India is currently experiencing a significantly heavier monsoon season than normal with widespread heavy rainfall affecting many regions. In response to these challenging conditions, Hare Krsna TV, a prominent 24×7 ad-free channel, has stepped up to provide much-needed assistance.
The channel has distributed custom-designed umbrellas to over 100 temples and centers across India, benefiting brahmacharis, full-time staff, and devotees. These umbrellas have been met with immense appreciation, arri
In a video released today featuring Gopal Krishna Goswami, Bhakti Charu Swami, and Jayapataka Swami, these three initiating gurus and senior members of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) explain why they support the GBC resolution empowering women to serve as initiating spiritual masters in ISKCON.
Watch the video here:
The resolution included under “701.6: ISKCON spiritual masters,” and entitled “Vaisnavi Diksa-gurus — 2019” was passed by the GBC at the Midterm General Meeting in Oct
ISKCON Strategic Planning Support Team, which is a unit of the GBC Strategic Planning Team is extending their support to help devotee communities worldwide to survive, maintain and grow. Below is their letter to ISKCON leaders:
"Dear ISKCON Leaders,
The GBC SPT’s Strategic Planning Support unit (SPS) is at your service. Should you require assistance in strategizing how to deal with the current and future challenges you face due to COVID-19, we can help.
Our objective is to assist you to en
For many years, the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) has been serving the GBC by offering strategic advice, guidance and solutions for the benefit of the whole of ISKCON. Now, to help devotees stay safe and cope with the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the SPT has put together a global task force team that gathers and disseminate both spiritually uplifting and materially useful information.
They collect content from anywhere in ISKCON (and beyond) and will share:
1. Ideas
