{"id":52944,"date":"2017-11-10T05:55:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T04:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=52944"},"modified":"2017-11-10T05:57:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T04:57:25","slug":"iskcon-leadership-sanga-2018-registration-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=52944","title":{"rendered":"ISKCON Leadership Sanga 2018 Registration Has Begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52946\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads6\/Slide-2.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Slide-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Slide-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Slide-2-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Slide-2-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Gopal Bhatta Das<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may already know what an amazing event ISKCON Leadership Sanga is, with over a thousand ISKCON leaders and potential leaders, like yourself, from around the world attending. Many will share their skills and knowledge through a wide variety of presentations, seminars, and workshops. <\/p>\n<p>This spectacular event will run from February 4 \u2013 11, 2018 at Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir, Sri Dhama Mayapur, India.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WS0vuyT.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The overarching theme of the ILS 2018 will be \u201ckeep the wheels moving\u201d an expression Srila Prabhupada took from the Indian Railway. He noted, \u201cit is the business of every employee, whether a train driver, a fireman or a clerk in the office, to do their bit so that the wheels never stop. If the wheels stop, business stops.\u201d He wanted our ISKCON movement to keep the wheels moving and thus provide an opportunity for people all over the world to receive the mercy of Lord Caitanya.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/y6eh8d5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ILS 2018 will play a critical part in setting the stage for ISKCON\u2019s future.\u00a0Speakers will explore the challenges and opportunities ISKCON will face as it continues to shift into the hands of the next generations.<\/p>\n<p>The ILS provides a unique opportunity for a cross-pollination of thoughts and best practices. It gives a chance for devotees to observe the ISKCON world from a global perspective. In this atmosphere devotees can expand their frame of reference and become invigorated by hearing from and sharing with leaders and devotees serving Srila Prabhupada under many different circumstances. Make new friends from around the world while taking prasadam, hearing Krsna Katha, chanting bhajan and kirtan and enjoying a drama together all in Sri Dhama Mayapur! \u2013 the potential benefit for everyone involved cannot be measured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsglobal.org\/ils2018-registration\/\">Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ILS 2018 Seminar Themes<br \/>\nThe seminar topics will be guided by these questions.<br \/>\nISKCON&#8217;s Culture &#8211; What culture and values will guide ISKCON\u2019s decisions and maintain its purity?<br \/>\nSystems &#8211; What existing and new systems should be in place to \u201ckeep the wheels moving?\u201d<br \/>\nImprovement &#8211; What lessons can we glean from our past mistakes and successes?<br \/>\nFuture Leadership &#8211; What training can be offered to its future leadership?<br \/>\nBooks &#038; Sadhana &#8211; How can devotees become inspired to maintain strong sadhana and study Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books?<br \/>\nBuilding Relationships &#8211; How can we build a society that has healthy guru\/disciple, family\/social and organizational interactions?<br \/>\nMission &#8211; How will we fulfil Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya\u2019s desire to spread Krsna Consciousness throughout the world?<br \/>\nTrust &#8211; How can ISKCON\u2019s leaders inspire and maintain the trust of the Vaishnava community?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6kyW0oQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the ILS 2018, please go to our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsglobal.org\/\">https:\/\/www.ilsglobal.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ddGUW34.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\"\/><strong>By Gopal Bhatta Das<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> The overarching theme of the ILS 2018 will be \u201ckeep the wheels moving\u201d an expression Srila Prabhupada took from the Indian Railway. He noted, \u201cit is the business of every employee, whether a train driver, a fireman or a clerk in the office, to do their bit so that the wheels never stop. If the wheels stop, business stops.\u201d He wanted our ISKCON movement to keep the wheels moving and thus provide an opportunity for people all over the world to receive the mercy of Lord Caitanya.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52944","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=52944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52947,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52944\/revisions\/52947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}