Climate Change Harinam: Bardon

Location: Corner of Simpson Rd and Greer St, Bardon
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Time:: 1 pm

Raivata Maharaja is in town this weekend. Unfortunately he had to leave Bhakti the bull back in Christchurch, but His Eminence will be coming on harinam in Bardon.

He'll also be at Atma Yoga tonight and tomorrow night doing kirtan, and at the Hare Krishna Sunday Feast at Govindas on Sunday.

Some disciples of Srila Prabhupada have spoken out publicly saying that harinam is no longer relevant preaching, that as the movement matures we should change our dress on harinam, or that we stop doing public chanting all together.

With all due respect and deference to their statements, which I am sure are filled with profound and subtle points which I am presently incapable of grasping - personally I think that loudly chanting the Holy Names of the Lord always has immense value. In fact, I was just reading the other day in the Caitanya-caritamrita: nama vinu kali-kale dharma nahi ara - "In Kali Yuga there is no other religion than the chanting of the Holy Name of the Lord".

That's not to say that the realization of these senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada is not correct, and maybe (probably) when I'm a senior citizen I'll also think the same way.

However, in the meantime there is nothing to be done except to go out and chant for the benefit of the living entities inhabiting Brisbane, human and non-human, and for our own purification.

Maturation goes on, but there will always be immaturity in any family or movement that isn't dying out, as a new generation goes through the same stages of development that the previous generation went through.

Stay on the edge, stay young forever. As H.H. Subhaga Swami put it: "Die chanting!"

And have fun while you're alive doing it. :-)

Kali-yuga dharma harinam sankirtana

Chant Hare Krishna and Enjoy Life!

See you on Saturday.