Re: Diary of chanting aspirant

 

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We may look at diamond from many different sides and according to our position we may see different colors. Similar, to know one requires one. That is why activities of pure devotees are mystery and we may not understand them completely.

If we are looking from mundane perspective we will be confused. Srilla Haridasa Thakur was born in Muslim family. Was he vegetarian in his childhood?  Jagai and Madhai were committed to drinking and lusting but they were  Jaya and Vijaya. Prahlada Maharaja was raised in demoniac environment and his teachers tried to learn him all kind of material "knowledge". When sage Narada wanted to learn about power of Lord's illusory energy, he took birth as "ordinary" human being, have wife and children etc. How we can understand this? Vrtasura was great devotee but still he was playing role of great „deamon“. Is this part of major, Lord’s plan?

Acharyas and great saints are teaching by example. To lead and instruct persons in this fallen age, Acharya will not come floating with shining aura around. No. To understand acharya or advanced devotee we need real sight. Just like our Srilla Prabhupada. We may learn a lot from his life.

Do great saints, gurus and acharyas have „human“ side of life, or only divine,  1008% absorb in pastimes of Radha-Krsna? Do such elevated souls also feel attractions and attachments for their parents, sons, friends or they are look at them equally as other souls? Are they feeling pain, sorrow, depression, diseases? May them also be subjective? Or not?

Open conversation and taboo-free attitude are needful for successful preaching in this times. This is simply nature of today’s world. Should spirituality be taboo-free? Is real spirituality dogma or not? Where is that tiny line between?  That is question that puzzles many persons. 

100 hundreds years ago humanity was completely different. If we need to bring knowledge in modern society we must accept what is their present stage and preach according to that. Srilla Prabhupada is great example. He changed so many things according to modern times. Many persons did not understand for example why he allowed womens to be part of ashrams or some other things, but he made necessary arrangements according to time, place and circumstances. Activities of such great souls are not easy to understand.

To understand hagiographies of pure devotees we also need to become pure devotee. Sometimes we may read or find many confusing points or "facts", but to understand them we need to be on right level of understanding.

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna

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