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Pragosha Dasa, GBC Member, Resigns

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 4, 2022 at 4:31pm

On July 20th, Praghosa Dasa, a Governing Body Commission (GBC) member of ISKCON since 2001, resigned from the GBC. He made his resignation public in a video entitled “An Honor and a Privilege” on his personal YouTube page:

In the video, Praghosa Dasa explains his resignation is due to his disagreement with a GBC decision that is in process regarding Lokanath Swami and his position as initiating guru in ISKCON.

Praghosa Dasa outlined his reasons for stepping down based on that decision not bein

Beloved ISKCON Guru and GBC Member Bhakti Charu Swami Passes Away

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 5, 2020 at 4:27pm

By Madhava Smullen
With biographical information from https://www.bhakticharuswami.com/and http://gbc.iskcon.org/

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami, a beloved disciple of Srila Prabhupada, GBC member, ISKCON initiating spiritual master, and Gaudiya Vaishnava sannyasi, passed away the morning of July 4th due to complications related to COVID-19. He was 74 years old.

His passing coincides with the auspicious day of the disappearance day of Srila Sanatana Goswami, the first month of Caturmasya,

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