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ISKCON Lawbook

India (VNN) - The ISKCON Lawbook (An Up to Date Compilation Of All ISKCON Laws from 1975 to 1997), published by the GBC Press, is finally with the printers and should be out in a couple of days' time. (Actually it was due much earlier but because I had made a mistake it was delayed. Sorry.) We are printing 1000 copies for this first run. The book is 9" tall and 6.5" wide with 208 pages, softbound.

The cost of the ISKCON Lawbook is US$ 2.50 or Rs. 90.00 per copy.

Many ISKCON Managers (GBC Members, GBC Deputies, Regional Secretaries, and Temple Presidents) have already ordered the Lawbook. We shall ship them their copies as soon as they come out of the press. The others can order them too.

Here's some information about the ISKCON Lawbook in case you don't know about it yet:

"This volume will serve the GBC, ISKCON Leaders and all devotees as a useful sourcebook of information in the practical affairs of executing devotional service within our institution. It is the hope of the GBC Body that the Vaishnavas in Srila Prabhupada's great movement will be satisfied with this compilation of ISKCON Law." -- An excerpt from HH Suhotra Swami Maharaja's preface about the Lawbook.

"It ... has been organized in a systematic way for (hopefully) ease of use. . . This revised Law Book will supercede all previous versions of the Laws as the wordings have been revised under authority of the GBC. So if you want to know ISKCON LAW, this book is the authoritative resource for that. Every temple devotee should have his/her copy and initiated congregation should probably get one also." --
HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

HOW YOU CAN ORDER THEM AND GET YOUR COPIES:

Option 1. You can order them and we can ship them to you.
Option 2. You can order them and have someone pay us and he/she bring them to you
Option 3. You can "reserve" your copies and pick them up from me when you to Mayapur for the Gaura Purnima Festival
Option 4. You can buy them from when you come to Mayapur


OPTION 1
The shipping charge for each book for deliveries within India is Rs 10.00 per copy and that for overseas deliveries is US$ 2.00 per copy.

(i) If you are out of India: Send an ANZ Grindlays Bank's (or that of any other international bank which has a branch in Calcutta) demand
draft payable at Calcutta in favor of ISKCON.

(ii) If you are in India:

* 1st preference: Please send by money order.
* 2nd Preference: Send a IOB (Indian Overseas Bank) demand draft in favor of ISKCON payable at Mayapur.
* 3rd Preference: Send any bank's demand draft in favor of ISKCON payable at Calcutta.

In either case, please send your demand drafts (or money orders) to:
Somnath Biswas
102, Manicktala Main Road
Block-B, Flat No. 2
Calcutta 700 054
Please superscribe on the envelope "FOR ISKCON LAWBOOK".

We can send you the books as soon as we receive your order by e-mail. Meanwhile you may send the payment to us. Please write to me by e-mail your demand draft number and bank.

OPTIONs 2 and 3:
You can also "reserve" your copies and you (or a representative of yours) can pay and pick up your copies. I am available at the Office of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja, 106 Chakra Building, ISKCON Mayapur between 10 AM and 4 PM. (if you want in large quantity these options would be useful.)

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING COPIES OF THE ISKCON LAWBOOK, PLEASE WRITE TO ME BY PRIVATE
E-MAIL THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:

A. If you want them delivered by post and you are outside of India:

1. How many copies you want
2. The demand draft number and bank
3. Postal address where you want the Lawbooks to be mailed to 4. If you are an ISKCON Manager, please let me know.

B. If you want them delivered by post and you are in India:

1. How many copies you want
2. Whether you sent by money order or demand draft (If demand draft, the DD number and bank)
3. Postal address where you want the Lawbooks to be mailed to
4. If you are an ISKCON Manager, please let me know.

C. If you want to pick up the Lawbooks in Mayapur yourself or through someone else:

1. How many copies you want
2. When I can expect you (or your representative) in Mayapur by.

Your servant,
Vidvan Gauranga das