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                      ISKCON GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION SOCIETY

Registration Number S/74662 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961

                 P.O. Shree Mayapur Dham, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal 741313

                        MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

                    SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, FEBRUARY 20 – MARCH 3, 2011

Section 100: APPOINTMENTS

101. GBC Officers and Members

RESOLVED:

1. His Grace Hrdaya Caitanya Das is elected GBC Chairman.

2. His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami is elected First Vice-Chairman.

3. His Grace Tamohara Das is elected Second Vice-Chairman.

4. His Holiness Bhakti Purusottama Swami is elected GBC Secretary.

5. Her Grace Dina Sharana Dasi is appointed as Full GBC member.

6. His Grace Candrasekhara Acarya Das is appointed as Acting GBC member.

7. His Grace Chaitanya Chandra Charan Das is appointed as Assistant GBC member.

102: Giridhari Swami as GBC Emeritus
In recognition of His Holiness Giridhari Swami’s tireless service and present health challenges, the
GBC body awards him the position of GBC Emeritus. Giridhari Maharaja was Chairman of the GBC
from 2002 to 2003, and it was he who proposed the present arrangement of the GBC Executive
Committee with each member of the EC serving for three years. When Maharaja regains his health
we welcome him to participate in the GBC meetings as a GBC Emeritus. We look forward to again
having his association.
In the meantime, we request Giridhari Maharaja to continue advising the leaders in China and
elsewhere in his former zone. We also pray that Maharaja will continue to inspire and guide his
disciples in those places. We, the members of the GBC Body, offer our sincere prayers for Maharaja’s
speedy recovery.

103. GBC Deputies
RESOLVED:

The following GBC deputies are confirmed for one year:
Acintya Rupa Dasi, Kalasamvara Das, Acyuta Priya Das, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Das, Akrura Das,
Laxmimoni Dasi, Aniruddha Das, Vedavyasa Priya Swami, Bhaktarupa Das Madana-mohana
Das, Bhakti Vinoda Swami, Paratma Nistha Tridandi Goswami Das, Devaki Nandana Das

(Botswana), Prasanta Dasi, Ekalavya Das, Ramabhadra Das, Hanuman Das, Rasaraja Das, Hari Das,
Srivasa Pandit Das, Jagajivan Das, Tirtharaj Das.

104. Sannyasa Waiting List
RESOLVED:
The following are the candidates for sannyasa for 2011 along with their respective waiting periods:
Abhaya Das                      this year
Acala Das                       this year
Ambarish Das                      5 years
Badrinarayan Das                    3 years
Carudesna Das                     this year
Carudesna Das BTS                  3 years
Dayavan Das                       5 years
Gadadhara Priya Das                  2 years
Ganga Narayan Das                  4 years
Janardana Das                      2 years
Krishna Balarama Das                 5 years
Lilasuka Das                     4 years
Mahadyuti Das                     3 years
Mahat Tattva Das                    5 years
Markandeya Rsi Das                  1 year
Narayana Kavaca Das                 2 years
Nitai Prasad Das                   1 year
Prabhupada Das                     2 years
Raghava Pandit Das                  4 years
Uttamasloka Das                    4 years
Vedavyasa Das                     3 years
Vaisnava Das                      2 years
Vivasvan Das                      3 years

105. Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees

RESOLVED:
That the following are the Ministry and Standing Committees and their membership assignments for
2011-2012:

Ministry of Communications        Minister – Anuttama Das

Ministry of Health and Welfare      Minister – Prahladananda Swami

Congregational Development Ministry        Co-Ministers – Jayapataka Swami, Kaunteya Das

Vaisnavi Ministry    Co-Ministers – Malati Dasi and Dina Sharana Dasi. Other members –
Prasanta Dasi, Laxmimoni Dasi.

ISKCON Youth Ministry        Minister – Manu Das

Ministry of Sannyasa Services      Minister – Prahladananda Swami

Sannyasa Standing Committee:      Hrdaya Caitanya Das, Sivarama Swami, Guru Prasad Swami,
A.C. Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Prahladananda Swami

ISKCON Ministry of Deity Worship         Minister – Nrsimha Kavaca Das

Ministry of Book Distribution       Minister – Vijaya Das

Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture       Minister – Balabhadra Das

Ministry of Padayatra     Minister – Lokanath Swami

Ministry of Educational Development   Minister – Sesa Das. Other members: Laxmimoni Dasi,
Saunaka Rsi Das, Yadunandana Swami, Radhika Raman Das

Ministry of Justice     Minister – Sesa Das

Ministry of Fund Development         Minister – Devakinandan Das

Sastric Advisory Council Members – Gopiparanadhana Das, Drutakarma Das, Urmila Dasi,
Mukunda Datta Das, Madana-mohana Das, Matsya Avatara Das

ISKCON Property Office          Members – Current GBC Executive Committee, Bhaktarupa Das
(Member-Secretary)

ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection       Director – Champakalata Dasi

GBC Vaisnava Calendar Committee      Members – Bhanu Swami, Gopalapriya Das,
Sadasivananda Das, Bhaktarupa Das (Convener)

International Steering Committee    Initial Members – GBC Executive Committee (ex-officio),
Ramai Swami, Bhakti Charu Swami, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Revati Raman
Das, Ambarisa Das, and Devakinandan Das

BBT Construction Grant Allocation Committee (BBTCG)    Members – Ramai Swami, Bhanu
Swami, Devamrita Swami, Current GBC Chairman, Hrdaya Caitanya Das (Convener)

Guru Services Committee      Members – Prahladananda Swami (Chairman), Anuttama Das,
Visakha Dasi, Virabahu Das, Ravindra Svarupa Das, Bhakti Caitanya Swami

GBC Appointment Committee        Members – Prahladananda Swami (Chairman), Praghosa Das,
Madhu Sevita Das, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami, Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Anuttama Das, Laxmimoni
Dasi

BI Standing Committee       Members – Devamrita Swami, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami, Sesa Das,
Hanuman Das

BBT-GBC Relations Committee       Members – Badrinarayan Das (Chairman), Madhu Sevita Das,
Svavasa Das, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhima Das, Satyanarayana Das, Hanuman Das, Sivarama
Swami, Hrdaya Caitanya Das, Brahma Muhurta Das, Naresvara Das, Praghosa Das, current GBC
Chairman

Section 200: FINANCE

201. GBC Budget

RESOLVED:
The GBC budget for 2010-2011 is (in Indian Rupees):

GBC Annual and Midterm General Meetings                         2,42,000
Executive Committee Travel                                  1,76,000
Emergency Fund                                          1,32,000
GBC EC Secretariat                                      2,64,000
ISKCON Resolve                                           3,52,000
ISKCON Database                                          1,14,000
Health & Welfare Magazine                                     52,800
Dandavats                                               2,20,000
Cow Protection Ministry                                     2,20,000
ISKCON Ministry of Deity Worship                               3,52,000
Ministry of Educational Development                             2,20,000
GBC Corresponding Secretary                                  2,64,000
GBC Strategic Planning Team                                  4,40,000
Vaisnava Calendar Web Site                                    17,600
Judicial Model                                            1,84,000
Mayapur GBC Office                                         1,10,000
Hermeneutics and Epistemology Committee                            70,400
ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection                        4,40,000
Finance and Bank Charges                                      13,200
ISKCON News                                              1,32,000
Total: INR                                              39,60,000

202. Appointment of Auditor

Sri A. K. Shah, F.C.A., Chartered Accountant, of 125, Netaji Subhash Road, Room No. 45, Kolkata
700 001, is appointed as statutory auditor for the year 2011-2012.

Section 300: INTERNAL ISKCON

301. Midterm General Meeting 2011
The Midterm General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society shall take place from 17-21 October,
2011, at ISKCON Juhu, Mumbai, India.

302. Annual General Meeting 2012
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society shall take place from February 10-21,
2012, at ISKCON Mayapur, WB, India.

303: Memorial for Jayananda Prabhu
Whereas the GBC Body has been approached by Vishoka Das and Krishna Mangala Das for blessings
of their plan to establish a memorial for Sriman Jayananda Prabhu in Sridham Mayapur, and we
understand that the Mayapur Samadhi Committee is ready to work with them on such a project;
Whereas Sriman Jayananda Prabhu was uniquely honored by Srila Prabhupada, who instructed his
disciples to list his disappearance anniversary on the ISKCON calendar and hold a festival in his
honor on that day. Srila Prabhupada also instructed that his photograph should be placed on the cart
during all ISKCON Rathayatras;
Therefore the GBC Body hereby thanks Vishoka Das and Krishna Mangala Das for their kind
endeavors in this regard and offers its blessing for the successful completion of the project.

304: Kirtan Standards – Instruments

[Guideline]
Whereas performance of kirtan in the temple and in public is a foundational activity of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness and all devotees in ISKCON, as well as our friends
and the public at large, are advised to participate regularly in such activities of kirtan;
Whereas although kirtan of the holy names of the Lord is always auspicious, if kirtans organized by
ISKCON are performed expertly and in accordance with the standards given by Srila Prabhupada
then they serve additionally to encourage all involved in the performance of devotional service, build
and strengthen relationships within the society, and in general further the society’s mission;
Whereas, there is a need for the GBC Body to provide guidance to the society as to what are the
standards for kirtan that Srila Prabhupada wanted;
RESOLVED:
That the paper prepared by the Kirtan Standards Committee entitled, “Musical Instruments to be
used for Kirtan and Bhajan in Temple Worship and Public Presentations in ISKCON” is hereby
accepted by the GBC Body as its official guideline on the subject. ISKCON leaders are encouraged to
adopt these standards in the areas under their jurisdiction and implement them where practical.
The GBC Body thanks the Kirtan Standards Committee for its work and encourages them to prepare
further such papers on all other aspects of kirtan in ISKCON.

The paper can be downloaded here.

305: ISKCONResolve Ombuds Office Terms of Reference
Whereas it is a standard practice for Ombuds offices to have “Terms of Reference” which help to
clarify for all involved – the ombudsman, ISKCON leadership, those taking advantage of the
Ombuds service, etc. – the role of the Ombuds office;
RESOLVED:

That the attached be accepted as the ISKCON Ombuds Office’s official Terms of Reference.

306: ISKCON Dispute Resolution Committee (IDRC), ISKCON Dispute Resolution
Office (IDRO), Director of the ISKCON Dispute Resolution Office
Whereas offering ISKCON members the option (when applicable) of a formal dispute resolution
procedure is an important element in providing a fair system for dealing with disputes that arise in
ISKCON;
Whereas previous attempts to create a judicial process in ISKCON never took hold due to the fact
that at the time there was no Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system in place, and thus
establishing a judicial process was expected to be prohibitively expensive. An ADR system now exists
in ISKCON in the form of ISKCONResolve;
Whereas while having ISKCONResolve in place means that the majority of disputes can now be
settled either by ADR or by management decisions, there still exists the need to investigate and
adjudicate the minority of cases that are best settled in a formal way by a neutral third party;
RESOLVED:
That there shall be an ISKCON Dispute Resolution Committee (IDRC) and an ISKCON Dispute
Resolution Office to institute and conduct a system of formal dispute resolution in ISKCON. The
IDRC shall promulgate policies for the operation of the IDRO within the scope of this mandate. The
entire mandate, as well as the initial policies for the ISKCON Dispute Resolution Office, is attached.
The members of the IDRC shall be the Minister of Justice, a Co-Director of ISKCONResolve, the
second vice-chairman of the GBC EC and the Director of the ISKCON Dispute Resolution Office.

307: Statement Regarding Umapati Das
Srila Prabhupada instructed that the Governing Body Commission [GBC] is the ultimate managing

authority for ISKCON. The GBC is responsible to see that Srila Prabhupada’s teachings are properly
represented and that the standards expected of sannyasis, initiating gurus and other spiritual
leaders are upheld.
The GBC holds those who represent Srila Prabhupada as sannyasis and diksa gurus to the highest
standards of moral and ethical behavior. As Srila Prabhupada often cited:
“One who cannot deliver his dependents from the path of repeated birth and death should never
become a spiritual master, a father, a husband, a mother or a worshipable demigod.” (SB 5.5.18).
In recent years, accusations were presented to the GBC that Umapati Swami had violated the
required standards of behavior for a Krishna conscious leader. The GBC carefully considered these
allegations and determined that Umapati Swami, now Umapati Das, shall no longer be accepted as a
sannyasi, nor may he function as an initiating guru within our society.
Umapati Das does not accept the findings of the GBC and has informed us that he plans to continue
in the role of a sannyasi and initiating guru against the direction of the GBC Body. Umapati Das
acknowledges that by doing so he will not be accepted by the GBC as a member, sannyasi or
initiating guru of ISKCON.
The followers of Umapati Das who behave respectfully toward ISKCON and the GBC are welcome to
fully participate in any ISKCON center, and are encouraged to remain serving and residing within
the Society under the guidance of ISKCON’s leadership and other senior devotees.
However, ISKCON will not recognize initiations given by Umapati Das after February 2010.
Devotees initiated prior to this date are accepted as duly initiated members of ISKCON. Devotees
who have only received first initiation will be required, when and if they are ready, to accept second
initiation from a bona fide guru within ISKCON.
As Umapati Das is no longer an ISKCON spiritual authority or member, devotees of ISKCON should
not promote Umapati Das as representing ISKCON nor encourage anyone new to Krishna
consciousness to accept him as a spiritual authority. They should direct such persons to accept the
bona fide gurus serving within ISKCON and uphold the authority of ISKCON’s leadership and its
decisions. Those who are not willing to follow these decisions should not attend ISKCON programs.
Umapati Das himself may visit ISKCON centers, but only with the prior permission of both the
Temple President and GBC representative. He will not be allowed to reside in ISKCON temples, nor
to teach or lead kirtan at an ISKCON temple, or an ISKCON-sponsored event.

308: Letter of Censure to Bir Krishna Das Goswami
Dear Bir Krishna Maharaja,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Due to the reasons stated below, you have been censured. A censure expresses disapproval of your
conduct. A censure is an official note of caution.
Please take due notice thereof and rectify the situation.
In 1996, as GBC of ISKCON Hillsborough, North Carolina, you received a credible allegation that a
member of the congregation had committed sexual abuse of a child some years earlier in another
country. While some investigation was done, and some cautionary steps taken, you failed to properly
report the incident to local authorities, or later to the CPO. Most significantly, the local community
and householders were not notified or made or aware of this potential threat, contrary to ISKCON
Law 3.5.5.1.3.9.
This put the community at risk and created serious potential exposure to repetition of these
incidents.
Your servants on the GBC Body