Where is ISKCON banned?

In a setback to International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the California Supreme Court has ruled as illegal soliciting being done by the Hare Krishna members at the busy Los Angeles airport.

Is ISKCON successful?

The organization nearly folded. Members went to jail or declared bankruptcy; others lost their faith. But Iskcon remains the most successful of the various 20th-century religious movements centered around guru-worship and built upon the disillusionment of well-heeled westerners.

Who is funding ISKCON?

The ISKCON Structure According to Prabhupada’s instructions, no funds received through donations, sale of books, restaurants or gifts and artefacts from one temple can be transferred to another. Each temple has to devise ways to raise funds. Hence the size of the temples depend on the donations from its patrons.

What do Hare Krishnas not eat?

Hare Krishnas believe that Krishna rejects all food but vegetables, grains, fruits, milk and water. After devotees place the food on a platter used to serve guests, the food becomes prasadam, or a gift from God that purifies.

What is ISKCON famous for?

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more popularly known as ISKCON, is a Hindu religious organization with temples established across India as well as abroad….Major ISKCON Temples in India.

Temple	Name	Location
ISKCON Bangalore	Sri Radha Krishna Temple	Rajajinagar, Bangalore

Is Russia ban Bhagavad Gita?

A Russian court has dismissed a call to ban an edition of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita, in a case that triggered protests in India. Prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk wanted the edition to be ruled “extremist”.

Why don’t people follow ISKCON?

The next reason is a philosophical/organizational reason. Many devotees have a problem with the current authority structure in ISKCON. In short, we believe that ISKCON’s culture of absolute control and blind following is not conducive to spiritual advancement. I will give an explicit personal example of this.

Is ISKCON feminist?

The latest manifestation of feminism in ISKCON is the GBC’s latest decision to acknowledge and even accept the idea of “female diksa gurus”, something which Srila Prabhupada himself never established (this idea would also be unthinkable to anyone coming from a traditional Vedic background).

What will ISKCON’s expansion program reveal?

ISKCON’s accumulation through expansion program may get some air, and its techniques of psychological slavery may be exposed. Other than that, the rape and abuse of its own children will take center stage. (SGd)

Does ISKCON support secular university education?

One particularly disturbing trend in ISKCON, which is also supported and encouraged by the leadership, is the acceptance of western education, especially secular university education.