What is ISKCON? - Incompatibility with ISKCON

[Guest guest]

My Dear Isvara Prabhu,

Please accept my obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

As we have seen from these discussions about the Laws of ISKCON, yes you

are right in saying that there has been a deficiency in divulging

information about them, to devotees in general. The Laws of ISKCON not only

should show the purpose of the organization but also delineate the rights

and duties/services of devotees within that organization. This, of course,

is essential for any organization to function properly. Now, Mother Malati

dd has informed me that the Laws are being reviewed and will be "online" on

their own page, which will help their distribution. I think that

immediately devotees in different places should translate them in different

languages and seminars should also be given to educate the devotees as to

said Laws. How you can work within an organization without knowing it's

rules, restrictions and purposes? It is absurd. If we do a test, for

example, within the GBC Body and Gurus (not counting of course the devotees

who worked on the new Laws revamping) of knowledge of the Laws of ISKCON you

will find that the overwhelming majority of the GBC do not really know so

much about them. The reason that things have been proceeding without utter

chaos has been because the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, basically define

how to do things, and the GBC has, historically, used this criteria to

define their own functions. However, as an organization grows, it must be

more structured and have procedures in place that will support the

devotional service of it's members, defining their roles in said

organization.

Many of us are hoping that this new endeavour to disseminate information

about the Laws of ISKCON will educate the body of devotees and our

leadership, to work in a more structured way to spread Krishna Consciousness

properly all over the world. It will not replace, of course, spiritual

potency, but it will at least give the devotees confidence in our basic

organizational structure so that they will, at least, have a little faith in

Srila Prabhupada's Movement and know what their rights and duties are, as

devotees.

Hari Bol!

Your servant,

Jagajivana dasa

 

 

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> > > Are you aware of these laws? As a member of ISKCON you should

> > > first know what that really means and this is delineated in our Law

> > > Book.

>

> As a member of ISKCON for almost thirty years, I still don't know or have

> ISKCON law book. I don't even know what they are except yearly GBC

> resolutions. Strange isn't it?

>

> ys, isvara dasa.