Relishing Krishna's Most Amazing Pastimes
Relishing Krishna's Most Amazing Pastimes
In all of history no one can equal or excel Krishna in the most incredibly pastimes that he performed. Who else can be 90 years old with great grandchildren while manifesting the body of 16 years old youth? Who else can lift a mountain on his little finger and hold it like an umbrella for seven days? The list of His unbelievably amazing pastimes goes on endlessly. Of course for Krishna none of these pastimes is at all difficult because He is God. He is the source of all existence and the supreme controller of absolutely everything. And the most wonderfully amazing thing of all is that that supreme controller of everything agrees to come under the control of all those who love Him purely. What could be more astoundingly amazing than this?
Mayank Jajodia
My Dear Mayank,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Krishna is fully aware and listening to you when you chant His holy names. You will achieve the supreme happiness of pure love of God when you are able to chant His names with absolute purity. To do so you must avoid the following offenses while chanting:
The offenses against the chanting of the holy name 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 imaginations.
(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 is also offensive to be inattentive while chanting.
Every devotee who claims to be a Vaisnava must guard against these offenses in order to quickly achieve the desired success, Krishna prema, pure love of God.
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
In all of history no one can equal or excel Krishna in the most incredibly pastimes that he performed. Who else can be 90 years old with great grandchildren while manifesting the body of 16 years old youth? Who else can lift a mountain on his little finger and hold it like an umbrella for seven days? The list of His unbelievably amazing pastimes goes on endlessly. Of course for Krishna none of these pastimes is at all difficult because He is God. He is the source of all existence and the supreme controller of absolutely everything. And the most wonderfully amazing thing of all is that that supreme controller of everything agrees to come under the control of all those who love Him purely. What could be more astoundingly amazing than this?
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Question: Is Krishna Aware of My Chanting?
I am chanting, but what is happening? Is Lord Krishna aware of my chanting or not? When will that day come when I will achieve all happiness?Mayank Jajodia
Answer: Yes, He is Hearing You.
From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USAMy Dear Mayank,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Krishna is fully aware and listening to you when you chant His holy names. You will achieve the supreme happiness of pure love of God when you are able to chant His names with absolute purity. To do so you must avoid the following offenses while chanting:
The offenses against the chanting of the holy name 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 imaginations.
(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 is also offensive to be inattentive while chanting.
Every devotee who claims to be a Vaisnava must guard against these offenses in order to quickly achieve the desired success, Krishna prema, pure love of God.
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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