Prabhupada Direct Instructions never implemented by iskcon

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"Mahesh" <mahesh (AT) agtsp (DOT) freeserve.co.uk>"vrnparker"

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Vrindavan Prabhu

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Hare Krsna!

 

Sorry--I should have sent you all of the exchanges --but deleted them. Title

subject started of the topic of-- Drutakarma on disagreements of his stance on

the July 9th 1977 instruction from Srila Prabhupada first-----then--- the

topic of discussion---- changed---- to implementation of "Direction of

Management" in ISKCON.

 

In this, Nara Narayana Visvakarma Prabhu is showing as to-- how--- it is

possible to implement it; Mukunda on the other hand has given up on it and is

basically--- rejecting it.

 

The final two emails on this-- which I sent you were giving a lot of insight how

the Direction of Management is--- still--- the viable solution to the crisis in

ISKCON--providing the GBC are ELECTED as per document and the all the rules are

followed as per what Srila Prabhupada refered to therein. Srila Prabhupada left

a structure of a very clear definitive management for ISKCON; this was to

have been governed by the implementation of Direction of Management(DOM).

Deviation from and hiding this very important document by bogus gurus/gbc has

created this mess we are in.

 

If the DOM was strictly followed this would restrict the powers of the GBC

--they would NOT be able remove a temple president. The GBC is supposed to be

re-elected every 3 years. Centralization/manipulation is finnished. Only

ORIGINAL undistored books of Srila Prabhupada would be allowed. Please read

below.

 

 

DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT (1970)

 

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INCORPORATED

FOUNDER-ACHARYA: HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA

DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT

 

I, the undersigned, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, disciple of Om Visnupad

Paramhansa 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaj Prabhupada,

came in the United States in 1965 on September 18th for the purpose of starting

Krishna Consciousness Movement. For one year I had no shelter. I was travelling

in many parts of this country. Then in 1966, July, I incorporated the Society

under the name and style the International Society for Krishna Consciousness,

briefly ISKCON. The lawyer was Mr. J. Goldsmith. Gradually the Society

increased, and one after another branches were opened. Now we have got

thirty-four (34) branches enlisted herewith:

 

Amsterdam, Holland Atlanta, Georgia.........1476 Oxford Rd. N.E. 30322

Baltimore, Maryland.........1300 N. Calvert St. Berkeley,

California.........2710 Durant Avenue 94704 Berlin, West Germany Boston,

Massachusetts...... 40 N. Beacon St. 02134 Boulder, Colorado.........623

Concord St. Buffalo, New York.........40 Englewood Ave. 14214 Chicago,

Illinois.........2210 N. Halstead St.

Columbus,Ohio.........318East20thAve.43201 Detroit, Michigan.........74 West

Forest St. 48201 Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Hamburg, West Germany......2000

Hamburg 6, Bartelstrasse 65 Honolulu, Hawaii.........2016 McKinley St. 96822

Laguna Beach, California......130 Woodland Drive

92651 London, England.........7 Bury Place, Bloomsbury, W..C. 1 Los

Angeles, California......3764 Watseka Ave. 90034 Montreal,

Canada.........3720 Park Ave. New Vrndavana, W. Virginia...RD 3 Moundsville

26041 New York City, New York...... 61 Second Ave. 10003 Paris,

France............c/o Serge Elbeze, BO 113 Paris 14 Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania......416 South 10th St. 19147 Provincetown, Massachusetts...104

Bradford St. San Diego, California......3689 Park Blvd. San Francisco,

California......618 Frederick St. 94117 San Jose, California.........70

Hawthorne Way Santa Barbara, California ......6654 del Playa, Goleta 93017

Seattle, Washington.........n5516 Roosevelt Way N.E. 98105 St. Louis,

Missouri.........4544

LaClede Ave. 63110 Sydney, Australia.........298 Birrell St. Bondi, N.S.W.

2026 Tokyo, Japan............6-16, 2 Chome Ohhashi, Meguro-Ku Toronto,

Canada.........40 Beverly St., Ontario Vancouver, Canada.........260 Raymur

St., No. 305, B.C. Washington, D.C..........2015 Q Street N.W. 20009

As we have increased our volume of activities, now I think a Governing Body

Commission (hereinafter referred to as the GBC) should be established. I am

getting old, 75 years old, therefore at any time I may be out of the scene,

therefore I think it is necessary to give instruction to my disciples how they

shall manage the whole institution. They are already managing individual

centers represented by one president, one secretary and one treasurer, and in

my opinion they are doing nice. But we want still more improvement in the

standard of Temple management, propaganda

for Krishna Consciousness, distribution of books and literatures, opening of new

centers and educating devotees to the right standard. Therefore, I have decided

to adopt the following principles and I hope my beloved disciples will kindly

accept them. There was a meeting in San Francisco during the Ratha Yatra

festival 1970 and many presidents of the centers were present. In that meeting

it was resolved that an ad hoc committee be set up to form the constitution

which is taken into consideration. My duty was to first appoint twelve (12)

persons to my free choice amongst my disciples and I do it now and their names

are as follows:

 

1. Sriman Rupanuga Das Adhikary 2. Sriman Bhagavandas Adhikary 3. Sriman

Syamsundar Das Adhikary 4. Sriman Satsvarupa Das Adhikary 5. Sriman

Karandhar Das Adhikary 6. Sriman Hansadutta Das Adhikary 7. Sriman Tamala

Krsna Das Adhikary 8. Sriman Sudama Das Adhikary 9. Sriman Bali Mardan Das

Brahmacary 10. Sriman Jagadisa Das Adhikary 11. Sriman Hayagriva Das

Adhikary 12. Sriman Krsnadas Adhikary

 

These personalities are now considered as my direct representatives. While I

am living they will act as my zonal secretaries and after my demise they will

be known as Executors. I have already awarded Sannyas or the renounced order

of life to some of my students and they have also got very important duties to

perform in this connection. The Sannyasis will travel to our different centers

for preaching purpose as well as enlightening the members of the center for

spiritual advancement. The Sannyasis will suggest for opening new centers in

suitable places and the GBC will take action on it. As was stipulated by the

ad hoc committee, the function of the GBC will be as follows with particulars:

 

PARTICULARS OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION

 

"The purpose of the Governing Body Commission is to act as the instrument

for the execution of the Will of His Divine Grace. And further, 1. The GBC

oversees all operations and management of ISKCON, as it receives direction from

Srila Prabhupada and His Divine Grace has the final approval in all matters.

2. His Divine Grace will select the initial 12 members of the GBC. In the

succeeding years the GBC will be elected by a vote of all Temple presidents who

will vote for 8 from a ballot of all Temple presidents, which may also include

any secretary who is in charge of a Temple. Those 8 with the greatest number of

votes will be members for the next term of GBC. Srila Prabhupada will choose to

retain four commissioners. In the event of Srila Prabhupada's absence, the

retiring members will decide which four will remain. 3. The

commissioners will serve for a period of 3 years, and they may be re-elected at

the end of this period. 4. The chairman is elected by the GBC for each

meeting. He has no veto power, but in even of a vote tie, his vote will decide.

The same will apply for votes cast by mail between regular meetings. 5.

Throughout the year, each of the commissioners will stay with His Divine Grace

for one month at a time and keep the other commissioners informed of His Divine

Grace's instructions. 6. The primary objective of the GBC is to organize the

opening of new Temples and to maintain the established Temples. 7. Advice

will be given by the GBC in cases of real property purchases, which will be in

the name of ISKCON, INC. (Trucks or other vehicles will be purchased in the

name of the local president). 8. Removal of a Temple president by the GBC

requires

support by the local Temple members. 9. The GBC has no jurisdiction in the

publication of manuscripts, which will be handled by a separate committee;

profits to be returned to Srila Prabhupada."

 

So far my books are concerned, I am setting up a different body of management

known as the BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST. The trustees of this body are also

members of the GBC, but their function is not dependent on the GBC. ISKCON

Press was created for the exclusive publication of my books and literatures and

should be continued in that way. During my absence no one shall live in my

apartment.ACBA. C. Bhaktivedanta SwamiWitnessed by:Date July 28th 1970(Robert

F. Corens)Rupanuga das Adhikary(William R. Ehrlichman)Bhagavan das

Adhikary(Kelly Gifford Smith)Karandhar das AdhikaryDate July 28th, 1970At the

World Head Quarters3764, Watseka AvenueLos Angeles, California 90034

 

 

 

ys mahesh

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