Re: Diary of chanting aspirant

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna
All glories to Swami Gaurangapada!

Thank you dear Mihir and Venkat Prabhu das on your kind words. I am praying to someday have your association in Dham, where we may chant together and serve Gurudeva in his mission.That is perfection of life. Please pray for me so that I may have enough strength to realize that in this life time.  Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna

Dear Mihir, could you please quote source of this statement about Krsna and Nitaai tattva? I personally did not heard about such statement, so please could you give us exact source so we may discuss further acroding to guru sadhu and sastras.

What is sure is that if jiva become blessed Lord will arrange different situations so that jiva may develop pure devotion. Sometimes such arrangements may look like distress but they are blessings. Let me give example. Nityananda Prabhu is ocean of mercy. But He is in the same time independent. He become angry and throw rice on Sri Advaita Prabhu, He kicked Srilla Sivananda Sena with His lotus feet. Who can understand Lord Nityananda? Only His devotes, by His mercy may understand such pastimes, for others such transcendental activities are great mystery. Srilla Haridasa Thakura had to suffer whipping in 22 market places but he continued to chant the Holy Name of the Lord without interruption! Such are pastimes of Lord and His associates, very mysterious. Only devotees, via Lords mercy may unlock mysteries of such pastimes.

Srilla Sivananda Sena is praying -
CC Antya 12.27: "Today You have accepted me as Your servant and have properly punished me for my offense."
CC Antya 12.28: "My dear Lord, Your chastising me is Your causeless mercy. Who within the three worlds can understand Your real character?
CC Antya 12.33: One of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's characteristics is His contradictory nature. When He becomes angry and kicks someone, it is actually for his benefit. "

There are also examples of Chota Haridasa who took sanyasa from Lord Caitanya Himself.Chota Haridasa looked with lust at a woman. He was at once rejected from the society of Lord Caitanya's personal associates. Previously Lord Balarama killed Romaharshana Suta with blade of grass and many persons were puzzled why He did it? That is independent nature of Lord, including Nitaai tatva as well.

From other side, those who take shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda are always rescued from all sorts of distress. Nitaai pada kamala koti candra susitala. How to understand such so called opposite statements? Only via bhakti, devotion. That is acintya-bheda-abheda philosophy of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu.

My humble opinion is that Lord Nitaai is extremely merciful and He knows what is best for particular devotee. He is within our hearth and know our most hidden problems. He may purify us on whatever way he wants, that is His sweet will.  If he wants to give us lotus, we will accept it, if he want to club us, we will accept it, just like Srilla Sivananda Sena did.

aslisya va pada-ratam pinastu mam
adarsanan marma-hatam karotu va
yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato
mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparah

"Let  Krishna tightly embrace this servant, who has fallen at His
lotus  feet. Let Him trample Me or break My heart by notbeing visible
to Me. He is a debauchee, after all, and can dowhatever He likes, but
He is still no more other than the worshipable Lord of My heart."

Srilla Prabhupada is telling us about this (Back to Godhead Magazine Octobar 1944)

"Devotee is always fearless because he knows well that nothing can happen without the sanction of Godhead directly or indirectly and as such everything that comes from Him is considered by the devotee as His grace. Even in the most reverse position he (the devotee) stands without any fear and accepts all odds as His blessings in different forms."

Also, Gurudeva recorded wonderful video "How to respond to distress". In this video you may find reason why are we sometimes in stressfully situation. It is mercy of Lord because then we may with whole hearth call out Nityananda, Gauranga, please accept me! This world is empty without You!  Please be merciful toward me.

So please, could you give us exact source of statement about Krsna- tattva and Nitaai - Gaura tattva devotees so that  we may discuss further. Srnvatam sva katham krsnam.

All glories to Swami Gaurangapada,
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna

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