Join me tomorrow for my talk – Thursday, May 20, 2021 @ 8:00 PM, Eastern USA Time
Entertaining, Educational, Thought Provoking Hour Session
Topic: THE MAHABHARATA AND ITS RELEVANCE TODAY
Zoom Meeting Link: https://tinyurl.com/VFAZoomMay20
Facebook Event Live: https://tinyurl.com/VFAMay20
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Over the years I’ve hosted numerous college groups visiting New Vrindaban Community. I just found out about this short video below that one student group, Professor Greg Emery‘s class, created after their two day stay in 2007. Now I’m also doing programs on zoom for college groups.
More Videos at Resources
Interview about my award-winning book Mahabhareata: The Eternal Quest with Professor Fici at — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBccYXmtCUQ&fbclid=IwAR3qqUiUgF5bzlLkrG8YbfEeYmS_wb0jE_PuN_2AQnOQm5xtlvtQx53Ravk
Below are my two sessions for Namaste 2020 which were shown live on August 30th. The first, Word Power is a panel discussion I participated in. The second is my Katha session on Mahabharata and Leadership. I hope you enjoy them.
https://www.softpowermag.com/word-power-namaste-2020/
https://www.softpowermag.com/katha-leadership-in-the-mahabharatha-what-does-it-mean-today/
ANDY: You say, “The concerns addressed in the Mahabharata are the concerns of humanity.” This is a very profound statement. This applies to both East and West. I would say that most people want to live a peaceful and principled and meaningful life. But they are often confused. They don’t know how to do it. Even in the beginning of Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna is confused. And like Arjuna, we have to ask the right questions from Krishna or His devotees, and then we can do the right thing. Otherwise, all over the world, ideals, morals and values are being diminished. We live in a time characterized by rampant greed, fear, and untruthfulness.
College professors here in the USA tell me that many students arrive in college ill prepared. Many students can’t write a decent essay. They are not critical thinkers. The educational system is failing the students. And when they get out of college students are under mounds of debt. Again, there is a lack of leadership to address these issues. This was very important for me in writing the Mahabharata – to convey the principles of Dharma and give examples of good leadership. It’s all there in the Mahabharata.
So our Krishna Consciousness Movement is an educational movement, to help people get trained in the Dharma, to develop good character, good leadership qualities, and to understand what the real goal of life is. It’s like the sun. The sun is not for Indians, Chinese or Americans. The sun is shining everywhere for all people. So the Mahabharata and Ramayana are classic literatures for all the people of the world.
Vedic literatures offer a holistic solution: to live a simple, uncomplicated, peaceful life, based on the principles of Dharma. Then, just like Hanuman, we can be of service to the Lord and to the wellbeing of the Earth through our efforts, our intelligence and our individual propensities.
February 7th is the release date for my newest offering – Hanuman’s Quest – the Book. There are three HANUMAN pages on this site for more details. 
May all be well
