20230717 || Question And Answer Session || Śrī Māyāpur, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Sarah very pleased we are dressing always training leaders today.

I'm very pleased to be addressing all these leaders and leaders in training today.

This is our partner. We take some responsibility for helping others.

This is very important that we take some responsibility in helping others.

We especially engaged service.

This is a way that we can be especially engaged in service to Lord Krishna.

Even the devotees, Lord Krishna's past life.

Even the devotees who are in Ka's.

Pastimes, they all are absorbed in their service.

They are all absorbed in their service. So just like when Mother Yashoda she's cooking milk, she's concerned that the milk shouldn't boil over.

I worry about Orangerisha's falling asleep being harmed by the raw aurora styles.

Devotees are worried about Lord Krishna's lotus feet being harmed by these stones. Everyone is absorbed in trying to please Ka.

It's a great opportunity for us in the beginning of our devotional service that we are able but also take responsibility.

This is a great opportunity that even in the beginning of our devotion service we are able to take up this responsibility.

This dynasty associates of ring Lord Krishna. We are also worried that these little Lordis under our care are being properly guided in this devotee.

Just as the devotees are being worried about Ka. We are also worried that these new devotees who are under our care are being properly trained in Ka consciousness.

So I feel like stages that take.

Some responsibility, everyone at different stages, they take some responsibility.

Actually being responsible for yourself service is a very awareness thing.

Actually being responsible for Krishna's service is a very elevated state.

He saw and said I will do things this life rules and regulations in.

The nectar of devotion. It is said that if we do things just by rules and regulations.

That is Vidhi margarita.

But in the advanced stage, one does service habitually.

And the answer to the Ragnar things that previous service because.

So when one advances to the Raganuga stage, one is doing the service not because of rules and regulations. They are very sincere about fulfilling their obligation.

This is opportunity for all to reach the Raja Mudhavibaru picnic.

So this is an opportunity for all of you to reach the Radhanuga platform.

Quickly while taking up your service or spontaneously.

By taking up the service spontaneously because you're committed. As a result you get a deeper taste.

So Krishna also appreciates when you're taking responsibility for him.

So Krishna also appreciates it when you're taking responsibility for someone.

If it was that, yeah, in a sanctuary.

Because he thinks that you are taking responsibility for him to carry out his service very nicely.

So yesterday I will speak for a short time.

Yesterday I had to speak for a short time and allow you to ask questions.

Why not asking questions?

Because you are very good at asking questions. This is the advanced group so you probably have more advanced questions. So you can ask your question. Those who want to ask a question, can you please raise your hand. So we'll pass on the mic.

In.

Bhakti, many times like Anartha's trouble and like ups and downs comes then what to do at that time?

What was the question?

So when we come that stage, we.

Will have so many obstacles.

We take initiation. That puts us to the Vandra Kriya.

Says we take initiation which puts us into the Bhajana Kriya stage.

And then the next stage is to get rid of the Anarthas.

And the next stage is to get rid of the Anarthas. Anartha Nivriti.

Yes, sir. How we get through this stage?

And you are asking how to get through this stage.

You see? Very easy.

It is very easy. You learn from your mistakes.

And I keep failing.

If you keep failing, you constantly do things again and again and again.

You will be tested again and again and again.

You will be tested again and again and again.

Until you learn.

Until you learn.

Do not succumb to the enactments.

You should not succumb to the unearthous. And if you learn quick, it's very fast. And then you can become fixed up. But if you don't learn and you keep making the same mistakes again and again, it's like.

If you fail.

It'S less like in college. If you fail, you have to go and start again. Until you pass your particular course. Then you have to repeat it.

That's the vision. Like that.

Anantha Nivruti is like that. So we learn.

The hard way.

The hard way. And.

Pinched every time we succumb to the Anaratha.

And we get pinched every time we succumb to the anarthas. If you learn, you don't get pinched again.

Thank you.

Is it all right?

Yes. Yes.

Thank you.

Myan. I'm just telling you the truth.

Hare Krishna Hariw Hari.

How do you see scorn in next 50 years?

Interesting question.

Interesting question.

Since I've been Iskar over 50 years.

Since I have been in Iskcon for a little over 50 years. When I came to Mayapur, there was a grass hut.

Now there are 7900 devotees.

Now there are 7500 devotees. What will happen in 50 more years? Prabhupada said that we should have 50,000 devotees here.

When I joined Isabel, we had a pilot visit every temple.

When I joined iskcon, I could visit every temple of iskcon.

All three.

All three. San Francisco, New York and Montreal.

Now I don't think it's possible.

Now I don't think it's possible. 600 or 800. I don't know if they counted all.

The outposts and the Namaha.

I know there are thousand Namahs. Five thousand.

Over five thousand eastern India, because there.

Are about over five thousand Namahattas in eastern India. And now we want to expand that in the rest of India.

We have.

Bhakti Viksha groups, we have Bhakti Vriksha groups.

Chennai, I think they have one and other.

In Chennai, I think that they have more than 115.

Similarly, about 200.

Similarly in Calcutta, about 200.

What? Delhi they have hot vows or city.

In Delhi they have Namah for the.

Cities called Ashrae groups.

It's called Ashray groups.

We have Ashray group and then a hall of hundred people.

To have an Ashrae group, you need to have a hall which can hold up to at least 100 people.

They're not calculating the all hearts right to dictionaries or the Ashray groups.

They're not counting the Namah or the Bhakta Vrikshas or the Ashray groups and.

Rajshah. They are 535.

In Russia they have 500. In Russian speaking countries they have 535 Bhakti Bricksha groups. That's the last time that I heard.

Russians are very good about Russians are.

Very good for Bhakti Vriksha groups.

I will lie. But if you have Chinese Russians.

If you have two or three Russians, your Bhakti rickshaw group will be very successful.

So I don't know, I felt really.

Psychoanalytic, a purely speculative answer. But he wanted that in every town and village the holy name would be Sangh. In the Brahma Vaivartha Purana, Lord Krishna told the holy rivers that after 5,000 years, after 5,000 years in Kali Yuga.

Right now, after 5,000 years, right now.

After 5000 years, this would be a.

10,000 year golden period.

There would be a 10,000 Year golden period and that people would generally be Krishna conscious.

So are they predictions?

So there are all these predictions about Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the Puranas. So we are looking at a very positive period.

But I am too busy speculating on.

The future But I am too busy to speculate on the future.

Situation.

Being in the situation that I'm confined with.

What we call that last 50 years to forego all these convictions of all.

We hope in the next 50 years we fulfill all these predictions of RLA Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya.

My few times are contradicted that they will come British prediction.

When the British Raj Bhakti Thakur, he made a prediction during the British Raj.

The Westerners.

The Westerners they'll go on Navadvi Parikrama.

They'll see their brothers from India.

They will see their brothers from India. And they would sing, sing together. Sing to you the Jayat Sachinandana and embrace each other. Not thinking of any caste, creed, nationality, nationality. Can you imagine in the British Raj.

He'S saying such a thing.

He's saying such a thing.

But I'm personally saw it come true.

I personally saw it come true.

I saw a Bengali Indian party.

I saw we had a Bengali and an Indian party and we have international party. They came together and they were chanting Jai Sachinandana. Jai Sachin.

So what the next 50 years. How is it your hands.

So what happens in the next 50 years is in your hands.

What do you have? What you like, how what might happen.

You make it happen.

You are the ones how long you end of my life.

I'm already at the end of my life.

You're at the beginning.

You're at the beginning.

You have all the future.

So you have all the future.

See the next 50 years. I won't.

You will see the next 50 years. I won'T see it.

Not this body.

Not in this body anyway.

And that's why we want you to take this up very seriously.

That's why I want you that we want you to take this up very seriously.

We have 11 devils, thousands of laksha, Vrikshas, thousands of allah.

We have 800 temples, thousands of bhakti vrikshas, thousands of Namah. How did this happen? It happens one after another. Another, Another.

So facility.

Those who are born in India have a special facility to perfect their lives, to help others.

So I find that many of our Indian sisters and left in the west.

Now we see that many of our Indian brothers and sisters have gone to.

The west for it.

For it.

And we're trying to encourage them to draw raw books.

So you're trying to encourage them to distribute Prabhupada's books. To be active in their spiritual life.

So you don't know what pursuit life is.

We don't know what Krishna's plan is. But we have some window to the future.

And we work very hard. I've been not for bodies of anything achieve that as a goal.

So if you work very hard, I don't see any reason why you cannot achieve those goals.

People are seeking professional life.

People are seeking for some spiritual purpose in life and they are not getting it except in Ka Consciousness.

Brother went to the West. He said they are dying.

Prabhupada went to the west and he said people in the west, they are dying. They are burning in the modes of passion and ignorance. And he wanted to save them.

He made 108 temples.

He made 108 temples.

I think he should have.

I think we should have a special 108 temples.

It's like in Sri Sampradaya.

It's like in Sri sampradaya they have 108 Divya Deshas. They call Divya Deshas and they say that if you can visit all the Divya Deshas, you can go back to Godhead. If you can Visit all the 198 temples that Srila Prabhupada established, that will be a wonderful feat. The airline companies will like us because you have to go to Fiji, Australia, South America, Europe, America, Japan, all over. Prabhupada established Angani temples. Amazing. He left in 1977. Since then we have about 600 or 800 temples. Thousands of Namah Bhakti Vrikshas. What will happen in the next 50 years? Some of you can calculate. I'm busy in making it happen.

Hare Krish Maharaj Maharaji, thank you for your wonderful example in Krishna consciousness. It is one of the most inspiring things. You have scored half century, but you have scored century in the hearts of all the Vaishnavas in iskcon. Maharaj, in front of you, the devotees who are sitting, many of them have a desire to join full time in ISKCON and dedicate their lives for Prabhupada. However, because of the situations in the world or in the family or in personal life, they sometimes are on the borderline wondering whether I should or I should not. So Maharaj, what is your message to them so that they can very freely develop that faith and courage that if I simply serve Krishna and Srila Prabhupada, nothing else is to be taken care. Everything Krishna will help. Can you give them that courage and.

Help Hare Krishna.

As the co minister for congregational preaching, Naturally, I would like.

To see not only the Thermosteron.

Who.

Are.

Not only the temple devotees, but the Other devotees who are in the congregation.

They are all working to help the Krishna conscious movement.

That they are all working to help the Ka Consciousness movement.

Regard on Ayun there was really only. Either you're in Tamil daddy or you are.

When I joined, either you are a temple devotee or you. I don't think it's like that now.

Are we married devotee?

Whatever you are a temple devotee or a married devotee or whatever.

You still help. It will still be all right.

You can still help. You can still be a very significant force. The person who is repeating by me. His name is Achintya Chetan Das.

He is a Grihasta.

He is a Grihasta.

His wife is very active in religion.

His wife is very active in preaching.

He has two sons.

He has two sons.

Other than.

One of them is already very fixed up in book distribution.

1973 was one lecture from Bhagirpur.

In 1973 there is a lecture which La Prabhupada gave at his Vyasa Puja in London.

And he said that his girl like his non reserved cousin.

Said that his guru Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur was.

The son of Bhartivino Thakuras.

He wanted all the Grihasta devotees that you should have Acharyas as your children. He says in that lecture that you should all become Paramahamsas.

Rama. Thinking.

Rather than thinking that this devotee can become a full timer. Others too bad.

Use everybody.

Use everybody.

I was a whole level. So all my time get the Kirsten.

Naturally I was a full timer. And the advantage that I have is I can give all my time to Krishna.

Those who are.

That a man should accept a wife who is more spiritually advanced.

A wife should accept a man for more spiritually advanced wife should accept a.

Man who is more spiritually advanced.

That's not what the people look at today.

That's not what people look at today. They see a beautiful woman, what education she has and other things.

Our spiritual advance we don't think about that.

But spiritual advancement, we don't think about that.

That's the thing that Bhakti Siddhan daughter said.

That's the thing which Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur said.

8Th Canto.

The 8th Canto Srimad part with him there's a fight between Gajendra and the crocodile. Because Gajendra was a land animal.

When he was in the water.

When he was in the water.

So the crocodile was winning the Crocodile was winning. I mean, obviously the elephant was doing weaker.

And gradually the elephant was becoming weaker. So in the purport, Prabhupada Srila prabhupada says ka consciousness means we are declaring.

War against material nature.

We are declaring a war against material nature. And to fight in the war.

My name's Louie. Very strong.

One needs to be very strong.

Sensually strong.

Sensually strong.

That's not the same for everyone.

That's not the same for everyone. May be better as a vairagi. Someone may be stronger as a grihasta.

A roving that we should be fighting. You should be fighting to establish Krishna consciousness.

The real thing is that you should be fighting, fighting to establish ka consciousness.

Maybe some people sitting on their fence.

Maybe some people are sitting on the fence, they should see what is their nature. So they should think whatever it is. If their nature is to imagine or their nature is to be a vairagi, they should fully engage in Krishna's service. If they are married, their partner should be equally enthusiastic to preach. Otherwise, what is the use? That's an interesting thing.

Of course, if you want your parents agree.

If you want your parents and everyone to agree, it may happen, it may happen. But in my case it didn't happen.

Yesterday. And all of a sudden you were turning over the army.

I said yesterday in my talk that my father said that I would turn you over to the army and let me die in Vietnam. India was not for this war. So I asked Prabhupada, what should I do? He said, better you join Krishna's army. And that's what I did. Still I'm a member of Krishna's army.

Here I've seen my family's brother initiated like that.

Here I'm saying, see, here I'm in my part, I'm seeing many families where the father and mother are initiated, the children are initiated.

What still like history.

Still, I guess they are a minority in India. It's something like that.

Somewhere like that.

Somewhere like that.

But generally looks like airliner crashed. Another.

One airliner crashed in the northern Pacific.

Oh, we spent so much money on our son trying to rather gather.

One parent said, oh, we spent so much money on our son going to America for education. Who will take care of us in our old age?

As far as their concern.

That'S as far as their concern was like a.

Business, a brave education of the child.

They pay for the education of the child and they want the child to give them money.

So some parents like that very virtual.

So some parents are like that.

Some parents are very affectionate.

Some parents are very affectionate. I don't say that everyone is like that.

I mean, I'm sure some parents, they feel very bad.

Of course, some parents would feel very bad.

We have to make our own choice.

Ultimately we have to make our own choice.

And despite.

The father and mother of Lord Chaitanya, Jagannath Mishra and Sachi Mata.

The older brother of Lord Chaitanya.

The older brother of Lord Chaitanya, he took Sannyas. They're feeling, oh, rejected. Our son, he left the family. He wouldn't get married and all that.

I don't know that ever since your family got liberated.

But he said that because in taking Sannyas unlimited members of your family got liberated. Of course, they were all liberated souls.

What he did was. They are relevant.

They realized that what he did was for their benefit. They are worried whether the other son will also take some. Yes.

Or. He promised.

He promised. I have no such intention. In the movement decides that no matter what, they're going to preach fully. Somebody.

How old are you?

How old are you? 73.

So share with all young leaders.

You want to share with all these young leaders? What do you want to share with all these young leaders? He helped to build this temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

Looking around me here, seeing these wonderful young devotees, fresh looking. Actually it reminds me when I was young, not anymore. All I can say to them is you just practice Ka Consciousness to the best of your ability. Some of you will be temple devotees. Some of you will be Grihastas on the outskirts skirts. But are still under one umbrella of Ka Consciousness. So whichever works for you in the beginning, accept it in the future. You probably all in the temples. But for now, just don't let go of Ka Consciousness at all. Stick to this wonderful program that you are having and continue preaching and spread Ka Consciousness. Just like Maharaj said Hare Ka.

But he dedicated his life for Ka Consciousness. And you can see what a beautiful building this is. He has done many services. And if you have seen the Samadhi temple, he designed some of the artwork in the Samadhi temple. He was the builder of the Samadhi.

So question is not joined full time.

So the question is not whether you join full time or you get married. Even if you're married, you should not give up Ka Consciousness and being parent.

Of hearts of Brahmachari. Whatever.

The advantage of course of being a Brahmachari or whatever is that you don't.

Have any other thing is that you.

Don'T have any other thing to think about.

What? As they said, that's the set depends.

On what but depends on what each person's nature is. It may be different and we should be committed to serving no matter what. I was told to keep my answers short. No one gives short answers as much as possible. My question is what is the most important thing in Krishna Consciousness that we should be focused on and what should we be most cautious of? What should we be most cautious of?

Wow impression.

Interesting.

We should be more cautious.

You should be very cautious of Maya.

Maya tries to take us away.

Maya tries to take us away.

She avoid tricks on the lording a million dollars.

One devotee when he joined his father offered him a million dollars to leave Ka consciousness. He didn't leave.

I mean eight crores. How many here would be tempted by eight crores?

How many here would be tempted by 8 crores? Sometimes Maya gives one some incentives. Sometimes Maya gives one suffering that we have to be very cautious to always.

Keep ourselves or Christian modes to keep.

Always ourselves surrendered at Lord Krishna's lotus feet. What we should be conscious about to do everything for Krishna.

I have made one observation that all of you with Zephyrusksha Prabhupada have developed a very staunch love for Prabhupada. Just as we say Krishna conscious. Similarly you all are very Prabhupada conscious. I have seen you. I have seen as well as Gidraj Maharaj. In the same manner I have seen many Prabhupada disciples. So the next generation I often feel that the kind of affection and the loyalty and the commitment and dedication being like a sold out servant as you all of you are, I feel that is greatly lacking for us in the next generation. So we feel in our generation many.

People.

They get initiated officially and after that they don't feel such a great commitment to Prabhupada's mission and expanding the movement. The way I am sure that your expanding movement has happened because of your very strongly rooted in Prabhupada. So how can the grand disciples of Prabhupada have such feeling for him and a sense of belonging with him and sense of commitment and dedication for his mission.

You see Shivaabha give us science of Bhagyama.

Srila Prabhupada has given us the science.

Of Bhakti Yoga's rocks. We attend the Prabhrad Daily global job.

Everyone can reach the Prabhupada's books. We can attend Srila Prabhra's Guru Puja daily Prabhupada what does it take for people to be committed to Srila Prabhupada?

Our death. Our first family for Sri Ghananda says.

We didn't have many books When I first came to Ka consciousness. We didn't have many books.

We had the Prana pallas that could breathe. Professor Sanyas praise the Lord Chaitanya.

He said that we could read Professor Sanyan's life and teachings of Lord Chaitanya.

There. There was a section on Haridas Tanura.

There's a section on Haridas.

Thakur said that whenever you think of anything else.

Whenever he would think of anything else, he would chant loudly. Loudly.

I was a newborn.

I was a new bhakta.

So many thoughts.

And I had so many thoughts.

I would end up chanting louder and louder.

So I would end up chanting louder and louder and louder.

J he shouts and aloud.

All the devotees, they went to Srila Prabhupada and said this bhakta. J he shouts so loudly while chanting. We can't concentrate. The Prabhupada told me.

He called me.

He called me.

They asked why you chant so loud?

He asked why you chant so loud.

I told him.

I told him.

He said.

He said that's not bad.

But you're disturbing all the other devotees.

But you're disturbing all the other devotees.

I give you permission so I can give you permission to chant in the park.

To chant in the park.

Pretty jungle. Very. The one is free joggers.

That was a free joggers period. Yeah, there are free joggers period. That is the pre joggers period. Now we have our joggers.

I saw birds.

Only. There were some birds and squirrels. So they all heard the holy name when I was shouting.

By Krishna's mercy, devotional service is so nice.

But anyway, by Krishna's mercy, devotional service is so nice.

I started really experiencing some bliss.

That I started experiencing some bliss.

I don't think it's a big secret.

I don't think it's a big secret. Anyone who does Ka consciousness sincerely, they can also experience bliss. I've seen some new people this morning and blissful.

Very happy.

They're coming and they're very blissful. They're very happy.

We should be.

We should be grateful.

Prabhupada. Such a nice process that Prabhupada gave.

Us Such a nice process. It works then. It works.

It's not like a theory or there's a faith. It works.

It's not a theory or some faith. It works.

If you don't do it, you know, we got it.

And if you do it, then you don't regret it.

And we are grateful and you feel grateful that Prabhupada gave us such a wonderful thing.

That Prabhupada gave us such a wonderful thing.

If he hadn't come, if he hadn't preached where we agree today.

If he hadn't come, if he hadn't preached, where would we be today?

I wrote a song.

I wrote a song. If there was no Rla Prabhupada, what it would be today?

Something terrifying.

Something terrifying. The feet were to think back where I was, what I am today, what bliss I am experiencing. By following Srila Prabhupda's instructions.

Everybody realize that.

I think everybody should realize.

What they.

Have, that what they have.

It's all due to Prabhupada.

It's all ultimately due to Prabhupada starting this movement. Okay, Hare Krishna Maharaj, how to increase our capacity to take pain for the service of Guru and Krishna as best exemplified by you.

I once had a high fever I.

Once had high fever and.

Body was feeling all kinds of pain.

And my body was feeling all kinds of pain.

I'm just answering spontaneously I'm just answering.

Spontaneously and not spontaneous.

So at that time Brahman was giving lectures and then now I'm the mentor of devotion.

At that time Srila Prabhupada was giving lectures in Vrindavan on the nectar of devotion.

I was listening to those.

And I.

Was listening to those and I felt so happiness.

And I felt so much happiness.

My body was on fire that my.

Body was on fire.

So I could see that my happiness had nothing to do with the pain.

That my happiness had nothing to do with the pain. It was something different.

And Ka consciousness, it sucks Whether he reaches a stage or you get happiness.

And then Ka consciousness is a science. So if you reach a stage where you get happiness, you don't bother about some of the pain that comes. Hare Krishna Maharaj 25 more questions left. Hare Krishna Maharaj, how can we overcome material paper desires? And many times we know desire is material but because of weakness of heart, we are not able to overcome that. What to do in that situation? Previous answer was that where you are stronger.

Don't they go there? Then the weakness is desire for sex life.

For some people the weakness is desire for sex life.

So that can be solved by being in the ashram or sexualized as well.

That can be solved by being the ashram where sex life is permitted. Also.

Sadistites Are happy. Anyway, when those flowers come over, they just wipe them away.

But if you're happy and satisfied, if these desires come up, then you can wipe them away.

Remember how long out of me.

Then they don't have any appeal.

Don't be weak.

So the point is, if you have weakness of heart, don't be weak.

Strong.

Be strong. Build up your strength. You see people, they work out at the gym.

That's not the kind of strength we need.

That's not the kind of strength that we need. If it's for Krishna service, you can do it. We need Balaram's strength.

Strength of the students of life.

Strength of spiritual life. So that you can get by chanting. Good Japa, attending the morning program, reading spiritual things.

Have well, I'm weakness. So heartbreak strong.

One thing is not having weakness of heart. Being strong.

You will be attached by your desires. You may be ashram according to those desires.

So if you feel that you're being attracted by certain desires then you can be situated with an ashram that is appropriate for those desires. Hare Krishna. I heard when a devotee asked your inspiration to continue Ka consciousness, you said that you got infection from Srila Prabhupa. How can we get a glimpse of that infection? Why.

Is good fortune? I don't know.

Maybe good fortune. I don't know.

One of Prabhupada's servants in the sotheas.

Jenna, one of Srila Prabhupada's servants gave me a set of beads to chant on.

I was practicing yoga before that.

I was practicing yoga before that.

So I sat in the Ardha Pada asana. I started meditating and chanting.

So I sat in Ardha Padmasana and started meditating and chanting.

And I remember.

And I chanted 6 hours non stop, 32 rounds. Something.

I was feeling so much ecstasy.

I was feeling so much ecstasy.

I never felt that.

I never felt that. In the yoga practice.

I have some drinks of Krishna works.

So I was convinced that Ka consciousness works.

Then the secretary ran around to come back.

So the secretary ran to me and told me to come back.

They asked, do you still have those beads?

He asked, do you still have those beads?

I said, yeah, those are Prabhupada breeds.

Those are Prabhupada.

He gave that anyway, but I didn't know that.

I gave it anyway but at that point I didn't know it.

I'm not supposed to give it to anybody. I didn't know that.

Okay. He told me that I was not supposed to give it to anyone. But I didn't know it at that time.

So he took the beads back from me.

So he took the beads back from me. Next day it was not quite the same, but I had a glimpse.

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