preaching gently

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I think Hari Krishna Susarla is exactly right! I

don't think my mother-in-law would be at all

interested in Krsna Consciousness if I was being pushy

and critical. Too often devotees (& non-devotees)

forget how sensitive human beings are to criticism.

I don't have very good preaching qualifications, but I

am trying to do the best I can with what I have. [by

the way, thank you, everyone for all of the very

helpful advice--none of which should be off-putting to

my mother-in-law] But one of the reasons my

mother-in-law wants to be a devotee is because she

feels that we must be tolerant, generous, & happy

people. She is right, actually. Vaisnavas must be

more tolerant than a tree, according to Lord Caitanya.

We also must try to be generous, both materially and

spiritually. Materially, because we know that what is

material is not ours to begin with, as it belongs to

Krsna; spiritually, because what you give (or try to

give) also gives back to you. We are happy because we

have faith in Krsna as a person, that we can have a

relationship with, rather than as an abstract concept.

Also, people who spend their time meditating on

Krsna, the Supreme Person, and thinking of how to give

the gift of Krsna consciousness to others, are bound

to be happier than those that are constantly

meditating on how sinful everyone is. Most of us are

sinful people in some form or another, otherwise, how

did we fall down to the material world in the first

place? Maybe we can all try to help each other obtain

the blessings of Guru & Gauranga so we can go back to

Godhead.

Your Servant,

Maharani dasi

 

 

 

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