Resoluções do GBC 1979 (ata da reunião anual)

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                                        GBC RESOLUTIONS 1979.

                                               MARCH 1,1979.




Officers of the GBC for 1979 are:

Chairman : Jayatirtha Goswami.

Vice Chairman : Hridayananda Goswami.

Secretary : Adi Kesava Swami.

                                               MARCH 5,1979.

1. Review of old business.

1. Resolved: That all standing commitee must submit a written report to the chairman of the GBC
before the beginning of the committee meeting proceeding the annual GBC meeting at Mayapur.

2.Resolved: That the names of Bali Mardan and Guru Kripa Swami be dropped from the list of GBC
members.

3. Resolved: That the Bhakktivedanta Memorial Committee, constituted at the annual meeting on
March 18, 1978 review the situation of the purchase of 26 Second Ave.,NY (Srila Prabhupadas
original temple) and make a report to the full body, including discussion of other activities of the
committee during the last year.

4. Resolved: That Satsvarupa Maharaja will submit a written report on the progress of the biography
of Srila Prabhupada’s life sometime shortly after Gaura-Purnima.

5. Resolved: That the March 21,1978 GBC resolution No.18 reading: “All children’s books produced
by ISKCON or affiliates or subsidiaries must have approval of the Minister of Education” is amended
to read,”All chilldren’s books,including coloring books produced by ISKCON or affiliates or
subsidiaries must have approval of the Minister of Education”.

6. Resolved: That the No.19 or March 21,1978 may be deleted, as it is obsolete.

7. Resolved: That resolution No.of the March 21,1978 GBC annual meeting may be deleted.

8. Resolved: As per the Resolution No.2 of the March 21,1978 GBC annual meeting, a festival
committee of Vicitravirya Das, Jayapataka Swami, Balavanta, Vikradhara, and Mahendra is
appointed to oversee the activities of the 1980 Mayapur-Vrndavana Festival.

2. Zonal Assigments Of GBC members

1. Resolved: That Srila Hrdayananda Maharaja is appointed as GBC for Brazil and Uraguay, with
Jagad-Jivan Goswami appointed as assistant GBC for Argentina, Bolivia,Peru and Chile. Jagad-

Jivan Goswami will attend all general meetings of the GBC,but will not be a voting member.

2. Resolved: That Srila Jayapataka Swami will be the GBC for South India. Yasodanandana Swami
will be the official regional secretary to assist the GBC in South India, He is appointed by the GBC in
recognition of his years of experience in preaching in South India.

3. Resolved: That an arbitration committee to assist the GBC of Andhra Pradesh to deal with the
situation in Hyderabad is appointed: Brahmananda Swami, Swarupa Damodara Prabhu,Gopal
Krsna Prabhu,Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Srila Hrdayananda Goswami, Srila Jaya Tirtha Maharaj, Srila
Bhavananda Goswami and Srila Tamal Krsna Goswami are appointed.

4. Resolved: That Srila Ramesvara Swami is appointed GBC of Los Angeles, Denver, San Diego,
Laguna Beach, Japan and Hawaii.

5. Resolved: That the Srila Bhagavan Goswami is appointed the GBC of South Europe, Mautitius and
the Canary Islands.

6. Resolved: That Srila Harikesh Swami is appointed the GBC of Scandinavia, Germany,
Switzerland, Austia, Hungary, Poland, GDR, CSSR, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Rumania, USSR, Lebanon,
and Egypt. He is the co-GBC of Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

7. Resolved: That Srila Jaya Tirtha Maharaja is appointed GBC of Great Britan, South Africa, East
Africa, and Detroit. He is the co-GBC of Delhi, Chandigar and Michigan.

8. Resolved: That Srila Pancha Dravida Swami is appointd GBC of Mexico, Central America, and
Andhra Pradesh (including-Hyderbad and Hyderbad Farm). Mahamsa Swami is the assistant GBC
for Hyderbad and Hyderbad Farm.

9. Resolved: That Balavant Prabhu Prabhu is appointed GBC of Miami, Gainsville, New Orleans,
Atlanta, Anderson, South Carolina, and Miss.farm. He is co GBC of Columbia and Equador.

10. Resolved: That Hari Sauri Prabhu is appointed GBC of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea,and
Indonesia.

11. Resolved: That Rupanauga Prabhu is appointed GBC of Washington DC., Trininad, Guyana and
Surinam.

12. Resolved: That Satsvarupa Goswami Maharaj is appointed GBC of Baltimore and Gita-Nagri
Farm.

13. Resolved: That Gopal Krsna Prabhu is appointed GBC of Canada, Bombay, Gujarat. He is co-GBC
of Delhi.

14. Resolved: Adi Kesava Swami is appointed the GBC New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Puerto
Rico.

15. Resolved: That Srila Hansaduta Goswami appointed GBC of Berkeley, Seattle, Portland, The
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malasyia, Singapore, and Korea. He is also co-GBC of China.

16. Resolved: That Srila Tamal Krsna Goswami is appointed as GBC of Dallas, Houstan, Chicago,
and St.Louis and co-GBC of China.

17. Resolved: That Srila Kirtanananda Swami is appointed GBC of New Vrndavana, Cleveland,
Columbus, Erie, Pitsburg, Venezuela, and Santo Domingo

18. Resolved: That Srila Jayapataka Swami is appointed GBC of East India, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Sikhim, Orissa and the GBC of South India. He is the co-GBC of Assam and Tripura.

19. Resolved: That Bhavanda Goswami is appointed the GBC of Vrndavana, Central India, and the
co-GBC of Mayapur and Michigan.

20. Resolved: That Vasudeva Prabhu is the GBC of Fiji.

21. Resolved: That Bhakti Caitanya Swami is appointed GBC of Pakistan, Chandigarh and North
India. He is appointed GBC of Bhutan and the Andaman Islands if he goes there this year.

22. Resolved: That Brahmananda Swami is appointed the GBC of West Africa, North Africa, and
Central Africa.

23. Resolved: That Atreya Rsi Prabhu is appointed GBC of Iran, Saudi Arabia,Turkey, Yemen, and
Afghanistan. He is the co-GBC of Syria, Jordan, Kuwait,United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and
Pakistan.

24. Resolved: That Jagaddhisa Prabhu is appointed GBC of the Gurukula.

25. Resolved: That Swarupa Damodara Prabhu is appointed GBC of Manipur,and is the co-GBC of
Assam,and Tripura. He is also the GBC of the Bhaktivedanta Institute.

26. Resolved: That Srila Rameswara Swami is the co-GBC of the Spiritual Sky Scented Products.

27. Resolved: That Adi Kesava Swami is appointed co-GBC of the Bhaktivedanta Institute.

3. Sannyasa Recommendations

1. Resolved: That if a GBC or initiating Guru who has recommended someone for Sannyasa
withdraws his recommendation, the candidacy is cancelled.

2. Resolved: That this is an amendment to the resolutions found on “Notes and Index” of previous
year’s resolutions, page5, No.31, It shall read:

“That any GBC member can place a devotee on a two year trial period for Sannyasa. After one year
the GBC body will discuss the qualifications of the candidate and, pending their approval, the
candidate will enter into the final one-year trial period. At the end of the final year the GBC will vote
for the appointment of Sannyasi”.

3. Resolved: That the GBC body can waive the preliminary one year of two years suggested in the
previous proposal by its own decision at the time of discussion of the candidates. ( At this time the
Sannyasa-Guru of the candidates should be specified).

4. Resolved: That at the annual Sannyasa meeting the Sannyasa candidates who have been approved
by the GBC to take initiation will be revived,and if there is some objection from the Sannyasi
Board,the GBC will review their decision,but the GBC’s decision will be final.

5. Resolved: That the qualifications of a Sannyasi are to be listed, and all candidates are to be
examined on the basis of these qualifications before their names are accepted on the list of

candidates for Sannyas.

The qualifications are as follows:

A. How free is he from sex desire?

1. How long has he been a Brahmacary?

2. How long has he been living away from his wife?

B. What is his preaching record?. Is it demonstrated by his ability to preach strongly?. Is he a
preaching leader?. Has he been doing this for a respectable amount of time?.

C. Is he strict in his personal conduct?. Is he beyond suspicion?

D. Is he philosophically strong?. Is this demonstrated through his lectures?.

E. Is he willing to accept fully the authority of the GBC and work under the auspices of the GBC?.

F. Does he have the proper quality of leadership to train and lead brahmacaries who are under his
direction?

G. Is he self-reliant?. Has he the ability to keep himself continuously engaged in some way which
contribute positively to our preaching work?.

H. Is the field of his preaching after taking Sannyasa clear and acceptable to the GBC or other
authorities?

5. Resolved: That those who are accepted for Sannyasa this year are:

Ghanasyama Das : Kirtanananda Swami

Prabhavisnu Das : Jayapataka Swami

Ananda Svarupa Das : Jayapataka Swami

Bhagavat Das : Jayapataka Swami

(on Lord Nityananda’s appearance day in Bhuvaneswara)

Sivaram Das : Satsvarup Das Goswami

Gopijanaballabha Das : Tamal Krsna Goswami

Swarup Damodar Das : Kirtanananda Swami

Ganapati Das : Tamal Krsna Goswami

Hiranyagarbha Das : Bhavananda Goswami

Indrayumna Das : Bhagavan Goswami

7. Reslolved: That those who are accepted for one-year trial period for Sannyas are:

Rancor Das : Bhavananda Goswami

Kavichandra Das : Tamal Krsna Goswami

Bhavabhuti Das : Jayapataka Swami

Hari Sauri Das : Bhavananda Swami

Kaladri Das : Kirtanananda Swami

Nitai Chand Das : Bhavananda Goswami

Mahatma Das : Rameswara Swami

Madan Manohar Das : Hrdayananda Goswami

Lakshi Nrsinghadev Das : Satsvarupa Das Goswami

Agrani Das : Satsvarupa Das Goswami

8. Resolved: That those who are accepted for two year trial period for Sannyas are:

Janalata Das : Kirtanananda Swami

Suhotra Das : Harikesa Swami

Devamrta Das : Harikesa Swami

Guru Gauranga Das : Harikesa Swami

Dvarakesa Das : Harikesa Swami

Tribhuvanath Das : Harikesa Swami

Naaya Das : Hari Sauri

Mahavidya Das : Bhagavan Swami

Locananda Das : Bhagavan Swami

Janardana Das : Tamal Krsna Goswami

Kalakantaa Das : Rameswara Swami

Buddhi Manta Das : Hansaduta Swami

Vrajendra Kumara Das : Panca Dravida Swami

Urjesvad Das : Adi Kesava Swami

Romapada Das : Adi Kesava Swami

Vipramukhya Das : Jaya Tirtha Maharaj

Ambhujadsa Das : Hrdayananda Swami

Narahari Das : Balavanta Swami

Praladanandana Das : Jaya Tirtha Maharaj

Virabahu Das : Kirtanananda Swami

Tatpor Das : Bhavananda Goswami/Jayapataka Swami

                                  RESOLUTIONS MARCH 6,1979.

1. Dayananda Prabhu will attend and commend in this year’s meeting on behalf of Atreya Rsi
Prabhu,who is unable to attend, but he will not vote in the meetings.

1. Sankirtan – Book Distribution

1. Resolved;That at least the number of BTG’s distributed during the year 1978 (approx. 340,000 per
month ) shall be distributed in subsequent years (to insure thes’an honor-quota system amongst the
temples shall be used.)

2. Resolved: That the GBC request the BBT trustees to find two senior devotees to word as editorial
staff for the BTG.

3. Resolved: That each zone may give books to ISKCON centers in thirld-world countries like India,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Africa and Latin America for establishing Krsna Conscious reading
rooms. The temple contuibuting should receive Sankirtan points for those books, and the recipeients
will not receive points. This proposal shall be announced to the presidents’meeting for their practical
viewpoint as the application.

4..Resolved: That the Sankirtan book point system it exists presently for all countries in the world is
fair and accepted, except for India, where a new point system has been approved. The Indian system
is as follows:

16 paisa pamphlet 1/3 point

50 paisa small book 1 point

75 paisa small book 1-1/2 point

Rs.1.25 medium book 2 points

Rs.3/Rs.4 soft back book 6 points

Rs.6-1/2 soft back book 10 points

hard bound book 15 points

English BTG 1-1/2 points when distributed to life members,and 2-1/2 points when distributed on the
street.

2. SKP-General Preaching

1.Resolved:That different levels of examination should be drawn up on a sastric regents’board
composed of Satsvarupa Das Goswami, Hrdayananda Das Goswami, Svarupa Damodar Prabhu,
Rupanuga Prabhu, (along with a syllabus and correctoin key) corresponding to the levels of Bhakti
Sastri, Bhakti Vaibhav, etc. These examinations should be based on a zonal level (at the discretion of
the local GBC) semi annually to those desirous of taking them, and the GBC man will utilize them as

he sees fit. Diplomas will be awarded according to the level of excellence achieved. GBC men who
will be administering the examinations will first have to take the examination and submit it to the
regents’ committee for grading and correction, When they have passed the examination, then they
may administer the examination. Diplomas will be awarded by the regents’ committee.

2. Resolved: That the GBC will hold a meeting of all members to discuss topics to be submitted by
individual GBC members at the start of the meeting in an open forum. This meeting is
recommended to be held on the day after the general meetiings of the GBC body in Mayapur.

3. Resolved: That Svarupa Damodar Prabhu and Adi Kesava Swami will give a brief report in writing
as the the activities of the Bhaktivedanta Institute.

4. Resolved: That Ramesvara Swami be given permission, pending final approval by the property
committee, to start a zonal farm in Denver and to relocate the Gurukula one hour outside of LA (in
country setting).

5. Resolved: That Harikesa Swami is given permission to start a farm in Passau, Germany.

6. Resolved: That GBC proposals are not to be considered obsolete until they are deleted by the vote
of the General meeting.

7. Resolved: That the GBC requests the BBT to investigate the preaching by mail program proposed
by the Jayadvaita Swami.

8. Resolved: That Gopal Krsna Prabhu shall replace Adi Kesava- Swami as North American
representative of the International Life-membership committee.

3. Standards Of Action

1. Resolved: That a GBC committee for investigation and prevention of illegal practices be formed.
This commitee may consist of Hrdayananda Das Goswami, Hansadutta Swami, Rupanuga Das
Adhikari, Panca Dravida Swami, Jaya Tirtha Maharaj and Bhavananda Goswami.

2. Resolved: That the GBC Chairman shall see that all ISKCON properties are properly registered to
fulfill Prabhupada’s desire. It should be done this year, and all GBC must give full co-operation.

3. Resolved: That whenever there is a change of management in a temple of zone, the new
management must accept all existing debts to BBT.

4. Resolved: That as an amendment to resolution No.1, of the amendments to the GBC resolution of
March 22, 1978 and res.No.24 of the general GBC meeting of March 21,1978:

That no one shall consult any astrologer unless he is certified as a genuine Krsna Conscious
astrologer by the GBC. The Bhaktivedanta Institute has been given the assignment to study this
matter since astrology has a basis within the secondary vedic literature (Jyotir—- an upa-Veda) the
GBC does not condemn it, as the GBC would not condemn the Ayurveda. However, as the GBC not
see any relevance of astrology within ISKCON or find anyone expert of astrology within ISKCON nor
find anyone expert enough to properly utilize such an astrologer,or his findings, it recommends that
all approaches to astrologers be restricted, and that the subject be left to the Bhaktivedanta Institute
to research in order to utilize it for the good of people in general. Others who are practicing it within
ISKCON for the so-called interest of devotees should be censured before they cause any obstruction
or difficulty for devotees who are sincerely attempting to engage in the service of the Supreme Lord.

5. Resolved: That,in accordance with Srila Prabhupada’s desire, a committee of Hrdayananda Das
Goswami and Satsvatupa Das Goswami will research a system for awarding specific titles for
exellence in service on the zonal level to devotees who have distinguished themselves in various
fields of devotional endeavor.

4. Resolutions Regarding Priviledge

1. Resolved: That the yearly GBC secretary will write a letter to all ISKCON centers warning about
the poisonous activities of Kailas Candra Das

2. Resolved: That Trivikrama Swami be appointed the co-Director of the ISKCON Chandigar project,
and give association to Bhakti Caitanya Swami.

3. Resolved: That a three man committee is appointed to assist Kirtanananda Swami and go to
Venezuela with him to resolve any discrepancies that might be found there. Harikesa Swami,
Jayatirtha Maharaj, Hrdayananda Das Goswami and Rupanuga Prabhu are appointed to that
committee.

4. Resolved: That Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir set aside a room for ISKCON-Sweden. It is
further recommended that Gopal Krsna Prabhu investigate the bank transfer from New York to
Bombay for 4,000 dollars, and if it is shown that Bombay improperly received the money, then
Bombay must repay it within six months at 12% interestt to Mayapur.

5. GBC Organisation—Current

1. Resolved: That the following big-brother GBCs are appointed for the year 1979:

Africa : Jaya Tirtha Maharaj

Mayapur : Rameswara Swami and Harikesa Swami

Vrndavana : Hari Sauri Prabhu

Orissa : Adi Kesava Swami

Manipur : Balavanta Das

Chandigar : Hansadutta Swami

Haridaspur : Panca Dravida Swami (note:Harikesa Swami will make financial help through
P.D.Swami will be informed about this commitment).

Bombay will take a giant step forward in the history of the Indian yatras and will not take on any big-
brother.

Fiji : Tamal Krsna Goswami

Ahmedabad : Gopal Krsna’s Canada zone

2. Resolved: That an International Life-Membership Trust be formed to develop a more mature
relationship with the world-wide Life-Membership community. A General office will be formed in
London to help co-ordinate the reports of such a trust.

6. GBC Parlimentary Organization

1. Resolved: That an amendment to the Standing Orders, Section No.3, No.26. Strike and rewrite as
follows:

The GBC Chairman and one other officer may, upon recognition of an emergency that cannot wait
until Mayapur and that cannot be resolved in any other way, appoint a three man GBC action
commitee to go and study the situation. If the report of the action committee indicates that the
situation is so serious that it cannot wait until Mayapur and it cannot be resolved in any other way
then–and only then–the chairman and officer should notify all GBC secretaties of the convening of
an extraordinary general meeting. The extraordinary meetings shall deal only with the particular
emergency situation at hand and not with any other issues. This meeting will require 51% of all GBC
secretaries to make a quorum, and its decisions will be binding up on the society until the next
Mayapur meeting, at which time the GBC must approve or disapprove its actions.

2. Resolved: That mid-year zonal changed will require an extraordinary general meeting, as
described in the standing orders, section3, No.26.

3. Resolved: That the yearly index of GBC resolutions and suggestions be published in proper book
list form and distributed yearly to the society as soon as possible after the Mayapur by the annual
secretary.

4. Resolved: That the GBC recognizes that as per Srila Prabhupada’s instructions that GBC men may
have thousands of secretaries, individual GBC men may see the need for appointing assistants who
will have greater responsibility than temple presidents, and will be known as regional secretaries.

5. Resolved: That in addition to the one week on Mayapur and one week in Vrndavana spent during
the annual Mayapur Vrndavan pilgrimage, at least one major pandal program in another city should
be scheduled,and devotees are requested to attend.

6. Resolved: That no ISKCON food relief funds received from abroad can be used for feeding
ISKCON devotees, except for the Mayapur Gurukula.

7. Resolved: That a committee to investigate ISKCON Food Relief and give recommendations as to
how devotees in the west can become more aware of its activities is appointed. That committee
should consist of Balavanta Prabhu Jagadisha Prabhu, Jayapataka Swami, Adi Kesava Swami, and
Gopal Krsna Prabhu.

7. Financial And Manpower Resolutions

1. The GBC recommends that the BBT trustees give a loan of 15,000 dols. to ISKCON-Manipur.

2. Resolved: That the GBC recommends that the Mayapur Vrndavana fund attempt to give
immediate financial assistance to Chandigar construction and determine what can be done to help in
this regard.

8. Zonal Appointments

1. Resolved: That Panca Dravida Swami will be the GBC or Andhra Pradesh (including Hyderabad
Farm). Mahamsa Swami is appointed as the acting assistant GBC for Hyderabad and Hyderbad
Farm. Jaya- Tirtha Maharaja has been requested to act as the initiating Guru in Panca Dravida
Swami’s zone, and Harikesa Swami is appointed the big-brother GBC for Hyderabad and Hyderabad
Farm. Mahamsa Swami will travel in the west for four months during the next year. He will travel for

two months in Bhagavan Maharaj’s zone and two months in Panca Dravida Swami’s Latin America
Zone.

2. Resolved: That Balavanta Prabhu and Panca Dravida swami are co-GBC for Columbia and
Equador.

8. Resolutions On North America

1. Resolved: That the scope of the GBC Regional committee (like the North American GBC
committee) or to resolve issues of importance for the region. Its resolutions must be ratified by the
annual GBC meeting at Mayapur and are not to be acted up on until such ratification is complete.

2. Resolved: That April is designated as BTG marathon month. Only BTGs will be distributed, except
by airport distributors who cannot adjust their distribution.

3. Resolved: That no drug or sex-related paraphernalia can be sold by ISKCON devotees.

4. Resolved: That the Bhaktivedanta Institute will move to Philadelphia for a trial period of one
year.Adi Kesava Swami and Svarupa Damodar will be co directors and co GBCs.

5. Resolved: That the GBC will establish a National travelling Rathyatra program. Tamal Krsna
Goswami, Jaya tihtha Maharaj and Ramesvara Swami will be the GBC committee in charge.

6. Resolved: That each North American GBC man should submit a proposal at the annual Mayapur
meeting as to what loans he requests for the following year.

7. Resolved: That Ramesvara Swami and Jaya Tirtha Maharaj will be made co-GBC for the FATE
exhibition.

8. Resolved: That the GBC ratifies the resolutions of the GBC legal committee in regard to the
organization of the National Legal office.

9. Other Resolutions.

1. Resolved: That Hari Sauri is a member of the Mayapur development committee.

2. Resolved: That Trivikrama Swami will work in Korea as well as in Chandigarh this year.

3. Resolved: That the following resolution in regard to record distribution: Anyone who wants to
make a record for Sankirtan distribution should submit a demo, lyrics and an explanation of how it
will be produced to a committee of Jaya Tirtha Maharaj, Ramesvara Swami and Adi Kesava Swami
for their Review.

4. Resolved: That Jaya Tirtha Maharaj is GBC of Iceland.

5. Resolved: That although all respects should be shown to his Holiness Sridhar Swami and all the
other senior vaisnavas of the Gaudiya Math, no one should independently approach these respected
personalities with the intention of begging advice or opinions regarding management or any
controversial matters pertaining to ISKCON. The GBC has been designated by Srila Prabhupada as
the highest ISKCON authority, and the final word rests with that body in all ISKCON affairs.

Proposals from Temple president’s meeting

March 8th 1979 Sri Dham Mayapur.

Ratified by GBC March 9th 1979.

1. Resolved : That regional secretaries should also be included in the President’s meeting.

2. Resolved : That a second meeting of temple presidents be held and that it should be in the form of
a workshop where presidents can informally exchange ideas on how to spread Krsna Consciousness.

3. It is the duty of each GBC men to organize college preaching and to engage the temple presidents
in that preaching work.

4. Hrdayananda Goswami and Adi Kesava Swami will prepare a position paper on dramas in
ISKCON.

5. Jayapataka Swami and Jayatirtha Maharaja will prepare a more complete Vaisnava calendar and
distribute it to the temple presidents.