God is not your servant. He does not need you.

you think God has a plan for you then your in illusion.

Whatever happens to is us is because of our destiny of course you should know about karma and whatever happens to us is because of our own karma, or collective karma if we live with our family or husband , boyfriend.

In the Bhagavad Gita Krsna -God says:

     I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.

     Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform--do that, O son of Kunti, as an offering to Me.

You have to make an effort yourself to serve Sri Guru Gauranga. God is not your servant. He does not need you.

 

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Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

Dear Swamiji,

Nityananda ! Gauranga ! Hare Krishna !

I remember you telling me about Lord Nityananda forgiving offenses to Vaishnavs few months back and I am really very happy after you have confirmed it once again.

Usually devotees who chant only Hare Krishna fall down due to this deadly offense to Vaishnavs. However devotees who additionally chant Nityananda Gauranga Naam are even protected from this offense, then does this mean that devotees chanting NGN don't fall down at all and if they do then what are the reasons due to which they fall down ?

Sincerely,

Mihir.

 

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What role does the worship of Lord Narasimha play in our Sampradaya and in the spiritual life of a devotee of Lords Nityananda Gauranga and Radha-Krishna?

The role of Lord Nrisingha in our Bhajana and our mood and prayers we should offer to Him are described in these verses by Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura:

e dusta hrdaye kama adi ripu chaya, kutinati pratisthasha sathya sada raya
hrdaya-sodhana ara krsnera vasana, nrsimha-carane mora ei to' kamana  (36)

"Within my sinful heart the six enemies headed by lust perpetually reside, as well as duplicity, the desire for fame, plus sheer cunning. At the lotus feet of Lord Nrsimha, I hope that He will mercifully purify my heart and give me the desire to serve Lord Gaura Krishna."

kandiya, nrsimha-pade magibo kakhana, niraapade navadvipe jugala-bhajana
bhaya bhaya pay a yara darshane se hari, prasanna hoibo kabe more daya kori՛՜ (37)

"Weeping, I will beg at the lotus feet of Lord Nrsimha for the benediction of worshipping Radha and Krishna in Navadvipa, perfectly safe and free from all difficulties. When will this Lord Hari, Whose terrible form strikes fear into fear itself, ever become pleased and show me His mercy?

yadyapi bhrtsana murti dusta-jiva-prati, prahladadi krishna-bhakta-jane bhadra ati
kabe va prasanna ho 'ye sa-krpa-vacane, nirbhaya koribe ei mudha akinchane (38)

"Even though Lord Nrsingha is terrifying toward the sinful souls, He offers great auspiciousness unto the devotees of Lord Gaura Krishna headed by Prahlada Maharaja. When will He be pleased to speak words of compassion unto me, a worthless fool, and thereby make me fearless?"

svacchande baiso he vatsa shri-gauranga-dhame, jugala-bhajana hau, rati hau name
mama bhakta-krpa-bale vighna jabe dura, suddha citte bhaj'o radha-krishna-rasa-pura  (39)

Lord Nrisingha will say to me, "Dear child! Sit down freely and live happily here in Shri Gauraanga Dhama. May you nicely worship he Divine Couple, and may you develop loving attachment for Their holy names. By the mercy of My devotees, all obstacles are cast far away. With a purified heart, just perform the worship of Radha and Krishna, for such worship overflows with sweet nectar."

Why not to pray always to the Fully Complete Original Lord Gauranga-Krishna for some special function of His Other Incarnation, when in Himself is all included?

The fully complete Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu Himself prayed to Lord Nrisingha before He entered into the Jagannatha temple every day and also at the Shanta Nrisingha temple here in Puri Dhaama and personally sang the song..ito nrisinghah... The main purpose of Lord Gaura's praying to Lord Nrisingha is to show us that even though we know that Lord Gauranga Krishna is the original Avataari, we should not neglect or ignore or minimize the pastimes of at least the two other primary Vishnu Tattva forms like Lord Raamachandra and Lord Nrisingha. Also Shrila Prahlada Maharaja excelled in Smarana Bhakti (Remembrance) which is the life and soul of all the nine kinds of Bhakti so the pastimes of Lord Nrisingha and remembering Shrila Prahlada assumes a greater significance for us.

That said, Matus, I can understand your mood. Shrila Shrivasa Thakura was meditating on Lord Nrisingha in a closed room and Lord Gaura opened it and repeatedly asked him about whom is he meditating on when He Himself is personally there in Navadvipa. Then Lord Gaura accepted His form of Nrisingha and ran in the streets on Navadvipa to create fear in the hearts of those who were oppressing the devotees. You can meditate on this pastime of Gaura Nrisingha. Also we know that Lord Nrisingha is a servant of Lord Gauranga from the pastime when He came and sat (scratched) on the chest of the Kazi after the Kazi tried to stop the sankirtana of Lord Gaura by breaking the mridanga (drum). So if someone has staunch faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Gauranga Krishna, then nothing else is required. But remembering and praying to Lord Nrisingha and Shrila Prahlada for 10-15 minutes a day by singing their prayers, is easily performed. As Gaudiya Vaishnavas, we meditate on the pastimes of Shri Shri Nitaai Gaura and Shri Shri Radha Krishna throughout the day and that remains our primary meditation. I hope this helps.

Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.

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Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

I heard chanting of Nityananda Gauranga Naam burns all offenses except for offenses created in offending Vaishnavs.

According to Shri Chaitanya Bhagavata Madhya Khanda Chp22, Lord Nityaananda's Name does remove the offenses against Vaishnavas if we are genuinely repentant, decide to not do it again and beg forgiveness from that devotee if possible. There are many cases where Lord Nitaai forgave the Vaishnava offenders.

What if a person who very helplessly keeps on offending vaishnavs every moment due to habbit since millions of years but also wants love of God, what should he do ?

Love of God is not possible if someone keeps on helplessly or unhelplessly offending the devotees. Even Shri Shachimata, the mother of the whole creation, did not receive love of God due to this. Of course, this was only a pastime to show us the results of criticizing devotees. One has to make a tremendous personal effort to stop thinking critically about other devotees. Because thinking manifests into speaking, which is when the offense is considered. There is nothing like helplessly in this case. It is certainly in our hands to stop fault-finding and criticizing other devotees and no previous habit can induce us to do it if we resolve not to do it at any cost. The previous habit is used as a convenient excuse by our minds to engage in such sins. By hearing the grave results of Vaishnava Ninda from the scriptures, one will surely want to put a stop to it.

Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.

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Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

Respected Swamiji, Mihir and all devotees,

        Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! I humbly request you to see the post of Hadai prabhu about "Perfect Q&A about Nityananda Gauranga naam" which was the first talk I had with him and which was a turning point in my life. I asked him the same things you did and I got the best replies too.

Daaso'smi,

Srinath

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Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

Dear Mihir,

        Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Please accept my respectful obeisances!

        In my case too I had and still do face a lot of hidden opposition to the mantrarajas. It was a lot worse before and people want to know why I go and seek another sampradaya as they call it, assuming that I am leaving the sampradayas known to them. 

         My friends face far more difficulties and they are not even allowed to observe Ekadasi without going through hell and a lot of fights. The Lordships Nityananda Gauranga and their devotees and the Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya is practically unheard of in this part of the country and therefore they are vigourously opposed by the Smartas who hold that all demigods are one and spread all Mayavadi nonsense in these areas. 

          Some people don't want to accept it unless I show them a 5000 year old purana with the quotes rubber stamped as authoritative by whoever they think is an authority. This is a problem raised time and again and it has always been cleared, but people never learn and forget easily.

           In case you want to know about fault finding, you can see my post on Vice of Fault finding posted sometime back. I had asked the same questions.

           Anyhow I cannot tolerate it myself to see Vaisnavas being blashphemed by the Mayavadis. But always remember that it will not take more than an instant for the Lord to immediately put you above all those 'great' Mayavadi scholars and sectarianists and their thousands of followers proud of their learning and lineage. They are easily checkmated in no time if the Lord sees that they are spoiling the advancement of a devotee. Always have faith in the mantrarajas as you are.

Your servant,

Srinath

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