Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
Krishna consciousness is the primary necessity of human existence. However, the question in front of us is how the Krishna conscious programs should be conducted so that living entities get inspired and take up the process very lovingly. Srila Prabhupada mentioned in one of the lectures on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.5.11 says, "The swanlike men will come to centers of Krishna consciousness, where everything is clear, where there is good philosophy, good transcendental food, good education, good intelligence — everything good, whereas crowlike men will go to clubs, parties, naked dance shows, and so many other such things. So the Krishna consciousness movement is meant for swanlike men, not for men who are like crows. But we can convert the crows into swans. That is our philosophy. Those who were crows are now swimming like swans. That is the benefit of Krishna consciousness."
1. Good Philosophy:
a. There should be definitely some good preaching based on Guru, Sadhu and shastras.
b. The philosophy should be practically applied in our day to day lives or otherwise it will not reach the people. It should be completely practical and not based on mental concoction.
c. The preacher should study nicely and repeat the words of acaryas and Srila Prabhupada, combined with his own realizations and self-assimilated experiences – svaanubhava.
d. Our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj says, "Good philosophy should be interesting and instructive."
A good philosophy leads to good education.
2. Good education: The philosophy has to educate the people so that spiritual education will give them strength to tolerate the various tribulations of material existence which is natural and inevitable. As our Maharaj says, "The good philosophy in the program is your capital for the rest of the week to undergo the whole torture under the grinding machine. Material existence is a grinding machine. It grinds you for the whole week and you are just relieved by coming to Krishna conscious programs. This is the best way to put your mind at rest. Otherwise you are always agitated. There is no Krishna as soon as the material existence is there. All the material things are in front of us and they are all agitating. They are anti-human existence. We have to do our maintenance no doubt, but at the same time the goal of human existence is to carry on devotional service throughout day and night. This way even when the troubles come you will be happy." This education will give them the strength to withstand the material onslaught and never to get discouraged as we really understand the nature of the material world.
3. Good Intelligence: With a good education we get good intelligence. Real intelligence is to spiritualise our material activities as instructed lovingly by our Gurudev and therefore not get bound in this material world. Maharaj says, "Do you work nicely. Whatever work you are doing please be very careful that you do it very honestly. Don't look to the salary you get. Doesn't matter what fruits you get. But be very careful to perform these activities very carefully so that you are completely satisfied after your work also. And satisfaction gives you happiness. As you are happy, then you can understand these things very nicely. Whatever anguish you may be having, minds are always troubling us and material existence, situations are all after us to trouble. Please come to Krishna conscious programs and get relieved for sometime at least and take this."
4. Good Transcendental food: Most of us who have taken up devotional service, will definitely say that we got the taste for bhakti simply by honouring prasadam. That is the power of transcendental food. Transcendental food nourishes the soul and body.
a. Nourishment of the soul: Nourishment of soul is through kirtan, chanting, preaching etc. By this process we experience the Lord. Once the soul is nourished, then the automatic detachment from material things happen simultaneously without any endeavour as confirmed in this verse. (SB 11.2.42)
b. Nourishment of the body: Transcendental food does not mean 100 or more varieties, but few items cooked and offered to Supreme Lord with love and devotion. This can fully nourish the body. Kitchadi with all vegetables will suffice.
If we conduct our programs like this based on the previous acaryas words, with our nice examples then everything in the program is good. Therefore I pray to our Gurudev, Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna to give me the mercy to try to abide by this governing principles of Srila Prabhupada while executing devotional service.
Thank you very much.
Your humble servant,
Sajjanapriya Krishna das
Abudhabi.
--
Yours
Dinesh
Blog:http://dinesh-krsna.blogspot.com
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
Krishna consciousness is the primary necessity of human existence. However, the question in front of us is how the Krishna conscious programs should be conducted so that living entities get inspired and take up the process very lovingly. Srila Prabhupada mentioned in one of the lectures on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.5.11 says, "The swanlike men will come to centers of Krishna consciousness, where everything is clear, where there is good philosophy, good transcendental food, good education, good intelligence — everything good, whereas crowlike men will go to clubs, parties, naked dance shows, and so many other such things. So the Krishna consciousness movement is meant for swanlike men, not for men who are like crows. But we can convert the crows into swans. That is our philosophy. Those who were crows are now swimming like swans. That is the benefit of Krishna consciousness."
1. Good Philosophy:
a. There should be definitely some good preaching based on Guru, Sadhu and shastras.
b. The philosophy should be practically applied in our day to day lives or otherwise it will not reach the people. It should be completely practical and not based on mental concoction.
c. The preacher should study nicely and repeat the words of acaryas and Srila Prabhupada, combined with his own realizations and self-assimilated experiences – svaanubhava.
d. Our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj says, "Good philosophy should be interesting and instructive."
A good philosophy leads to good education.
2. Good education: The philosophy has to educate the people so that spiritual education will give them strength to tolerate the various tribulations of material existence which is natural and inevitable. As our Maharaj says, "The good philosophy in the program is your capital for the rest of the week to undergo the whole torture under the grinding machine. Material existence is a grinding machine. It grinds you for the whole week and you are just relieved by coming to Krishna conscious programs. This is the best way to put your mind at rest. Otherwise you are always agitated. There is no Krishna as soon as the material existence is there. All the material things are in front of us and they are all agitating. They are anti-human existence. We have to do our maintenance no doubt, but at the same time the goal of human existence is to carry on devotional service throughout day and night. This way even when the troubles come you will be happy." This education will give them the strength to withstand the material onslaught and never to get discouraged as we really understand the nature of the material world.
3. Good Intelligence: With a good education we get good intelligence. Real intelligence is to spiritualise our material activities as instructed lovingly by our Gurudev and therefore not get bound in this material world. Maharaj says, "Do you work nicely. Whatever work you are doing please be very careful that you do it very honestly. Don't look to the salary you get. Doesn't matter what fruits you get. But be very careful to perform these activities very carefully so that you are completely satisfied after your work also. And satisfaction gives you happiness. As you are happy, then you can understand these things very nicely. Whatever anguish you may be having, minds are always troubling us and material existence, situations are all after us to trouble. Please come to Krishna conscious programs and get relieved for sometime at least and take this."
4. Good Transcendental food: Most of us who have taken up devotional service, will definitely say that we got the taste for bhakti simply by honouring prasadam. That is the power of transcendental food. Transcendental food nourishes the soul and body.
a. Nourishment of the soul: Nourishment of soul is through kirtan, chanting, preaching etc. By this process we experience the Lord. Once the soul is nourished, then the automatic detachment from material things happen simultaneously without any endeavour as confirmed in this verse. (SB 11.2.42)
bhaktih pareshaanubhaavo viraktir
anyatra caisha trika eka-kaalah
prapadyamaanasya yathaashnatah syus
tushtih pushtih kshud-apaayo 'nu-ghaasam
b. Nourishment of the body: Transcendental food does not mean 100 or more varieties, but few items cooked and offered to Supreme Lord with love and devotion. This can fully nourish the body. Kitchadi with all vegetables will suffice.
If we conduct our programs like this based on the previous acaryas words, with our nice examples then everything in the program is good. Therefore I pray to our Gurudev, Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna to give me the mercy to try to abide by this governing principles of Srila Prabhupada while executing devotional service.
Thank you very much.
Your humble servant,
Sajjanapriya Krishna das
Abudhabi.
--
Yours
Dinesh
Blog:http://dinesh-krsna.blogspot.com
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