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Report from India 02/03/14
Reverences to all.
We are going to begin today's chat with a report from Risikesh. Srila Guru Maharaj ki jay , Srila Gurudeva Atulananda Acarya ki jay, Srila Harijan Swami ki jay, Sunday chat of Vrinda family ki jay!
At this moment Gurudeva is in very good health and went to Risikesh to participate as an activist for PMC, promoting the project . At this time there is an international yoga festival organized by Parmarth Niketan where he invited the theater group of Vrindavan to participate to spread the message about the current state of the rivers.
Rishikesh is the land of the yogis, but now many have forgotten the true meaning of real yoga, it has been converted into a mass business market. Srila Gurudeva guided by the constant effort of taking the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to every site, came all the way here to distribute awareness about the importance of protecting Mother Bhumi. He is being accompanied by two the sannyasism B.V. Vamana Maharaj and B.V. Padmanabha Maharaja , in addition to a group of 20 devotees and mothers from different parts of South America.
It is a costume group of plays on the current situation of our planet. Srila Gurudeva and the devotees headed out March 1 in the middle of the night towards Rishikesh. On the way there Srila Gurumaharaj directed a meeting of services with Vrinda Kunja.
Gurudev spoke about the importance of appreciating serving in Vrindavan, emphasizing commitment to it that must a member of the Vrinda family does in Seva Dhama, even if it is a service that has been done for one day or several years. Gurudev is always insisting that our main service in the Dhama is to become catalysts in the message of Sri Mahaprabhu, whether it be in cleaning the Dhama, in the WVA, in theatre plays, in the office ... etc.
On another note, Srila Gurudev has been working on the plan for next festival where we will be celebrating 30 years of the Braj Mandal Parikram of our family. It will be held from Kartik and extending up to another month.
In the next few days Srila Gurudeva will be traveling to Sridham Mayapur for the Sri Gaura Purnima festival to offer to the lotus feet of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, Srila Prabhupada and all of the vaishnavas, the newest productions of the WVA: the magazine is in honor of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta and his life in service. It will be launched March 10 at the samadhi of Srila Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharaja in Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math.
Because of the different activities in Rishikesh it is more than likely that Srila Guru Maharaj will not be present in today's chat and vecause of this we will like to share some nectar from the lips of our Gurudeva in the form of instructions
" Sraddha ( faith ), Smaram ( remember Krishna ), Asraya ( the true refuge) are what will bring us to the loving service of the Lord and His devotees."
"Grhasta : do no worry solely for your family, better yet become occupied in extended your family by preaching to all those souls who come into your life"
"I left everything in this life to seek the Supreme Absolute Truth"
Gaura Prema Nandi!
30th anniversary of the Vrinda Mission 02/16/2014 From India
My dear devotees. I send you all my affection from Vrinda Kunja where we arrived this morning at the hour of Mangala artik.
Today I want to offer my most humble obeisances to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vraja Mohan who has given us the mercy to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Vrinda family in Vrindavan. It is very auspicious and it makes me very happy, I ask for the mercy of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vraja Mohan so that I may be able to continue serving Them . They came to this temple to accept our service and we are very grateful.
In addition, They have inspired and guided us all these years and in so many different directions, I can almost say that their Lordships have inspired me to continue traveling and preaching as a pilgrim and beggar of love, that's my profession. Sometimes I am asked at the border what do I dedicate myself to and I say : I'm a pilgrim beggar of love :)
So today begins the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Vrinda family in Vrindavan. This will be a very special year where we will project ourselves more towards our spiritual life, after 30 years a person is more than an adult, so this is the same for our spiritual family.
Mark that these 30 years is the time to mature and walk on this path on the straight and narrow. It means that the time has come that the devotees who have been accompanying me during this time have to take important responsibilities in your prabhu datadesh and settle in service somewhere so that they can care for the people who are under their protection. They must worry that the multifaceted family continues. Sure, I do not feel very qualified to do this and even so I have to push others, who also may not be so qualified to become representatives of someone as qualified and exalted as Srila Prabhupada.
- One wonders how this is possible, it is like saying that there is a math teacher who is just learning math. But, one way or another, everything will be corrected with humility and so one can do a service for which he is unprepared for. And with that we can humbly say that Srila Prabhupada by his mercy has put everything into place. And of course, when you want to deliver and delegate this responsibility to others, it becomes even more difficult.
Tonight I heard a very beautiful and exciting class in which Srila Prabhupada spoke on bhajanānandī . I became very much emotional with this class. There Prabhupada said that preachers are always risking. For in this world there is great potential to develop service. Because of that, a devout preacher takes many risks in his attempt to help others and Krsna takes into account those risks.
At the same time He gives special protection to these devotees. Well, when one is dedicated only to their personal well being they end up developing a vague mindset that will not allow them to develop further. Hopefully you have some depth so you do not crash. And of course, this is not the last line of Srila Prabhupada. On the contrary, in this class, Srila Prabhupada openly praised those devotees who dare to share with others what they have learned from their spiritual master.
In that sense, I dare you to continue encouraging others to sacrifice and also do something big for Srila Prabhupada, to trust him, read his books. Let them do all the things that our teachers have thus done and in this way they will grow spiritually and become part of this mystical transaction. Mystical and miraculous. You can not even grasp the fact that we can even be sannyasis and diffusers - communicators of the divine message of Sri Gauranga . That totally falls into the category of causeless mercy and the inexplicable.
Actually , I feel very grateful to Srila Prabhupada and to all those who took his message on all sides, and if Prabhupada had not had such devotees, neophytes in his time, who took his message, this would not have come down to us.
The fact that Prabhupada had disciples everywhere ensures that his message was expanding everywhere. Although he was not physically present everywhere, he was there through their representatives. To all of them I offer my obeisances.
I also start to think about the fact that as a person who has very little experience as one does (although a few more years have passed, but before the Supreme Truth still remains as a tiny little boy) he still continues to have the chance to serve. So I am more than convinced that every devotee, in one way or another, is a siksa -guru. There is not much to argue about it, rather it is a reality. Generally the disciple does not have such a steady partnership with the diksa -guru, that's very difficult. Usually one is with the diksa -guru for few days, or a month, more so it is something unprecedented . I myself spent a small amount of time by my Gurudeva, Srila Prabhupada. I saw him about 20 times, but it was always sporadic, although I spent a month in India in the year of 76, but I barely saw him, because Srila Prabhupada was always very busy. But I feel very fortunate to have been near him.
Anyway, the fact of being next to your Spiritual Master doing some personal service for him is something very difficult, these are few moments in life and rather one has to live the rest of your life by them. Of course, I also had the chance to associate with Srila Sridhar Maharaj and Srila Puri Maharaj. Then also with Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj and other such exalted Vaishnavas. With them I could have some closeness, touch their feet, feel their vibration, see their smile, their embrace and all that is very wonderful. So I feel very lucky and you also have the opportunity to partner with great Vaishnavas from different missions.
The main point is that the siksa -guru is the one who has the responsibility of caring for the lives of the devotees and direct their shelter. It is a major and very special service. As the most important person in the kitchen is the cook, the siksa -guru is essential in the spiritual life of the disciple.
We must be very cautious and not forget that we are dependent on the mercy of Krishna. Anything we do is always mercy, that mercy is that we survived, that we continue on the trail and can act as representatives and deliver everything our Gurudeva has given us.
So, my dear, this 30th year of the Vrinda Family will be a year of launching rockets. Launching Vaishnava rockets into your service, with lots and lots and lots of autonomy. Sure, the devotee does not want to be autonomous because by nature the devotee wants to be very dependent upon their guardians, but still remaining dependent, it is important that you take responsibility for this task to become a representative, a spiritual guide.
This is natural and should remain natural. Family means that from one family then many families will be born, if not then the family starts to die. The wonderful thing is that when a family gives rise to many families it becomes a dynasty. I hope our family becomes a dynasty of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
We receive a lot of mercy from Srila Prabhupada and that same mercy is the possibility of becoming a representative of Srila Prabhupada. Recently we had the mercy on behalf of Srila Prabhupada, to be accepted as a unifying mamo of ancestral cultures. Mamos Kogi and Mamos Arhuacos , which are the spiritual leaders of two native peoples of Colombia, together granted this responsibility to unify and spread this ancient wisdom.
I did not feel that this was something for me, rather, I felt that Srila Prabhupada was being recognized by them. It was a recognition of the spiritual realm of native cultures. To our dear Srila Prabhupada, who is undoubtedly a mamo.
This recognition that was realized in Varsana during the meeting was a plan of theirs, they even brought the mamo robe and gave it to us.
The fact of being named a Mamo I feel it is a grand acknowledgement of Srila Prabhupada and his mission in Latin America. It is in fact difficult for someone to be accepted by the native people, because they are isolated in order to protect their culture. However, Krishna and Srila Prabhhupada did so, they allowed the devotees to distribute prasadam in some important encounters with the native people of different countries.
The Native people of Colombia recognized the Vaishnavas as one of the 100 tribes from the country, demonstrating how open hearted they are in accepting all the devotees and the philosophy.
With that I say goodbye ,
Your always well wisher,
B. A. Paramadvaiti Swami
Today I want to offer my most humble obeisances to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vraja Mohan who has given us the mercy to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Vrinda family in Vrindavan. It is very auspicious and it makes me very happy, I ask for the mercy of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vraja Mohan so that I may be able to continue serving Them . They came to this temple to accept our service and we are very grateful.
In addition, They have inspired and guided us all these years and in so many different directions, I can almost say that their Lordships have inspired me to continue traveling and preaching as a pilgrim and beggar of love, that's my profession. Sometimes I am asked at the border what do I dedicate myself to and I say : I'm a pilgrim beggar of love :)
So today begins the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Vrinda family in Vrindavan. This will be a very special year where we will project ourselves more towards our spiritual life, after 30 years a person is more than an adult, so this is the same for our spiritual family.
Mark that these 30 years is the time to mature and walk on this path on the straight and narrow. It means that the time has come that the devotees who have been accompanying me during this time have to take important responsibilities in your prabhu datadesh and settle in service somewhere so that they can care for the people who are under their protection. They must worry that the multifaceted family continues. Sure, I do not feel very qualified to do this and even so I have to push others, who also may not be so qualified to become representatives of someone as qualified and exalted as Srila Prabhupada.
- One wonders how this is possible, it is like saying that there is a math teacher who is just learning math. But, one way or another, everything will be corrected with humility and so one can do a service for which he is unprepared for. And with that we can humbly say that Srila Prabhupada by his mercy has put everything into place. And of course, when you want to deliver and delegate this responsibility to others, it becomes even more difficult.
Tonight I heard a very beautiful and exciting class in which Srila Prabhupada spoke on bhajanānandī . I became very much emotional with this class. There Prabhupada said that preachers are always risking. For in this world there is great potential to develop service. Because of that, a devout preacher takes many risks in his attempt to help others and Krsna takes into account those risks.
At the same time He gives special protection to these devotees. Well, when one is dedicated only to their personal well being they end up developing a vague mindset that will not allow them to develop further. Hopefully you have some depth so you do not crash. And of course, this is not the last line of Srila Prabhupada. On the contrary, in this class, Srila Prabhupada openly praised those devotees who dare to share with others what they have learned from their spiritual master.
In that sense, I dare you to continue encouraging others to sacrifice and also do something big for Srila Prabhupada, to trust him, read his books. Let them do all the things that our teachers have thus done and in this way they will grow spiritually and become part of this mystical transaction. Mystical and miraculous. You can not even grasp the fact that we can even be sannyasis and diffusers - communicators of the divine message of Sri Gauranga . That totally falls into the category of causeless mercy and the inexplicable.
Actually , I feel very grateful to Srila Prabhupada and to all those who took his message on all sides, and if Prabhupada had not had such devotees, neophytes in his time, who took his message, this would not have come down to us.
The fact that Prabhupada had disciples everywhere ensures that his message was expanding everywhere. Although he was not physically present everywhere, he was there through their representatives. To all of them I offer my obeisances.
I also start to think about the fact that as a person who has very little experience as one does (although a few more years have passed, but before the Supreme Truth still remains as a tiny little boy) he still continues to have the chance to serve. So I am more than convinced that every devotee, in one way or another, is a siksa -guru. There is not much to argue about it, rather it is a reality. Generally the disciple does not have such a steady partnership with the diksa -guru, that's very difficult. Usually one is with the diksa -guru for few days, or a month, more so it is something unprecedented . I myself spent a small amount of time by my Gurudeva, Srila Prabhupada. I saw him about 20 times, but it was always sporadic, although I spent a month in India in the year of 76, but I barely saw him, because Srila Prabhupada was always very busy. But I feel very fortunate to have been near him.
Anyway, the fact of being next to your Spiritual Master doing some personal service for him is something very difficult, these are few moments in life and rather one has to live the rest of your life by them. Of course, I also had the chance to associate with Srila Sridhar Maharaj and Srila Puri Maharaj. Then also with Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj and other such exalted Vaishnavas. With them I could have some closeness, touch their feet, feel their vibration, see their smile, their embrace and all that is very wonderful. So I feel very lucky and you also have the opportunity to partner with great Vaishnavas from different missions.
The main point is that the siksa -guru is the one who has the responsibility of caring for the lives of the devotees and direct their shelter. It is a major and very special service. As the most important person in the kitchen is the cook, the siksa -guru is essential in the spiritual life of the disciple.
We must be very cautious and not forget that we are dependent on the mercy of Krishna. Anything we do is always mercy, that mercy is that we survived, that we continue on the trail and can act as representatives and deliver everything our Gurudeva has given us.
So, my dear, this 30th year of the Vrinda Family will be a year of launching rockets. Launching Vaishnava rockets into your service, with lots and lots and lots of autonomy. Sure, the devotee does not want to be autonomous because by nature the devotee wants to be very dependent upon their guardians, but still remaining dependent, it is important that you take responsibility for this task to become a representative, a spiritual guide.
This is natural and should remain natural. Family means that from one family then many families will be born, if not then the family starts to die. The wonderful thing is that when a family gives rise to many families it becomes a dynasty. I hope our family becomes a dynasty of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
We receive a lot of mercy from Srila Prabhupada and that same mercy is the possibility of becoming a representative of Srila Prabhupada. Recently we had the mercy on behalf of Srila Prabhupada, to be accepted as a unifying mamo of ancestral cultures. Mamos Kogi and Mamos Arhuacos , which are the spiritual leaders of two native peoples of Colombia, together granted this responsibility to unify and spread this ancient wisdom.
I did not feel that this was something for me, rather, I felt that Srila Prabhupada was being recognized by them. It was a recognition of the spiritual realm of native cultures. To our dear Srila Prabhupada, who is undoubtedly a mamo.
This recognition that was realized in Varsana during the meeting was a plan of theirs, they even brought the mamo robe and gave it to us.
The fact of being named a Mamo I feel it is a grand acknowledgement of Srila Prabhupada and his mission in Latin America. It is in fact difficult for someone to be accepted by the native people, because they are isolated in order to protect their culture. However, Krishna and Srila Prabhhupada did so, they allowed the devotees to distribute prasadam in some important encounters with the native people of different countries.
The Native people of Colombia recognized the Vaishnavas as one of the 100 tribes from the country, demonstrating how open hearted they are in accepting all the devotees and the philosophy.
With that I say goodbye ,
Your always well wisher,
B. A. Paramadvaiti Swami
Sankirtan Marathon. From India 12/08/13
Conference .
My dear devotees, this is my last message from India .
All my affection for all of you.
After having seen a documentary about vaccines, I can only say to all of you, especially to the fathers of their family : avoid , avoid , avoid , all vaccines for your children and yourself. I will not spend the time now to tell you about all the arguments, but it is a documentary called, "Vaccination, the hidden truth " which has subtitles in Spanish, and there you can find all the arguments that one person can have to never put their children in more danger of the greedy speculation of irresponsible people.
As far as I know, no vaccine is required, they are all dangerous. After watching this documentary, I personally consider myself a victim of the vaccination, I suffered from asthma in my childhood and that is one of the diseases that arise from vaccines.
Apart from this, many diseases like autism, epilepsy, allergies, hyperactivity in children, etc., are linked with vaccines. The Mafia are of such shameful great size. When one sees the amount of lies they give the people so they can take their money including putting them in life threatening situations, it is incredible. Think and inform yourself. After watching this documentary, I felt like putting those personas who gave me vaccinations in my childhood in front of a jury. It is something incredible. Do not have doubts on it any more, this is a message directly from my heart ... and these vaccinations are something that should be totally dismissed . It is better said that I amcompletely interested in your health and in your children's health, but I am disinterested in the business of vaccines. This was a brief statement before giving my message on the December marathon .
Today I received a video about the Sankirtan marathon which gave me much joy to see. Sankirtan is a way out from misery. It is a celebration of joy. It is the perfection of human intercommunication . There is nothing more profound and sweet than to arouse a soul from their worldly life without hope. Even if its a rare case of immediate success. Each one of us are a success and these, and if you were a success, then why can't others also be?
I'm over taken by the need of the Krishna Consciousness for this world, even though there are many people who do not understand that, but like the devotees here who didn't give me the chance to give class tonight because they went out to Sankirtan.
Today some devotees left to do Sankirtan theatre on the street. This is a theater that can be done everywhere and can be combined with Sankirtan. It is the awakening of eco consciousness by part of the Global Conscious Compact, with excellent illustrations done by Vishvarupa , he also does them in expanded forms in the streets of Vrindavan.
It is a simple system : one person is wearing a costume filled of junk which represents the "Muci", the " the pig ", this persona goes throughout the streets looking friends, better said, he is in search of piggish people who allow his products to be thrown in the street. He congratulates them and tries to embrace them.
Symbolically, "Muci" throws trash over people's heads, in an expressive manner towards the floor. And if someone comes to pick up the garbage to put it in the right place ( "Suci" ) who is walking in a group in the form of one giant bag and inside there is a beautiful person, every time someone comes to do that "Muci" comes to protest against recycling and tells them trash is meant to be left on the street. In a moment appears one cow with a wonderful costume and then "Muci" gives the cow plastic to eat.
The cow becomes sick and falls flat, hence a member of the theater comes disguised as the "Doctor" and he takes the plastic out of mouth of the cow and screams to the surrounding public "plastic kills cows." In India, the killing of cows is called " gohatya " and is seen as one of the worst crimes.
The doctor takes the plastic out of the cow's mouth and sings " Govinda, Govinda, Govinda, wake up please" and the cow gets up with the applause of the people. It is an effective theater because it is held in front of the very Shops that are responsible for fouling and generating garbage, thus "Muci" finds his allies there and congratulates them. " Yamuna " the sacred river, she is represented by a beautiful woman with a dress that also has plastic on it, " Yamuna " protests and tells everyone that they should put the plastic in the garbage bag and demonstrates the cause of contaminating her river.
At the end, the actors present the chaddar of Vrindavan with all the conscious messages if someone wants to buy it then it can be sold so it can be hung in the house. You can also present them with posters, which can be stuck to the wall of the offender, the Business, so they can remember the impact of the theater.
It is a short work that can be repeated every time. For Europe you can even show the separation of the organic and inorganic garbage. Now, all of you who have seen this message as a bit rudimentary, but here in India, when it is executed by western actors it creates a tremendous impact and it goes hand in hand with our campaign of protecting the Yamuna.
This is a bit of the Sankirtan of Vrindavan these days. We also take the play to one school in Delhi and it was very well received and reported in newspapers throughout the city. Tomorrow we are going to present this work to one of thestrong supporters of Vrindavan , KPS Gill and Chandi Heffner , the Doctor of animals .
With these words I bid you farewell. Sending you all my affection from Vrinda Kunja and all the enthusiasm to have many wonderful days in the Sankirtan marathon. I am very happy that we are going to meet soon.
A hug from the heart.
Jay Srila Prabhupada!
Your always well wisher,
Ba Paramadvaiti Swami
My dear devotees, this is my last message from India .
All my affection for all of you.
After having seen a documentary about vaccines, I can only say to all of you, especially to the fathers of their family : avoid , avoid , avoid , all vaccines for your children and yourself. I will not spend the time now to tell you about all the arguments, but it is a documentary called, "Vaccination, the hidden truth " which has subtitles in Spanish, and there you can find all the arguments that one person can have to never put their children in more danger of the greedy speculation of irresponsible people.
As far as I know, no vaccine is required, they are all dangerous. After watching this documentary, I personally consider myself a victim of the vaccination, I suffered from asthma in my childhood and that is one of the diseases that arise from vaccines.
Apart from this, many diseases like autism, epilepsy, allergies, hyperactivity in children, etc., are linked with vaccines. The Mafia are of such shameful great size. When one sees the amount of lies they give the people so they can take their money including putting them in life threatening situations, it is incredible. Think and inform yourself. After watching this documentary, I felt like putting those personas who gave me vaccinations in my childhood in front of a jury. It is something incredible. Do not have doubts on it any more, this is a message directly from my heart ... and these vaccinations are something that should be totally dismissed . It is better said that I amcompletely interested in your health and in your children's health, but I am disinterested in the business of vaccines. This was a brief statement before giving my message on the December marathon .
Today I received a video about the Sankirtan marathon which gave me much joy to see. Sankirtan is a way out from misery. It is a celebration of joy. It is the perfection of human intercommunication . There is nothing more profound and sweet than to arouse a soul from their worldly life without hope. Even if its a rare case of immediate success. Each one of us are a success and these, and if you were a success, then why can't others also be?
I'm over taken by the need of the Krishna Consciousness for this world, even though there are many people who do not understand that, but like the devotees here who didn't give me the chance to give class tonight because they went out to Sankirtan.
Today some devotees left to do Sankirtan theatre on the street. This is a theater that can be done everywhere and can be combined with Sankirtan. It is the awakening of eco consciousness by part of the Global Conscious Compact, with excellent illustrations done by Vishvarupa , he also does them in expanded forms in the streets of Vrindavan.
It is a simple system : one person is wearing a costume filled of junk which represents the "Muci", the " the pig ", this persona goes throughout the streets looking friends, better said, he is in search of piggish people who allow his products to be thrown in the street. He congratulates them and tries to embrace them.
Symbolically, "Muci" throws trash over people's heads, in an expressive manner towards the floor. And if someone comes to pick up the garbage to put it in the right place ( "Suci" ) who is walking in a group in the form of one giant bag and inside there is a beautiful person, every time someone comes to do that "Muci" comes to protest against recycling and tells them trash is meant to be left on the street. In a moment appears one cow with a wonderful costume and then "Muci" gives the cow plastic to eat.
The cow becomes sick and falls flat, hence a member of the theater comes disguised as the "Doctor" and he takes the plastic out of mouth of the cow and screams to the surrounding public "plastic kills cows." In India, the killing of cows is called " gohatya " and is seen as one of the worst crimes.
The doctor takes the plastic out of the cow's mouth and sings " Govinda, Govinda, Govinda, wake up please" and the cow gets up with the applause of the people. It is an effective theater because it is held in front of the very Shops that are responsible for fouling and generating garbage, thus "Muci" finds his allies there and congratulates them. " Yamuna " the sacred river, she is represented by a beautiful woman with a dress that also has plastic on it, " Yamuna " protests and tells everyone that they should put the plastic in the garbage bag and demonstrates the cause of contaminating her river.
At the end, the actors present the chaddar of Vrindavan with all the conscious messages if someone wants to buy it then it can be sold so it can be hung in the house. You can also present them with posters, which can be stuck to the wall of the offender, the Business, so they can remember the impact of the theater.
It is a short work that can be repeated every time. For Europe you can even show the separation of the organic and inorganic garbage. Now, all of you who have seen this message as a bit rudimentary, but here in India, when it is executed by western actors it creates a tremendous impact and it goes hand in hand with our campaign of protecting the Yamuna.
This is a bit of the Sankirtan of Vrindavan these days. We also take the play to one school in Delhi and it was very well received and reported in newspapers throughout the city. Tomorrow we are going to present this work to one of thestrong supporters of Vrindavan , KPS Gill and Chandi Heffner , the Doctor of animals .
With these words I bid you farewell. Sending you all my affection from Vrinda Kunja and all the enthusiasm to have many wonderful days in the Sankirtan marathon. I am very happy that we are going to meet soon.
A hug from the heart.
Jay Srila Prabhupada!
Your always well wisher,
Ba Paramadvaiti Swami
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
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