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	International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ISKCON is a society formed for practitioners of bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion, as practiced within Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
		ISKCON has assimilated Western cultural contexts as it maintains mandirs (temples) in many countries of the world, but still the ISKCON members vow to follow Gaudiya Vaisnava principles, including vegetarianism, and abstinence from gambling, alcohol, sex outside marriage, and intoxication.
		ISKCON is managed by the Governing Body Commission created by Srila Prabhupada to handle affairs in his absence concerning the daily management and spiritual standards for the organization and its members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ISKCON (1972 words)

	Encyclopedia: ISKCON
		ISKCON is a society formed for practitioners of bhakti yoga or the yoga of devotion.
		While ISKCON is widely considered to be a Hindu sect, it differs from all mainstream Hindu sects in that it reveres the Bhagavad Gita, rather than the Vedas, as the supreme scriptural authority.
		As a counterpoint, the ISKCON followers dismiss such attacks as wrong and misguided because different philosophical schools will have differences of opinion; for example, there are differences between Advaita and Dvaita as each school claims that its beliefs are the correct one.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/ISKCON (1241 words)

	ISKCON (aka Hare Krishna)
		Many ISKCON members feel nostalgia for those days and their ideal is to make ISKCON just like it was when Srila Prabhupada their guru was alive and actively leading the group.
		ISKCON leaders keep them away by claiming that these onetime Krishna devotees have certain ideological differences that are dangerous.
		ISKCON has done a lot of talking, but has actually taken little action--with the exception of Anuttama and his wife Rukmini, who donated about $15,000 of their own money to the cause.
	www.freedomofmind.com /resourcecenter/groups/i/iskcon/cultchange.htm (1078 words)

	Religious Social Movements: ISKCON
		The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) adheres strictly to the principles of India's ancient Vedic culture, whose goal is the spiritual perfection of man. The Krishna consciousness movement is firmly based upon the conclusive truths found in Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Chaitanya-charitamrta, which contain the essence of Vedic knowledge.
		ISKCON 'is not a cult but a religious movement and a major branch of the 'Brahma-Madhava-Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya' which is one of the four theistic philosophical schools of thought recognized by scholars.
		ISKCON today has world wide has over 400 centres temples, ashrams and farming communities functioning under the authority of a Governing Body Commission.
	www.geocities.com /neovedanta/iskcon.html (765 words)

	HARE KRISHNA & ISKCON INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ISKCON and Hinduism both trace their beginnings to the Vedas and to the Bhagavad-gita text.
		A common ISKCON expression is "We are not this body." That is, we are all spirit souls who are temporarily trapped in a material body and its cares and woes.
		ISKCON is structured into two sectors: an order of monks and priests who live at a temple, and congregation members, who live outside.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hare.htm (1305 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: ISKCON Profile
		ISKCON was forced to confront the situation in 1996 when ten former Krishna students testified that they had been beaten, sexually molested, and denied medical care while boarding at ISKCON schools ("Hare Krishna Faith Details Past Abuse at Boarding Schools," New York Times, October 9, 1998).
		ISKCON communications director Anuttama Dasa states that the organization is currently working to "repair the damage to the kids and show them we do care as a religious society" (Ibid.).
		Robin George, a former member, filed suit against ISKCON in 1977, alleging that she had been brainwashed by the group (International Society for Krishna Consciousness ); the suit followed a period in which she was moved from temple to temple to avoid being deprogrammed (Encyclopedic Handbook, p.
	www.watchman.org /profile/iskconpro.htm (2471 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: International Society for Krishna Consciousness; ISKCON; Hare Krishnas
		ISKCON felt that airports were public areas and that their first amendment rights protected them but the court decided that the airports were not public and therefore the Hare Krishnas could not ask for donations there.
		ISKCON has encouraged its members to create web sites and they have responded with what appears to be hundreds of attractive pages.
		ISKCON Communications Journal, a scholarly publication of ISKCON, was initiated in 1994.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/iskcon_arch.html (1491 words)

	^ Langone, Michael Ph.D.: "Introduction to Group Report on ISKCON - Hare Krishna"
		For ISKCON, the entry of lawyers into the fray puts added pressure on reformers, for reactionaries and radicals are likely to use the advocacy-driven polemics of their opponents' lawyers to strengthen the emotional appeal of their arguments and weaken the appeal of their nearest competitors, the reformers.
		ISKCON's challenge is not historically unique, even though it may seem highly unusual to those of us whose focus has only been on controversial groups during the past two decades.
		ISKCON, and other organizations facing similar challenges regarding the prevention of abuses, could benefit if historians of religion (and perhaps also of political systems) identified and illuminated historical precedents that could provide guidelines and advice for these changing organizations.
	www.culticstudiesreview.org /csissueidx/toc2001.1/grprept2001.1_harekrishna/grprept_hk_intro.htm (1741 words)

	Position Paper on ISKCON by the Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha
		The philosophical position of ISKCON vis-a-vis other feuding Gaudiya denominations is unclear due to differences among the different groups themselves, as well as a lack of clarity in the doctrines, compared with Dvaita, which is a well-defined system.
		ISKCON has tried to argue that the concept of Vishesha used by Achârya Madhva to explain the simultaneous Identity and difference between an object and its qualities is a similar tenet to their Achintya Bhedâbheda, which is a further extension of the same idea.
		ISKCON also believes that there are three different features of the Lord and realization of Him by the soul will be higher for Bhagavan than for Brahman or Paramathma.
	www.dvaita.org /shaastra/iskcon.shtml (3851 words)

	ISKCON Child Protection Office
		The local governing authority of each ISKCON school or community is responsible to appoint two or three devotees to investigate and follow-up on all suspected or confirmed cases of child abuse.
		The degree of segregation will be determined by the nature and severity of the offense; the attitude of the perpetrator; the feasibility of protecting the children from further abuse or intimidation; and the sentiments of the local devotees, especially the parents.
		Should the GBC Body find a GBC man or other ISKCON manager responsible for suppressing or covering-up complaints of child abuse, or supporting intimidation of those who might complain, the GBC man shall be open to censure or probation, and the ISKCON manager shall be open to appropriate disciplinary action.
	www.childprotectionoffice.org /resolution.htm (436 words)

	^ Shrestha, Bharata das: "ISKCON’s Response to Child Abuse: 1990-98" - Hare Krishna
		Unfortunately ISKCON also attracted some child predators because it was a young movement lacking in organizational strength at grass roots levels, with few of the controls that a more established, experienced organisation might have in place in order to protect its children.
		The local governing authority of each ISKCON school or community is responsible to appoint 2 or 3 devotees to investigate and follow-up on all suspected or confirmed cases of child abuse.
		In India, the ISKCON International Office of Education may authorise a waiver of this requirement if the perpetrator is willing to sign a statement authorising the International Office of Education to publicise the incident to all ISKCON-related educational projects and other concerned parties.
	www.culticstudiesreview.org /csissueidx/toc2001.1/grprept2001.1_harekrishna/grprept_hk_childabuse/shrestha_bharata_das.htm (4492 words)

	New Vrindavan and ISKCON
		Externally, ISKCON temples across America touted the glories of New Vrindavan as a self sufficient farm community in lectures to guests.
		Curiously enough, the rift broadened when many ISKCON leaders and managers began to criticize his efforts in concentrating New Vrindavan’s resources and manpower on the construction of the Palace Of Gold.
		In 1987, Kirtanananda was excommunicated from ISKCON due to improprieties and his seeming lack of interest in cooperating with the International ISKCON leadership.
	www2.hanover.edu /newvrindavan/iskcon.html (504 words)

	A Sociological Study of Homosexuality in ISKCON ~~ By Vrsabha das (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ISKCON's profound Vedic philosophy, ancient traditional roots, values and culture attract a vast variety of people from different cultural backgrounds, races, and, of course, different sexual orientations.
		In order to be successful and 'response-able' leaders of ISKCON society, all of you who have leading positions of any kind (GBC members, gurus, sannyasis, temple presidents, etc.) should be in touch with the rest of the society and hear the voices/opinions of other ISKCON members.
		I am looking forward to seeing ISKCON as a spiritual institution that will be able to preserve the authenticity of traditional Vaishnava culture and philosophy and at the same time apply its doctrine in practical everyday life, just as His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada envisioned.
	buddhiyoga.org /0068.htm (5086 words)

	ISKCON Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bhavananda (later one of the eleven gurus) begins abusing ISKCON devotees' children in New York.
		ISKCON sannyasis launch a campaign against householders and women, Srila Prabhupada calls it a "fratricidal war" (Rochford, 1998, p.
		ISKCON Communications issues press release about the child abuse media coverage, along with confidential media guidelines to all ISKCON centers, Oct. 13.
	surrealist.org /gurukula/timeline.html (3661 words)

	ISKCON is Like the Ganges
		So ISKCON, as an institution, has a very wide bed, but in many parts of the ISKCON institution there may be no flow of transcendental instructions or life.
		He is either a sincere recipient, practitioner and distributor of ISKCON's transcendental knowledge coming from Prabhupada, or he is simply motivated to take material advantages by associating with ISKCON members.
		In all cases, we must remember that as the holy river Ganges is not to be controlled by anyone, not even by her own river banks, similarly ISKCON is not an institution to be controlled by anyone.
	www.hansadutta.com /ART_NAMHATTA/prSPMAY10.html (1189 words)

	INTRODUCTION - Chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra, Prabhupada and ISKCON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Because ISKCON is also a cultural movement, devotees usually dress according to the traditional Vaisnava culture which is the main spiritual stream of Vedic culture in India.
		ISKCON's primary mission is thus to encourage all members of human society to devote at least some portion of their time and energies to this process of hearing and chanting about God.
		ISKCON's distribution of spiritualized food, therefore, through its program known worldwide as "Food for Life," is beneficial for the body as well as the soul of each recipient.
	www.veda.harekrsna.cz /bhaktiyoga/intro.htm (6947 words)

	VNN Editorial - ISKCON, Exile And Conflicting Vows
		Many years ago Iskcon's GBC took an extremely offensive posture toward Prabhupada's beloved Godbrother, Srila B.R. Sridharadeva Goswami Maharaja, despite the fact that Prabhupada had suggested that they consult with him on matters of philosophy after his departure.
		However, to my knowledge they have not contacted the devotees who were forced to leave Iskcon by their policy regarding Sridhara Maharaja's siksa and apologize to them, or to ask them to return to Iskcon.
		Short of this, I have suggested several times that Iskcon acknowledge 'sister societies' such as the one I formed and work cooperatively with us for preaching and association.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET0104/ET06-6688.html (1158 words)

	Rogue anti-ISKCON flyers disrupt L.A. Rathayatra
		ABSTRACT:That ISKCON management still feels it imperative to maintain a blanket prohibition against association with Gaudiya Math acharyas is in my opinion a serious mistake that needs to be rectified.
		Two flyers circulated at the recent Rathayatra Festival in Los Angeles and put on car windshields of guests attending the ISKCON Sunday feast were entitled "ISKCON Bans Sadhus" by Jadurani dasi, the famous disciple of Srila Prabhupada, and "The Empowerment of the Acharya" by Saunaka das, a disciple of Srila Narayana Maharaja.
		Authorities in ISKCON also documented that Prabhupada in the last days of his manifest lila said that, after his departure, his disciples could approach his godbrother B.R. Sridhara Maharaja of Navadwipa for philosophical inquires.
	www.chakra.org /discussions/succSep08_03.html (2035 words)

	ISKCON Temples File For BANKRUPTCY
		In 1990, ISKCON established policies mandating abuse prevention training and the reporting of any allegations of abuse to government authorities.
		The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is part of the ancient Vaishnava tradition, a monotheistic faith within Hindu culture.
		ISKCON was founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who first brought the Krishna tradition from India to the west in 1965.
	iskcon.krishna.org /Articles/2001/12/023.html (692 words)

	ISKCON Destroys a Whole Generation of Devotee's Lives... [UPDATED]
		Readers should be informed that this young lady has already apologized for her strong language against Sri Krsna and Srila Prabhupada (read comments: "Iskcon files for bankruptcy" 11/2/02).
		Had ISKCON made as much noise about the monsters who raped children as they do about plans to protect assets, their concerns would have been self evident.
		ISKCON's accumulation through expansion program may get some air, and its techniques of psychollogical slavery may be exposed.
	iskcon.krishna.org /Articles/2001/12/028.html (1056 words)

	>ISKCON ADR Update
		Sesa is a practicing immigration attorney in Florida and has served as ISKCON's minister of justice.
		The ombudsman network in ISKCON will utilize these principles to help devotees receive a fair resolution to concerns or conflicts that may arise.
		Only in the rare case where a threat to safety exists or a subpoena is issued will the confidentiality of a discussion with an ombudsman be compromised.
	www.dipika.org /2003/08/06.10/06.adr.update (623 words)

	ICJ - Article List
		ISKCON and Hindus in Britain: Some Thoughts on a Developing Relationship (Vol.
		ISKCON from the Perspective of Diacritical Theology (Vol.
		ISKCON Germany: Perspectives on the Past and Lessons for the Future (Vol.
	www.iskcon.com /icj/article_index.html (1324 words)

	VNN World - Bhavananda Still Worshipped In ISKCON Sydney
		Instead when one of the self-appointed ISKCON "guru's" sexual activities became too embarrassing for the GBC they officially banned him from taking new disciples, however, they did not ban him from the organization or notify any authorities of his crimes.
		Personally I informed many ISKCON devotees and GBC members of the situation in Sydney, and of course they were all regularly visiting Sydney themselves, so everyone knew exactly what was going on.
		So ISKCON is STILL enforcing the worship of child molesters and banning, bashing and blaspheming anyone who disagrees with this policy.
	www.vnn.org /world/WD9906/WD19-4132.html (989 words)

	ISKCON REVIVAL MOVEMENT - No. 39 - The GBC's Best Trick Yet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Remove themselves from this body and the focus of the anger remains the same, but they are out of the picture, and the real source of their self-interest and the cause of the problems in ISKCON - their bogus disciple-grabbing and taking worship program - still remains intact.
		We would humbly suggest that the only solution to restoring ISKCON to its full glory is to ensure that the real CAUSE of the problems in our society - the disobedience to Srila Prabhupada's order via replacing him as the Guru of ISKCON - is rectified.
		ISKCON faces a crisis that is only deepening day by day.
	farsight.members.beeb.net /39.htm (4573 words)

	Religious cults and sects - ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Following Prabhupada's death in 1977 in India, members of ISKCON have continued to spread the teachings of their master throughout the world.
		Most members of ISKCON are Westerners, who have adopted indian names and donned saffron garments, with the men shaving their heads in the traditon of Indian holy men.
		Not only was Muster a devoted member but she also worked for a decade in the hierarchy of the Western world headquarters in Los Angeles of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as a public relations secretary and editor of the organization's newspaper, the ISKCON World Review.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /i12.html (1701 words)

	ISKCON Hindu? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the recent ISKCON temple openings in New Delhi and Bangalore, where newspaper reports frequently identified the grand temples as Hindu, the ISKCON press releases, such as that of April 15, 1998, never used the H word.
		Faced with difficulties, ISKCON leaders have appealed to the Hindu community to back them up, as in a dispute over the Bhaktivedanta Manor in the UK or when being hassled by Christians in Russia and Poland.
		In other legal cases, including one to the US Supreme Court, ISKCON has attempted to counteract the "cult" label by claiming to be a traditional Hindu lineage, and asked other Hindus to affirm this in the courts.
	www.surrealist.org /betrayalofthespirit/iskconhindu.html (2053 words)

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