Mayapur Sanga of ISKCON Sannyasis, Gurus and GBCs – Day One

Reading the observations, participants voiced concern, among other things, on the trend they were seeing on diminishing standards in our movement as we continue to move from a temple-centric to congregation-based movement. For example, although we have strong programs for teaching the sastra, more could be done to guide people in the practicalities of living a Vaisnava life, as Srila Prabhupada trained his disciples. It was also noted that trends in the wider world have both positive and negative effects for ISKCON, and that these trends could be perceived differently in different parts of the world, which have differing cultural influences.