MOVED TO NITAAYOGA.COM AND PASSWORDS CHANGED

Dear Devotees and Visitors, Nityananda!! Gauranga!! Hare Krishna!! All Glories of Shri Guru Parampara! All Glories to the Shrimati Radha's Holy Month of Damodara which is so dear to Lord Krishna!

I am happy to let you know that we have moved our website from the NITAAI.net forums (NITAAI.com) to NITAAIYoga.com. Considering the fact that browsing the web from mobile phones, mids and netbooks is on the rise worldwide, this new site has been optimized for browsing and posting from all browsers even those with the lowest 240 wide screen resolutions on PCs, Macs, Linux, TVs, Netbooks, MIDs, iPhones, touchphones, smartphones and all other mobile devices. Those who spend a lot of time away from their computers can now read, participate (post) and even share files on our site from the comfort of their mobile phones if they have or can get a touchscreen phone. We recommend the Opera Mini browser for the fastest experience on Windows mobile and Nokia Symbian phones. Or in case you cannot install Opera Mini, you can use the bigger brother Opera Mobile. The default browsers on the iPhone, Android, and Blackberry phones can also browse and post to NITAAIYoga.com nicely. We recommend phones with bigger screens with touch for the best experience. The minimum ideal screen width recommended is 480 like on the iPhone or at least 320.

The site has become even more faster to browse now and has some new features. Posting is closed on NITAAI.net forums and it will be archived as read-only. From now on, you can login to NITAAIYoga.com and we can continue our discussions there, which I hope will be even more frequent and spiritually fruitful.

We have migrated your usernames, emails and all your posts to NITAAIYoga.com but the passwords have changed. You can reset and receive your new password for NITAAIYoga.com on this page or you can register again if you are facing problems resetting your password or in case you have not registered before. The login page is here. Login is required for posting. If you check the "Remember Me" box while logging in, then it will never logout you out again unless you delete your browser cookies or change your browser or computer. If you want to change this password to something which you can easily remember and upload your avatar photo, please visit your profile page. We recommend that you upload your photo so that the spiritual discusssions can be more personal. To post, write or share a new spiritual article or share a file or to ask a question, please visit this page (recommended) after you have logged in or for the advanced editor go here.

The NITAAI Yoga RSS feed link has also been changed to the new one. My contact and instant messenger details have also been changed for uniformity and easy reference to the following:

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Hope to see you soon on NITAAIYoga.com and happy reading and posting of NITAAI Katha! We would greatly appreciate your feedback or suggestions about this new site in the form of your comments to this post and please let us know if you have any problems or questions regarding the new site. If you any problems resetting your password or logging in, just fill the new registration form and send it to us.

Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.

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Foolosophy of Skepticism

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! 

You can never find the taste of sugar from reading a book or by speculating "Is it this or that?" That is not the right way to taste. The correct thing to do is to place a lump of sugar on the tongue and then you will know immediately how it tastes.

Similarly, spiritual life is known only by getting into it and doing things  -- chanting, worshipping, following -- not by just debating, doubting or speculating "What ifs?". . Skepticism is simply WASTE OF TIME AND OPPORTUNITY.

Is Skepticism Heroic?



Many people in the modern times tend to be skeptical about spiritual life and they are often proud of their skepticism thinking it to be sign of their freedom from dependence on any unverifiable schools of thought. However, despite the bluff and bravado of such skeptical people, underneath the veneer, their life is aimless, meaningless and filled with an existential emptiness.
On a deeper examination, one will find that their skepticism does not come from an intelligent inspection and rejection of different spiritual philosophies. Rather it arises from an obstinate determination to enjoy the things of this world irrespective of the facts of life. An American comedian has poignantly stated, 'I have already made up my mind. Don't confuse me with the facts.' Similarly most people who take shelter of skepticism have already decided that wealth, women, wine are the goals of their life. And even if the facts of spirituality - existence of God, the existence of soul, the potency of prayer - are presented to them with scientific evidence and sound logic, they blindly reject these facts so that their materialistic and often hedonistic lifestyle is not disturbed.
The factual miseries of life ? bodily disorders, mental anxieties, relationship problems, climatic inconveniences and natural calamities and ultimately old age, disease and death ? are an inescapable reality and are a spur for intelligent people to search our a spiritual solution. A skeptic is like a sick person who instead of searching for a competent doctor and medicine, pretends to be healthy ? and is proud of his pretense. Though seeming to be bold, skepticism is actually cowardice because a skeptical person does not have the willpower to control his unbridled mind and senses and discipline himself to live a life of spiritual principles. This unwillingness or inability to live a principle-centered life is covered over with a veneer of skepticism, which is used to offer a philosophical justification for an unprincipled life.
Once Srila Prabhupada after giving a discourse in New York was asked a question by a young man, "Swamiji, your philosophy sounds like the philosophy of Buddha." Srila Prabhupada counter-questioned, "Do you follow Buddha?" The person was taken aback. He said, "No". Srila Prabhupada chastised him, "This is the problem with you Americans. You just talk but don't follow anything. Follow Buddha, follow Jesus, follow Krishna, follow someone. Don't just talk."
Here Srila Prabhupada was emphasizing that armchair speculation will get us nowhere. If we follow a spiritual path properly, if it is faulty that will be exposed to us by the fact that we will get no results. And if it is proper, that too will be revealed to us by the fact that we will see transformation in our life. But if we just keep discussing about various paths and don't apply anything, we will get nowhere in life. And that is the ultimate unfortunate destiny of a skeptic. Achieving happiness neither in this life nor in the next, a skeptic simply suffers. On the other hand, a wise person intelligently examines different philosophies and praying to the Almighty God to guide him to what is the ultimate truth and what is the ultimate good for him, he takes a leap of faith. For such a person sooner or later, the best path will be revealed to him and he will be able to attain happiness not just in the next life but also in the next, because his life will be empowered and protected by the universal principles with which he is harmonizing.
Thus skepticism is not a philosophy, rather its a 'foolosophy,' the sophistry of fools
Millions of people since time immemorial and thousands even now have experienced the transforming potency of the Holy Names of God, which has elevated them from confused self-destruction to enlightened self-actualization. Therefore as a test case, as a bold path breaking personality who refuses to follow the beaten track that takes ordinary lesser people to their inevitable destiny of misery, anxiety, old age, disease and death, why not take an intelligent leap of faith and experience for yourself the wisdom of Srila Prabhupada?s timeless instruction, "Chant Hare Krishna and be happy"? Why continue to deprive yourself of spiritual empowerment and enrichment In the name of self-destructive skepticism?

Source : Spiritual Scientist magazine Vol 3 Issue 2

Daaso'smi,
Srinath

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