Взгляд на традиционную Индию

Travel to the real India. Discover the hidden secret of her life, her wisdom and holiness. Meet people who grew up in an atmosphere of spirituality and purity. Find out how it affected their character and influenced their lives. Learn also about the consequences of technological progress, the decline of traditional culture and other reasons for the degradation of modern India.

This book will tell you about an ideal family life, about harmonious relationships between representatives of different classes, about extraordinary education, about the ability to live simply and think sublimely, about how to live in harmony with God and nature, about the attitude of Indians towards women and about many other things.

Content:

  • Dedicated

  • About the author

  • My interlocutors

• Village life in Bangladesh - Memories of Bhakti Vikashi Swami

  • Prologue

  • Foreigners in the village

  • East and West Bengal

  • Climate and seasons

  • About rivers and floods

  • Evening duties

  • Social structure and culture of relationships

  • Attitude towards elders

  • Family life

  • Contact forms

  • Religious life

  • Music and kirtan

  • Cooking

  • Attitude towards guests

  • Medicine and the occult

  • Animals and insects

  • Setting up a Bengali village

  • Lifestyle

• Conversation with Braja Hari Das - I grew up in the land of Jagannath

• Excerpts from conversations during morning walks with Maharaj - Visiting Lokanatha Swami

• Conversation with Narmada Swami - Arrows, monkeys and mangoes

• Conversation with R. Ranganathan - Childhood in an atmosphere of devotion

• Conversation with Rasaraja Das - Return to spirituality or death

  • Appendix 1 Festive procession

  • Appendix 2 Letter to Time magazine

• Appendix 3 Srila Prabhupada on the Traditions and Culture of India