Heading Out On a Mission to South America
3 January 2017-After two weeks in Australia today we are heading out 11,486 kilometers (7,137 miles) across the vast Pacific Ocean to South America to spread the rays of Lord Caitanya's benediction moon first in Mendoza, Argentina, and then in Santiago, Chile. All over the world everyone is suffering due to a lack of Krishna consciousness, and somehow or other due to the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya we have been blessed with the ultimate gift of Krishna consciousness. Therefore now it is our duty to share this supreme gift with the entire world to bring in a new age of peace and prosperity for all and to give everyone the training they need so that they will not take birth again here in this land of birth, death, old age, and so that they can be delivered back to their original home in the spiritual world.
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to you!
All glories to Srimati Gurumataji!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I am your most insignificant servant.
Gurudeva, last Sunday we met with a road accident while going to Delhi. The accident was so terrible that chances of survival were less. But I was astonished to see, how miraculously we escaped with only some minor injuries. This is only because of the mercy of Lord Krishna and you that we were saved.
Gurudeva, by this accident I have realized that still I need to do more endeavors in practicing Krishna Consciousness. I am seeking your and Gurumataji's blessings to progress gradually in the spiritual path with sincerity and purity. Please give me some instructions.
May Krishna bless you and Gurumataji always with good health.
Your Insignificant servant,
Parashakti Devi Dasi
Zirakpur, Punjab
My Dear Parashakti,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I am very sorry to learn that you we were in a terrible traffic accident. At the same time I happy to learn that Krishna protected you so that you have only minor injuries. This is the result of surrendering to Krishna. He minimizes almost to nil the reactions from our previous sinful activities, giving us only a token reaction instead of the full reaction.
To advance nicely in Krishna consciousness strive diligently to chant Hare Krishna avoiding all of then ten offenses, which are as follows:
(1) To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the holy name of the Lord.
(2) To consider the names of demigods like Lord Siva or Lord Brahma to be equal to, or independent of, the name of Lord Vishnu. (Sometimes the atheistic class of men take it that any demigod is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu. But one who is a devotee knows that no demigod, however great he may be, is independently as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, if someone thinks that he can chant "Kali, Kali!" or "Durga, Durga!" and it is the same as Hare Krishna, that is the greatest offense.)
(3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master.
(4) To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic version.
(5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krishna to be imagination.
(6) To give some interpretation on the holy name of the Lord.
(7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of the holy name of the Lord. (It should not be taken that because by chanting the holy name of the Lord one can be freed from all kinds of sinful reaction, one may continue to act sinfully and after that chant Hare Krishna to neutralize his sins. Such a dangerous mentality is very offensive and should be avoided.)
(8) To consider the chanting of Hare Krishna one of the auspicious ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities (karma-kanda).
(9) To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name. (Anyone can take part in chanting the holy name of the Lord, but in the beginning one should not be instructed about the transcendental potency of the Lord. Those who are too sinful cannot appreciate the transcendental glories of the Lord, and therefore it is better not to instruct them in this matter.)
(10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and to maintain material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this matter.
It's also offensive to be inattentive while chanting. Anyone who claims to be a devotee of the Lord must carefully guard against the above offenses in order to quickly achieve the supreme success, pure love of Krishna, Krishna prema.
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sydney, Australia to Mendoza, Argentina
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Request: Instructions How to Progress
My Dear Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
All glories to you!
All glories to Srimati Gurumataji!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I am your most insignificant servant.
Gurudeva, last Sunday we met with a road accident while going to Delhi. The accident was so terrible that chances of survival were less. But I was astonished to see, how miraculously we escaped with only some minor injuries. This is only because of the mercy of Lord Krishna and you that we were saved.
Gurudeva, by this accident I have realized that still I need to do more endeavors in practicing Krishna Consciousness. I am seeking your and Gurumataji's blessings to progress gradually in the spiritual path with sincerity and purity. Please give me some instructions.
May Krishna bless you and Gurumataji always with good health.
Your Insignificant servant,
Parashakti Devi Dasi
Zirakpur, Punjab
Answer: Carefully Avoid These Ten Offenses
From: Sydney, AustraliaMy Dear Parashakti,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I am very sorry to learn that you we were in a terrible traffic accident. At the same time I happy to learn that Krishna protected you so that you have only minor injuries. This is the result of surrendering to Krishna. He minimizes almost to nil the reactions from our previous sinful activities, giving us only a token reaction instead of the full reaction.
To advance nicely in Krishna consciousness strive diligently to chant Hare Krishna avoiding all of then ten offenses, which are as follows:
(1) To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the holy name of the Lord.
(2) To consider the names of demigods like Lord Siva or Lord Brahma to be equal to, or independent of, the name of Lord Vishnu. (Sometimes the atheistic class of men take it that any demigod is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu. But one who is a devotee knows that no demigod, however great he may be, is independently as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, if someone thinks that he can chant "Kali, Kali!" or "Durga, Durga!" and it is the same as Hare Krishna, that is the greatest offense.)
(3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master.
(4) To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic version.
(5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krishna to be imagination.
(6) To give some interpretation on the holy name of the Lord.
(7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of the holy name of the Lord. (It should not be taken that because by chanting the holy name of the Lord one can be freed from all kinds of sinful reaction, one may continue to act sinfully and after that chant Hare Krishna to neutralize his sins. Such a dangerous mentality is very offensive and should be avoided.)
(8) To consider the chanting of Hare Krishna one of the auspicious ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities (karma-kanda).
(9) To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name. (Anyone can take part in chanting the holy name of the Lord, but in the beginning one should not be instructed about the transcendental potency of the Lord. Those who are too sinful cannot appreciate the transcendental glories of the Lord, and therefore it is better not to instruct them in this matter.)
(10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and to maintain material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this matter.
It's also offensive to be inattentive while chanting. Anyone who claims to be a devotee of the Lord must carefully guard against the above offenses in order to quickly achieve the supreme success, pure love of Krishna, Krishna prema.
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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