Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 " In the world today, many countries who recently fought one another are now allied, due to changing political aims. And in a few more years, the situation will change again. This is so because material relationships are based on temporary sense gratification, either individual or collective. Since such relationships are temporary, they have no permanent value. However, the pure relations between the individual soul and the Supreme Soul are eternal and COMPLETELY SATISFYING. This complete satisfaction cannot be found within this material world; here we find only illusory bodily relationships. So here Srila Prabhupada warns us not to be mislead into pursuing lusty desires. If we become absorbed in material desires, we forget Krishna , our real spiritual protector, and by chasing after sense gratification, we become victims of Maya, who binds us to the cycle of birth and death. " HH Jayapataka Swami From the Book: Vrindavane Bhajan A Bengali Poem by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada Translations & Commentaries by HH Jayapataka Swami -- At the present moment our minds are polluted with the dirt accumulated over millions and millions of lifetimes of sense gratification. Even though our original pure nature is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, due to our mental contamination we are presently suffering in the realm of temporality, ignorance, and misery. By the purificatory process of chanting the holy names of God we can revive our original, pure nature and thus relish the sweetest happiness at every minute. Chant:Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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