Hare Krishna,
To all the devotees,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupadh.
I' am really very scared, I have newly joined to the corporate world, i am facing many difficulties i need your guidance so that i can walk on the path of dharam and always stay connected to krshn.
1. I am really not interested to do the job, the people around me always hurt me, there act and the way they behave i cannot tolerate by which my KC is not going the way i want.
2. I was been ragged at the first day of my office, because of which i am not able to concentrate on my lord, i fear that i may loose krshna, i may loose the precious gift which krishna gave me to serve his lotus feet.
3. I am not able to attend the programs of ISKCON,which kills me i don't want to miss even the single program, the sankirtanam, the prasadam, attending arti session.
4. I am very much scared i cry, i fear,that this material world will take my happiness. my happiness is only when im connected to krishna's lotus feet.
5. i am not able to even chant the holy name.
6. i want to be with the KC devotee so that i can learn from them, i don't have any.
this pain is poisonousness, please guide me.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOSE KRISHNA.
Hari bol.
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Hare KRsna Mataji,
PAMHO.
From your post, it appears that you are not at all interested in working - then why did you join a job?
To work and practise KC, for a woman, you have to be tough. There are some pre requisites ;
1) Have FIRM FAITH on Krsna - firm and unflinching faith.
2) Remember that Krsna is everywhere - in the temple as well as in the office. You shoudl be able to keep your consciousness such that you are able to remember Krsna everywhere.
3) Be firm in your convictions - the world is there to misguide you and direct you towards maya. You have to learn from that and move closer to Krsna.
To answer your points -
Point no 1 and 2) Why have you made yourself like that - that anyone can hurt you? Sensitivity is one thing and being touchy is another. Why anyone else's behaviour hurts you - concentrate on Krsna and His pastimes in your mind - you wont even notice anyone's bad behaviour towards you, where is the time to get hurt? Aasha hi paramam dukham ..... you are getting hurt because you are having expectations of behaviour from others. DOnt. Have expectations only from yourself.
4 and 5) If the material world meant nothing to you, you would not be out in the big bad world, trying to earn money amongst people you dont like na mataji. Pls face facts - you need the job for whatever reasons. Those reasons are material. So you are very much in the material world. No power on earth can stop you from chanting if you really really want to - I know this much. Nobody can control your mind - why are you not able to chant.
6) If you are sincere in your heart, Krsna will send devotees as employees in the same office and you will be able to do satsang in office itself. Be sincere and chant - no shortcuts to KC unfortunately.
3) THere is no doubt that if you work, whether you are married or single, you cannot attend every single lectur, arati, kirtan of the temple, even if its right beside your office or home. That is a trade off one has to be prepared to do. If you are not prepared to do this trade off, then trade off the money which comes with a job and serve in your local temple whoel day. Are you in a position to do that? If not, then be realistic and a little less emotional when taking decisions. Once a decision is taken, understand that these are your parameters and do the best you can within that.
I am sorry if I sounded harsh. I have been working for donkey's years and have been chanting from my school days. I know both are possible. Keep the sincere desire in your heart - Krsna will show you the way.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Rashmi
earning money or economical development is a main thing in kali yuga for wasting time in human life.
SB 12.2.2 — In Kali-yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man’s good birth, proper behavior and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one’s power.
SB 12.2.5 — A person will be judged unholy if he does not have money, and hypocrisy will be accepted as virtue. Marriage will be arranged simply by verbal agreement, and a person will think he is fit to appear in public if he has merely taken a bath.
SB 8.19.25 — Material existence causes discontent in regard to fulfilling one’s lusty desires and achieving more and more money. This is the cause for the continuation of material life, which is full of repeated birth and death. But one who is satisfied by that which is obtained by destiny is fit for liberation from this material existence.
SB 11.17.51 — A householder should comfortably maintain his dependents either with money that comes of its own accord or with that gathered by honest execution of one’s duties. According to one’s means, one should perform sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.
SB 5.5.1 — Lord Ṛṣabhadeva told His sons: My dear boys, of all the living entities who have accepted material bodies in this world, one who has been awarded this human form should not work hard day and night simply for sense gratification, which is available even for dogs and hogs that eat stool. One should engage in penance and austerity to attain the divine position of devotional service. By such activity, one’s heart is purified, and when one attains this position, he attains eternal, blissful life, which is transcendental to material happiness and which continues forever.
Thank you prabhu.
i will surely follow this.
Hare Krishn!
hare krishna!
Krishna gives the message of fearlessness and strength.
Do face everything with courage and firm belief on krishna.it is possible that you may not be able to attend all the prgrams of iskcon due to lack of time and several other things. but please don't think that these things can seperate you from sri krishna.
just carry the powerful belief of krishna in yr heart,mere it will help you win everywhere and face all problems.Mere following rituals cannot be only way to serve krushna ut these are means.................if you read bhagwad gita daily it is enough and adhere to chanting. please don't be scary and over-emotinal over the fear of being seperated from krishna. we all should always keep in mind the heroism and strength of that krishna preaching in admist of battlefield ,not only the emotinal aspect.
we all have to fight with world and simultaneously progress in path of krishna.
may lord bless you!!!!