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Haribol to all of you!

 

I have recently d to this group, so I'd like

to introduce myself before I may post my contributions

to the discussions.

 

I live in London, UK, and have been connected with

ISKCON practically since my birth since the famous

Bhaktivedanta Manor is only 20mins drive from where I

live. I practically grew up there as I used to go

there every Sunday and go to the Sunday School. I am

also a Life Member.

 

I did not agree with the theology because I guess I

was brought up in a Mayavadi environment, and so I

spent most of my teenage life following Mayavadi

philosophy. After a time (around 1997) I began to feel

an intense dissatisfaction with Mayavada and all of my

confusing questions and confused mind came to a head,

and I decided to stop thinking about God-connected

things for a while.

 

I passed about six months in this way, with no reading

of books, listening to bhajans, sadhana, etc, but I

always prayed every night because it is my habit to

pray before I sleep. And so after about six months, I

picked up a "religious" book because I felt that being

"without" God was not giving me much satisafaction

either.

 

I consider it rather fortunate that the book I picked

up was a random book from Srila Prabhupada's Srimad

Bhagavatam set. My father had bought the Srimad

Bhagavatam when I was at a very young age, and I used

to spend most of my time looking at the pictures since

I was far too young to read such high-level stuff. The

book which I picked up was the one in which Lord

Kapila is discoursing to His mother, Devahuti. Within

that one book most of my Mayavadi ideas were

destroyed, and I learnt the truth from that one book.

 

I read through more of Prabhupada's books (I have

everything except the Chaitanya Caritamrta) and then I

became firmly convinced that to attain Krishna

Consciousness was the supreme goal and the best

sadhana was the Holy Name.

 

I returned back to the Manor, returning to my roots so

to speak, and the rest is history.

 

I attend the Youth Meetings and I do some kitchen seva

when I can. I would like to go on book distribution. I

also love to participate in Kirtan.

 

Thank you for listening, Haribol.

 

Sanjay

 

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"Radha-Krishna prana mora jugala-kisora, jivane marane gati aro nahi mora."

 

"The divine couple, Sri Radha and Krsna, are my life and soul. In life or death

I have no other refuge but Them."

 

-- Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura

 

 

 

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