19990513 || Addressing Devotees || Dāmodaradeśa #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Acharya's teaching because so like this it's a team effort especially in the worldwide movements. Now we have that problem left independent we had 108 symbols. Now we have over 350. I don't know the exact number. And then we have also non haptar groups and probably within that 350. They don't include our units here. But these are not just region. So like you can say 400 if you're two large congregation at least. So in this item Krishna conscious ruler has been spreading and expanding radar. When Srila Bhagavan was president, 80 to 90% of the devotees who are living in the temple. But now 2% of the devotees are in the temple and 98% are outside. That doesn't mean that the number of devotees in the temple has decreased very much. Something maybe in some cases 5 may decrease. Would it mean that so many people, more people are practicing outside? I'm telling you that actually from the statistics that is undoubted but according to the reports which are posted, this is related to active practicing devotees living outside not just the other supporters who are not practicing. So like this we get the help of different devotees to help us to serve Guru to advance. Whenever we are in some confusion what should I do or shouldn't I do? Then we go to the spiritual master getting cheered up. They're not able to carry it off from one of the nurses was helping the spiritual master. After the iskcon finally one can go to the gdc. It's the Supreme Court decide something. Because in devotional service it's essential that we know what is right and what is wrong. We know exactly what should be done and shouldn't be done. Then we decide what we want to do. In this 12th chapter Bhagavad Gita Krishna he gives various alternatives. He said, if you are not capable of performing this one, you can do this. If you are not capable of doing this one and do that. So there are different levels of surrender. But this level here of audacious remain practicing Krishna consciousness by practice my experience that's an important step. Prabhupada said one needs to have some expert guidance. We should never have to think whether I'm doing the right thing or not. When the Guru is present on the planet and we can take his guidance and we go on going very clearly then that's what I'm doing this morning. There are various rules and regulations which one should follow. And one should constantly hear Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam from pure devotees. This practice can help anyone rise to the level of love of God. And then he is sure of his progress into the spiritual kingdom of God. The practice of Bhakti Yoga under the rules and regulations with the direction of a spiritual master will surely bring one to the stage of Godly. Actually several points are made here. One is that one practice Bhakti Yoga going to regular principles and soothing and love and pathetic. They do so under the guidance of spiritual master. Sometimes one has the guidance to his Vapu, this physical presence. And sometimes one has the abnormal. One has the by following his instructions. And one can also be connected with the spiritual master. The idea we should know what should be done, what not to be done. This is known as the Buddhi Yoga. The Shaka ancestors also Buddhi Yoga. We use our intelligence. So that means for the intelligence we have to know why I should do what I shouldn't do. Then accordingly we can make our decision. And the Buddha Yogi, the yoga of intelligence. He decides to do everything for Ka. Whatever he does or she does is done in such a way. Let that he shall be so. This is the ending of the 12th chapter. Text 19. They are all getting direct guidance from Srila Prabhupada through his books. So are you also getting direct guidance from Deva through his Vedic literatures? We get the right guidance from Ravya Sacharyas, Vivya Sacharyas. At the same time the uprising simple is there that we should directly be serving Krishna through the Vaishnava. We should be offering our service to Krishna through the devotee of the Lord. And that every devotees should also be getting some care and guidance or modifying spiritual master. The Seisha Prabhupada said that in the future I want to see Swami. I want all my followers to become qualified as gurus. And let the tree of Caitani Mahapra's movement grow more and more with new branches and sub branches of new sub branches of the tree. He said that just like I have Gentiles in the disciples also my disciples should have 10 jobs. You have five or 10, they should help 10. If the father likes to see the son even go further than the father. Because a father maybe in his life he learns to feel a rubus. Will he be happy if there's something right? 1 crore or he'll take it as abroad. The father is selling as a tailor in the tailor shop. And if he likes, his son has to also be a tailor. Or he may also if he becomes a crocker t or whatever something high positions will be unhappy with him. Be happy parents. Hard to say that children also cannot help in the world. If they can do better, they are more happy. So Prabhupada gives that example. That Guru once said his disciples should also do more. At least do the same or do more. They should also continue. I make difficult to do the same. Or more than 12 that he was the first to spread Ka consciousness around the world. So no one can be the first anymore. We are already the first. And he's established Krishna consciousness in all the continents of the world. So also nobody can be the first and. But everybody can make devotees. Where can people? There are some vain devotees who are so powerful they can even make the dead bring them back to life. But we are not necessarily going to have that power, you know, Lordships. And they could make the animals in the forest chant and dance and ecstasy and give up all their fear and all their hatred. They were embracing each other. Charikhanda for us, for instance. So Dharmapur said that we cannot imitate Lord Chichanna. You cannot be able. You can go here to the zoo or something. Get the animals to sing a dance. In fact, if you go on the lion cage, you may not come out. Yes, yours like pure, like blood. Then they put the. They put him in the snake, called all the snakes. The snakes came out. It's a big fang to bite. When they bit and flood, the teeth just fell out. No more poison, no more teeth. And then they got frightened and went off. They brought the big elephants with their big tusks. And Iranikashis was a killer. The elephant the mahouts were hooding. And they went with a cusp to just jab it into Pirla's tender, soft child body. They went and with the tusks. As soon as they touched Pilad's body, the tusks fell off and the element got trained. What happened? They ran off. Then Hiranyakashipu, he is telling all these demons. I want you to strike Prah with your weapons and kill him. And they threw this one Kisur. As soon as it hit the Ra, it became a blue lotus. So they are throwing arrows, sword, whatever weapon hits him, become blue lotus. So he is covered with blue lotuses. So the father, he doesn't know what I can do, how I can do. Kill this boy. Because he is my enemy. Because he is devoted to Vishnu. Vishnu killed my Dada, my elder brother. So Krishna is my enemy. He is my enemy. I have to kill this boy. He doesn't accept me as God. He's worshipping somebody else. So then he became very nice. My dear Guru, here's some nice food. That food was filled with poison. The blood he offered to Krishna. Krishna, please accept this offering. Krishna. He took a little taste from that food. Because he touched it, it became all nectar. Then pray is thinking oh aha Prasad, why doesn't he die so like that? If you are always just able to remain fixed and thinking of Krishna then just like you are, we'll never be touched. But they can't. Maybe some of you are. But not everyone is able to always think of Ka. Therefore we have the program. Okay. Chant so many rounds in a day and follow these principles regularly. Attend Gita class, Bhagavatam class and so on. Because if we do by practice then gradually you get to your five. The contaminations of our consciousness get cleansed away. We are actually able to become attached and more and more attracted to Krishna. Not because of some external reason but because of Krishna or really feeling attraction to Krishna. So that's why the special potency is of changing Hare Krishna. Hare Krishna. It awakens our consciousness to Ka. And then everything becomes very natural and very easy. This verse is from 12th chapter. I told you that glorious 12 chapters before about the prince that delivered his father. There was a Prihat Rata. One great king. He was Assam in Nagya. But his horse was stolen. But the Devas didn't want him to do Yajna for some reason. And then suddenly he died. First what happened is the father died. Then the son put the father's body in oil. And the son wants to complete the yagya for his father. As he did a Sankalba he didn't finish the Yagya. So then he was also trained within salvation. Someone stole his horse. So he was very upset that how I can carry out my father's order. If the horse is stolen then you can't do it. So he went to a holy place in Maharashtra called Kalur. This is what Mahalakshmi temple. And he worshiped there. He made a beautiful prayer. For hours he was praying to Mahalakshmi. How you are Vishnu Shakti. How you are serving the Lord. All attractive with the energy. You are all merciful. From you all the material energy and other energies are also coming like this. He made so many nice prayers. And then Lakshmi gave that. Please Maya. We can please the Lord if we give concentrated service. I took the opportunity. No condition. We just offer the service. No advanced condition is there. We offer the service and that service should be unbroken, continuous 24 hours a day. We should be doing everything for Ka. We can do that. And even while living in this body will be liberated. Nicholas Babyamasta Ji Ma. So that prince he was told by Mahalakshmi that yes, you can go across the road. Is my devotee there? When Siddhas and I think his name was and he was. So he went across the road. He saw this saint Siddharthalpur. He was changing the holy names and changing some mantras. Studying a somewhat opulent circumstance he asked provided further the state is there. Brother asked his. Anyway, the boy came and asked the saint rather what came and paid his obeisance. And the saint asked what is wrong? How can I help you and explain the whole situation? He said, no problem what your behalf might receive. And then he started chanting Sumatra quietly. And then he just. You see, it's like did Avan that all devas should come here within no time. Devas, Ajudra, Varuna, Mayu, Armi. They all were coming. They're shaking in front of him unfolded hand. They're just shaking that what Seva you want? What is you have you brought us here for? He said, I want this princess horseback. Will you give me the horseback? So immediately they came with the horse and gave it back here. Anything else? No, no, nothing else. Okay. So they all went. So the prince was amazed. Never saw such a holy one. The saints is just the Devas that come in were shaking in front of him so much fearful. So then he thought maybe the saint can also bring back my father from death. So they asked if he would bring back my father. So then he said okay, I'm going to have to go and see the situation. So then he went with the prince and went to the place where the father's body was. We kept him oil and he looked and said, yes, he can bring me back to life. So he took out the body from the oil. And then again the saint was changing his mantras. And then the body came back to life. So the king was very amazing. Actually wept for months. We went back to life. Full consciousness is unheard of and it could feed. So then the son explained everything about this the saint and the father. He was very intelligent. So he said, well, we have got all the spiritual potency. So where does the secret? How do you get all this spiritual potency? Well, I normally ask me before so I don't tell. And it's very big secret. I feel asking me I can tell you since every day I chant the 12th chapter Bhagavad kingdom. And from that all this power is a king. This is actually shortest chapter in the whole Bhai Bhavad Gita. But just by reading Bhagavad Gita, you can bring the dead back to life just openly all the miracles. Not when devotees are interested in performing miracles or anything. But actually the point is that if you please Krishna, everything will be achieved. Krishna is pleased and all others are pleased. I told you how we can please Krishna. You have to be tactfully think according to the time, place and circumstance of the long range goals as well as the short goals. It's important to make out some plans how to bring this Ka Consciousness to the peoples. Now everybody can get it. And Usagi is able to speak to a group of people who then I have to go out and speak at some other place. But also people that personal contact with different devotees is so much important. It helps them also extremely helps them to advance. So this way we also want to see everybody advancing. So like this gentleman Mahaprabhu, he advised everyone to share Hare Krishna read Bhagavad Gita, worship Kishu. And this should be done under guidance of a spiritual master. You guys say very quickly. Sometimes if we are not careful, we can make little mistake and get deviated. It's very easy to commit offenses against the Vaishnavas. So I always see some new faces and I'm very happy to see some of the old faces. We like to see everybody always remain in devotional service and bringing all sorts of people as well to describe it. Most people are thinking that religion is suffering or something. So therefore they are Gucci to get old. Now it's for enjoyment. They don't realize that this Ka Consciousness is all actarian. That this is distracted as super happiness. Sukha, how many of you why should have this super happiness? That's why we can easily get to the practice of Krishna consciousness right now. We don't have to wait. That's why Krishna Chaitanya Mahapa has made it very easy for us to control our senses. They give us so much happiness that we become detached from material things a little bit. We still do our duty. It's not that we have to give up everything. But we are not dependent anymore like the materialistic people are. For this such kind of affection. Sometimes some pleasures come or negative comes to what happened intoxicated by that. Sometimes some sufferings come. Okay, things happen. Sometimes happiness is coming, sometimes suffering. So we need to be equal, tolerant for all these circumstances. That's why it's important that we practice very carefully and get a good association and proper guidance and shelter. Prabhupada wanted that insult Disciples should be giving shelter to the anointed devotees. And in the future we need to have literally millions of devotees all over the world taking up responsibility as virtue masters and help prescribe Ka consciousness and take out responsibilities for people spirituality. Thank you very much. So it's very late. What timing actually happens to them to see Masada they start serving on the big time. I ask a question. I'll take care also you can take there unless you want want the love that taking up too much space association I can get with have a question. How's everybody progressing? That aim of Krishna is not that Krishna was ignored and no such thing. Even Ramada when he stole the cows from Krishna he knew there was a Christian by the way. But he didn't know this was a real Christian or not. But he is his name. Then he took. Then he thought maybe his devotees started having trouble. He went back. So like that they know about Krishna. It's not that this is the first time he's come. He comes every day at night. Only in this same scripture that shows that there's a Babura is the there's not. How many boys in India you don't know what she said. Maybe the yoga may have covered them in such a way. They don't know that this is actually real Christian. How many people in India have the name Bhopal? Many millions. Millions. So like that somebody they know even before that they. But for instance I was just in Nakote. How many of you been to Nakote? It's already an important place. Ramanujacharya was there and there's a deity there that that deity was worshipped as a Narayana deity. But the deity was worshipped by from her death. Then it was handed down to the Surya monks and sent these two Ramchandra he also worshipped. Then his granddaughter was married to one of the king in the Yadavangs and shifted over to the Chandra box. And then it was worshipped by the abuse also in Ka's own house. And that deity then was somehow captured by one Mughal emperor captain Delhi. So Ramanujacharya saw that the deity there, the Narayana deity did not have Usav Murti here. He thought this one deity very powerful deity in Delhi Utsan Martin for this deity. So he went and talked to the Mughal ruler and he said that you have a deity that belongs to our temple and Salt and Ghidi1. So the Emperor thought, you know, I have so many deities. I broke so many Hindu temples. I don't know what's one. If one is yours. You call the deity if he comes out and you can have him. So like that he thought he's getting in trouble. His wife Devi is going to come knocking out. But then Ramanujacharya called for them. He was the Devi came running out and sat on his lap. So then the empress came to handle them. But at that moment the princess was out. But she was reattached this morning Nakshati. She was very attached to the deity worshipping every day. Quickly there are Ramanuja left with the deity and he was loved by some different villagers and tribal people. He somehow very quickly went off the normal road. Soon as that princess heard she became very angry and upset and dismayed. Labor didn't really attest. She went with the whole army attention to catch him but couldn't find him. When he came to the edge of the family empire. Then she couldn't go any further with her soldiers. Then she had to go alone. Finally she got to Navote and then she could see the deity. So they had a special sign entrance. She could go every day and take Darshana sir. It's also known as Sampar Kumar. I was just there. We had with the Bangalore devotees. We had 140 devotees there. Our Bangalore congregation had been there for two days. And also up to the top the Yoga Narsinga. I had brought 50 Narasimha conversions for you here. Not saying anymore because I already completely looted them Mauritius. And so I have one completely rooted. You know I should do everything I want that I don't know who I'll do to. So so like that that be was being worshipped from Shaikh Rama all the way down. So like that sometimes even Ranger Matan deity was being worshipped by Rama and said actually Raghavat is two handed form. He's actually Krishna Dev. Like that is somebody that's confused that the Lord wasn't there before. But actually the Umnama Bhagavati Vasudevaya is the Maha Mantra for the darker Yuga. But he can also give it in another Yuga if you want special case. Just like Hare Krishna Mah Mantra was also chanted in other Yugas on the swashes. The even Balmiki chanted Ramayat council year before Ram came. Just like Burnoing and Kalki avatar is coming. The Nadas has been predicted Chaitani marbles come before so like that we know that also before after we know that every time Krishna comes and sometimes Lord Chitin becomes magic. The Krishna comes every day of Brahma. The 27th Kali Yuga. Yuga. Yes. You said that the guru has to be here in this material world. As long as his disciple is fully purified. To go back home doesn't mean Prabhupada has taken birth again. If the disciple doesn't get back, the Guru has to make some arrangement or even come himself to see the disciple gets delivered. So so far disciple is up to them to get back or not. After our national life of if we're not back, then Prabhupada will for the hour disciple, the direct disciple. He has to make directly some arrangement or even come back and sell. That's why Ksha Guru is very named. Lord is present in every deity. And why we people are supposed to go for visits of places and deities. The Lord has his best. Every deity is also incarnation of the Lord. But each deity is having also different pastimes. It's called Leela Vaichitra different individual pastime. Just like in Ramona, the deity is doing the Kira. In Vrindava, the Madhuraman deity is coming from the Shamika Sila. The Nalkoche Narasimha Yoga. Narasimha deity also came from that of blood. So like that apart from that adequately as you start this coming as the but he may be having different pastime and different degrees of reciprocating with his devotees. So some deities are more active and more awakened or more reciprocating with their devotees in a particular way than others. Also some places like Mathura and Vrindavan. And apart from the deities, these are the places of Krishna's pastimes. And Krishna is always present in his abodes like the Dhamma and Mayapur. So by experiencing that, but also gives more realization if you are are all you or do they differ after each relay? This time Yuga avatars will come different Yugas for different purposes. Every four yugas there's a new cycle. Satya. Take that bright artillery. And again Satya Yuga begins a new yoga avatar. She doesn't wait until the next politics. Yoga changes. Krishna is known as Avatari. He's the source of all the avatars. He doesn't come every time. He just can't be more self. He can give this spontaneous attraction to him much quicker than those. So I just that developing love of those are discerning in the mechanical way. Then that getting or the more kind of regulated way is one level. And when you develop the pure Lumber, it's another level. So Krishna attracts that love more than the other avatars. So that's why his incarnation, his calming down is very very special. Most of the avatars are coming from the Kirudaksha edition. But like is actually from the previous Kali Yuga. To the Kali Yuga he comes, the Bhagavan comes. But he doesn't declare himself to be God. He comes as different forms, very simple forms. It's a time he can come and mix with the people as little more ordinary way. So previous Kali Yuga he came as Shrinivasa. And then different things happened. And then he married Padmavati. Vasida Padmati was actually the Chaya Sita. When Krishna Ramchandra Sita's pastime were there. When Ravana was coming to take Sita, she left the Lakshman Rekha. At the time the fire came out, Agni Deva took the Avil Sita and gave Chaya Sita. This is mentioned in one of the Puranas. So in this way the Chaya Sita had to. She's like double films. They have the doubles. Just a double for Asitha. So she has to play the whole thing of getting attacked by the Rakshasis. So many difficulties she's facing. So she wanted a blessing from Rahul from the Lord that he can accept her sometime as a wife. Also she's getting all the bad deal but no perks. She wants to serve the Lord directly. So he agreed. And also it was agreed by Lakshmi. She can also become a wife. Sometimes he said, I'll come and Kali Yuga in this way he was giving her the mercy. At last Kali Yuga he married and quickly lies in what are you doing with another wife? And he explained, you promised her. This is actually Chaya. See, that's all. Also when Lord Chaitanya came in this Kali Yuga it says that first he married Lakshmi Priya. And Lakshmi Priya was the name of the Charat Sita. But they were sold out to birds. She danced. Then he married the Vishnu Kriya. The Vishnu Kriya is the real Sita. And Rav Chandra, when he was in his Leela Tretray yoga he had to banish Sita to the forest. And he was feeling great separation. He cannot do anything without a wife. So he had to make a golden Sita Murti. And that Sita mortar he was worshipping and doing all the ceremonies with her. If he has to do any Yajna anything wife has to be there for the golden Sita. So he was Feeling very bad missing the Sita and missing that the Sita was in the forest with love and Kush and she was really happy. So like that surrounded by promised senses, I had to banish you that I'll also be banished to the forest in the future. And you will be worshipping my golden roti. And I'll be going out in the forest. I'll take Sannyans at the age of 24 and I'll go in the forest. So see that in mind to hear that. For that's what happens to Vojita. He reciprocated beside he took her to the forest. He also left his house and went out to the forest. But he was very happy going around India preaching. And bishop Miya was feeling great separation which in golden formal words. So all the leelas from one guy to the master also interlinked some. There's only one word. Sometimes you get confused. Somebody in Ray Lord is recognition. Someone in Kellogg is saying My Lord is Guru Vayod. And someone is saying oh my Lord is Jagannath in Orissa or someone is saying that no, my Lord is Krishna Bhagawan or Rajasthan is Akji or Bhagatinji. The different deity forms are there. But actually there's Lord is same. Only this Leela is different in the different deities world. So like all the Vishnu all those hours, actually only one lord manifesting the different castings. Lord everywhere or in everything. Is he everywhere or in everything? Yes. Where are you? You are God's energy. You are also part of God and you're also inside his energy. 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