Summary of the ILS 2018 Presentations.
Connected to the topic of temple management, was also a presentation about handling conflicts and differences by Braja Bihari das, where, in a humorous way, he spoke about conflict management strategy consisting of four points:
1. Checking or paying attention to our assumptions (as many conflicts come about because of wrong assumptions).
2. Focusing on interests and not on positions. The example given to explain this shift was that of a brother and sister fighting over the last piece of orange in the fridge, only to find out that he needs the orange for the juice and she needs the orange for the peel to be used in a cake.
3. Living in a mode of goodness, which means living a regulated, healthy, harmonious lifestyle, where any problem can be anticipated from far away.
4. Finding unity in diversity, which is the motto of the GBC meetings that take place in Mayapur. We do not need to share the same opinions, but as long as we remain respectful to each other, agreements can be reached.
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