FUNERAL

via Gita Coaching by akrura@gmail.com on 1/19/11

Q: What would you like people to say at your funeral?

A: He ruined my illusion. He ruined my sense gratification. I hated him but later I understood - he is my well-wisher.

FUNERAL

Ajamila goes back to Godhead

He might even kiss you!

via KKS Blog by noreply@blogger.com (aatish) on 1/18/11

One can focus on the meeting and pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavan, and there are of course many scriptures describing these pastimes, but because these pastimes resemble the love affairs between male and female in this world, they are not recommended for those who are affected by lust. The exchanges between Radha and Krishna, or Krishna and the gopis, are of that nature. But there's no lust, it is all full, selfless dedication.
How can we understand that?
How can we even discuss it in too much detail publicly?
A little bit we understand that it is there; we cannot go too deep.

But sometimes, Prabhupada said surprising things. In Mayapur, there's this young girl in the early days, and Prabhupada said,
"So, are you attracted to Krishna?"
She said, "Yeah! Yeah!"
Prabhupada said, "Krishna is a young boy,"
he then said:
"He might even kiss you!"
He just said it like that! She went all red and everything!
But these things are very difficult to understand, Krishna's loving affairs. So one has to be pure from lust to really understand.

Transcribed by Bhakta Frederick
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm, Jhulana-yatra, August 2010)

He might even kiss you!

Krishna never leaves us!

via KKS Blog by noreply@blogger.com (aatish) on 1/18/11

Of course in the beginning we can hardly preceive Krishna. Where is Krishna? We are in the material world, we are adding Krishna to our life and little by little some Krishna is there. And then we are again caught up in the pushings of the senses. Our senses are pushing, our bodies are requiring and we are responding. We are making the arrangements. But then still Krishna is there. Even if sometimes we become so overwhelmed by the material energy, Krishna is there. He doesn't go away. And then, even if temporarly He goes into the backround afterwards He is back, again and again.

Transcribed by Bhakta Jan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Amsterdam 2010)

Krishna never leaves us!

Duryodhana-Our strength is immeasurable.V r carefully protected by all
d gr8 warriors Bhisma,Drona etc.but D army of pandavas is ltd.He's
unable2c d presence of d SupremeLordKrsna(who's d abode of
GoodFortune) by d side of pandavas.Likewise v feel powerful by
wealth/influence but is checked by Time(Krsna)

--
Yours
Dinesh

Wealth,Influence are fallible soldiers

There's nothing new v can do in this MaterialWorld however great d
MaterialAdvancements b.V can do only d same old
eating.sleeping,mating,fearing in various bodies.This MaterialWorld is
Dark-Ignorance,without sun.Actually it's pitch dark.God/His servants
only gives Light-Knowledge dat DeliversFallenSouls!

--
Yours
Dinesh

Knowledge is light, Ignorance is darkness

These kirtans are in my mind for years..you will like it.

Death is like Kitten in d mouth of cat4devotees of Lord Krsna(In
BG,Krsna says those who worship Me&always think of Me will surely
come2Me(2Spiritual world,upon leaving this body) while4others(misers)
it's like rat in d mouth of cat(becoz 1has2repeatedly take birth&die
in diff bodies which is miserable)

--
Yours
Dinesh

Death is fear personified!

Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Chennai - 2011-Part 2

Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Chennai - 2011-Part-1

O fish like soul, why have you fallen into the entangling nets of Maya?

New Website Discovered

Dishonor is worse than death.4a person with reputation,dishonor is
worse than dying.Arjuna was a great military general:MahaRatha means
1who can fight with 1000s of men alone.If Arjuna leaves d battle,all
other generals will consider he left d battle field out of Fear
only&not on compassion4d opponents.So LordKrsna said it was
better4Arjuna2die than2Run away from fighting.Arjuna once defeated
Lord Shiva&having pleased Him,LordShiva gave pasupata astra-a weapon.
So Arjuna was so famous4his victory.LordKrsna advised2engage in
violence4d right cause.Violence is also required@times2set
righteousness.

--
Yours
Dinesh

Do or Die!

Work done as a sacrifice2Lord Vishnu has2b performed,otherwise work
causes bondage(by its reactions).1 cannot maintain 1's physical body
without work.If u r unable2Think of Me,then try2work4Me.If u r
unable2work4Me offer d results of ur work2Me,by doing so u'll attain
Peace-LordSriKrishna in BhagavadGita

--
Yours
Dinesh

Which Work Works?

Sometimes fighting is sinful&sometimes it's punyam-pious,based on d
time,circumstance&on whose order it's done.1great leader started
non-violence movement,he
wanted2prove non-violence from BG.Every1takes advantage of BG2Support
their own views.But Krsna wanted Arjuna2fight(violence) or better die
if not.

--
Yours
Dinesh

A Great Leader,Gandhi started non-violence movement & used BhagavadGita 2 support it. How contrasting it is?

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Pradyumna: (leads chanting, etc.) Translation: "If, however, you do
not fight this religious war, then you will certainly incur sins for
neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter."

Prabhupada:

atha cet tvam imam dharmyam
sangramam na karisyasi
tatah sva-dharmam kirtim ca
hitva papam avapsyasi
[Bg. 2.33]

So imam dharmyam, religious fight. Just like even nowadays also, if
the soldier disobeys the order of the commander, that soldier is shot
down by martial law. Because to disobey the order of the commander is
sinful. So Krsna says, atha cet tvam imam dharmyam sangramam na
karisyasi. This fight is not ordinary fight. It is not the
politician's fight. "For the sake of religion, you must fight. And if
you do not, then sva-dharmam... You are a ksatriya. Not only ksatriya,
you are a very well known fighter. You have been recognized by so many
demigods." Arjuna got the pasupata-astra. To test Arjuna's fighting
capacity, sometimes Lord Siva, when Arjuna was hunting in the forest,
so Lord Siva also, as a hunter, he appeared before him, and when a
boar was killed by hunting, Lord Siva claimed that "I have done this
killing." Arjuna said, "No, I have done this." So there was
controversy, who will claim that hunt, I mean to say, killed animal.
So Arjuna was claiming, and Lord Siva as a hunter, he was also
claiming. Then there was fight between Lord Siva and Arjuna. So Lord
Siva was defeated. So he then disclosed his identity that "I am very
much pleased that you (are) such a nice fighter." So he presented him
one arrow which is called pasupata-astra. Similarly, he sometimes
fought with Indra. He gave him some astra, weapon. This was the
system, that a ksatriya is presented with a kind of weapon, a brahmana
is presented with Vedas, and so far vaisyas and sudras are concerned,
they are not very important.

So Arjuna was recognized by Lord Siva, by King Indra, and many others
also. So Krsna says that "You have got recognition from big
personalities. So if you don't fight, then not only you shall be
irreligious but also you'll lose your reputation." Tatah sva-dharmam
kirtim ca hitva papam avapsyasi. Papam means sin or sinful reaction.
So it has to be judged, when... Sometimes fighting is papam, means
sinful activity, and sometimes fighting is punyam, pious activities.
It requires the time, circumstances, on what ground the fighting was
going on, on whose order the fighting was going on. These are to be
studied. So violence and nonviolence. Our great leader, Mahatma
Gandhi, he wanted to prove from Bhagavad-gita, nonviolence. He started
the nonviolence movement, and he wanted to support... Everyone takes
advantage of Bhagavad-gita and tries to support his view on the
strength of Bhagavad-gita. Therefore you will find so many
interpretations. Everyone wants to utilize. There are more than six
hundred publication, commentaries, on Bhagavad-gita. One Dr. Rele in
Bombay, he has interpreted Bhagavad-gita as talks between a physician
and a patient.

So these things are going on, but that is not Bhagavad-gita. That is
namno balad yasya hi papa-buddhih. Nama-aparadha, ten kinds of
offenses... This is offense. Just like namno balad yasya hi
papa-buddhih. We say, the sastra says, that by chanting Hare Krsna
mantra, you become cleansed of your sinful activities. That's a fact.
But if somebody thinks that "I shall go on committing sinful activity
and chant Hare Krsna mantra so it will be adjusted, neutralized, this
is the most sinful activity, namno balat, by the strength of chanting,
committing sin. So similarly on the strength of Bhagavad-gita, if one
wants to prove his foolish philosophy, that is a great offense. That's
a great offense. Therefore Bhagavad-gita cannot be interpreted by
foolish commentators. It must be studied through the parampara system,
acarya upasanam. One must worship the acarya and learn from him what
is Bhagavad-gita. Acaryavan puruso veda. This is the Vedic injunction.
Who knows things as they are. Acaryam mam purusa, one who is under the
guidance of acarya. So you won't find this foolish nonviolence theory
from any acarya. Many acaryas have commented on Bhagavad-gita. There
is Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, even Sankaracarya. But never said that
Bhagavad-gita is proof of nonviolence. Nonviolence is good but when
there is dharma-yuddha, righteous fighting, there is no question of
nonviolence. Violence is approved.

Therefore Krsna says that tatah sva-dharmam kirtim ca: "You will, by
neglecting your sva-dharma, your professional or occupational duty,
and minimizing the importance of your recognition, kirti..." Kirtir
yasya sa jivati: "Anyone who is reputed for his good activities, he
lives forever." Kirtir yasya sa jivati. Bhaja sadhu-samagamam. Tyaja
durjana-samsargam bhaja sadhu-samagamam. Canakya Pandita also says
kirtih sa... Who lives forever? One who has got reputation for his,
one who is famous for his good activities. "So don't try to lose your
reputation. You are a great fighter, recognized by so many
authorities, and if you don't fight, then people will say, 'Now Arjuna
is finished. He cannot anymore fight.' So don't lose this reputation.
Don't be deviated from your occupational duty as a ksatriya. If you do
all these things, then papam avapsyasi. You don't think that it will
be pious. You will, on the other hand you will become impious." Papam
avapsyasi. Next verse.

Pradyumna: (leads chanting, etc.)

Translation: "People will always speak of your infamy, and for one who
has been honored, dishonor is worse than death."

Prabhupada:

akirtim capi bhutani
kathayisyanti te 'vyayam
sambhavitasya cakirtir
maranad atiricyate
[Bg. 2.34]

Sambhavitasya, one who is very reputed, famous man, if he does
something wrong, then it was better to die before such infamy is
grown. This is advised. Arjuna is famous as a great fighter. Not only
that, he is personal friend of Krsna, so much so that Krsna has agreed
to become his chariot driver. Just try to understand what is his
position. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who is worshiped
by Lord Brahma, govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami **, He has
agreed to drive the chariot of Arjuna on account of friendship. Now,
we have to imagine how much famous he is. "Everyone will say, 'Oh,
Krsna is his so intimate friend that He has agreed to drive his
chariot!' This is your reputation all over the world." So
sambhavitasya cakirtih. "And if you don't fight now, what people will
say? Better you die." Krsna is advising that "Instead of becoming a
very good man, nonviolent, you lay down your life. That is My advice.
You die. I shall see that you have died. I will be very much pleased."
This is Krsna's advice. How much He has become, I mean to say,
dissatisfied with the decision of Arjuna, "Krsna, I am not going to
fight this battle." So Krsna's last advice is that if you don't fight,
better you die before him. I shall be very much pleased." Then?

Pradyumna: (leads chanting, etc.)

Translation: "The great generals who have highly esteemed your name
and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear
only, and thus they will consider you a coward."

Prabhupada:

bhayad ranad uparatam
mamsyante tvam maha-rathah
yesam ca tvam bahu-mato
bhutva yasyasi laghavam
[Bg. 2.35]

This spirit of ksatriya was prevalent even, say, three hundred years
ago in India. There was a king, Yasomanta Sena. He was the
commander-in-chief of Emperor Aurangzeb. So in one fight, he was
defeated and came back to his home. So his wife heard that "My husband
has been defeated. He's coming back home." So she asked the caretaker
to close the door of the palace. So when Yasomanta Sena came there, he
saw that his palace door is closed. Then he sent message to the queen
that "Why you have closed the door? I have come home." So messenger
came and informed that "The king has come. So he is asking to open the
door." The queen replied, "Who is king? Yasomanta Sena. No, no.
Yasomanta Sena cannot come being defeated. Yasomanta Sena either he
conquers the battle or he lays down his body there dead. So the man
who has come, he must be somebody pretender. He is not King Yasomanta
Sena." So she refused to open the door. This is the spirit of ksatriya
spirit.

So here also the same thing, five thousand years also ago, that Krsna
says that "You are so reputed a fighter, and if you stop fighting,
people will not consider... Especially other commander-in-chiefs like
Dronacarya, Bhisma, Karna... They are maha-rathas." Maha-ratha means
one fighter who can combat with thousands of men alone. He is called
maha-ratha. As nowadays the titles are "captain," "commander,"
"commander-in-chief," similarly, formerly "maha-ratha," "ati-ratha"
were the titles given to the soldiers, fighters. So maha-ratha, the
greatest commanders... So Krsna said that "You are recognized, one of
the maha-rathas. So what the other maha-rathas will think of you? They
will not consider that out of compassion you did not fight. They will
think that out of fear you have left the battlefield. They will take
the opposite." Bhayad ranad uparatam. "Out of fear you have stopped
fighting." Mamsyante tvam maha-rathah. "So now you are recognized as
one of the maha-rathah. Yesam ca tvam bahu-matah. "Oh, you are known
by various, I mean to say, commander-in-chiefs." Bhutva yasyasi
laghavam: "In their eyes you will be considered as degraded." Bhutva
yasyasi laghavam. "Why should you accept? Better fight and die."
That's all right. Thank you. (end)

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Srila Prabhupada speaks on: "Dishonor Is Worse Than Death"

Questn#Sethadin vayitril siriyadu pirandaal adu,ethai thinru,engey kidakkum?

Ans#Athai thinru angey kidakkum!

This questn(Most important4all humans) was asked by MadhurakaviAzhwar
2Nammazhwar who is his Guru.
Sethadu-body,siriyadu-soul(which is smaller 1/10000 part of tip of our hair)
Here a distinction is made on d life(which is due2soul)&dead(body).If
d soul comes2d womb(dead matter) of a feminine body,wat does it
eat&where does it stay?
It eats d same dead matter(all that v eat is earth&our body also is
made of earth)&stays there(in the MaterialWorld with a
MaterialBody).Conclusion:RealSelf=Soul

--
Yours
Dinesh

First words from Nammazhwar!

When v trace our past life actions&act accordingly that is also not
sufficient becoz there r countless lives in which v had varieties of
desires2exploit d matter.So when v come across similar things now in
this life,our mind dictates2engage in those sinful actions&again v get
bound2its reactions.D Only way2counteract d past sins is engaging in
devotional service2d Lord.It doesnt necessarily mean v give up our
occupational duties,but just dovetailing our desires inline with that
of d Lord's as it's never possible2remove d desires from d soul but
only purify it.Desire is the constant companion of d soul.

--
Yours
Dinesh

Never there's a time2separate desire from the soul!

Passing the final test

Passing the final test

Free From Guilt

via KKS Blog by noreply@blogger.com (aatish) on 1/6/11

Once there are four regulative principles then one can purely serve Krsna. One can begin to purely serve Krsna and life become very nice because all guilt begins to disappear.
As long as there are no four regulative principles there is guilt in life -darkness.
Guilt will destroy our sense of happiness, guilt will cause fear.
When we are free from all that, actually after some time after the initial struggle is over, we begin to realize, this is wonderful. This is very nice, this is actually great liberation -and one really experiences how the regulative principles are freedom and liberate us from anxiety.

Transcribed by Yamuna Devi Dasi
(Kadamba Kanana Swami 2008)

Free From Guilt

Flies take pleasure in garbage/waste materials while Bees r interested
only in sweet honey.Likewise,1who sees only d fault in others is a
fly&1who's able2c very little good in others&appreciate it is a
Bee.After all v see d world as a reflection of our own mind.Also good
in 1's eye may b evil in other 1's

--
Yours
Dinesh

When color filter is used to see,Everything appears of that colour!

God is merciful so he excuses. But if excuses are used as a means to
commit sin,Punishment comes to picture.Further disobedience leads to
severe punishment. If the thieves dont get reformed after punishment
what can govt do? Again punishment until Realization. So does goddess
Durga to the conditioned souls.

--
Yours
Dinesh

If punishment doesnt reform?

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

via Gita Coaching by akrura@gmail.com on 1/3/11

Just like externally, behavior makes internal inclinations.

If you associate with some bad company, the internally also you develop bad propensities.

And if you associate with good company, then internally you develop good propensities.

So internally, externally, they are interrelated.

By external behavior we influence our internal energy.

And by internal atmosphere we get the external body.

- Prabhupada Interview with Newsday Newspaper -- July 14, 1976, New York

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

When There Is A Strong Desire

via KKS Blog by noreply@blogger.com (Hina) on 1/4/11

So in this way sometimes we feel that spiritual life is all about sacrifice. Sometimes we feel that the sacrifice is too great! Greater than we can make it. Hare and Krsna, we cannot look right – we cannot look left. It's only chanting…only Krsna…regulated principles on all sides are boxing us in. We cannot go forward, backward, left or right. In all directions there are prohibitions. It seems that the sacrifice is too great. Can we realistically do it? It's attractive. (Sanskrit) Krsna is definitely attractive. We feel like worshiping Him, but then the sacrifice appears to be too great - greater than maybe what we can make. Is this so? - That question does arise.

Sometimes we think that:

"Yes I have full faith in Krishna Consciousness. I have full faith that the Bhagavad Gita is the truth. I have full faith that Krsna is the Supreme Lord, but I do not have full faith in myself. Can I do it?"



Sometimes this doubt arises:

"I have no doubt in Krsna, no doubt in the process, but I have doubt in myself."

There is also a doubt in the process because then we think that:

" Krsna doesn't have the power to change us as he likes – even by magic".

Simply by magic that Krsna can change our hearts. Today we cannot do it - tomorrow we are flying.

Lord Caitanya said to Vakresvar Pandit:

"My dear Vakresvar your dancing is so extraordinary. You are like my wing. If I would have two of you, than I would fly".

It means that the dancing of Vakresvar Pandit was so extraordinary that Lord Caitanya Himself was swept up in it, and felt lifted up by it, and just Himself felt lifted way up into the sky. In this way Vakresvar's dancing was such a nature that it captured the Lord's heart. So everything becomes possible when it touches the heart. What is difficult becomes easy, as soon as there is a taste. What is a sacrifice, is not a sacrifice at all if one has a strong desire! When there is a strong desire, 'sacrifice, what sacrifice are you talking about?' Climbing over mountains, climbing over canyons, swimming over wild rivers – if you have a desire – no problem at all! In this way it is the taste in devotional service that makes everything magic!

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Chowpatty, 11th December 2010)

When There Is A Strong Desire

PEOPLE NEED

via Gita Coaching by akrura@gmail.com on 1/1/11

Most people need encouragement, at least in the beginning.

Later on, when they become strong and more intelligent, they need challenge.

PEOPLE NEED

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

via Gita Coaching by akrura@gmail.com on 1/1/11

Everything belongs to Krsna. Why you are claiming yourself, as nation or individual or community? That's not proper.

Just like pickpocket and a gang, gangsters, organized rogues, thieves. It does not change the quality.

There was some talk, you know, between Alexander the Great and the robber. The robber proved that "You are a greater robber. That's all. Why you are trying to punish me?"

Alexander the Great arrested one robber, and he was going to punish him. So the robber explained that "Why you are punishing me? You are also a robber. You are going under the name of conqueror, and because I am not as great as you are, therefore you are trying to punish me. So why you are...?" So Alexander the Great, he was very, mean, highly advanced in... He immediately released him. "Yes. I am also a robber. Why shall I punish you?"

Stenayor sa ucyate. Everyone in this material world, one who has no Krsna consciousness, he's a thief, he's a rogue, he's a robber. Everyone.

Just like the Americans. They occupied the land of America by killing the Red Indians, and now they are claiming proprietor, and there is immigration department: "Nobody can come here. It is our land." This is going on.

- Srila Prabhupada

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

My New Year's message to you

via Sacinandana Swami's Facebook Notes by Sacinandana Swami on 1/2/11

With More Strength than a Million Suns ....

A New Year's Message of Hope

 

 Night is falling quickly this winter evening, and it is snowing again. I am sitting in our little Gaura Bhavan Ashram, on the shore of Lake Wannensee, and thinking about each of you whom I met during the past year. I want to send you a message of hope - realistic hope.

 

 Throughout my pilgrimage to Vrindavan, India, a sweet realization entered my awareness again and again. That is, Krishna is unlimitedly merciful. We simply need to be willing to accept His mercy and turn to Him.

 

 The problem is, though, that often His mercy is not easy for us to recognize, and that's especially true when we're overburdened by challenging life situations or plain, old doubts. I learned something about doubt on

this trip to India, because while sitting under a tree at Govinda-kunda I met one practitioner of bhakti who expressed his doubt to me. He said, "I have been practicing bhakti-yoga now for more than ten years, but I cannot even control my agitated and self-centered mind what to speak of develop love for Krishna. There seems to be obstacles on my path as tall as the Himalayan Mountains, and both the darkness of material consciousness and the general atmosphere of Kali-yuga are overwhelming. On some days I feel

hopeless."

 

 Fortunately, I was well equipped to answer his doubt since just that morning I found a message of hope in the eighteenth chapter (text 56) of the Bhagavad-gita. There Krishna says, "Under My protection My devotee reaches My eternal abode."

 

 Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport to this verse: "To a devotee who is engaged in Krishna consciousness, the Lord is very, very kind. In spite of all difficulties, he is eventually placed in the transcendental abode, or Krishnaloka."

 

 And two verses later, Krishna emphatically declares: "If you become conscious of Me, you will pass over all obstacles of conditioned life by My grace."

 

 Please note: It is not by our own strength that we can conquer the darkness that surrounds us but by the strength of Krishna, which is more powerful than the power of one million suns.

 

 

Coming to the Turning Point

 

 Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami expresses the same point in this famous verse from the Chaitanya-charitamrita, (Madhya-lila 22.33): "One is immediately freed from the clutches of maya if he seriously and sincerely says, 'My dear Lord Krishna, although I have forgotten You for so many long years in the material world, today I am surrendering unto You. I am Your sincere and serious servant. Please engage me in Your service.'"

 

 So it seems the only requirement for being accepted and protected by Krishna is that one comes to the turning point and sincerely surrenders to Krishna, renouncing all other shelters.

 

 Someone who has found Krishna's shelter is not inconvenienced by adverse circumstances. The Sanskrit word ashraya, or shelter, comes from the root word sri, which means "to be brilliant and dazzling." For a devotee who surrenders to Krishna's direction the cloud of anxiety enveloping an un-surrendered soul lifts, and he begins to shine with Krishna conscious happiness. Krishna has personally fortified and empowered such a devotee with His own spiritual energy - more brilliant than the sun. Srila Prabhupada writes: "The foolish cannot understand this great freedom from anxiety."

 

 Another feature in the life of a devotee who has given himself into Krishna's hands is that he is not so easily exhausted. When I visited Srila Prabhupada in 1974 in his room in Germany, he gave me several personal

instructions, one of which was to become a water-carrier. I used to wonder exactly what he meant by that until one day I came upon an old well in Serbia and watched how it served many people. I remembered my spiritual master's instruction and then wrote this small poem:

 

Never Exhausted

 

An old well gave water to all -

the young, the old, the happy, the sad -

every day without hesitation or delay.

 

When I first came to him thirsty, I was amazed:

Did giving water again and again

not exhaust him?

So I decided to ask.

"No problem," he said, "I am only the well,

not the spring, which supplies me

as long as the connection is there."

 

Let's live like the well -

live in the higher connection.

You will be happy to pass on

what the source gives you,

never to be exhausted.

 

 Why am I writing this? Simply to encourage you. There is good reason to be hopeful. Krishna is very, very kind to and supportive of His devotees. He waits patiently for them to turn to Him, and then He responds immediately. Often He Himself takes the first step toward them. "He is so kind, so very

kind," as Srila Prabhupada used to say.

 

 We have only to accept that Krishna's kindness follows His own mind and not always our expectations. This means He gives us exactly what we need at any given time.

 

 So now my question these days is, How can I live in relationship with Him? As I ponder this question I look out at the winter night. The stars blink in the distance. Is the Lord as far away as those stars or is He closer? How can I connect with Him?

 

 During the last year I learned some things that help me make that connection. I'd like to share them with you:

 

1. Become aware that Krishna is the goal of your life.

 

2. Offer as many acts as you can in His service. Activate your relationship with Him and ask for guidance how to further activate it from those who have an active relationship with Him, like Srila Prabhupada and your other spiritual masters.

 

3. Train your mind to connect with Krishna through devotional thoughts. Convince your intelligence of the truth of Krishna consciousness.

 

4. Take full and unreserved shelter in the processes of bhakti - the hearing and chanting and reading the scriptures under the guidance of great devotees.

 

5. Most importantly, pray, pray, pray. Bring your spiritual heart into your prayer. Pray like the bird who sits in the nest waiting fervently for its mother to bring it food.

 

 Pray like the thirsty calf who tugs at the rope binding it to a stake so it can run forward to its mother's udder. Pray like the morose wife who yearns for her husband when he is away from home.

 

 You will soon find that Krishna is only a prayer away. He is not like the stars in the winter sky, which are distant, cold, and unapproachable. When you reach Him in devotion, Krishna will respond to you in ways beyond your boldest imagination. Yes, the Lord is only a prayer away!

 

My New Year's message to you

O Govinda,Anything in this world other than Your service is full of
anxiety,fear,distress.There4,all I need is service2U birth after
birth.When in Ur service even if d results fail,I am rest assured
becoz I've seen Jatayu who failed in his mission but attempted in
serving U has attained all perfection in life

--
Yours
Dinesh

Failure is also success in Your service!

Happiness is a state of heart. If you have a peaceful mind ... even if your body is causing you some pain - you deal with it, but you are happy because you have a peaceful mind. But if you don't have a peaceful mind, even if your body is perfect, you are miserable.

So the subtler the happiness, the more powerful it is in affecting our state of consciousness. And the subtle-most form of happiness - which is the essence of happiness - is to connect to the eternal PEACE, the eternal LOVE, the eternal BLISS of the soul. ....

We are all looking for pleasure, we are all looking for happiness, but the only real happiness that can satisfy the heart is within ourselves. And what is that happiness? If we understand theoretically, and gradually through spiritual practice, we get experience, realisation, revelation, that WE ARE ETERNAL, then all the different transformations and changes that happen on the surface of life - we deal with it, but it's not really all that important. It can't faze us. ...

... this ecstatic love - for Krishna, for the All-Attractive Lord - is within the heart of every living being - it's our nature. ... When we have this understanding, then the stress that comes upon us helps us to go deeper instead of being frustrated by what's happening externally. - HHRNS

Happiness is a state of heart

60 quotes from HH Radhanath Swami - an offering for his 60th birthday.

from ys NBdd JAYA GURUDEVA!

1. YOU SHOULD NOT WORRY: OUR DESTINY IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
2. Every situation is a friendly situation.
3. FOR NO REASON SHOULD WE STOP OUR PROGRESS IN OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE. 
4. Don't waste time.
5. TOMORROW NEVER COMES: THE ONLY TIME TO BECOME KC IS NOW.
6. Essential to read Srila Prabhupada's books daily.
7. IF YOU WANT EXCUSES, MAYA WILL GIVE YOU 100s AND 1000s OF EXCUSES.
8. The only thing to fear is forgetfulness of Krishna.
9. WHATEVER WE ASSOCIATE WITH, WE BECOME THAT.
10. Association of devotees is the most valuable thing in all creation.
11. Krishna Consciousness will not wait - it is an emergency.
12. Make people fortunate.
13. By Lord Caitanya's mercy, we could overcome all obstacles, within & without.
14. Every human being is meant to do good for others.
15. REAL COMPASSION IS FOR THE SOUL.

16. You cannot give happiness to another unless you are happy.
17. This world is a place of disappointment.
18. Only the ocean of devotion can satisfy the heart.
19. Do not hear idle gossip.
20. What you look for, you find.
21. KRISHNA IS THE ONLY SHELTER.
22. Always acknowledge the good in every devotee.
23. Along with the instruction comes the power to follow it.
24. KRISHNA KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR US.
25. Envy of a devotee can turn all of your good qualities bad.
26. A Vaisnava forgives before you offend him. 
27. A preacher cannot live without preaching.
28. KRISHNA NEVER FORGETS A SERVICE DONE.
29. A grateful heart is a humble heart. 
30. If you surrender to Krishna, you are never the loser.

31. Changing yourself is the beginning of changing the world.
32. If you are humble, there is no question of offences.
33. If a devotee is happy, that devotee can do anything, practically.
34. Only when we become fearless are we free from suffering & anxiety.
35. The mercy of Krishna & the Vaisnavas is all we have to sustain our lives.
36. Devotional service is such a sacred privilege - it is so rare.
37. There is no failure for one who pleases Krishna.
38. Become instruments of God's mercy to this world.
39. The reason we are weak is our lack of desire.
40. Nothing is impossible for one who receives the mercy of guru & Gauranga.
41. REAL COMPASSION MEANS TO RECONNECT PEOPLE WITH KRISHNA.
42. If you are not serving Krishna, you are serving Maya.
43. Any moment used in Krishna's service has unlimited eternal value.
44. Human life is meant for responsibility.

45. IMPEDIMENTS & FAILURES MAKE US STRONG, IF WE DON'T GIVE UP.
46. IF ONE PLEASES GURU, THEN ONE PLEASES KRISHNA.
47. The dust of the feet of the devotees is in the form of the instructions that they give.
48. ONE MUST MAKE THE ORDER OF HIS SPIRITUAL MASTER HIS LIFE & SOUL.
49. A devotee is ready, willing, to do anything.
50. The association of devotees is the most precious valuable thing in all of creation.
51. We came to this movement to become pure devotees.
52. USE YOUR GOOD INTELLIGENCE.
53. Be kind and a good example.
54. Every human being is meant to do good for others.
55. Mercy means to receive something that you do not deserve.
56. Without forgiveness there can be no unity.
57. We can't wait for other people to do the will of God.
58. PLEASE ALWAYS REMAIN GRATEFUL.
59. Never think oneself better than anyone.
60. What Srila Prabhupada has given us is perfect, pure, unchanging & eternal.

60 quotes from HH Radhanath Swami - an offering for his 60th birthday.

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My Treasure!

Yours

Dinesh

My Treasure!

EXPECTING THE LORD'S MERCY

via Gita Coaching by akrura@gmail.com on 12/31/10

In the Tenth Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, verse 8, it is said,

"My dear Lord, any person who is constantly awaiting Your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon him, and who goes on suffering the resultant actions of his past misdeeds, offering You respectful obeisances from the core of his heart, is surely eligible to become liberated, for it has become his rightful claim."

This statement of Srimad-Bhagavatam should be the guide of all devotees.

A devotee should not expect immediate relief from the reactions of his past misdeeds. No conditioned soul is free from such reactionary experiences, because material existence means continued suffering or enjoying of past activities.

If one has finished his material activities then there is no more birth. This is possible only when one begins Krsna conscious activities, because such activities do not produce reaction.

Therefore, as soon as one becomes perfect in Krsna conscious activities, he is not going to take birth again in this material world.

A devotee who is not perfectly freed from the resultant actions should therefore continue to act in Krsna consciousness seriously, even though there may be so many impediments.

When such impediments arise he should simply think of Krsna and expect His mercy. That is the only solace. If the devotee passes his days in that spirit, it is certain that he is going to be promoted to the abode of the Lord.

By such activities, he earns his claim to enter into the kingdom of God. The exact word used in this verse is daya-bhak. Daya-bhak refers to a son's becoming the lawful inheritor of the property of the father.

In a similar way, a pure devotee who is prepared to undergo all kinds of tribulations in executing Krsna conscious duties becomes lawfully qualified to enter into the transcendental abode.

- Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 10

EXPECTING THE LORD'S MERCY