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Topic: [granthraj] Sincerity in Devotional Service
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From: "Dr Satish Gosain (Sri Krishna Hari Das)" <sri.krishna.hari@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 03 10:50PM +0530
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Date: 2012/2/3
Subject: [granthraj] Sincerity in Devotional Service
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Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and
Srila Gurudev!
Sincerity in endeavors assures perfection and success. The very word
"sincere" includes so many things and if we remember and try to follow
them, the sincere attempt to do so is very much appreciated by the Lord.
*S – S*imple
*I - I*nitiating daily
*N – N*o expectation
*C - C*ontrol of Senses including mind
*E - E*quipoised in all circumstances
*R - R*esolute in Determination
*E - E*agerness
*S - Simple*: Our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj
always says that devotional service is very simple and we should never
complicate it. The moment we complicate, then we cannot be sincere. Once at
New Dwarka, while Srila Prabhupada was staying in a nice quarters, he said
to one of his followers, "Do you remember my place in Radha Damodara? I am
simply longing to go back to live there. But that would be
sense-gratification for me because my Guru Maharaj wants me to preach to
the world." In those day early seventies, his place at Radha Damodar temple
was very very simple, just like a cave. Though he was simply happy to stay
back there, he was accepting jet airplanes, nice quarters, beautiful
quarters, nice garlands and Vyasa Pujas offered by his disciples all over
the world, just to follow the instruction of his spiritual master. But he
was longing to be at Radha Damodara temple where he can just with all
simplicity, just be chanting Harinaam and worshipping Sri Radha Damodara.
Simplicity! Actually he was accepting facilities for our sake. He had no
duplicity. This simplicity is referred to as *aarjavam*. Srila Prabhupada
did not put so many complicated things to attract devotees and with simple
kartal and Srimad Bhagavatam, he attracted so many living entities just by
his simplicity and purity. Simplicity attracts the mercy of Krishna.
*I - Initiating daily*: Maharaj says, "Initiation does not mean, '10 years
ago, I took initiation' and then finish it off. Daily we have initiate.
Daily we change and wash the kurta because it becomes dirty and so our mind
becomes dirty every hour and every second. We have to initiate every day.
Daily we have to chant, study and do all devotional service. This is a
must. We read again and again the same things, but even then it does not
sink into our minds. We may be able to stop the gross activities but the
subtle mind is working. Mind is the reservoir of different ideas and
hankerings of millions of lifetimes. Because our devotional service was not
complete, we had to take the subtle body with us. So mind is our constant
companion and again ego is there and that spoils the whole thing. We should
try to get rid of the bad tendencies and this is the necessity of the
present chaos. Day by day chaos is increasing. So we should be able to
digest these things and present it according to time and circumstances.
That is what initiation means. *We have to take bath in Srimad Bhagavatam.
Dirty body can be cleansed by water. Dirty consciousness cannot be cleansed
by water. So wash your consciousness always. Try to spend as much time as
possible with Srimad Bhagavatam, Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Caitanya
Caritamrita*. This daily initiation shows our sincerity of purpose."
*N - No expectation*: Expectation kills the devotional service. We expect
everyone to behave in some way. Everybody has different mentalities and
when we start expecting, it leads to disappointment and frustration which
completely makes us restless and disturbed. Maharaj insists, "*No
expectation is the best expectation*." When we expect things to happen in a
certain way, we can never be sincere.
*C - Control of Senses including mind*: Maharaj says, "Somehow or other due
to our previous pious works in devotional service, we have come to this
point. Now it is our duty to regulate our life, according to the
instructions of the scriptures. If you do that, your life will be
successful. Even if this life is not successful and the whole thing is not
completed during this life, then at least you will take the right tendency
to the next life. In Bhagavad Gita it is said those who cannot complete the
devotional service in this life, they are atleast guaranteed to have a
birth in very rich family or a very learned family. So they will get a very
good chance, at least human birth will be guaranteed. So for that also this
process is to be done. And the main thing is '*niyamya*' or regulation. If
you can regulate your life, then your flickering and unsteady mind will
come under control. Then you will be able to control the mind, instead of
being controlled by the mind." Regulation ensures sincerity.
*E - Equipoised in all circumstances*: This is the most difficult aspect of
devotional service. We are always dragged by lower modes and bouts of
ignorance are always there. We want to be in goodness and if something is
affecting our ego then immediately we go down to ignorance and we don't
even see who it is we start screaming and shouting. We have to be satisfied
in any condition of life. Maharaj says, "*There is no real happiness in
this material world, only untold misery at every turn and junction of life.
This is the real realizing force behind our acceleration of spiritual quest
and the answer is in Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita and Srimad
Bhagavatam. That is why we have to be a worm of these scriptures*." A
person who is equipoised is sincere in all circumstances.
*R - Resolute in Determination*: Resoluteness in performance of devotional
service is a sure sign of sincerity. Lord Krishna calls it '*vyasayaaamika
buddhi*', single minded intelligence. There will be so many distractions,
but we are careful that we are following the instructions of spiritual
master.
*E - Eagerness*: We should nourish our eagerness that in this life time,
today only we should be liberated. That is how we should be eager. This
eagerness naturally makes us sincere. This eagerness is awakened by the
association of devotees. Srila Rupa Goswami says
*krsna bhakti rasa bhaavitaa matih
kriyataam yadi kuto pi labhyate
tatra laulyam api mulyam ekalam
janma koti sukrtair na labhyate *
"*Pure devotional service in Krishna Consciousness cannot be had even by
pious activity in hundred and thousands of lives. It can be attained only
by paying one price. That is intense greed to obtain it. If it is available
somewhere, one must purchase it without delay*."
Once we become sincere, the natural by product is purity and then purity
will automatically give us pure devotional service. Let us constantly pray
to Krishna and Guru for making us sincere and serious in devotional service.
Thank you very much,
Your servant,
Sajjanapriya Krishna das,
Abu Dhabi.
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From: "Dr Satish Gosain (Sri Krishna Hari Das)" <sri.krishna.hari@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 03 10:37PM +0530
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Date: 2012/2/2
Subject: [granthraj] The Duty of the Disciple
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Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and
Srila Gurudev!
Today we are observing the second disappearance anniversary (Tirobhava
Mahotsava) of our most beloved spiritual master His Holiness Mahavishnu
Goswami Maharaj. On this occasion it is important that we remember and
glorify our beloved spiritual master. It is said in Srimad Bhagavatam
3.13.4
*shrutasya pumsaam sucira-shramasya
nanv anjasa suribhir idito 'rthah
tat-tad-gunaanushravanam mukunda-
paadaaravindam hrdayeshu yeshaam *
"*Persons who hear from a spiritual master with great labor and for a long
time must hear from the mouths of pure devotees about the character and
activities of pure devotees. Pure devotees always think within their hearts
of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, who awards His devotees
liberation*."
Srila Prabhupada writes in the purport that, "*A pure devotee of the Lord
cannot be separated from the lotus feet of the Lord for even a moment.
Undoubtedly the Lord is always within the hearts of all living creatures,
but they hardly know about it because they are deluded by the illusory
material energy. The devotees, however, realize the presence of the Lord,
and therefore they can always see the lotus feet of the Lord within their
hearts. Such pure devotees of the Lord are as glorious as the Lord; they
are, in fact, recommended by the Lord as more worshipable then He Himself.
Worship of the devotee is more potent than worship of the Lord. It is
therefore the duty of the transcendental students to hear of pure devotees,
as explained by similar devotees of the Lord, because one cannot explain
about the Lord or His devotee unless one happens to be a pure devotee
himself*.'
It is also important that we contemplate and meditate on our duty as
disciples of such an exalted spiritual master. In Rajkot, HG Vaishnava seva
prabhuji referred to the purports of the verses in Srimad Bhagavatam
4.28.47 through 52. These wonderful purports are worth meditating by all of
us and our heartfelt thanks to HG Vaishnava seva prabhuji for this. I would
like to share here with the important points from these purports:
1.*The bereavement of the disciple on the passing away of the spiritual
master*: "Just a devoted wife becomes afflicted at the passing away of her
husband, when a spiritual master passes away, the disciple becomes
similarly bereaved." (Purport to SB verses 4.28.49)
2. *How the disciple serves the spiritual master who is no longer
physically existing*? "As long as the spiritual master is physically
present, the disciple should serve the physical body of the spiritual
master, and when the spiritual master is no longer physically existing, the
disciple should serve the instructions of the spiritual master." (Purport
to SB verse 4.28.47)
3.*The duty of the disciple to execute the spiritual master's mission*: "It
is the duty of the disciples to take charge of the mission of the spiritual
master and execute it properly. Otherwise the disciple should decide to die
along with the spiritual master. In other words, to execute the will of the
spiritual master, the disciple should be prepared to lay down his life and
abandon all personal considerations." (Purport to SB verse 4.28.50)
4. *The result of seriously following the mission of the spiritual master*:
"When one becomes serious to follow the mission of the spiritual master,
his resolution is tantamount to seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
This means meeting the Supreme Personality of Godhead is in the instruction
of the spiritual master. This is technically called vaani-seva. Srila
Vishvanatha Cakravarti Thakura states in his Bhagavad-gita commentary on
the verse vyavasaayaatmikaa buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana (Bhagavad Gita verse
2.41) that one should serve the words of the spiritual master. *The
disciple must stick to whatever the spiritual master orders. Simply by
following on that line, one sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead*."
(Purport to SB 4.28.51)
5. *The sincere disciples get direct instructions from the Supersoul in the
physical absence of the spiritual master*: "The Paramatma is always the
caitya-guru, the spiritual master within, and He comes before one
externally as the instructor and initiator spiritual master. The Lord can
reside within the heart, and He can also come out before a person and give
him instructions. *Thus the spiritual master is not different from the
Supersoul sitting within the heart.* An uncontaminated soul or living
entity can get a chance to meet the Paramatma face to face. Just as one
gets a chance to consult with the Paramatma within his heart, one also gets
a chance to see Him actually situated before him. Then one can take
instructions from the Supersoul directly. This is the duty of the pure
devotee: to see the bona fide spiritual master and consult with the
Supersoul within the heart..In the perplexing situation of the passing away
of the spiritual master, the Supersoul immediately appears, provided the
devotee is purified in heart by following the directions of the spiritual
master." (Purport SB verse 4.28.52)
To conclude let us remember the golden words of Srila Gurudev, "*For
Vaishnavas there is no such thing as goodbyes... as long as you are
following my instructions, I will always be with you - only time separates
us from our service. Do not waste time*!"
Our prayers at the lotus feet of our glorious spiritual master that let us
become sincere and serious in following the instructions and mission of our
beloved Gurudev.
Thank you very much.
Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev,
Sajjanapriya Krishna das,
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