Get Up with Determination and Fight

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Hare Krishna, Get Up with Determination and Fight To take seriously to the pathway of Krishna-bhakti, needs efforts to overcome Maya, the illusory energy. Both the material senses and the material society will object like anything. Even the so-called spiritualists, who adopt spiritual life with material motives, will object. What can be done in the face of so many objections, so many attacks against our decision to fully surrender to Lord Krishna? Srila Prabhupada said that we should never be sympathetic to such criticism. He taught us to be staunchly determined in the face of unlimited obstacles. If we show Lord Krishna that we have such determination He will personally protect us, just as Garuda protected

the little sparrow whose eggs were stolen by the ocean. Material life is a hellish condition. No matter what adjustments we may try to make to solve the problems through various means we will still end up with the same old miseries: birth, death, old age, and disease. We may sometimes think that we have conquered the problems, but this is an illusion. Birth, death, old age, and disease are insurmountable. But they are surmountable if we take shelter in Lord

Krishna. We cannot drive away a nasty rainy day with some powerful lights. But if we take off in an airplane we can easily rise above it. There is an original pure enlightened state of Krishna-bhakti lying there dormant within the hearts of all living beings. It is a pure state of loving relationship with Lord Krishna, the Supreme Being. That state of consciousness is eternal, full of bliss, and full of knowledge. We have currently fallen out of that state of consciousness into a temporary, ignorant, miserable condition known as material life. No one is truly happy here. What we think is happiness here is actually a state of misery compared to the eternal happiness of enlightened spiritual life. It is hard for us to conceive of this pure happiness because it is unknown in this world of illusory happiness. We do not have to deny ourselves enjoyment because we can do things we enjoy for Lord Sri

Krishna. In this way we can perfect all of our various activities.If you enjoy eating, you can enjoy eating more if you will offer your food to Krishna before eating. (Sorry. No meat, fish, eggs, onions, or garlic allowed. Krishna does not accept these.)If you want to enjoy the married life, you can utilize the marriage for bringing up children devoted to Krishna.If you can enjoy making money you can become a millionaire and build a beautiful temple for Krishna. Whatever you like to do, do that for Sri Krishna in association with His devotees. In this way, by offering Krishna the fruit of your work, you will gradually purify yourself of false identification with your material body and

enter into the eternal dimension of eternity, knowledge, and unlimited bliss. Sankarshan Das Adhikari --------------------- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Question -1 How to Be Krishna’s Devotee ? Hare Krishna, Prabhuji, I regularly read Bhagavad Gita and am happy to read it . I chant 16 rounds daily and have experienced so many changes in me after I have started chanting Hare Krishna Mantra. But I have noticed that even though I chant 16 rounds daily and do my daily prayers , whenever there is slight problem in my life, I am mentally disturbed for so many days. Even though I try to fix my mind on Krishna, in the midst, I get distracted and get tensed thinking about my problem. I

request you to kindly guide me on the above. Also please guide me how to surrender myself fully to Krishna. Hare Krishna Sumithra Take Complete Shelter in Krishna My Dear Sumithra, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The easily solution for your problem is to take total shelter in Krishna . You should fully reveal your heart to Krishna and fully surrender yourself unto his guidance. In this way by taking complete shelter of Krishna the burden will be quickly lifted off of your heart and you will be happily

sporting in the wonderful waves of the ocean of Krishna-bhakti at every minute. Your eternal well-wisher, Sankarshan Das

Adhikari --------------------- Question - 2 Can I Chant on a Clicker? Hare Krishna, May I know whether the chanting can be done using the clicker while traveling? Etc: driving? Another query: I am concerned about the flickering mind. When

the mind is dictating bad thoughts, what can instantly be done? Yes, as Srila Prabhupada says we have to practice and be tolerant, but at times, most of the time, I am weakened by these thoughts. Whereby the thoughts would drown me and fear starts arising. How can I be strong and not be disturbed by these thoughts which are not mine? Please kindly advise. Thanking you for your patience in answering my foolish

queries. Sujata Chanting Should Be Done with Japa Beads My Dear Sujata, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Your queries reveal that you are a very serious devotee. I appreciate them very much. Srila Prabhupada instructed us and taught us by his example that our japa chanting should be done on the japa beads. He never used or taught us to use a clicker. If there is some extremely extenuating circumstance we may consider that using a clicker may be justified. But the use of a clicker instead of japa beads can never be accepted as a standard. Chanting on japa beads or a clicker while driving is not good. The first thing is that your chanting cannot be attentive because you must focus your mind on driving to make sure you do not have an accident and that you arrive at your destination. Plus with one hand engaged with either the japa beads or the clicker, you only have one hand fully available for the steering wheel. If some danger comes that requires instant manipulation of the steering wheel you will not be in position to properly execute the required maneuver and you may have a very serious accident. When a wicked thought comes you must immediately pray, "My Dear Lord Madhusudana, please destroy this demoniac thought that is attacking my mind." In a mood of utter helplessness and complete surrender like a child crying to the mother keep praying this over and over until the wicked thought goes away. You must be conscious when a

wicked thought enters your mind. Observe it. Label it as wicked. Allow it to leave in the just same that it entered. The level of the ocean is never disturbed despite the constant flow of water into it from hundreds of rivers. Your eternal well-wisher, Sankarshan Das Adhikari ---------------------

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