brahmacari way

[Guest guest]

Dear Bhakta Oleg

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

How is it where you live? There is a lot of "old " brahmacaries there? Is

there any cooperation between the grhastas (including children) and the

brahmacari/brahmacarinis?

 

My presumption would be that the mixture of young and old will make any

group of people more tolerant and understanding towards others. But maybe I

am wrong according to your experience?

 

I can see the problem in people taking to an ashram which does not fit

their need, this certainly creates disturbance. But in my perception of the

varnasrama-educational system I see very close cooperation between the

different varnas and ashramas. For instance the brahmacaries would go

everyday begging to the grhastas house and the grhastas would donate, this

would naturally create bonds of affection and appreciation. What we see

today is brahmacaries going out to collect at bookdistribution with no need

for the grhastas and grhastas with young children which for different

reasons does not fit in the brahmacari-ashram.

What I see is a society in which the natural bonds of dependency between

the people are broken.

Your servant Gunamani d.d.