His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami answers questions on second initiation, scripture study, and devotional practice. He recommends reading the Bhagavad-gita multiple times and selected Srimad Bhagavatam sections, distributing Srila Prabhupada's books, and trusting Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy to deepen practice.
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I offer my respectful obeisances unto your Lord.
Please accept my patience.
If a devotee has a desire to take second initiation but at the same time he or she feels that he does not have the necessary qualities or the qualifications to become a Brahmana, then what should that person do about it?
For our disciples we say that you.
Should get a bhakti shastrishastri.
Gita.
Gita 5 One should study the Gita a few times.
Read the first three ghettos of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Institute.
Here we are very fortunate because we have the Mayanpur Institute. We can read and we can get Bhakti Shastri, Bhakti Vaibhav, Bhakti Vedanta, all the three degrees. So we want to distribute the books and we also want to read the books.
If someone comes up to you and asks you what is in this book, then you, if you answer oh, I don't know, I agree, you sell them.
So he wanted us wanted that we read the books and give out that nectar.
Just like today's verse.
Just like today's verse we read about Vidura Uddava and how naturally Uddava remembered about Ka like that the Bhagavatam is filled with different things connected to Krishna.
Avatars.
Krishna has various avatars.
Those are all transcendental.
These are all transcendental. So most people, they don't read the Bhagavad or Bhagavad Gita and they don't have access to these great works.
Then they know one or two verses Gita in their high soul.
At least in India they may know one or two verses from the Gita in high school.
Not even a verse, not even a name.
In the Western countries, not even a verse or not even the name of Bhagavad Gita.
Now my BDT and Prabhupada books are gradually getting known.
Now due to BBT Srila Prabhupada's books are gradually getting to be known. People who come here should get a copy of the Gita.
Fourth chapter of Gita says that someone knows the appearance and the activities of Krishna.
Last question.
Arigasna.
We especially thank you for this Saturday class. This is not a class like Transcendental Nectarian instructions for the devotees. So one realization I have that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So many offenses and the mind disturbs us. I am praying to you that like how you are.
As we continue in our devotional service.
As we continue in our devotional service.
So gradually we get more and more taste.
So gradually we get more and more taste. Prabhupada said that it took him 20 years.
It's actually Krishna Sahaja. A thousand people in one month to know about the institute. A thousand. And then one notes another man very rare to get the original source.
Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that out of thousands of people who endeavor for perfection, hardly one becomes perfect. And even those who are. Out of thousands of people who become perfect, hardly one knows me in truth.
Sari log Sacral log jo praskarte.
Sometimes I hear like tiring or something. I don't know. But after some time you are very blissful.
So in devotional activities, sometimes they may appear tiring, but eventually they will become blissful.
Kindly accept my humble obeisances. Guru Maharaj. That was very beautiful class. You gave so much assurance that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu will give mercy to us. I'm very sinful. And Gurmaj, I want to ask that how to develop compassion in my heart so that I can preach unlimited.
Develop compassion in my heart so that I can.
And that's how your heart will develop compassion.
If you chant Hare Krishna, then naturally your heart will develop compassion. You can go and pray to Panchatatva for their mercy. Thank you very much.
Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj.
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