#JayapatakaSwamiArchives 20230507 || Question & Answer Session || Dallas, US

Please accept my respectful obeisances.

All glory.

Srila Prabhupada. Thank you so much for this wonderful lecture. I'm reading these passages knowing that this is something that I'll never experience. These. I'm assuming that these manifestations are not a requirement to go back with you to the spiritual world. Is that correct?

Of course. The extent of Lord Titania. Are experiencing these eight historic symptoms?

Of course. To the extent that that Lord Chaitanya was experiencing these eight ecstasies.

Is not normal.

It's not normal.

It's very special. Very special.

It's very special.

But to some extent you can experience some of these exercises.

But to some extent you can experience some of these ecstasies.

Experience all at the same time is highly unusual.

Experiencing all at the same time is highly unusual.

Lord Chaitanya was doing that.

And Lord Chaitanya was doing that.

Maybe Radharani does that.

Maybe Radharani does that and that.

What are some of these ranks that you can realize?

I mean, some of these. Maybe naturally you can realize.

This. Some exercises, then the other kind.

Other kind like that you can realize some ecstasies. Then another kind and another kind like that. Like laughing uncontrollably, you know, like laughing uncontrollably.

Crying.

And then crying.

Your voice choked up.

Your voice choked up.

They thought, it's possible if someone realizes.

It's possible that someone realizes this.

I've seen my brother on several occasions. He was. He would get some ecstasy.

I've seen that rla Prabhupada on several occasions. He would get some ecstasy.

Since people imitate that.

I mean, since people imitate that, it's.

Our custom, we try to hide it.

It's our custom that we try to hide it.

But sometimes Prabhupada couldn't hide it.

But sometimes rla Prabhupada couldn't hide it.

And he became very ecstatic.

And he became very ecstatic.

It's possible to realize some of these ecstasies.

But it's possible to realize some of these ecstasies. Hare Krishna.

Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my obeisances. So I read in a book once that everything you do in your day, from like eating breakfast to reading a book or driving, everything you do is your spiritual life. And it is. And it is only a matter of how consciously you do these ordinary things. It is only a matter of how consciously you do these ordinary things. So my question is, how can we do ordinary things more spiritually conscious?

By doing the activities for the pleasure of Ka.

By doing the Activities for the pleasure of Ka.

We're doing the activities to please Guru and Krishna.

We're doing the activities to please Guru and Krishna.

And so even the things which we do every day, we all are brought to Krishna.

Like even the things which we do every day, like we offer our food.

To Krishna, we take Krishna Prashad.

We take Krishna Prashad.

Chant Japa.

Chant Japa.

Read books.

Read books.

If you are studying in college or school, then you do that with idea that I use what I learned in Krishna service.

If you're studying in college or school, then you do that with the idea that I will use what I learned in Ka service.

Working and earning money, they think they use a certain sentence Krishna consciousness.

If you're working and earning money, then you think I'll use a certain percentage for Ka consciousness.

Even maintaining yourself, you also your food, you're using your house for Krishna service.

And. And even the part you need for maintaining yourself, you use that. Like you offer your food, you use your house for Ka service.

Hare Krishna.

Hare Krishna.

Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisance. Thank youk Guru Maharaj. So Guru Maharaj, my question is like when the associates of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, they see Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in this Ashta Satwik Bhava, it might be so difficult for them also to see Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in this state. So what gave them the courage and like it might be so difficult for them also to see Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, you know, in that ecstasy they understand the mood of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. But to personally be there and see Chaitanya Mahaprabhu like that, it might be so difficult as well for them. So what gave them the courage to, you know, bring Chaitanya Mahaprabhu back? And what was their ecstasy to see when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is, you know, awake in his original state and chanting the Mahamantra?

Because I love Lord Chai Channa.

I mean because they love Lord Chaitanya.

And seeing like leading from the horse, not only perspire, but he was not only perspiring.

Brother's going to, I mean like seeing him bleeding from his pores. I mean normally we perspire, but there was blood coming from his pores. So.

His Ashtasakti Gabbal was extreme.

I mean his Ashtashaktika Bhav was extreme.

So when people saw, you know, like very, very extreme situation.

I mean when people saw him appearing in Such an extreme situation.

They cried. They cried and they chanted.

And they chanted.

What else to do?

What else to do?

Someone, he was taking the lead, I.

Mean, among them, Swaroop Dharmadar. Someone. He was taking the lead and.

Knew that chanting would be the only thing that would return Lord Chai Chandya to a little bit conscious state.

He knew that chanting would be the only thing that could bring him to somewhat conscious state.

These devotees were solemn.

I mean, these devotees were so fortunate.

That they could participate in these pastimes of the Lord.

That they could participate in these pastimes of the Lord.

And hopefully we would develop a desire to participate in the Lord's pastimes.

So hopefully we will develop a desire to participate in the Lord's pastimes.

Who would like to participate?

Who would like to participate?

May Krishna fulfill your desires.

May Ka fulfill your desires. There's one online question.

All right, dear Guru Maharaj, my question, My question is how to forget and forgive people who did wrong to us. Because remember.

I mean, well, we can remember Lord Nithyananda.

He was hit in the head by Madai.

He was hit in the head by Madai with a clay pot.

He was caused to bleed.

He was caused to bleed.

And he said that he has does that mean I won't give you love of Godhead?

And he said, just because you caused me to bleed, does that mean I won't give you love of Godhead?

We take everything. Ultimately, someone is doing something. Trust. We are thinking, we take everything.

Like if someone is doing something to us, we are thinking.

It'S very cold here.

It's rather. It's very cold here. Guru Maharaj is saying.

It'S I take it that it's our karma.

We take it that it's our karma.

That person is acting as an instrument for our karma.

That person is acting as an instrument for our karma.

We don't take that person or Sansal.

We don't take that person responsible.

That they don't know what they're doing.

That they don't know what they are doing.

So in different ways, remember how a bull and a cow are eaten by the personality of Collie?

And in different ways, we also remember how the bull and the cow were being beaten by the personification of Kali.

But they didn't hold the person like Kali responsible.

But they didn't hold the personality of Kali responsible.

Like that, you know, and sounded like Maharaj. He was Ajata Satru.

So just like Yudhishthir Maharaj, he was Ajata Satru.

He didn't look at anyone as his enemy.

He didn't look at anyone as his enemy.

He was. He was a well wisher to everyone.

He was a well wisher to everyone.

So even his enemies found out it was other hurry.

Even his enemies found out it was.

Better your friend to follow because he was a well wisher to be a.

Friend and follow him because he was a well wisher to everyone.

I hope that answers your question.

I hope that answers Your question, Mr. Online. Mr. Or Mrs. I don't know.

Last question.

Last question.

Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my acceptable voices at your lotus feet. Guru Maharaj, yesterday Vinita Mataji was asking something so I just want to bring that topic back. She was asking you, Guru Maharaj, that online, you used to from Mayapur used to give blessings to devotees on birthdays.

Yeah.

So she was asking that Guru Mahj, they are all missing you because you used to see them. They used to see you, you used to bless them. They were missing that. So she was asking, is there any possibility you can resume that virtual home visit? Not physical. They all offer fruits. Gurumas.

I thought she wanted me to visit her house physically.

I thought she wanted me to visit her house physically.

That's why I said talk to Mahavrah.

That's why I said talk to Mahavirah.

If she wants a virtual visit, you do that at the end of class.

If she wants a virtual visit, then we can do that at the end of the class.

Jadakuram Chandra, get the zoom up.

Can Jatikaram Chandrapuru get the zoom up.

Tell the people what zoom link they can go on.

Tell the people what zoom link they can go on.

And at the end of class we'll see what we're going to do.

And at the end of class we'll see everyone on the zoom as well. What do you think?

Possible?

It's possible.

Is that what they wanted?

Is that what they wanted?

We did every day and a different Monday was Salt India.

We did and previously we were doing like every day a different area. Like Monday was South India.

One day was Nandreville.

One day was North India.

One day was Bangladesh.

One day was Bangladesh.

So one day was America.

One day was America or something.

It was on Saturday morning I did a class then the Malaysia, Australia.

Saturday in the morning I'd give a Srimad Bhagavatam class and then Malaysia, Australia.

China. China. And sometimes all the way San Diego.

Sometimes all the way to San Diego.

I don't know what day we visit Dallas.

I don't know what day we visit Dallas.

Everybody love. All right, 40 seconds left.

We got 40 seconds left.

Please accept my respectful obeisance.

Gurumark.

I wanted to ask the question. I was wondering, like, do our initiated names have significance beyond just the name? Like, are we supposed to take from them an indication of how we're supposed to be, how we're supposed to act?

I was Prabhupada Sadhu. His name was Ajita Kroda.

Kruna.

Kroda.

Kroda. There was a Prabhupada disciple. His name was Ajita Kroda.

Conqueror of anger.

Counter of anger. Conqueror of anger.

He was a very angry guy.

He was a very angry guy.

I don't know. Maybe some names like that.

I mean, maybe some names are like that.

Prabhupada gave the name Jayapata.

I mean, Prabhupada gave the name Jayapataka.

And he said, you'll be victorious.

He said, you will be victorious.

Sometimes name has some meaning.

I mean, sometimes name has some meaning.

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