ISKCON

In July of 1966, Srila Prabhupada established ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) for the purpose of “checking the imbalance of values in the world and working for real unity and peace”. ISKCON also known as “The Hare Krishna’s” or the Krishna consciousness movement has a successful history of over 50 years, with over 650 centres, 65 eco-farms, 516 million books and 3 billion meals distributed across the world with more than 6,000 festivals conducted. It is a worldwide community of devotees hailing from a wide variety of ethnicities, countries, genders, and age groups; practising bhakti yoga, loving service to Krishna.

The incorporation document states Seven Purposes of ISKCON:

  1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.
  2. To propagate a consciousness of Krishna as it is revealed in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.
  3. To bring the members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna, the prime entity, and thus to develop the idea, within the members, and humanity, at large, that each soul is part and parcel of the quality of Godhead (Krishna).
  4. To teach and encourage the Sankirtan movement of congregational chanting of the holy name of God as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
  5. To erect for the members, and for society at large, a holy place of transcendental pastimes, dedicated to the personality of Krishna.
  6. To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler and more natural way of life.
  7. With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals, magazines, books and other writings.

 

For more information, please visit www.iskcon.org