Thursday 20 February 2020

Friday, February 14th, 2020


Mayapura, India

Much Has Happened

Much has happened here in sacred Mayapura over the last two days.  Yesterday, a major section of the Temple of Vedic Planetarium opened to the public—the section for priestly preparation.  This includes the cooking facilities.  There was a large attendance.  Nice kirtan.

Today opened the gathering of world-wide leaders, called ILS, where we have presenters giving talks on varying devotional topics.  Basically, the ILS is an educational exercise for leaders young and old.  A refresher in some ways.  The world is ever-changing at an incredibly rapid rate.  Attitudes and values have altered in the last fifty years.  How can an institution remain relevant in an ever-changing social climate?  Thus the reason for such a convention.

Our drama practices continue to be what they are suppose to be—active.  This evening, we went through a session of "stumble-through," a term used in theatrical circles when you "rough-through" (my term) the scenes of a play and weave them together.  Most remarkable is for me to, more or less, sit back and watch my assistant piece it all together by giving his direction and paying attention to all details.  That person is none other than Pariksit, or Rikki Kumar, as he wants to be known by his stage name.

Lastly, I would like to mention that walking to-and-fro on the campus still goes on, and one film-maker from Russia has started to record my movement of foot-steps in the dark, through the mist, with a set of keys in hand, then opening the gate, walking up the stairs, to another door and to the stage.  It is all in preparation for filming our drama, "Grandsire."


May the Source be with you!
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