Favorable winds to cross the ocean of repeated birth and death Sunday 04/06/14 From Brazil

Conference.

My dear devotees , greetings from Sao Paulo, the land of Gandharvika Giridhari .

Today I share with you a topic called "The favorable winds to cross the ocean of repeated birth and death " So we must talk about the constitutional nature and needs of people, their needs for love and all that. This topic is a subject of devotional security. Of spiritual protection.

Devotees habitually speak about maintenance, but today we will talk about increasing our spiritual enthusiasm. Increase favorable winds, activities, things that are considered important in spiritual life.

Imagine you 're in the ocean, lost at sea, with only a little food left to survive. A very sad situation. The people traveling with you have left the boat. It is a sailboat, it has no engine, you only depend on the wind. It is in the middle of the ocean and you have a limited time to cross, nothing is forever. Death can come at any time. You want out, you want to cross over to the other side of the ocean called samsara, the ocean of repeated birth and death. At this point in the ocean, there are no other trips , there is no past or future, only present. Only this trip at this time. And this boat is quiet because there are no favorable winds to take you in the right direction.

Suddenly a wind comes with a storm that takes you in the wrong direction and, worse yet, that wind makes you return to the starting point. Winds? Unfavorable? The wind of material enjoyment, nightlife, the Facebook, video games, the wind of the exhibitionist ego believed to be the most important, the poisonous wind that makes us lose consciousness. That is very interesting. You want to get across the ocean to get out of samsara, but unfavorable winds bring you back. They take you in the direction of your next birth. If we continue to follow the unfavorable winds, with more reason will we be moved into the next birth. In a reverse direction.

 This world is full of unfavorable winds. Even something that may seem harmless, like the World Cup, that does not get us cross the ocean of samsara, rather it insures us that we will be lead to another birth into some body. Maybe you'll be born as an animal to be sacrificed to make a soccer ball. There are more serious things, totally unfavorable winds that increasingly keeps us from cross this samsara, such as abortions, the exploitation of the weak, the mistreatment of animals. However, intelligent people do not waste time and they seek favorable winds.
 How are these favorable winds obtained?

 Chanting the holy names of the Lord from the depths of the heart:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
 Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
 Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare.

See who begins to sing and watch how their sailboat starts moving! If you sing louder, then it will move stronger!

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
 Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
 Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare .

Yeah? Your ship moves, it works! So you can continue singing and obtain more favorable winds that will help you on this journey so you can continue singing and also listen to the Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, Caitanya -caritamrta, Sacred Scripture ... Hear books narrated by those holy saints who practice with the heart. These winds are favorable!

And to stand firm in this journey you have to have the best sadhu -sanga. Practically speaking, you have to go to Vrinda Bhumi at least a weekend to live intensely to experience the Yoga Monastery. This way one is filled with enthusiasm for the spiritual life. So then your boat will be going in the right direction with all sincerity. And when you have fear or confusion you have to approach an advanced devotee who will dispel your doubts.

Vaishnava Bhakti, Guru Bhakti, Krishna Bhakti ... When you love devotees you also love service. So you start to love the spiritual guide, begin to appreciate the deity, the dhama ... On this trip there are many temptations that distract us from the favorable winds. So we must be vigilant ... Always be carrying that gas tank of bhakti and one of the most powerful things to do which is more favorable for spiritual advancement is Krishna prasadam, everyone is left with a smile from ear to ear after honoring prasada. Full belly, happy heart :)

It's very, very important to understand that in His infinite mercy Krishna makes many favorable things for our spiritual advancement. You only need a small effort on your part . Because, even to eat prasada we have to put effort.

Even favorable winds have their stages. There are positive things to do, always keep a good intention, do not be judgmental, be more and more helpful, always working and being generous, maintaining wonderful friendships with devotees, in this way one will have the mercy of having the association of Vaishnavas. In the company of devotees under the guidance of the spiritual master, under the holy name, one is in the favorable winds of Bhakti Yoga.

Under the guidance of Guru one learns worship, puja, the mantras, the sankirtan ...
The Spiritual Master puts us in the process of Ānarta nivritti, cleaning impurities from the heart. He removes the negative things in life, he removes the worldly desires separate from Krishna. That is what one promises the spiritual master, that he will go on the right path and that you will leave all the undesirable things for the spiritual path. After being freed from all those attachments, the devotee remains fixed in his spiritual process, coming to the point of Nistha, where he is fixed in Seva. There the sail boat opens in full force and favorable winds carry him safely on his way. So, my dear, very careful maintain your spiritual life, full of favorable winds. Keep your temples very beautiful. That is also a favorable wind. Arrange beautiful classes, there are so many books of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Sridhara Maharaja for inspiration ... And do not forget something important ...Our spiritual life becomes even more favorable and ecstatic when we perform austerities to help others.

Just as you are on your boat in the middle of the ocean of samsara trying to cross clinging onto favorable winds, you can help others who are stranded on the road. You can say, "Come, take this rope, I'll pull your standing boat, I have good wind here ..." That's the favorable wind of the preacher, who not only cares about himself, but cares to help everyone in crossing the road. To cross this ocean of samsara clinging onto favorable winds you should feel very grateful and very compassionate ...

That is my message to all of you today ....
Follow the favorable winds ...
Jay Srila Prabhupada!

Your always well wisher,
B. A. Swami Paramadvaiti

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One should accept their prescribed duty . From Vrinda Kunja India 11/17/13

                                              Conference from India.

Dear devotees,

The lack of clarity and love in our lives is taken to the extreme when people lose enthusiasm . We all know some of that experience to lose heart ; Like being lively one day and the next day not even wanting to get out of bed . So the sacrifice of this kartik goes hand in hand with the prayer to Krishna to always allow us to serve and to also be able to "tolerate" the devotees.

Why do I say "tolerate" ? Because, in reality, one should tolerate others. Then in the related life of devotees one has to learn to tolerate all that the materialistic mind will not let us understand . This becomes even a necessity, as the only connection we have with Krishna are the devotees and without them we can not do anything . When there are not devotees in our life, our life becomes empty , because without them we bow only to the support of our mind and thus always remain in the way of Maya.

Therefore, the association of devotees is a gift , just like any type of coexistence, it is somewhat difficult to take at times. That 's not even the fault of the devotees, they are not hard to bear, but it is the mind of oneself that cannot even stand at times itself as well as not wanting to live with others. :) . Thus, rather than endure or not endure, we must adjust to one of the basic principles of this world, that principle is fear.

Fear is the beginning and love is the solution. Why fear? Because every day we live in fear, the material world is made on the basis of fear. Fear of dying, fear of being sick, fear for something to happen. But fear may be replaced by a sense of duty. Duty is what makes one settle down and realize that you have to do things because " it's your duty " . " It is my duty to feed my children ", " It is my duty to get up early ," " I have to give Bhagavatam class ", it is a must. Keeping your body clean is a duty, observing ekadasi and glorifying Sri Krishna on holy days is a must, and singing the Holy Names is the highest duty. Having good relationships with others is also a very important duty. Imagine, we are 70 people here who have been through a full month ending today with Rasa Purnima and we have not fought at any time. That's an example that indeed one can maintain relationships with sympathy and affection constantly.

One should accept their prescribed duty joyfully. For example, the Braj Mandal Parikram with you is a great joy, but at the same time it is a must; it is something that we have had to maintain day to day : today is parikrama , beyond tomorrow somewhere else, etc. . , Etc. .

By confusion, one can reach the point of becoming bored to perform one's prescribed duty . Why? Because the mind tells me there is nothing better for me. But one should not be disturbed by the mind. So, he who really accepts the Guru, can replace the restless mind with that connection to always be planning and organizing on the basis of their prescribed duties. Because that makes the Guru the planner of the prescribed duties of individuals. He watches your life and projects your prescribed duties according to the position in which you are in: a sannyasi has a prescribed type of duty, a child has another and so each has their own prescribed duty.

For example , for a child of five years, his duty is prescibed to eat, stay clean and play, but, as the child grows and starts school and ( phew ) Now there comes the prescribedduties, everything becomes serious. Now the child must be up at a specific time, sit in the front of the teacher in the classroom, have good grades ... it is a rather bitter pill .

So if you can not be excited while performing your prescribed duties, there is another way. It is the output of attachment. The spiritual attachment. Attachment becomes love when one really takes it to heart, when it is taken seriously. What is attachment ? It is the ability to see the prescribed duty not as an obligation but as actions that can be filled with love. It makes everything easier. For example, I become attached to being with all the devotees here in Kartik, sharing every day, I can not think of the idea that we could cease to be together. I do not really like this idea, but my prescribed duty calls me to travel ... and we all have prescribed duty and the only solution is to stick to everything that has to do with that prescribed duty and do it with love. We do not even know if this will be the last time we meet. That is life, no?

Today we were in video calls with Mother Radha Tulasi Maharani, who left the body on Rasa Purnima day, something so auspicious and beautiful. She was a pujari of Their Lordships Sri Radha Vrajesvara for over 15 years. Radha Tulasi Maharani left the body in Varsana along with the devotees chanting the holy names at all times. A very wonderful Maharani who returns to the world of Krishna. I even felt jealous of such a beautiful departure. I wish I could leave the body in that way. It is a very strong experience, but also very beautiful . We all have to go through that and we will. In Krishna consciousness we know that and we are very grateful to be able to be ready to go, with full of love and zero resentment.

Resentments are like internal mice. Resentment means one blames others for things that happen, one complains of others not even understanding what is happening to oneself. So the phrase "Woe is me ," the victim's position is useless. It's worthless . We have to understand that and turn our prescribed duty into something sacred, accept our fate and all that Krishna has given us and appreciate it. Attachment to what one has to do, and with this very attachment constantly encourage yourself to improve, and bring happiness to those around you . I believe that only when one has attachment for his service one can really do things well. If one performs their prescribed duty, without attachment, then things are done half empty.

When one is attached to his service, he remains grateful. I hope that when you have any problem in life you can remember these words from this day, at the end of Kartik. And come to the conclusion within your heart that the only goal we have is to stick to Krishna, His devotees and your service, because in this attachment happiness lives. If one is not happy, then , how will you make others happy? That's a very important question. If you can not make others happy, then what is the value of what you are offering? If you do not have the predisposition or the ability to make others happy, then you have virtually guaranteed suffering.

There is much work to be done. Everywhere, in Colombia , in Chile, in each of our programs. When you lift something, when you start a service you have to work hard to maintain and adhere to the beauty of it every day ... appreciating every detail that Krsna has given us to perform.

With these words I leave you today, on this beautiful day of Rasa Purnima . I wish all of you who are charmed by the flute of Sri Krishna can fall in love with your service and all that Krishna has sent you. I send all of my affection from Vrinda Kunja on this auspicious day . Srimati Radha Tulasi Maharani  back to the spiritual world ki jay.

All the beautiful and pious devotees who are dedicated and are fighting to fall in love with their service, prescribed duties, ki jay .
Srila Prabhupada ki jay, Rasa Purnima, ki jay, Kartik vrata, ki jay, Urja vrata, ki jay, Damodara masa ki jay!


Your always well wisher,
Swami B. A. Paramadvaiti