Hare Krishna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. Can you please advise me on to how can I get rid of all my offenses that I have done so far in life. Because I stay abroad and I am a student, so please can I get an answer to my question.
Hare Krishna.
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This Creeper of Bezah*
Has this body as it's root,
Yet I can not say
That by all this and my mindful-breathing/Pronna's
Might. Still myah Exists/persists! B-free
B-proud U-R Our Only Salvation
BhaktiG's
Hare Krsna
You have not mentioned about the type of offences. But Krsna says in BG
sarva-dharmān parityajya
mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo
mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ
The process of surrender to Kṛṣṇa is described in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (11.676):
ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ
prātikūlyasya varjanam
rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāso
goptṛtve varaṇaṁ tathā
ātma-nikṣepa-kārpaṇye
ṣaḍ-vidhā śaraṇāgatiḥ
One should simply accept such religious principles that will lead ultimately to the devotional service of the Lord.Anything that does not lead to the perfectional stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be avoided.One should be confident that in all circumstances Kṛṣṇa will protect him from all difficulties. There is no need of thinking how one should keep the body and soul together. Kṛṣṇa will see to that. One should always think himself helpless and should consider Kṛṣṇa the only basis for his progress in life. As soon as one seriously engages himself in devotional service to the Lord in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, at once he becomes freed from all contamination of material nature.
More details of what to avoid, what to accept are given in Nectar of isntruction
YS Bharat
Hare Krsna Prabhuji,
PAMHO.
The surest way to improve is to chant the Hare Krsna Mahamantra daily. Commit to a minimum number of rounds, begin with 4 (it will take half an hour of your time) and follow 4 regulative principles. Alongwith this, you can read Bhagavad Gita everyday. This is available online also, I have downloaded pocket vedas on my mobile, so I can access anywhere I am.
Regarding allurements of student life abroad, you have to resist. Its a good idea to get into devotee association, preferably in person, else online, through skype, through this website. Idea is to be connected.
Regarding offences committed earlier, dont worry about them now. Concentrate on what I mentioned in 1st para. That has the power to remove all your earlier bad habits as well as karma.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD
Hare Krishna mataji,
You gave the perfect answer - to chant the holy name of the Lord. In fact holy name is so powerful that chanting once this name even by mistake, wipes out our sins.
Hari bol.
YS Ratnadeep.
One cannot be happy under any circumstances unless one pleases the Lord, but devotional service of offender will not please the Lord, no matter of all the effort.
For a brāhmaṇa, learning the scriptures, austerities and renunciation are certainly auspicious, but when acquired by a person who is not gentle, who is not qualified for such activities, such learning are most dangerous.
By honestly begging for forgiveness and acting in way which brings satisfaction to the Lord, one can be free from all offences.