We are pleased to present the 26 June 2024 GBC Meeting Highlights Report. This report aims to provide an overview of the online GBC meeting, highlighting the key topics discussed. The meeting commenced with an invocation of prayers led by Bhakti Caitanya Swami, followed by a reading from the Srimad Bhagavatam (1.5.33, 1.6.8, and 1.6.10) by Badrinarayan Swami on the theme “How Devotees see Struggle.” The passage from the chapter titled “Conversation Between Narada and Vyasadeva” was read with its translation and purport: “I took this as the special mercy of the Lord, who always desires benediction for His devotees, and so thinking, I started for the north. Purport: “Confidential devotees of the Lord see in every step a benedictory direction of the Lord. What is considered to be an odd or difficult moment in the mundane sense is accepted as special mercy of the Lord. Mundane prosperity is a kind of material fever, and by the grace of the Lord the temperature of this material fever is gradually diminished, and spiritual health is obtained step by step. Mundane people misunderstand it.”

The GBC addressed two important topics at the meeting:
1. Resignation of Giridhari Swami:
Giridhari Swami offered his resignation as the GBC Zonal Secretary of the Philippines and China due to health reasons. The GBC accepted Giridhari Swami’s resignation with gratitude for his decades of dedicated service to the GBC. The GBC Executive Committee will communicate with the Philippines National Council regarding the identification of an area GBC in the next twelve months.

2. Indian Zonal Supervisors:
Tapana Mishra Das chaired this session and gave a briefing to the GBC regarding the importance of aligning the management structure in ISKCON India with the international GBC. One of the key steps in this regard would also be to create empowerment of the local zonal leadership in India. In this meeting GBC agreed that the service performed by all the Regional Secretary Assistant in India should be formally recognized and they should be awarded the title of Zonal Supervisors for their service par excellence.

The GBC started reviewing the Regional Secretary Assistants division wise as submitted to them by India leadership. The GBC is going through a detailed presentation on each candidate starting with the North India division devotees GBC got the opportunity to hear about the devotee’s expertise and the services rendered

In this meeting following Zonal Supervisors’ appointments with their respective zones were confirmed. The GBC is expected to process all other divisions within July 2024.
1) Kamal Locana Das – Uttar Pradesh (East)
2) Sundara Gopal Das – Uttar Pradesh (West)
3) Prem Harinam Das – Uttar Pradesh (Central)
4) Vishnunama Das – Rajasthan (Region 1)
5) Pancaratna Das – Rajasthan (Region 2)
6) Bhakti Ashraya Vaisnava Swami – Rajasthan (Region 3)
7) Bhakti Ashraya Vaisnava Swami – Himachal Pradesh

The spiritual and leadership qualities of these devotees and their dedication to ISKCON were greatly appreciated. The GBC congratulates the new Zonal Supervisors and prays for their continued success in Srila Prabhupada service.
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Please find the Video link of the Report here.

– Issued by GBC Communications