Q: What is our common vision? A: KC population

[Guest guest]

>Did Srila Prabhupada not answer them in his books ??? Hm. I also

>tried to answer them, have not You seen that ??? Hm.

 

 

Sorry prabhu, I was just making a little joke. I agree that the answers are

there in the books, which I really must study more. In fact I had not seen

your suggestions before, but I have now. Thank you for your thoughtful

contribution. I think there is plenty of scope for more discussion. For

example, before there is any question of a common vision for ISKCON we need

to agree upon a definition for the society. What is ISKCON? Who is a

member? What exactly is an 'ISKCON devotee'? Then, when we have answered

that little question, we can think about everyone who is not an ISKCON

member or devotee. How do we want to relate to them? How indeed shall we

achieve the noble aim of a 'KC population' -- through establishing

varnashrama dharma or whatever? That is what we want, alright, but there

are certainly varying opinions about how to get it, all based upon

Prabhupada's instructions.

 

Anyway, I think that a good starting point for any 'common vision' and

mission statements is the seven purposes of ISKCON, as given by Prabhupada

himself. Maybe that will be all we can ever use as a vision for the whole

of ISKCON.

 

Kind regards

ys

Krishna Dharma das