Thurs. Feb. 14, 2008 - Ujjain, India
A quiet and non-congested place is sometimes hard to find in India but somehow or other Ujjain (Population 500,000. aprox) situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh is one of those clean air retreat friendly cities. The ISKCON temple is situated in the outskirts. The project headed by Bhakti Charu Swami, a Bengali native, carries all the charm of this dear and kind monk. In the morning discourse the swami spoke of how the institution was precedented to work democratically without a single successor. Collective consciousness was the order set by head monk Srila Prabhupada, the founder. This type of governance offers a reasonable checks and balance system and hence some security for participants. Granted there is no real firm protection in this mundane world. Who doesn't claim to be enslaved by life's features of birth, death, old age and disease? I received an email message that one of our members of ISKCON in Toronto just passed on due to a nasty automobile accident while in India. Bless the soul of Bandhari Prabhu whose life was of devotion to family and Krishna. Life goes on as the sun pervades here in India despite the dying dynamics and birth dynamics of this world.
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