By-Laws Adoption: A coup attempt
BY: NIMAI PANDIT DAS
As you all may be aware by now, the “GBC” has ordered all temples in North America to adopt a set of Bylaws which in essence makes a ISKCON GBC Society, registered in West Bengal, the centralized controller of all the temples, very much against the direct orders of Srila Prabhupada who did not want such centralization of his ISKCON. It is very dangerous for our future generations. This is going to kill ISKCON as Srila Prabhupada desired it to be. I implore you to please take a little of your valuable time to go through two articles posted on Sampradaya Sun recently, if you have not already done so.
Jan 21, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (SUN) —
Nimai Pandit das is Temple President of the ISKCON Long Island temple.
Navadvipchandra Prabhu, in his article “All GBC orders are suspended until further notice” has accurately discussed the position of the phantom ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal with respect to Srila Prabhupada’s temples around the world. This is the single most important issue facing our society right now.
For the record, there is no ISKCON Umbrella Corporation, as yet. Initially, Turley tried to sue an imaginary umbrella corporation – ISKCON – but the lawsuit was dismissed. The name “ISKCON” was found to be “just a work of art”, not a legal entity. Then he brought the new lawsuit against 13 individual corporations, and most of them simultaneously declared Bankruptcy under the Article 11 reorganization plan. With the new bylaws, the ISKCON GBC members are deviously trying to form just that – an umbrella corporation of the name “ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal”.
There are many Governing Body Commissions of various organizations all over the world, most prominent being the Governing Body Commission of the Indian Railways (from which historically Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada took the name and function for his Gaudiya Matha). The Governing Bodies generally operate and oversee their respective organizations.
How do we distinguish them from one another? To state that “this person is a GBC member” does not automatically mean that the concerned person is a member of “THE” International Society for Krishna Consciousness, incorporated by Srila Prabhupada in 1966. In other words, there can be many religious organizations, each with their own Governing Body Commissions. Hence when one refers to the “GBC”, one can rightly ask “of which organization?”
Herein explains the greatest sleight of hand job some members of the ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal have managed to pull off on the whole of the ISKCON world for so long.
This Society has legally NOTHING TO DO with Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON. They have just named their society to look like it is the authorized GBC of ISKCON. But it is not so. Srila Prabhupada never registered the GBC as a separate society. He formed the Governing Body Commission of his ISKCON society in 1970 by a legal directive called the Direction of Management of July 28th, 1970. The Direction of Management can be viewed here in .pdf format.
Badrinarayan Das, a member of the ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal, passionately preached about the importance of the Direction of Management in the Supreme Court of New York in 2004, as part of his testimony under oath (under his legal name of Robert Morrill):
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Holding the Direction of Management in his hands
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Morrill: “This is Prabhupada, the founder of our Society, founding the GBC.”
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Morrill: “And I should mention that this document is quoted, it is referenced, it is well known. It’s the basis of the decisions, the basis of our authority.Attorney of Morrill: “It’s a historical document?
Morrill: “Historical document that’s referred to repeatedly.”
Mr. Morrill and his Attorney go over the duties and powers of the GBC from the DOM, but manage NOT TO GO OVER points 2, 3 or 4 setting up the election of GBC from among the Temple Presidents every three years. The actual portions of the transcript of his testimony are downloadable here in a .pdf version.
In that court case, various members of the West Bengal Society repeatedly, over many years, have been positioning themselves as the great lovers of the DOM, dependant upon it with life and soul. That includes Hrdayananda Goswami, Romapada Swami, Bir Krishna Goswami, and the entire West Bengal Society represented by its then Chairman Pragosh das. Anyone can check their filings in public court records.
It will come as a surprise to many who claim that the Direction of Management has become obsolete or that Srila Prabhupada changed his mind after 1970 about election of the GBC. On July 22, 1974, Srila Prabhupada, signed and counter-signed a “Topmost Urgency” letter to include election of the GBC, according to the Document Direction of Management (underlined in the original document), for “AMENDMENTS TO BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO ALL OFFICIAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS, CONSTITUTIONS, INCORPORATION PAPERS, ETC.” A .pdf version of the original letter can be downloaded here in .pdf format.
This directive is very important and clear. If these amendments would have been added in all the legal papers and bylaws, as Srila Prabhupada ordered, ISKCON would have been in a completely different state right now. Since 1978, GBC’s would have been elected about 10 times, totally escaping the zonal acarya system, child abuse, Kirtanananda episodes, Bhavananda episodes, Hrishikesh episodes etc. We will cover this point in another article. Suffice to say that, the current plan of the West Bengal Society to change the Bylaws of the corporations would have never come about. Just a cursory look at this document is enough for any sincere follower of Srila Prabhupada to see that Srila Prabhupada wants the GBC to be elected by the provisions of the Direction of the Management. Just on the basis of this document alone, the whole Bylaws Amendment proposed now is absolutely and fully against Srila Prabhupada’s scope of services order.
The original GBC of ISKCON is left abandoned now. All of its original members have either died or abandoned their duties. There are no active members of the authorized GBC of ISKCON today!
In the absence of the real GBC, members of the “ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal” have staged a “coup” behind closed doors and have declared themselves the GBC of ISKCON. In the preliminary hearing in New York Supreme Court in 2004, the members of this West Bengal Society were questioned about the basis of the GBC of ISKCON, whose members they are claiming to be. On finding no legal basis, these members had to bring in the Direction of Management as their formation document. BUT the GBC ordered by the DOM has to be elected by the Temple Presidents every three years. Hence, it can be easily proven that these members have no other basis for their existence. They wanted to use the basis of the Direction of Management to prove that they are THAT GBC, but not being able to prove that, are now trying to adopt these bylaws – so as to make the West Bengal Society legal, giving them complete control over all Srila Prabhupada’s temples and assets.
As yet, none of the temples are legally under the control of this West Bengal Society. This new Bylaw adoption will change that and give this foreign society legitimacy in USA. This move is against Srila Prabhupada’s wishes.
This foreign society does not even have a constitution! All the civilized governments on this planet have a constitution. As written in previous articles on the website www.iskcontoday.org, “Constitution of ISKCON- Part 1” & “Constitution of ISKCON – Part 2”, a constitution delineates powers of the ruling authority and simultaneously provides for the rights of the members. This is done to protect the innocent members from being exploited. The young gurukulis, the single mothers, the older devotees, or any other devotees have not been given any voting power by this “GBC Society” and this has given rise to exploitation. As can be seen in Srila Prabhupada’s constitution for ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada gave certain rights to the Temple Presidents and to the Temple Members. Each temple member has a vote in changing the Temple President and each Temple President has a vote in electing a new set of GBC every three years.
Srila Prabhupada has provided us with the following protective system of checks and balances whereby if we strictly adhere to the DOM, we can use our voting power to practically remove any child molester, exploiter, murderer or any person who does not represent Srila Prabhupada’s teachings.
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Point 2 – “His Divine Grace will select the initial 12 members of the GBC. In the succeeding years GBC will be elected by a vote of all Temple Presidents who will vote for 8 from a ballot of all Temple presidents, which may also include any Secretary who is in charge of a Temple. Those 8 with the greatest number of votes will be members of the next term of GBC.
Point 3. The commissioners will serve for a period of 3 years, and they may be re-elected at the end of this period.” He further writes in
Point 8. Removal of a Temple president by the GBC requires support by the local Temple members.
We all know that ISKCON is designed by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada to deliver the whole world. Srila Prabhupada states:
“Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to preach the sankirtan movement of love of Krishna throughout the entire world, and therefore during His presence He inspired the sankirtan movement. Specifically, He sent Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami to Vrindavan and Nityananda to Bengal and personally went to South India. In this way He kindly left the task of preaching His cult in the rest of the world to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.” (Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi 1.171 Purport)
But still we see that the Society, which is designed to cure the ills of the world, is itself suffering from more of the same evils. Something is drastically wrong. We need to take care of the young generation of ISKCON, the widows, the older devotees, all devotees who have dedicated their lives for Krishna and Srila Prabhupada. Even the members of the ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal. Yes, even they need to be helped by us by not letting them have absolute power not designed by Srila Prabhupada for any of his disciples. The GBC of ISKCON needs to be elected by the Temple Presidents, from AMONG the Temple Presidents, who themselves can be changed by a vote of the temple members, hence there is accountability and restrain on all. The Ishwara mentality of a leader in ISKCON can be tamed by following these protective orders of Srila Prabhupada. Mostly humble caring mature devotees will emerge as leaders, given the general devotional character of most of the voters. If not the first time, then the next election can change the problematic leaders. And yad yad acharati sreshthas. As the leaders will be, they will attract followers of the same kind.
My appeal to all the responsible Temple Presidents, leaders and members of ISKCON is, please do not allow this transgression to Srila Prabhupada’s direct strict order to happen. This will continually harm the devotees of ISKCON, the leaders of ISKCON and hence the whole world. Instead we should elect a GBC as instructed to us by Srila Prabhupada.
By following this dictate of the members of the foreign “ISKCON GBC Society” of West Bengal, all the temple members will loose their rights forever. All the Temple Presidents will be always kowtowing to these members, otherwise they can be removed any time. Is this what you see your life to be like?
Will you sit idle and give away all your legitimate powers, given by Srila Prabhupada to protect you?
Do you think history will look kindly upon all of you if you disobey this direct order of Srila Prabhupada and not elect your Own GBC, from amongst You, the Temple Presidents?
As leaders, do you not have responsibility to take care of the spiritual and to some extent the material lives of your dependants, is it not your duty to stand up on their behalf?
As parent, is it not your duty to guard the future life of your innocent children?
Can you really give these lives over completely to somebody — without the accountability designed by Srila Prabhupada?
Nimai Pandit das: In the absence of the real GBC, members of the “ISKCON GBC Society of West Bengal” have staged a “coup” behind closed doors and have declared themselves the GBC of ISKCON. In the preliminary hearing in New York Supreme Court in 2004, the members of this West Bengal Society were questioned about the basis of the GBC of ISKCON, whose members they are claiming to be. On finding no legal basis, these members had to bring in the Direction of Management as their formation document. BUT the GBC ordered by the DOM has to be elected by the Temple Presidents every three years. Hence, it can be easily proven that these members have no other basis for their existence. They wanted to use the basis of the Direction of Management to prove that they are THAT GBC, but not being able to prove that, are now trying to adopt these bylaws – so as to make the West Bengal Society legal, giving them complete control over all Srila Prabhupada’s temples and assets.
Mahesh: These are all good points that Nimai Pandit Prabhu states. These West Bengal bogus GBC want to take ABSOLUTE control and are a BIG DANGER to the Temple Presidents and to the ISKCON that Srila Prabhupada set up. By signing over the Temples to them they CAN kick the Temple President out WHEN THEY LIKE and this is NOT what Srila Prabhupada wants. Another point is if ANY one of the bogus GBC rape, molest society members and if the Temple gets sued then the bogus GBC gets AWAY and the Temple has to PAY for the charges. The Temple will be in DEBT. THE BOGUS GBC WANT ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER TEMPLES – THIS AGAINST SRILA PRABHUPADA’S TEACHINGS:
71-08-12. Letter: Giriraja
GBC DOES NOT MEAN TO CONTROL A CENTER. GBC MEANS TO SEE THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF A CENTER GO ON NICELY. I do not know why Tamala is exercising his absolute authority. That is not the business of GBC. The president, treasurer and secretary are responsible for managing the center. GBC IS TO SEE THAT THINGS ARE GOING NICELY BUT NOT TO EXERT ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY. THAT IS NOT IN THE POWER OF GBC. Tamala should not do like that. The GBC men cannot impose anything on the men of a center without consulting all of the GBC members first. A GBC member cannot go beyond the jurisdiction of his power. We are in the experimental stage but in the next meeting of the GBC members they should form a constitution how the GBC members manage the whole affair. BUT IT IS A FACT THAT THE LOCAL PRESIDENT IS NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE GBC. Yes, for improvement of situations such as this I must be informed of everything.
72-02-14. Letter: Hamsaduta
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 29 January, 1972, and I am very pleased to note that you are so enthusiastic to push on Krishna Consciousness and follow yourself very faithfully the regulative principles chalked out by our great predecessors. If you simply go on in this way, everything will come out successful, that we are seeing practically. So as GBC you must see to it that the highest standards of routine work are maintained throughout all the centers, and that chanting, rising early, cleansing, and all other aspects of our regular program may not be neglected. That is our first business. GBC MEN SHOULD NOT DICTATE VERY MUCH, SIMPLY SUPERVISE AND SEE THAT THE STANDARDS ARE MAINTAINED. The individual presidents should be more managerial, more individual, and you can supervise, and if some defect is detected, you can make suggestions how to correct it. But if we lose individuality and simply become mechanical, what is the point?
74-12-16. Letter: Jayatirtha
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 5, 1974. Regarding the GBC meeting to be held in Mayapur 1975, the meeting should be held five days before the actual festival is to begin and it will be held in my presence. As far as your proposals are concerned the real thing is that we must make broader constitution of the management by GBC. BUT THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT OUR GBC MEN ARE FALLING VICTIM TO MAYA. TODAY I TRUST THIS GBC AND TOMORROW HE WILL FALL DOWN. THAT IS THE DIFFICULTY. IF THE GBC MEN ARE SO FLICKERING THEN WHAT TO SPEAK OF THE OTHERS. Unless this problem is solved whatever we may resolve it will not be very useful. We shall discuss this at our meeting. If the GBC men can ever manage properly then I shall get some time for writing my books.
76-01-11. Letter: Rupanuga
The bombastic distribution of Krsna Trilogies in New York is wonderful. I have read the report given in the Sankirtana Newsletter. But one thing is whether they have collected enough to cover all the costs. I have heard that despite all this distribution, now there is a big debt to the Book Fund. THE GBC HAS TO MANAGE SO EXPERTLY THAT THERE WILL NOT BE DEBTS. This debt to the Book Fund must be cleared immediately, if possible by the Mayapur meeting. Now we require so much money for the Temple projects in India, but if the Temples do not pay their book bills from where will I get the money?
76-05-18. Letter: Gurukrpa
Please accept my blessings. I have spoken with Sukadeva das Adhikari, the Honolulu Temple President. It appears that because you had made some derogatory racial remarks against him in the presence of other devotees here in the temple, it has become difficult to manage and win the respect of this devotees. IF THE GBC UNDERMINES THE EFFORTS OF THE TEMPLE PRESIDENTS HOW WILL THINGS GO ON SMOOTHLY. This situation could have been avoided by sober dealings in a Krsna Conscious manner.I do not want that Sukadeva be removed from his position as I can see that he is sincerely following the principles at present. THE GBC CAN NOT WHIMSICALLY CHANGE THE TEMPLE PRESIDENT, THERE IS A RESOLUTION TO THIS EFFECT. WHY HAVE YOU THREATENED TO REMOVE HIM AND UNNECESSARILY CREATED THIS SITUATION? PLEASE BE VERY SOBER IN YOUR DEALINGS WITH THESE TEMPLE PRESIDENTS, THEY ARE UNDOUBTEDLY RENDERING A VALUABLE SERVICE AND ARE WORTHY OF RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
76-05-19.All Letter: All Governing Board Commissioners
So I request you to relieve me of management responsibilities more and more so that I can complete the Srimad-Bhagavatam translation. If I am always having to manage, then I cannot do my work on the books. It is document, I have to choose each word very soberly and if I have to think of management then I cannot do this. I cannot be like these rascals who present something mental concoction to cheat the public. So this task will not be finished without the cooperation of my appointed assistants, the GBC, temple presidents, and sannyasis. I HAVE CHOSEN MY BEST MEN TO BE GBC AND I DO NOT WANT THAT THE GBC SHOULD BE DISRESPECTFUL TO THE TEMPLE PRESIDENTS.
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Prabhupada: Just like… BUT THE THING IS, IF THE GBC AND THE PRESIDENT IS THE SAME MAN, THAT IS NOT GOOD. THAT IS NOT GOOD. THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE SEPARATE. SO THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY, THEY WILL DEAL DIRECTLY, AND GBC SHOULD INSPECT BOOK, ACCOUNT, THAT IT IS DONE VERY NICELY. THAT’S ALL. YOU CAN QUESTION, “WHY YOU HAVE DONE THIS?” THAT’S NICE. OTHERWISE, IN THE…, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE.
74-11-07. Letter: Rupanuga:
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N.B. Regarding replacing Abhirama and Damodara I REFER TO THE “DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT” AS FOLLOWS: “REMOVAL OF A TEMPLE PRESIDENT BY GBC REQUIRES SUPPORT BY THE LOCAL TEMPLE MEMBERS.” THEREFORE YOU SHOULD TAKE A VOTE OF THE TEMPLE MEMBERS AND DO THE NEEDFUL. A. C. B.S.
71-01-01. Letter: Karandhara
REGARDING YOUR PROPOSAL THAT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INITIATIONS SHOULD BE APPROVED BY THE GBC MEMBERS, THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. SUCH RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE LOCAL PRESIDENT TO MAKE FROM FIRST HAND OBSERVATION.
71-07-09. Letter: Umapati
GBC MEMBERS ARE SIMPLY TO SEE THAT THINGS ARE GOING ON. OTHER CENTERS HAVE GOT PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, ETC. AND THEY ARE MANAGING SEPARATELY. THAT IS THE FORMULA. SO HOW IS IT THAT THE GBC ARE THE FINAL AUTHORITY? THEY ARE SIMPLY TO EXAMINE THAT THINGS ARE GOING ON NICELY, THAT IS ALL.
“The system of management will continue as it is now and there is no need of any change.”
(Srila Prabhupada’s Declaration of Will, 4th June, 1977)
72-12-22. Letter: Karandhara
Regarding your points about taxation, corporate status, etc., I have heard from Jayatirtha you want to make big plan for centralization of management, taxes, monies, corporate status, bookkeeping, credit, like that. I do not at all approve of such plan. Do not centralize anything. Each temple must remain independent and self-sufficient. That was my plan from the very beginning, why you are thinking otherwise? ONCE BEFORE YOU WANTED TO DO SOMETHING CENTRALIZING WITH YOUR GBC MEETING, AND IF I DID NOT INTERFERE THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DO NOT THINK IN THIS WAY OF BIG CORPORATION, BIG CREDITS, CENTRALIZATION–THESE ARE ALL NONSENSE PROPOSALS. Only thing I wanted was that books printing and distribution should be centralized, therefore I appointed you and Bali Mardan to do it. Otherwise, management, everything, should be done locally by local men. Accounts must be kept, things must be in order and lawfully done, but that should be each temple’s concern, not yours. Krishna Consciousness Movement is for training men to be independently thoughtful and competent in all types of departments of knowledge and action, not for making bureaucracy. Once there is bureaucracy the whole thing will be spoiled. There must be always individual striving and work and responsibility, competitive spirit, not that one shall dominate and distribute benefits to the others and they do nothing but beg from you and you provide. No. Never mind there may be botheration to register each centre, take tax certificate each, become separate corporations in each state. That will train men how to do these things, and they shall develop reliability and responsibility, that is the point. I am little observing now, especially in your country, that our men are losing their enthusiasm for spreading on our programmes of Krishna Consciousness movement. Otherwise, why so many letters of problems are coming, dissatisfied? That is not a very good sign. The whole problem is they are not following the regulative principles, that I can detect. Without this, enthusiasm will be lacking. Even mechanically following, and if he gets gradually understanding from the class, he will come to the point of spontaneous enthusiasm. This spontaneous loving devotional service is not so easy matter, but if one simply sticks strictly to the rules and regulations, like rising early, chanting 16 rounds, chanting gayatri, keeping always clean–then his enthusiasm will grow more and more, and if there is also patience and determination, one day he will come to the platform of spontaneous devotion, then his life will be perfect. All of this I have told you in Nectar of Devotion. So I do not think the leaders are themselves following, nor they are seeing the others are following strictly. That must be rectified at once. Each centre remain independent, that’s all right, but the president and other officers must themselves follow and see the others are following the regulative principles carefully, and giving them good instruction so they may understand nicely why this tapasya is necessary. AND GBC AND SANNYASIS WILL TRAVEL AND SEE THE OFFICERS ARE DOING THIS, AND IF THEY OBSERVE ANYTHING LOWERING OF THE STANDARD, THEY MUST REFORM AND ADVISE, OR IF THERE IS SOME DISCREPANCY I SHALL REMOVE IT. OF COURSE, IF NEW MEN ARE COMING, THEY MAY NOT BE EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY TO TAKE TO OUR REGULATIVE PRINCIPLES CENT PER CENT. THEREFORE WE SHOULD NOT BE SO ANXIOUS TO INDUCE THEM TO LIVE IN THE TEMPLE. ANYONE WHO LIVES IN THE TEMPLE MUST AGREE TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITHOUT FAIL. So if some new man moves in with us he may become discouraged if he is forced in this way. Therefore let them live outside and become gradually convinced in the class why they should accept some austerity, then they will live with us out of their own accord and follow nicely everything. It is very difficult to give up very quickly so many bad habits as you have got in your country, so educate them gradually, first with chanting, and do not be so much anxious to count up so many numbers of new devotees, if such devotees go away later being too early forced. I want to see a few sincere devotees, not many false devotees or pretenders.
So my point is that the regulative principles must be followed by everyone. Otherwise their enthusiasm dwindles and they again think of sex and become restless, and so many problems are there. There is some symptom of missing the point. The point is to be engaged in doing something for Krishna, never mind what is that job, but being so engaged in doing something very much satisfying to the devotee that he remains always enthusiastic. He will automatically follow the regulative principles because they are part of his occupational duty–by applying them practically as his occupational duty, he realises the happy result of regulative principles. So the future of this Krishna Consciousness movement is very bright, so long the managers remain vigilant that 16 rounds are being chanted by everyone without fail, that they are all rising before four morning, attending mangal arati–our leaders shall be careful not to kill the spirit of enthusiastic service, which is individual and spontaneous and voluntary. They should try always to generate some atmosphere of fresh challenge to the devotees, so that they will agree enthusiastically to rise and meet it. That is the art of management: to draw out spontaneous loving spirit of sacrificing some energy for Krishna. But where are so many expert managers? All of us should become expert managers and preachers. We should not be very much after comforts and become complacent or self-contented. There must be always some tapasya, strictly observing the regulative principles–Krishna Consciousness movement must be always a challenge, a great achievement to be gained by voluntary desire to do it, and that will keep it healthy. So you big managers now try to train up more and more some competent preachers and managers like yourselves. FORGET THIS CENTRALIZING AND BUREAUCRACY.
Note: the GBC can NOT be followed as authority if they act as they like DISREGARDING Srila Prabhupada:
I AUTHORIZE YOU TO DISREGARD FOR THE TIME BEING ANY DECISION FROM THE GBC MEN UNTIL MY FURTHER INSTRUCTION. You manage your affairs peacefully and independently, and try to improve the spiritual atmosphere of the centers more carefully. […]
Finally, I beg to repeat that ALL GBC ORDERS ARE SUSPENDED HEREWITH BY ME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
(Letter to all Temple Presidents, 8/4/72)
“But I have been very much disturbed recently by the meeting which you all have had in New York, wherein you have passed so many resolutions and elected Atreya Rsi to GBC Secretary, and made so many other changes. I am very much puzzled by the whole business. Therefore I have not approved of it, and you may by now have received my letter why I have temporarily suspended the GBC. […]
From now on, the temples will operate independently and try to improve their spiritual life more carefully, so there is no more need for such financial arrangement of centralization, as you have proposed.”
(Letter to Satsvarupa, 10/4/72)
Is there any official letter of instructions from Srila Prabhupada which states that All The GBC men should resume again their functional duties as per the new order of Srila Prabhupada after the suspension letter went to all Temple presidents on 8/4/72 and the letter to Satsvarupa, 10/04/72 ?
I am just curious to know it whether or not if there is such an instructions of re-authorizing the GBC men again after their suspension letters as noted above because I have not read that instructions.
Hari BOL.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.