Initiation Ceremony | 30 July 2022 | Toronto | Śrīla Gopāl Kṛṣṇa Goswāmī

— this is called shoka janma. Shoka in Sanskrit means human. This is birth and the death of Vishwajanma, human. The second point is realized when one gets initiated in a bona fide spiritual master. This one is called 'Savitra'. The third one is realized, again initiated, through shedding the karmic one. This is called 'Yagikāññāṇma'. So 'Shobhrajñāṇma', 'Savitrajñāṇma', and 'Yagikāññāṇma'. That is an Akṣara Kāśyapa moment. They have accepted the order. After one has said, "Name of the Lord," when they have tweeted and when agreed to follow full religious principles, these poor persons become, as I say, on the court, once the judge has said, In the call of our spiritual freedom, one must follow physically, agriculturally, and the shastra itself. These should not actually be the call of the poor. In the scriptures you read about tenafana, mumu himaka yairishva nagatva, Vishnu. The first one is the Batman jewelries. I've dedicated the line to Vishnu alone. This is called Aishwarya. Just like a mad elephant, he is let loose, becoming a god at this point. So will be decided by someone, possibly them, and that becomes a serious problem. And again, this is the case of living organisms. We got totally different from living organisms. We have— you know, the background— they are brought up in the atmosphere All God is now one. Take any path, you will get realization of the Supreme Lord. But after you come to Krishna consciousness, how do you study proper books? You just go with that. No! This is the Supreme Lord, anything is different. Only living God. Who will say in the end the living God are equal to the Supreme Lord? If he wanted the fruit of the tree, he wanted all the branches also. He was serving Kṛṣṇa. So in the end, he said, "Oh, sir, sir, you defended me a lot. But you don't understand. Oh, if you don't worship me, then you are very angry at me." Who truly obey instruction of the spiritual master, okay, they have to be, they don't have to— Spiritual master, Prasad RAVALSA, like a spiritual postman. What does a postman do? He delivers the message to you without any handbrake. So similarly, This Krishnamurti has given that, this sense of him, the basic way of it. And the purpose of taking this spiritual path is bringing it back to the Lord. So, you should know that we're getting spiritual knowledge, we're going to one point, Krishnamurti. No one is here for begging. Vāca megha mārāja tora megha, kīva megha mūḍāra mārāja. But if you prove, then why not? And Krishna, full faith, if I give all my love and attention to Krishna, then He's going to automatically give me everything. Next is to consider that Vedanta, okay, we think that Vedas should be number one, but that is not true. Vedas are not the Vedas. The British rule, the Britishers, or many scholars, many scholars say that Vedas and then translate everywhere to show very, very weak, who is not relevant to it. So, no, no, it is other thing. Yes, it creates even more correlation again, that must be true. So, we should know that the message of the Vedas is eternal, not under one. It was true yesterday, it is true today, it will be true tomorrow. So we should have full faith and we should understand that Vedānta, Asādhatma Dharma, Asādhatma Dharma, so Baba A Bhagavad Gita translated in the normal way made an acronym of the word. We were reading the book. Prasad RAVAL, reading book, and then we jump forward, carry around, we shall see the moment that I must give you a call. And the thing that we, we all hear in the experience of life, Next is, you think that the great of Olinen are exaggerated. In the scriptures it is said, "Aina mai nama aina mai maki maki, olo nsi olo nsi olo, chana olinen chana olinen chana." This is the line passed— with whom he had pleaded a lot. When somebody sings, we like Mr. Karambikopala, probably building another chant, if he knows, and probably have a chant, if he knows the lyrics, this will get him. The Hare Rama, the sole medium in which he developed double power. 'Amma is God,' Prasad Raaval said. 'Lord is God,' he said. 'Oh yeah.' There is no difference between the Lord and the Lord. We don't need to get so much appreciation, which I never liked. We know that we have become God. It's all right. And I said, "Commit sins." Commit sins on this very day— I'm thinking that mine have been initiated in the temple under his Lordship; now my sins have been eradicated, I can commit such things also freely. Swami should like me!

No more spirit.

I've sinned enough, now I'm going to go to hell. So, why should I? I've sinned enough, there's nothing there. My sins have been pardoned. I'm going into my present. I should not be out of present. And the next minute, you think that, that I could have had some type of Karmakana. What is karmakana? Who knows? What is karmakana? Karmakana is, I'm sitting, I say, "I like it." Then the next day, "Okay, this is better." So we are generally like that. And channel all. In exchange, he will give you the intelligence. This is where we get the realization of oneself. And they, as Swamiji said, explained that if you want to become free from the samsara, both of them, what is the only way? You are channeling all the way. This is not the work. We don't preach the message at all, you feel. This is what you told us. This is it, I have to go to Ramana Maharshi now, show him, whoever you see, tell them about Krishna. So, on the one hand, Krishna is saying, tell my name to everyone. On the other hand, see that good wishes are victory. It's the only way you can survive. It's not that everybody will walk amongst me as a batch, I am so and so. So, we may explain with Ayurveda, Mata Paramatma, this is medium for realization. But deep me understands, deep me reveals, that you are dealing with an attachment, try to change it away. You see, attachments are so involved, there's a cord, one end hanging So we should eliminate those factors that let us develop. Sri Rūpa Mahāprabhu was giving instruction to Srīla Prabhupāda. He said, one, the second one is favorable for spiritual advancement, and two, we should impress on them in the next age of ocean, the Swami should move in a great ocean. And Higashina realized that the movement of Higashina's name is to prove this one point, and that is, always remember Krishna, never forget Krishna, and Higashina. So, we should care about material attachment. He really said, "I'm initiated. Prasad Raval doesn't beat me up. He's a great fool." That is, so it was not to retain the attachment even after initiation. It's a great point. You know, offense. They stand offended, so proud. They are not bothered to be humiliated by chanting. And the Holy Name is not different from the Lord. The Holy Name is not different from the Lord. We should be respectful of Him. What is this life? New understanding. This is an important personality. Very interesting. This is the thing which I like over here. We should hear everything. Now, all of us, who have attended and everything, we have no reason And mind is wanting for what? Yes, I can. How about that? You know the mind, it will change into how you should be. You should be regular. You will regular again. This is the domain of the emotion, where it manifests. And that is the most favorite one. Once Lord Chaitanya told when the devotees came up, now we only take prasada in the house of Lakshmi. So when the priest is holding the mārma, they were very upset. Began to cry. He said, "Now you want to come in India? How will we live?" Lord said, "I like what they mean, but no gentleman like Ramana Maharshi." So, he liked what he heard. Ramana Maharshi handling the name of the Lord. He really liked that. But Ramana Maharshi was a bigot. So, We should share this energy. And when we are doing our sexual encounters, hold on. We should do that. It is a— it is a duty. Sex duty doesn't mean our mind will not wander. It doesn't mean you won't be able to trust. But if you are Single pointed, reaching for the sacred, the holy name of God, and sitting down. Is it audible? Aha. So when we are in yoga chapa, we just sit down and pray, "Yes, Buddha Chen," "Thank you, Buddha Chen," What will happen? We will remember our God with heart open. We hope that we can, satyayani jayati, please tell me my Hindi. And we should also treat our brethren I was very keen to read the books. He said, "Dispute the books, don't read it, and that will not make you desire." He said, "Read the books and you will—" So we should share this interest. We shall bring about peace on earth to save our planet. I think that's very important. Sadhu Sangha namaskaram! Sri Vivekananda Namaskaram! Nirmala Madam namaskaram! And Vaishnavarini ma'am— She's not being used as some type of promotion. My mother is a British citizen. It's documented and it's in the public archive. Every text was described, what they spoke and all. There's a very famous word Vishen Tsemo, the most important chap, shall have the main altar. Gyalabgyalabasnegyal, number 1 Brahman, number 1. He is the guru, he is the Brahman. Brahman, Brahman must be peaceful. He said, the mind is not peaceful, the mind is too disturbed. So he said, you are trying to maintain spiritual quality, you want material quality, everything, and you never take any initiative. So that is undesirable. Brahman should be peaceful. How will he remain peaceful? Be peaceful in, in others. My real goal is spiritual life only. And if he takes this guideline, then I will, I'm only going to accept spiritual life, then— in mind and speech. Peaceful, calm. In abstinence you have self-control. In spiritual life, self-control is very important. There are so many mahatmas, sadhus, giving instructions. But if you examine their instructions, You don't see any hostility, you don't see any disturbance. Because as I said, when Jagadguru said to me, Prasad Raaval, when Prasad Raaval was getting big, he was struggling, and we were all doing this and the other thing, and he went to Prasad Raaval and said, Swamiji, you're talking about 4-legged animals, Very difficult when told by the master. Very difficult. But when the student is obedient, he can overcome. So Krishna wants such a student. Krishna says in the Shrimad Bhagavatam, 'Sama-dhana prasadam amaygam.' You are born to attain the religion of the master. What does it really mean? It means that we should use our senses, mind and intelligence, and service of God. And if you do that, that will enable you to effectively serve God. Then, Abhamaṁ asvayā, suppose, who listens only, What is the form of introspection? Austerity. Austerity. In material life also, you force yourself into austerity. And in spiritual life, you practice austerity. Austerity means you voluntarily give up what is detrimental for spiritual life. Purity. You may have heard amongst that purity is a form. Preaching is the essence. Books are the basis. "I am pure leader of the world." So, Prabhupāda was like, "You will see, I will take up the world. You will see me. I wanted to link you up with the leader of the world, and when I will link you up with me, you will be the most beautiful of all men." The Holy Mother told— she's in the mouth of whom who said, if you want to chant the Holy Name of the Lord all the time, what should you do? What should you do? You know? It's come summer, come winter, come snow. The trees are there to protect you. It's very hot, you go and sit in the AC room. The poor tree, standing over there in the hot sun. And when it's very cold, you go inside the house and put on a heater.— when the— she— she says, "Winters are more pleasant." So I said, "We need food for her." Having a daughter there, I said to Krishna, "You are the face of India." It's not that everything is great. They were loaded in another— the hay cart went out to house preaching. Some people invited them, told them, "Yes, we will reward you." And some rejected them. Some called them thieves. So, you will regret it for ever. Honesty. Honesty is very important in this religion. Honesty means— honesty means I don't cover my other faults. I don't cover my wrong prophecies in the book. And this religion, I mean, this religion to his question. Then began, he was annoyed and he was afraid as well. And then he went to the ground. So, but he has the quality of a Brahman. We hope that those who are taking initiation into Brahman, they will not think, I have become a Brahman. I'm superior to everybody, and this place, we're not making it. Brahman is playing humble. Prabhupada was not. Swamiji can do some magic because in India many people think, "What do you mean you can do magic?" Prasad RAVAL said, "No, I can't do any magic. What magic have I done?" The man was very clear. And I have been awarded thousands of letters of recommendation. So, Baba transformed letters into— Letters of reward to those who follow the law of God, rise against the law of God. So, we hope that all those who are accepting Baba's initiation— we like to be our brothers. Because we believe brotherly, oh, there are times when all is finished. Aurobindo is not an example. He was not— Aurobindo is brother. We hope that all those who are suffering in engagement today will change their dimension And Yogi Sahib is so powerful. He gave a challenge. He has told me that even if you run with both your eyes closed, you will not fall. The boy said, Yogi Sahib is so powerful, even if you do a small token, he stands in the middle. So, you know, that Those are my good friends, initiated in the spelling of our language amongst us, and take it with inspiration. How about that? You should not think it's a fashion to have a group of the different people. The initiation has value if our goal is spirituality.— and he read it very effectively. He was a very good man, and he wrote it up. And as I said, English is a point of immediate popularity. Reading in Bengali from a Shaba is a very easy, easy— you don't have to learn We will proceed to the next part of our program, which is? What is the next part of our program? Names. Names. Bees. There is a value. This is the dictionary. I'll name that. So we, we accept, we will chant Hare Krishna, and okay, so we chant Hare Krishna, and the Goddess in us pleases it and calls to me, we chant Hare Krishna. You want to be tolerant. Servant of the servant. That should be our movement. That must never end up. All these are here. All the wise people. Everything that is modern is true. Then the Lord will bless you. That is going to be the game of life. Anytime you worry, you go to Mother Mary. Om Shri Peethi Vasudevaya. I get very drunk. Ashwath has value only when you are beginning at life. We are beginning at life and we don't want to ask for more. We give you. You should do. You must be yourself. What is difficult is to be yourself. No meat, no milk with leg, no intoxication, no gambling. You know, so please take it seriously. Meet Baba Gokhale, come to his ashram, and whatever price you may have to pay, pay the price, but don't give up. That means Never to make crucial advancement. I may have to make some, I give my word. I'm ready for that. If we act in any time, it will make crucial advancement. Thank you. Now we'll proceed to the next part. Bringing peace and I think of the poor. Very big, and I like to be reading about the Indian, Indian literature mainly, and people who are— yes, I mean, I'm an admirer to her, this is Krishna. Thank you, Jai Mata.

So now we have all the first initiates who are sitting in the front row. They're getting some assistance to change their Nathi Mala. From the old, whatever they're wearing now, to new kathimala. And then after that, they will be called up one by one to receive their new initiated names. So please pay attention, first round devotees. So first of all, you go to Srila Prabhupada, offer kathabats there, keeping Srila Prabhupada to our left as usual. And then offer obeisances to the Lord in the normal fashion. When you come to Guru Maharaj, you keep Him to your right. So, you would come here and you would offer obeisances here, keeping Him to your right. Then you go back to your seats. For the other devotees that are in the audience, if we can get some devotee who voluntarily can pull up Srimad Bhagavatam on their phones and they can just sit around and read the Srimad Bhagavatam, not loudly but to themselves, but all around. So they can go see.

Okay.

Yes, so be prepared to answer the questions that Kulraj will ask. One of the most important questions Prasad Raaval will ask is what the 4 regulatory principles are, and I'm sure all of you know what they are, but sometimes we get a little bit nervous when we talk, so just make sure you leave your nerves behind, and when Guru Mahārāja asks what they are, please tell him, and he will receive your names.

Okay, should we start?

So you will have to offer, you will have to say this Guru Pranam Mantra when you're offering obeisances. Okay. And remember the four regular principles.

Okay. So, what is that going on?

So he will call the names and please come and do the rounds as I mentioned and be Be prepared so that there's no long waits.

Deep Patel. Deep Patel. I'm going to call— quickly. I'm going to call your name at that time. So Deep Patel, Manoj, and Pulkit.

So you go as your name is called in order?

Only those who have been called.

And be quick. And remember to recite Prabhupāda's Guru Mahāprabhu mantra.

I try to chant more, but not. You try to chant more? Yes. What are the four regenerators? No meat eating, no illicit sex, no intoxication, no gambling. Oh, meat we shall take. And regularly reading Prabhupāda's books.

Please don't let the beads touch the ground when you're offering obeisances.

How many rounds of yoga did you do, Prasad Raaval? Minimum 16. About 20 rounds. So what are the 4 guidelines of meditation? No meat eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, and no intoxication. No meat? No meat eating, no gambling, no illicit sex, no intoxication. Gopiya's father is also here, and he serves in a cargo plane. Okay. No meat eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication. No meat, fish, and egg. His special name is Purushottam Chandana. Purushottam Chandana.

Because the CIA has charged 20 rounds. What is that moral code, Prasad Raaval? No meat eating, meat, fish and eggs, no intoxication, no coffee, tea, no gambling, no illicit sex.

Leave it up. How old is he? 16. 16? He has a vision? 25. Very old, very little vision, but 4 double vision.

Oh, no meat eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication. 16 maharaj and 25 anukārṣī. No meat eating including fish and eggs. No intoxication, no illicit sex, no gambling.

And reading Prabhupāda's books, preaching. Thank you.

We have aachman cups in front of everyone.

We'll do aachman first. You put 3 drops of water in the palm of your hand, and when I say, "Shri Vishnu, Shri Vishnu, Shri Vishnu," you sip the water, let it run down here, and you sip to the base of your tongue.

Guruji has mentioned, all the people who got their new names, the meaning of your name is just paint on a piece of paper you've got. Make sure you keep that and meditate upon that. Thank you. All those who are taking the initiation, after, they can go to my room and give me the paper.

So second initiates, after initiation, you'll go to Guru Maharaj's room to receive the Gayatri Mantra. And those on Zoom, you will get it separately.

And 4 people on Zoom. Okay. Print out. We have printouts, yeah. David.

So everyone put 3 drops of water in your hand.

We will do this 3 times.

And please repeat after me.

Om Abhavitra Abhavitrava Sarva Mastava. processes. Oh!

Sip, gas aside, flush your head, and breathe again. Jai Vishnu.

So, there are some devotees who had taken first before. I believe they are sitting in the back row, but they haven't had the opportunity to sit in the fire sacrifice, probably because they got it remotely. And so, they are joining us today to sit in that fire sacrifice. Ukraine. Yeah, there are two matajis from Ukraine, one from Milton, one from Montreal. Okay, if there are any other devotees If there are any other devotees who got initiated by another Guru but didn't have the opportunity to have your fire sacrifice, they can join.

These bhaktjis from Ukraine are disciples of Chaitanya Chandra Prabhu.

Prabhu.

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna.

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Om prajapati vishnu devi shivaya chanda, shivishnu devata, agnir destapne, viniyoga, Om guru puhasva, Om. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Jigatsha Adnir Tvam Prabhu-kam Namah Shivabhayaami Stapa Yami Prabhu Prithvayaswagatam Guru.

Hare Krishna!

Hare Krishna! Krishna Kṛṣṇa—Hare Rāma! Hare Rāma! Rāmaramo-Hare Hari! Hare Krishnā! Hare Kiśṇa! Krishna Krisna-Hari Mārī! Hare Rāma! Hare Rāma! Lava Ramo-Hare Hari! Hare Kirānāda! Hare Kešanaḥ! Hari Ramo! Hari Rama! Ramo ramboh harihari! Hare Krishna hare Krishna! Krishna kṛṣṇa harīharī! Hariramoharidāmaḍhamarambhō hariharee— Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Hari-Hari! Rama-Rama! Ramarama! Hare-Hare! Hare-Krishna! Hare-Krishna! Krishnagiri— Hari-hari! Hari-Rama! Hari-Rama! Rama-rāma! Hari-hari! Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Krishna-Krishna! Hari-hari! Teacher? Hari-Hari! Ramana Maharshi! Ramana Maharishi! Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Krishna-kṛṣṇa! Hari-hari! Hari-Rama! Hari-Rama! Krishna, Krishna, Hari Hari, Hari Rama, Hari Rama, Rama Rama, Hari Hari. Aham pratūd, aham yajñāt, svadāham aham, aśādham, mantraḥ aham, aham aivajñām, aham atmi, aham udham.

Swaha.

Om Bua Swaha. Om Swaha. Om Murubuwa Swaha.

So now we will start by offering oblations to the fire. So we have plates of ingredients there for offering. We use these 3 fingers to hold the ingredients and we toss it in the fire. If you're too far away and you can't do that, we provided some empty plates. You can put the offerings in the plate. When I say Swaha, you put the offering in the plate and you repeat Swaha, put it in the plate, and then at the end you can bring the plates up and put the offerings in the fire.

Om shahaspirasat purushah sahasrakshah sahasrabhat savuni vishvato vitra prashashat sushangulam swaha, swaha, swaha.

So then we're going to go right into Pangala Charana.

Oh, so those who know these, I'm sure many of you know these mantras of Pangala Charana, you can repeat along with me.

Om Agyanatimirandasya Jnanam Janashalabhaya. Swāhā. Namō Mahāvadanaṇāya, Kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāyate, Kṛṣṇāya, Kṛṣṇa-cenkanya, Nāmi goru Kṛṣṇa. Swāhā, Swāhā, Swāhā. Vācchā tatvāma-kam-bṛṣṇa-maṭṭhāru-paṭṣvadū-paṭṭhāmaṭṭhāvaya-maṭṭhātāmaṇi-vākṭṣāk-bhigam. Swaha, swaha, swaha, e Krishna karuna sindhu. Swaha, Shri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Dīyānanda. Shri Advaita Vedānta, Shri Vāsādī Gaura Mahāprabhu Jīnā. Swaha, Swaha, Swaha. Om Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rāma Hare Rāma. Rāma Rāma Hare Hare. Swaha, Swaha, Swaha. Om Shishigornitaye Swaha. Om Shishiradhakirtur Gopinathaye Swaha. Om Shri Jagannath Shri Baladeva Shrimatisubhadranayaye Swaha. Om Vidhveshaya Swaha. Om Sanakasanatan Sanankasanat Kumara Vyaye Swaha. Om Garudhaye Swaha. Om Hanumataye Swaha. Om Mambalishaye Swaha. Om Vyasedhvaaye Swaha. Om Putavaye Swaha. Om Yudhishthiraye Swaha. Om Vishma— Vimaaye Swaha. Om Arjunaaye Swaha. Om Nakulaaye Swaha. Om Sahadevaaye Swaha. Om Viduraaye Swaha. Om Vishmulataaye Swaha. Om Vibhishana Eswaram. Om Shri Krishna Jayatanya Eswaram. Om Shri Nityananda Eswaram. Om Shri Advaita Eswaram. Om Pandit, Pandit Garadhara Eswaram. Om Shri Satva Eswaram. Om Shri Rupa Eswaram. Om Sanatana Eswaram. Om Bhattacharana Gunatha Eswaram. Om Shri Jiva Eswaram. Om Gopal Bhattacharaka Eswaram. Om dasara gunatah eswah. Om Krishna ekava eswah. Om narottama eswah. Om Vishwanatha eswah. Om Baladeva Jagannatha eswah. Om satchidananda bhaktivenoda eswah. Om Maharajishila Gauravishwara eswah. Om Srimati Saraswati bhaktisranthah eswah. Om Srimati bhaktivenanta Swah! Om pratikyaatah bhagovinda, name bhaktiha pranashati, iti sham smritiha sham smritiha, ranan sandhariyaamiyaam.

Swah! So now we'd like to ask everyone to stand and please hold a banana in your hand.

Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Jai Shri Rama! Jai Ramam! Rama Ramahari Hari— Om Brahman, Om Namah Brahmanaya Devaya, Go Brahmanaya Itayacha Jagatetaya Krishnaaya Go Vindhaya Namah Namah Answaha.

Huh?

It's okay? Om Paramatma Param— ah, sorry. Om Purnamadah Purnamidam Purnat Purnatudachate Purnasya Purnamadayat Purnami Bhavasheshyate. Put the banana back in the plate, please.

We're being offered ingredients.