Dear , Please accept our humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada We recognize you as an especially dedicated leader within Srila Prabhupada's mission and we took the step to register your "ISKCON membership" with ISKCON Connection (www.iskconconnection.org). The GBC launched the ISKCON Connection initiative years ago to help keep all of ISKCON's members connected and informed. The present pandemic - with all its social, economic and health challenges - underlines the need and urgency for ISKCON to build a better, more closely-knit system of communication with all its members worldwide. As Srila Prabhupada's said: "Remember the story in Aesop's Fables of the father of many children with the bundle of sticks. When the father asked his children to break the bundle of sticks wrapped in a bag, none of them could do it. But, when they removed the sticks from the bag, and tried one by one, the sticks were easily broken. So this is the strength in unity." (Letter, 18 Oct 1973) We believe you should be among the first tier of leaders involved in this process of connecting the entire ISKCON family. We also chose to start this effort on Aksaya-tritiya, which traditionally evokes long-lasting results Please look for our next communication. Let's work together to make this project a success! We will soon ask you to invite the ISKCON communities you serve to also register their ISKCON membership. In that letter we will describe more in detail how the name of every registered member will be engraved in a plaque to be placed in the TOVP once it's inaugurated. And starting from today, please take special note of our weekly newsletter when it arrives in your inbox. We believe you will find it inspiring. Your servants at ISKCON Connection and at the GBC Strategic Planning Team www.iskconconnection.org www.gbcspt.com |