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<p class="p1"><b> 10. Legal Documents</b></p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b> 1.</b></span>Direction of Management</p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b> 2.</b></span>Founding Document for the BBT, USA</p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b> 3.</b></span>Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust Fund Agreement</p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b> 4.</b></span>Founding Document of Association</p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b> 5.</b></span>Amendments for official documents</p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b> 6.</b></span>Declaration of Will</p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b> 7.</b></span>The League of Devotees Prospectus</p>
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<p class="p3"> <span class="s1"><b>8.</b></span>Certificate of Incorporation of ISKCON</p>
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<p class="p4"><br></p>
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<p class="p5">LD 1: Direction of Management, July 28, 1970</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT</b></p>
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<p class="p7">INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INCORPORATED</p>
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<p class="p7">FOUNDER-ACHARYA: HIS DIVINE GRACE<br>
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A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPÄDA</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">I, the undersigned, <span class="s2">A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</span>, disciple of Om Visnupad Paramhansa 108 Sri Çrémad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvaté Gosvami Maharaj Prabhupäda, came in the United States in 1965 on September 18th for the purpose of starting Krishna Consciousness Movement. For one year I had no shelter. I was travelling in many parts of this country. Then in 1966, July, I incorporated the Society under the name and style the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, briefly ISKCON. The lawyer was Mr. J. Goldsmith. Gradually the Society increased, and one after another branches were opened. Now we have got thirty-four (34) branches enlisted herewith:</p>
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<p class="p9">Amsterdam, Holland<br>
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Atlanta, Georgia<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>1476 Oxford Rd. N.E. 30322<br>
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Baltimore, Maryland<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>1300 N. Calvert St.<br>
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Berkeley, California<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>2710 Durant Avenue 94704<br>
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Berlin, West Germany<br>
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Boston, Massachusetts<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span> 40 N. Beacon St. 02134<br>
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Boulder, Colorado<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>623 Concord St.<br>
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Buffalo, New York<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>40 Englewood Ave. 14214<br>
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Chicago, Illinois<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>2210 N. Halstead St.<br>
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Columbus, Ohio<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>318 East 20th Ave. 43201<br>
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Detroit, Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>74 West Forest St. 48201<br>
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Edinburgh, <span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Scotland, U.K.<br>
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Hamburg, West Germany<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>2000 Hamburg 6, Bartelstrasse 65<br>
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Honolulu, Hawaii<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>2016 McKinley St. 96822<br>
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Laguna Beach, California<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>130 Woodland Drive 92651<br>
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London, England<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>7 Bury Place, Bloomsbury, W.C. 1<br>
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Los Angeles, California<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>3764 Watseka Ave. 90034<br>
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Montreal, Canada<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>3720 Park Ave.<br>
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New Vrndavana, W. Virginia<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>RD 3 Moundsville 26041<br>
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New York City, New York<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>61 Second Ave. 10003<br>
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Paris, France<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>c/o Serge Elbeze, BO 113 Paris 14<br>
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>416 South 10th St. 19147<br>
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Provincetown, <span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Massachusetts104 Bradford St.<br>
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San Diego, California<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>3689 Park Blvd.<br>
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San Francisco, California<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>618 Frederick St. 94117<br>
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San Jose, California<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>70 Hawthorne Way<br>
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Santa Barbara, California <span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>6654 del Playa, Goleta 93017<br>
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Seattle, Washington<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>n5516 Roosevelt Way N.E. 98105<br>
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St. Louis, Missouri<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>4544 LaClede Ave. 63110<br>
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Sydney, Australia<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>298 Birrell St. Bondi, N.S.W. 2026<br>
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Tokyo, Japan<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>6-16, 2 Chome Ohhashi, Meguro-Ku<br>
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Toronto, Canada<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>40 Beverly St., Ontario<br>
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Vancouver, Canada<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>260 Raymur St., No. 305, B.C.<br>
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Washington, D.C.<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>2015 Q Street N.W. 20009</p>
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<p class="p8">As we have increased our volume of activities, now I think a Governing Body Commission (hereinafter referred to as the GBC) should be established. I am getting old, 75 years old, therefore at any time I may be out of the scene, therefore I think it is necessary to give instruction to my disciples how they shall manage the whole institution. They are already managing individual centers represented by one president, one secretary and one treasurer, and in my opinion they are doing nice. But we want still more improvement in the standard of Temple management, propaganda for Krishna Consciousness, distribution of books and literatures, opening of new centers and educating devotees to the right standard. Therefore, I have decided to adopt the following principles and I hope my beloved disciples will kindly accept them.</p>
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<p class="p8">There was a meeting in San Francisco during the Ratha Yatra festival 1970 and many presidents of the centers were present. In that meeting it was resolved that an ad hoc committee be set up to form the constitution which is taken into consideration. My duty was to first appoint twelve (12) persons to my free choice amongst my disciples and I do it now and their names are as follows:</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>1. </b>Çrémän Rupanuga Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>2. </b>Çrémän Bhagavandas Adhikary<br>
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<b>3. </b>Çrémän Syamsundar Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>4. </b>Çrémän Satsvarupa Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>5. </b>Çrémän Karandhar Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>6. </b>Çrémän Hansadutta Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>7. </b>Çrémän Tamala Kåñëa Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>8. </b>Çrémän Sudama Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>9. </b>Çrémän Bali Mardan Das Brahmacary<br>
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<b>10. </b>Çrémän Jagadisa Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>11. </b>Çrémän Hayagriva Das Adhikary<br>
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<b>12. </b>Çrémän Kåñëadas Adhikary</p>
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<p class="p8">These personalities are now considered as my direct representatives. While I am living they will act as my zonal secretaries and after my demise they will be known as Executors.</p>
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<p class="p8">I have already awarded Sannyas or the renounced order of life to some of my students and they have also got very important duties to perform in this connection. The Sannyasis will travel to our different centers for preaching purpose as well as enlightening the members of the center for spiritual advancement. The Sannyasis will suggest for opening new centers in suitable places and the GBC will take action on it.</p>
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<p class="p8">As was stipulated by the ad hoc committee, the function of the GBC will be as follows with particulars:</p>
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<p class="p7"><b>PARTICULARS OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION</b></p>
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<p class="p8">"The purpose of the Governing Body Commission is to act as the instrument for the execution of the Will of His Divine Grace. And further,</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>1. </b>The GBC oversees all operations and management of ISKCON, as it receives direction from Çréla Prabhupäda and His Divine Grace has the final approval in all matters.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>2. </b>His Divine Grace will select the initial 12 members of the GBC. In the succeeding years the GBC will be elected by a vote of all Temple presidents who will vote for 8 from a ballot of all Temple presidents, which may also include any secretary who is in charge of a Temple. Those 8 with the greatest number of votes will be members for the next term of GBC. Çréla Prabhupäda will choose to retain four commissioners. In the event of Çréla Prabhupäda's absence, the retiring members will decide which four will remain.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>3. </b>The commissioners will serve for a period of 3 years, and they may be re-elected at the end of this period.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>4. </b>The chairman is elected by the GBC for each meeting. He has no veto power, but in event of a vote tie, his vote will decide. The same will apply for votes cast by mail between regular meetings.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>5. </b>Throughout the year, each of the commissioners will stay with His Divine Grace for one month at a time and keep the other commissioners informed of His Divine Grace's instructions.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>6. </b>The primary objective of the GBC is to organize the opening of new Temples and to maintain the established Temples.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>7. </b>Advice will be given by the GBC in cases of real property purchases, which will be in the name of ISKCON, INC. (Trucks or other vehicles will be purchased in the name of the local president).</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>8. </b>Removal of a Temple president by the GBC requires support by the local Temple members.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>9. </b>The GBC has no jurisdiction in the publication of manuscripts, which will be handled by a separate committee; profits to be returned to Çréla Prabhupäda."</p>
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<p class="p8">So far my books are concerned, I am setting up a different body of management known as the BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST. The trustees of this body are also members of the GBC, but their function is not dependent on the GBC.</p>
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<p class="p8">ISKCON Press was created for the exclusive publication of my books and literatures and should be continued in that way.</p>
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<p class="p8">During my absence no one shall live in my apartment.</p>
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<p class="p10">ACB</p>
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<p class="p10">A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<br>
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Witnessed by:<br>
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Date July 28th 1970<br>
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(Robert F. Corens)<br>
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Rupanuga das Adhikary</p>
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<p class="p10">(William R. Ehrlichman)<br>
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Bhagavan das Adhikary</p>
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<p class="p10">(Kelly Gifford Smith)<br>
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Karandhar das Adhikary</p>
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<p class="p10">Date July 28th, 1970</p>
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<p class="p10">At the World Head Quarters<br>
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3764, Watseka Avenue<br>
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Los Angeles, California 90034</p>
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<p class="p5">LD 2: Founding Document for the BBT, USA, May 29, 1972</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>Founding Document for the BBT, USA</b></p>
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<p class="p11"><b>BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST AGREEMENT<br>
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BBT Agreement 72/05/29</b></p>
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<p class="p4"><br></p>
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<p class="p8">I, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, disciple of OM VISNUPAD PARAMHANSA 108 SRI SRIMAD BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI GOSVAMI MAHARAJ PRABHUPÄDA, hereby give and transfer all of my books and all property rights incidental thereto as hereinafter described to A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI, BALI MARDAN dasa BRAHMACHARY, and KARANDHAR dasa ADHIKARY as Trustees, in Trust, for the purposes hereinafter stated and to be administered in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.</p>
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<p class="p7">I.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>TRUST FUND</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">The properties which shall constitute the Trust Fund include all books and manuscripts and other documents written by me or translated by me, including the following hereinafter listed, and all those written by me in the future, including all copyrights and publication rights incidental thereto:</p>
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<p class="p10">The Nectar of Devotion;<br>
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KRSNA, The Supreme Personality of Godhead;<br>
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Çrémad Bhägavatam;<br>
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Teachings of Lord Caitanya;<br>
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Sri Isopanisad;<br>
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The Bhagavad-Gétä As It Is;<br>
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Easy Journey to Other Planets;<br>
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KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS: The Topmost Yoga System;<br>
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Back to Godhead Magazine;<br>
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The First Step in God Realization;<br>
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The Lord in the Heart;<br>
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Pure Devotional Service—The Change in Heart;<br>
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Process of Creation;<br>
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The Cause of All Causes;<br>
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The Incarnations of Godhead;<br>
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Purush-sukta Confirmed;<br>
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Answers by Citing the Lord's Version.</p>
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<p class="p7">II.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>NAME OF TRUST</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">This trust shall be known by the name, "BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST." Insofar as practicable, the Trustees shall conduct the trust activities in that name.</p>
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<p class="p7">III.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>PURPOSE OF TRUST</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">This trust is created and shall be operated exclusively for the benefit of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, incorporated by me, and qualified as a tax-exempt religious organization under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and specifically for the Book Fund and Building Fund activities hereinafter set forth in particular. This trust shall exist independently of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the Trustees' functions and duties stated herein shall be separate and not dependent on the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.</p>
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<p class="p8">I direct that no part of the Trust Fund shall inure to the benefit of any private individual and no part of the activities of this trust shall consist of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. I insert these mandates in order to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to tax-exempt organizations. For the same purpose, I direct that the Trustees shall not conduct or carry on any activities which are not permitted to be conducted or carried on by tax-exempt organizations under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.</p>
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<p class="p7">IV.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>USE OF THE TRUST FUND</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">The Trustees shall collect all proceeds from the sale of my books, that is One Hundred Percent (100%) of all the proceeds from all of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Temples and divide these proceeds into two funds, one-half (1/2) for the fund known as the Book Fund, and one-half (1/2) for the fund known as the Building Fund.</p>
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<p class="p8">The proceeds allocated to the Book Fund shall be used for the following purposes, all in the discretion of the Trustees, in whom I have complete confidence:</p>
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<p class="p10">Printing and reprinting of books;<br>
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Directing and managing all publicity and<br>
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distribution of my books;<br>
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Processing all copyrights and legal rights<br>
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to my books;<br>
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Allocating funds as they see fit to ISKCON<br>
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Press and directing the operation of the<br>
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activities of ISKCON Press in the printing<br>
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and reprinting of said books.</p>
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<p class="p8">Those funds allocated to the Building Fund shall be applied in the sole discretion of the Trustees in the following manner:</p>
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<p class="p10">Purchase of properties for the construction<br>
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of new temples or renovation of old temples.</p>
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<p class="p8">In the application of said proceeds, I direct the Trustees to distribute the trust income for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to become subject to the tax on undistributed income imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, in the discretion of the Trustees, I direct them to allocate such portions of the principal portion of the proceeds of said trust for the purposes stated in this Paragraph IV.</p>
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<p class="p8">Any funds not so allocated may be distributed in the sole discretion of the Trustees to other charitable or religious organizations or purposes which qualify as tax-exempt under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.</p>
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<p class="p7">V.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>MANAGEMENT OF TRUST FUND</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">I have full confidence in the manner in which my Trustees will govern the Trust Fund but, in order to give them as much flexibility as possible in accordance with the law, I set forth the following powers. In the administration of this trust and the Trust Fund, the Trustees shall have all powers and authorities necessary or available under the law to carry out the purposes of this trust, subject to the restriction as heretofore stated that they may not exercise any power or authority which is prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code for tax-exempt organizations.</p>
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<p class="p8">Without limiting the generality of their powers, for purposes of clarification, I include the following special powers:</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>A. </b>To invest any of the principal of the Trust Fund not used for the purposes hereinabove stated;</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>B. </b>To open bank accounts in the name of the trust for the transaction of business;</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>C. </b>To pay such administrative expense as may be necessary in the administration of this trust;</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>D. </b>To appoint a secretary to keep account books and issue a monthly statement to the Trustees.</p>
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<p class="p7">VI.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">The Trustees whom I have herein designated are appointed for lifetime. In the event of the death or failure to act for any reason of any of said Trustees, a successor Trustee or Trustees may be appointed by the remaining Trustees, with never more than five (5) Trustees acting at one time.</p>
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<p class="p7">VII.</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>TERM OF TRUST</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">This trust shall be irrevocable. In the event of an inadvertent disqualification of this trust under the laws as they may exist from time to time, which may require a dissolution of the trust, the entire Trust Fund shall, in that event, be distributed to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.</p>
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<p class="p12">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this trust this 29th day of May, 1972.<br>
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A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI</p>
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<p class="p7"><span class="s2"><b>ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST</b></span></p>
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<p class="p8">The Trustees hereby accept this Trust and the obligations imposed thereby and undertake to hold, manage and administer the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.</p>
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<p class="p12">A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI</p>
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<p class="p12">BALI MARDAN dasa BRAHMACHARY<br>
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(William Berke)</p>
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<p class="p12">KARANDHAR dasa ADHIKARY<br>
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(Kelly G. Smith)</p>
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<p class="p5">LD 3: Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust Fund Agreement, July, 1971</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI <br>
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MAYAPUR-VRINDABAN TRUST FUND AGREEMENT<br>
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MVTF Agreement July, 1971</b></p>
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<p class="p8">I, A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI, disciple of OM VISNUPAD PARAMHANSA 108 SRI SRIMAD BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI GOSVAMI MAHARAJ PRABHUPÄDA, hereby give and transfer all of my personal funds received from my disciples and other contributors from time to time and rights incidental thereto as hereinafter described to A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI, Çrémän Atreya Rsi, Çrémän Gopal Krishna Das Adhikary and Çrémän Karandhar dasa Adhikary (Kelly G. Smith) as Trustees, in Trust, for the purposes hereinafter stated and to be administered in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.</p>
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<p class="p7">I.</p>
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<p class="p7"><b>TRUST FUND</b></p>
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<p class="p8">Money invested in Government bonds and other securities, debentures, and properties all over the world shall constitute the Trust Fund including all donations given to me from time to time by my disciples and others, as well as interests earned and accrued from the Government bonds and other security investments, as well as rents and incomes derived from properties and houses, specially in the U.S.A., of which country I am registered immigrant as Founder and Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Incorporated.</p>
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<p class="p7">II.</p>
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<p class="p7"><b>NAME OF TRUST</b></p>
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<p class="p8">This trust shall be known by the name, "A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI MAYAPUR-VRINDABAN TRUST FUND" or, in brief, M-V Trust. Insofar as practicable, the Trustee shall conduct the trust activities in that name.</p>
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<p class="p7">III.</p>
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<p class="p7"><b>PURPOSE OF TRUST</b></p>
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<p class="p8">This Trust Fund is created and shall be operated exclusively for the regular maintenance of two Temples at Mayapur and Vrindaban (India) of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, incorporated by me, and qualified as a tax-exempt religious organization both in the U.S.A. and India under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The income from this Trust Fund will be specifically spent for regular seva puja (temple worship) of the two Temples at Mayapur and Vrindaban set forth in particular. This trust shall exist independently of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.</p>
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<p class="p8">I direct that no part of the Trust shall inure to the benefit of any private individual and no part of the activities of this trust shall consist of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. I insert these mandates in order to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to tax-exempt organizations. For the same purpose, I direct that the Trustees shall not conduct or carry on any activities which are not permitted to be conducted or carried on by tax-exempt organizations under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.</p>
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<p class="p7">IV.</p>
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<p class="p7"><b>USE OF THE TRUST</b></p>
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<p class="p8">The Trustees or any Manager deputed by the Trustees shall collect all proceeds from the Government bonds and other securities, One Hundred Percent (100%), as well as donations from all members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Temples or others, as well as all rents and incomes from properties and houses, and divide these proceeds into two funds, one-half (1/2) for the regular seva puja expenditure of the ISKCON Mayapur Temple and one-half (1/2) for the regular seva puja expenditure of the ISKCON Vrindaban Temple, as directed by the Trustee A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami during his life time. After his demise, as decided by the board of Trustees as mentioned above.</p>
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<p class="p8">The board of Trustees is formed as follows:</p>
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<p class="p10">1. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Chairman<br>
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2. Karandhar Das<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Treasurer<br>
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3. Atreya Rsi Das<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Secretary<br>
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4. Gopal Krishna Das<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Jt. Secretary</p>
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<p class="p8">Immediately a bank a/c shall be opened with Bank of America Bank in the name of the Trust Fund and checks or withdrawal should be signed by the chairman and one of the other Trustees.</p>
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<p class="p13">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this trust this———day of July, 1971.</p>
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<p class="p8">___________________________________</p>
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<p class="p8">A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI</p>
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<p class="p7"><b>ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST</b></p>
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<p class="p8">The Trustee hereby accepts this Trust and the obligations imposed thereby and undertake to hold, manage and administer the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.</p>
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<p class="p13">___________________________________</p>
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<p class="p8">A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI</p>
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<p class="p8">___________________________________</p>
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<p class="p8">KARANDHAR DASA ADHIKARY</p>
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<p class="p8"> (Kelly G. Smith)</p>
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<p class="p8">___________________________________</p>
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<p class="p8">___________________________________</p>
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<p class="p5">LD 4: Constitution of Association</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>CONSTITUTION OF ASSOCIATION</b></p>
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<p class="p14"><br></p>
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<p class="p13"><b>1.</b> The name of the society is The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.</p>
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<p class="p13"><b>2</b>. The headquarters of the Society are located at Radhakrishna Temple, 26 Second Avenue, New York City, 10003, USA.</p>
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<p class="p13"><b>3.</b> The objectives for which the Society is being established are:</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(A)</b> To educate the greater human society in the techniques of spiritual life as the basis for a balanced psychic and biological development, and thereby achieve for the first time in human society a real peace and unity among the contending forces in the world today.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(B)</b> To propagate the Sense of Godhead, the all attractive Personality of primal and eternal Form, as He Himself revealed in His own words in the Bhagavad Gétä, the Holy Scripture of the Lord Sri Krishna, the Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(C)</b> To bring together individals in a Society, regardless of nationality and irrespective of creed or caste, in order to develop a nearness to the Godhead and thereby the idea that within the members and humanity-at-large there is an infinitesimal soul-spirit that is part and parcel in quality with the Godhead, and that all life is meant for the satisfaction of said Godhead, the Supreme Soul.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(D)</b> To encourage the teachings of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who demonstrated practically the transcendental process of approaching the absolute Personality of Godhead by His acts of congregational chanting of the holy name of God, a process known as Samkirtan.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(E)</b> To prove by active work and preaching that Lord Sri Krishna is the only enjoyer of all the outcomes of individual and collective sacrifice, penance, meditation, arts, culture, science, because He is the Supreme Proprietor of the whole universe, eternally apart of Him everyone knows Him as a friend. Real peace can be attained when this is realized, in fact.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(F)</b> To assist whenever and wherever possible in the building of a social structure on the real foundation of spiritual progress and establishment of peace and unity between men throughout the world.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(G)</b> To attempt to save men individually from the chain of victimization the ongoing trend in modern civilization operates by, in the name of ideologies of false sentiment, so that Man may again be a free soul, to act and live freely with spiritual vision. This is possible by individual spiritual initiation, Diksha, when a man can see everything in Godhead and Godhead in everything.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(H)</b> To further toward realization this highest truth as revealed by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the six Goswamins headed by Çréla Rupa and Sanatana Goswamins.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(I)</b> To have for its objectives amongst the others four principles which the Goswamins had in view. They are the following:</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>1</b></span><b>.</b> To erect a holy place of transcendental pastimes as well as a place where members of the Lord Sri Krishna can flourish.</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>2</b></span><b>.</b> To propagate all over the world in the form of missionaries the process of devotion, the transcendental service to the Godhead, and to make known that this devotional service is the main function of the human being.</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>3</b></span><b>.</b> In order to accomplish this, to adopt proselytizing methods of peaceful means and to establish a broader society of association for all members, including scholars and admirers, to engage in this service as put forth in the Çrémad Bhagwatam.</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>4</b></span><b>.</b> To install, wherever it is possible, the worship and temple of Radhakrishna and that of Sri Chaitanya, and to give facility to everyone to become trained in the modes of Archan or preparatory principles of devotional service.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(J)</b> To introduce to the members of the Society and humanity-at-large a simpler and more natural purpose in life by means suitable to the particular place and time, and as enjoined in the Bhagavad Gétä.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(K)</b> To organize educational programs, such as classes and lecture tours, and to institute services, such as mailing, for the benefit of the members of the Society and humanity-at-large.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(L)</b> To publish periodicals, books and/or pamphlets in all important languages in order to reach human society and give an opportunity to same to communicate with the Society.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(M)</b> To invoke the quality of goodness particularly in every member of the Society, individually by the process of Diksha and by establishing one in the status of a Brahmin (good and intelligent man) on the basis of truthfulness, knowledge and faith in the transcendental service of the Lord.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>(N)</b> Among the secondary objectives of the Society, it shall undertake the following activities:<br>
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</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>1</b></span>. To revive the scientific system of social orders of classification based on intelligence, martial spirit, productivity and common assistance, generally known as the four castes with reference to quality and worth for the common cause of world society.</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>2</b></span><b>.</b> To discharge as a matter of course the vitiated system of supremacy of one man over another by false prestige of birthright or vested interests.</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>3</b></span><b>.</b> To popularize the vegetable-grain diet under approved methods in order that full value of protein, carbohydrate, fat and vitamin benefit may be derived therefrom.</p>
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<p class="p15"><span class="s2"><b>4</b></span><b>.</b> To discourage intoxicating or addicting habits of all descriptions and dimensions and to expose such persons thus afflicted to approved methods of spiritual realization.</p>
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<p class="p12">A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Acharya<br>
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Raymond Marais<br>
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Michael A. Grant<br>
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Robert Lefkowitz<br>
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James S. Greene</p>
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<p class="p5">LD 5: Amendments for Official Documents, July 22, 1974</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>AMENDMENTS FOR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS</b></p>
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<p class="p11"><b>TOPMOST URGENCY</b></p>
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<p class="p11"><b>AMENDMENTS TO BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO ALL OFFICIAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS, CONSTITUTIONS, INCORPORATION PAPERS, ETC.</b></p>
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<p class="p16"><br></p>
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<p class="p8">1.)<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>It is declared that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the Founder-Acharya of (ISKCON) International Society for Krishna Consciousness. He is the supreme authority in all matters of the society. His position cannot be occupied by anyone else, and his name and title must appear on all documents, letterheads, publications, and buildings of the Society. In particular it shall be clearly understood that no real estate may be purchased or sold by any officer of the Society without the express permission of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON.</p>
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<p class="p16"><br></p>
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<p class="p17">2.)<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>There shall be a Governing Board Committee of trustees appointed by the Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad according to the document <span class="s2">Direction of Management</span> dated July 28, 1970. The GBC is to act as the instrument for the execution of the will of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupad.</p>
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<p class="p8">Dated at New York, July 22, 1974.</p>
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<p class="p8">Approved: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p>
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<p class="p8">Founder-Acharya</p>
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<p class="p8">Signed: Brahmananda Swami,</p>
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<p class="p8">GBC , Zonal Secretary</p>
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<p class="p8">Balimardan das Goswami</p>
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<p class="p8">GBC, Zonal Secretary</p>
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<p class="p4"><br></p>
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<p class="p5">LD 6: Declaration of Will, June 1977</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>DECLARATION OF WILL</b></p>
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<p class="p18">CENTER: Kåñëa-Balarama Mandir,<br>
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Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg,<br>
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Ramanareti, Vrndavana, U.P.<br>
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DATE: June 1977</p>
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<p class="p11"><b>DECLARATION OF WILL</b></p>
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<p class="p13">I, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Settlor of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, and disciple of Om Visnupada 108 Sri Çrémad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvaté Gosvami Maharaj Prabhupäda, presently residing at Sri Kåñëa-Balarama Mandir in Vrndavana, make this my last will:</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>1. </b>The Governing Body Commission (GBC) will be the ultimate managing authority of the entire International Society for Krishna Consciousness.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>2. </b>Each temple will be an ISKCON property and will be managed by three executive directors. The system of management will continue as it is now and there is no need of any change.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>3. </b>Properties in India will be managed by the following executive directors:</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>a) </b>Properties at Sri Mayapur Dhama, Panihati, Haridaspur and Calcutta: Gurukrpa Swami, Jayapataka Swami, Bhavananda Gosvami and Gopal Kåñëa das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>b) </b>Properties at Vrndavana: Gurukrpa Swami, Akshoyananda Swami, and Gopal Kåñëa das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>c) </b>Properties at Bombay: Tamal Kåñëa Gosvami, Giriraj das Brahmachary, and Gopal Kåñëa das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>d) </b>Properties at Bhuvaneçvara: Gour Govinda Swami, Jayapataka Swami, and Bhagawat das Brahmachary.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>e) </b>Properties at Hyderabad: Mahamsa Swami, Sridhar Swami, Gopal Kåñëa das Adhikari and Bali Mardan das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p8">The executive directors who have herein been designated are appointed for life. In the event of the death or failure to act for any reason of any of the said directors, a successor director or directors may be appointed by the remaining directors, provided the new director is my initiated disciple following strictly all the rules and regulations of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness as detailed in my books, and provided that there are never less than three (3) or more than five (5) executive directors acting at one time.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>4. </b>I have created, developed, and organized the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and as such I hereby will that none of the immovable properties standing in the name of ISKCON in India shall ever be mortgaged, borrowed against, sold, transferred, or in any way encumbered, disposed of, or alienated. This direction is irrevocable.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>5. </b>Properties outside of India in principle should never be mortgaged, borrowed against, sold, transferred or in any way encumbered, disposed of, or alienated, but if the need arises, they may be mortgaged, borrowed against, sold, etc., with the consent of the GBC committee members associated with the particular property.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>6. </b>The properties outside of India and their associated GBC committee members are as follows:</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>a) </b>Properties in Chicago, Detroit and Ann Arbor: Jayatirtha das Adhikari, Harikesa Swami, and Balavanta das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>b) </b>Properties in Hawaii, Tokyo, Hong Kong: Guru Krpa Swami, Rameswara Swami, and Tamal Kåñëa Gosvami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>c) </b>Properties in Melbourne, Sydney, Australia Farm: Guru Krpa Swami, Hari Sauri, and Atreya Rsi.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>d) </b>Properties in England (London Radlett), France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden: Jayatirtha das Adhikari, Bhagavan das Adhikari, Harikesa Swami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>e) </b>Properties in Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa: Jayatirtha das Adhikari, Brahmananda Swami and Atreya Rsi.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>f) </b>Properties in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile: Hrdayananda Gosvami, Panca Dravida Swami, Brahmananda Swami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>g) </b>Properties in Georgetown, Guyana, Santo Domingo, St. Augustine: Adi Kesava Swami, Hrdayananda Gosvami, Panca Dravida Swami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>h) </b>Properties in Vancouver, Seattle, Berkeley, Dallas: Satsvarupa Gosvami, Jagadisa das Adhikari, Jayatirtha das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>i) </b>Properties in Los Angeles, Denver, San Diego, Laguna Beach: Rameswara Swami, Satsvarupa Swami, Adi Kesava Swami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>j) </b>Properties in New York, Boston, Puerto Rico, Port Royal, St. Louis, St. Louis Farm: Tamal Kåñëa Gosvami, Adi Kesava Swami, Rameswara Swami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>k) </b>Properties in Iran: Atreya Rsi, Bhagavan das Adhikari, Brahmananda Swami.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>l) </b>Properties in Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Montreal and Ottawa: Rupanuga das Adhikari, Gopal Kåñëa das Adhikari, Jagadisa das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>m) </b>Properties in Pittsburgh, New Vrndavana, Toronto, Cleveland, Buffalo: Kértanänanda Swami, Atreya Rsi, Balavanta das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>n) </b>Properties in Atlanta, Tennessee Farm, Gainesville, Miami, New Orleans, Mississippi Farm, Houston: Balavanta das Adhikari, Adi Kesava Swami, Rupanuga das Adhikari.</p>
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<p class="p10"><b>o) </b>Properties in Fiji: Hari Sauri, Atreya Rsi, Vasudev.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>7. </b>I declare, say and confirm that all the properties, both movable and immovable, which stand in my name, including current accounts, savings accounts and fixed deposits in various banks, are the properties and assets of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and the heirs and successors of my previous life, or anyone claiming through them, have no right, claim or interest in these properties whatsoever, save and except as provided hereafter.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>8</b>. Although the money which is in my personal name in different banks is being spent for ISKCON and belongs to ISKCON, I have kept a few deposits specifically marked for allocating a monthly allowance of Rs. 1,000/- each to the members of my former family (two sons, two daughters, and wife). After the deaths of the members of my former family, these specific deposits (corpus, interests, and savings) will become the property of ISKCON for the corpus of the trust, and the descendants of my former family or anybody claiming through them shall not be allowed any further allowance.</p>
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<p class="p19"><b>9. </b>I hereby appoint Guru Krpa Swami, Hrdayananda Gosvami, Tamal Krishna Gosvami, Rameshwar Swami, Gopal Krishna das Adhikari, Jayatirtha das Adhikari and Giriraj das Brahmachary to act as executors of this will. I have made this will this 4th day of June, 1977, in possession of full sense and sound mind, without any persuasion, force or compulsion from anybody.</p>
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<p class="p10">Witnesses: <br>
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<b>1.</b> (?)<br>
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<b>2.</b> Tamal Krishna Goswami<br>
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<b>3.</b> Bhagavandas Adhikary</p>
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<p class="p12">A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami</p>
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<p class="p4"><br></p>
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<p class="p5">LD 7: The League of Devotees-[Original Documents]</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES</b></p>
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<p class="p20">INDIAN SOCIETIES ACT, 1860.</p>
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<p class="p20">-----------------</p>
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<p class="p20">Society Registered Under Act, XXI of 1860.</p>
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<p class="p20">---------------------</p>
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<p class="p20">MEMORANDUM </p>
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<p class="p20">AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </p>
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<p class="p20">OF </p>
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<p class="p20">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES.</p>
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<p class="p20">(Bengali text)</p>
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<p class="p8">(a) To educate population in general in the techniques of spiritual life as the basis of balanced and checked psychic and biological development.</p>
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<p class="p8">(c) To save man from the system of chained victimisation by the trend of modern civilisation in the name of developing and similar mundane sentiments so that he may again be a free soul to (indistinct) and live an inspired life with spiritual vision. This is possible by individual spirit soul initiation through the proper channel, when the man shall see everything in Godhead and Godhead in everything,</p>
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<p class="p21">(d) To prove it practically by active works and preaching that Sree Krishna is the enjoyer of the ultimate outcome of all sacrifices, penances and meditations, for his becoming the Supreme Godhead of all the worlds, and his (indistinct) friendship with all living entities. Real peace shall be attained when this is realised in full.</p>
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<p class="p20">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES.</p>
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<p class="p20">(alias Bhakti-Sidddhanta Sangha)</p>
|
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<p class="p20">Registered under Act, XXI of 1860.</p>
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<p class="p20">-----------</p>
|
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<p class="p20">MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION</p>
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<p class="p8">1. The name of the society is "THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES".</p>
|
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<p class="p8">2. The registered office of the Society is situated at No. 6 Sita Kanto Bannerjee Lane, P.O. Hatkhola, Calcutta, in the province of West Bengal.</p>
|
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<p class="p8">3. The objects of which the Society is established are:-</p>
|
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<p class="p22">(a) To propagate spiritual knowledge, for checking the imbalance of life, to the whole race in India and the world over.</p>
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<p class="p22">(b) To propagate the sense of Godhead (who is One and the Absolute, Who is the Fountain Head of all opulence, all power, all fames, all beauty, all knowledge, etc. the Creator of everything of all that is visible and invisible on earth and Who is thus the ORIGINAL PROPRIETOR and ENJOYER of everything that be) everywhere in the greater human Society.</p>
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<p class="p22">(c) To bring together members individually closer to one another and closer to GODHEAD Who is the PRIME ENTITY and the individual souls are infinitesimal entities and to develop the idea within the members and the Humanity at large that individual souls are part and parcel in quality of GODHEAD the ABSOLUTE WHOLE; for the satisfaction of the transcendental senses of whose PERSONALITY, individual souls are meant.</p>
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<p class="p22">(d) To imbibe and develop in the mind of the individuals the ALL ATTRACTIVE personality of GODHEAD in the sublime form SREE KRISHNA, the ABSOLUTE PERSONALITY of GODHEAD, known all over the world, as depicted in the teachings of Lord Chaitanya who also revealed the transcendental process of approaching the ABSOLUTE GODHEAD, and in whose teachings nothing appears to be absurd from the point of human reasoning and nothing against any religion as accepted by the human and civilised world.</p>
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<p class="p22">(e) To propagate and realise the Highest Truth as revealed by Lord Chaitanya through his philosophy known as ACHINTAYA VEDAVEDA TATWA and other teachings and works of immense value, for the guidance of individuals in general and for the fulfilment of Lord Chaitanyas Mission, as left behind by the two Acharya Goswamins Sree Rupa and Sree Sanatana who were assisted in their work by four other eminent Goswamins and to follow the footprints of the said six Goswamins with strict adherence.</p>
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<p class="p22">(f) To have for its objects, amongst others, the four preliminary things which the GREAT GOSWAMIN Sree Sanatan had in view, namely:-</p>
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<p class="p23">(i) To re-excavate and/or reclaim the Holy places of the transcendental Pastimes of the Personality of Godhead Sree Krishna as well as the places where his devotees flourished.</p>
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<p class="p23">(ii) To propagate all over the world the cult of Devotion for the Absolute Personality of Godhead and to make known all over the world that this cult commonly known as Vaishnavism is the main function of human life.</p>
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<p class="p23">(iii) In order to do this, to adopt proselytising method of peaceful means, as was adopted by Lord Chaitanya and His Counter Part Sree Nityananda Prabhu for establishing a broad association of the devotees under the name and style of the LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES (alias Bhakti-Sidddhanta Sangha) originally conceived and materialised by the Goswamins as the Viswa Vaishnavaraj Sabha along with the propagation of Sree Sreemad Bhagbatam, Bhagwad Geeta and allied scriptures.</p>
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<p class="p23">(iv) To install, wherever it is possible, the worship and temples of Sree Sree Madan Mohan Vigraha and Lord Chaitanya also, so that the greater human society and the people in general may alleviate their miseries permanently by rendering services to the Absolute Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p22">(g) To undertake industrial enterprises which do not conflict with the ideals and missions of this league with all those four principles in view as mentioned in subpara (f) above.</p>
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<p class="p22">(h) To take up and manage and start all sorts of civic occupations for the betterment of the League's activities which can be achieved only by peaceful methods.</p>
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<p class="p22">(i) To start educational institutions and establish hospitals, if funds permit, for the benefit and welfare of the members of the LEAGUE.</p>
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<p class="p22">(j) To bring together members closer to easy natural life by ways and means suitable for the purpose.</p>
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<p class="p22">(k) To arrange for lectures and discourses from eminent devotees for the benefit of the members, and to send missionaries everywhere to (indistinct) members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p22">(l) To hold discussions regularly in all the centres of the league, on spiritual subjects in the line of the LEAGUE.</p>
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<p class="p22">(m) To open a free mail service to advice by post in respect of enquiries to the League on Spiritual matters.</p>
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<p class="p22">(n) To open centres for spiritual development all over the world, and to organise missionaries of the league in every part of the world for such preaching work.</p>
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<p class="p22">(o) To bring into the folds of the League all persons irrespective of caste and creed interested in the development of their spiritual lives, by the process of initiation in 'Diksha' as mentioned herein after.</p>
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<p class="p22">(p) To make the League an International Organisation for spiritual developments through education and culture, also by recruiting members from all nations, creeds and (indistinct).</p>
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<p class="p22">(q) To see that the League is absolutely non-political and absolutely non-sectarian, by practical work, culture and education.</p>
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<p class="p24">(r) To publish and print periodical magazines, newspapers, pamphlets booklets in all important languages of the world. To take over the (indistinct) of back to Godhead monthly magazine (indistinct)…. </p>
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<p class="p24">(s) To revoke the quality of goodness particularly in every man individually by the process of transcendental initiation known as 'Diksha', to establish him in the qualitative 'Brahminism' on the basis of truth, equality, toleration, endurance, purity, forgiveness, and faith in God.</p>
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<p class="p24">(t) To reclaim and revive the scientific system of social order of classification of people known as the 'four cults'(?), in terms of qualification and work all over the world. To discourage as a matter of course the situated system of supremacy of man over man by birthright or vested interest.</p>
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<p class="p24">(u) To take charge of moral uplifting process of the prisoners in jails and to accept all kinds of help and facilities from the Governments concerned.</p>
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<p class="p24">(v) To help the beggars and destitute by supplying food, clothing, education on spiritual basis also to accept all kinds of help and facilities from public (indistinct) Government.</p>
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<p class="p24">(w) To organise a military corp (indistinct) 'Vishnu (indistinct)' by the members of the league with a view to protect the interest of the league particularly and to maintain peace and protect the helpless generally.</p>
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<p class="p24">(x) To start maintain and organise, students home, hostels and public vocational boarding houses on the line of Leagues activities.</p>
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<p class="p24">(y) To see that the members of the League are given (indistinct) for utmost held by the League in case of any of the members following in difficulty in matter of unemployment, poverty, disease and inconvenience for imparting education of the children.</p>
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<p class="p24">(z) To see that the association is conducted with a view to (indistinct) in practice of the material & spiritual (indistinct) of the members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p24">(x) To do all other things as will benefit the LEAGUE or the humanity in any way.</p>
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<p class="p8">4. The names addresses and descriptions of the present members of the Executive Committee (or Governing Body) are:- </p>
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<p class="p8"><b><i>Name. Address. Description.</i></b></p>
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<p class="p8"><i> Followed by numbers </i><b><i>1-10</i></b><i> downwards on the left-hand side.</i></p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">True copy</span> Incorporated in U.S.A.</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION</span></p>
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<p class="p8">1. The name of the society is THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES</p>
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<p class="p8">2. The registered office of the society is situated at Washington U.S.A. or New York U.S.A.</p>
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<p class="p8"> 3. The objects of which the society is established are :-</p>
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<p class="p24">(A) To propagate spiritual knowledge systematically for checking the imbalance of life, to the whole world overwith a view to educate the people in general in the techniques of spiritual life as the basis of balanced psychic and biological development of the human race and thus to achieve real unity and peace of the contending elements of the world situation.</p>
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<p class="p24">(B) To build up a social structure on the foundation of spiritual progress and establishment of peace and unity between man to man throughout the world.</p>
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<p class="p24">(C) To propagate the sense of Godhead (who is one and the Absolute, who is fountainhead of all opulences, all powers, all fames, all beauties, all knowledge, and all indifferences. He is the creator of everything that is visible and invisible in the manifested world and beyond. He is, therefore, the Original Proprietor and Enjoyer of everything that be. There is necessity of propagating sense knowledge in the greater society of human race.</p>
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<p class="p24">(D) To bring together the members individually to one another and nearer to Godhead Who is the prime entity and the individual souls are infinitesimal entities and thus to develop the idea within the members and humanity at large that individual souls being parts and parcels in quality of Godhead the Absolute Whole, they (the individual souls) are meant for acting to the satisfaction of the Supreme Soul Godhead as it is revealed in the scriptures.</p>
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<p class="p24">(E) To save man individually from the chain of victimisation by the trend of modern civilization in the name of ideology of false sentiments. So that man may again be a free soul to act and live freely with spiritual vision. This is possible by individual spiritual initiation through the proper channel when a man can see everything in Godhead and Godhead in everything.</p>
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<p class="p24">(F) To imbibe and develop in the mind of the individual soul the all attractive Personality of Godhead in the primeval and eternal Form of Shree Krishna (the All-attractive God) as He has revealed Himself in His own words in the Bhagwat Geeta. He has to be known all over the world in the manner as revealed in the teachings of Lord Chaitanya who practically demonstrated the transcendental process of approaching the Absolute Personality of Godhead by His acts in the congregational chanting of the holy Name of God. There is nothing in the teachings of Lord Chaitanya which is not intelligible by human reasonings or is against any religious principle or sentiment, accepted by the civilized human society of the world.</p>
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<p class="p24">(G) To prove it by active work and preaching that Shree Krishna is the only enjoyer of all outcome of everyone's sacrifice, penance, meditation, arts, culture, science, because He is the Supreme Proprietor of the whole creation both material and spiritual and eternal friend of every one. Real peace is possible to be attained when this is realised in fact. </p>
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<p class="p24">(H) To propagate and realise the highest truth as revealed by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu through His philosophy of <span class="s2">Achinta Vedaveda Tattwa</span> and other books of knowledge revealed by the six Goswamins headed by Srila Rupa and Sanatana.</p>
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<p class="p24">(I) To have for its objects amongst others the four principles which the great Goswamins had in view. They are as follows:-</p>
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<p class="p8">1. To excavate and/or reclaim the holy places of transcendental pastimes of the Personality of Godhead Shree Krishna as well as the places where the devotees of the Lord flourished including the various temples of worship.</p>
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<p class="p8">2. To propagate all over the world the cult of devotion for the transcendental service of Godhead and to make all over the world known that this cult of devotion generally known as <span class="s2">Vaishnavism</span> is the main function of the human being.</p>
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<p class="p8">3. In order to do this, to adopt proselytising method of peaceful means as was adopted by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His counter part Lord Nityananda Prabhu for establishing a broader society of association for all devotees of God, scholars and admirers of the great philosophy the Bhagwad Geeta as spoken by Lord Sree Krishna, under the name of THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES for propagation of Srimad Bhagwatam and Srimad Bhagwad Geeta.</p>
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<p class="p8">4. To install whatever it is possible the worship and temple of Madan Mohan Vigraha and that of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and to give facility to every one and all to become trained up in the modes of <span class="s2">Archan</span> or preparatory principles for higher devotional activities.</p>
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<p class="p8">(J) To prepare the ground work by spiritual atmosphere for the people in general by <span class="s2">Samkirtan Movement</span> admitting everyone to join it in the matter of singing dancing accompanied by mellodious music and supplemented by distribution Prasadam refreshments or dinner as propounded by the Father of the Samkirtan Movement Lord Chaitanya.</p>
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<p class="p8">(K) To bring together members closer to easy natural life by ways and means suitable for the purpose with regard for the particular place, time and subject as enjoined in the scriptures.</p>
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<p class="p8">(L) To start educational Institute and establish hospitals, if fund permits, for benefit and welfare of the members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">(M) To arrange for lectures and discourses by eminent devotees for benefit of the members of the League. </p>
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<p class="p8">(N) To hold discussions regularly in all parts and centres and establishment of the League on spiritual subjects in the line of the institutions.</p>
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<p class="p8">(O) To open free mail services to advise by post in respect of enquiries made to the League on spiritual subjects.</p>
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<p class="p8">(P) To open Samkirtan Movement centres for spiritual development all over the world and to organise missionaries of the League in any part of the world for such preaching work. Such centres may be opened as clubs for singing, dancing and feasting as specified in part (J) and everyone can take part in it.</p>
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<p class="p8">(Q) To bring into contact of the League all persons irrespective of caste and creed but interested in the development of spiritual upliftment by individual initiation of <span class="s2">Diksha</span> as sanctioned hereinafter.</p>
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<p class="p8">(R) To make the League an international organisation for spiritual development through education culture as also by recruiting members of the League from all nationalities.</p>
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<p class="p8">(S) To publish and print periodical magazines, books of knowledge, newspaper pamphlets in all important languages of the world and immediately to take up charge of the fortnightly magazine BACK TO GODHEAD edited by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.</p>
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<p class="p8">(T) To revoke the quality of goodness particularly (<span class="s2">Sataguna</span>) in every member of the League individually by the process of <span class="s2">Diksha</span> by establishing him in the status of a qualified <span class="s2">Brahmin</span> (good and intelligent man on the basis of truthfulness, knowledge, scientific and general, and faith in the transcendental service of the Lord).</p>
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<p class="p8">4. Among the secondary objects of the League, it shall undertake the following items.</p>
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<p class="p8">(a) To revive the scientific system of social orders of classification in terms of intelligence, martial spirit, productivity and common assistance generally known as the four castes with reference to qualifications and working order for the common cause of world society.</p>
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<p class="p8">(b) To discourage as a matter of course, the vitiated system of supremacy of a man over another by false prestige of birth right or vested interest.</p>
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<p class="p8">(c) To take charge of moral upliftment by spiritual process even for the criminal and prisoners of state and to accept all kinds of help and facilities from the public and Government concerned.</p>
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<p class="p8">(d) To help the beggars and the destitudes by supplying food and clothing and occupation as also education on the spiritual lines and to accept all kinds of help and facilities from the public and the Government.</p>
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<p class="p8">(e) To popularise vegetable diets under improved method inorder to derive full values of protein, carbohydrate, starch and fat with full vitamin value.</p>
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<p class="p8">(f) To discourage intoxicating habit of all descriptions and dimensions and to educate and help such fallen persons as have become victims to such habits by approved spiritual methods.</p>
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<p class="p8">(g) To see as far as possible that the members of the League are given guarantees for utmost help by the Government of the League in case of any member's following in difficulty in the matter of unemployment poverty diseases and inconveniences to impart education to the children.</p>
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<p class="p8">(h) To see that the League is established and conducted with a view to ensure in practice for the spiritual as well as material upliftment of the members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">(i) To do all other things as will benefit the League specially and humanity generally and as it falls within the purview of the section of the societies registration act in U.S.A.</p>
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<p class="p8">The names and addresses and occupations of the members of the executive Committee whom by the rules of the society, the management of its affairs is entrusted:-</p>
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<p class="p8">WE THE UNDERSIGNED WISH TO FORM OURSELVES INTO A SOCIETY TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT OF USA IN PURSUANCE OF THE ABOVE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.</p>
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<p class="p20">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES</p>
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<p class="p20">(Incorpora<span class="s2">ted in united</span> states)</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION</span></p>
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<p class="p8">1. The name of the society is THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES (Inc)</p>
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<p class="p8">2. The registered office of the society is situated at Washington U.S.A. or at New York U.S.A.</p>
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<p class="p8">3. The objects of which the society is established are :-</p>
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<p class="p25">A. To propagate spiritual knowledge systematically on philosophy and reasoning for checking the imbalance of life for the whole world with a view to educate the people in general in the techniques of spiritual life as the basis of balanced psychic and biological development of the human race and thus to achieve real unity and peace of the contending elements of the world situation.</p>
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<p class="p25">B. To build up a social structure on the foundation of real spiritual progress and establishment of peace and unity between man to man throughout the world.</p>
|
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<p class="p25">C. To propagate the sense of Godhead Who is one and the Absolute, the Fountainhead of all opulence, all powers, all fames all beauties, all knowledge and all indifferences. He is the Creator of everything that is visible and invisible in the manifested world and beyond. He is therefore, the Original Proprietor and Enjoyer of everything that be, There is necessity for propagating such knowledge in the greater society of human race.</p>
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<p class="p25">D. To bring together the members individually to one another and nearer to Godhead Who is the Prime Entity and the individual souls are infinitesimal entities and thus to develop the idea within the members and humanity at large that individual souls being parts and parcels in quality of Godhead the Absolute Whole, the (the individual souls) are meant for acting to the satisfaction of the Supreme Soul Godhead as it is revealed in the scriptures.</p>
|
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<p class="p25">E. To save man individually from the chain of victimisation by the trend of modern civilization in the name of ideology of false sentiments. So that man may be again be a free soul to act and live freely with spiritual vision. This is possible by individual spiritual initiation through the proper channel when a man can see everything in Godhead and Godhead in everything.</p>
|
|
<p class="p25">F. To imbibe and develop in the mind of the individual soul the All Attractive Personality of Godhead in the primeval and eternal Form of Sri Krishna (the All-attractive God) as He has revealed Himself in His own words in the Bhagwat Geeta. He has to be known all over the world in the manner as revealed in the teachings of Lord Chaitanya Who practically demonstrated the transcendental process of approaching the Absolute Personality of Godhead by His acts in the congregational chanting of the holy Name or Names of God. There is nothing in the teachings of Lord Chaitanya which is not intelligible by human reasonings or is against any religious principle of sentiment, accepted by the civilised human society of the world.</p>
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<p class="p25">G. To prove it by active work and preaching that Sri Krishna is the only enjoyer of all outcome of every one's activities, penance, meditation, arts, culture, science, because He is the Supreme Proprietor of the whole creation both material and spiritual and eternal friend of every one. Real peace is possible to be attained when this realised in fact. </p>
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<p class="p25">H. To propagate and realise the highest truth as revealed by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu through His philosophy of <span class="s2">Achinta Vedaveda Tattwa</span> and other books of knowledge revealed by the six Goswamins headed by Srila Rupa and Sanatana and in Vrindaban.</p>
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<p class="p21">I. To have for its objects amongst others the four principles which the great Goswamins had in view. They are as follows:-</p>
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<p class="p26">1. To excavate and/or reclaim the holy places of transcendental pastimes of the Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna as well as the places where the devotees of the Lord flourished including the various temples of worship.</p>
|
|
<p class="p26">2. To propagate all over the world the cult of devotion for the transcendental service of Godhead and to make all over the world known that this cult of devotion generally known as <span class="s2">Vaishnavism</span> is the main function of the human being.</p>
|
|
<p class="p26">3. In order to do this, proselytising method of peaceful means as was adopted by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his counter part Lord Nityananda Prabhu for establishing a broader society of association for all devotees of God, scholars and admirers of the great philosophy the Bhagwad Geeta as spoken by Lord Sri Krishna. The main purpose of The League of Devotees will be to propagate Srimad Bhagwatam and the Bhagwad Geeta as they are without any unlawful interpretation.</p>
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<p class="p26">4. To install whatever it is possible the worship and temple of Madan Mohan Vigraha and that of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and to give facility to every one and all for being trained up in the modes of <span class="s2">Archan</span> or preparatory principles for higher devotional activities.</p>
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<p class="p25">(J) To prepare the ground work by spiritual atmosphere for the people in general by <span class="s2">Samkeertan Movement</span> admitting every one to join it in the matter of singing dancing accompanied with melowdious music and supplemented by distribution of Prasadam (refreshment or dinner). </p>
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<p class="p25">K. To bring together the members closer to easy natural life by ways and means suitable for the purpose with regard for the particular place, time and subject as enjoined in the Sastras (scriptures).</p>
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<p class="p25">L. To start educational institutions and establish hospitals, if fund permits, for benefit and welfare of members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p25">M. To arrange for lectures and discourses by eminent devotees for benefit of members of the League. </p>
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<p class="p25">N. To hold discourses regularly in all parts and centres and establishment of the League on spiritual subjects in the line of the institution.</p>
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<p class="p25">O. To open free mail services to advise by post in respect of enquiries made to the League on spiritual subjects.</p>
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<p class="p25">P. To open centres of Samkirtan Movement for spiritual development all over the world and to organise missionaries of the League in any part of the world for such preaching work. Such centres may be opened as clubs for singing, dancing and feasting as specified in para (J) and every one can take part in it.</p>
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<p class="p25">q. To bring into contact of the League all persons irrespective of caste and creed but interested in the development of spiritual upliftment by individual initiation of <span class="s2">Diksha</span> as sanctioned herein.</p>
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<p class="p25">R. To make the League an international organisation for spiritual development through education and culture as also by recruiting members of the League from all nationalities.</p>
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<p class="p25">S. To publish and print periodicals magazines, books, newspapers, pamphlets in all important languages of the world and immediately to take up charge of the fortnightly magazine BACK TO GODHEAD edited by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.</p>
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<p class="p25">T. To revoke the quality of goodness particularly (Sataguna) in every member of the League individually by the process of Diksha by establishing him in on the status of qualified Brahmin (good and intelligent man on the basis of truthfulness, knowledge, scientific and general and faith in the transcendental service of the Lord).</p>
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<p class="p8">4. Among the secondary objects of the League, it shall undertake the following items.</p>
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<p class="p27">A. To revive the scientific system of social orders of classification in terms of intelligence, martial spirit, productivity and common </p>
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<p class="p20">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES.</p>
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<p class="p20">------------------------</p>
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<p class="p20">Registered Under Act, XXI of 1860.</p>
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<p class="p20">------------------------</p>
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<p class="p20">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.</p>
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<p class="p8">1. The General Body of the League will consist of members of the four orders of life, namely, (a) Bramhacharins, (b) Grihasthas, (c) Vanaprasthas and (d) Sanyasins or Tyagees.</p>
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<p class="p8">2. (a) Bramhacharins:-unmarried scholars fully devoted to the service of Godhead (education, social services, preaching etc.) under authorised discipline.</p>
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<p class="p28">(b) Grihasthas:-Married householders living with family and devoted to the service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p29">(c) Vanaprasthas:-Retired householder not living with family but fully devoted to the service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p29">(d) Sanyasins or Tyagees:-Renounced fully with worldly activities but completely devoted to the service of Godhead</p>
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<p class="p8">3. Any person who is prepared to be initiated by a senior member of the executive committee strictly in accordance with the Rules of the Goswamins and who may have full control over (a) illegitimate connection with women (b) intoxicating habit, (c) diets strictly regulated on vegetable kingdom and (d) gambling, unnecessary sporting or recreation enterprises, shall be eligible for being an initiated member.</p>
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<p class="p8">4. The members will be of three classes, classified as class A, B & C, in accordance with the amount of membership fees paid.</p>
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<p class="p22">(i) Those who will contribute Rs. 500/- per month will belong to class A:</p>
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<p class="p22">(ii) Those who will contribute Rs. 100/- per month will belong to class B: and</p>
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<p class="p22">(iii) Those who will contribute Rs. 10/- per month will belong to class C.</p>
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<p class="p8">5. The executive committee reserves the right to refuse to entertain any application for membership without assigning any reason for it.</p>
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<p class="p8">6. A member desiring to resign his membership must give notice in writing to that effect to the Secretary in office.</p>
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<p class="p8">7. Members failing to pay the fees due, or guilty of gross misconduct or otherwise found to be undesirable will be liable to have them names struck off the register. All such cases will be dealt with by the Executive Committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">8. In suitable cases the Executive Committee may exempt any person from paying the membership fee in order to be eligible as a Member.</p>
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<p class="p8">9. The Executive Committee will consist of not less than five and not more than twelve members.</p>
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<p class="p4"><br></p>
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<p class="p8">(3) shall be respected as a qualified Brahmin (irrespective of birth origin) and—no hereditary "Brahminism" shall be taken into consideration in this connection.</p>
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<p class="p8">(alias Abhaycharanarbinda Bhaktisiddhanta Das Adhikary) </p>
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<p class="p8">10. Of the members only those who are initiated by a senior initiated member shall be eligible for election as a member of the Executive Body. All candidates for the second or subsequent Executive Committees shall obtain the approval of the then existing Executive Committee in order to be eligible for election as a member of the Executive Committee . The decision of the Executive Committee in such matter shall be final.</p>
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<p class="p8">11. The Executive Committee will be elected every year at a General Meeting of the members of the Society and shall consist of:-</p>
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<p class="p30">1. President.</p>
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<p class="p30">2. A Vice President.</p>
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<p class="p30">3.The Founder Secretary.</p>
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<p class="p30">4. One third of the members to be nominated by the retiring Executive Committee, and</p>
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<p class="p30">5. The rest to be elected by the members of the General Body.</p>
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<p class="p8">12. The Executive Committee will elect its President and Vice President from amongst its members as soon as the Committee is formed and before the Committee proceeds with any other business. After the Founder retires from Secretaryship the Committee will also elect the Secretary.</p>
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<p class="p8">13. The Executive Committee may fill up any vacancy or vacancies and add to its number but so as not to exceed the maximum by co-option of new members at any time at a meeting of the Executive Committee by a majority of votes.</p>
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<p class="p8">14. The Executive Committee at its last meeting or at any meeting held towards the end of the period of its office, should decide as to the number of members that will form the next Executive Committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">15. The quorum of the meeting of the Executive Committee will consist of three members.</p>
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<p class="p8">16. Every member is entitled to one vote either in person or by proxy at every General Meeting held for the election of the members of the Executive Committee or for any other purpose. </p>
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<p class="p8">17. Unless the founder, Mr. Abhay Charan Dey, nominates a suitable Personality to act as President of the Society, the office of the President shall be held by the said Founder.</p>
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<p class="p8">18. The President of the Executive Committee shall be the President of any General Meeting and in case of equality of votes in any meeting the President shall have a casting vote.</p>
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<p class="p8">19. The business and control of the Society shall be under the General Supervision of the Executive Committee who shall be competent to do all these things necessary and desirable for the purpose of attaining any or all the objects of the Society.</p>
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<p class="p8">20. Without prejudice to the general powers conferred upon the Executive Committee in the presents the Executive Committee shall have the following powers, that is, power:-</p>
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<p class="p25">(a) To get themselves registered as a corporate body:</p>
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<p class="p31">(b) </p>
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<p class="p21">local subcommittees, boards, for specific management of a particular branch establishment of the society,</p>
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<p class="p22">(b) To hold and dispose of property and to deal with all questions relating to property;</p>
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<p class="p22">(c) To institute and conferred degress, titles and other marks of honour;</p>
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<p class="p22">(d) To accept endowments and Gifts of movable and immovable property;</p>
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<p class="p22">(e) To frame rules, regulations and bye-laws and make additions to and alterations in them;</p>
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<p class="p22">(f) To invest the funds of the Society in a suitable manner;</p>
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<p class="p22">(g) To publish annual reports and accounts;</p>
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<p class="p22">(h) To appoint Committee, Sub-committees or other bodies for some of its specific purpose and delegate any or some of its powers to any of these bodies;</p>
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<p class="p22">(i) To exercise general power of supercession in regard to all of the Committees or sub-committees or other bodies as referred to in the sub-clause (h) above;</p>
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<p class="p22">(j) To decide all matters relating to the appointment of fellows, lecturers etc.</p>
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<p class="p22">(k) To give effect to the objects of the Society in a suitable manner and do all acts and take all measures incidental thereto;</p>
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<p class="p22">(l) To co-opt additional members; and</p>
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<p class="p22">(m) To do any other act as will in any way promote the best interest of the Society.</p>
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<p class="p8">21. Subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee the business of the Society shall be carried on by a Secretary to be elected from among the members.</p>
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<p class="p8">22. Mr. Abhay Charan Dey, (alias Abhaycharanarbinda Bhaktisiddhanta Das Adhikary) shall be the first Secretary of the Society unless he voluntarily resigns that office or is subject to removal on grounds of fraud or dishonesty determined by a competent court of justice.</p>
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<p class="p8">23. Subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee the Secretary of the Society is hereby appointed to be the attorney of the Society, that is to say:-</p>
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<p class="p22">(a) To generally manage all concerns and affairs of the Society, to appoint and employ officers, servants and others for the purpose of the Society and to remove or dismiss them if required and to allow to the persons so employed such salaries, wages or remunerations as he may deem fit.</p>
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<p class="p22">(b) To open any banking account and to operate the same;</p>
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<p class="p22">(c) To sign, checks, drafts, and other documents on behalf of the Society;</p>
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<p class="p22">(d) To purchase, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of absolutely or conditionally any property for purpose of the Society.</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">Public activities</span></p>
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<p class="p8">1) All civic and public activities such as running on business, educational or medical relief institutions or other, that the League will undertake as is the part of the Leagues programme of work, shall always be conducted by the members of the League only. Preference will be given to the initiated members.</p>
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<p class="p8">(2) Employers, Directors and officers of the above concerns shall subscribe to the fund of the League either as A, B or C class members.</p>
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<p class="p8">(3) With the construction of the establishment (indistinct), construction of a temple for Sree Vigraha as offered by the executive committee, should immediately be taken up.</p>
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<p class="p8">(4) The Sree Vigraha shall be installed and shall be worshipped in accordance with the regulations of the Goswamins internally by the initiated members and externally by the non-initiated members. The Sree Vigraha shall be the proprietor of the establishment and the members thereof as servitors.</p>
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<p class="p8">(5) The employers etc. shall take part in the congregational prayers as will be presented & done and they shall be supplied with "Prasadam" or the foodstuff offered to the Sree Vigraha.</p>
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<p class="p8">(6) The employers shall be encouraged to attend lectures in the presence of Sree Vigraha as the medium of teachings for spiritual upliftment as done by Lord Chaitanya through His Philosophy of Achinta Vedaveda tatwa.</p>
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<p class="p32">(e) To sign and verify plaints, written statements, petitions, compromise, vokalatnamas, authorising legal practitioners to act on behalf of the Society in all courts, Civil, Criminal or Revenue.</p>
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<p class="p32">(f) To admit execution of documents executed by the Society or attorney before any Register of Assurance or Sub-Register and to get back any document from the said Register or Sub-Register and to conduct or defend any case before him or them.</p>
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<p class="p32">(g) To execute and do in the name of the Society all such deeds and things as are necessary for the welfare of the Society.</p>
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<p class="p8">24. Subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee the Secretary shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all monies received and expanded and the matters in respect of which such receipt and expenditure take place and assets, credits and liabilities of the Society.</p>
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<p class="p8">25. Every member is entitled have a copy of the balance sheet of the Society after the annual closing of accounts, if they so desire.</p>
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<p class="p8">26. The income and expenditure of the Society whensoever derived shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Society.</p>
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<p class="p33"><br></p>
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<p class="p20">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES.</p>
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<p class="p20">(Alias Sarbabhamin Bhagwata Samaj)</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">RULES AND REGULATIONS.</span></p>
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<p class="p34">1. The general body of the league will consist of members of the four orders of life namely (a) Brahmacharins, (b) Grihasthas, (c) Vanaprasthas, and (d) Sanyasins or Tyagis.</p>
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<p class="p34">2. The description of the above are as follows:-</p>
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<p class="p35">(a) Brahmacharins:-Unmarried scholars fully devoted to the service of Godhead (educational social and preaching under discipline)</p>
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<p class="p35">(b) Grihasthas:-Married householders living with family and devoted to the service of Godhead (educational etc).</p>
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<p class="p35">(c) Vanaprasthas:-Retired householders not living with family and devoted to the service of Godhead (educational etc).</p>
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<p class="p35">(d) Sanyasins or Tyagis:-Retired householders fully renounced to the service of Godhead without any worldly attachment.</p>
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<p class="p34">3. Any such member who is prepared to be initiated in the spiritual line by any member of the Executive Committee of the League and strictly in accordance with the rules of the Goswamins shall be required to have full control over</p>
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<p class="p35">(a) Illegitimate connection with women</p>
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<p class="p35">(b) Intoxicating habit</p>
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<p class="p35">(c) Diets regulated strictly on vegetable kingdom.</p>
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<p class="p35">(d) Gambling, unnecessary sporting or recreation enterprises.</p>
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<p class="p34">4. The members will be three classes defined as class A. B. and C in accordance with the membership fees paid.</p>
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<p class="p25">(a) Those who will contribute Rs. 500/- and above per month will belong to the "A" class.</p>
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<p class="p25">(b) Those who will contribute Rs. 100/- and above per month will belong to the "B" class.</p>
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<p class="p25">(c) Those who will contribute Rs. 10/- and above per month will belong to the "c" class.</p>
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<p class="p8">5. The Executive committee reserves the right to refuse to entertain any application for membership without assigning any reason for it.</p>
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<p class="p8">6. A member desiring to resign his membership must give notice in writing to the effect to the Secretary in the office.</p>
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<p class="p8">7. Members failing to pay the fees due, or guilty of gross misconduct or otherwise found undesirable, will be liable to have them names struck off the register. All such cases shall be dealt with shall be dealt with by the Executive Committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">8. In suitable cases the executive committee may exempt any person from paying the membership fees inorder to be eligible as a member.</p>
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<p class="p8">9. The executive committee will consist of not less than five and not more than twelve members.</p>
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<p class="p8">10. Of the members only those who are initiated by another initiated member shall be eligible for election as a member of the executive committee. All members for the subsequent Executive Committees shall obtain the approval of the then existing Executive Committee. The decision of the Executive Committee in such matter shall be final.</p>
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<p class="p8"><i>11. The rest to be elected by the members of the general body. (this is difficult to read)</i></p>
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<p class="p8"><i>12. The Executive Committee may fill up any vacany or vacancies and add its number at any time at a meeting of the Executive Committee</i></p>
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<p class="p8"><i>13. The Executive Committee will elect its President and Vice-President from amongst its members as soon as the committee is formed and as soon as the committee proceeds with any other business....[?]</i></p>
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<p class="p8">14. The Executive Committee at its last meeting or at any meeting held towards the end of its period of office, should decide as to the number of members that will form the next Executive Committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">15. The quorum of the meeting of the Executive Committee will consist of three members.</p>
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<p class="p8">16. Every member is entitled to one vote either in person or by proxy at a general meeting held for its election of the members of the Executive Committee or for any other purpose. </p>
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<p class="p8">17. The founder Sri A. C. Bhaktivedanta shall nominate a suitable personality to act as president for the First year only.</p>
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<p class="p8">President of any general meeting and in cases of equality of votes in any meeting, the president shall have casting vote.</p>
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<p class="p8">19. Without prejudice to the general power conferred upon the Executive Committee in these presents the Executive Committee shall have the following powers, that is, powers:-</p>
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<p class="p8">(a) To get themselves registered as a corporate body.</p>
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<p class="p8">(b) To hold and dispose of property and to deal with all questions relating to property.</p>
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<p class="p8">(c) To institute and conferred degrees, titles and other marks of honour.</p>
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<p class="p8">(d) To accept endowments and gifts of movable and immovable properties.</p>
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<p class="p8">(e) To frame rules regulations and bye laws and make additions to and alterations in them.</p>
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<p class="p8">(f) To invest the funds of the League in a suitable manner.</p>
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<p class="p8">(g) To publish annual report and accounts.</p>
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<p class="p8">(h) To appoint committee, sub-committees or other bodies for some of its specific purposes and delegate any or some of these powers to any of these bodies.</p>
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<p class="p8">(i) To exercise general power of supercession in regard to all of the committees or sub-committees or other bodies as referred to in the sub-clause (h) above.</p>
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<p class="p8">(j) To decide all matters relating to the appointment of fellows lecturers etc.</p>
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<p class="p8">(k) To give effect to the objects of the League in a suitable manner and do all acts and take all measures incidental thereof.</p>
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<p class="p8">(l) To co-opt additional members.</p>
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<p class="p8">(m) To do any other act as will in any way promote the best interest of the society.</p>
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<p class="p8">20. Subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee the business of the League shall be carried on by a Secretary to be elected amongst its members.</p>
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<p class="p8">21. Sri Abhay Charanarvinda Bhaktivedanta as founder of the League shall be the first secretary of the League unless he voluntarily resigns that office or is subject to removal on grounds of fraud, dishonesty determined by a competent court.</p>
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<p class="p27">(r) To open centres of spiritual development all over the world and to organise missionaries of the League in any part of the world for such preaching work. </p>
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<p class="p27">(s) To bring into contact of the League all persons irrespective of caste and creed but interested in the development of spiritual upliftment by individual initiation or "DIKSHA" as mentioned hereinafter.</p>
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<p class="p27">(t) To make the League an international organisation for spiritual development through education culture as also by recruiting number of the League from all nationalities.</p>
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<p class="p27">(u) To publish and print periodical magazines, books of knowledge, newspapers, pamphlets in all important languages of the world and immediately to take up the charge of the monthly magazine "BACK TO GODHEAD" edited by Bhaktivedanta Abhay Charan De.</p>
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<p class="p27">(v) To revoke the quality of goodness particularly (Satwaguna) in every member of the League individually by the process of spiritual initiation (Diksha) by establishing him in the status of a qualified Brahmin (good and intelligent man) on the basis of truthfulness, knowledge (specific and general) and faith in the transcendental service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p8">4. Amongst the secondary objects of the League, it shall undertake the following items:-</p>
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<p class="p28">(a) To revive the scientific system of social orders of classification in terms of intellect, martial spirit, productivity and common assistance generally known as the four castes with reference to qualifications and working order for the common cause of the world society.</p>
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<p class="p28">(b) To discourage as a matter of course the vitiated system of supremacy of a man over another man by the false prestige of birth right or vested interest.</p>
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<p class="p28">(c) To take charge of moral upliftment by spiritual process even for the criminal and prisoners of state and to accept all kinds of help and facilities from the public and Government concerned.</p>
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<p class="p28">(d) To help the begars and the destitudes by supplying food, cloth and occupation as also education on the spiritual lines and to accept all kinds of help and facilities from the public (indistinct…) </p>
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<p class="p8">must contribute to the funds of the League either as A, B or C class members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">29. With the construction of the buildings for running on an establishment of the League simultaneous construction of a temple of worship for Sree Vigraha as approved by the Executive Committee, shall immediately be taken up.</p>
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<p class="p8">30. The Sree Vigraha shall be installed and be served in respect of spiritual details (Archan) in consonance with the regulations of the Goswamins internally by the initiated members and externally by the non-initiated members. </p>
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<p class="p8">31. The Sree Vigraha shall be the proprietor of the establishment and the League be the permanent servitor.</p>
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<p class="p8">32. The Employees etc shall take part in the congregational Prayer meetings and they shall be supplied with Prasadam or the foodstuff offered to the Sree Vigraha.</p>
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<p class="p8">33) The employees shall be encouraged to attend lectures in the presence of the Sree Vigraha as the medium of teachings for spiritual upliftment as done by Lord Chaitanya through his philosophy of Achinta Vedaveda Tatwa.</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">CERTIFIED TO BE TRUE COPY</span></p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES</span></p>
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<p class="p20">RULES AND REGULATIONS</p>
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<p class="p36">1. The general body of the league will consist of members of the four orders of life namely (a) <span class="s2">Brahmacharins</span>, (b) <span class="s2">Grihasthas</span>, (c) <span class="s2">Vanaprasthas</span>, (d) <span class="s2">Sanyasins or Swamis</span>.</p>
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<p class="p36">2. The description of the above are as follows:-</p>
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<p class="p37">(a) <span class="s2">Brahmacharins</span>:-Unmarried scholars fully devoted to the service of Godhead (educational, social and preaching under discipline)</p>
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<p class="p37">(b) <span class="s2">Grihasthas</span>:-Married Householders living with family and devoted to the service of Godhead (educational etc).</p>
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<p class="p37">(c) <span class="s2">Vanaprasthas</span>:-Retired householders not living with family and devoted to the service of Godhead (educational).</p>
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<p class="p37">(d) <span class="s2">Sanyasins or Swamis</span>:-retired householders fully devoted to the service of Godhead without any worldly attachment.</p>
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<p class="p36">3. Any such member who is prepared to be initiated in the spiritual line by the President of the society will be required to have full control over</p>
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<p class="p37">(a) Illicit connection with women</p>
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<p class="p37">(b) Intoxicating habit</p>
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<p class="p37">(c) Unnecessary killing of animals.</p>
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<p class="p37">(d) Gambling and unnecessary sporting or recreation enterprises.</p>
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<p class="p36">4. The members will be of three classes defined as class A. B. and C in accordance with the membership fees paid.</p>
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<p class="p38">(a) Those who will contribute dollars 500/- or above per month will belong to the A class.</p>
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<p class="p38">(b) Those who will contribute 100/- dollars or above per month will belong to the B class.</p>
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<p class="p38">(c) Those who will contribute 10/- dollars or above per month will belong to the C class.</p>
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<p class="p38">(d) those who will contribute 10/-ten dollars yearly will be considered as sympathiser-member</p>
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<p class="p39">5. The Executive committee reserves the right to refuse to entertain any application for membership without assigning any reason for it.</p>
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<p class="p39">6. A member desiring to resign his membership must give notice in writing to the effect to the secretary in the office.</p>
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<p class="p39">7. Members failing to pay fees due or guilty of gross misconduct or found otherwise found undesirable, will be liable to have their names struck off from the register. All such cases will be dealt with by the executive committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">8. In suitable cases the executive committee may exempt any person from paying the membership fees inorder to be eligible as a member.</p>
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<p class="p8">9. The Executive Committee will consist not less than five and not more than twelve members.</p>
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<p class="p8">10. The initiated members of the society will be given preference to stand for election in the executive committee. All members of the subsequent executive committe shall obtain the approval of the then existing executive committee. The decision of the executive committee shall be final.</p>
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<p class="p8">11. The executive committee will be elected every year at a general meeting of the members of the society and shall consist of:-</p>
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<p class="p25">I. A President</p>
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<p class="p25">II. A Vice-President</p>
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<p class="p25">III. The Founder Secretary</p>
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<p class="p25">IV One third of the members nominated by the retiring executive committee.</p>
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<p class="p25">V. The rest to be elected by the members of the general body.</p>
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<p class="p8">12. The executive committee may fill up vacancy or vacancies and its number at any time at a meeting of the executive committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">13. The executive committee will select the President from amongst its members as soon as the committee is formed and before the committee proceeds with any other business. After the Founder Secretary retires from the Secretaryship the committee shall also elect a secretary. The first chance will be given to the assistant secretary.</p>
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<p class="p8">14. The executive committee at its last meeting or at any meeting held towards the end of office period, should decide as to the number of members that will form the next executive committee.</p>
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<p class="p8">15. The quorum of the meeting of the executive committee will consist of three members.</p>
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<p class="p8">16. Every constitutional member either A. B. or C. is entitled to one vote either in presence or in proxy at a general meeting held for election of the members of the executive committee or for any other purpose. </p>
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<p class="p8">17. The founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami shall nominate a suitable Personality to act as the President for the first year only.</p>
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<p class="p8">18. The President of the executive committee shall be President of any general meeting and in case of equality of votes in any meeting the President will have the casting vote.</p>
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<p class="p8">19. Without prejudice to the general power conferred upon the executive committee in these presents, the executive committee in these presents, the executive committee shall have the following powers, that is, powers</p>
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<p class="p40">(a) To get themselves registered as a corporate body.</p>
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<p class="p40">(b) To hold and dispose of property and to deal with all questions relating to property.</p>
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<p class="p40">(c) To institute and confer degrees titles and other works of honour.</p>
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<p class="p40">(d) To accept endowments and gifts of movable and immovable properties.</p>
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<p class="p40">(e) To form rules regulations and bye laws and make additions to and alterations in them.</p>
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<p class="p40">(f) To invest the funds of the League in a suitable manner.</p>
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<p class="p40">(g) To publish annual report and accounts.</p>
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<p class="p40">(h) To appoint committee, sub-committees or other bodies for some of its specific purposes and delegate any or some of these powers to any of these bodies.</p>
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<p class="p40">(i) To exercise general power of supercession in regard to all of the committees or sub-committees or other bodies as referred to in sub-clause (h) above.</p>
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<p class="p40">(j) To decide all matters relating to the appointment of fellow lecturers etc.</p>
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<p class="p40">(k) To give effect to the objects of the League in a suitable manner and do all acts and take all measures incidental thereof.</p>
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<p class="p40">(l) To co-opt additional members</p>
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<p class="p40">(m) To do anyother act as will in any way promote the best interest of the society.</p>
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<p class="p8">20. Subject to the supervision of the executive committee the business of the League shall be carried on by the secretary to be elected by its members.</p>
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<p class="p8">21. Sri A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami as Founder of the League shall become the first secretary of the League unless voluntarily resigns that office or is subject to removal on grounds of fraud, dishonesty determined by competent court.</p>
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<p class="p8">22. Subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee, secretary of the League is hereby appointed to be the Attorney of the League that is to say:-</p>
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<p class="p8">(a) To manage generally all concerns and the affairs of the League, to appoint and employ officers, servants and others for the purpose of the League and to remove or discharge them if required and allow to the persons so employed such salaries wages and remunerations as he may deem fit.</p>
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<p class="p8">(b) To open any banking account and operate to the same.</p>
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<p class="p8">(c) To sign, cheques, drafts, and other documents on behalf of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">(d) To purchase, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of absolutely or conditionally property for the purpose of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">(e) To sign and verify plaints, written statements, petitions, compromises, authorising legal practitioners to act on behalf of the League in all courts, civil, criminal or revenue.</p>
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<p class="p8">(f) To admit execution of documents executed by the League or attorney before any register of assurance or sub-register and conduct or defend any case before him or them.</p>
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<p class="p8">(g) To execute and do in the name of the League all such things and deeds as are necessary for the welfare of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">23. The secretary shall or may be sued and he will sue on behalf of the League as is required under section ( ) of the Societies Registration Act in U.S.A.</p>
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<p class="p8">24. Subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee the Secretary shall cause to keep proper accounts of all monies received and expended and the matter in respect of which such receipts and expenditure take place and assts, credits and liabilities of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">25. Every member is entitled have a copy of the balance sheet of the League after the annual account being closed if they so desired.</p>
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<p class="p8">26. The income and expenditure of the League whensoever derived shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">27. All civil and public activities such as running on business, educational or medical relief institutions or others that the League may undertake as the part of the League's programme of activity all such work must be conducted by the members of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">28. Employers, Directors and officers of the above institutions must contribute to the funds of the League either as A. B. or C. class members.</p>
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<p class="p8">29. With the construction of the buildings for running on an establishment of the League, simultaneous construction of a temple of worship for Samkirtan Movement as approved by the executive committee shall immediately taken up.</p>
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<p class="p8">30. The employees etc shall take part in the congregational prayers meetings and they shall be supplied with Prasadam.</p>
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<p class="p21">I propose to register a society incorporated in USA as per the memorandum of association and Rules and regulation enclosed beneath and any gentleman or lady who wishes to join the society, may kindly sign their names as follows:—</p>
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<p class="p8">(<i>table is formed here with the following 3 columns: </i>Name, Address, classification of membership)</p>
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<p class="p8">(<i>on the opposite side of this page the following is handwritten</i>:"The League of Devotees (Registered)"</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES</span></p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">SHRI RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE, 2439, CHHIPI WADA KALAN, DELHI-6,</span></p>
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<p class="p20">True Copy of</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES</span></p>
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<p class="p20">ACT XXI OF 1860</p>
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<p class="p20">No. 172 of 1953-1954.</p>
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<p class="p41"><br></p>
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<p class="p8"> I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA THE SECRETARY AND THE FOUNDER………. </p>
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<p class="p8">HAS THIS DAY BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT XXI OF 1860.</p>
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<p class="p8"> GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AT LUCKNOW THIS 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER ONE THOUSAND AND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE. REGISTRATION FEE RUPEES FIFTY ONLY.</p>
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<p class="p20">SD/G. BANERJI</p>
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<p class="p20">REGISTER OF JOINT STOCK COMPANY, U.P. LUCKNOW.</p>
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<p class="p20">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>
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<p class="p20">True copy of</p>
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<p class="p20">Government of india</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">OFFICE OF THE INCOME TAX OFFICER DISTT. IB-XIII New Delhi.</span></p>
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<p class="p20">New Delhi the 23 May 1961</p>
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<p class="p20">Central Revenues Buildings</p>
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<p class="p20">. B-XIII/exept/55. Indraprastha Marg New Delhi-1</p>
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<p class="p20">Name of the assessee:-THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEE</p>
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<p class="p20">DARYAGUNJ, Delhi.</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">Exemption certificate under sec 15-B request for</span>.</p>
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<p class="p8">On scrutiny of the case it appears The League Of Devotees [(R]egd) Daryagunj, Delhi, satisfies the conditions laid down in Section (indistinct) of the Indian Income Tax Act and hence donations made to the League (indistinct) are entitled to exemption under sec 15 B.</p>
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<p class="p8">It is further certified that the income of the league is exempt (indistinct) under section A(3) (1) of the Income Tax Act.</p>
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<p class="p20">Sd/A. C. Nanda</p>
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<p class="p20">Income Tax Officer</p>
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<p class="p20">B-XIII Dist. N. Delhi.</p>
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<p class="p8">D/23/5/61.</p>
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<p class="p8">Copy to the commission of Income Tax Delhi for Information.</p>
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<p class="p20"><span class="s2">PROGRMME</span></p>
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<p class="p34">1. Hari Kirtan. by Prof: Hukam Chand</p>
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<p class="p34">2. Founder Secretary's report of the League and explanation of the aims and objects.</p>
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<p class="p34">3. Presidential speech.</p>
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<p class="p34">4. Resolutions: Proposed by Rai Bahadur Narain Das</p>
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<p class="p34"> _________</p>
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<p class="p34">Supported by Rai Sahale Ram Savan Das</p>
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<p class="p34">5. Names of Preliminary Committees members announced.</p>
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<p class="p34">6. Miscellaneous.</p>
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<p class="p34">7. Thanks to the President.</p>
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<p class="p34">8. Hari kirtan. by Prof: Hukam Chand</p>
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<p class="p34">9. Distribution of Prasad.</p>
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<p class="p20">RESOLUTIONS</p>
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<p class="p34">We the citizens of Delhi resolve in the public meeting (Dated 22-12-55 at Birla Mandir) that:-</p>
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<p class="p34">1. The aims and objects of the Registered association of the League of Devotees be given all support for propagation of the direct spiritual cult of Bhagwat Geeta, scientifically and under organised management.</p>
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<p class="p34">2. Mahatma Gandhi the father of the Indian nation made Bhagwat Geeta as the source of his spiritual realisation. The Indian Govt. Ministry of Education, sometime in Feb., 1950 invited suggestion from the friends of Gandhi for a plan of work for world peace on Gandhian principles. Shri A. C. Bhaktivedanta submitted a suggestion and it was approved by the Ministry of Education.</p>
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<p class="p34">Now we think that the aims and objects of the League of Devotees do corroborate with the above objects and therefore request the central Govt. to give all support to this useful educational movement of culture.</p>
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<p class="p21"> 3. That a committee of the following gentlemen namely:-</p>
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<p class="p25">(1) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(2) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(3) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(4) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(5) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(6) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(7) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(8) (indistinct) </p>
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<p class="p25">(9) </p>
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<p class="p25">(10) </p>
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<p class="p25">(11) </p>
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<p class="p25">(12) </p>
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<p class="p8">be at once formed for conducting the missionary and educational activities of the League.</p>
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<p class="p8">4. Shri A. C. Bhaktivedanta the Founder Secretary of the League empowered herewith to organise another meeting of this nature in the Modern School area, presided over by some minister of the Government.</p>
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<p class="p8">We request herewith Hon. Pandit Govinda Ballav Pant to preside over the next meeting.</p>
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<p class="p4"><br></p>
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<p class="p20">True Copy</p>
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<p class="p20">No. 898/15642 dated at Lucknow 11-9-53.</p>
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<p class="p20"><b>U. P. Govt. Emblem and Seal.</b></p>
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<p class="p20"><b>CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES</b>.</p>
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<p class="p20">ACT XXI OF 1860.</p>
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<p class="p20">-----------</p>
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<p class="p20"><b>No. 172 of 1953-1954</b>.</p>
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<p class="p20">I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES………. has this day been registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.</p>
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<p class="p33"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">Given under my hand at Lucknow this 10th day of September One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three. Registration fee Rs. 50 only.</p>
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<p class="p41"><br></p>
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<p class="p20">Sd./L. Banerji</p>
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<p class="p20">Register Of Joint Stock Companies</p>
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<p class="p20">U.P. Lucknow.</p>
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<p class="p34">To</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri A. C. Bhaktivedanta</p>
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<p class="p34">The Secretary and Founder.</p>
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<p class="p34">Canning Road, Allahabad.</p>
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<p class="p20">True Copy</p>
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<p class="p20">Central Govt.</p>
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<p class="p20">Emblem.</p>
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<p class="p20">GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.</p>
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<p class="p20"><b>OFFICE OF THE INCOME TAX OFFICER</b></p>
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<p class="p20">Dist. B-XIII New Delhi</p>
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<p class="p34">No. B-XIII/exemp/55.</p>
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<p class="p20">New Delhi</p>
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<p class="p20">23 May 1961</p>
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<p class="p20">Central Revenues Bldgs</p>
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<p class="p20">Indraprastha Marg New Delhi</p>
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<p class="p33"><br></p>
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<p class="p20">EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE</p>
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<p class="p20"><b>Under Sec. 15-B, request for.</b></p>
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<p class="p33"><br></p>
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<p class="p8">On enquiry of the case it appears that THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES (Regd) Daryagunj, Delhi, satisfies the conditions laid down in Section 15B of the Indian Income Tax Act and <b><i>hence donations made to the League are entitled to exemption under sec 15 B.</i></b></p>
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<p class="p8">It is further certified that the income of the League is exempt under section 4(3) (1) of the Income-tax Act.</p>
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<p class="p20">Sd/A. C. Nanda</p>
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<p class="p20">Income Tax Officer</p>
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<p class="p20">B-XIII Dist. N. Delhi.</p>
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<p class="p8">Dt.23.5.61.</p>
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<p class="p8">Copy to the commission of Income Tax Delhi for information.</p>
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<p class="p20">Sd/A. C. Nanda</p>
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<p class="p20">I.T.O.</p>
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<p class="p20"><b>Founder Secretary Tridandi Goswami A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swamiji Maharaj</b></p>
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<p class="p20"><b>THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES</b></p>
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<p class="p20">(<i>Registered under Societies Act XXI of 1860</i>)</p>
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<p class="p20">A Cultural and Educational Institution for Saving the Human Being from Victimisation by Risky Godless Civilisation.</p>
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<p class="p20">______________________________________________________________</p>
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<p class="p31"><i>Hd. Qtr.</i> <b>Sebakunj, Vrindaban</b> <i>Publicity Centre</i>: <b>2439, Chhipiwada Kalan, P.O. Box No. 1846, Delhi-6. (India)</b> March 31, 1963</p>
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<p class="p41"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">Dear Brother,</p>
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<p class="p34">I am just addressing you this letter because you are my eternal brother. Not only you but also every living being in whatsoever form it may be, is spiritually my brother on account of all living entities becoming the sons of the same <i>Father</i> whom we may call the Almighty God. This eternal brotherhood of living beings, is now forgotten on account of our being long disassociated from the relation of God.</p>
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<p class="p34">The human being is distinct from all other living beings on account of developed consciousness. This developed consciousness is not meant for misusing it in the matter of sense gratification like the hogs and dogs. This developed consciousness has to be properly utilised for preparing ourselves being transferred to the region of eternal sky (<i>Sanatan Prakriti</i>) and thus being settled up in one of the eternal planets there called by the name <i>Vaikuntha</i> or the kingdom of God. Please read about it in the <b>Easy Journey to Other Planets</b> in more detail.</p>
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<p class="p34">The temporary sky in which we are now situated is a fractional covered portion of the whole eternal sky as much as a portion of our experienced sky is covered by the walls of an earthen pot. The original sky is unlimited but the sky within this universe within the pot is limited.</p>
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<p class="p34">This covered portion of the eternal sky is called material cosmos; and this is compared with the sky of rainy season covered by monsoon clouds. The rainy season comes and goes away but the sky remains the same. Similarly the covered portion of the material sky, with its seasonal manifestations, is created at certain intervals, maintained for sometime and again liquidated in due course. That is the way of everything material.</p>
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<p class="p34">We living beings in all the planets within this material sky, and now conditioned souls. We may travel in the interplanetary system up and down by the help of <i>Sputniks</i> or otherwise, but nowhere within this material sky we can be free from material contaminations namely the pangs of birth, the pangs of death, the pangs of oldage and the pangs of diseases. There is no gain by interplanetary travel up to the topmost one but the highest achievement is obtained by intercepting the sevenfold covering of the universe and penetrating into the effulgent spiritual sky where everything is permanent. This world is full of miseries up and down and the human form of life is meant for getting out of them. If we can, however transfer ourselves to the eternal sky out of the covered material sky by practice of <i>Yoga</i> (<i>Bhaktiyoga</i>) easily pliable by all human being individually at home without any disturbance to our present occupational duties, then we can surely get eternal life, complete knowledge and full bliss atmosphere by transferring ourselves in one of the planets in the eternal sky.</p>
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<p class="p34">This is a novel information and interesting science unknown to the materially advanced world. <b>But for your own interest you can become a member of the League and thus be an expert in this great science.</b> The door is open for every one. It is a cultural association and you will be immensely benefited by its intimate contact from any corner of the globe. Please therefore become a member. This is the goal of human life; do not miss the chance.</p>
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<p class="p34">Thanking you in anticipation,</p>
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<p class="p42">Yours affectionately,</p>
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<p class="p34">Enclosures—</p>
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<p class="p42">(A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami)</p>
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<p class="p43"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">List of active supporters (partial list)</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Hanuman Prasad Poddar</p>
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<p class="p34">Dalmia Jain Trust.</p>
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<p class="p34">Messrs K. C. Raj & Co.</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Hanaraj Gupta</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Hitsaran Sharma</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri D. R. Gupta</p>
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<p class="p34">Principal Maniram Sharma</p>
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<p class="p34">M/s Bhanamall Gulzarilal</p>
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<p class="p34">Kaviraj B. N. Sarkar</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Bhagwadas Chopra</p>
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<p class="p34">M/s Briddichand Girdharilal</p>
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<p class="p34">Dr. Hansraj Kapoor</p>
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<p class="p34">Dr. G. N. Vyas</p>
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<p class="p34">Dr. Gopinath Agarwala</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Badridas Bankeyial</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Mathura Prasad Agarwala</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Manekial Ramnarayan</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Hiralal Bhagwati</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Jasawantlal Bogilal</p>
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<p class="p34">Seth Ramanlal Shah</p>
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<p class="p34">Seth Babubhai Choksi</p>
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<p class="p34">Seth Ramanlal Patel</p>
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<p class="p34">Sir Shankarlal Charity Trust</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Subodkumar Kapoor</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Moolchand Bugaria</p>
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<p class="p34">Pandit Kanahyalal Punj</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Babulal Misra</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Narendrajit Singh</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri P. K. Talwar (Kakaji)</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Kishore Dharamsey Khatsu</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Brijrattan S. Mohatta</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Chiranjilad Loyalka</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Gordhandas Bhagwadas</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri D. M. Dessai</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri A. C. Ramalingam</p>
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<p class="p34">Dr. Biswambharnath Bhaila</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Lalitchandra D. Nanji</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Mathura Mohan De.</p>
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<p class="p34">Sri Kansi Ram Etc.</p>
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<p class="p41"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">Membership fees.</p>
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<p class="p34">A—Patrons: Rs. 500/- per month</p>
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<p class="p34">B—Governing Rs. 100/- per month</p>
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<p class="p34">C—Constitutional Rs. 10/- per month</p>
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<p class="p34">D—Sympathiser Rs. 10/- per year.</p>
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<p class="p41"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">Please read regularly BACK TO GODHEAD published fortnightly. (Free for members) Please ask for the Prospectus. Copies of their Memorandum and Rules and Regulations are supplied to members.</p>
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<p class="p7">Degree of "Bhakti Shastry" </p>
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<p class="p44">ALL GLORY TO SREE SREE GURU AND GOURANGA</p>
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<p class="p44">Prospectus</p>
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<p class="p44">The League of Devotees</p>
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<p class="p44">(Incorporated under Societies Registration Act.)</p>
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<p class="p44">(<i>Hindi</i>)</p>
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<p class="p44">Registered office</p>
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<p class="p44">BHARATI BHAWAN</p>
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<p class="p44">ANTIYA TAL, SIPRI ROAD,</p>
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<p class="p44">JHANSI.</p>
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<p class="p41"><br></p>
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<p class="p44">The League of Devotees</p>
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<p class="p44">Prospectus</p>
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<p class="p45"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">The purpose of establishing an association like 'The League of Devotees' (<span class="s3"><i>Devanagari</i> text)</span> on the wish of Om Vishnupada Paramhansa 108 Sree Sreemat Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswatee Goswami Maharaja and Thakur Bhakti Vinode of Navadwipa (W. Bengal) is keenly felt a necessary enterprise on the face of the present world situation with special reference to the degraded and distressed condition of the human being.</p>
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<p class="p34">The human being in general has forgotten his real purpose of life, being too much attracted by the External Energy of the Absolute Truth and as such he is enamoured with the beauty of material Nature without any consideration of his spiritual identity.</p>
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<p class="p34">This forgetfulness has begun from a time immemorial and from that time immemorial the living entity is transmigrating from one form of body to another by a gradual process of evolution. When he attains the boon of human from of life his consciousness is enlightened and developed so much so that he can know himself, this Cosmic World and the ABSOLUTE TRUTH.</p>
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<p class="p34">In the lives other than the human being, the consciousness of the living entity is enwrapped with grossest type of materialism and as such living entities, in that state of existence do not know anything beyond the prime necessities of animal life namely Eating, Sleeping, Fearing and Sense-gratifying.</p>
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<p class="p34">Human form of life is therefore obtained after a struggle for existence by millions and millions of transmigrating evolutions and the purpose of this life must not therefore be spoiled in such engagements of animal life as simply by Eating, Sleeping, Fearing and Sense-gratifying.</p>
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<p class="p34">The modern trend of human civilisation is supposed to be a polished type of animal life. It has improved the method of eating by discovering varieties of palatable dishes. It has improved the method of sleeping by constructing massive and attractive palatial buildings and resting places, provided with well furnished coaches and sleeping bed-steads.</p>
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<p class="p34">It has improved the quality of Fearing by various defence measures which are exacting more than 50% of human energy with the ultimate result that it has invented the Atom Bomb which facilitates the dying process of human being. None of the scientific discoveries can save the man from the cruel hands of death. It has improved in the method of sense-gratification by inventing cino-metographic pictures, phono-graphic sounds, wireless-radios, horse less carriages and similar other illusory things on the one hand. One the other hand it has improved the dressing method of the fair-sex which gratifies the sense-enjoyment lust of human being. The market is full with the advertisements of pictures of beautiful woman for selling such sense-gratifying articles as varieties of Toilets, Jewelleries, Sarees, Medicines contraceptives and similar other materials. And to maintain this animal type of civilisation for the benefit of a handful men of demoniac principles ninety-five percent people of the human race is chained up to become victims of this wrong type of civilisation, devoid of spiritual value.</p>
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<p class="p34">There is no peace even now in the villagers life because the innocent villagers are also being attracted by the glamour of the polished type of animal civilisation and that also for the benefit of 5 per cent contending polished demons. As such 95% of the innocent human being is suffering from the pangs of this animal civilisation.</p>
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<p class="p34">The League of Devotees (<span class="s3"><i>Devanagari</i> text)</span> stands to protect both this 5% polished demons as well as the 95% innocent victims for real freedom and blessed life. It does not propose to stop the animal necessities of life namely: Eating, Sleeping Fearing and Sense-gratifying processes, but it proposes to check the one-sided imbalance of life without consideration of spiritual value.</p>
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<p class="p34">Life is after all Spirit and upon the Spiritual foundation subtle matters like intelligence and mind and gross matters like the material encagement of body have developed according to one's desire and inclination (the law of Karma). This desire and inclination has overpowered the spirit soul in such a manner, that it cannot get rid of the influence of the External Energy of the Absolute Truth by its own effort without enlightenment.</p>
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<p class="p34">It is a mistake to identify spirit-soul either with the gross matters (earth, water, fire, air and sky) or, with the subtle matter (mind, intelligence and ego) because both of them are produced of the External Energy of Godhead. Living entity being the Product of Spiritual Divine Nature or internal Energy of Godhead, Spirit-Soul or living entity is qualitatively equivalent with Godhead. It is not therefore possible to manufacture such living being in the laboratory of material science.</p>
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<p class="p34">We need now to open a laboratory of spiritual science research in the Divine Nature of living entity can be made and thereby ascertain the real necessities of the spirit soul, which governs the material world. This can be evolved for the peace and prosperity of the living being who is in essence Spirit and not matter. Let us now find out the Divine Nature of living entity.</p>
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<p class="p34">The process of manipulating such spiritual laboratory to make research in the Divine Nature of living being is clearly defined in the Bhagwat Geeta and its practical demonstrator is Lord Chaitanya.</p>
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<p class="p34">The League of Devotees (<span class="s3"><i>Devanagari</i> text)</span> wants to bring in practical use, these two big transcendental Subjects in prominence for the benefit of human society at large. The League of Devotees (<span class="s3"><i>Devanagari</i> text)</span> considers, on the authority of Bhagwat Geeta, every living being as part and parcel of Godhead. Every living being is impregnated by Godhead Himself in the womb of mother material Nature and thus it becomes possible to see the different living entities born in the material world. Every living being is therefore a Divine child of the Almighty Father and all of them, never mind in whatsoever from they may be, our Divine brothers in the kingdom of God.</p>
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<p class="p34">Having forgotten that transcendental relation (eternally fixed up), the living entity is struggling for existence in the material world bewildered with the result that in every step of life he is baffled in his attempt to become a happy creature. He does not know that such material attempt for existence, will never be successful, and it is only by Divine attempt that one can eternally be free from the bondage of birth death and insufficiency.</p>
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<p class="p34">The human form of life is a chance to realise this fact. The human being now must therefore try to know his relation with the Absolute Truth. He must now learn to spend up his energy in accordance with that eternal relation and ultimately must attain to the highest perfection of life by achieving the spontaneous love of Godhead. The present state of perverted love for material products is only sense-gratification but spontaneous love of Godhead is real transcendental existence. Such love of Godhead can bring in real happiness for the human being. If the human being wastes the opportunity of the human form of life, he is sure to go down again in the cycle of animal evolutionary process in search of false material happiness.</p>
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<p class="p34">The League of Devotees (<span class="s3"><i>Devanagari</i> text)</span> therefore stands to save the human being at large from going down again in the cycle of animal life and wants to raise him to the position of transcendental loving servitor of Godhead which is his eternal birthright as he is the Divine child of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p34">The League of Devotees (<span class="s3"><i>Devanagari</i> text)</span> after deliberate consideration of authoritative scriptures for Spiritual science has put forward the following aims and objects in view for the society.</p>
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<p class="p46">(a) To propagate spiritual knowledge systematically for checking the imbalance of life, to the whole race of India and the world over, with a view to educate the people in general in the techniques of spiritual life as the basis for balanced psychic and biological developments of the human race and thereby achieve real unity and peace of the contending elements of the present world.</p>
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<p class="p46">(b) To build up a social structure on the foundation of spiritual progress and establishment of peace and amity between man and man throughout the whole world.</p>
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<p class="p46">(c) To propagate the sense of Godhead (who is one and the Absolute, who is the fountain-head of all opulence, all powers, all fame, all beauty, all knowledge and all indifference. Who is the Creator of everything that is visible and not-visible in the manifested world or beyond, who is therefore the Original protector and Enjoyer of everything that be) everywhere in the greater society of human race.</p>
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<p class="p46">(d) To bring together members individually to one another and nearer to Godhead who is the Prime Entity and the individual souls are infinitesimal entities and humanity at large that individual souls being part and parcels in quality of Godhead the Absolute whole, they (the individual souls) are meant for the satisfaction of the Supreme Soul Godhead as it is revealed in the scriptures.</p>
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<p class="p46">(e) To save man individually from the system of chained victimization by the trend of modern civilization of false sentiments so that man may again be a free soul to act and live freely, an inspired life with spiritual vision. This is possible by individual spiritual initiation through the proper channel when a man can see everything in Godhead and Godhead in everything.</p>
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<p class="p46">(f) To imbibe and develop in the mind of the individual soul the all attractive Personality of Godhead (Shree Krishna) in His Primeval and Eternal Form as He has revealed Himself in His own words the Bhagwat Geeta. He Has to be known all over the world in the manner as revealed by Lord Chaitanya who practically demonstrated the transcendental process of approaching the Absolute Godhead by his acts of Congregational Chanting of the holy Name of Godhead. There is nothing in the teachings of Lord Chaitanya which is not intelligible by human reasonings or is against any religious feeling accepted by the civilized society of the world.</p>
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<p class="p46">(g) To prove it practically by active work and preaching that Shree Krishna is the only Enjoyer of all the outcome of everyone's sacrifice, penance, meditation, arts, culture, science, because He is the Supreme Proprietor of the whole Universe, and Eternal Friend of every body. Real peace is possible to be attained when this is realised in fact. Such supramundane state of existence is called Divine Life. This supramental state of Divine life is described in the "<i>Ishoponishad</i>" <span class="s3">[1]</span> as follows:—</p>
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<p class="p47">"<i>Ishabashyamidam Sarbam</i></p>
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<p class="p47"><i>Jatkinchit Jagatyam Jagat</i></p>
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<p class="p47"><i>Tenataktena Bhunjitha</i></p>
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<p class="p47"><i>Magridha Kashyachit Dhanam.</i></p>
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<p class="p46">(h) To propagate and realise the highest Truth as revealed by Lord Chaitanya through His Philosophy known as "<i>Achinta Vedaveda Tatwa</i>" (everything simultaneously one and different from the Absolute Truth) and other allied books of knowledge as revealed by the six authorised desciple Goswamins, headed by Sreela Rupa and Sreela Sanatana.</p>
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<p class="p46">(i) To re-excavate and/or reclaim the holy places of transcendental Pastimes of the Personality of Godhead Shree Krishna, as well as the places where his devotees flourished including the various temples of worship.</p>
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<p class="p46">(j) To prepare the ground work of spiritual atmosphere for the people in general by <i>Samkirtan</i> movement as it is recommended in the scriptures and as propounded by the Father of the "<i>Samkirtan</i>" movement Lord Chaitanya.</p>
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<p class="p46">(k) To undertake civic enterprises which do not come in conflict with the ideals and missions of the 'League' with all the principles in view.</p>
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<p class="p46">(l) To arrange lectures and discourses by eminent devotees for the benefit of the members of the 'League' and send missionary for this purpose in all parts of the world to recruit members of the 'League'.</p>
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<p class="p46">(m) To open free mail services to advise by post in respect of enquiries made to the 'League' on spiritual subjects.</p>
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<p class="p46">(n) To make the 'League' an international organisation for spiritual development through education and culture, also by recruiting members of the 'League' from all nationalities.</p>
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<p class="p46">(o) To revoke the quality of goodness particularly (<i>Satwaguna</i>) in every member of the 'League' individually by the process of Spiritual initiation (Diksha) by establishing him in the status of a qualified <i>Brahmin</i> (good and intellectual man) on the basis of truthfulness, forgiveness, equality, tolerance, education, purity, knowledge (specific and general) and faith in the transcendental service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p46">(p) To accept membership of all orders of life namely:</p>
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<p class="p48">(i) Brahmachari i.e. unmarried scholars fully devoted to the service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p48">(ii) Grihasthas i.e. married householders living with family and devoted to the service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p48">(iii) Banapasthas i.e. retired householders not living with family but devoted to the service of Godhead.</p>
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<p class="p48">(iv) And Sanyasis or Tyagis i.e. Retired householders fully renounced to the service of Godhead without any family attachment.</p>
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<p class="p48">(q) To initiate members in the rules of the Goswamins above mentioned by controlling over (i) illegitimate connections with woman (ii) intoxicating habit (iii) diets regulated with vegetable dishes (iv) gambling, unnecessary sporting or recreation enterprises.</p>
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<p class="p34">'The League of Devotees' invites every individual member of the human society to become a constituent member of the Society and learn there of the Spiritual techniques in perfect order. The 'Bhagwat Geeta' is recognised all over the world. This great book of knowledge is the basis of Spiritual techniques. The League of Devotees requests all people of the world to make a sincere study of this book of knowledge without malafide interpretations and learn from it about our Divine relation with the Personality of Godhead. God is Great is known to all. But he is so great that it is impossible for the tiny brain of the living being to have a clear conception of Godhead as He is. Therefore, to attempt to know God and His huge affairs of diverse Energy by dint of our own knowledge acquired by imperfect senses of limited potency, is always a futile attempt. If we want to know God and our eternal Divine relation with Him, we must know it from Godhead Himself as He reveals Himself in the Bhagwat Geeta. Let us not misunderstand this Great Book of spiritual significance by our imperfect empiric knowledge, but let us learn it from Him alone or, from His Devotee recognised by Him.</p>
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<p class="p34">The League of Devotees will give all help to you by personal touch by literature, by instruction and by correspondence. Do not leave the opportunity. Make your life perfect by contacting our relation. So far payment is concerned it is immaterial. If you are unable to pay the membership fees still The League of Devotees will not deny its utmost services unto you, because The League of Devotees is pledged to serve the Supreme will of Godhead and by faith it stands to serve you at least for bringing you nearer to Godhead. But if you are able to pay do not try to avoid the membership fee. Every pie paid to this institution is engaged in transcendental service of Godhead and it is our duty to engage our life, money, intelligence and words in the transcendental loving service of Godhead if we want at all to realise God and thereby to make a perfection of this human form of life.</p>
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<p class="p34">In conclusion it may be said that the aims and objects of the institution "The League of Divotees" are not manmade ideologies but they are picked up from the original treasure house of India's spiritual culture attained by the great Rishis and Acharyas who transcended the conditional stage of existence and such spiritual exprince is recorded in Sanskrit language. As such it is now necessary that men of culture all over the world may learn and read <i>Sanskrit</i> language the mother of all other languages of the Aryan stock. The League of Devotees therefore will maintain a Sanskrit academy and a degree College specially for the purpose of disseminating the benefit of this great language to all. Scholars from all countries will be welcome to remain as inmate of the institution if they agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the institution. There is scope for admitting free students also by special arrangement.</p>
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<p class="p34">After political independence of India, the state language should have been made Sanskrit but it has not been so. Formerly though <i>Sanskrit</i> language was not known to the general mass of people in India still the written language of India was Sanskrit. As a result of this there was a strong sense of cultural unity of the ruling classes i.e. the Brahmin & the Chhatriya who were followed by the Vaishyas & Sudras. The spoken languages of India was as usual always different over district after district but due to the cultural unity of the people through the written <i>Sanskrit </i>language there was no question of Provincial or other narrow rivalries. If Sanskrit language is therefore made again the written language of India the cultural unity of India will not only be more Strengthened than ever but also it will be participated by the enlightened people of the world. The League of Devotees aims at this perfection for its objective of spiritual and cultural advancement.</p>
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<p class="p44">OM TAT SAT</p>
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<p class="p44">Abhay Charanararvindo Bhaktivedanta</p>
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<p class="p44">Founder & Secretary.</p>
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<p class="p45"><br></p>
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<p class="p34">Dated at Jhansi the day of Aukshoya Tritiya the 16th. May 1953.</p>
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<p class="p44">__________________________________________________</p>
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<p class="p49"><i>Printed by—Sharda Prasad at the <br>
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</i><span class="s4"><i>DESH SEWA PRESS ALLAHABAD</i></span></p>
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<p class="p44">Hindhustan Times Delhi 22/12/55</p>
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<p class="p44">League of Devotees (Delhi Section) Meeting Mr. H. N. Agarwal to preside. Birla Mandir 5-30pm.</p>
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<p class="p45"><br></p>
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<p class="p45"><br></p>
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<p class="p44">From:The League of Devotees (Teg. Under act No. xxi of 1860.)</p>
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<p class="p44">A Cultural association for spiritual education and Missionary activities.</p>
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<p class="p34">To</p>
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<p class="p34">Dear Sir,</p>
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<p class="p34">A public preliminary meeting of the citizens of Delhi will be held under the auspices of the above League, to discuss the aims and objects of it aiming at the very important educational activities for spiritual upliftment of the human society at large.</p>
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<p class="p34">The matter is so important that it cannot be set aside to be managed by non-regulated Sadhus and Sanyasins at the cost of social and moral degradation, but it has to be taken care of by all respectable heads of the society for an organised and scientific missionary activity.</p>
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<p class="p34">By the grace of the Almighty-Delhi is becoming by gradual process the centre of cultural association of the world and it is the need of the time that India's spiritual resources be taped under an organised movement as it is inculcated in the Bhagwat Geeta with an aim to broadcast the message throughout the world scientifically under organised management.</p>
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<p class="p34">The first meeting will be presided over by SHRI R. M. AGGARWAL President of the Delhi Municipal Committee.</p>
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<p class="p34">It will be held at the palatial buildings of the L. N. GIRDHARILAL </p>
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<p class="p44"><span class="s2">K. U. Higher Secondary School, Bag Dewar, Delhi on the 22nd December 1955</span></p>
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<p class="p44"><span class="s2">at 5/30 P. M. Sharp</span>.</p>
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<p class="p44">Convenors.</p>
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<p class="p34">(Signatures in Bengali and English)</p>
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<p class="p50"><br></p>
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<p class="p5">LD 8: Certificate of Incorporation of ISKCON, July 13, 1966</p>
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<p class="p6"><b>CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION<br>
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OF<br>
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INC.</b></p>
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<p class="p51">(Pursuant to the Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York)</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">We, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York, do hereby make, subscribe and acknowledge this certificate as follows:</p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">FIRST:</span> The name of the corporation shall be INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INC.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">SECOND:</span> The purposes for which the corporation is organized are:</p>
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<p class="p51">(a) 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.</p>
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<p class="p51">(b) To propagate a consciousness of Krishna as it is revealed in the Bhagawat Gita and Srimad Bhagawatam.</p>
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<p class="p51">(c) 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).</p>
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<p class="p51">(d), To teach and encourage the Samkirtan movement congregational chanting of the holy name of God as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.</p>
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<p class="p51">To erect for the members, and for society at large, a holy place of transcendental pastimes, dedicated to the personality of Krishna.</p>
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<p class="p51">(f) To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler and more natural way of life.</p>
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<p class="p51">(g) With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals, magazines, books and other writings.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">THIRD:</span> The corporation shall have the power, either directly or indirectly, either alone or in conjunction or cooperation with others, to do any and all lawful acts and things and to engage in any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, useful, suitable, desirable, or proper for the furtherance, accomplishment, fostering, or attainment of any or all of the purposes for which the corporation is organized, and to aid or assist other organizations whose activities are such as to further, accomplish, foster, or attain any of such purposes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the corporation shall exercise only such powers as are in furtherance of the exempt purposes of organizations set forth in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and its Regulations as the same now exist or as they may be hereafter amended from time to time.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">FOURTH:</span> The corporation is not organized for profit, and no part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, no member shall be entitled to any distribution or division of its remaining property or its proceeds, and the balance of all money and other property received by the corporation from any source, after the payment of all debts and obligations of the corporation, shall be used or distributed, subject to the order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York as provided by law, exclusively for purposes within those set forth in Article SECOND of this certificate and within the intendment of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and its Regulations as the same now exist or as they may be hereafter amended from time to time.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">FIFTH:</span> The operations of the corporation are to be conducted principally within the State of New York.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">SIXTH:</span> The principal place of worship of this Society is intended to be located at No. 26 Second Avenue in the City, County and State of New York.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">SEVENTH:</span> The number of trustees of the Society shall be nine.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">EIGHTH:</span> The names and addresses of the trustees until the first annual meeting of the corporation are as follows:</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">NAME ADDRESS</p>
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<p class="p51">MICHAEL GRANT 110 Bowery, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p51">JAN OSLUND 110 Bowery, New York,.N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p51">JAMES S. GREENE 324 East 6th Street, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">The names and addresses of the trustees until the second annual meeting of the corporation are as follows:</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">NAME ADDRESS</p>
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<p class="p51">PAUL GARDINER 38 East 76th Street, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p51">DONALD W. CHAPDELAINE 26 Second Avenue, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p51">RAYMOND MARAIS 26 Second Avenue, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">The names and addresses of the trustees until the third annual meeting of the corporation are as follows:</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">NAME ADDRESS</p>
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<p class="p51">KARL YEARGENS 218 Centre Street, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p51">RAPHAEL BALSAM 26 Second Avenue, New York, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p51">ROBERT LEFKOWITZ 1847 49th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">NINTH:</span> The first annual meeting for the annual election of trustees shall be held on July 6, 1967, at 7:00 P.M. at No. 26 Second Avenue, in the City, County and State of New York.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">TENTH:</span> The matters set forth in paragraphs <span class="s2">FIRST</span> through <span class="s2">EIGHTH</span> of this certificate were determined at a meeting held for that purpose pursuant to Section 192 of the Religious Corporation Law on July 6, 1966 at No. 26 Second Avenue in the City, County and State of New York. Said meeting was held pursuant to due written notice as provided in Section 191 of the Religious Corporation Law.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51"><span class="s2">ELEVENTH:</span> All of the subscribers to this certificate are of full age and all are members in good and regular standing of the church seeking incorporation through the filing of this certificate by admission with full membership therein in accordance with the rules and regulations thereof.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have made, subscribed, and acknowledged this certificate of incorporation this 13<span class="s5">th</span> day of July, 1966.</p>
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<p class="p51">[signed:] A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Carol Bekar, Raymond Marais</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">STATE OF NEW 'YORK) SS:</p>
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<p class="p51">COUNTY OF NEW YORK)</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">On the 13th day of July, 1966 before me personally came A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA, SWAMI, RAYMOND MARAIS and CAROL BEKAR to me known and known to me to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing certificate of incorporation and they severally acknowledged to me that they severally executed the same.</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">STEVEN J. GOLDSMITH</p>
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<p class="p51"><b>NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF NEW YORK</b></p>
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<p class="p51"><b>NO. 81-1489875</b></p>
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<p class="p51"><b>Qualified in New York County</b></p>
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<p class="p51"><b>Commission Expires March 30, 1967</b></p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">STATE OF NEW YORK )</p>
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<p class="p51">SS:</p>
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<p class="p51">COUNTY OF NEW YORK )</p>
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<p class="p52"><br></p>
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<p class="p51">STEVEN J. GOLDSMITH, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he maintains an office for the practice of law at Two Park Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York; that he is the attorney for the subscribers to the annexed certificate of incorporation of INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INC.; that he has made diligent search of the records of the Clerk of the County of New York, and as revealed by such search, that no prior corporation with the same or similar name as INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INC. has filed a certificate of incorporation in New York County. [handwritten:] The undersigned affirms this made under penalty of perjury.</p>
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<p class="p51">[signed:] Steven J. Goldsmith</p>
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