhagavad-Gita/commentaries is different from the other Authentic versions. Can people throw light on what all major differences are there in ...
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Does ISKCON advocate birth-based caste-system or guṇa-based? And on what basis?
What type of caste-system (varṇāśrama) does ISKCON advocate? Birth-based or guṇa-based? And on what basis?
If they believe one's varṇa is based on their guṇa:
Do they reject smṛtis such as Manu ...
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Does ISKCON identify itself as a Hindu organization?
Koenraad Elst in Who is a Hindu? claims the following:
6.7. Are travelling gurus Hindus?
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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) generally denies that it is Hindu,...
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Is there any relation between ISKCON and Sri Narasingha Chaitanya Ashrama?
I know both are Gaudiya Vaishnava organisations. But are they related in any way (Guru Parampara etc)?
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Why does ISKCON translate bhagavan as 'Supreme Personality of Godhead' and others as demigod?
Why does ISKCON translate bhagavan as 'Supreme Personality of Godhead' instead of just 'O fortunate one' or 'O glorious one' or 'one with opulences'. Only when Krishna or Vishnu or Rama or other ...
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According to ISKCON, what is the difference between Brahmavada and Mayavada?
As it is well known, ISKCON (and other Vaishnavas for that matter) strongly criticize philosophy of Advaita. Srila Prabhupada himself criticized Mayavada in his various commentaries on Vaishnava ...
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