{"id":3901,"date":"2007-07-13T18:41:12","date_gmt":"2007-07-13T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=3901"},"modified":"2007-07-13T18:42:43","modified_gmt":"2007-07-13T17:42:43","slug":"interview-with-chairman-of-the-gbc-constitution-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=3901","title":{"rendered":"Interview with chairman of the GBC constitution committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shesha_01.jpg'  align=\"left\" alt='' \/> <strong>By Sesa dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our committee is trying to respond to the need to have a more formalized method of operation of ISKCON and more formalized relationship between ISKCON and the members of ISKCON. There is a feeling among many devotees that they want a solid and clear understanding of what it means to be an ISKCON member. A well conceived of Constitution can provide that. We are endeavoring to craft an inspiring document that will make sure that the principles, vision, and mood that Srila Prabhupada established will be preserved for centuries to come.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitutional process will explore devotee&#8217;s rights and responsibilities in relationship to ISKCON. We want devotees to feel connected to ISKCON. To feel a transcendental propriety, feeling responsible for its successful operation. As the saying goes, &#8220;Proprietorship turns sand to gold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We are happy that we received responses from devotees around the world who are interested in participating in this initiative. So far our meetings have been productive. We have worked out a plan and timetable, and an internal communications plan that includes both our GBC members, and other devotees interested in this project.<\/p>\n<p>The committee members have dedicated themselves and are willing to sacrifice time to attend these meetings. In fact we are even thinking of having an extra meeting. We are enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<p>Challenges we face are in translating the idealistic conceptions of the Constitution into a practical working document, especially one that will be applicable worldwide. We are addressing this challenge by having conference calls that to involve many devotees from various countries. Others who may be interested in assisting us in this work can contact us through e-mail: sesa.acbsp@pamho.net<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how this principle of ownership will play out in the community of devotees. Our interviews indicate that even older devotees who were used to having that free pioneering spirit of raw enthusiasm feel comfortable with a the idea of establishing a constitution.<\/p>\n<p>A constitution is something that everyone in the society knows and lives by. It is something that is taught to all members. Countries have constitutions that all citizens are meant to adhere to. When the constitution is complete, we may need to educate ISKCON members as to what it means and how it can help them. They should feel that the constitution represents Srila Prabhupada and reflects his desires for his Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagaes.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\" \/><strong>By Sesa dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Our committee is trying to respond to the need to have a more formalized method of operation of ISKCON and more formalized relationship between ISKCON and the members of ISKCON. There is a feeling among many devotees that they want a solid and clear understanding of what it means to be an ISKCON member. A well conceived of Constitution can provide that. We are endeavoring to craft an inspiring document that will make sure that the principles, vision, and mood that Srila Prabhupada established will be preserved for centuries to come.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-gbc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}