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In 2021, the GBC ratified the Code of Ethical Behavior (“The Code”) and voted it into ISKCON law. The Code is based on previous GBC laws and resolutions embodied in one concise document and serves as a powerful reminder that spiritual progress in all instances depends on impeccable behavior.

The Code is a “living document,” meaning that it may be supplemented and amended in the future by GBC resolution.

While all initiated devotees are expected to exhibit behavior in line with this Code, those devotees holding office or authority in ISKCON, as opposed to the general devotee population, are subject to sanctions for failure to adhere to this Code. These sanctions are described in Part Two of the Code.