50% UNFULFILLED

DESIRE of Srila Prabhupada

Author : Sriman Hari Kirtan Das

E-mail : hkd75@yahoo.com

Date Produced : January 01, 2015

Editor : Sriman Prafullakumar Seelam

Serial No : 18 of 54

REFERENCES

From e-mails to Prithu das in 2015

1. Abhiram das

2. Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja

3. Bhavananda das

4. Lokanath Swami Maharaja

5. Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaja

6. Jagadish das

Abhiram das

Thank you for your important questions. I

reconfirm what I said in my earlier interview. When

I heard Srila Prabhupada say this, I wrote it in my

diary on that same day and the dairy is still with

me. By way of being a little more precise, here is

how I heard it, repeated again for you and

posterity;

Abhiram das

We were sitting in the drawing room of His Divine

Grace's cottage in Vrindaban, summer of 1977,

before going to London. TKG, myself and I believe

Brahmananda were in the room, as well as

Pradumna (who was darting in and out in his usual

style) Srila Prabhupada was speaking a little about

his health condition and indicating that it was

probably fatal he said;

Abhiram das

..." na socati na kankcati - I have no hankering orlamentation” (then a reflective pause) and then;"no, I have one lamentation.....” To this,Brahmananda replied; "because you have notfinished Srimad Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada"and Srila Prabhupada replied instantly; “No, 50%of my work is incomplete, because I have notestablished varnashram." (I have heard credibleaccounts of HDG saying such things on otheroccasions, but this was said in front of me)

April 14, 2015

Abhiram das

"On the next occasion, some time later, I was withSrila Prabhupada in his room when he made thestatement, 'Fifty percent of my work is not completebecause I have not established varnasrama’.”

—Telephone Interview with Abhirama dasa,

Vrindavan, India 18 February 1996.

(Interviewer: Hare Krishna dasi)

HH Bhakti Charu SwamiThe actual version is, I used to be with Srila Prabhupada at

night from 12 to 2am. One night Srila Prabhupada could not

sleep and I was massaging his feet, at that time he was

lamenting that his health is so bad and he had so much to do.

I tried to console him saying, "Srila Prabhupada, what you

have is beyond anyone's imagination. You should not feel

that there is anything more to be done. Now you should just

relax.”

Then Srila Prabhupada told me, "What I have done is 50% the

other 50% is to establish Varnasrama. Not that everyone will

become a devotee. Those who won't become devotees, for

them we need Varnasrama.”

April 19, 2015

Bhavananda das

Yes, Prabhupada definitely said half my work

remains to be done, Farms and Varnashrama.

June 28, 2015

HH Lokanath Swami

I did not hear it directly from Srila Prabhupada.

It came to me by word of mouth and it is the

popular understanding.

April 2, 2015

Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaja

"I was just discussing two years [1994?] ago with

Nanda Kumara dasa in Arizona. He was telling me

that Prabhupada personally told him that in our

lifetime, we would see the establishment of the

varnasrama-dharma.”

(June 1996, Gita-nagari Farm)

VD 5: Monteal, July 16, 1968: Room Conversation

Jagadish das

"We are about to embark on a new phase of our

movement: varnasrama"

Prabhupada to Jagadisa dasa, who was taking

Srila Prabhupada to the train to Allahabad

(January 1977)

What is that 50%?

●The fourth wave

●Only head !!!!!!

the rest of the

social body ???

The fourth wave

●Education- gurukulas,

varnasrama colleges

●Village or farm Communities

●Cow protection

●Self sufficiency

●Localized economics

And more….

The Fourth Wave

The Rest of the Social Body The head is important but we do need

the other parts of the body too.

Brahmana Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra

The Rest of the Social Body

Most of the activities and services in ISKCON

are temple based and are brahminical.

And, “Kalau sudra sambhava”, not all devotees are fit for brahminical services.

na buddhi-bhedaà janayed

ajïänäà karma-saìginäm

joñayet sarva-karmäëi

vidvän yuktaù samäcaran

So as not to disrupt the minds of ignorant men attached to the fruitiveresults of prescribed duties, a learned person should not induce themto stop work. Rather, by working in the spirit of devotion, he shouldengage them in all sorts of activities [for the gradual development ofKrishna consciousness].

The Rest of the Social Body

Scope for Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra Services

Catur-varnyam maya srstam [Bg. 4.13].

Unless in the human society the varnasrama system is introduced, no scheme or social order, health order or any order, political order, will be successful.

—Room Conversation, Vrindavan 18 October 1977

For this to happen …

Shift is a must :

From Urban to Rural living

“Nobody should take to very hardship labor. The moderncivilization has discovered severe types of dangerousindustries, and laborers are attracted for high wages. Butthey should not accept such work. Then naturally therewill be less capitalistic idea. Because the laborercooperates, therefore demoniac persons they takeadvantage and make unnecessarily increase of artificialdemands of the body. Better one should be satisfied withagricultural produce than go into large cities to beengaged in industry. Peaceful life depending onagricultural produce can bring him real happiness andprosperity, not otherwise. (cont’d)

For this to happen …

Shift is a must :

From Urban to Rural living

The more persons will be satisfied at their home, with

home economics, not to go outside the home, that is

peaceful life. In India, Mahatma Gandhi tried to

organize villages in that way so that not to drag the

people to the town. So peaceful atmosphere can be

attained only when there is large scale village

organization, actually village life. Not to borrow the

ideas from the cities in the village life; poet Cooper

said that country is made by God, and the cities and

towns are made by man. So that is the distinction.

(Letter to: Rayarama, Seattle,17 October, 1968)

Reasons

Contaminated Cities

More than100 years ago Srila Gaura kisora dasa

babaji Maharaj warned Srila Bhaktisiddhanta

Saraswati maharaj about the city contamination

while he was setting out for preaching in Calcutta.

Gross - food, water and air pollution

bhoga, health of devotees

Subtle - Rajasic and tamasic activities

grihastas work areas (family quarrels, divorce etc.)

brahmacaris unengaged -Management problems in

the asramas

Srila Prabhupada gave us:

Best process- chanting the holy names

Best literature

Best food

Best life style

But still many fall downs ???????????

kama esa krodha esa

rajo-guna-samudbhavah

Influence of modes

Therefore shifting to

sattvik environment is a must.

Life style – Conflict

* Modern occupations are unnatural, stressful, and theyarouse more greed, envy and unhealthy competition

* People have to travel long distances to their workareas

* Ill means of earning - eg. Draupadi complainsBhismadeva what to speak of modern dayoccupations and earnings means

* Lesser opportunities (due to technologicaldevelopment) leading to unemployment

* Ultimately increasing crimes and unrest in the society

Solve many burning issues within

our ISKCON society and

society at large

Women – many unsolved issues get resolved when women arereinstated in their natural activities in rural setup

Children – replacing play schools, schools and colleges, moderneducation system with shikshalayas, gurukulas, varnasramacolleges and introducing vedic system of education

Oldage – old age homes and hospice can be replaced byVanaprasta ashram and other arrangements within the village

Cows – very dear to Krishna and without them all spiritual ritualsremain incomplete. Therefore they need to be specially cared forin the society

Brahmanas – guide the society in every aspect of life and theyexecute their duties without anxieties

Establishing Varnasrama-

A new Preaching Dimension

● Our very adoption of Varnasrama life style is in

itself preaching

(actions speak louder than words - simple living

and high thinking )

● Preaching to masses: who generally are not

exposed to Krishna consciousness, who are in

deep ignorance (who never volunteer to

participate in spiritual activities- busy karmis,

social workers etc.)

● People of other faiths (christians, muslims etc.)

and communities considered out-castes of the

society could also be engaged in Krishna

conscious activities

Practically what can one do?

● Use cow products

● Asking for ahimsa milk

● Training children in cow care

Practically what can one do?

● Using only organic food

● Kitchen gardens, terrace gardens

● Kambha composting

Practically what can one do?

● Creating alternative traditional educational

facilities locally and encouraging the ‘willing’

parents to send their wards to such educational

institutes

Practically what can one do?

● Research

Practically what can one do?

Connecting urban and rural preaching

“So produce your own food

and produce your own

cloth. Don't waste time for

luxuries, and chant Hare

Krishna. This is success of

life.”

Srila Prabhupada

IDVM-India at your Service!

Haribol!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Name Sriman Hari Kirtan das

Age and Gender 42, Male

Country/State of Origin India, Andhra Pradesh

Educational Degree and Year B. Tech (Civil), 1995

Educational Institution Vasavi College of Engineering

Professional Work/Experience Soil Mechanics Related Projects

Affiliation with ISKCON 1998

Present Service in ISKCON IDVM-India, Director Village for

Villge Development

Sriman Hari Kirtan das