The following is a letter from HH Jayapataka Swami, the GBC for Nepal, updating the worldwide community of devotees about the situation in Nepal and help being offered to the devotees to handle the problem. ———————————— Dear Maharajas, prabhus and matajis, Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I, along with other

Manorama Das, ISKCON Youth Minister has been developing the Youth Ministry with his wife Jaya Sri Radhe Devi Dasi. One of the most unique services rendered by this Ministry is the Youth bus tours since 1995. Road-tripping across the globe is an exciting way to engage the ISKCON youth in bhakti yoga, combining the youth’s

“It’s been a life-changing experience to attend these GBC College sessions,” said Gauranga Simha Prabhu, Co-director for ISKCON Mayapur. “This training has motivated me in such a way that I want to rededicate myself to serving the movement of Srila Prabhupada with more seriousness and vigor.” After the initial three days of association with the

March 17th, 2015 Dear Members of ISKCON, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The GBC Executive Committee (EC) has been in communication with Hridayananda Das Goswami for over a year, seeking to understand better how his preaching program, Krishna West, will function within ISKCON. We affirm and acknowledge that: Devotees serving

The resolutions from ISKCON Governing Body Commission’s Annual General Meeting (6-16 February) held in Mayapur, India, are now available online.

The GBC College for Leadership Development isn’t specifically or exclusively designed to groom future GBCs. The intention of the GBC is to assist in creating better leaders; devotees who can deeply imbibe Srila Prabhupada’s mood and instructions and who can give shelter to devotees and help them feel happy in Krishna consciousness.The present course is

The GBC College for Leadership Development started its first day of its first year of operations today, 8 March 2015, at the Govardhana Ecovillag on the outskirts of Mumbai. The College has been formally established by GBC resolution last month, February 2015, with the following words: Whereas Srila Prabhupada repeatedly indicated the need for training

The GBC’s Strategic Planning Network (SPN) recently concluded its five-day bi-annual meeting in Mayapur. Facilitated by the GBC’s Strategic Planning Team, the numerous SPN committees, made up of GBC members and ISKCON leaders and thinkers from across the globe, continued to explore new ideas and initiatives with the view to providing documents and other published

As on 1 March, 2015, the following are the candidates for sannyasa along with their respective waiting periods: Adi Purusa Das (GGS) (Bhubaneswar) 1 year Adwaitacharya Das (GGS) (Bhubaneswar) 2 years Agnideva Das (ACBSP) (Caribbean) 2 years with conditions Akincana Das (BSDS) (Odisha) 2 years Amala Bhakta Das (ACBSP) (Los Angeles) this year with conditions