Mayapur, West Bengal, India – The Governing Body Commission (GBC) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), during its Annual General Meeting in the society’s headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal, on March 9, released an official statement regarding the “preeminent position” of ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta...

March 2, 2013 marked the final day of the Sanga for GBCs, Gurus, and Sannyasis (SGGS) in Sridham Mayapur. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) presented first. A panel of six devotees concerned with the BBT – trustees/directors Gopal Krishna Maharaja, Naresvara Prabhu, Madhu Sevita Prabhu, and Hanuman Prabhu, GBC Badrinarayana...

The fourth day of the Sanga for GBCs, Gurus, and Sannyasis (SGGS) in Sridham Mayapur began on March 1, 2013 with Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu presenting a draft version of the new GBC paper, “The Position of Srila Prabhupada.” This paper illuminates what it means that Srila Prabhupada is ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya,...

The Sanga for GBCs, Gurus, and Sannyasis (SGGS) continued on February 28, 2013, but the GBC members did not attend, instead formally beginning their Annual General Meeting (AGM). The majority of the day was spent reviewing submitted proposals and casting straw votes. Several weeks before the GBC AGM begins, GBC...

The second day of the Sanga for GBCs, Gurus, and Sannyasis (SGGS) in Sridham Mayapur began on February 27 with Laxmimoni Prabhu reading of a collection of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions on the importance of cooperation to successfully spread Krishna consciousness all over the world. Then Gopal Bhatta Prabhu invited the...

The 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) began today in Sridham Mayapur, West Bengal, India. Preceding this year’s meetings was the much anticipated “Sanga for GBCs, Gurus, and Sannyasis,” (SGGS) – five days of meetings between the GBC and ISKCON’s initiating gurus and sannyasis to...

Minister: HH Prahladananda Swami Year of Establishment: 1994 Website: http://www.iskcon.net.au/iskconhealth/ Our health is something we don’t often think about, until it gets worse – and that’s why we have reminders coming to us from different organizations to remember to stay fit and healthy. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness recognizes...

January 13, Houston, Texas—The third and final day of the North American ISKCON GBC and Temple President Meeting was a half-day session that focused on Child Protection, Communications and strengthening the Brahmacari ashrama (celibate monastic student communities) in ISKCON temples in North America. Lila Sukha dasi, Director of the North...

January 12—The NA GBC/TP meeting in Houston began its second day of meetings with a presentation on the Strategic Planning Initiative of the international Governing Body Commission (GBC). Romapada Swami led the session and explained that the Strategic Planning (SPT) effort began in 2006 when Bhakti Vaibhava Swami, then Chair...

Houston, Texas Jan 11—The NA GBC and Temple President Annual Meetings began at the Houston Hare Krishna Temple with two inspiring topics: A Key Note address on “Srila Prabhupada’s Position” by Ravindra Svarupa Das, ISKCON scholar and GBC member, and a Book Distribution Report by Vaisesika dasa, North American Book...