A Central Jail’s Transformation into an Ashrama.
Preaching is the essence. Devotees preach by the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the order of the spiritual master. Those who sincerely try to follow the directions of the spiritual master and the Guru-paramparā earn unlimited blessings and strength to execute their service. Even a sincere attempt in the service of the ācāryas, irrespective of it being a success or a failure, is sufficient to draw profuse blessings of the Guru-paramparā.
There are some devotees who serve in difficult situations and, most amazingly, they are able to transform the most unfavorable environment into the greatest opportunity to remember and serve the Lord.
Preaching within the prisons or jails is no different. Those who have some experience of going to preaching programs in jails can understand that it’s not very comfortable to stay inside for long. Dealing with the general public is not always easy and, at the same time, association with materialistic people certainly affects the consciousness. But preaching to the prisoners inside the jails has some merits despite the difficulties. Some of the inmates desperately want to come out, so they are eager to accept any ray of hope in their lives. But the challenge still remains as intoxication, cheating, bullying, bribery, smuggling and so on are all the ways of life inside the prisons in our country today.
Here is an exceptional devotee of the Lord, who is committed to improving the deplorable conditions of the prisoners within the jails with the brilliant lamp of Krishna consciousness. The prison house is a place meant for reformation or correction but there is no hope of correction without Krishna consciousness.
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