Relishing the Association of Sadhus

ISKCON devotee, Rama Vijaya Das, along with the help of many other sincere, dedicated devotees, has organized the 2nd annual Sadhusanga Retreat in Wimberley, Texas. Last year's inaugural Sadhusanga Retreat was also organized by him. Sadhu means devotee and sanga means association. So sadhusanga means the association of the Lord's devotees. Devotees have come from all over the world to attend this wonderful three day gathering. Just as if one gets close to fire, he becomes hot, in a similar way, the more we associate with sadhus, the devotees of the Lord, the more we awaken the dormant Krishna consciousness within our hearts and consequently become progressively more and more ecstatic.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Devotees Relish Kirtan at the Sadhusanga Retreat Wimberley, Texas--25 May 2013

Devotees Relish Kirtan at the Sadhusanga Retreat Wimberley

BB Govinda Maharaja Leads a Sweet, Meditative Hare Krishna Kirtan at the Sadhusanga Retreat

BB Govinda Maharaja Leads a Sweet Hare Krishna Kirtan

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Cause of Untimely, Accidental Death?

Dear Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I would like to know from you about the cause of accidental deaths. One of my neighbors met with a vehicle accident today morning and unluckily succumbed to his injuries. What is the reason of such unnatural and painful death? Is it due to our past karmic reactions or due to our carelessness?

Yours in service,
Sushant

Answer: Such Deaths Are the Result of Karma

I am very sorry to hear that your neighbor met with such a death. Such deaths are very common in this most inauspicious age of Kali. In previous ages, the atmosphere on this planet was so auspicious that no one met with untimely death.

Even someone who is very careful may sometimes succumb to accidental, untimely death. Therefore accidental, untimely death is due to karma. And it should also be noted that a tendency to be careless is also coming from one’s karma. So whether such deaths are attributed to karma or carelessness, in either case it ultimately boils down to karma.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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