Our forefathers..……….…...... Nectarean Mellows

July 7, 2009

“G u r u m u k h a p a d m a v a k y a "

When we read about the history of the great personalities within our parampara, we become very much fixed in faith in actually what we are receiving. When we came to Srila Prabhupada and surrendered our life to his lotus feet taking vows of dedication with a actual honest willingness to follow him, then Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura becomes our spiritual grandfather, Srila Gaur Kishore das Babaji Maharaj becomes out great grandfather, Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakura becomes our great, great grandfather, Narottamdas das Thakura, Srivasa, Visvamrta Cakurvati Thakura, the six Goswamis all become our forefathers and we are directly connected to them and we are receiving their mercy. It’s not that the spiritual master gives his own mercy; he is actually giving, in essence and fullness, the mercy of all these previous acaryas.

H H Radhanath Swami Maharaj

-- Take advantage of this rare opportunity of this human form of life. There are 8,400,000 different species of life through which we are rotating lifetime after lifetime. So getting a human body is not an every day affair. This most auspicious opportunity only comes after many millions of lifetimes in the lower species. Anyone who does not utilize their human life for self-realization is making the greatest mistake. When this happens it is the greatest tragedy, and unfortunately today this neglect of the human form has become the standard behavior for the entire human society. What can be done? We must first ourselves become solidly situated in Krishna consciousness and then do the highest welfare activity of spreading to everyone else all over the world.

Chant:Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare