Discipleship in ISKCON 71

7.1 Right of Devotees to Choose their Guru                                                                    71

7.1.1 Rights of ISKCON Members to Worship theirGurus                                       71

7.1.2 Right to Accept Instruction and Initiation                                                         71

7.1.3 Right to Take Association from Any Approved Guru                                     71

7.1.4 Right to Become an "Aspirant for Shelter and Initiation"                              71

7.2 Responsibility of Candidate for Initiation                                                                72

7.2.1 First (Harinama) Initiation                                                                                   72

7.2.1.1  Qualifications for First Initiation                                                              72

7.2.1.1.1 One Year Preparatory Period                                                           72

7.2.1.1.2 First Six-month Period                                                                       72

7.2.1.1.3 Second Six-month Period                                                                 72

7.2.1.1.4 Devotees Residing Within Temple Communities                         73

7.2.1.1.5 Devotees Residing Outside of Temple Communities                  73

7.2.1.1.6 Pass Examination                                                                              73

7.2.1.2  Change of Prospective Guru                                                                     73

7.2.1.3  Procedure of Formal Recommendation                                                 74

7.2.1.3.1 Guru Receives Recommendation in Writing                                 74

7.2.1.3.2 Contents of Recommendation                                                        74

7.2.1.3.3 Recommender Contacts Previous Authorities                              74

7.2.1.3.4 Devotees Residing In Temple Communities                                 74

7.2.1.3.5 Devotees Residing Away from Temple Communities                75

7.2.1.4  Vows of Disciple                                                                                          75

7.2.2 Second, or Brahminical, Initiation                                                                      75

7.2.2.1  Qualification for Second Initiation                                                          75

7.2.2.1.1 One-year Wait Between First and Second Initiation                   75

7.2.2.1.2 Two-year Wait for Those Who Fall Severely                                75

7.2.2.1.3 Examination Option of Initiating Guru                                          75

7.2.2.2  Procedure for Formal Recommendation                                                76

7.2.2.2.1 Guru Receives Recommendation in Writing                                 76

7.2.2.2.2 Contents of Letter of Recommendation                                       76

7.2.2.2.3 Recommender Contacts Previous Authorities                              76

7.2.2.3  Restoration of Brahminical Status                                                          76

7.2.4 Initiation Only from Approved Gurus                                                                77

7.2.4.1  Violators                                                                                                       77

7.2.4.1.1 First Initiation Outside                                                                       77

7.2.4.1.2 Other Initiations Outside                                                                   77

7.2.4.2  Prior Initiation by Non-Bona Fide Gurus                                                77

7.2.5 Srila Prabhupada's Disciple by First Initiation                                                  77

7.2.6 Reinitiation                                                                                                              77

7.3 Guidelines                                                                                                                        78

7.3.1 Unauthorized "Initiation" Ceremonies                                                               78

ISKCON Members                                                                                                                      79

8.1 Principles                                                                                                                          79

8.1.1 Faith in ISKCON's GBC Body                                                                             79

8.1.2 Regarding Local Laws                                                                                           79

8.1.3 Preaching Krishna Consciousness As It Is                                                         79

8.1.4 Standing of Members                                                                                            79

8.1.4.1  Standards for Devotees In Good Standing                                            79

8.1.4.2  Principles for Determining Who Is "In Good Standing"                       79

8.2 Duties                                                                                                                               80

8.2.1 Loyalty to ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada                                                       80

8.2.1.1. Seeking Instruction Outside ISKCON Improperly                                80

8.2.1.2  Prohibition to Lead Anyone Away from ISKCON                               80

8.2.1.3  Initiation Regulation                                                                                  80

8.2.1.4  Initiated ISKCON Members Taking Further Initiation

              Outside of iskcon                                                                                        80

8.2.1.5  Resident Devotees Normally Initiated in ISKCON                               81

8.2.1.6  Reasonable Warnings of a Spiritual Authority's Deviation                 81

8.2.1.7  Association with Non-ISKCON Vaisnavas and Sadhus                      81

8.2.1.8  Avoiding Rasika Literature                                                                       82

8.2.2 Support and Adjust to GBC Decisions                                                               82

8.3. Categories of ISKCON Members                                                                                82

8.3.1 Temple-dependent Resident Members                                                              82

8.3.1.1  Definition                                                                                                      82

8.3.1.2  Duties                                                                                                            83

8.3.1.3  Regulations                                                                                                  83

8.3.1.3.1 Standards of Service                                                                          83

8.3.1.3.2 Change of Temples for Temple Resident Devotees                    83

8.3.1.3.2.1 Both Temple Presidents Should Agree                                 83

8.3.1.3.2.2 Permission is Necessary To Serve in India                           84

8.3.1.3.2.3 Devotees should not be encouraged

                    to Abandon Prescribed Temple Duties                                 84

8.3.1.3.3 Child Protection Concerns                                                                84

8.3.1.3.4 Written Agreement Between the Temple and the Resident        84

8.3.1.4  Facilities                                                                                                        84

8.3.1.4.1 For All Members                                                                                 84

8.3.1.4.2 For Married Families, Additionally                                                 85

8.3.1.5  Financial Standards                                                                                    85

8.3.2 Non-dependent Temple Resident Members                                                      85

8.4 Disciplinary Remedial Measures                                                                                 86

8.4.1 Censure                                                                                                                    86

8.4.1.1  Definition                                                                                                      86

8.4.1.2  Procedure                                                                                                      86

8.4.1.3  Reasons for Censuring                                                                               86

8.4.1.3.1 Misconduct and Indiscipline                                                            86

8.4.1.3.2 Improper Discharge and Neglect of Duty,

                and Misuse of Funds.                                                                        86

8.4.1.3.3 Spiritual Discrepancy                                                                         87

8.4.2 Probation                                                                                                                 87

8.4.2.1  Procedure and Conditions                                                                         87

8.4.2.2  Rectification Programs                                                                              87

8.4.3 Divestiture or Disqualification                                                                             88

8.4.3.1  Definition                                                                                                      88

8.4.3.2  Divesting Authority                                                                                     88

8.4.4 Dissociation                                                                                                             88

8.4.5 Expulsion (Excommunication)                                                                            88

8.4.6 Principles of Clemency and Repentance                                                           89

8.4.7 Reinstatement of Apostates                                                                                 89

8.4.7.1  Conditions of Reinstatement                                                                    89

8.4.7.2  Procedure of Reinstatement                                                                     89

8.4.8 Additional Codes for Determining Spiritual Offenses                                     90

8.4.8.1  Offenses Against Founder-Acarya and Guru-parampara                   90

8.4.8.2  Offenses Against Unity of ISKCON and Guru-parampara                90

8.4.8.3  Offense of Accepting Re-initiation and

              Renouncing Once Bona Fide Guru                                                          90

8.4.8.4  Offense of Collaborating in Guru-parampara Offenses                      91

8.4.8.5  Offenses to Sacred Objects                                                                       91

8.4.8.6  Culpable Falsehood before the GBC                                                      91

8.4.8.7  Envious Acts Against ISKCON                                                                91

8.4.8.8  Offenses Against Spiritual Authorities                                                    91

8.4.8.8.1 Violent Offenses Against Spiritual Authorities                              91

8.4.8.8.2 Teaching Unauthorized Doctrines                                                   92

8.4.8.8.3 Stirring Up Hostilities against Spiritual Authorities                       92

8.4.8.9  Misuse of Spiritual Authority and Unauthorized Assumption           92

8.4.8.9.1 To Give or Receive Initiation Without Sanction                          92

8.4.8.9.2 To Transgress ISKCON Law Regarding Guru-Disciple Dealings,                             Including to Give Sannyasa Initiation Without Permission                                                             92

8.4.8.9.3 To Make Illegitimate Profit from Devotional Service                 92

8.4.8.9.4 To Unjustly Remove Another from Spiritual Authority             93

8.4.8.9.5 Culpable Negligence                                                                          93

8.4.8.10 Offenses Against Krsna Conscious Obligations                                    93

8.4.8.10.1 Violation of Obligations Imposed by a Remedial Measure       93

8.4.8.10.2 Spiritual Authority Not Maintaining a Regulative Principle       93

8.4.8.11 Other Offenses                                                                                             93

8.4.9 Grievances Regarding Management                                                                  93

8.5 General Guidelines                                                                                                         94

8.5.1 Prohibition of Chocolate                                                                                       94

8.5.2 AIDS Test                                                                                                                94

8.5.3 Holding ISKCON Assets In One's Private Name                                              94

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