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1994 Page 1 of 6 1994 06/10/2017 1994 Page 1 of 6 Home Srila Prabhupada ISKCON GBC Ministries Strategic Planning ILS News Resources Multimedia Contact Welcome to Mingle! This is a sample layout using a "Top Graphic". The background image may not appear if your theme is installed in a sub-directory, but not to worry! You can specify the path to your images from the admin. To edit this area, go to "Appearance > Design Settings > Top Graphics". 1994 FEBRUARY 9, 2012 NTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Acarya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada RESOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION Annual General Meeting — 1994 — Mayapur, India 1. That Madhu Sevita Prabhu is appointed as full GBC member. 2. That Romapad Swami is appointed as full GBC member. 3. That Naveen Krishna Prabhu is appointed as Acting GBC member. 4. That Bhakti Raghava Swami is appointed as Assistant GBC member for an additional year. 5. That Rohini Suta Prabhu is appointed as Acting GBC member. 8. That the GBC Body gives its blessings to the design for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium presented by the Mayapur Development Committee, and further approves the use of Western architects as described in the presentation. 9. That Raghubhir Das is permitted to take sannyas this year. 10. That Birsingha Das is permitted to take sannyas this year. 11. That the GBC Executive Officers for 1994-95 are as follows: Chairman Jagadisa Maharaj Vice Chairman Naveen Krishna Das Executive Secretary Tamal Krishna Goswami 12. That Mahamantra Das is approved to remain on the three year sannyas waiting list. 13. That the GBC Body unanimously welcomes HH Radhanatha Swami and the League of Devotees Temples back to ISKCON. 14. That HH Radhanatha Swami is appointed as an assistant GBC and initiating guru, provided the United States Government does not indict him in its case now pending against Kirtananda Swami. 15. Whereas it is against Vedic and Vaisnava principles for women to take sannyas, and whereas it is not authorized by Srila Prabhupada, it is resolved that those women rejoining ISKCON after taking sannyas are free to rejoin their families. If any woman devotee is internally committed to celibacy they are welcome to follow that decision in ISKCON in white cloth and to render devotional service up to their full capacity and dedicate themselves to the sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They are to be encouraged and respected as preachers. 16. That the GBC Body conference on COM shall be kept under regulation of the GBC Executive Committee. 17. That the submitted master plan for ISKCON Vrindaban is approved, with the amendment that the land to be purchased for feeding the cows should be in a less expensive area. 20. That H H Paramgati Swami is appointed as Assistant GBC. 21. That H H Bhaktivaibhava Swami is appointed as a Candidate for GBC for Boston. 22. That H H Bhaktivaibhava Swami is appointed as a Candidate for GBC for Maldova, Ukraine and Siberia. 23. That the Board of Education be renamed as the “GBC Education Committee”. Membership in the Committee and responsibilities are as follows: Badrinarayan Das, Chairman, HH Jagadisa Maharaj, HH Kavicandra Swami, HH Gour Govinda Swami, HH Bhaktibhusana Swami, HH Prabhavisnu Swami, Loka Saksi Das, Bhurijan Das, Bhakturupa Das The Committee will meet annually in Mayapur to plan international policies and strategies, interface with the GBC Body, and resolve problems brought to it. There shall be an “ISKCON Education Office” under the Chairpersonship of Urmila Devi Dasi in North Carolina with responsibilities as follows: a. To develop and print curriculum. b. To establish standards for voluntary accreditation of gurukulas worldwide and manage the accreditation process. c. To act as an advisory service for ISKCON leaders and devotees worldwide in all matters concerning elementary and secondary education and child protection. It is reaffirmed herein that ultimate responsibility for education and child protection rests with the local GBC and temple authorities. d. To maintain official ISKCON child abuse records and to report to the ISKCON Education Office Liaison (described below) of any known discrepancies in local follow up of reports. e. Maintain other records, files, mailing lists as appropriate. f. To organize the Education Conference on COM and LINK. Jagadisa Maharaja will serve as liaison between the GBC Education Committee and the ISKCON Education Office. He shall supervise and review the activities of the Office. Any matters which come to the Education Office which are beyond its scope may be referred to Jagadisa Maharaja, who may refer them further to other GBC members or to the GBC Education Committee. Bhaktarupa Das will serve as Treasurer of the ISKCON Education Office. He will collect the annual GBC assessments for operation of the Office and manage the Curriculum Development Fund. Urmila Devi Dasi, together with Jagadisa Maharaja and Bhaktarupa Das, shall decide how the Curriculum Development Fund is to be used for publication work. 24. That Rohini Suta Prabhu become the book distribution Monitor, replacing Harikesa Swami. 25. That Kadamba Kanana Dasa be put on the 4 year waiting list for sannyasa. 26. That Abhirama Prabhu be added as a member of the Sri Mayapur Project Development Committee. 27. That persons who after an ISKCON investigation are confirmed to be guilty of child abuse must report their status to the local temple president upon their arrival in an http://gbc.iskcon.org/2012/02/09/1994/ 06/ 10/ 2017 1994 Page 2 of 6 ISKCON community. Also, it is the obligation of a temple president to determine, for every member joining his community, if the newcomer is a confirmed child abuser. The temple president is then obliged to notify the local householders and GBC of the offender’s presence. 28. That the Health and Welfare Committee shall now be known as the Ministry for Health and Welfare. 29. That Prahladananda Swami is appointed Minister for Health and Welfare. 30. That resolution # 93-71 is repealed. 31. That the GBC Body approves and encourages: a. That a book be produced analyzing and presenting systematically Srila Prabhupada’s expressed desires and instructions on community and varnasrama development. b. That a Krsna conscious guide to permaculture be produced to deal with topics pertinent to integrated resource management. c. That a book be produced that examines extensively all topics relating to cow protection and working with oxen. d. As a complement to b and c above, a series of videos be produced. 32. That the Bhaktivedanta Asrama in Jagannatha Puri shall be known as an International Project. Funding for this project from the India Fund will await the completion of the Mayapur Temple and Planetarium, with the exception of Rs. 7 Lakh which is immediately sanctioned from the India Fund for a Boundary Wall. 33. That Kirtiraja Prabhu be assigned as Candidate for GBC for the Caribbean. 34. That Partha Sarathi Das (France) be placed on the one year sannyasa waiting list. 35. That the following statement be accepted as ISKCON’s statement about the Founder-Acarya: To fulfill the previous acarya’s desire for a united worldwide preaching organization to expand Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission, Srila Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness as a distinct branch of the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya. Therefore he is the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON. a. Srila Prabhupada is the foundational siksa guru for all ISKCON devotees because he has realized and presented the teachings of the previous acaryas of the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya sampradaya appropriately for the modern age. b. Srila Prabhupada’s instructions are the essential teachings for every ISKCON devotee. c. Srila Prabhupada’s books are the embodiment of his teachings and should be accepted as the standard by all future generations of ISKCON. d. Srila Prabhupada should be worshiped daily by every ISKCON member. e. Every ISKCON spiritual master is responsible to guide his disciples to follow Srila Prabhupada’s instructions. f. As Founder-Acarya, Srila Prabhupada gave directions for management, principles of co-operation, and other practical guidelines which form the basis and inspiration for ISKCON’s policies. g. Srila Prabhupada established the Governing Body Commission to execute his will, following the order of the previous acaryas. 37. That the GBC Body offers its vote of thanks to His Grace Krsna Ksetra Dasa, His Holiness Bhanu Swami and all the members of the Deity Worship Committee for their sincere service in successfully publishing the Deity Worship book. 38. That Bhakti Tirtha Swami is reinstated as a member in good standing of the GBC and his suspension of 1991 is removed. 39. That Radha Govinda Das: a. Is approved to take sannyasa. b. Must not initiate until approved. c. Must plan his preaching programs in consultation with the subcommittee of Gopal Krishna Goswami, Lokanath Swami and Bhurijana Dasa. 40. That Adridharana Prabhu, Calcutta Temple President, shall be the recognized authority for directing preaching and fundraising activities in Calcutta and Howrah. All such programs need to receive his prior approval and devotees should co-operate with his directions. ISKCON Calcutta has a duty to help support ISKCON Mayapur and spread the glories of Mayapur. After the Calcutta project is completed, in about five years, Calcutta has a duty to help build Mayapur. ISKCON Mayapur should no longer send its membership makers to the Calcutta/Howrah area. In exchange ISKCON Mayapur may choose whichever of the following options they prefer: a) 2 1/2 lakh rupees per month, adjusted annually for inflation; or b) 30% of funds collected from the enrollment of new life members, but not less than two lakh rupees or more than five lakh. ISKCON Mayapur can retain their entire membership team.
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