Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Dear Swami Gaurangapada and assembled devotees,

please accept my simple obiesances.

.....But as long as the souls are covered by the material bodies, the 100% purity of the soul is not accessible. by Swami Gaurangapada

Yesterday two devotees came to my home town distributing books (which was much appreciated). As association is rare here I took the opportunity to ask questions as the devotees had beautiful glowing effulgence.

One devotee mentioned that in the process of Naam bhajana we become more aware of the unwanted things in the heart. He said the Holy Name lights the heart up.

I gathered from his words, that once that stage of inner realization is attained , and our inner work deepens, we then begin the cultivation of humility.

It was very evident in this short encounter yesterday, that devotional association is very potent. The meeting was relishable because we had common ground...similar inner cultivation (even if at  different levels of development). And, that particular devotees wisdom and instruction was realized and heartfelt, and after that brief encounter for the rest of the day realizations appeared in my mind and heart.

However, when it comes to criticizm, the only business a devotee has in criticizm is that of his/her own qualifications to purify those around them? by BhaktaTommy

So this ongoing discussion at our online sangha, is most relishable. I appreciate this point very much Tommy. I will open up my heart for you all a little bit.

This mood which you have expressed here is something I would aspire for (real humility). I recall when we were serving in Second Life together you shared some wisdom with me. You said oneday, that each little hurdle we pass is like a little credit to our eternal bank account. You expressed that with the word 'ching-ching'. That little pearl stuck with me. It was from a realized heart.

What I found internally over the last year, since Second Life, is that my mind holds so many things from mis-cultivation. But by the grace of the Holy Name I can see that now. So the tendency to react to that mind state is slowed somewhat. Sure some dust of the past way arises still, but each time the test is passed there is definately a 'ching-ching' There seems to be a certain detachment from false impressions.

Gurudeva in a previous post mentioned the 'topmost devotee'.  Here is the ideal. To begin cultivation of a spiritual body:

Two verses comes to mind from Sri Rupa Goswami (Upadesamrita):

Verse Five:  '.......and one should associate with and faithfully serve  that pure devotee who is advanced in undeviated devotional service and whose heart is completely devoid of the propensity to criticize others.'

Verse Six: 'Being situated in his original Krsna consciousness position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body......Indeed one should overlook a devotee having a body born (with defects).....According to ordinary vision, such imperfections may seem prominent in the body of a pure devotee, but despite such seeming defects, the body of a pure devotee cannot be polluted. It is exactly like the waters of the Ganges, which sometimes during the rainy season are full of bubbles, foam, and mud. The Ganges water do not become polluted. Those who are advanced in spiritual understanding will bathe in the Ganges without considering the condition of the water.'

 

y.s. Nava.

 

 

 

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