Hare krishna to all devoteesPlease accept my humble obeisancesDear devotees please kindly give me your advice.I'm a senior high school student and iam very interested about krishna consciousness. i joinned this movement since a year ago but my problems are i feel so lonely, many of my friends in my school often tease me because i join krishna consciousness, i have krishna conscious lifestyle which they consider like a strange lifestyle and they think hare krishna movement is like a strange sectarian movement and not only my friends think like this but one of my teachers also does the same thing. In the spiritual perspective i feel so weak and discouraged.Please give me your advice.Your servant.
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OM-agganah-Timahrah-just-cha (please forgive my offences as I was born into the darkness of ignorance)save and except for the causeless mercy of the Boktees I would have been lost and forsaken by the impersonal nature of this creation
jyi Komang (G) You are alone' save for The Head God Govinda Himself, Wow you say-*Earth's population is accually (2)?
Its true though, The God Krishna Jagganath is the only completely opulent unselfish non ego Driven being that there (R), as far as I know!
or have ever heard of.
So with that said let me say, congrats' on your arrival at the platform of pure honest truth. It sounds as if your suffering from a slight case of oversharing with the (False Ego) the fake' pride monster of the materially conditioned/brainwashed souls.
So just chant (to serve Krishna). This world is field of falling angelic souls, in need of the skills knowledge, practices and wisdom needed to turn their karma and spiritual identities and destinies around. Key word needed.)
(B) With that said' let me also say that in my mind's reasoning I consider the Vishnava as the true/only actually qualified Christ being capable of offering more than a free range to carry out a ridicules rang of nonsense and offences which will certainly never equate to cleansing of the karma nor will they, (do to this) ever be able to impart the proper lasting understanding, nor adequate skills or truth. to become the true profit or saveyour of all spirits but you will. You will' one day lift the Vail of the dilution of karma. There I have said it' soon (Komang) you will be if you are not all ready, of a greater actual value or worth than any atheistic Bhudda, any Dogmatic God or their messenger or profit. Can any of your friends say that? I didn't think so. But its all true.
This basket eating manimal societywhat is your worth???? Any way why be feeling lonely when KC is just worming up & we have 10,000 years to make our point.
So why worry When you will soon become a Vishnavah (Nam-acharea)? & camand the affections and awareness of the HeadGod master and source of all things Komang U R not alone.
Darling Vishnava I thing its safe to say like Mike-Jackson said I'll say, "Your lonely days are gone''!
Thank you very much mataji. Your advices are very useful for me, it's encouraged me to do more devotional services to Lord Sri Krishna and His dear devotees. Although there are many distresses which pain me so much but with the association of the devotees and their advices like yours i believe i can make progresses in Krishna consciousness. Please accept my dandavats to you.
Your servant
Mohini Madhavi > I KOMANG PRAMANTA GERINATAApril 21, 2014 at 10:09am
Similar problem I had at my school when I joined Krishna Consciousness.
Because only thought that I am a vegetarian used to put them into fear.
What to speak of chanting and waking up early at "night" when everyone is sleeping and taking bath...
So I accepted it as Krishna's mercy. Because I did not have friends with whom I could gossip, spend my time...but had to accept as my only Friend Krishna. I had particular image of Lord Chaitanya to whom I used to meditate and pray, to whom I used to write on my dairy;
I had Srimad Bhagavatam - another form of my only Friend.
I had Holy Name.
But on week ends I used to visit Temple and do services there. But there Krishna gave me very nice Devotee Friends with whom together we used to do services and discuss topics about Krishna.
So we have to try to see good even seemingly in bad things.
And always remember that no matter Krishna does He does it for our welfare.
Be it some austerities we have to go through; be it not fulfilling our desires; crushing our plans; ...
Krishna cares of us every moment.
But still to Your school friends You can give Prasadam and try to help them in anything You can. Only time separates them from being Krishna Conscious. Some day or even after some births for sure they will also become Devotees. So Devotees knowing this are always respectful to everyone.
YOu are so young. When I started, I was also in school. But I was luckier than you. My friends accepted me with my Krsna Consciousness. See, theres a difference in being curious about KC and concerned about you as a person and friend, and theres a difference in ridiculing someone. That means effectively passing judgement that whatever you are doing doesnt fit in their norms. At such a young age, it matters what peers and seniors think.
What you do is try to associate with devotees outside of school. In school, you cannot help, you have to be with them, but be detached. Do not try to fit in. You will see, whenever your friends will face any problem in life, they will run to you for advice or ask you to pray for them. Till then, you chant very nicely, eat only Krsna prasadam to the extent possible and read books by Srila Prabhupada.
At every juncture, turn to Krsna internally and keep asking Him what to do in a situation. He will guide you and you will start realising it. Think that Krsna is your only friend and superior. Make relations only with Krsna. Treat this as your teenage rebellion. You know teenagers rebel to arrive at their own identity, with their own tastes and distastes. Think that this is your rebellion where you have chosen the path of God as against the masses who are all running after girls/boys and career and money.
YOu are feeling spiritually weak, I am much older than you and want to do dandvats to you for the steps you have taken. Dont be discouraged dear, theres a lot more to life than acceptance by peers and seniors.
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OM-agganah-Timahrah-just-cha (please forgive my offences as I was born into the darkness of ignorance)save and except for the causeless mercy of the Boktees I would have been lost and forsaken by the impersonal nature of this creation
jyi Komang (G) You are alone' save for The Head God Govinda Himself, Wow you say-*Earth's population is accually (2)?
Its true though, The God Krishna Jagganath is the only completely opulent unselfish non ego Driven being that there (R), as far as I know!
or have ever heard of.
So with that said let me say, congrats' on your arrival at the platform of pure honest truth. It sounds as if your suffering from a slight case of oversharing with the (False Ego) the fake' pride monster of the materially conditioned/brainwashed souls.
So just chant (to serve Krishna). This world is field of falling angelic souls, in need of the skills knowledge, practices and wisdom needed to turn their karma and spiritual identities and destinies around. Key word needed.)
(B) With that said' let me also say that in my mind's reasoning I consider the Vishnava as the true/only actually qualified Christ being capable of offering more than a free range to carry out a ridicules rang of nonsense and offences which will certainly never equate to cleansing of the karma nor will they, (do to this) ever be able to impart the proper lasting understanding, nor adequate skills or truth. to become the true profit or saveyour of all spirits but you will. You will' one day lift the Vail of the dilution of karma. There I have said it' soon (Komang) you will be if you are not all ready, of a greater actual value or worth than any atheistic Bhudda, any Dogmatic God or their messenger or profit. Can any of your friends say that? I didn't think so. But its all true.
This basket eating manimal societywhat is your worth???? Any way why be feeling lonely when KC is just worming up & we have 10,000 years to make our point.
So why worry When you will soon become a Vishnavah (Nam-acharea)? & camand the affections and awareness of the HeadGod master and source of all things Komang U R not alone.
Darling Vishnava I thing its safe to say like Mike-Jackson said I'll say, "Your lonely days are gone''!
Your servant
Similar problem I had at my school when I joined Krishna Consciousness.
Because only thought that I am a vegetarian used to put them into fear.
What to speak of chanting and waking up early at "night" when everyone is sleeping and taking bath...
So I accepted it as Krishna's mercy. Because I did not have friends with whom I could gossip, spend my time...but had to accept as my only Friend Krishna. I had particular image of Lord Chaitanya to whom I used to meditate and pray, to whom I used to write on my dairy;
I had Srimad Bhagavatam - another form of my only Friend.
I had Holy Name.
But on week ends I used to visit Temple and do services there. But there Krishna gave me very nice Devotee Friends with whom together we used to do services and discuss topics about Krishna.
So we have to try to see good even seemingly in bad things.
And always remember that no matter Krishna does He does it for our welfare.
Be it some austerities we have to go through; be it not fulfilling our desires; crushing our plans; ...
Krishna cares of us every moment.
But still to Your school friends You can give Prasadam and try to help them in anything You can. Only time separates them from being Krishna Conscious. Some day or even after some births for sure they will also become Devotees. So Devotees knowing this are always respectful to everyone.
Your servant,
Hare Krsna dear,
PAMHO.
YOu are so young. When I started, I was also in school. But I was luckier than you. My friends accepted me with my Krsna Consciousness. See, theres a difference in being curious about KC and concerned about you as a person and friend, and theres a difference in ridiculing someone. That means effectively passing judgement that whatever you are doing doesnt fit in their norms. At such a young age, it matters what peers and seniors think.
What you do is try to associate with devotees outside of school. In school, you cannot help, you have to be with them, but be detached. Do not try to fit in. You will see, whenever your friends will face any problem in life, they will run to you for advice or ask you to pray for them. Till then, you chant very nicely, eat only Krsna prasadam to the extent possible and read books by Srila Prabhupada.
At every juncture, turn to Krsna internally and keep asking Him what to do in a situation. He will guide you and you will start realising it. Think that Krsna is your only friend and superior. Make relations only with Krsna. Treat this as your teenage rebellion. You know teenagers rebel to arrive at their own identity, with their own tastes and distastes. Think that this is your rebellion where you have chosen the path of God as against the masses who are all running after girls/boys and career and money.
YOu are feeling spiritually weak, I am much older than you and want to do dandvats to you for the steps you have taken. Dont be discouraged dear, theres a lot more to life than acceptance by peers and seniors.
Haribol,
Do keep in touch,
YOur servant,
Rashmi