Re: Arguments?

Dear Ishana prabhu,

       Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My humble pranams!
 
       You are far senior to me spiritually and also in age and so it is not proper for me to do this. But there are many devotees who are questioned with doubts like these in the beginning and for them, I feel I can serve them with this reply. This is addressed to all those who are troubled by doubts like this and whom I feel qualified to serve.

        If people try to create doubts in you...this is what you must tell them. This is for the critics.

        I will take down one point at a time. First and foremost one thing is certain -- those who do not want to do will always find some excuse not to do. And those who are envious of devotees will always try to stop them from advancing. Neither do they advance nor do they allow others to advance.

       Guruji once said in his Srimad Bhagavatam lectures -- People always waste time in negative thinking, "I can't you can't we can't we are not....can't can't can't". Instead of chanting no nos they can spend all that energy and time to chant "Krishna Krishna Gauranga or Nityananda instead"...It is just their own attitude that is their stumbling block -- nothing else.

        1) Vaishnava dharma is the religion of the soul and the soul is neither male nor female nor western, Indian, American, European, etc...Any one can become a devotee because all are ultimately devotees of the Lord constitutionally. Nothing in Vaishnava principles is impossible. Is wearing tilaka sooo difficult? Is it so difficult to hold a japa mala? Is it very difficult to say, "Krishna. Gauranga. Nityananda?" Is it so difficult to offer the Lord some flowers? Please....

          Yeah right, he fell down, she fell down, ... For Nitaai's sake! Stop! There are so many people who have succeeded ! Right here on the forum there are so many success stories ! Why do you see only those who failed? Have those critics seen those who succeeded? There are devotees who are totally successful. Critics are all Duryodhana -- they could not see one good person everywhere and they just spend all their time gloating how so and so fell down...why should we care for them? 

          See if I made a mistake I can just move on and everyone will say, "No problem...it's alright." because my position is smalll. But those who are in a big position, if they fall, it becomes a scandal...why? That's why we have to stay small until we know we are capable of serving bigger. So many people fell down...but why? Only the Lord knows what is there in everyone's heart. An examination of people's thoughts will tell the truth. Real devotees never fall. Why don't they see Shrila Prabhupada or some great devotee as their example? When one thinks a low standard is alright, expect disappointment. So enough of stirring hornet's nests.

           There are many disciples of Shrila Prabhupada who succeeded...why don't they see them? There are so many glorious disciples. Those who want to doubt can doubt all their life...they don't do anything good for themselves or to others. That's how maya works....those who want faith must learn to rely on the examples of perfect devotees and derive their strength from within themselves.

           If people say we can't go to India to be with Swami, that is not a problem. Spiritual association is not bound by time or space. Even computer association is not bound by space One can attain perfection anywhere anytime if one is serious.

           Critics can say that we are not mentally or physically fit for devotional life...but they can be fit for drugs, illicit sex, intoxication and they can work like donkeys day and night for better material arrangements. If those critics were working in the army and they were in Iraq or Afghanistan or the Siachen border, then can they say no?  Or better, if a mad bulldog was chasing them, all those slowcoaches can become instant Olympic runners.

          Lazy lazy! Just another example of can't can't philosophy. The body can always co-operate with the mind. They are not mentally fit because they want to rot!

          Ultimately people will devote some time or some energy to devotion only when they feel it is important.

           I do not want to be rude but if someone is always trying to pull you down...then sometimes it is good to throw a brick in their direction -- "Enough! Be Quiet!"

           I will discuss the other points in next posts.

Daaso'smi,
Srinath

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