RECENT ARTICLES by Rocana dasa, Site Editor SAMPRADAYA ACARYA POSITION: Guru-parampara: The List of 32 - Apr 4, 2012 Sitting on the Siksa Branch - Oct 24, 2011 On Guru Tattva: Gaining Entrance to the Sampradaya - Jul 06, 2011 Cooperation Under Leadership of the Sampradaya Acarya - Jan 09, 2011 Exalted, Not 'Exclusive' - Jan 08, 2011 Srila Prabhupada: Nitya-Siddha - Dec 31, 2010 "Bona Fide Guru" Means Connecting to the Sampradaya Acarya - Nov 20, 2010 Sampradaya Acarya Transcends Diksa and Siksa - Nov 09, 2010 Who is a Sampradaya Acarya? - Jul 19, 2010 Srila Prabhupada, Sampradaya Acarya - Aug 14, 2009 Gaining Entrance to the Sampradaya - Sep 01, 2007 Desa-kala-patra - Aug 11, 2007 Credit Where Credit's Due - Jul 06, 2007 Practical Siddhanta - Jun 29, 2007 The List of 32 - Dec 05, 2006 Connecting to the Sampradaya Through the Sampradaya Acarya - Nov 28, 2006 Comparing Devotees - Oct 04, 2006 Grave Errors or Grave Truths? - Sep 26, 2006 Response to The Swamis - Feb 25, 2006 Reply to Swami B.G. Narasingha - Feb 22, 2006 Abracadabra - Oct 26, 2005 Desa-kala-patra (Time, Place and Circumstance) - Mar 14, 2005 Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions on Advanced Association - Feb 23, 2005 Questions and Answers on Sampradaya Acarya - Jul 2004 Sampradaya Acarya - Vyasa Puja, 2003 GURU-TATTVA AND RTVIK-VADA: A Speculative Kick at the Can - Nov 07, 2011 A Word and a Staple, Part 6 - Jul 28, 2011 A Word and a Staple, Part 5 - Jul 25, 2011 A Word and a Staple, Part 4 - Jul 22, 2011 A Word and a Staple, Part 3 - Jul 20, 2011 A Word and a Staple, Part 2 - Jul 19, 2011 A Word and a Staple, Part 1 - Jul 14, 2011 Evidence Tampering: Rtvik Sleight of Hand, Part 2 - Jul 09, 2011 Evidence Tampering: Rtvik Sleight of Hand, Part 1 - Jul 07, 2011 New Evidence, New Arguments or New Realizations - Jun 28, 2011 The Bangalore Drama - May 31, 2011 A Rtvik by Any Other Name - Dec 09, 2010 Siksa and Diksa have Different Dealings - Nov 23, 2010 Shouldering the Burden, Part Three - Jun 02, 2010 Shouldering the Burden, Part Two - May 16, 2010 Shouldering the Burden - Apr 28, 2010 Hanumatpresaka Swami on Guru-Tattva - Apr 15, 2010 "Current Link" to the Disciplic Succession - Feb 18, 2010 Who's on the Menu at the Hodge Podge Buffet? - Feb 04, 2010 Real Guru, Real Connection - Oct 07, 2009 Krsna Can't be Controlled (Except By Pure Devotion) - Oct 01, 2009 Real Gurus Don't Grow on Trees - Sep 30, 2009 On the Matter of "Vaikunthanath dasa" - Sep 25, 2009 Vaikunthanath's Pity Party - Sep 22, 2009 Defeating the Rtviks - Sep 13, 2009 Guru-Tattva Debate in the Sun - Sep 12, 2009 Srila Prabhupada Purposely Vague on Initiations After His Departure? - Jun 18, 2009 The Bangalore Phenomenon - Nov 30, 2008 Institutionalized Diksa is a Disaster - Oct 25, 2008 Not Chewing the Chewed - Mar 13, 2008 Rebutting "Rtvikism and Appointmentism" - Sep 14, 2007 100% Srila Prabhupada? - Jul 28, 2007 The Grand-Disciples Dilemma - Jul 16, 2007 Credit Where Credit's Due - Jul 06, 2007 Resorting to the Rtvik Hammer - May 27, 2007 Praghosa's Mantra of Simplicity - Nov 13, 2006 Simple, It's Not - Nov 07, 2006 Don't Wait for a Perfect World - Oct 22, 2006 It's Taboo, Prabhu - Nov 23, 2005 Hare Krishna Society Declines Challenge to Rtvik Debate - Oct/Nov 2003 The Church of Rtvik - Radhastami, 2003 ISKCON GURUS, SANNYASIS & GBCs: Bhakti Charu Swami: The High Price of Sentiment - Mar 09, 2010 The GBC's New Sweetie-Pie - Sep 25, 2009 Bhakti Tirtha Swami: Sentiment, Not Siddhanta - Oct 18, 2005 Giriraj Swami: The Seeds of a Sahajiya Sect - Dec 12, 2011 Is Giriraj a Swami? - Nov 15, 2011 Gour Govinda Swami: More Questions Than Answers - Nov 06, 2010 Trying to Make All Things Equal - Oct 31, 2010 Gour Govinda Swami: 95% Wanted to be Cheated - Oct 30, 2010 HH Gour Govinda Swami's Preaching - Oct 26, 2010 Demons in the Guise Of Devotees, Part 2 - Oct 23, 2010 Demons in the Guise Of Devotees – Part 1 - Sep 25, 2010 Blind Followers and Myth Makers - Jan 02, 2010 Counterpoint: Searching for Sadhu? Danger Ahead - Dec 15, 2006 Guru Prasad Swami: Accepting the GBC's Authority - Oct 30, 2008 Harivilasa dasa: Harivilasa dasa on Muslims - Aug 30, 2006 Harivilasa dasa 'Names Names' - Jun 24, 2006 Hridayananda das Goswami: Moose-Iko Bhava: Become a Moose Again - Jul 07, 2010 The Philosophical Root of the Problem - Dec 19, 2009 Loving Exchanges: Domestic or Divine? - Dec 01, 2009 Our Business is to Point Out Who is Not a Saint - Nov 21, 2009 Hridayananda's Progressive Deviation - Nov 08, 2009 Aparadhi to the Sannyasa Order - Nov 04, 2009 Apologist for the Avant-Garde - Nov 01, 2009 Was Hridayananda Listening? - Oct 20, 2009 Becoming a Mouse Again - Oct 19, 2009 Hansadutta: Oh! I Remember You - An Open Letter to Hansadutta dasa - 1997 Hanumatpresaka Swami: Hanumatpresaka Swami on Guru-Tattva - Apr 15, 2010 Indradyumna Swami: Srila Prabhupada's Warning on Subtle Sex - Jun 30, 2007 A Personal Perspective - Jun 20, 2007 The Stars of Follywood - Jun 13, 2007 Jayapataka Swami: Notes on Jayapataka Swami - Jan 14, 2009 Kirtanananda & New Vrindaban: As the Incense Burns and the Temple Turns... - Jan 16, 2007 The Truth According to Tirtha - Jan 16, 2007 Saint or Psychopath? - Jan 11, 2007 New Vrindaban's Cataclysmic History - Jan 02, 2007 Bhaktipada or Bhaktifraud? - Dec 19, 2006 Mahavishnu Swami: What's the Matter with the Mad Hatter? - Sep 16, 2011 Party Line, or Party Time? - Aug 19, 2011 Renunciates on Holiday - May 17, 2011 Joyriding - May 16, 2011 Mukunda Goswami: Paperback Writers - Nov 06, 2011 Prabhavisnu: Prabhavisnu: A Fallen Prince - Feb 4, 2012 Prabhavisnu: The Latest Victim of Religiosity - Jan 12, 2012 Radhanath Swami: Followers of The Faithless - Jul 11, 2011 Radhanath's Magical Mystery Tour - Oct 26, 2009 The Stars of Follywood - Jun 13, 2007 Gokulananda's "Morbid Facts" - Mar 11, 2007 Impersonalism in the Guise of Familiarity - Feb 16, 2007 Payonidhi's Sentimental Journey - Feb 13, 2007 Ravindra Svarupa's Statement - Jan 04, 2007 Ravindra Swarup das: Ravindra Svarupa's Role in the Guru Reform Movement - Sep 12, 2008 ISKCON - GENERAL: The Platitudes of Ajamila - Mar 1, 2012 Liar, Liar, ISKCON on Fire - Feb 22, 2012 Sannyasa Gurus - Feb 6, 2012 Paperback Writers - Nov 6, 2011 Vancouver Ratha Ruined - Aug 6, 2011 Ultimate Power Corrupts, Ultimately - Apr 09, 2011 The Roots of False Renunciation - Feb 16, 2011 The Luxuries of Sannyasa - Aug 23, 2010 It's Approved, Automatic - Aug 07, 2010 Black Snakes - Jun 15, 2010 What Is the Mood? – Feb 10, 2010 Pizza Or Pakoras: Two Sides of the Same Coin - Feb 01, 2010 Audio Editorial: The Punishment is Very Great - Aug 16, 2009 Accepting The GBC's Authority - Oct 30, 2008 Ravindra Svarupa's Role in the Guru Reform Movement - Sep 12, 2008 Independence Day - Jul 04, 2008 The Obligations of Accepting Service - Feb 20, 2008 Don't Try to Reform the Material World - Jan 06, 2008 100% Srila Prabhupada? - Jul 28, 2007 Walk On Bye-Laws - Mar 26, 2007 Impunity Rules - Mar 06, 2007 Review of GBC Meetings - Feb 20, 2007 When Srila Prabhupada is Happy, the Family is Happy - Sep 28, 2006 The Kali Yuga Battlefield - Aug 17, 2006 Forgiveness or Avoidance? - Jul 17, 2006 Bubble of Illusion - 1996 Response to Vipramukhya Swami's Paper, "Now That I'm Chanting 16 Rounds... - 1996 Srila Prabhupada's Perfect Plan - 1996 THE ZONAL ACARYA SYSTEM: Princes of the Zonal Acarya Kings - Part 4 - Apr 25, 2011 Princes of the Zonal Acarya Kings - Part 3 - Apr 07, 2011 Princes of the Zonal Acarya Kings - Part 2 - Mar 17, 2011 Princes of the Zonal Acarya Kings - Part 1 - Feb 25, 2011 The Roots of False Renunciation - Feb 16, 2011 Poisonous Seeds - Jul 12, 2010 (Still) Supporting the Zonal Acaryas - Dec 02, 2008 FREE SPEECH, BRAHMINICAL COMMENTARY & THE 'APARADHI' COMPLAINT Brahminical Culture Eclipsed by Urban Myth - Jul 11, 2012 Not a Timid Vaishnava - Mar 7, 2012 Our Duty is to Speak the Truth - Jul 13, 2011 Damn the Fault-Finders - Nov 11, 2009 Truthfulness Demands that the Facts be Presented - Nov 10, 2009 Free Speech, Free Will - Nov 06, 2009 Vaisnava Aparadha or Bona Fide Criticism? - Nov 02, 2009 Freedom to Challenge Philosophical Deviation - Sep 17, 2009 Reform... Be Ready tTo Pay the Price - Feb 13, 2009 Sita-Pati's 'Apologia' - Jan 04, 2008 Counterpoint: In Defense of a Free-Thinking Journalist - Jun 06, 2007 Counterpoint: The Essence of Criticism - May 01, 2007 Counterpoint: Of Crows and Canaries - Feb 06, 2007 The Ramacandra Puri Sampradaya - Jan 07, 2007 Free Society Requires Free Press - Dec 31, 2006 From Common Sense Depart? - Oct 16, 2006 Calling a Spade a Spade - Oct 13, 2006 Bureaucratic Victory, Siddhantic Failure - Oct 06, 2006 Avoiding False Humility - Oct 03, 2006 Citizen Journalists - Sep 01, 2006 Mr. GBC, Tear Down This Wall of Silence! - Jun 26, 2006 Dangers of Projection - 1998 SRILA PRABHUPADA Vyasa Puja Offering - Sep 01, 2010 Srila Prabhupada's Audio Legacy - Dec 08, 2006 An Offering to Srila Prabhupada - Oct 25, 2006 BBT & BOOK CHANGES An Appeal to Jayadvaita Swami - Sep 29, 2010 Defending the Book Changes - Nov 07, 2007 Minimization of Book Changes Is Harmful - Mar 08, 2006 GURUKULA & CHILD ABUSE Conspiracy of Silence - Aug 01, 2006 Justice Delayed is Justice Denied - Jul 24, 2006 History of the Seattle Gurukula - Jul 13, 2006 Harivilasa dasa 'Names Names' - Jun 24, 2006 The History of Sannyasis in the Gurukula System - May 23, 2006 The Huff and Puff Bluff - Jan 13, 2000 The History of Sannyasis in the Gurukula System - 1996 Bhavananda: Big Friends in High Places - Aug 21, 2006 Bhav Is Black - Aug 08, 2006 THE POISON ISSUE Poisoning the Investigation - Feb 14, 2012 The Poison Issue, Revisited - May 05, 2011 THE GAUDIYA MATH The Ultimate Opinion - Jan 30, 2011 One Should Know that They are Asara, Useless - Jan 18, 2011 Swami Sanga - Aug 24, 2007 Debating with Brahma dasa - Oct 13, 2006 Grave Errors or Grave Truths? - Sep 26, 2006 Dharma Mela Debates between Rocana dasa, Brahma dasa and Audarya lila dasa - 2001-2002 B.V. NARAYANA SWAMI Meeting With B.V. Narayana: What's the Real Story? - Oct 31, 2009 Narayana Maharaja's Huge Blunder - Jan 13, 2009 Questions on Narayana Maharaja's 'Bhagavata Parampara' - 2004 B.V. Narayana Maharaja - 1997 MISCELLANEOUS Twisting Siddhanta to Justify Sense Gratification - Apr 26, 2012 Sripad Pusta Krishna's Attachments - Oct 28, 2011 Physician, Heal Thyself - Oct 19, 2011 Selective Memory - Oct 16, 2011 Unrepentant Prodigals - Oct 15, 2011 Vancouver Ratha Ruined - Aug 06, 2011 Continuous Revelations - Aug 19, 2010 The Circumstances of Aindra's Departure - Aug 18, 2010 Appreciating Christianity - Sep 10, 2009 Who's Steering the Ship at Bhaktivedanta Institute? - Jul 17, 2009 Audio Editorial: Jews in ISKCON - Jun 14, 2009 Audio Editorial: On the Christianity Debate - Jun 01, 2009 Establishment of Varnasrama Requires Cooperation - Apr 01, 2009 Varnasrama Starts with the King - Jan 14, 2009 Nectar of Association - Dec 01, 2008 Clarification on Dharmatma dasa - Nov 03, 2008 A Word of Appreciation for Dharmatma dasa - Nov 01, 2008 The Hindu-Ization of ISKCON - Oct 01, 2008 Darwinism, Western Mayavadi - Aug 01, 2008 Questions from a Zen Practitioner - Nov 04, 2007 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Inconceivable Pastimes - Jul 30, 2007 Vaisnava Qualifications - Jul 04, 2007 Criticizing the Pure Devotee - Oct 20, 2006 An Open Letter to Richard Shaw Brown - Oct 16, 2006 Middle East - Israel Debate - Sep 28, 2006 Response to Kesava Krsna dasa - Sep 26, 2006 More on Them N'all - Sep 19, 2006 Srila Prabhupada on Gandhi - Sep 15, 2006 Siddhanta of the Bhaktivedantas - 1997 Cooperation - The Final Order - Feb 02, 1997 Cooperation - The Greatest Challenge - 1997 To Saranagati - Further Personal Thoughts - Nov 19, 1996 Confronting our Dark History: To the Early Vancouver Devotees - 1996 Love Is Blind - 1996 OBEISANCES TO DANDAVATS (101) TALKS WITH THE SAMPRADAYA ACARYA (93) DECONSTRUCTING THE LILAMRTA (79)

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