On day one participants explored ISKCON’s past, examining the trends in and influences on ISKCON, both internal and external. Following from that, on the second day participants began to look at ISKCON’s present. The meeting’s facilitator’s started with a question: How well do the four groups in the room (the GBC members, the sannyasis, the […]

After concluding the three-day Sanga for GBCs, Gurus and Sannyasis, ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission began its Annual General Meetings (AGM) yesterday, 6th February, in Mayapur, India. Participants arriving were greeted with garlands by the GBC Chairman Anuttama Dasa and then proceeded to perform a Guru Puja of Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON. The meetings

Today saw the start of the much-anticipated Sanga of Sannyasis, Gurus and GBCs, (SGGS). Over eighty of ISKCON’s most senior leaders and preachers from across the globe gathered in Sri Dhama Mayapur for three days of association, contemplation, and in-depth discussion in response to Srila Prabhupada’s directive to find unity in diversity. Leaders representing India,

Radhanath Swami, GBC member for centers in Italy and India, and serving on the SPN committee for Devotee Care, speaks his appreciation of the dynamic example of Unity in Diversity the SPN exemplifies – so many devotees from diverse backgrounds serving together for the unity of ISKCON’s mission.

Jai Nitai Prabhu, Temple President of ISKCON Soho Street, London, and serving as a member of the SPN’s Temple Development/Systems Administration Committee (TDSA) explains another initiative coming out of the TDSA, an open source database, that has the potential to help projects harness their manpower and resources and better accommodate and provide for the communities

Praghosa Prabhu, a GBC member for the UK, Ireland, and parts of Northern Europe, and also serving on the SPN committees GBC Team Building and Organizational Development, speaks on the challenging but rewarding work of building camaraderie and cooperation among members of the GBC body.

Badrinarayan Swami, whom we introduced in previous posts, speaks on the exciting deliverables coming out of the strategic planning work, the latest being the leadership training college, a legacy for ISKCON’s future.

Bhaktivijnana Swami, a GBC leader and preacher in Russia and Israel, also serves on the SPN’s Succession Committee. Maharaja expresses his appreciation of the strategic planning process, personally witnessing how the culture of strategic planning has dramatically changed the work of the GBC, allowing it to put energy into addressing important issues relevant for the

Gauranga Prabhu, an experienced trainer and preacher from ISKCON Chowpatty also serves on a number of SPN committees – Devotee Care, Temple Development/Systems Administration (TDSA), and Organizational Development. Here he speaks on the work being done by the TDSA meant to assist any ISKCON project practically. Gauranga Prabhu explains how Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada

Romapada Swami, GBC member of over twenty-two years leading ISKCON in New York, New Jersey and the Midwest of the USA, and also a member of the SPN’s Organizational Development Committee, speaks on how strategic planning has helped him in his GBC service and how it can better assist ISKCON’s leadership to respond to what