BY: MAHAVIDYA DAS (ACBSP)
Nov 03, 2010 — UK (SUN) —
Dear Prabhus,
the following questionnaire landed on my desk this morning.
(Not from Sitarama das, I might add).
I have trouble taking it seriously but decided to fill it out anyway.
I hope you all have as much fun as I did.
As a footnote,
I wondered if Sitarama das ever thought of consulting the books and letters of HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON and Bhaktivedanta Manor?
After all…
should His opinions and instructions regarding the direction of Bhaktivedanta Manor not count more than the opinion of neophytes?
A review is being carried out of Bhaktivedanta Manor, revisiting its priorities and responsibilities. We would like to invite you to give your views and opinions by answering the following questions. Your input will contribute towards priorities for the next three years and will also help to shape direction of Bhaktivedanta Manor for the next 8-10 years.
1) SIGNIFICANCE:
What is the significance of Bhaktivedanta Manor (BM) for you, what does it mean to you?
2) PERCEPTION:
a) What is your present perception of BM (for example, trustworthy, dynamic, in touch, out of touch)? Please qualify your statement with an example where possible.
b. What would you like BM to be perceived as?
3) ACHIEVEMENTS:
a) What in your opinion have been the greatest achievements of BM in the last 10 yrs?
b) What areas do you feel have been neglected and are in need of attention?
4) PURPOSE:
a) What do you believe Srila Prabhupada envisioned as the purpose of BM?
(Provide quotes, letters etc where possible)
b. What positive future actions can be implemented to achieve these?
5) BELONGING:
a) What changes would help you to feel more involved and integrated with the project?
b) Specifically, ‘name one thing that you would add” and “name one thing that you would take away’.
6) Any other comments?
All responses will be kept confidential.
Please RETURN your response by no later then WEDNESDAY 10th NOVEMBER. Return to Sita Rama das either by email: sitarama.srs@pamho.net or by mail to Bhaktivedanta Manor. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on 07723 354 527.
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer these questions, your input is greatly appreciated.
Your servant,
Sita Rama das
(This consultation is being conducted with 120 participants from a wide spectrum of devotees ranging from direct disciples of Srila Prabhupada, elder devotees in the community, namahatta/sanga group leaders, patrons, gurukuli and pandava sena youth, residents and other well-wishers of Bhaktivedanta Manor)
Saturday 30th of November 2011, I visited the Manor.
I was left to ponder, how does a rat’s body get flattened into the tar roadway between the car parks? The roadway is less than 100 meters long and cars generally only travel at max 5 miles per hour. So even if it was an old age pensioner rat that failed to cross the road in time because of the slowness of age. It is still an unlikely explanation. As the cats which prowl the Manor grounds would normaly have killed any such slow rat sooner than the car.
So the only reasonable conclusion I can come to is that the poor rat ate some poison and in a delerious condition fell under the car’s wheels. I am sure no sane rat would want to terminate it’s existence any more than any sane human would.
Yet I was reading on the GBC funded web-site today the following ….
http://www.dandavats.com/?p=8991
“New Gokul, a farm on which no animal will be killed or harmed, stands as an iconic venture which protects both the animals and the environment.”