Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please find below an official statement from the NA GBC Officers, as well as a public letter written by Gandharvika dasi, of Philadelphia, regarding an incident between Ravindra Svarupa das and Gandharvika dasi last April. Recent internet attention to this situation…
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The Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has approved an updated version of ISKCON’s “Child Protection Policy and Operational Guidelines.” The Guidelines set standards for child protection within ISKCON, mandate how the ISKCON’s Central Office of Child Protection (CPO) and local Child Protection Teams should function, while clarifying how ISKCON…
At this year’s annual meetings in Mayapur, West Bengal from February 10th through 21st, ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) passed a resolution requiring all ISKCON centers to prove their eligibility for a “Certificate of Readiness for Worship” before they can install or otherwise commence worship of Deity forms of God. Prior to this, there were…
A new playground sponsored for the Sri Mayapur International School in West Bengal by the Governing Body Comission (GBC), ISKCON’s highest ecclesiastical authority, is nearing completion after four months of preparation. Members of the GBC contributed individually, with Kavichandra Swami in particular contributing a substantial portion of the 500,000 rupee cost ($9,500). The playground includes…
Dear Bhakti Vijnana Goswami and other Leaders and Devotees of the Russian Yatra, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We are writing on behalf of the GBC Body and the worldwide community of ISKCON devotees to congratulate you on your recent victory in the Appeal Court on the Tomsk Case against…
Dear Sivarama Maharaja and the devotees of the ISKCON Hungarian Yatra, Including particularly: Madhupati dasa, Radhanatha dasa, Bhaktin Kata, Bhakta Andras, Krsna-lila dd, Prtvi-pati das, Radharadhya dasa, Radhakanta dasa, Nilamani Cakravarti dd, Dharmista dd, and Damodara dasa, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We wish to congratulate and thank you all…
Bathe in the Yamuna, chant the Hare Krishna mantra and then become perfect and return back to Godhead.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.5.28 purport) Title of Proposal: Bringing the Yamuna River back to Vrindavan With the Blessings of the GBC; Background: Currently 100% of the water from the Yamuna is blocked above Delhi and this water is…
The 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) began in Mayapur, West Bengal with the GBC body participating in ISKCON’s first International Leadership Sanga (ILS). The GBC recognizes that good, strong leadership is key both to ISKCON’s improvement and its ongoing success. In…
