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A PIONEER SHOWS THE WAY
The Conference was sponsored by the Temple of Understanding and the Princeton Theological Seminary.
In Elizabeth Cattell's words, "from Chitrabhanu's gracious personality emanated such a serenity and joy in living that many individuals including herself were drawn to sojorn the infinite with him. He radiated a dimension of life full of inner divinity and soul prosperity."
At the Summit Conference, Chitrabhanu boldly held forth his views against dogmatic thinking and sectarianism. He called for dynamic action for promoting world-wide harmony, friendship and service above self. He said, "When we act out of love and goodness, we project positive vibrations. That creates a sphere of love and compassion around us which affects the human and the natural environment. A lot of vibrant energy is transmitted which uplifts the soul and helps the quest for higher level of consciousness."
Chitrabhanu married Pramoda Bhen and became father of two children. But the monk inside him lives, the candle of religious faith burns brightly, and his wife has emerged as a spiritual companion as well — the life mission of both - jointly and individually has become the propagation of the idea of 'Live and help let live.' It has been a miraculous transformation for both.
Chitrabhanu continues his mission of his life with zeal and devotion. His friends and admirers call him lovingly Gurudev. His wife Pramoda Bhen has been deeply religious and spiritually awake and shares wholeheartedly with him the mission to propagate world-wide the humanitarian principles of Jainism. She has been an active crusader for promoting vegetarianism and has
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