Part Four: Kartabhaja and Neda-Nedi By Suhotra Swami

Nov 1, 1991 | Deviant Vaisnava Sects, Suhotra Swami, Volume-25 Number-06

The weeds of deviation choking the plant of bhakti take firm root in offenses to the holy name. Kartabhaja Worshipers of Guru as God In India people generally associate the Kartabhajaapasampradaya (deviant sect) with the Baulas of Bengal (another... read more

Part Three: Ativadi, Aula, Baula, Sain, and Daravesa by Suhotra Swami

Sep 1, 1991 | Deviant Vaisnava Sects, Suhotra Swami, Volume-25 Number-05

Sex, drugs, and the teachings of Lord Caitanya. No, they don't go together as some would have us think. Ativadi In the early 1870's Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, as a deputy magistrate stationed at the holy city of Jagannatha Puri, arrested, judged, and jailed a... read more

Part Two: Prakrta-sahajiyas by Suhotra Swami

Jul 1, 1991 | Deviant Vaisnava Sects, Suhotra Swami, Volume-25 Number-04

Some who say they follow  Lord Caitanya try to make His easy method easier by throwing out the rules. Part Two: Prakrta-sahajiyas The great spiritual master Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura spoke of thirteen sects that claim to have inherited Lord Caitanya's... read more

Part One: Caste Gosvamis and Smarta-brahmanas by Suhotra Swami

May 1, 1991 | Deviant Vaisnava Sects, Suhotra Swami, Volume-25 Number-03

From the time of Lord Caitanya to the present day, His pure followers have defended His teachings against philosophical perversions. Part One: Caste Gosvamis and Smarta-brahmanas From time to time a devotee of Krsna is faced with touchy questions about the shadow side... read more