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This presentation is meant to generate discussion on what is:
1.The Hare Kåñëa Movement2.ISKCON3.A member of ISKCON
My emphasis will be in Points 2 & 3
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What is the difference between the Hare Kåñëa Movement and ISKCON?
• The Hare Kåñëa Movement is the religion of those who worship Kåñëa—or try to—according to the teachings of Çréla Prabhupäda.
• ISKCON is the society of devotees within the HKM who live by the rights and obligations accorded to a member.
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The Hare Kåñëa Movement – believers
ISKCON – members
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I will answer the 2 questions posed in the title by;
• Studying the key word “Society”
• Then integrating the terms, “International” and “Kåñëa consciousness.”
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Dictionary: “A community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws and organizations.” (Oxford)
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Based on this definition let’s define ISKCON:A global community of people having shared customs, laws and organizations that are based upon the principles of Kåñëa consciousness.
Here the key word is: “shared”which means “common”
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A society is comprised of people who have “shared” or “common” values.
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Take the country of France as an example of a society with members.
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What do French people have in common?• A constitution• Laws• Language• Education• Taxation
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IOW: French people have in common: primary rights and obligations.
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What do French people have that is not common to all, but is individual?
• Faith• Ethnicity• Dress• Profession• Opinions
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IOW: What French people do not have to have in common are individual rights and obligations.
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Summarizing that which is common and not common:
• France is made of people with individual rights and obligations that do not conflict with the common rights and obligations.
• A French citizen is an individual who accepts the obligatory common rights and obligations of the French Republic.
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The key words in establishing a Society and its members are:
“rights” and “obligations”
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Applying the above principles (France/Frenchmen) in the context of ISKCON:
• ISKCON is a global community of devotees with individual rights and obligations, which do not conflict with the obligatory rights and obligations common to all its members
• A member of ISKCON is a devotee who accepts the rights and obligations common to all other members.
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How are rights and obligations of ISKCON's members determined?
By the GBC in the form of:• Constitution and• Laws
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Those who fulfill the obligations established by ISKCON’s constitution and laws enjoy the rights bestowed by the Society. These are members.
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Those who do not fulfill the obligations in ISKCON’s constitution and laws do not enjoy the rights bestowed by the Society. They are not members.
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• GBC is their ultimate managerial and spiritual authority
• They must be connected to ISKCON’s line of authority
• They accept initiation only from member of ISKCON (Chant 16 rds and follow 4 regs)
• They do not divorce
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• They give 10% of income to the Society• Subject to the disciplinary and judicial system of ISKCON
• Summary: The laws and bylaws of ISKCON determine devotees’ values and conduct in all aspects of their lives: work (varëa), social status (äçrama), spiritual practice and spiritual aspiration.
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• Officially accepted as connected to Çréla Prabhupäda, in the parämparä and Gauòéya Sampradäya.
• Reside, serve or be employed in temples, farms etc and also engage in leadership positions from Nama-hatta leader to GBC secretary.
• Can perform ceremonies and worship for members and in temples (give class, worship deities, become dékñä/çikñä guru, do saàskäras etc)
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• Enjoy saàskäras offered by Society (birth, marriage, initiation, sannyäsa etc)
• Be part of ISKCON initiatives eg: Chamber of commerce, Mäyäpura residence, gurukula/education, co-operatives etc.
• Summary: Members enjoy benefits of membership only on the basis of having accepted the obligations that comes along it, membership.
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An ISKCON and a membership into ISKCON that are easily and clearly identified by objective criteria based on Çréla Prabhupäda’s teachings and our scriptures, Çrémad-Bhägavatam, Bhagavad-gétä etc.
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• Devotees who follow Prabhupäda and Kåñëa but not laws of ISKCON?
• What about patron members, life members and so on?
• What about new devotees who have not fully embraced our principles, don’t chant 16 or follow 4?
• What about watching TV, playing football, going to movies, breaking principles etc …
• What about devotees gave youth, did saëkértana, think themselves members—but don’t accept obligations?
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They are:
• Devotees who cannot or will not accept the obligations required of ISKCON membership cannot expect the rights of a member
• But they are members of the Hare Kåñëa Movement.
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The Hare Kåñëa Movement – believers
ISKCON – members
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Since the definition membership standardizes devotees’ lives according to spiritual principles the society thus formed is the most basic and practical embodiment of the Varëäçrama Çréla Prabhupäda envisaged.
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Some Questions
• Is ISKCON a Faith or a Religious Society?• How do we clarify the different kinds of “members” of ISKCON • Do we expect our members to “accept” our laws or to “follow” them?• How seriously do we take and enforce our own beliefs among the Society’s members?