Beautiful Analogy on WELL

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Excerpts from a lecture by HG Radha Gopinath Pr.A Devotees life can be compared to a WELL.A well with sweet water which is his Krsna consciousness.Just as well water is meant for quenching the thirst of people parched bysun's heat, so a devotee is a compassionate preacher distributing theknowledge of Krishna consciousness.If a well is not used for a long time, its water becomes stagnant andbecomes a carrier of diseases, gets bitter and emits foul smell.similarly if we do not extend ourselves to preach and give Krishnaconsciousness to others , our Krishna consciousness becomes stagnant. " when we speak what we have heard then we remember it. and when weremember it then we can follow it.Now if a well is continuously used and its water is poured out continuouslythen soon the water level in well goes down and well can become water less.Therefore sufficient time intervals should be there by which the well canregain water from the ground and then again get refilled.similarly in the process of distributing Krishna consciousness we shouldgive ourselves enough opportunity to fill up our life with Krishnaconsciousness.so our sadhana should not be sacrificed or compromised in the process ofexecuting the preaching mission.On regular basis the well has to be cleaned and disinfected. That is adevotee should honestly contemplates his progress in Krishna consciousnessand under guidance improve the quality of his life.Well, a well water can supply quality and quantity if it is situated near alarge clean sweet reservoir of water.similarly a Krishna conscious person should lead his life in properconsultation with Advanced devotees in Krishna consciousness and thus takeguidance from them.Pls note - In today's age there is drought everywhere - people r seekingKrishna consciousness with or without knowledge. so a devotee is like theonly person in this age who has water in his well. he should be liberal.not become hard hearted by locking up his well. " pran jyache yar, se hetu prachar " - only one who has life can preach.

-- ChantHare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare II Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare II --is the sublime method for reviving our Krsna consciousness. As living spiritual souls we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but due to our asociation with matter since time immemorial, our consciousness is now poluted by material atmosphere. In this polluted concept of life, we are all trying to exploit the resources of material nature, but actually we are becoming more and more entangled in our complexities. This illusion is called Maya, or hard struggle for existence over the stringent laws of material nature. This illusory struggle against the material nature can at once be stopped by revival of our Krsna consciousness.

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