MILWAUKEE - Local temple authorities have announced that well-known husband and father, Parampati das, will be renouncing his married life and assuming the status of “retired grhasta.”
In a move that could be seen as controversial, the Grhasta Bargaining Committee has suggested that, rather than divorce, which is fit only for sudras, Parampati simply retires from […]
Entries from March 2008
Grhasta Unable to Follow Vows, Becomes ‘Retired Grhasta’
March 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Family Values · Retired Life
Militant Brahmacaris Protest Charmin Toilet Paper Factory
March 14th, 2008 · 26 Comments
CINCINNATI - Hundreds of fixed up brahmacaris rallied in front of the Charmin Toilet Paper Factory in Cincinnati, Ohio calling for a moratorium on the manufacturing of all bathroom tissue.
Police said around 400 celibate monks, including several high-ranking sannyasis and vanaprastas had taken to the streets.
The protests, sparked by a reprinting of the classic […]
Tags: Brahmacari/ni Life · Politics
Ritvik Movement Calls it Quits: Unable to Think Up More Silly Names for ISKCON Gurus
March 7th, 2008 · 25 Comments
LOS ANGELES - The Ritvik movement has announced that it will be disbanding this week after members concluded that their arsenal of silly names for ISKCON gurus has finally been exhausted.
“While the basis of our philosophy is that Srila Prabhupada never told his successors to become gurus in their own right, 95% of our […]