Spread Education Via Preaching
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Chanting Loudly
Lecture
10 Sept 69 , Hamburg
By His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Well, by chanting loudly you also help your neighbor, who will hear you. And when he comes to complain, "Why you are disturbing?" then your mission is successful. That means he has heard. .. So that you hear and let your neighbors also hear. Both of them benefit. And that is the greatest benefit you can render to your neighbor...
Suppose I am thirsty, I want water. If I chant "water, water," it will not act. But in the case of chanting the holy name of God, it is as good as to associate with God. Try to understand. This is the absolute and relative relationship. It is stated in the Vedic literature [Cc. Madhya 17.133]. The name of God and God is equally purna, perfect; suddha, purified. Purnah suddho nitya, eternal, Purnah suddho nitya-muktah, and liberated from material contamination. So it is not the question of argument. You can try. There is no loss on your part.
Chant the holy name of God and see the result yourself. So there is no difference between Krsna and Christo: In India also sometimes Krsna is enounced as "Krishta." Or you enounce as "Christa." It does not make (any difference)... Because God will take your mind, not your pronunciation. If you mean to pronounce God's name, even if it is not, I mean to say, formally or perfectly pronounced, still, God will understand that you are trying to chant His name. That is your perfection. So God is one. There is no two God. So either you call Him Christ or Krishta or Krsna, if He understands that you are hankering after Him, He'll give the resultant action.
10 Sept 69 , Hamburg
By His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Well, by chanting loudly you also help your neighbor, who will hear you. And when he comes to complain, "Why you are disturbing?" then your mission is successful. That means he has heard. .. So that you hear and let your neighbors also hear. Both of them benefit. And that is the greatest benefit you can render to your neighbor...
Suppose I am thirsty, I want water. If I chant "water, water," it will not act. But in the case of chanting the holy name of God, it is as good as to associate with God. Try to understand. This is the absolute and relative relationship. It is stated in the Vedic literature [Cc. Madhya 17.133]. The name of God and God is equally purna, perfect; suddha, purified. Purnah suddho nitya, eternal, Purnah suddho nitya-muktah, and liberated from material contamination. So it is not the question of argument. You can try. There is no loss on your part.
Chant the holy name of God and see the result yourself. So there is no difference between Krsna and Christo: In India also sometimes Krsna is enounced as "Krishta." Or you enounce as "Christa." It does not make (any difference)... Because God will take your mind, not your pronunciation. If you mean to pronounce God's name, even if it is not, I mean to say, formally or perfectly pronounced, still, God will understand that you are trying to chant His name. That is your perfection. So God is one. There is no two God. So either you call Him Christ or Krishta or Krsna, if He understands that you are hankering after Him, He'll give the resultant action.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
The Vital Force of the Universe
One old lady and her husband sitting face to face. The lady is requesting the husband, "Chant, chant, chant." And the husband is answering, "Can't, can't, can't." So this is going on, we are requesting everyone, "Please chant, chant, chant." And they are replying, "Can't, can't, can't." This is their misfortune. This is their misfortune.
So still, it is our duty to make all these misfortune unfortunate creatures fortunate. That is our mission. We therefore go in the street and chant. Although they say "Can't," we go and chant. That is our business. And somehow or other we push on some literature in his hand, he is becoming fortunate. He would have squandered his hard-earned money in so many nasty, sinful ways, and if he purchases one book, never mind what is the price, his money is properly utilized. The beginning of Krishna consciousness is there. Because he is giving some money, hard-earned money for this Krishna consciousness movement, he is getting some spiritual profit. He is not losing; he is getting some spiritual profit. Therefore our business is somehow or other bring everyone in this Krishna consciousness movement, he will be profited.
So still, it is our duty to make all these misfortune unfortunate creatures fortunate. That is our mission. We therefore go in the street and chant. Although they say "Can't," we go and chant. That is our business. And somehow or other we push on some literature in his hand, he is becoming fortunate. He would have squandered his hard-earned money in so many nasty, sinful ways, and if he purchases one book, never mind what is the price, his money is properly utilized. The beginning of Krishna consciousness is there. Because he is giving some money, hard-earned money for this Krishna consciousness movement, he is getting some spiritual profit. He is not losing; he is getting some spiritual profit. Therefore our business is somehow or other bring everyone in this Krishna consciousness movement, he will be profited.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Spiritual Corporate Ladder
In the Spiritual World everybody goes up by pleasing Krishna. And who can please Krishna more, they go up faster. Rather if you can help someone to go up by you pushing someone else up, Krishna will bring you up. You will go up automatically.
In the material world everyone is trying to pull down others and get up a little bit and in spiritual life we are trying to push everyone up. If we can help others go up, we also go up.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Everyone in the Movement is Preacher
The pujari is preaching, the cook is preaching, the one sweeping the floors is preaching, and the book distributors are preaching. Everyone in his own capacity tries to serve, because these services go to assist Srila Prabhupada in his preaching program.the Person Building Temple is preaching.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
preaching according to time, place and capacity
Years ago in New York City, a saintly Vaishnava named Jayananda Prabhu felt the initial symptoms of a disease that would later take his life. Thus he entered a hospital, and a devotee began daily bringing him prasadam from the temple. Jayananda Prabhu was hooked up to various intravenous contraptions as he laid in his hospital bed. Upon seeing that a devotee had brought prasadam, Jayananda perked up and began to make a plan.
He asked, “Did you bring any karatalas with you?”
“Yes, I just happen to have a pair,” replied the devotee.
“Good,” said Jayananda, “Now please cut up the prasadam into small pieces.” The devotee faithfully followed his request thinking that the small pieces would be convenient for Jayananda to eat.
“Now please help me,” Jayananda said.
“What are you going to do?” asked the devotee.
“We’re going to have a little festival,” said Jayananda with a confident grin.
Jayananda rolled himself, in his bed, into the hallway followed by his guest. They got into an elevator much to the chagrin of the nurses. Once in the lobby, Jayananda instructed his curious friend to begin a kirtana and give a lecture while he distributed the prasadam from his mobile bed. And there it was—the first Gaudiya Vaishnava-mahotsava to take place in an East-Coast American medical unit.
People were stunned. Many of them had never seen Hare Krishna devotees before. The kirtana began while Jayananda offered prasadam to patients, visitors, doctors and nurses. At first, they cautiously received some halava and pieces of puri, but afterwards asked for more. Gradually, a crowd surrounded the two devotees as they animatedly explained the philosophy. Jayananda felt right at home.
Actually, Jayananda is a great example of being himself, not being swayed by social influences for status, and of preaching according to time, place and capacity. He acted as an acarya, or one who teaches by example. We must also take courage to be ourselves and follow in such devotees’ footsteps. The result will be that we will feel blissfully connected to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
He asked, “Did you bring any karatalas with you?”
“Yes, I just happen to have a pair,” replied the devotee.
“Good,” said Jayananda, “Now please cut up the prasadam into small pieces.” The devotee faithfully followed his request thinking that the small pieces would be convenient for Jayananda to eat.
“Now please help me,” Jayananda said.
“What are you going to do?” asked the devotee.
“We’re going to have a little festival,” said Jayananda with a confident grin.
Jayananda rolled himself, in his bed, into the hallway followed by his guest. They got into an elevator much to the chagrin of the nurses. Once in the lobby, Jayananda instructed his curious friend to begin a kirtana and give a lecture while he distributed the prasadam from his mobile bed. And there it was—the first Gaudiya Vaishnava-mahotsava to take place in an East-Coast American medical unit.
People were stunned. Many of them had never seen Hare Krishna devotees before. The kirtana began while Jayananda offered prasadam to patients, visitors, doctors and nurses. At first, they cautiously received some halava and pieces of puri, but afterwards asked for more. Gradually, a crowd surrounded the two devotees as they animatedly explained the philosophy. Jayananda felt right at home.
Actually, Jayananda is a great example of being himself, not being swayed by social influences for status, and of preaching according to time, place and capacity. He acted as an acarya, or one who teaches by example. We must also take courage to be ourselves and follow in such devotees’ footsteps. The result will be that we will feel blissfully connected to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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