KKSblog.com - Jewels of purity

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KKSblog.com - Jewels of purity

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:42 AM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Durban – South Africa, April 2011)

The other day I was not feeling well. I was ill but I started reciting some verses, and as I was reciting the verses, I felt these verses were like nets that pulled me up. The disease was pulling me down, down in misery, down and feeling like something wet and sticky and weak. But then these verses are like little jewels of purity that give us shelter and that lift us up and keep us from going down and becoming absorbed in material life.

So in that way we have all these opportunities – little things. It's not hard to learn a verse. You tape it on the fridge or somewhere else. You tape it on a wall and you see it and after a while it will be there in your mind. All these little things – going to the temple, associating with the devotees, a verse from the Bhagavad Gita – all these are little pieces of our spiritual wealth.

Spiritual life is an enormous blessing, much greater than we realise. Because we don't see the greatness of all the blessings we are receiving, we are not appreciating what we have. And therefore we feel it's such a struggle – it's such a struggle! Because we don't realise how good our spiritual life really is, we need to collect wealth – as much as possible – daily spiritual wealth.

A stay in the Manor and Harinama in Soho Street

Posted: 31 May 2011 01:14 AM PDT

Our trip to England started in the Bhaktivedanta Manor, where Maharaja gave an amazing class about the Caitanya Caritamrita, which dealt with the inner reasons of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance. Based in the Manor, Maharaja attended different programs in London.

He went to London's "Matchless Gifts" program centre, which is a store-front with a small temple room in the cellar. The whole atmosphere there reminded one of the first days of Iskcon, with hippies playing different melodies and Srila Prabhupada singing the classic Hare Krishna melody, which was done this time by Kadamba Kanana Swami.

On Saturday night, Maharaja went to the famous Harinama in Soho Street. He first gave a lecture in the Radha Krishna temple there, and then the ecstatic group of vaishnavas made their way through the inner city of London. The response was amazing, with many people joining the Harinama, dancing and singing.

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Krishna is the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is | Part [BG.9.18]

TEXT 18:

gatir bharta prabhuh sakshi

nivasah saranam suhrit

prabhavah pralayah sthanam

nidhanam bijam avyayam

TRANSLATION:

I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.

PURPORT:

Gati means the destination where we want to go. But the ultimate goal is Krishna, although people do not know it. One who does not know Krishna is misled, and his so-called progressive march is either partial or hallucinatory. There are many who make as their destination different demigods, and by rigid performance of the strict respective methods they reach different planets known as Candraloka, Suryaloka, Indraloka, Maharloka, etc. But all such lokas or planets, being creations of Krishna, are simultaneously Krishna and not Krishna. Actually such planets, being the manifestations of Krishna's energy, are also Krishna, but actually they only serve as a step forward for realization of Krishna. To approach the different energies of Krishna is to approach Krishna indirectly. One should directly approach Krishna, for that will save time and energy. For example, if there is a possibility of going to the top of a building by the help of an elevator, why should one go by the staircase, step by step? Everything is resting on Krishna's energy; therefore without Krishna's shelter nothing can exist. Krishna is the supreme ruler because everything belongs to Him and everything exists on His energy. Krishna, being situated in everyone's heart, is the supreme witness. The residences, countries or planets on which we live are also Krishna. Krishna is the ultimate goal of shelter, and as such one should take shelter of Krishna either for protection or for annihilation of his distressed condition. And whenever we have to take protection, we should know that our protection must be a living force. Thus Krishna is the supreme living entity. Since Krishna is the source of our generation, or the supreme father, no one can be a better friend than Krishna, nor can anyone be a better well-wisher. Krishna is the original source of creation and the ultimate rest after annihilation. Krishna is therefore the eternal cause of all causes.

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Realized the Actual Relief?

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A man with stomach ache finds some relief in pressing his stomach
against a pillar in a temple. His stomach ache would relieve if he
eats some food. Someone passing by offers chipped rice to him but he's
not willing to give up the pillar because he would feel the pain.So he
accepts the chipped rice with his two hands on the other side of the
pillar. Now he can neither eat nor give up the pillar. When he takes
off the hand,the rice would fall down leaving him in vain.
This is exactly our situation in the material world. Better would be
to have given up the little relief of pressing stomach against the
pillar&eaten the chipped rice to relieve the stomach pain.

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - TV Interview

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Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 20:00:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [srilaprabhupadanectar] Remembering Srila Prabhupada - TV Interview
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TV Interview

A second television interview was booked for the evening.
Controversial Sydney TV personality Bob Rogers hosted a program of
music, comedy and talk, and specialised in interviewing "top-name
guests from both locally and abroad". Srila Prabhupada and his
entourage squeezed into a taxi for another long drive to ATN Seven
studios in Epping; a few other devotees joined them on-site.

Caru: We had to sit in the waiting room for a while before going on.
Meanwhile, a wall-mounted television monitor was screening a movie
depicting a graphic rape scene in a swamp. I was shocked. It was the
most explicit material I had ever seen on television. I glanced over
at Prabhupada. He watched for a few moments, then looked at us. He was
smiling. It was not a smile of pleasure, though, but rather of
sadness. Then Prabhupada shook his head with disbelief and looked
down. Perhaps he had never witnessed such a thing before. Certainly it
would have been hard to imagine the mentality that prompted
broadcasting such scenes to the public. Prabhupada's look said: "This
is unbelievable."

On air, Bob seemed uncomfortable, even a little agitated. Since his
questions were of the trivial variety, and since his mood was somewhat
condescending, Prabhupada reciprocated by looking very grave. At one
stage, Bob asked why the devotees chanted. Prabhupada briefly
explained, still with a very serious expression, about the sankirtana
movement. "You say that this chanting makes people happy," Bob
challenged, "but you don't look very happy."

Exhibiting the same solemn appearance, Prabhupada replied, "Oh! We are
happy .." He paused, and added. "Very happy!"

Prabhupada's countenance suddenly changed. His eyes lit up and
sparkled. He gave a broad smile -- and started to laugh. To the
devotees present who had been feeling a little uncomfortable, it was
as if the sun had come out on a rainy day. They all spontaneously
uttered: "Jaya, Prabhupada, jaya." Bob, embarrassed, changed the
subject. After another minute, it was all over.

In the taxi on the way back to the temple, Caru outlined his plans for
the two or three more national TV shows that he had lined up, but
Prabhupada cut him off. He appeared disgusted. "They do not know how
to ask questions. Tell them they have to give me at least
half-an-hour, otherwise I will not go." Next morning, Caru rang around
the TV stations with Prabhupada's ultimatum, but no-one could offer
more than ten minutes, and so future TV plans were dropped.

- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu

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Fructify or Rectify?

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It's true that we still have material desires&we are not upto the
level of a paramahamsa. But that doesnt mean we can give up our
Spiritual practice&we can enjoy or fructify the material desires
because there is no end point for such desires. The more we enjoy, the
more we suffer or struggle. Considering the condition of such
devotees, there can be some concession given to them for getting some
attachment to marriage and family life. But the ultimate point is to
bring them back to Krishna gradually.
If you ask a drug addict to stop drugs immediately, thats very
difficult&by doing so he'll get addicted even more than usual.
Gradually the desire has to be regulated step by step.

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