Articles

In-depth investigations and analysis exposing hidden truths in spiritual movements. Critical examinations of textual authenticity, institutional corruption, and philosophical deviations.

The Scholar's Gambit

The Scholar's Gambit

A Gaudiya Vaishnava critique of Graham Schweig's Posthumous Editing of a Great Master's Work

Is God a Person?

Is God a Person?

The Question Every Tradition Answers Wrong

No Permission Required

No Permission Required

Both ISKCON gurus and ritvik priests claim you need to go through them to access Prabhupada. Thousands of transformed lives prove otherwise. The gate was never locked.

The Custodian's Failure

The Custodian's Failure

An analysis of Sivarama Swami's 2022 letter defending a convicted child abuser reveals how institutional loyalty colonizes moral reasoning, deploying scripture as a shield for systematic predation.

The Possessed Devotee

The Possessed Devotee

Dostoevsky's Demons diagnosed how ideology turns sincere people into accomplices to murder. The New Vrindaban killings proved him right. The same mechanics operate in ISKCON today.

H.D. Goswami's Gita Guide: How Krishna West Derails Pure Siddhanta

H.D. Goswami's Gita Guide: How Krishna West Derails Pure Siddhanta

How H.D. Goswami's Comprehensive Guide to Bhagavad-gita repackages karma-yoga as career spirituality, redefines sannyasa without renunciation, and systematically steers readers toward the Krishna West ideology.

The Annotator's Dilemma

The Annotator's Dilemma

How Graham Schweig's annotated edition of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is mirrors the very editorial overreach he spent seven years criticizing — the paradox of preservation through intervention.

A Dead Man's Thesis, Another Man's Book

A Dead Man's Thesis, Another Man's Book

Critical analysis of 'A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti' (Oxford UP, 2012) — how a dead man's unfinished dissertation became another man's book, and what it reveals about academic reframing of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

Uncontrolled Mind

Uncontrolled Mind

Lisa sits to meditate but her mind spirals uncontrollably through emails, worries, and distractions. She thinks she's failing—until she learns that the restless mind is the problem, not her practice. Through Lisa's journey, discover how recognizing you're not your thoughts transforms your relationship with an uncontrolled mind.

Anatomy of a Psychopath: The Spiritual Predator Behind the Saintly Mask

Anatomy of a Psychopath: The Spiritual Predator Behind the Saintly Mask

An analysis of Radhanath Swami's recorded statements rationalizing child abuse and deflecting murder allegations, examined through psychological frameworks and spiritual tradition.