Were they destined?

yes it seems to mean that they could have preented it happening saddd

hi Professor this makes me feel sick,I mean these people are going to worshop, this is in the name of your diety and they rush ovve opthers , this is horried, thou shalt not kill, is not worshopping' supposed to be thoughtful of your fellow men,not walk on them and kill them, they are fellow Indcians and humans,this makes no sense. no they were not destined to die at the foot of God. those lives werer rpecious to God and should have been to their fellow Indians as well. I have seen things like this here in the states at a concert and atg a sales in a large dep;artment store.people in a rush and knocking down a child and breaking her leg and they were not at a religius event. it is ironic to kill people just to get to a temple. are not we our brother's keeper?

Whatever we do or face in our life are pre decided by GOD that is Hindu belief and I do believe in that so I can say that all who got caught in this sad incident. I have some similar thoughts about administration, they could have done better job and it could have been prevented. Thank You for sharing.

I agree with you too Prof. that accidents can be prevented, have they not heard of the phrase " an accident waiting to happen" , when large groups of people gather such as in a religious festival, authorities should always be ready for any eventuality and expect the unexpected that might happen such as a stampede or a terrorist attack. Advanced planning, effective crowd control and security I believe should be prioritized, and yes they were not destined to die if only people of authority placed more preventive precautions in place.

that I know all religions of the world bring good to their followers. such tragedies can occur due to weak coordination of law enforcement with the community.

It is true that we have a destiny. But we have the ability to change it becouse we have free will. Lama rinpoche says : it is of outmost importance to be awarre of the happenings around us becouse everything happens of a reason in order for us to learn from our experiances. If we dont listen the first time it will come back and hit harder and harder. In meditation i have come to understand that everything that happens us is put in front of us by the heart and the spirit , one can truly say life is a test ut the outcome is due to our understanding. And how we handle our situations determine the outcome. A certain level of common sence is needed so maybe people will take some time to think next time such events happens and realise that we all work togheter collectivly and should not strive based on our will alone without first taking in considiration the best for other people. Life is short but the spirit is forever. It is a sad happening that people die due to a rush , may they learn something from it and make more wise desicions next time.