ISKCON GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION SOCIETY
Reg. No S/74662 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ISKCON GBC BODY SOCIETY
SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, MARCH 2, 2000
RESOLUTIONS
APPOINTMENTS:
1. His Grace Ravindra Svarupa Das is elected
as Chairman.
2. His Holiness Ramai Swami is elected as
First GBC Vice-Chairman.
3. His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami is
elected as Second Vice-Chairman.
4. His Holiness Giridhari Swami is elected as
Third Vice-Chairman.
5. Her Grace Manjari Devi Dasi is elected as GBC Secretary.
6. The
following devotees are confirmed appointed as
Assistant GBC members:
His Grace Prthu Das
His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami
7. Her
Grace Manjari Devi Dasi shall continue as an assistant GBC member.
78. The following devotees are confirmed as
Acting GBC members:
His Grace Anuttama Das
Her Grace Malati Devi Dasi
98. The following devotees are confirmed as Full
GBC members:
His Holiness B.B. Govinda Swami
His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami
109. The GBC Body accepts the resignations from the GBC Body of His Grace
Naveen Krishna Das.
The
GBC Body requests Naveen Krishna Das to give careful and dispassionate
consideration to the case presented in the book Not That I Am Poisioned, and, after doing so, to enter into
discussion with the Executive Committee for a resolution of this and any
related issues.
110. The resignations of the following GBC members resignations are accepted and they are appointed as
GBC Emeritus effective after at the conclusion
of this GBC
meeting:
His Holiness Giriraja Swami
His Grace Bhurijana Das
His Grace Vasudeva Das
121. [GBC RULE] One additional member
is shall be added to the Executive Committee as
Third Vice-Chairman and isas a voting
member. (Passed unanimously)
His Holiness
Sridhara Swami
101
[VISION & GOALSTATEMENT] The
GBC Body hereby honors and deeply appreciates the selfless service provided by
His Holiness Sridhara Swami to Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON Society in his various
preaching services particularly; fund development, life membership and
world-wide preaching. The GBC Body
earnestly prays to Lord Nrsimhadeva and Sri Sri Radha-Rasa-bihari to protect
Their sincere devotee, His Holiness Sridhara Swami.
201
[ACTION ORDER] 1. The Life-membership
Standards Subcommittee is hereby established with the purpose to work on
recommendations for life-membership standards. This committee is to complete
their work by July 15, 2000.
2. The following persons will determine the
members of the committee and the mechanism and constituency for the committee’s
accomplishing their goals:
Braja
Bihari Das – convener, Vedavyasa-priya Swami, Ramabhadra Das, Svavasa Das,
Kalakantha Das, Pancaratna Das, Varsana Devi Dasi, Sudharma Devi Dasi.
3. The following have been nominated as members
but are not present in Mayapur:
Devakinandana
Das, Mahamantra Das (Delhi), Srutidharma Das and Pranabandhu Das.
Section 300:
EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
301
[GUIDELINE] 1. ISKCON members should be
careful to adhere to the proper process of expressing doubts within the
community of Vaisnavas. The guidelines for that process are set forth herewith:
(a) As doubts are a function of
intelligence, it is expected that intelligent and inquisitive devotees will
naturally have doubts concerning the statements of authorities like guru, sadhu
and sastra.
(b) It is important whatever
doubts may arise be expressed so that they may be properly examined, understood
and resolved.
(c) Our tradition has
established a proper process within the community of devotees for resolving
doubts. This process allows a devotee to express misgivings while protecting
the devotee from checking his or her spiritual progress through committing
offenses. When handled in the proper manner, doubts become a basis for growth
in spiritual understanding and the deepening of faith.
2. The guidelines for expressing and resolving doubts are as follows:
(a)
Doubts
should be placed before a proper authority in whom one has faith and
confidence. That is, inquiry should be humble and submissive in spirit.
(b)
There
should be a presupposition that the doubts should be resolved successfully.
(c)
Doubts
should be expressed in a way that is careful to be respectful of guru, sadhu
and sastra.
(d)
Doubts
should be expressed in a way that is careful to avoid causing unnecessary
disturbance to the faith of other devotees.
(e)
Apparent
contradictions should not be taken as prima facie evidence that the authority
is wrong. Rather, they should become the grounds for pursuing a deeper
understanding.
WHEREAS,,, the Women’s Ministry presentation
on March 1st, 2000 to the international GBC
Body brought a clearer understanding of the mistakes of the past and the need
to provide equal and full opportunity for devotional service for all devotees
in ISKCON, regardless of gender, and
WHEREAS,,, it is clearly following in the line
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada that all people are welcome to join Lord Caitanya’s sankirtana
movement and are capable of developing full love of God, and
WHEREAS,,, it is our belief that many of the
social issues that confront us are exacerbated because the voice of our women,
who are the mothers and daughters of our Krsna conscious family, have been
hushed and stifled due to misinterpretation of our Vaisnava philosophy, and
thus the human and interpersonal needs of our devotees have been minimized,
THEREFORE IT IS
RESOLVED THAT:
501
[GUIDELINESTATEMENT]
1. THEREFORE IT IS
RESOLVED THAT the members of the Governing Body Commission of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness offer their humble apologies to
the women of Srila Prabhupada’s society who, because of our own shortcomings
and those of the Society, have suffered due to a lack of protection, support,
facility and appreciation for their service, devotion and vast contributions to
the Society, and
2.[ACTION] FURTHERMORE, aAll GBC Body
members and other leaders shall hold ista-gosthisistagosthis in each
of their respective temples to establish the priority of providing equal
facilities, full encouragement and genuine care and protection for the women
members of ISKCON. Also, separate meetings should be held with the leaders and
women of each temple to address the women’s needs and concerns, and
3.[GUIDELINE] FURTHERMORE,
all All GBC members Zonal Secretaries,
Temple Presidents and other leaders are requested, in coordination with
the Women’s Ministry, to invite senior devotee women, especially Srila Prabhupada’s
direct disciples, to visit their temples to provide their association and thus
help in training younger devotees.
Srila Prabhupada’s Siksa
Position
601
[GUIDELINEISKCON LAW] THAT
aA
duly initiated disciple in ISKCON can accept Srila Prabhupada, the
founder-acarya of ISKCON, as his principle siksa-guru. During his devotional
life, he may experience that he derives more spiritual inspiration from Srila
Prabhupada’s books and vani than from his own diksa-guru.
602
[ISKCON LAW]
1. THAT the
GBC Body wishes to emphasize that any attempt to minimize the position or
teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness, will not
be tolerated in any way by the leadership structure of ISKCON. This is an
absolute and inviolable principle.
2. ATHAT any
member of ISKCON involved in such criticism will shall be
immediately dealt with by the appropriate measures according to ISKCON Law
1996/607.4.A.1 “Offenses Against
Founder-Acarya and Guru-parampara” which states : “A person guilty of
denouncing, openly blaspheming, or publicly abandoning loyalty to the
founder-acarya, the previous acaryas in the disciplic succession, or Lord
Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, incurs automatic dissociation from
ISKCON, the right to revoke being reserved to the local Governing Body
Commissioner. If the offending person holds a position of spiritual authority,
the right to revoke the dissociation is reserved to the Governing Body
Commission. If the seriousness of the offense warrants a more severe reaction,
other measures may be brought to bear, including dismissal from authority,
disqualification for initiating, and excommunication.”
3. The GBC Zzonal
Ssecretaries and/or the local leaders
must implement ISKCON Law when they perceive a transgression of this principle.
If they fail to do so, the GBC Executive Committee shall directly take measures
to rectify the situation and may censure or suspend (probate or remove) local
leaders for not taking appropriate measures.
603
[VISION & GOALACTION]
1. The GBC Body requests the LA BBT to
continue publishing Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja book. Srila Prabhupada approved of the idea of the
BBT publishing his Vyasa-puja book as it was also done during his stay on the
planet.
[LAWACTION]
2. A standing committee named the Srila
Prabhupada Vyasa-puja Book Standing Committee is formed with the purpose of
assisting the LA BBT to draw ideas and talent from devotees around the world to
make the Vyasa-puja book more affordable and marketable. The standing committee will initially
consist of: Danavir Goswami (point man), Deva Gaura Hari Das (Australia),
Acyuta Das (Ukraine) and Simhesvara Das (Malaysia).
604
[LAW]
1. THAT Aa
full-time secretariat office is shall be established
in Mayapur.
to be staffed by
Kalakantha Das, Sacidulal Das, Manj
22. THAT tThis office is
toshall
work directly under the Executive Committee. AndIt shall
take the necessary steps towards
organizational improvement.
3.[ACTION] The Secretary Office shall be staffed by Kalakantha Das, Sacidulal Das, Manjari
Devi Dasi and Divyambara Devi Dasi.
WHEREAS,
there is a need to reorganize GBC operations to achieve more efficiency, more
local ISKCON leadership, less stress for GBC members, and more effective
fulfillment of GBC responsibilities, and
WHEREAS,
the issues involved are deep and complex and do not lend themselves to
resolution at the brief annual Mayapur meeting;
605
[LAWACTION]
IT IS RESOLVED THAT
1. THAT the
GBC Body hereby appoints an ongoing GBC Restructuring Task Force whose members includeing:
Jayapataka
Swami, Mukunda Goswami, Malati Devi Dasi, Sudharma Devi Dasi, Pancaratna Das,
Atmarama Das, Abhirama Das, Kalakantha Das, Anuttama Das, Aniruddha Das,
Atmabhu Das, Hrdaya Caitanya Das and Prasanta Devi Dasi. This group may also
seek the help of professional advisors.
2. This task force shall be coordinated by the
GBC Secretariat and communicate by e-mail throughout the year. It shall convene
in Mayapur prior to the 2001 annual meetings.
3. The specific goals of this task force shall
include:
(a) to gather and deliberate on input on the
following questions from various ISKCON Regional Bodies:
-
What
should be the definition of ISKCON Regional Governing Bodies/Divisional
Councils?
-
Should
some GBC members serve in the role of “Monitor” overseeing secretaries of
smaller zones?
-
How
should the GBC delegate problem-solving authority to regional levels?
-
How
should ISKCON Ministries function?
-
How
should ISKCON develop a constitution?
-
What
statements of Srila Prabhupada are relevant to GBC structure?
-
What
do leading ISKCON stakeholders (temple presidents, congregational leaders, and
senior devotees) want to see from the GBC?
4. This Task Force shall compile a progress
report and possible restructuring models for consideration by the GBC Body at
the 2001 annual meeting.
5. Funding for the Task Force is nil as it’s
members are volunteers working through e-mail and their coordination will be
handled by the already funded GBC Secretariat.
606
[ACTION ORDER] THAT mMembership
in the GBC Deputies body is constituted as follows:
1. For the years 2000 and 2001:
(i)
participating members among the existing GBC Deputies (as selected by the GBC
Deputies Body), and
(ii)
additional members from geographical areas not presently represented, selected
by the Executive Committee with the help of existing GBC Deputies.
(b)[VISION &
GOAL] After Gaura-purnima 2002:
(i)
a combination of members selected by the GBC Body or Executive Committee and
members selected by functioning Regional Governing Bodies or Divisional
Councils.
2.[LAW] Further membership in this body will
shall
be for three years and may be renewed. Members must attend the annual
Mayapur GBC meetings.
Removal of Property Trustees
WHEREAS, GBC Law 1993/54 3.3.2 and
3.3.3 contains provisions for changing of property trustees, but no specific
provision has been established by GBC Law for the resignation or removal of a
property trustee, and there is a need to fill this gap;
607 [LAW] 1. THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED THAT
the following provision is added into Law 1993/54 3.3 “Property Trustee
Appointment Procedure” as clause 3.3.4:
THAT in general property trustees
are appointed for life. However, a property trustee appointment may be
terminated under the following conditions:
(a) On the submission of a letter of
resignation to the GBC Body via the ISKCON Property Office. For the resignation
to take effect it must be either unanimously accepted by the remaining trustees
(if two or more exist), or by decision of the ISKCON Property Office.
(b)
Upon the death of the trustee or upon the trustee becoming permanently
disabled so as to not be able to carry out the duties of trusteeship.
(c ) If the property trustee fails
to act within a reasonable time upon a specific proposal related to a property
from either the local management, a co-trustee, the ISKCON Property Office, or
the GBC Body, the local management or the co-trustees may submit a request for
removal of the trustee to the ISKCON Property Office stating the facts of the
failure to act. The ISKCON Property Office may grant the request immediately if
the submitted facts are sufficiently compelling or it may again formally
request the trustee to act on the proposal. If the trustee continues to fail to
act, then the trustee shall be removed.
(d) The local
management or the co-trustees may propose to the ISKCON Property Office that a
trustee shall be removed from trusteeship in a particular area under the
following conditions:
[NO CONDITIONS ARE MENTIONED????]
3.3.4(d) Temple management can
approach the Property Office to bypass a non-functioning trustee without
replacing him.
608
[LAW] 1. THAT the
A Guru
Services Committee is hereby established with the purpose to resolve present
and perspective guru topics. This
committee is to:
A.
Ascertain
whether each guru is following the standard practices of Krsna consciousness,
including:
(a)
chanting
a minimum of sixteen rounds per day and having a visible sadhana,
(b)
has
proper relationships with others according to his asrama, especially with the
opposite sex,
(c)
is
responsibly engaged in his service within the Society,
(d)
has
an appropriate understanding of the siddhanta of Krsna consciousness as given
by Srila Prabhupada,
(e)
is
cooperating with the other devotees within ISKCON, and
(f)
is
financially accountable.
B.
Establish committees to research and deal
with the philosophy and practical issues concerning gurus within ISKCON.
C.
Review
existing procedures and recommend modifications of the existing procedures by
which gurus in ISKCON can be approved.
D.
Review
prospective gurus when called upon to do so.
E.
This
committee has the power to educate the guru or to recommend to the GBC Body
Executive Committee to sanction him or her according to ISKCON Law. Any sanctions must be reviewed by the GBC
Body at the annual meeting in Mayapur.
2. The members of this committee are:
Anuttama
Das, Virabahu Das, Ravindra Svarupa Das, Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Prahladanananda
Swami and Visakha Devi Dasi.
609
[LAW] All festivals, events, commemorative occasions, etc., that are in honor
of present ISKCON gurus and that are observed in the main worship areas of
ISKCON institutions, are to be held at times other than those normally set
aside for regular worship, such as the morning program and the Sunday feast.
610
[ACTION ORDER] THAT aA
subcommittee is shall be formed by the newly appointed GBC
Guru Services Committee to review and reassess the GBC Law 6.3.2 on Srila Prabhupada’s
granddisciplesgrand disciples
initiating as well as the GBC position paper on disciples initiating in the
physical presence of their diksa-guru. The subcommittee shall include a
convener and members and shall present a proposal to the 2001 GBC meeting.
611 [ACTION ORDER] 1. THAT tThe GBC Body
agrees to review and reassess the position paper “Devotees Initiating Before
Their Guru’s Physical Departure” approved by the GBC Body in 1993 (resolution
number 60) and also the statement of ISKCON Law on this in the ISKCON Law Book
numbered 6.3.2 at the annual general meeting 2001 with the aim of issuing a
judgment on disciple’s initiating in their guru’s presence;
2. THAT, Iin
the meantime, His Holiness Mahavisnu Goswami is not authorized to give diksa
and accordingly
he should accordingly refrain from doing so.
612 [LAW] THAT iIf an
Area Council (as outlined in the paper entitled “Gurus and Initiation” and
approved by the GBC Body in resolution 1995/No. 58/1995
and stated in ISKCON Law Section 6.4) does not endorse a guru candidate, the
candidate has the right to appeal the case to the relevant Regional Governing
Body for review. If the Regional Governing Body decides that in spite of having
met the mandatory qualifications for a spiritual master and the eligibility
requirements (in 1.2.1 “Mandatory Qualifications” and 1.3 “Eligibility of
Devotee to Be a Guru in ISKCON” from the paper “Gurus and Initiation” and
stated in ISKCON Law Book 6.2.1 and 6.3 respectively), the candidate has not
been endorsed by the Area Council, then the Regional Governing Body is
empowered to overrule the decision of the Area Council by endorsing the
candidate. The Chairman of the Regional Governing Body shall then send a letter
of nomination to the GBC Secretary so that the normal process may continue with
the Regional Governing Body acting as the nominating body instead of the Area
Council.
613
[ACTION ORDER] 1. THAT Sri
Padambhuja Das (formerly known as Bhakti Abhay Caran Swami) shall not be
privileged to wear saffron cloth and shall be referred to by his initiated name
given by Srila Prabhupada. He is
indefinitely suspended as a spiritual master, therefore, he cannot initiate nor
maintain an absolute siksa position in relation to his disciples and he must
follow other aspects of suspension as per ISKCON Law.
2. The GBC Body encourages those who have taken
initiation from him to take shelter of Srila Prabhupada and his other
followers, as Sri Padambhuja Das is not competent to deliver absolute
instruction or receive gifts or veneration at this time. They should refer to
the directions in the Guru-asraya paper issued by the GBC Body and stated in
ISKCON Law Book at 6.5.1.3-5, which also gives indications guidance for
those who have lost faith in their initiating guru.
3. A program of rectification shall be given by
a committee of Jayapataka Swami, Guru Prasad Swami and Virabahu Das.
[Wasn’t this section supposed to be
un-published on the request
of GPS?]
Financial Disclosure of
Leaders Including Guru-daksina
WHEREAS,
financial disclosure for ISKCON leaders requires that “all GBC members, gurus,
sannyasis and international project directors” file annual financial reports.
WHEREAS,
there is a need to expand the financial reporting of ISKCON leaders and this
should be done prior to any further discussion of specific regulation of
guru-daksina.
IT
IS RESOLVED THAT:
614
[LAW] 1. IT IS RESOLVED THAT aAll GBC Body
members, gurus, sannyasis sannyasis * and
international project directors are required to file annual personal financial
reports to the Executive Committee of the GBC Body and, where requested, their
national executive body. These reports shall contain a standard Income
Statement and Balance Sheet (to be reported in a Quickbooks or other standard
software format). The report should also include a list of all ISKCON related
bank accounts (including account names, signers and balance) for which these
individuals are a signer or have some control. All guru-daksina must be
included in this report.
[* wasn’t this amended to include Regional
Secretaries, Temple Presidents, and Temple Officers except they were
accountable to RGB’s???]
2. FURTHERMORE, wwithin the
definitions of the previous
resolutions regarding reportable income, all
income and non-monetary gifts over US$500 must be itemized according to source.
[NOTE; US
based preachers are reminded that all gifts over US$10,000 and income from
inheritance or family trusts must be reported to the IRS.]
3. All annual reports must be submitted
by January 31st of each year and be signed with the following
statement:
I solemnly
swear that this report represents a true and accurate statement of my financial
activity and status for the previous year.
Name
_______________________________ Date
___________________
[note; instead of swear it shouldn’t it state
affirm? We are not supposed to swear
except at time of initiation, weddings, etc.]
3. FURTHERMORE, tThe Executive
Committee shall provide an annual report for the GBC Body prior to the annual
meetings containing information on the number of GBC Body members filing, names
of those not filing and a summary report of the financial data including high,
low and median numbers for income, assets and expenses.
4.[ACTION] FURTHERMORE,
aAll GBC Body
members, gurus, sannyasis and international project directors are required to
submit the above annual personal financial reports for 1999 (year end) to the
Executive Committee prior to April 15th of 2000.
615
[LAW] 1.THAT,
iIn
order to protect the interests of ISKCON, the GBC Body hereby establishes the
Ritvik Committee as a permanent standing committee. with
Gopal Krsna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami, Sri Nathji, Mahaprabhu Das, Dayarama Das
as members and the Executive Committee as ex-officio members. This committee can also appoint
others at their discretion and is to include one international GBC Body member
who does not have zonal responsibilities in India. The purpose of this committee is to address and make decisions
regarding ritvik related lawsuits to protect the interests of ISKCON.
2.[ACTION] The committee’s members shall be: Gopal
Krsna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami, Sri Nathji dasa, Mahaprabhu Das, Dayarama Das
and the Executive Committee shall be ex-officio members.
Ritvik Case Fund
WHEREAS,
the ritviks have filed cases against individual GBC Body members, gurus, the
ISKCON GBC Society and the ISKCON Bureau.
WHEREAS,
the ritviks are presenting a dangerous concocted philosophy and we stand to
lose ISKCON properties if we do not defend with the best legal help.
616
[ACTION ORDER] IT IS RESOLVED THAT every GBC Body member and every guru must
contribute five hundred dollars (US$500) this year towards the legal
costs. Indian temples are to help pay
for the legal costs by dividing amongst the Indian temples based on the
percentage of total collection for the last year.
Poison
Controversy
617. [STATEMENT] Poison Controversy
WHEREAS,
the book Not That I Am Poisoned
published by the GBC Ministry for the Protection of ISKCON establishes that:
1.
Srila
Prabhupada’s medical history shows no evidence of poisoning, but rather
confirms diabetes as the major factor in His Divine Grace’s deteriorated physical
health.
2.
Forensic
(hair) analysis does not show any evidence of poisoning, in that the amount of
arsenic is compatible with environmental levels and with normal physiological
functioning.
3.
Recorded
conversations indicate that Srila Prabhupada did not believe he was poisoned.
4.
Analysis
of ‘whisper evidence’ is inconclusive or can be show to correlate with spoken
conversations of the same time.
WHEREAS,
the report submitted by Balavanta Das, commissioned by the GBC Executive
Committee,
does not contradict the conclusions of the more detailed investigation by the
Ministry for the Protection of ISKCON;
617. 617
[ACTION ORDERSTATEMENT] IT
IS RESOLVED THAT 1. There is no
evidence at this time to support the allegations of poisoning of Srila
Prabhupada. This conclusion is based on two independent reports commissioned by
the GBC Body.
2. The GBC Body endorses the book Not That I Am Poisoned as the most
detailed and comprehensive exposition of these allegations to date, and it
recommends this book strongly to devotees who may have been affected by or who are
interested in this issue.
Women’s Participation
A.
THAT Aall ISKCON temples are to allow all qualified devotees,
regardless of gender, to speak on Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, etc. during
the regular temple class.
B.
ATHAT all ISKCON temples designate half
of the temple room area, divided in the center from the altar, for the ladies.
C.
If
the management in a particular temple feels it is unable to implement these
proposals, the Executive Committee will appoint a small team of senior
devotees, including women, to sensitively review the particular local
situation.
618 [LAW] THAT the
time period for giving notice of intent to appeal an Official Decision by the
Child Protection Office is reduced from six months down to one month. One extra month is given for the Child
Protection Office to complete the filing process of appeals. That is, the time
period for the above process for appealing an Official Decision is two months
from the time that a party receives the Official Decision.
620
[ACTION ORDER] 1. THATThat the
Child Protection
Office shall be funded for the year 2000 as follows:
1. US$15,000 of the GBC annual assessment
funds will be allocated to the Child Protection Office in the year 2000.
2. FURTHERMORE,
a)
The
North American Temples need to raise an additional $ 5,000
b)
The
Indian Temples need to raise an additional $
5,000
c)
Mayapur
Temple will commit half of its agreement from a
recent CPO recommendation for funding this effort,
equaling $ 5,000
d) Other GBC Body members and Emeritus’ not
previously pledging,
including Mukunda Goswami, Giriraja Swami,
Hridayananda Goswami, Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami
and
Balavanta Das, are officially requested to support
this effort,
collectively we hope for a total of not less than $ 20,000
Total to be pledged
$ 225,579
3. FURTHERMORE, GBC
Body members and others who pledged funds, and especially those who expressed a
desire to try to raise more money than pledged, are encouraged to try to raise
additional funds to assure there is no shortfall.
4. The Child Protection Office also explored several options for helping to raise funds for the 2001 pledge including producing a CD by gurukuli musicians as a benefit and will develop these options during the next year for partial funding of the 2001 requirement.
621
[GUIDELINEACTION ORDER]
1. THAT theA
Vanaprastha-asrama Guidelines Committee is hereby established with the purpose of
drafting a set of general guidelines and standards for the vanaprastha-asrama
in ISKCON. The Chairman of this
committee is shall be Janananda Das and he will engage the
help of Hare Krsna Dasi and her correspondents who have been formulating
written guidelines on this topic. The
committee should have a first draft prepared by the GBC Body meeting of 2001.
2. [VISION & GOAL] It is understood that the
Vanaprastha this is a
step in the ongoing development of this is an important
and growing sector of ISKCON’s membership. Therefore,
establishing guidelines for Vanaprastha Asram is a necessary step in the
ongoing development of this important Asram.
622
[ACTION ORDER] 1. THAT theA BBT
Construction Grant Allocation Committee is hereby formed and empowered to
decide the allocation of the annual BBT construction and renovation grant to
ISKCON, according to the principles established by Srila Prabhupada. The
members of this committee are:
Ramai
Swami, Bhakti-tirtha Swami, Sivarama Swami, Hrdaya Caitanya
Das, the GBC annual chairman, the BBT treasurer, a member nominated by the BBT
trustees.
Sri
Mayapur Project Development Committee Expansion
623 [ACTION ORDER] THAT the
following devotees are appointed provisional members of the Sri Mayapur Project
Development Committee through to Mayapur festival 2001:
Sivarama Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Radhanatha
Swami, Bhakti-caru Swami
Ambarisa Das, Anuttama Das.
GBC ZONAL ASSIGNMENTS 2000 -2001:
[Note: See my notes given in separate file.]
Anuttama
das: Assistant GBC -- GBC Minister of Communications
Badrinarayan
Das:
GBC for USA: California (South), Colorado, Idaho,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.
Co-GBC for USA: Los Angeles.
BB
Govinda Swami:
GBC for:
Mauritius, all Arabic speaking countries.
Sole GBC: Russia: Volga Region; central Asia, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Tadjikistan, Kirghizistan;
Co-GBC
for Moscow, and St. Petersburg (with
Vaidyanatha Das and Niranjana Swami.)
Mauritius, Vrindavana.
Sole GBC: Russia: Volga Region; central Asia,
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Tadjikistan, Kirghizistan;
Mauritius, all Arabic speaking countries.
Bhakti
Caitanya Swami: Acting GBC
Co-GBC for Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia: Siberia, South
Africa.
Sole GBC for:
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi, Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia.
Bhakti
Charu Swami:
Two-year leave of absence from zonal assignments.
Assignment "Abhay Caran" Video production.
Bhaktimarg
Swami: Assistant GBC
Candidate for GBC
for all of Canada.
Bhakti
Swarup Damodar Swami:
GBC for India: Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal
Pradesh.
Co-GBC for India: Tripura, Andra Pradesh, Assam,
Meghalaya, Orissa, U.P. (Kuruksetra); Burma.
Bhaktitirtha
Swami:
GBC: Switzerland, Dole (France).
Co-GBC for Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Congo, Gabon, Ghana,Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Zaire;
GBC: USA: West Virginia, Michigan (Detroit),
Pennsylvania (Gita Nagari), Washington D.C., Potomac, MD.
Bhaktivaibhava
Swami:
Co-GBC for Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Russia: Siberia, Far East; Ukraine Belarus, Italy.
GGBC
for USA: Virginia, Southeast United States (except Florida and Murari Sewak,
Tennessee), Hawaii, Fiji.
GBC
Executive Committee:
GBC for India: Gadaigiri, Balikuda Orissa.
Giridhari
Swami:
Co-GBC for USA: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas; China
(including Hong Kong), South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Polynesia.
Gopal
Krsna Goswami:
GBC for India: Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Punjab
(Chandigarh), Uttar Pradesh (West without Vrndavan) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh;
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda.
Co-GBC for India: Maharashtra (including Mumbai),
Jamnu-Kashmir, Himal Pradesh, Lucknow, Hardwar, Goa, Uttar Pradesh (including
Vrndavan,); Mayapur
Russia: South, Golden Ring; Azerbaijan;
Canada: Everywhere.
Guru
Prasad Swami:
GBC for Colombia, Amazon region in Brazil, USA: Arizona;
Central America, Mexico.
Co-GBC for Venezuela, Trinidad.
Hari Vilas Das: Co-GBC for USA:
Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver (Canada);
Co-GBC Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Armenia,
Pakistan,Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, North
and South Yemen, Afghanistan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkino Faso,
Niger, Chad;
India: Jamnu and Kashmir, Hardwar and Rishikesh Goa,
Himacal Pradesh;
Canada: West;
USA: State of Washington, Alaska.
Jayapataka
Swami:
GBC for Bolivia; India: Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry,
West Bengal (other than Mayapur and Calcutta); Maldives, Bhutan, Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
Co-GBC for Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Chile, Ecuador,
Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab
Emirates;
India: Bihar, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Orissa, Belgaum, (Karnataka), West
Bengal (including Mayapur and Calcutta).
GBC Minister of Congregational Preaching
Kavicandra
Swami:
GBC for Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Israel, Thailand, Singapore.
Co-GBC for Indonesia, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast,
Sierra Leone, Benin, Togo, Liberia, Cameroon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Zaire, Gabon,
Rio Muni, Central African Republic, Congo, Thailand, Singapore.
Madhu
Sevita Das:
Co-GBC for Italy.
Co-GBC for Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Spain.
Malati-devi
Dasi: Acting ssistant GBC
Co-GBC for USA: Ohio, West Virgina, Kentucky, Detroit,
Indiana, Western Pennsylvania.
Manjari-devi
Dasi: Assistant GBC
GBC Secretary
Niranjana
Swami:
GBC for USA: New
England, Festival of India; Moldova;
Co-GBC for Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia Ukraine, Belarus,
Russia: Moscow and St. Petersburg, west of Nijniy Novgorod and north of
Voronesh.
Paramgati
Swami:
GBC for Brazil (except Amazon Region) including Nova Gokula.
GBC for France, Portugal.
Prabhavisnu
Swami:
Co-GBC for Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Russia: Far East, South; Latvia
Burma; India: Bihar, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
(only Tirupati), Uttar Pradesh (East); Bangladesh,
Nepal, Malaysia, Brunei.
Prthu
Das: Assistant GBC
Co-GBC for USA: Hawaii, Oregon,Washington, Murari Sewvaka.,
Co-GBC For: Nrsimha-ksetra (Germany),
Austria.
Radhanatha
Swami:
GBC for India: Mumbai Chowpatti.
Co-GBC for India: Belgaum, (Karnataka),
Maharastra, Uttar Pradesh (Kuruksetra);
USA: West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky.
Ramai
Swami:
Co-GBC for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New
Caledonia,
Solomons, Indonesia.
Ravindra
Svarupa Das:
GBC for USA: Michigan (except Detroit),
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
Co-GBC for USA: Washington DC, Pennsylvania
(West, Gita Nagari), Ohio,
Michigan (Detroit).
GBC for Denmark, Sweden, Germany (except Nrsimha
Ksetra, Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover).
(co-GBC for: Nrsimha
Ksetra, co-GBC for
Berlin, Hamburg, and
Hanover).
Rohini
Suta Das:
GBC for Georgia, Russia: Ural Region.
Sole GBC for Russia: Murmansk; Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia,
Macedonia.
Co-GBC Azerbaijan, Armenia, Austria.
Sole-GBC: Slovenia
Sole GBC: Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia,
Co GBC: Northern Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, and Hanover).
Romapada
Swami:
GBC for USA: New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, New
York, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Sesa
Das:
GBC for Alachua (Florida)
Co-GBC for Trinidad, Guyana, Carribean.
Co-GBC Mayapur for Educational Development
Minister of Justice
Minister of Educational Development
Sivarama
Swami:
GBC for England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands,
Ireland, Hungary.
Suhotra
Swami:
GBC for Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania,
Albania, Norway, Finland.
Co-GBC for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Holland.
Tamal
Krishna Goswami:
Co-GBC for USA: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, China
(including Hong Kong),
North Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, South Korea, India:
Mayapur and Calcutta.
Vaidyanatha
Das: Full GBC
Co-GBC for Russia and Abkhazia.
Virabahu
Das:
GBC for USA: Florida (except Alachua); Argentina, Paraguay,
Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guyana; Caribbean (except for
Trinidad).
Co-GBC for USA: Los Angeles; Peru, Ecuador, Chile,
Venezuela.