19 October 2011

KKSblog.com - Just focus on Krishna!

KKSblog.com - Just focus on Krishna!

Just focus on Krishna!

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:44 PM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Helsinki, Finland, 2011)

It is said that from all of the service, the chanting of Hare Krishna is the first and foremost – it's the most important. Of course, we may not always experience it like that. Somebody may just love cooking and they may feel like:

"Cooking is my life and soul! That's what I love to do. I also chant my rounds but I'm always thinking about cooking, and that's just my nature."

That's also there, but if you just cook – that's not good enough. Cooking has to be accompanied by chanting!

The book distributor may think about:

"Books….books….books".

But there has to be a time when he has to stop thinking about book distribution, and when he has to think about chanting. Because during chanting it is not good to think of one's service! It's better to put everything out of the mind and try to just focus on Krishna!

To avoid too much endeavour

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:28 PM PDT

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Helsinki, Finland, 2011)

Srila Prabhupada said:

"Krishna Consciousness means we should always be satisfied and happy – not that we try to do some impossible work, become over burdened and then because we are not happy by so much trouble, that we lose all the enthusiasm altogether, and give up all hope. No, too much endeavour should be avoided. By all means we much reserve our spiritual status – that is the point. Not that we are mad after big buildings, many devotees life members and this and that. No, these are only ways to engage the devotees, so they may apply the principles of devotional living to some kind of work for practical realization of these principles.

It's not the result of the work we want. If we only sincerely preach to one person a day, that is sufficient. Never mind big big programs. So my request to you is that you do not be bothered by these things. Krishna doesn't like to see his sincere devotees suffer or become frustrated or depressed. He will not stand by idly at such a case. He has some plan for you and always think in that way, and very soon He will provide everything to your heart's desire!"

This is obviously a letter written to a devotee who had the nature to create too much stress and to take on too much service. But it is something to keep in mind and it's not that he was the only one. Many devotees have tried to do too much!

Poor!

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:49 AM PDT

If you come to the temple once a week….poor! Poor- spiritually poor! It’s a poor lifestyle. You are a poor man! You don’t get much spiritual wealth. Only once a week? I mean is that all? Poor! We must seek out devotees all the time. We must be eager to be with devotees. Even if it is at a distance, somehow or other we must be there all the time as much as possible. That is eagerness.

(Kadamba Kanana Maharaja, October 2011, Sydney, Australia)

Harinam Part 2 ISKCON Melbourne 2011 – Video

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Here is another video of the wonderful harinam through the streets of Melbourne in October. Enjoy the video. If you cant see the video then visit youtube.

 

 

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