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[srilaprabhupadanectar] Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Class at Melbourne

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Class at Melbourne

Prabhupada's reason for travelling to Melbourne was mainly to train
and convince his disciples. Out of the nine processes of devotional
service to Lord Krsna, Prabhupada had explained that the first
process, hearing, was the most important. Without hearing sufficiently
from authentic sources like Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita,
no-one could make progress in spiritual life. Thus for the devotees,
hearing directly from their spiritual master was the highlight of
their few days with him.

In the evening, Srila Prabhupada spoke to a packed temple room from
Chapter 13 of Bhagavad-gita, verse 2.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: "This body, O Son of Kunti,
is called the field, and one who knows this body is called the knower
of the field."

Prabhupada spoke about the body and the owner of the body, ksetra and
ksetrajnah. "Ksetra means field. Just like a tiller, agriculturalist.
He is given a certain tract of land, and he tills and produces grains
or some vegetables or something eatable. Similarly this body is the
field and I am, or you are, who is occupying this body, we are
tillers. This body is given by nature and I am spirit soul. Just like
one may possess very valuable land, one may possess land not so
valuable, ordinary, and one may possess a third-class field.
Similarly, we living entities, we are given a certain type of body to
work with and enjoy or suffer the result of an action. Somebody is
very highly intelligent. Somebody is not so intelligent. Somebody is
very rich. Somebody is poor. Somebody is middle-class. Somebody is an
animal. Somebody is a tree. Somebody an insect. Somebody is an
aquatic."

Prabhupada described that although there were many varieties of life,
modern universities and educational institutions could not ascertain
the exact number. "They cannot say. But, if you consult the Vedic
literatures, you'll find exactly the number, jalaja nava-laksani: 'In
the water, the aquatic living beings are nine hundred thousand
different bodies.' So I don't think there is any biologist or botanist
who can say exactly how many forms of life there are within the water.

"We have got information from Vedic literature that there is a fish
which is called timingila. Timi means whale fish. These timingila fish
swallow up these whale fish like this." Srila Prabhupada opened his
mouth and eyes very wide and imitated the timingila fish gulping down
a whole whale. The devotees laughed to see Prabhupada's perfect
caricature.

"Similarly, the Vedic literatures give information, sthavara
laksa-vimsati. Sthavara means the living entities who cannot move."
Srila Prabhupada gave an astonishing example. "Here, by the side of
the wall, this house, there is a tree. It has grown. Just see that
tree is not even within the jungle. In a small space it has grown all
sides surrounded by house, and it is alone. Just see how much
condemned life. Other trees, they are at least in the jungle, in the
society of trees." The devotees laughed. "But this tree is alone. We
have to consider this, how this tree has been so much condemned. Tree
is condemned life because you are human beings, you are sitting here.
If you like, you can move immediately. But the tree cannot move.
'Stand up there.' By who's order? By God's order. 'You must stand up.'
Don't take it neglectfully. It is very serious. According to Vedic
calculation, this tree which has grown here, that living entity was
sometimes the owner or occupier of this house, and it had so much
attachment that it cannot go out of this house. Therefore he has been
given this body, tree. 'Alright, you live here and stand up.'"

The devotees were amazed to hear this description of the identity of
the young solitary rhus tree which had grown from the concrete yard at
the side of the house. Prabhupada continued: "Sometimes we become
ghosts. If we become too much attached, we cannot leave. Therefore too
much opulent apartment, opulent life, is not very good for spiritual
advancement, because we get too much attached to it. My guru maharaja
used to advise us that 'It is better to live in a rented house than to
possess one's own house'. Why? Because if we possess our own house,
we'll be more attached. [This] attachment sometimes leads me to become
a tree, a mouse, to become a serpent in the same house. After all, you
may purchase a nice house, you decorate it very nicely. But you have
to leave it. You cannot live here permanently. That is not possible."

Prabhupada concluded the class by saying that just as there are
different qualities of fields, the human body is the best type of body
for inquiry into the Absolute Truth. "Athato brahma-jijnasa. Therefore
the Vedanta-sutra says that this life is simply meant for enquiry
about the Supreme. That's all. The animals cannot do it. So, simply if
we waste our time just like the animals, then again we glide down to
animal life. That is a great loss. After many, many births we have got
this human form of life. If we simply waste like cats and dogs, then
again we become cats and dogs or trees or anything. There are so many
species of life. That will be a great mistake, a great loss. Havoc it
will be. Therefore, our, this Krsna consciousness movement, is to
educate people to God consciousness or Krsna consciousness so that his
life may be successful. Thank you very much."

After the evening program, Mohanananda, who had travelled down to
Melbourne with Srila Prabhupada, asked him frankly in his room which
temple he preferred -- Sydney or Melbourne. With a smile, Prabhupada
answered that as far as decoration was concerned, although the Sydney
altar was better, it appeared that the Melbourne temple had done a
better job overall. Mohanananda excused himself and immediately rang
Sydney to break the news, and offer some advice. Since Prabhupada was
returning to Sydney in four days, Mohanananda suggested that the
Sydney devotees should get to work immediately, upgrading the Sydney
temple as quickly and nicely as possible. And he added, in his
characteristic flamboyant style, "money is no object". The
transcendental competition continued.


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

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Hippy or Happy?

Why to travel?
There's absolutely no need for any of us to travel as like we do in
our everyday life in the city. It's the miserable part of our day
which may last around 45-120 minutes one way. We can be peaceful
without industries.We can have a piece of land to grow our own
food&then live peacefully without any tension, chanting, singing the
names of the Lord,discussing about the Lord. When will that day be
mine?
No one is really happy in the city life but assume so due to the
widespread propaganda.
Hippies are the result of massive industrialization. Srila Prabhupada
turned hippies to happies by simply making them chant Hare Krishna. We
need to prioritize our values, before it becomes too late :(


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[srilaprabhupadanectar] Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Visit to Melbourne

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Visit to Melbourne

Wednesday, 5 April 1972

After five busy days of preaching in Sydney, Srila Prabhupada flew to
Melbourne, the capital of the State of Victoria. As the Ansett
Airlines flight landed at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport, about 20
devotees chanted loudly near Arrival Bay Three, despite objections
from airport officials.

This was Prabhupada's first visit to Melbourne. For many of the
devotees who lived in the fledgling temple, it was to be their premier
chance for personal association with their spiritual master, about
whom they had heard so much. The kirtana reached a climax, then
abruptly ended. As Prabhupada emerged, devotees showered him with
marigolds and purple dahlias, and prostrated themselves on the floor.
Prabhupada walked briskly to the VIP lounge for a pre-arranged press
conference as the chanting resumed.

While press and television news crews rushed to set up their lights
and cameras, Prabhupada sat down cross-legged on a soft chair and
accompanied the chanting with karatals. He sat gravely, covered in
garlands, surveying the small band of devotees that sat before him.
Behind him on the wall, the devotees had mounted a bright red poster
advertising Prabhupada's speaking engagements over the next few days.

The questions came quickly: "What is your purpose in coming to
Australia?" asked one reporter.

"My purpose in coming is to broadcast the message of love of God,
achievable through the chanting of the holy names, Hare Krsna. By
chanting the maha-mantra, the heart becomes cleansed of all dirty
things."

"Aren't you withdrawing from life?"

"No, we are also working, we are also eating, we are also sleeping;
but while other people are concerned with the material necessities of
life, we are concerned with the spiritual necessities."

There was a great need, he explained, for God consciousness
everywhere. Therefore, he said, he travelled everywhere, just as a
salesman travels everywhere. A salesman, he said, looks for customers
wherever he can find them. Similarly, he was travelling, searching for
anyone intelligent enough to accept his message.

"There is no difference in coming to Australia," he said. "The
governments have made a demarcation, "This is Australia", but we see
everywhere as the land of Krsna."


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Austerity is source of joy for a devotee!

By Karnamrita Dasa <http://www.16rounds.com/author/karnamrita_dasa/> • April
15, 2011

There are three consecutive verses in the Bhagavad-gita which delineate
austerity of the body <http://www.16rounds.com/tag/body/>, speech, and the
mind. They are considered in the mode, or quality, of goodness, and are thus
favorable for the practice of spiritual
life<http://www.16rounds.com/tag/life/>.
Within these verses favorable practices for a spiritually balanced
life<http://www.16rounds.com/tag/life/> are
outlined.

"Austerity of the body <http://www.16rounds.com/tag/body/> consists in
expressing devotion to Godhead, the brahmanas, the spiritual teacher, and
superiors like the father and mother, and in cleanliness, simplicity,
celibacy and nonviolence."

"Austerity of speech consists in speaking words that are truthful, pleasing,
beneficial, and not agitating to others, and also in regularly reciting
Vedic literature."

"Satisfaction, simplicity, gravity, self-control, and purification of one's
existence are the austerities of the mind" [Bhagavad-gita 17.14-16]

Austerity is also one of the qualities attributed to the brahmanas, the
traditional Vedic teachers insociety <http://www.16rounds.com/tag/society/>:

"Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty,
knowledge, wisdom, and religiousness — these are the natural qualities by
which the brahmanas work." [Bhagavad-gita 18.42]

And finally, austerity is considered one of the four basic principles of
spirituality given in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. They consist of austerity,
cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness. Although these principles can be
considered as corollary factors which support the most important practices
of devotional life <http://www.16rounds.com/tag/life/>, they are essential
principles which promote a pure lifestyle.

Although sometimes Srila
Prabhupada<http://www.16rounds.com/tag/prabhupada/> would
say that human life <http://www.16rounds.com/tag/life/> is meant for
austerity, on the path of devotion, we don't engage in greatly difficult and
austere practices like the traditional yogis do. From our perspective such
austerities can make the heart hard, while bhakti is about softening the
heart through loving Krishna. Our austerity is the natural austerity which
comes in relationship to service to Krishna. For example eating (or
honoring) the sanctified vegetarian food, although enjoyable, is also an
austerity, as one doesn't eat food that cannot be offered to Krishna.
Alcohol and meat are some of the foods that cannot be offered to Krishna as
they are considered impure and polluting. Once we become attracted to
Krishna and center our life <http://www.16rounds.com/tag/life/> on his
service, many activities fall away that we used to think nothing about
doing. Some would call this austere, but for a duamevotee it becomes a source
of joy. Such natural austerities help us fix our minds and hearts on Krishna
and make spiritual progress.
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How can an ill-behaved person like me attain devotional service?

Narottama Dasa Thakura
How can an ill-behaved
person like me attain
devotional service? I have
no loving attachment to Sri
Guru and Vaisnavas. My
mind is endlessly absorbed
in maya, and I don't even
have the slightest loving
attachment to the
Vaisnavas. I have been
blinded due to being
absorbed in sense
gratification day and night
and the witch named maya
repeatedly hangs a noose
around my neck.
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Narottama Dasa Thakura
There is no way to defeat
her or give her up unless I
attain the mercy of the
saints. O Vaisnava! O
master! You do not look
for faults, but you simply
redeem the fallen! This
time redeem this
Narottama!
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Narottama Dasa Thakura
Verses 1-5
Song Name: Ki Rupe Paibo
Seva
Official Name: Vaisnava
Vijnapti Song 3
Book Name: Prarthana
Language: Bengali
(1)
kirūpe pāibo sevā mui
durācāra
śrīguru vaiṣṇave rati nā
hoilo āmāra
(2)
aśeṣa māyāte mana
magana hoilo
vaiṣṇavete leśa mātra rati
nā janmilo
(3)
viṣaye bhuliyā andha hoinu
divā-niśi
gale phāńsa dite phire
māyā se piśācī
(4)
ihāre koriyā jaya chāḍāno
nā yāya
sādhu kṛpā vinā āra nāhiko
upāya
(5)
adoṣa-daraśi prabhu! patita
uddhāra
eibāra narottame koroho
nistāra


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