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EDITORIAL January 2, 2000 VNN5203 Comment on this story To Those Who Would Lead Us In 2000 BY BHAKTA PETER EDITORIAL, Jan 2 (VNN) — Here follows a list of New Year Resolutions I would consider important, and should seriously be considered by all the leaders of our beloved ISKCON. 1. Replace harshness with compassion, and pride with humility. 2. Address long standing grievences rather than sweep them under the rug. 3. Show more concern for people, than buildings and bank balances. 3. Replace ambitious leaders with qualified ones. 4. Bring to justice all those who have committed unspeakable crimes. 5. Stop demanding respect. 6. Consider power and prestige no longer motives. 7. Give up arrogance, politics and deception. 8. Stop thinking that we have a patent on Prabhupada's mission. 9. Realize that the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness is absolute and cannot be altered by legislation. 10. Understand that the problems facing our movement cannot be corrected by mundane solutions. 11. Start thinking ourselves as servants rather than masters. 12. Stop the merciless sacrifice of countless gentle souls on the plea of "mercy" for a handful of rogues. 13. Develop enough courage and integrity to apologize to those we hurt so much. 14. Bring back to the shelter of Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet, all those we have driven away. 15. Acknowledge Srila Prabhupada's pre-eminence. 16. Develop selfless dedication to Srila Prabhupada. 17. Sincerely pray every day that the Supreme Lord may save us from the most heinous forms of punishment meted out to offenders, as described in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Bhakta Peter Comment on this story  Contact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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