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...child growing up in a Hare Krishna family experiences a radically different lifestyle compared to that of most American children. Syama-Kunda (below) is two-and-one-half years old. He lives at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Boston with his mother, Madanmohanmohini (above), and his father, Sivananda-Das (above, right...
...family's life is wholly devoted to the adulation of their god, Lord Krishna. Days begin with chanting, often as early as 2 a.m. All daily activities revolve around the Lord, dancing to keep his spirits happy and tending to his holy altar--all for the purpose of attaining a higher, purer state of "Krishna" consciousness...
Syama-Kunda's parents decided to have him in order to celebrate and show dedication to Krishna. They have had no physical contact since. Indulgence in such a selfish act not related to the Lord is regarded as dishonorable...
Syama-Kunda receives plenty of attention from the approximately 30 devotees currently living at the temple. He spends most of the day playing and getting into trouble, just like other kids. But his life is also structured around a strict Krishna regime which requires that he chant and pray with the other devotees as often as five times...
LAST WEEK'S surrealistic nightmares from the jungles of Guyana have once again put the issue of religious cults squarely in the center of the American stage. In a way that the scattered rumors of mind control and depersonalization among Moonies and Hare Krishna devotees could not, Guyana deaths have focused U.S. public attention on the cults and on the question of what the cults are all about, why people join them, and what import this movement has for our society...