Disappearance Day of His Holiness Bhaktitirtha Swami

~ by Rukmini Walker

Today is the Disappearance Day of His Holiness Bhaktitirtha Swami, the world's first African American Vaisnava (that is, the Bhakti path...) swami. Disappearance Day means the day he passed away from this world, in full consciousness of divinity, in full consciousness of Krsna. Someone in the full consciousness that he possessed does not leave this world the way ordinary people or animals leave this world, in ignorance of who they are.Here is a most moving dialogue about racism, Black Lives Matter, and the Krishna Consciousness Movement with two of his dearmost disciples and caretakers until the end.  They are joined by two other devotees, one that grew up in the movement and one that came to Krishna Consciousness later in life.

Please click on this link to listen to the discussion, and allow your heart to be melted with a desire to make a change in our troubled world.

"We do not just want to become members of a powerful institution, but we want to experience the theology on such a way that our lives preach our message. We want people to feel amazed by our culture of devotion. If the participants are wholesome, the families are strong and their physical and psychological needs are met, this devotional culture will certainly amaze people. Most important, they should see how the spiritual care offered to those in the immediate environment extends outwards. We must first influence our own communities in order to influence the society. If we cannot first help ourselves, how will we execute the commission of these great acaryas who want us to assist them in global transformation?"  (B.T. Swami (Reflections of Sacred Teachings Vol. 3: Harinam Cintamani)

 

All the best,

Rukmini Walker

 

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