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Hare Krishna !

Dearest devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances .
All glories to Srila Prabhupada !
All glories to our beloved gurudev !

Excerpts from "The Path of Perfection" by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.

If one is convinced that " I am part and parcel of Krsna," one is not disturbed even in the midst of the greatest difficulties, because one knows that Krsna will give protection. That is surrender. To attain this position, one must try his best ,use his intelligence, and believe in Krishna. Balasya neha saranam pitarau nrsimha (Bhag 7.9.19) If Krsna does not protect us , nothing can save us. If Krsna neglects us, there is no remedy, and whatever measures we take to try to protect ourselves will be ultimately defeated. There may be expert physicians treating a diseased man, but that is no guarantee that he will live. If Krsna so wills, a person will die despite the best physicians and medicines. On the other hand, if Krsna is protecting us , we will survive even without medical treatment. When one is fully surrendered to Krsna, he becomes happy, knowing that regardless of the situation , Krsna will protect him. He is just like a child who is fully surrendered to his parents , confident that they are there to protect him. As stated by Yamunacarya in his Stotra-rata (43), kadaham aikantika-nitya-kinkarah prahasayisyami sanatha-jivitam: " O Lord when shall engage as Your permanent, eternal servant and always feel joyful to have such a perfect master ? " If we know that there is someone very powerful who is our patron and savior, aren't we happy? But if we try to act on our own and at our own risk, how can we be happy? Happiness means being in Krsna consciousness and being convinced that " Krsna will give me protection," and being true to Krsna. It is not possible to be happy otherwise.
Of course , Krsna is giving all living entities protection, even in their rebellious condition (eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman). Without Krsna's protection ,we cannot live for a second. When we admit and recognize Krsna's kindness, we become happy. Krsna is protecting us at every moment , but we do not realize this, because we have taken life at our own risk. Krsna give us a certain amount of freedom, saying , "All right, do whatever you like. As far as possible, I will give you protection." However, when the living entity is fully surrendered to Krsna, Krsna takes total charge and gives special protection. If a child grows up and doesn't care for his father and acts freely , what can his father do ? He can only say "Do whatever you like." But when a son puts himself fully under his father's protection, he receives more care. As Krsna states in the Ninth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita (9.29),

Samo ham sarva bhutesu
Na me dvesyo `sti na priyah
Ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
Mayi te tesu capy aham

" 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."

How can Krsna be envious of anyone? Everyone is Krsna's son. Similarly, how can Krsna be an enemy toward anyone? Since all living entities are Krsna's sons, He is everyone's friend. Unfortunately, we are not taking advantage of His friendship, and that is our disease. Once we recognize Krsna as our eternal father and friend, we can understand that He is always protecting us , and in this way we can be happy.

Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!!!

Your servant,
Gomathi Ganga DD

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                      GLORIFICATION OF THE HOLYNAME:
In Sanskrit 'MAN' means The Mind and 'TRA' means to RELIEVE. Mantra means to relieve the mind from MUNDANE thoughts and activities.
The easiest way to control MIND is to chant MAHAMANTRA in all humility.
{BG.6.34 (PP. 343-44)}
Chanting the maha mantra frees one from the miseries of birth, death, old age
N disease {CC.ADI:2, P.236}

                             PANCTTAVA MANTRA:

       SRI KRISHNA CHAITANYA PRABHU NITYANANDA SRI-ADWAITA GADADHARA

                      SRIVASADI-GAURA-BHAKTA-VRINDA

                                MAHA MANTRA:

                          HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA

                          KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

                              HARE RAMA HARE RAMA

                              RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

CHANTING SHOULD BE ATLEAST LOUD ENOUGH THAT A PERSON NEXT TO THE
CHANTER CAN HEAR IT.CHANTING IS SIMPLE BUT SHOULD BE PERFORMED PROPERLY FOR BEST RESULTS.CHANTING MINIMUM 16 ROUNDS EVERYDAY WOULD KEEP YOUR
SOUL FREE FROM MATERIAL CONTAMINATION AND IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR CLEANSING MIND AND HEART SO THAT ONE CAN BECOME SOBER,UNDERSTAND HIS HIGHER DUTY AND UNDERSTAND THE SUPREME LORD.