On the 24th of February, the Guru Services Committee hosted its second online conference for ISKCON diksa (initiating) gurus. The topic was ‘Helping Disciples To Face Challenges.’ The first conference was held on the 5th of June, 2021, and was entitled ‘Challenges of Being a Guru in ISKCON.’
The Guru Services Committee (GSC), a standing committee of the Governing Body Commission (GBC), the global leadership of ISKCON, has the mandate to assist and support ISKCON gurus in their service to Srila Prabhupada.
On account of the present pandemic situation, face-to-face meetings are rare and therefore the GSC arranged for a virtual meeting and many gurus took advantage of the virtual platform to connect and share their insights through the online event.
The conference was held on Saturday morning for the US, which coincided with the afternoon in Europe and Africa, and the evening in India and most of Asia. It lasted for two and a half hours, with three plenary addresses, followed by discussions in smaller breakout groups. About forty participants attended the conference from all over the world. The topic, ‘Helping Disciples To Face Challenges’ was chosen based on feedback from the first Guru Conference.
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