A multi-speaker spiritual discourse led by Jaya Pataka Swami (recorded 10 March 2024) on developing faith through devotional service in the Krishna consciousness tradition. Speakers discuss the need to follow scriptural injunctions and bona fide guru guidance (Sastra Vichar), cite Caitanya Caritamrita (Adi-lila, 7th chapter), emphasize chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra as the primary practice in Kali-yuga, and describe community activities including a detailed Guru Mahas (Gurmaja) virtual and physical book distribution with participant lists, prices, and a contact phone number.
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10 March 2024
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Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi-lila, 7th chapter
Damodar Maharaj (initiated when he was about 12 years old)
So if we are engaged in devotional service, then even in the material world it is spiritualized.
He told me he was initiated like 12 years old.
He was already Damodar Maharaj. He was initiated when he was like 12 years old or something.
He's one of the youngest disciples of Bhakti Sidanta Saraswati.
He's one of the youngest disciples of Bhakti Sidanta Saraswati.
He said at one time Bhakti Sarandra Saharat looking at the room.
He said one time Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasadi Thakur. He was looking at the moon and looking and looking and looking and looking and looking and looking.
Every wonder what's he looking?
And everybody wondered what's he looking?
And then he turned to the Roddy said residence of the moon having come more journalist.
And then he turned to the devotees and said, the residents of the moon have become materialistic.
We have to go there and preach.
We have to go there and preach.
You don't know what planets are different Acharyas are.
So we don't know which planet our different Acharyas are.
They going back to Gok Vrindavan?
They go back to Golok Vrindavan.
They working, they're still delivering different planets.
They're working. They're still delivering different planets for Lord Chaitanya.
This is honestly we don't know.
So this is a mystery we don't know. And without. And one whose faith is soft and pliable must strictly follow the scriptural injunctions. But if this faith is in the preliminary state of being soft and pliable, it progresses to firm faith by getting the considerate help from a bona fide guru studying the scriptures with careful attention. When faith in the instructions of scriptures and guru is the sign of faith, then generally Sastra Vichar studying the scriptures with careful attention is absolutely necessary. JRKD note to the editors Vichar means to study them with careful attention. Reference from a lecture on June 28, 1971 San Francisco as seen in the words of Lord Caitanya in the Caitanya charitamrita Adi Lilla 7th chapter.
As someone may have faith.
So someone may have faith or something before they some preliminary faith.
When they read my scripture, how faith in the citizen lives.
When they read more scripture, have faith in the spiritual master, they're a little more advanced. So then they're a little more advanced.
Like this Bhatvin Thakur is giving us some idea how to advance.
So like this Bhakti Vinothakura is giving us some idea how to Advance.
This is Kali Yuga. And here so many faults.
So this is Kali Yuga. And here there are so many faults.
Mutha Sangha Param Brajit the angelic ocean of defects.
The age of Kali is like an ocean of defects.
But there's one good quality.
But there's one good quality that's chanting Hare Krishna. That is chanting Hare Krishna.
That liberates one.
That liberates one.
Sends one right to the spiritual world.
And sends one back to the spiritual world.
Chant the Hare Krishna mantra.
So people chant the Hare Krishna mantra.
We need to get a people to chant.
So we need to get the people to chant.
To draw. They are enjoying their senses and they generate some plants how to enjoy sense.
So people aren't enjoying their senses and they're trying how to make some plans to enjoy their senses.
When they want to actually please Ka.
When they want to actually please Ka.
That's devotional service.
That is devotional service.
And that's when you realize the real happiness.
Then that's when you realize the real happiness is unlimited bliss.
Sorry. Defects.
In Kali Yuga there are so many defects. I mean obstacles, personality.
Kali is trying to get everybody a third and sense gratification.
The personified Kali is trying to get everyone absorbed in sense gratification.
But a Krishna, Lord Gita, he tells us some ways to have sense gratification.
Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, he tells us some ways to have sense gratification.
But the principle is that we should offer everything to Krishna.
But the principle is that we should offer everything to Krishna.
We should be focused on trying to make Krishna happy.
We should be focused in trying to make Krishna happy.
He's self satisfied. He also can be happy.
Although he is self satisfied, he also can be happy.
I mean, it doesn't act like this. Yeah. He's trying to use the equipment to please Krishna.
So like the tech, he is trying to use the equipment to please Krishna.
Playing Krishna Shiksha Krishna.
What was that?
Sorry, Guru Maharaj, I didn't catch it.
He's trying to play Krishna Siksha.
He's trying to play Krishna Shiksha.
He tried to do things to face Krishna.
So we try to do things to please Krishna.
And it's like a family. And they just try to have Krishna conscious children.
Just like a family, they may try to have Ka conscious children.
So everything you do is tie them somehow replacing Krishna.
So everything we do, we tie it in to somehow in pleasing Krishna.
When we eat, we cook prasadam.
When we eat, we cook prasadam.
The activity we do is laying in such a dharm in such a way that it's really pleasing the Krishna.
So everything we do, we do it in such a way that it may be pleasing to Ka Krishna Krishna.
From.
Nazi him.
Who'S from Nasik. Please stand up. Raise your hand or raise your hand. So let's welcome all the devotees from Nasik. Anybody else? We have some devotees here from Russia. I see.
All the other devotees are present here.
All the other devotees who are present here. Sri Krishna Chaitanya.
Any questions?
Any questions? Thank you.
Thank you for coming.
Keep.
Keep with you.
Okay.
Hare Krishna Dear devotees, so welcome to Gurmaj ritual book table from Sriram Mayapur. Welcome to Gurmaj virtual book table so there is a physical book table right behind us. Please grasp the opportunity. Yesterday, like they have engrossed the opportunity of holding Srila Prabhupada books there is.
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