This evening at Bhaktivedanta Manor near London I led (forgive me if I have a hard time giving in to “facilitated”) a discussion among senior Hare Krishna devotees–all over forty, most over fifty–concerning the vanaprastha asrama, the stage of “retired life” in Vedic culture.
In the Vedic scheme, this retired stage is a time not for material complacency but for spiritual renewal. We talked about the opportunities this asrama offers, and also the issues it raises and the challenges it presents.
More about this in a future posting.
