Blessings.

October 22, 2006

I hv read in some book about the experience of a devotee of Lord Krishna of Guruvayur.Perhaps others might hv also known the same.But still that shows the Mercy of the Lord towards His devotees. Once there was a poor lady but contented and had a steadfast devotion to Sri Guruvayuraappan.She was unhappy that she had nothing to offer to the Lord except her tali or mangalasutra'.For a woman there is nothing more inauspicious than removing the tali even if it is to be given away to the Lord.But she did so as her love of Guruvayurappan transcended every other consideration.But as she left the temple she found her tali intact around her neck.Thinking that the Lord was not satisfied with her meagre offering she returned to Him for the third time as in the second attempt also she failed and cried out saying that besides her 'mangalasutra' she had only her heart to offer to the Lord.Just then a voice was heard

from inside that the Lord was pleased with her whole hearted devotion and she could take back her tali.As she returned home she found like Kuchela ,that she had been blessed with unexpected wealth. In another instance an old lady used to visit Guruvayur on the first day of every month.Once she was laid up with swollen legs and so could not walk from her village to the temple.Nor she hadmoney to travel bybus.Even if she could somehow reach Guruvayur she had no means to make the 'trimadhuram' offering.Lamenting her fate to her friend who usually accompanied her to Guruvayur she went to bed that night chanting the name of the Lord.But those who can't live even for a moment without the darsan of the Lord or without uttering His name are blessed by Him.The old woman found in her dream Guruvayurappan appearing before her and consoling her with the words 'you can as usual visit Guruvayur tomorrow morning.You will find the bus fare in your money bag.As for the 'trimadhuram' I am more fond of hearing 'Narayana' from my bhakthas than their offering.The old lady was overjoyed at the mercy of the bhakthavatsala that the Lord is.She carried out His behest the next morning. She took a bus and arrived Guruvayur without any difficulty and worshipped the Lord as usual.The swelling and pain disappeared. All that she asked of Guruvayurappan was to grant her the strength to utter His name constantly.As the Bhagavata proclaims: Kimalabhyam bhagavati prasanne Sriniketane' {If the Lord of Lakshmy blesses what cannot be gotten?} The above incidents are really touching though so many such things hv happene to the devotees and that only shows that absolute dedication is a must surrendering ego complex,knowledge

of scriptures which alone can't get the Mercy of the Lord but the sincereity of heart and love towards Him alone will move Him and not other things which are only supplementary.Really moving experiences and the Grace of the Lord to even to those who are not well versed but with mind full of devotion and love to Him. Hare Krishna.

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October 24, 2006

I have a query with respect to this....

If everything is Brahman as it is stated in Upanishad:

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sarvaM khalvidaM brahma

sarva - whole, entire, all

khalu - indeed, truly

idam - this, known, present, this earthly world

- All this (universe) is verily Brahman

Chandogya Upanishad Ch. 3 Section 14 Verse 1

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Who is giving the Mercy and who is receiving it?

Does it confirm this verse from Bhagavad-Gita 4:24

(http://www.asitis.com/4/24.html)?

brahmarpanam brahma havir

brahmagnau brahmana hutam

brahmaiva tena gantavyam

brahma-karma-samadhina

Thanks in advance for your comments..

Shree Krishna Sharanam Mama!

~Krishnadasa.

October 26, 2006

Seems this message did not go through and hence i'm sending it again. --- Dear Sarojaji, Thank you so much for your enlightening mail. I fully agree with your conclusion. > >This is paraabhakthi and after attaining it also sages lik eNarada kee their >individuality at will in order to enjoy the bliss of the Divine Self as it is better to taste >sugar than to become one with it. But it is their will to do so and they can enjoy Him >in bothways eithir by merging or by being separate. >Saroja ramanujam > That finally it is upto the individual whether s/he wants to merge with the Brahman or maintain the separate individuality to serve the Lord. Your example of Sugar is very good. I appreciate your broad-mindedness in making

this conclusion, because I have generally seen that if someone is on one side s/he does'nt want to accept that the other side can also be the Truth, because sometimes we do not understand that in Spirituality --- 1+1 = 1 & (1 minus 1 is also equal to 1). That is the Absolute nature of the Spirituality which cannot be understood by the material mind. Thank you so much once again. Shree Krishna Sharanam Mama! ~Krishnadasa --- Thanks! ~Krishnadasa. --- We are unable to deliver the message from <krishnadasa77to

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