Conferance development

[Guest guest]

>

> > If version 2 goes through, I have a suggestion: I am the organizer of

> > the

> Social and economical development conferance. We could use that conferance

> as the one where we can discuss basically anything (very little is

 

> We could leave this conference intact, renaming it the 'social and

> economical development conference'. Then we could take the old 'social'

> conference and rename that one 'Varnasrama development.' This way we

> wouldn't need to inconveniance anyone and also honestly say there is

> little happening in ISKCON on varnasrama.

 

Good idea, maybe we can rent out the varnasrama conference or something,

till we get some interest ;-)

 

Will the last one to leave the conference please turn of the light.

[Guest guest]

> Justa thought; *if* we want to start using the SED conference, it's

> probably best simply to start cc-ing it as a reciever since most people

> tend just to hit "reply" or "comment".

 

I have been requested by the Sysop to discourage double-postings which go to

both Varnasrama development and Social and ec. dev. So I would prefer that

we do it either in one of the ways I suggested, or in the way which

Sthita-dhi-muni suggested:

 

> We could leave this conference intact, renaming it the 'social and

> economical development conference'. Then we could take the old 'social'

> conference and rename that one 'Varnasrama development.' This way we

> wouldn't need to inconveniance anyone and also honestly say there is

> little happening in ISKCON on varnasrama.

[Guest guest]

"COM: Jatukarnya (das) CI (Cintamani Intl, Oslo - N)" wrote:

 

> [Text 2249868 from COM]

>

> > Why don't we rename it to the Discussions conf. since there is

> > practically nothing about varnasrama.

>

> There have been others who also think there are too many discussions about

> things not related to varnasrama on this conferance. But there are different

> alternatives for sorting that situation out.

>

> 1. Continue as we have done until now, and let those who think it is

> too much start up another conferance.

 

There are a lot of mISKCONceptions about what VAD is. In a nutshell, it is a

way to feed devotees and to formalize relationships.

 

I feel that although this conference may be unliked by many who have an agenda

they wish to impose under the guise of VAD, the whole point of VAD IS to

encompass a broad variety of topics.

 

I like it this way, and feel a sense of community starting to develop. If I

can't talk about something here amongst devotees I am starting to think of as

friends, where shall I discuss them? With friendly karmis whose minds aren't

closed by philosopical dogma?

 

And I do see every week a lot of discussion on VAD that any one should be able

to recognise as such.

[Guest guest]

> There are a lot of mISKCONceptions about what VAD is. In a nutshell, it

> is a way to feed devotees and to formalize relationships.

>

> I feel that although this conference may be unliked by many who have an

> agenda they wish to impose under the guise of VAD, the whole point of VAD

> IS to encompass a broad variety of topics.

>

> I like it this way, and feel a sense of community starting to develop.

> If I can't talk about something here amongst devotees I am starting to

> think of as friends, where shall I discuss them? With friendly karmis

> whose minds aren't closed by philosopical dogma?

>

> And I do see every week a lot of discussion on VAD that any one should be

> able to recognise as such.

 

I truly agree with you. Already last year, I travelled and visited both you

and Janesvara, and I got to know both of you through this conferance.