Conversations with A Hare Krishna, On The Self, The Soul & Community
Channel: Kane Dodgson
Date: 2018-08-26

Conversations with A Hare Krishna, On The Self, The Soul & Community. Personal growth, mental health and wellbeing, the five ways to wellbeing, resilience, ending stigma and changing perceptions about each other is big in most societies at the moment, and for good reason. Society is trying to find its lost soul.

One of the most important and powerful things that Storytelling can do is to break down the illusions we have about each other and our communities. It can be used to change opinions, high light causes as well as giving the often misjudged or unseen, a voice and a chance to tell their story. Storytelling can be motivational both for the teller and the listener, generating change, personal growth and understanding. 

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In my travels and investigations into the grassroots of local communities, I came to realise very quickly that our present society discriminates against people of faith. When I say faith I mean all faiths. Our televisions make mockeries of those with faith, our media represents people of spiritual faith in often unfactual and misrepresented fashions. 

 So, I asked a whole selection of people if spiritual faith matters to them and overwhelmingly, I found that a larger percentage of people that I had presumed or expected, hold some form of faith. Their spiritual faiths vary from traditional organised religion to a more cosmopolitan new age self-governed belief. People are looking for something, we are soul searching for meaning.

I am not traditionally or institutionally religious, but I have rock solid faith. I have belief in life after death. I can only speak for my own self, but I am sure some will agree, this journey through life is as much about the soul as it is, anything else. The need to nourish my Soul is as important to my mental health and wellbeing as is nourishing my mind and my body.  

This film takes a look at the community, the self and the soul from the perspective of the Blackpool Hare Krishna Community. By hearing each other's stories, sharing parts of our lives, our thoughts, ideas and beliefs we begin to see each other in a more authentic and human way. In this regard, I invite you to listen Gavin speak about community and individual wellbeing from the unique perspective of Hare Krishna. 

The pursuit of our own personal spiritual growth would meet 2 of the 5 ways to wellbeing areas of life namely, To Keep Learning & To Be Mindful

Warmest Regards

Kane Dodgson

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