Your Opinion is Requested

[Guest guest]

Dear Devotees,

PAMHO. AGTSP.

 

You have hopefully previously all had the chance to read the Directions of

Management Srila Prabhupada issued in 1970. In this document, Srila

Prabhupada:

 

1. Describes how he gathered the available temple presidents together and

ordered them to create a constitution for ISKCON.

 

2. How he chose the first 12 GBC members, as he was directed by the ad hoc

committee.

 

3. Those individuals are now known as "Executors" not GBC.

 

4. The GBC/Executors duties are described.

 

5. "The Sannyasis will suggest for opening new centers in suitable places

and the GBC will take action on it." (Indicating a clear distinction between

sannyasa duties and GBC/Executor duties).

 

6. Every three years, eight GBC/Executors are to be elected by the temple

presidents. After Srila Prabhupada's departure, four additional are to be

selected by the remaining Executors.

 

7. Removal of temple presidents can only be done with permission of the

congregation. (Nothing is said about the selection of temple presidents.)

 

8. The GBC are not to be involved in publication.

 

Considering the apparent straightforwardness of this document (which you can

read in it's entirety at this address:

http://www.krishnagalleria.com/resources_archive/sp_on/GBC6.htm), I request

those who feel they have reasons or evidence as to why these rules should

not be followed, to come forward and explain their rationale. Please address

replies to GBC.Restructure (AT) PAMHO (DOT) NET, a public conference which you can join

yourself.

 

(By the way, if the web address above breaks into two lines in your email

reader, you will need to recombine it into two lines in your Web browser).

 

ADDENDUM:

 

I have been told recently that this Direction of Management was hidden from

the devotees by a group of GBC members (or possibly the entire body) from

around the time of its creation to 1994.

 

If anyone has knowledge about the truth or falsity of this account, it would

be deeply appreciated. Obviously, if this version is correct, it would

indicate that the truly serious problems of ISKCON began before Srila

Prabhupada left and that the history of ISKCON would have been drastically

different if the contents of Direction of Management were known to the rest

of the Society. If it is false, it is in our collective best interest to put

the story to rest.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Your servant,

Sri Rama das

 

[GBC.Restructure (AT) PAMHO (DOT) NET]

[Guest guest]

Dear Bhadra Balaram Prabhu,

PAMHO. AGTSP.

 

Here are the relevant words on those two points. Also, you can read the

entire DOM your self at:

 

http://www.krishnagalleria.com/resources_archive/sp_on/GBC6.htm

 

 

"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."

 

Your servant,

Sri Rama das

 

[srirama.acbsp (AT) pamho (DOT) net]

 

 

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|[Prabhupada.Disciples (AT) pamho (DOT) net]On Behalf Of Bhadra Balaram (das)

|JPS (Mayapur - IN)

|Wednesday, May 09, 2001 11:31 PM

|Srirama (das) ACBSP; Tattvavit (das) ACBSP (NE-BBT); Granddisciples

|(of Srila Prabhupada); India (Continental Committee) Open (Forum)

|Your Opinion is Requested

|

|

|> 2. How he chose the first 12 GBC members, as he was directed by

|the ad hoc

|> committee.

|>

|> 3. Those individuals are now known as "Executors" not GBC.

|

|is # 2 and # 3 in relations to each other? in other words "those

|individuals" refer to the "12 GBC members"?

|

|Is this what *exactly* mentioned in the directive given by Srila

|Prabhupada?

|

|Hare Krishna.

|

|ys, bb

[Guest guest]

> While I

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

> will be known as Executors."

 

In his will Srila Prabhupada appointed "executors". They were mostly GBC

members. He did not disband the GBC, reather he stressed their authority.

Notice he says "zonal secretaries". The "executor" function only applies

after his demise.