Hare Krishna To All Devotees,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
I'm a novice in Krishna Consciousness and I was wondering about how and when do I know that I am progressing on the path of Krishna Consciousness. This is important for me to know as it will be a parameter that will decide my inspiration.
Haribol!
Shalabh
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Hare Krishna Prabhuji. Thank You :)
Hare Krsna humble obeisances AGTSP!
In addition to the wonderful answers by devotees.
Shrila Prabhupada says "Humbleness is the sign of progress in Krishna Consciousness". In one of his letter dated 1968, he says
Your humbleness is very much appreciated by me. This humbleness is the sign of progress in Krishna Consciousness. A Krishna Consciousness person thinks always about himself as the lowest creature in the world, and the more one thinks like that he becomes elevated more and more.
A Krishna Conscious person is never falsely puffed-up; he is satisfied with his humble position as the servant of the servant of the servant of Krishna.
Just how lord Chaitanya said trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih
["One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor yet is always prepared to give all respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord." (Adi-lila 17.31)]
Also as you progress, you'll see uplift in your behaviour, your attitude towards other etc.
Hope this helps.
Your servant
Hare Krishna Mataji,
All Obeisances to Srila Prabhupada and to You!
So, one must strive to become a person with all qualities mentioned in quotes in Adi-lila. Thank you very much Mataji :)
Hari Bol!
Your servant
Hare Krishna Mataji!
Krishna Consciousness must be initiated with the mode of goodness and in the later stages one needs to be beyond all the 3 modes-goodness, passion and ignorance. That's so true! Thank you very much :)
Hari Bol!
Your Servant,
Shalabh
so many nice and suitable answers!!! Thank You to everyone!
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In the lectures i heard that measurement of progress in Krishna Consciousness means we develop eager desire to chant the Holy Names and as a result after attentive chanting we feel higher taste and as a result of higher taste goes away lower taste.
Lower taste which means material desires. They vanish. It is progress.
Also when we start to think that we are the best in the world or among our friends then something is going wrong in our mind. It is not progress but fall down. Devotee is always humble, free from worries - i means worries for material things, and always grateful.
And the first and foremost fruit of attentive chanting is DESIRE TO SERVE. MORE AND MORE. BETTER AND BETTER.
Your servant,
Pranam Mataji,
Hare Krishna! All Obeisances to Srila Prabhupada and to You!
Im with you on this and I've just realized that I've at certain times experienced it. This was a good realization. I will now keep in mind that I keep my willingness to serve Him and Devotees to the highest point as much as I can. Indeed, that was a simple but a very meaningful answer:) Thank you very much!
Hari Bol!
Your servant,
Shalabh
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Pranam Anand Prabhuji,
Hare Krishna!
Wow! You've bestowed me with the complete bundle :D
Thank you very much! It was very much appreciated :)
Hari Bol!
Your Servant,
Shalabh
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