On behalf of ISKCON’s Guru Services Committee Prahladananda Swami has made the following announcement: 

“I am writing to invite you to participate in ISKCON’s “Spiritual Leadership: Being a Guru in ISKCON,” this upcoming February 22-25, 2015 in Mayapura.

The 4-day seminar covers many pertinent topics, including:

• Role and Identity of the Guru in ISKCON
• Principles of Spiritual/Guru Leadership
• Relationship with the ISKCON Institution
• Guru-Management Dynamics
• Guru-Disciple Relationship
• Care of Disciples
• Pastoral Skills
• Spiritual Health
• Peer Association

The Guru Seminar is highly interactive and provides opportunities to share realizations with fellow senior Vaishnavas.  It was organized by the GBC Guru Services Committee with the direct input of senior leaders including Bhakti Charu Swami, Jayapataka Swami, Radhanatha Swami, Ravindra Svarupa prabhu and other senior devotees and educators. 

Per ISKCON Law this Seminar is mandatory for devotees who take up the service of diksha guru and for sannyasa candidates. The GBC also “highly recommends” it for siksa gurus, senior managers and other ISKCON leaders.

The Guru Seminar will be offered once in 2015, at Mayapura from February 22-25. Timings will be 10 am to 1 pm, and 3 pm to 6 pm daily.

The Seminar is open to ISKCON gurus (diksa and siksa), sanyasis, regional directors, temple presidents and other senior leaders who have at least ten years of active service in ISKCON. (References may be required.) 

Space is limited, so please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to attend.  To register please email Padmanayana prabhu the administrator of the Mayapura Institute at  <padmanayana@gmail.com> and copy myself Prahladananda Swami at Prahladananda.Swami@pamho.net.

Thank you very much. I look forward to hearing from you.

Your servant,

Prahladananda Swami

Guru Services Committee Chair”