HpS - I think the following part of this letter was published on the Blog, by accident. I was working on it then tried to call Dr. Samaresh in India to see if there has been any news about the symposium in Kolkata at the end of November. It is still not fixed if we will be going to Indian the end of November. In general, it seems that we should decline the offer to maybe lecture at the Pivot Summit, although we looked at the summit link you sent.
Let us stay in touch with this Calendar Development and even more with our efforts to identify different prospective candidates for devotional service.
Have you shown our "Art and the Sacred" clip to your friend, contact?
Dear Maharaja,
pamho agtsp
I have an invitation from a devotee in Melbourne for you to speak at Pivot Summit 2018, 6th-7th December.
Here is the devotee’s message to me:
“Do you know his [HPS] diary for this year? I am part of a big tech, film, entrepreneurial event in Geelong (Melbourne) 7th dec, would be great to get him to come and speak or to at least attend and network with the many academics that will be there. The conference is for technology, startups and social entrepreneurship. This year {confidential at this stage} is that the general theme is Tech on Trial (Black Mirrors style). I have less control over speakers than I had last year. Could Maharaj give a talk about the dangers of technology and or social entrepreneurship? Can you send through a little bio that I can show my boss?”
You might be wondering what is “Black Mirror”. It’s an interested TV show that addresses philosophical questions that arise with the progress of technology. I have seen a few episodes. In my opinion it address the possible dangers of technology quite well and they are good conversations to be having.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror
Here is a link to the conference’s webpage.
What do you think maharaja? Would you like to speak at this event?
Ys
Dhruvananda Das
HpS - Hare Krsna!! AGTSP paoho.... I was planning to write to you ASAP. I found a nice verse related Australian aboriginal cosmology as I understand it from you: https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/8/5/33
Translation:
The entire cosmic manifestation has emerged from water, and it is because of water that all living entities endure, live and develop. This water is nothing but the semen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, may the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has such great potency, be pleased with us.
Purport:
Despite the theories of so-called scientists, the vast quantities of water on this planet and on other planets are not created by a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. Rather, the water is sometimes explained to be the perspiration and sometimes the semen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is from water that all living entities emerge, and because of water they live and grow. If there were no water, all life would cease. Water is the source of life for everyone. Therefore, by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we have so much water all over the world."
