Radhanath Swami's Magic

 

 

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GEESE LESSON FOR A CARING COMMUNITY

As each bird flaps its wings it creates an uplift for the bird following. By flying in a "V" formation the whole flock provides 71% better range than flying alone. There is a power in the collective work. People who share a common direction and sense of community can reach their destination quicker and easier, travelling on the thrust of each other.

Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it immediately feels the drag and quickly gets back in to the draft of the nearest goose. If we had as much sense as a goose, we would stay in formation with those who are heading where we want to go. Sometimes the leading goose gets tired and rotates back into formation for another to take over. Take turns in leadership. Share leadership.

Be interpendent on each other's skills, knowledge, and qualities. Geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up the speed. Make sure your honking from behind is encouraging, not discouraging.

ENCOURAGE - coeur means "heart" in french.

Whenever a goose gets sick, wounded or shot, two geese fall out of the formation to go with one to protect, help it and stay it until it can fly again, or until it dies. They then launch out to join another formation or rejoin their original flock.

 

 

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USE IGNORANCE FOR YOUR SUCCESS

"I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge."

- Rupa Gosvami

Understanding that we don't know makes us open to learning more and to learning new things that will help us progress.

If one is open to learn he is more likely to be successful.

Learning means getting knowledge.

And knowledge means sattva - goodness and enlightenment.

Getting knowledge means getting more intelligence.

If you think that education is expensive (time-wise, money-wise, energy-wise), try ignorance.

But if you dedicate yourself to lifelong learning, you will know more and more and get better and better in all areas.

Are you open to learning?

Are you ready to learn what you need to learn in order to make progress?

Are you ready to look for the right people from whom you will learn?

 

 

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WHAT IS KARMA?

From time immemorial we are suffering or enjoying the fruits of our activities.

For instance, if I am a businessman and have worked very hard and very smart and have earned a great amount of money, then I am an enjoyer.

But if I lose all my money, I am a sufferer.

Similarly, in every field of life we enjoy the results of our work, or we suffer the results of our work.

This is called karma.

Although we are suffering or enjoying the results of our activities, we can change the results, and this change depends on the quality of our knowledge.

We are engaged in various activities but we do not know what sort of activities we should take on in order to gain relief from the reactions of these activities.

These activities can be changed when we are in goodness, when we are in sanity, and understands what sort of activities we should perform.

This is explained in detail in the great book of wisdom, Bhagavad-gita.

 

 

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