Time Management and Krishna Consciousness

[Guest guest]

Out fo 24 hours in a day, we sleep at least 6 hours (some may sleep

more too). A devotee is recommended to chant 16 rounds a day (which

takes upto a maximum of 2 1/2 hours). We can spend the remaining time

(15 1/2 hours) in prayer, working for Krishna and performing our

obligatory duties. You see, by sleeping we lose contact with Krishna

Consciousness, unless one is meditating or peforming Yoga Nidra even

when asleep. Dreaming is a sheer waste of time, and some people

indulge even in daydreaming. Waking is the only time when we can work

for Krishna,chant harinaam,pray,perform duties prescribed by

Krishna,look after our family, friends and relatives and help them

along the path to Krishna Consciousness. Pure Krishna Consciousness

is diluted by TV,Radio,Internet based entertainment,Cinema and an

endless list of distractions.One of the worst distractions today is

the mobile phone! People actually have become so addicted to it, they

can't leave it even for a moment. How many of us actually keep the

phone away before going to bed?

 

We simply have to find a way to put aside these sources of

distraction, or they eat away from our Krishna Consciousness, and

plunge us back to the material worldly awareness, which is dull and

full of misery.The only way is to chant incessantly (keertanam), or

listen to bhajans (Sravanam) in the company of devotees.

 

Krishna says to engage in Devotional Service, and it is upto us to

dedicate our lives, our very praana (life force) in chanting

harinaam. Lord Hanuman had achieved a state of incessant rememberance

of the Lord, not for a moment would he stop chanting the name of the

Lord Rama.We have to be at least a tenth of Lord Hanuman, chanting 16

rounds is not so big a task. We have to take time out for Krishna to

start with. The best time to start is always NOW! Haribol! Haribol!

 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to the devotees of the

Lord Sri Krishna! May you all find peace! May you all find

prosperity! May you all find Happiness! May you all find meaning in

this life!

[Guest guest]

, " sanjeev " <punjsanjeev

wrote:

>

> Out fo 24 hours in a day, we sleep at least 6 hours (some may

sleep

> more too). A devotee is recommended to chant 16 rounds a day

(which

> takes upto a maximum of 2 1/2 hours). We can spend the remaining

time

> (15 1/2 hours) in prayer, working for Krishna and performing our

> obligatory duties. You see, by sleeping we lose contact with

Krishna

> Consciousness, unless one is meditating or peforming Yoga Nidra

even

> when asleep. Dreaming is a sheer waste of time, and some people

> indulge even in daydreaming. Waking is the only time when we can

work

> for Krishna,chant harinaam,pray,perform duties prescribed by

> Krishna,look after our family, friends and relatives and help them

> along the path to Krishna Consciousness. Pure Krishna

Consciousness

> is diluted by TV,Radio,Internet based entertainment,Cinema and an

> endless list of distractions.One of the worst distractions today

is

> the mobile phone! People actually have become so addicted to it,

they

> can't leave it even for a moment. How many of us actually keep the

> phone away before going to bed?

>

> We simply have to find a way to put aside these sources of

> distraction, or they eat away from our Krishna Consciousness, and

> plunge us back to the material worldly awareness, which is dull

and

> full of misery.The only way is to chant incessantly (keertanam),

or

> listen to bhajans (Sravanam) in the company of devotees.

>

> Krishna says to engage in Devotional Service, and it is upto us to

> dedicate our lives, our very praana (life force) in chanting

> harinaam. Lord Hanuman had achieved a state of incessant

rememberance

> of the Lord, not for a moment would he stop chanting the name of

the

> Lord Rama.We have to be at least a tenth of Lord Hanuman, chanting

16

> rounds is not so big a task. We have to take time out for Krishna

to

> start with. The best time to start is always NOW! Haribol! Haribol!

>

> All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to the devotees of

the

> Lord Sri Krishna! May you all find peace! May you all find

> prosperity! May you all find Happiness! May you all find meaning

in

> this life!

>

 

Haribol Prabhu!

 

We also need to realize that the material things that we have here

are here for our use as ordained by Bhagavan Himself. Otherwise we

would not have been born here.

I find it really hard to to the fact that the things we

have today including entertainment are meant to be ignored.

In fact some celebrities such as Robin Williams mentioned Visnu by

name in an interview on the Actors Studio as if he knows deep inside

of himself that the Supersoul is there and with his comedy he

enlightens others, that does not necessarily mean that he knows

Visnu directly but it is possible, he even made a joke about being a

Guru with a saffron scarf that someone let him use in his comedy,

even that is a way of preaching to Remember Krsna.

We are all at different levels. Not the same. Some are neophytes

and some are not.

We do this in different ways, it is not all just bona-fide,

especially in this age of Kali-yuga in which most people cannot even

come to Love One Another as we have been instructed to do in this

age.

 

Krishna is everywhere and he teaches us via entertainment and

everyday normal life-lessons as well, that is a fact.

We need to stop ignoring the rest of the world if we are going to

preach to them as well and come to a universal understanding with

each other and promote Peace.

I am personally tired of being so bona-fide, it has made me all

alone. I am not initiated but I know that I Love Lord Krsna, but if

I decide to separate myself from everyone else just to meditate it

just makes matters worse. The more I desire association the more I

lose it, and that is because that goes in the area of lusting for

others and not just going through the process respectfully to myself

and others.

We all need to work together more or less.

Chanting incessantly is dangerous and I know that to be an absolute

fact in my life, I know because I am rendered penniless right now

with my parents paying my way because I have not done things in

Moderation, nor have other devotees taught me to do things in

Moderation which is not the best way.

I have prayed to Lord Krsna to help me over and over again, but only

with the Faith that I have in Him will he help me, and that means

that I have to take the action.

We need to do our devotion in good measure and in Equilibrium.

If not no preaching gets done.

I live in a city in which there are never any sankirtans whatsoever.

In fact the only devotees I know are too busy doing there own

projects, they are way too focused on their chanting. What about

everybody else?

I more than anything want an established temple and preaching center

where I live but unfortunately no one I know here is grounded enough

to set up a temple. I know why they are that way, they chant

avoidantly.

I'm learning not to chant so incessantly and when I calm down, I get

my duties done and I even get a job because I listen to Bhagavan, I

don't try to create or imitate what he wants to do. Even Srila

Prabhupada and His Disciples sometimes had to stop chanting in order

to get temples built.

Our actions are our chanting as well.

 

Hare Krsna,

Bhakta Aaron

 

 

Moderator's response:- Dear Aaron, May Lord Krishna always smile upon you.

Indeed you have said it very rightly that moderation is required in Kaliyuga and

chanting incessantly can be dangerous. That's why I said at least 16 rounds a

day, which is just 2 1/2 hours out of 24. I was just praising Hanuman when I

mentioned incessant chanting. I wish your desire to have a temple near your

place comes true.Indeed to balance all the parameters of life is very very

essential and the material utilities like TV, Radio, Internet can be used

effectively for preaching. I spend a lots of time listening to Radiokrishna. All

KC activities are actually entertainment. Singing, dancing, organising

performances by bhaktas, cooking,all these activities do entertain us and we

need to do them in equal measure, that's why Srila Prabhupada prescribed a

maximum of 16 rounds, not more, and there have been cases where he reprimanded

people for ignoring their daily duties.Our obligatory duties should never ever

be forgotten, that is where we learn to perform selfless work actually, through

performing obligatory duties.We must have the same enthusiasm in performing

obligatory duties as we have in chanting harinaam.

[Guest guest]

> Moderator's response:- Dear Aaron, May Lord Krishna always smile

upon you. Indeed you have said it very rightly that moderation is

required in Kaliyuga and chanting incessantly can be dangerous.

That's why I said at least 16 rounds a day, which is just 2 1/2

hours out of 24. I was just praising Hanuman when I mentioned

incessant chanting. I wish your desire to have a temple near your

place comes true.Indeed to balance all the parameters of life is

very very essential and the material utilities like TV, Radio,

Internet can be used effectively for preaching. I spend a lots of

time listening to Radiokrishna. All KC activities are actually

entertainment. Singing, dancing, organising performances by bhaktas,

cooking,all these activities do entertain us and we need to do them

in equal measure, that's why Srila Prabhupada prescribed a maximum

of 16 rounds, not more, and there have been cases where he

reprimanded people for ignoring their daily duties.Our obligatory

duties should never ever be forgotten, that is where we learn to

perform selfless work actually, through performing obligatory

duties.We must have the same enthusiasm in performing obligatory

duties as we have in chanting harinaam.

>

Thanks, Prabhu, I understand more of what you are saying. I agree

with what you said about cellphones. I ride a bicycle now everyday,

(ever since my car burned down on the way to do some service with

devotees I ride a bike now)and everytime I see a driver almost

making a fatal mistake or driving carelessly, they are talking on a

cellphone. It is really sad, almost every other person I run into

anywhere is talking on a cellphone. Hardly anyone talks to their

neighbor anymore.

It is very said to be riding down West End here and I see people

drive by in their expensive cars not caring about the homeless

whatsoever but just enjoying with their 'rebel without a cause'

attitude. I live in Nashville by the way, and it really needs

Krishna!

 

 

Hare Krsna,

Bhakta Aaron

Radha Krsna Guna Gao!