Dance For Krishna On US Independence Day

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Dance For Krishna On US Independence Day

 

"As we got closer to the waterfront a drummer followed, brining a

bass to our chanting. We reached our final dancing ground and

Suddanihidi Dasa began to lead the kirtan. He started slowly and

everyone began to join in. His kirtan was like boiling a pot of

water where the people were like the molecules dancing around as the

water heated. We opened the circle where the devotees gathered and

began to dance with the people who crowded around. The Indian

community joined in the dance. The Mexican kids loved it and began

to dance like they were in a nightclub. Soon we had at least sixty

people other than ourselves, dancing to the Maha-Mantra. I have

never seen so many people dancing to the Holy name before. The

kirtan became the band and the people grooved, danced, and began to

become enthralled with the scene."

 

BY HARE KRISHNA YOUTH

 

BERKELEY, USA, Jul 8 (VNN) — This year on the 4th of July, the Hare

Krishna Youth and a few devotees at ISKCON Berkeley, set out for

harinama. We traveled by foot and sung the Maha-Mantra down a mile

stretch where a few thousand people walked towards the Berkeley

marina to watch the fire works on America's Independence Day

celebration.

 

The people were getting ready to enjoy themselves with barbeques,

drinking alcohol, and carousing. They were ready to forget about

America's current terrorism situation by having pure fun in anyway

they could. The sun journeyed towards the horizon as we reached the

marina. They set up a huge festival like area where people came with

their weird looking contraptions, a few children's rides, Berkeley's

Avant-garde scene with their drums and multicultural clothing,

stinking dead animals on the grill, and a feeling of temporary

happiness in the air.

 

As we got closer to the waterfront a drummer followed, brining a

bass to our chanting. We reached our final dancing ground and

Suddanihidi Dasa began to lead the kirtan. He started slowly and

everyone began to join in. His kirtan was like boiling a pot of

water where the people were like the molecules dancing around as the

water heated. We opened the circle where the devotees gathered and

began to dance with the people who crowded around. The Indian

community joined in the dance. The Mexican kids loved it and began

to dance like they were in a nightclub. Soon we had at least sixty

people other than ourselves, dancing to the Maha-Mantra. I have

never seen so many people dancing to the Holy name before. The

kirtan became the band and the people grooved, danced, and began to

become enthralled with the scene.

 

Dusk fell on us as the kirtan began to roar. People began to holler

and shout "Krishna . . .Krishna!" as they twirled around in circles.

The dark blue sky became the ceiling as Krishna's name filled the

air. The fireworks cracked in the sky and the people shouted and

cheered. After the fireworks, we chanted our way home and felt that

this was the most successful harinama we had ever seen. Please go to

http://www.hkyonline.com and distribute Srila Prabhupada's books to

all the fallen souls. Hare Krishna!