Internet Writing vs Travelling

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams!  

"Some may think that why does Swami Gaurangapada concentrate so much to writing about the Lord and replying to question on the Forums (Internet). Would'nt it be better if he travels more widely in this world and personally meets and preaches to others?"

My reply is:

It is a fact that Vaani (spiritual instruction as written or spoken word) is more important than Vapuh (physical association). The written or spoken word about the Lord remains in this world for a longer period of time and can now be propagated widely much more easily and quickly via the Internet for the benefit of many more souls. This is a more substantial and tangible service for me and it satisfies my soul more. Of course, different devotional preachers have different moods and all their services are most glorious and greatly wonderful, but this my mood.

When we travel and meet people, they are impressed for a short time but then later many of them may forget or become slow or negligent of their spiritual practices. Of course sincere souls are certainly benefitted in this way and it is one of the most wonderful service. The duty of a sannyaasi is not to keep on coaxing people not to forget their daily Bhajana, but to give the instructions and message with full purity and leave the rest to those souls to implement. I personally feel internet is a more powerful medium to do that. Of course, internet cannot replace the need of personal association in most cases since people are not very advanced level and thus need personal guidance, but our NITAAI.com internet association is also a more advanced higher kind of direct association with the topmost Vaani of Gurudeva and the Acharyas.

I agree that everyone would not be able to directly become attracted by Internet Vaani without personal meeting but I see my service as more focused on spreading the pure Vaani of our Acharyas via the internet and make it potentially available to all the souls in this world as internet is available to everyone. This is my humble service and I am not even a particle of dust at the lotus feet of those glorious devotees who travel widely to purely preach and teach others the Holy Names by accepting so much physical inconvenience.

Daaso'smi, Swami Gaurangapada.

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