Hare Krishna, prabhujis and matajis!All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to Guru and Gauranga!Dear devotees,Let me begin by explaining my current position. I am studying in a college far away from any ISKCON centres. I live in-campus with the other students in a hostel. Despite being unable to attend mangal aratis and feasts or get to consume prasadam, I am still a vegetarian. I also chant a few rounds daily. As we are not allowed to cook in the hostel, an Indian lady supplies vegetarian food(with onion and garlic) daily. She is a non-vegetarian actually.I see my friends everyday. I live with them actually. The thing is my affection onto this boy slowly turned into love. Both of us were very close friends in the beginning. I am not very clear about how I feel towards him but I know it is hard to live without him because both of us love each other. We will be graduating in a few months and it is hard to accept the fact that we will be parted by distance after this.The problem is that he is a non-devotee and he practices some kundalini yoga. He does not believe in the superiority of Krishna consciousness. Back when he was as young as a child, his family was in ISKCON. However, due to some problems with the congregational members, they had quit ISKCON permanently and had joined another kind of yoga group(sahaja yoga). They have also become non-vegetarians after that. He doesn't likes Krishna consciousness and he does not even accepts the vedic scriptures as a legitimate source of knowledge. He insists that the Hare Krishna philosophy is somewhat fake as he never felt any special feelings/power/sensations as he could now by practising sahaja yoga. He also drinks and smokes occasionally but I am sure he would stop someday.Materially, we are good together but spiritually, we are contradicting each other in almost every aspect. He is willing to become a vegetarian but he told me that if we get married, our children should be allowed to choose whichever religion he/she wants to follow. (he practices demigod worship and does many kind of rituals). I do not agree with him. My children should only be raised as Krishna devotees because that is the sole purpose of producing children, to raise Krishna conscious children.It is difficult to find someone who understands my nature and loves me like him. I don't want to leave him as well. I have met his mother and materially, she is a very nice woman. At the same time, I do not want to fall down from the spiritual plane. I want to get initiated one day. I also want him to become a devotee. I have heard many devotees marrying non-devotees and then, their non-devotee spouses becoming devotees.Krishna is my utmost importance. But at the same time, as a woman, I will have to get married one day as per my parents' wishes and I want to get married to the one person I love. If I decline my love towards him, I doubt if I could find another person whom I would love as much as I love him. I do not want to be a hypocrite to myself and to him.Now, my questions are as follows :1) Does he have a chance to become a devotee?2) If yes, how can I help him to attain Krishna consciousness as preaching to those with no faith in Krishna is an offense to the Holy Name?3) Can I even live with him in future?4) Am I doing the right thing?I pay my humble obeisances to all the prabhus and matajis to guide me in this issue I am entangled in.Haribol!
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Your courage in approaching devotees when making important decisions is exemplary. Your honesty in acknowledging and admitting your sincere feelings, shortcomings and confusion is similar to what Arjuna was experiencing in the first chapter of Bhagavad Gita As it is. If you want you can read the first two chapters of BG, Krsna willing your sincerity could be reciprocated by the lord. BG 1.25 - BG 2.10. This shows what Arjuna did when he was in confusion.
1"st apol u have a faith in Srila Prabhupada u have then u first pray to Srila Prabhupada in very fallen kind pls. Prabhupada help me to come out from this posision because this Mayas trik to falldown to u.This same attraction u increse unto Lord Krishna then ur life is come very peacefully.
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Hare Krishna Mataji
Your courage in approaching devotees when making important decisions is exemplary. Your honesty in acknowledging and admitting your sincere feelings, shortcomings and confusion is similar to what Arjuna was experiencing in the first chapter of Bhagavad Gita As it is. If you want you can read the first two chapters of BG, Krsna willing your sincerity could be reciprocated by the lord. BG 1.25 - BG 2.10. This shows what Arjuna did when he was in confusion.
Hare Krishna
I have only solution-
Chant 16 Rounds Daily
Krishna will solve all the problems
Hari Bol
Hare Krishna,
1"st apol u have a faith in Srila Prabhupada u have then u first pray to Srila Prabhupada in very fallen kind pls. Prabhupada help me to come out from this posision because this Mayas trik to falldown to u.This same attraction u increse unto Lord Krishna then ur life is come very peacefully.
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