H.D.Goswami’s essay “Understanding Prabhupada, ISKCON’s Founder and Exemplary Teacher” will be published in a summarized version in the ISKCON Communications Journal, Volume 13. Link:
… Understanding Prabhupada, ISKCON Communications Journal, Volume 13
There are many ISKCON devotees with a homosexual orientation. Many years ago, ISKCON did not have such an enlightened view on the matter, but today most devotees, including leaders, are simply happy to see a person taking to Krishna consciousness. … Can I practice Krsna consciousness if I am in a monogamous homosexual relationship?
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I present here evidence from Śāstra regarding how men address women in Vaiṣṇava/Vedic culture. I will first present the main forms of respectful address, and then give evidence that men also call non-wife women by name in Vedic culture.
1. ‘Bhadre’ is the vocative (direct address) form of bhadrā (masculine bhadra) which means: … Mother? How Men Address Women in Shastra
Generally, scholars claim that Buddhism is older than the Gita because the Gita uses the word nirvāṇa five times. Several years ago, I sent the following message to the main academic Indology discussion group, called Indology, with leading scholars from the best universities:
… Can we date the Bhagavad-Gita?
En este documento, intento aclarar aún más ese entendimiento. Me ocuparé aquí tanto de la hermenéutica como de la exégesis. La hermenéutica apunta aquí a establecer las reglas a seguir para determinar el significado de los textos sagrados. La exégesis es el acto de interpretar o explicar los significados reales de dichos textos, mediante la aplicación de principios hermenéuticos razonables. … Entendiendo Prabhupada
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