14— The Daily Collegian Thursday, April 24, 1980 _ Krishna monk spreads word of God in State By PAMELA MACLEOD Daily Collegian Staff Writer His orange robe and stockings and the long tiny braid of hair falling from his otherwise completely shaven head provide a sharp contrast to a typical college student’s garb and so do his ideas and way of life He was born 30 years ago as Steve McClain, but is now-known only as Stambha Das which means servant of God in Sanskrit. A member of the Hare Krishna movement, Das said he came to State College one and a half years ago to help spread the word of God. He does this primarily by talking with people and handing out Krishna pamphlets and magazines on the University campus andin Slate College. He also gives lec tures and teaches a Free University vegetarian cooking course. Das quit his job with a law firm in California in 1975 to join the movement. He graduated from Georgia State University and Mercer University school of law in Georgia. "Something was obviously missing in my life,” Das said. ‘‘l didn’t want to graduate and just become a nine-to-five robot.” Das said he went to law school because he wanted to help people and he felt that to do so would require a certain amount of power and influence which he thought he could get through, advanced schooling. He said he became interested in the Krishna movement while reading the Bhagavad-gita, or book of truth. “I realized I should be considering more serious things,” Das said, “I knew there must be something beyond the disco.” Das said he was never attracted by any of the cults, like Sun Myung Moon’s The sisters of Kappa Delta would like to announce their new initiates < Ateg&n CtCewney- Sfdedayme' 08xoctie- Q)icute CfOifybtoflobAi 'fiato/cne s<***& CfCtt/ten SflobeMmeiek SPttbati &a4nSuMo ote*tee tyfetweb Love in A.O.T. U-030 SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH at g»3W9 STARTING AT 9:30 P.M movement, because he said they are obviously absurd. He said they exploit their followers and are not qualified spiritual leaders. “The Moonies are completely bogus,” Das said. “They are not following any standard scriptures. Religion is not created by man.” Becoming a Krishna brahmin, or monk, completely changed Das’ life. He said he assumed a spiritual name and gave up meat eating, alcoholic beverages, illicit sex and gambling. Das now lives a very simple and quiet life with a fellow devotee in a house on East Hamilton Street. Das rises at 4 every morning to pray, chant and meditate. He said he usually ends his day around 10 p.m., and he sleeps on the floor. He has very little furniture in the house except for a lamp and basic kitchen fixtures, which he and his roommate use to prepare simple vegetarian meals once or twice a day. He said they have a feast every Sun daythat 35 or 40 people usually attend to discuss philosophy and Krishna idealogy “We consider the home to be a temple so we use everything in it in service of God,” Das said. The Krishna church supports all monks, but Das said this is not very expensive'because they eat little food, and the only clothes' they own are two sets of robes. He said the church obtains its funds from the sale of books and revenue from various Krishna businesses. He also said many members of the movement work at traditional jobs. “We have doctors and lawyers and Ph.D.’s in the movement,” he said. “Not everyone walks around in robes distributing brochures.” Das spends his afternoons studying, or outside handing out Krishna literature and talking with interested passersby. He said he does not solicit donations, so most people are polite to him and store owners rarely complain when he stands outside their establishments. “When I get abuse it’s usually because people associate us with other cult 'Something was obviously missing in my life. / didn't want to graduate and just become a nine-to five robot' Do you want more out ofjife? I Write The Xaverian Missionaries can help you give meaning to your life by con tinuing Christ’s work in Japan, Mexico, j state Bangladesh, Indonesia, Zaire, Burundi,| Sierra Leone, Brazil, and Colombia. | one FRIENDS QFfi.^ : ' "-wS INDIA ASOCIATION PRESENTS PROF. HARI SHARMA ON "DOMESTIC POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY OPTIONS FOR INDIA" 305 HUB Saturday, 26 April 7 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 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SN 12 Helene Court. Wayne. N.J. 07470 I wish to know more about Xaverian Priests □ Brothers □. Please send tree brochure at no obligation. Name (PliMSi; Prml) Address “The greatest illusion on the Penn State campus is of freedom. Students think ‘l’m free,’ ’’ Das said. “Students have to take a certain curriculum, and they are manipulated by the media arid educational institutions. We’re all dependent on God." Das said he thinks most students are at Penn State and other schools for “social trips” or to look for marketable skills. He said they are not actually thinking and that their happiness is limited by money or how long they can stay high. “Happiness of the soul is unlimited,” he said. “Material factors aren’t im portant.” He also said, “Education can be used and can be good so long as you understand the ultimate connection with God.” Das said he feels sorry formost people because they accept second-class happiness, and he wouldlike everyone to be conscious of God and to understand who they really are.' "I’ve attained a higher level of hap piness,” he said. “The only thing I’ve given up is death.”Das said Krishna devotees believe when a person dies their soul surviv.es and either enters into another material body or enters the spiritual world. He said the goal of life is to enter the kingdom of God. Das said the Krishna movement is based on many fundamental beliefs, some that originate in the Vedas or old books of knowledge “Modern civilization is based on a mistake,” he said. “We don’t understand our real spiritual identity.” He said the real identity is the soul, which remains the same even though it passes through many bodies. He said people mistakenly Age •POE&SHLEME ■ AT LAST, AN ACCOUNT OF WATERGATE BY SOMEONE WITH NOTHING Nixon, Hi have all tolr John Sirica RECORD S his revealini personal ar a unique v; the bench. "What hi hypocrisy, t that justice for the powi truth and ul Ea/ter fool Appeal College think of themselves as men and wgjnen or Democrats and Republicans. J “We are not our bodies but we are in our bodies,” Das said. “It’s like a can People ride in their cars, but they doni call themselves Mr. Volvo or Mr. Ford o? Mr. Chevrolet.” • Das said Krishna members believe that because people disregard the laws of nature and spend so much of their time trying to advance society, they create unnecessary problems. , • “You can’t eat nuts and bolts,” Das said. “And people can’t take more than their fair share of the property without repercussions. There’s po. overpopulation or food shortage, we just aren’t functioning together.” Das said suffering is due to ignorance and humans should aim for simple living and high thinking. He said the world’s leaders are fools, and should be replgcpd by those who • understand' the pMper balance between material and spiritum activities and are guided by God. ; * In addition to his activities in Statfc College, Das has traveled to Indig several times to study, and just returned recently from a five-week stay in a small town called Vrindavan, near Delhi. fpael also goes to a self-sufficient Krishna farm in Port Royal, Pa., about twice p month to study and visit friends. «; Das said the Hare Krishna following; consisting of men, women and childrep is growing all the time and has at least 10,000 full-time members. 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