Kalakantha Das on Current Challenges Growing ISKCON and the Treatment of Women | Ep. 157

**This podcast was recorded in February 2024 in New Jersey, USA.**
0:00 - Start
02:05 - Intro & Background of Kalakantha prabhu
06:30 - Writing books and poems as a service
16:30 - Processing of writing poems & use of AI
24:54 - What is Krishna House Project
32:09 - Liberal vs conservative approach in preaching to locals
51:07 - KH vetting process
56:56 - Srila Prabhupada's mood in west
59:00 - Vaisnavi Diksha Guru
1:03:34 - Guru's position in ISKCON
1:26:40 - Treatment of women in ISKCON
1:41:09 - How to coexist with differences

Since 1972, Kalakaṇṭha das has practiced bhakti-yoga full time under Śrīla Prabhupāda’s guidance. He has become an accomplished teacher, sharing bhakti with thousands through widely appreciated lectures and books including A God Who Dances, The Saint Within, and several others. He specializes in translating Sanskrit texts and Bengali poetry for English speaking audiences and in establishing ashrams (devotional hostels) for young bhakti-yoga practitioners in North America.

Get in Touch with Kalakaṇṭha das:
IG: @sweetsongbooks
FB: Sweetsong books
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Website:
https://sweetsongbooks.com/

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