2. ISKCON 1 temple

3. ISKCON 2 temple

4. ISKCON temple “Outsiders” 3 devotees temple “Congregation”

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7. ISKCON Congregation 6

8. ISKCON Congregation 7 temple

9.  Defines only one äçrama, brahmacarya (sannyäsa).  Gives no sense of identity to gåhasthas in the congregation.  Increased alienation between temples and congregation.  Temples become irrelevant, structure becomes more unwieldy and anarchistic. 8

10. Devotees are not getting a fair chance at Kåñëa consciousness. 9

11.  They don’t have enough association.  They don’t have opportunities for service other than donating.  They don’t receive regular guidance.  They don’t feel part of/or accepted into ISKCON.  They don’t feel ISKCON cares for them. 10

12.  Non-missionary gåhasthas will be abandoned.  Live in constant tension with Congregation.  Because numbers limited, work of ISKCON is limited.  Have little security for a lifetime of service as congregation does not support them. 11

13.  Just a union of temples with a few “priests”.  Certainly not a Society. 12

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16. temple 15 ISKCON

17.  ISKCON is the sum of temples and congregations that we can call the “community”.  And the temples are the smaller part of the community that  provide place of spiritual inspiration  supply spiritual guides for community  the ultimate authority on community standards. 16

18.  Rule 1. Stop using the terminology “temples”.  Rule 2. Start using the terminology “community”. 17

19.  The community is not just everyone who believes in Kåñëa.  It is about people who accept a set of common values and have established “rights” and “obligations”. 18

20. One therefore has to define requirements of community membership. 19

21.  Empower community for social, religious and economic services:  Mediation, Ombudsman, Judiciary  Organizing Sunday Program  Organizing special events  Chamber of commerce, educational, economic incentives  Summer camps and outings  Nursery’s, schools, hospices  Recreational centres 20

22.  But the community needs to be established and sustained.  For that we need a devotee care and counselor system.  This is compulsory for being a community member. 21

23. How to build and maintain a community I will leave to Guruttama Prabhu. 22