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GBC and Governance

GBC authority, resolutions and process; ISKCON India Bureau/ICC; leadership and institutional policy (when not specific to a child category above).

Female Diksa Gurus

GBC Pauses Vaishnavi Diksa Gurus, Again

At its November 2, 2022 meeting, the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON resolved to again put a moratorium on women devotees accepting disciples in ISKCON. (The resolution can be found at…

ISKCON News · 27 Dec 2022
GBC and Governance

Leaders to Protect ISKCON from Discrepancies

Novices and idealistic devotees sometimes question why there are misconceptions and improper practices in a perfect process. We should understand that anomalies are in part a natural consequence of the attempt to…

Sivarama Swami · 7 May 2020
GBC and Governance

GBC become more than Guru Maharaja?

In 1970 Srila Prabhupada appointed the first GBC to manage the daily affairs of ISKCON so Srila Prabhupada could simply write books as this was His main aspiration and inspiration for His…

Gargamuni Das · 23 Mar 2020 · Letter