Financial disclosures by ISKCON leaders

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Dear Trivikrama Swami,

 

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

It sounds like you would really like to see the service of our leaders

appreciated and respected, especially those who have worked hard to

establish and maintain the preaching out of the hard earned yields of their

own labours.

 

Do you think we should make special considerations for these persons? Or are

they also custodians of Prabhupada's mission and in keeping with his mood

should follow his example of accountability?

 

How about we give consideration for those who don't earn so much? For those

of us who are overseeing million dollar turnovers I think it fair and

reasonable to declare one's finances. Mind you personal accounts and

proceeds from inheritances should be given some consideration. Not everyone

is a pauper in our society. We need to maintain a balance between integrity

and privacy.

 

I feel there is a path through this which will satisfy the need for

accountability and integrity within Prabhupada's movement and the need to

protect an individual's personal privacy.

 

As for enforcement, there must be ways we can do this so as to make it

compulsory. The removal of rights and privileges when targeted properly and

administered fairly is appropriate.

 

The issue Jayadvaita Swami is raising here is leadership. We have to set the

standard by showing the example. We must do this in order to be a really

successful community. Once we learn this art then I suspect you won't have

to visit the flea market very often other than to maybe pick up a cheap

bargain.

 

Your servant,

 

Aniruddha Dasa

 

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below.

 

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Trivikrama Swami [Trivikrama.Swami (AT) pamho (DOT) net]

Friday, 2 January 2004 10:12 PM

Jayadvaita Swami; ISKCON Temple Presidents; Tridandi Sannyasa

Cc: India (Continental Committee) Open (Forum); Prabhupada Disciples; Basu

Ghosh (das) ACBSP (Baroda - IN)

Financial disclosures by ISKCON leaders

 

Before we get too many more righteous letters on this subject please allow

me to explain why I have not submitted a financial disclosure.

 

First of all I thought Iskcon was supposed to be based on "Love and trust".

If after 30-35 years of unsalaried service to the society why can't we trust

our leaders?

 

Secondly everyone can understand that the GBC can't enforce this "law".

Another example of the GBC passing laws that they can't enforce. How are

they going to go and look in everyone's pocket?

 

If the institution was giving me money to us to do it's work then I could

understand why I would have to report to them on how I spent it. I was

recently in a interfaith meeting where all the members were recieving good

salaries and there I was, older then most of them and with more years

serving my church, but I had to go personally to the flea market on some

days to come up with the money to pay the rent. This is especially true for

those of us who go to new places to start a center.

 

Sorry but I am not inclined to have to take the time to give this kind of

report...If you don't like it then fire me!

 

Your servant

Trivikrama Swami

 

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