WHO CAME TO THE SANGHA

Saturday, May 16th, 2026

Stratford, Ontario

Special guests have come. To start off I must mention Malati, a true stalwart of the Krishna Consciousness Movement. It is not her first time to the Vaishnava Sangha. Being that pioneer that she is, she captivates the audience with her stories of yesteryear, when ISKCON had its humble beginnings. But more particularly she tells us of the magnanimous ways in which the Founder of the Krishna movement, Prabhupada, engaged women and empowered them in ways that most people are not aware of.

Visiting us also from the States is Vraja Vihari, who has served in ombudsman work with the government and has successfully applied his skills to form ISKCON Resolve, a mechanism for moderating disputes. His presentations offer hope in a conflicted world. Even bhakti yogis have issues.

Devakinandan is a lawyer in Singapore and happened to make his way over to the small but iconic city of Stratford and the sangha. What a sharp mind is this good soul! His presentations on the Bhagavat perspective are always clear and reassuring.

Then we have Keshava Swami from the U.K. He just received his Divinity Degree from Harvard. He gave a session on a subject that can kill a devotional heart. Impersonalism, or as the term, Mayavadism, is often used, is a subtle undercurrent of philosophical deviation. And the Maharaj brought to light the day-to-day ways in which we demonstrate this unknowingly. “So, let’s be prudent” was the message.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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