From Hanumatpresaka Swami

[Guest guest]

Got this from Hanumatpresaka Swami, with whom I have

had dealings with. Basically, he seems quite convinced

that if a method is used for a true economy of cow

protection then it is viable. Still, he favours a

sociological aspect, but with the understanding of

economic viability behind it.

 

He's a bit whacky at times, but then aren't many of

them? Us?

 

ISKCON-2

Rural Development

(ISKCON-2 (AT) AnjanaSuta (DOT) Com>

(rev. 25 Aug 01)

 

Our opinion is that the current aim of ISKCON should

be to develop our

rural comunities - "Read your books, heard your

music, seen your

churches, ate your food, but when are we gonna see you

make a life out of

it?!"

 

Book distribution, development of brahminical culture

is the best way

to develop cow protection. Real wealth is God, land

and cows. Do you

have these things?

 

Help us with out project in Santa Cruz.

 

Seen a lot of communities. Sarangati in Canada is a

good example.

 

Mark Chatburn is promoting no-kill, milk production

business. Stable

herd is 20 cows - 10 female, 3 milkers, 3 juvenile, 3

retired.

<markjon11 .>

 

We're looking for land for our 40 year (2 generation)

project:

1. One hour from an Urban Base.

2. Hilly land so that its not useful for Industrial

Farming.

3. Variety of parcels available. ISKCON gets 10 acres

for school,

temple etc. Others buy (single or in groups) what

they want.

4. Cultural self-sufficience is more important than

technical or

economic self-sufficiency. Its a "rural project"

before its a "farm project".

Gurukula, music, theater.

 

Don't:

1. Create a "Hare Krsna" Island. Preach to and get to

know your

neighbors right away.

2. (Almost) all big, centrally owned and planned

ISKCON projects have

failed. Russia failed.

3. Be too far from the city. We have to start on the

weekends and

increase our social relations over years (if we have

that long).

 

"You must live in the country and show people how you

can be a cultured

gentleman", Srila Prabhupada.

 

-Saranagati (Canada).

-New Giridharidesa (Ecuador, Cuenca & Project on the

beach).

-Bhakti-lata puri (Argentina, BsAs).

-Mantra-dvipa (Peru, Satipo)

 

Our ASA would like to have a school for teenage boys:

Develop our own

movie studios, curriculum in Investigative Journalism.

We want a three story tree house (1=Reception,

2=Office, 3=Ashrama).

Three paces of land to our arms width. Access to

public transport and

sanyasis bath etc.

Then from there we could have a ASA Library Mobile and

do

mini-festivals from library to library and invite

people to Rural Community ... Nava

Markendeya-Sarastata Ashrama?

Make a plan! Dream of land (for Krsna).

A port for sail-boats that come from Peru.

 

Hanumatpresaka Swami

ANJANA SUTA ACADEMY

POB 385

Santa Cruz, Ca 95061

USA

<ASA108 (AT) AnjanaSuta (DOT) Com>

 

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