The recent passing away of His Holiness Bhakti Charu
Maharaj has put devotees worldwide in a state of shock. He is yet
another disciple of Srila Prabhupada who is no longer present with us
now. I was remembering all the disciples of Srila Prabhupada who have in
the last few years left this material world to join Srila Prabhupada in
the spiritual world. With every departure of these treasured Vaishnavas
and Vaishnavis, my heart is left a little more pained. Having grown up
in ISKCON seeing all these inspiring figures, I just can't imagine
living in a world without these personalities. Yet we know that the
rules of this world is not going to change however we may wish for it
to.
The fact is that in a
few years from now, we will all be bereft of the association of the
disciples of Srila Prabhupada, our fatherly, motherly figures. We know
that on the spiritual plane, there is no separation. These personalities
will ever be there to assist us, guide us and bless us. But on a
physical plane, there is separation. Therefore, we need to cherish the
rare association of these great stalwart souls as long as they are
present on this planet and value each moment of theirs. These
personalities strived hard, giving their sweat and
blood to serve Srila Prabhupada and push on this great movement. It is
up to us, the next generation, the grand disciples of Srila Prabhupada
to protect and grow this movement in an united spirit as was desired by
Srila Prabhupada. It is up to us, to not let down the sacrifice of these
great souls. The baton is in our hands. Let us all make a solemn vow
to give our very existence in carrying out the desire and dreams of
these great souls in a spirit of cooperation and love and in this way
show our gratitude to what they have done for us.
- Achyut Gopal Das
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