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From Satsvarupa
dasa Goswami
A letter to disciples, friends, and family of devotees
posted May 19, 2004

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[See also "Concerning Satsvarupa Maharaja," dipika.org, May 11, 2004]

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TKG in Italy
From Gadadhara das
Posted October 1, 2003

Dear disciples, friends, and well-wishers of H.H. Tamal Krishna Maharaja,

My name is Gadadhara das, and I was in the Florence Gurukula in the '80s. My father, Sevananda das, was one of the photographers of Villa Vrindavana. In the beginning of the '80s my father took some pictures of Maharaja in Italy. We have just recently found these beautiful pictures, and we thought it would be nice to share them with all of the devotees. I hope you will greatly enjoy Maharaja's association through these pictures.

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Mayapur Katha
News about ISKCON Mayapur, passages from scripture, interviews, etc.
Edited by Padmalochan Das
Photos and Layout by
Vrindavan Lila Devi Dasi
Posted November 21, 2004

Only the latest issue will be featured on dipika org. For more information, contact Padmalochan.ACBSP@pamho.net.

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dipika.org November 21, 2004

The Prominent Link:
A Response by the
Sastric Advisory Council
Posted March 31, 2003

A surface reading of PL suggests that the author is just saying "let’s put Srila Prabhupada in the center," which is, of course, something everyone in ISKCON will support....

Unfortunately, that is not all that the author is saying. This fact may not be apparent, however, to those who do not read PL carefully. In our deliberations, we found that because the author consciously avoided using the standard siksa- and diksa-guru terminology, a terminology given to us by Srila Prabhupada and the previous acaryas, it was difficult to understand the full implications of his statements in PL.

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By Drutakarma Dasa, Gopiparanadhana Dasa, Krsna Ksetra Dasa, Mukunda Datta Dasa, Purnacandra Dasa, and Urmila Devi Dasi

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Download: Taking Srila Prabhupada Straight
by Ravindra Svarupa dasa

Refuting the  theory that Narayana Maharaja is Srila Prabhupada's successor.

This article, from 1998, had been lost but has now reappeared. Our thanks to Mother Mahamaya devi dasi (ACBSP).

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Download: How All Generations Can Stay
with Srila Prabhupada
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

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Download: "Understanding 
Narayan Maharaja"

The contradictions and discrepancies in Narayan Maharaja's efforts to recruit ISKCON members.

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GBC Resolutions 2002

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Posthumous Initiation
in ISKCON:
Is it sanctioned by Srila Prabhupada?
by Krishna-kirti das (HDG)

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The Origin of the Jiva

The Origin of the Jiva, by Drutakarma Prabhu, an in-depth analysis of the questions concerning the origin of the jiva and the reason for the jiva’s fall into the material world.

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Changes in 'Krsna
Book' Explained
by Dravida dasa
Explaining the editing changes in Krsna book. This file will be in text format after being unzipped.

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Prabhupada's Order
a reply to "The Final Order" by the Ministry for 
the Protection of ISKCON

Contributors:
Tamal Krsna Goswami, Hridayananda Das Goswami, Umapati Swami, Giridhari Swami, Badrinarayan dasa, Hari-Sauri dasa, Ajamila dasa, Jahnu dasa, Deva Gaura Hari Das, Vivek Sadananda Pai, Bhaktin Jennifer Barrett

Contributors:
Tamal Krsna Goswami, Hridayananda Das Goswami, Umapati Swami, Giridhari Swami, Badrinarayan dasa, Hari-Sauri dasa, Ajamila dasa, Jahnu dasa, Deva Gaura Hari Das, Vivek Sadananda Pai, Bhaktin Jennifer Barrett

CONTENTS:
1. Introduction
2. Definition of 'Ritvik'
3. Chronology of Srila Prabhupada's instructions
4. Prabhupada's teachings on succession
5. Instructions on parampara and ritvik
6. The confirmation of May 28th, 1977
7. The letter of July 9th, 1977
8. The integrity of TFO's reporting methods

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Disciple of My Disciple
by Badrinarayan dasa, Giridhari Swami, Umapati Swami

Refuting the ritvik theory through an analysis of the conversation of May 28, 1977.

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