Comment on Divorce
By Krishna Kirti dasa Adhikari (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 11) I am of the opinion that the general enterprise of psychology as applied to ISKCON’s grihastha problems has these problems: a) The dominance of modern psychology in the area of social development is strongly correlated with the general discrediting of marriage…
Brahmacari Asrama
By Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 4) In your letter you have made it clear that you are finding some difficulty with sex desire and have asked guidance from me to instruct you how to handle this problem of the material body. First of all I think you should…
Grhastha Licences
By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 1) An innovative theory on gåhastha sex within marriage has emerged, citing Manu-saàhitä as its authority. Attempting to be more accommodating, the theory introduces “second class” and “third class” gåhasthas, both of whom are supposed to be allowed more sex life…
Cosmological Discoveries
By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 9) Four interesting scriptural discoveries have come to light recently regarding our ongoing quest to understand Vedic cosmology as delineated in the Fifth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam. His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada requested his disciples to construct “The Temple of…
Copernican Revolution
By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 7) From the historical point of view, when India was colonized by the British years ago, some Westerners, motivated by a desire to decrease the faith of the indigenous people in their own scriptures and a hope to convert them to Christianity,…
Our Tiny Universe
By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 1) From Vedic literature we find that our universe, compared to other universes, is relatively small. The Brahmä in charge of this universe has only four heads, whereas Brahmäs managing larger universes have proportionately more heads. “Kåñëa said, ‘Your particular universe…
Nectar or Pus?
By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 4) Vegan leaders say that milk is pus. Is this correct? Is milk pus? Lord Krsna and all the Vedic authorities say that milk is nectar and these rascals say milk is pus. And some neophyte devotees are listening to such nonsense…
Q & A – Milk and Veganism
Answers by His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 9) QUESTION: I noticed recently that a website sponsored by PETA and vegans that says that milk is pus and poison. The name of the website is They are openly advertising that milk is bad for you and even beer…
Discussion On Dairy
By various devotees (see below for details) (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 16) Sometime vegans say that no other species drinks the milk of another species which means that humans should not do so either. Well, humans have hands and brains that allow them to milk cows whereas other species lack such…
Is Milk for Everyone?
By Hare Kåñëa Devé Däsé (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 16) If milk is so beneficial, why is there so much controversy about it? The controversy on milk dates back to the 1950s through the 1970s. During that time, international relief agencies gave out millions of tons of surplus milk at home…