Hare Krishna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. How can I think of Lord Krishna and my deities at school? Every time I go to school, I am surrounded by work, hence I don't think of Krishna enough. I want to always think of Krishna yet whenever I am at school, I tend to forget. Lord Krishna said that a true devotee thinks of him 24/7 and I also want to always immerse myself in thoughts of Lord Krishna. How can I think of Lord Krishna at school?
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Hare krishna prabhuji,
That is very true! Thank you for your response :)
Also Krishna told 10th Chapter of Bhagavad Gita.
So please read that chapter, He says I am the taste of water, I am the wind, I am talent in talented ones, I am the strength of strong, Sun and Moon are My eyes, all that has some glamor is just a tiny sparkle of His opulence.
I am the beginning, middle and end;
I am sweet speech, patience in women;
I am the letter A.
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Also whenever we remember the Holy Name we have to chant. Even after each hour we remember that is nice - we should chant. And that is our sadhana. Again and again no matter when we remember and try to remember the Name.
And true listening lectures in between job or school, or hearing Kirtans or even sining Kirtans are very helpful.
Your servant,
Hare krishna mahtaji,
Thank you for your response! It is very helpful :)
Hare Krsna Mataji,
PAMHO.
Krsna says all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me. (Gita 9.27). He also says manmana mad bhakto.... and sarva dharman parityaja.... Practically speaking, how do we apply these in our daily lives?
When we do any work as a service to Krsna, then that work becomes devotional activity. For example, when Arjuna fought the Kurukshetra war, at the time when he was in the battlefield, he could not possibly think - Lord, where is your lotus feet? He was obviously thinking this enemy in front of me, how do I kill him or how do I defend myself from his attacks? What is the mantra for the particular weapon I need? Then how did that become devotional activity? It became devotional activity because Arjuna fought the war for Krsna, not with the intention of winning in his heart.
Similarly, when we go to school or to work, we should think that Krsna has not advised us to give up our studies or work and become sanyasis. He has said whatever you do, should be done as an offering to Me. So we should study/ work as an offering to Krsna. We should think that when we have come out in the material world and are trying to be devotees, we are ambassadors of Krsna in the material world. Therefore, our behaviour and actions will be noted by others as this is what happens when one gets into devotion. Therefore, we should do our work/ studies with due diligence and keep calm. We can think of Krsna in between two work. We can carry home cooked and offered prasadam with us and eat only that. While commuting to and from work/ school, we can chant or hear some lecture. Nowadays all phones have the facility. Download and keep kirtan or lectures in your phone, hear them during commuting time.
I hope I have been able to explain.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Rashmi
Hare krishna mahtaji,
Thank you so much for your response and help :) I really appreciate it! :)
Thank You dear Rashmi Mataji!
As always Your answer is very helpful!
Your servant,