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Tamal Krishna Goswami

Tamal  Krishna Goswami has served on ISKCON's Governing Body Commission since its inception in 1970.  In January 1972, he accepted the renounced order of life (sannyasa) from his spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Jaipur, India.  He served as ISKCON's first GBC Secretary for India from 1970-74 and was appointed trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, responsible for U.S. sales.  In 1977, he served as Srila Prabhupada's last personal secretary.  Since that time, he has served as the GBC Secretary for Texas and a large number of countries in the Orient.  He is currently pursuing a full-time course of study at Southern Methodist University.  His publications include: Reason and Belief: Problem-solving in the Philosophy of Religion (Pundits Press, 1997); Yoga for the 21^st Century (1991); Prabhupada Antya-lila: The final Pastimes of Srila Prabhupada (Washington, D.C.: Institute for Vaishnava Studies, 1988); Jagannatha-Priya-Natakam: The Drama of Lord Jagannatha (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bhaktivedanta Institute of Religion and Culture, 1985); and Servant of the Servant (Hong Kong: BBT, 1984).

 

The Perils of Succession Heresies of Authority and Continuity In the Hare Krishna Movement

Cults and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001

International Cultic Studies Association  
Profile

Tamal Krishna Goswami

Tamal  Krishna Goswami has served on ISKCON's Governing Body Commission since its inception in 1970.  In January 1972, he accepted the renounced order of life (sannyasa) from his spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Jaipur, India.  He served as ISKCON's first GBC Secretary for India from 1970-74 and was appointed trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, responsible for U.S. sales.  In 1977, he served as Srila Prabhupada's last personal secretary.  Since that time, he has served as the GBC Secretary for Texas and a large number of countries in the Orient.  He is currently pursuing a full-time course of study at Southern Methodist University.  His publications include: Reason and Belief: Problem-solving in the Philosophy of Religion (Pundits Press, 1997); Yoga for the 21^st Century (1991); Prabhupada Antya-lila: The final Pastimes of Srila Prabhupada (Washington, D.C.: Institute for Vaishnava Studies, 1988); Jagannatha-Priya-Natakam: The Drama of Lord Jagannatha (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bhaktivedanta Institute of Religion and Culture, 1985); and Servant of the Servant (Hong Kong: BBT, 1984).

 

The Perils of Succession Heresies of Authority and Continuity In the Hare Krishna Movement

Cults and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001

International Cultic Studies Association  
Profile

Tamal Krishna Goswami

Tamal  Krishna Goswami has served on ISKCON's Governing Body Commission since its inception in 1970.  In January 1972, he accepted the renounced order of life (sannyasa) from his spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Jaipur, India.  He served as ISKCON's first GBC Secretary for India from 1970-74 and was appointed trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, responsible for U.S. sales.  In 1977, he served as Srila Prabhupada's last personal secretary.  Since that time, he has served as the GBC Secretary for Texas and a large number of countries in the Orient.  He is currently pursuing a full-time course of study at Southern Methodist University.  His publications include: Reason and Belief: Problem-solving in the Philosophy of Religion (Pundits Press, 1997); Yoga for the 21^st Century (1991); Prabhupada Antya-lila: The final Pastimes of Srila Prabhupada (Washington, D.C.: Institute for Vaishnava Studies, 1988); Jagannatha-Priya-Natakam: The Drama of Lord Jagannatha (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bhaktivedanta Institute of Religion and Culture, 1985); and Servant of the Servant (Hong Kong: BBT, 1984).

 

The Perils of Succession Heresies of Authority and Continuity In the Hare Krishna Movement

Cults and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001