Femininity Honored
by Visakha dasi sristi-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir eka chayeva yasya bhuvanani bibharti durga icchanurupam api yasya ca cestate sa govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami “The external potency, maya, who is of the nature of the shadow of the cit [spiritual] potency,...Respect for Individuality
by Urmila dasi Published by ICJ (ISKCON’s Communications Journal), December 1998 The individuality of the self is a central teaching in Vaisnava philosophy, but what is our practical understanding of this term? Individuality is present in all living beings on...Women in ISKCON
by Urmila dasi Presented to the GBC in Mayapur 2000 It was with great satisfaction that I read the introduction and texts of presentations to the GBC from respected Vaisnavis. It is due, in great part, to their dedication that there is now a greater mood of including...Srila Prabhupada’s Mood Was Not a Compromise
by Saudamani dasi Presented to the GBC in Mayapur 2000 There was a rumour going around that we ladies were in Mayapur to present some feminist agenda. The idea was that, under the influence of the modern women’s rights movement or the theology which denies the...Diverse Voices of an Enriched Culture
by Rukmini dasi Presented to the GBC in Mayapur 2000 We have been enriched in ISKCON by the sannyasa culture many of the GBC represent. Perhaps no other spiritual organisation has this strength of austerity. But in our efforts to follow Srila Prabhupada in his...
