It’s
speeding down upon us. The days are rushing by, turning into weeks and months.
It’s only a year and a half away, but there’s still time.
2015
and 1016 mark the 50th anniversaries of Srila Prabhupada's arrival in America
and the formation of ISKCON respectively. These anniversaries are ideal
opportunities for devotees to speak about Srila Prabhupada, the Movement he
created and demonstrate the impact it has made. The media and the public are inclined to take notice
for anniversaries. It’s a time to re-introduce ourselves afresh
to the public. It’s time for devotees, individually and collectively, to formulate projects as an offering to Srila
Prabhupada and have them ready to go for
these two years. Imagine if there are a
thousand or five thousand projects (small or large; kirtanas, festivals, books,
music, dance, films, seminars), presenting Krishna Consciousness, the Vedic
culture and Srila Prabhupada, all reaching the public during this time. They
could certainly make a concerted impact
on the culture.
A year and a half is not very long. Now is the time to begin
to prepare an offering for this singular occasion. Maybe devotees are planning
things already. One thing that would be helpful is to have a site where devotees can
communicate about The 50th to share ideas, offer assistance or suggestions,
and promote events.
