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ISKCON South African National Council Makes Sweeping Changes

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on November 25, 2021 at 4:38pm

By Madhava Smullen

The South African National Council (SANC), which has served as the overarching management structure for ISKCON in South Africa since the late 1980s, is undergoing sweeping changes in its structure and approach. The aim of the transformation is to “more fully realize Srila Prabhupada’s vision for Krishna Consciousness in South Africa and to present Krishna Consciousness in a very dynamic and relevant way to all people of our country.”

The effort began about a year ago when the

ISKCON 3.0 Summit on Leadership North America - Open For Registration

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on April 28, 2021 at 5:58pm

The Leadership Summit, ISKCON 3.0, will be held on May 15th-16th, just under a month from now. During this virtual event, we will gather as GBC, Temple Presidents, Senior Devotees, and Next Generation Leaders - all members of Srila Prabhupada’s Family, to collaborate and co-create the future of ISKCON in North America.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.iskconleadership.com/events

The $31 registration fee supports all the conferences to date and the upcoming Summit. Your financial support allows us

Youth Learn Leadership Skills Via Nectar of Instruction Zoom Course

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on June 3, 2020 at 5:33pm

By Madhava Smullen

The Vice Principal of an ISKCON school in Dallas, Texas, is offering online bhakti courses for teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching them The Nectar of Instruction using Srila Prabhupada’s purports and Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Along with her other classes, Gopi Gita Schomaker of TKG Academy shifted her Bhakti Leadership series to the video conferencing platform Zoom when COVID-19 struck in March. Current online courses include “The C

GBC Releases 2020 Resolutions

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on May 8, 2020 at 3:28pm

ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) has released the minutes from its February 11th to 22nd Annual General Meeting in Mayapur, West Bengal (which took place before the Coronavirus pandemic).

Among them are several important resolutions.

1. The GBC resolves to provide a group called the SABHA with the resolutions they have passed, as well as tabled and rejected proposals. Formed in August 2017, the SABHA provides checks and balances on the authority of the GBC, and course correction for i

New Book: Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita

Posted by ISKCON Derire Tree on November 9, 2019 at 4:13pm

A new book ‘Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita,’ published by Sage Publisher wonderfully combines the two worlds of management and spirituality. The author Ace V. Simpson, a.k.a. Shri Prahlada Das is a well-known kirtaniya from Australia, but he is also a scholar with a Ph.D. and now teaches at Brunel Business School in London, UK.

For professionals navigating negative corporate karmas, Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita offers a way forward for overcoming self-defeating habits a

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ISKCON South African National Council Makes Sweeping Changes

ISKCON 3.0 Summit on Leadership North America - Open For Registration

Youth Learn Leadership Skills Via Nectar of Instruction Zoom Course

GBC Releases 2020 Resolutions

New Book: Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita

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