In a video released by GBC Communications, Govardhana Dasa, First Vice Chair of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC), explained the reasoning behind the pause on initiations adopted at its 2026 Midterm General Meeting, citing a “generational transition” among spiritual masters and concerns about how guru services relate to institutional leadership. In the video statement, he said the pause would allow the GBC to review existing policies, strengthen recognition of instructing spiritual master
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Statement from the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Srila Prabhupada and the Role of Gurus in ISKCON
The ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC) passed several resolutions during its Mid-Term General Meeting 2026 regarding the need to better educate ISKCON devotees with “a clearer understanding and articulation of, the qualification and service of all gurus, and their relationship with ISKCON’s Founder-Acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the ISKCON society, and
