Hare Krishna
In today's world a lot of people we all know are focussing towards jyotish, pandits, tarrot cards, vastu shastra etc.to solve the problems they might have. They get into remedies wearing different stones in different fingers and a lot more. How far such things help in order to get success in all.
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All things are good only to the extent that they help us in growing in our relationship with Lord Krishna.
Demigods give you what you want. If you want material things, they give you material things.
If you ask for devotion to Krishna, then, thats what they grant you.
Lord Surya is a great devotee of Krishna.
Lord Krishna said to Arjuna that He had given this knowledge to Surya.
I can only add that sometimes it seems as if a devotee has an extremely hard situation or may apparently suffer a great deal. That's because the pain and difficulty that might have been experienced throughout the course of many lifetimes may need to be concentrated into this one life before we go back home, back to Godhead.
But on the other hand if you presume success to be - Having mental peace, God loving, Good moral character, Controller of your Five senses, and "Indriyas" controller of your "Mann" ----- then definitely these things cannot help you. You have to surrender to Krishna unconditionally. He will start from stripping you off from all your worldly materialistic belongings like money, property, family. If you have full mercy of Krishna, all these things happen very fast. Like a good caring parent, Krishna takes you slowly but steadily back to himself. You have to pass a test examination at the stage when you are stripped off your belongings i.e. money, property, family - By remaining surrendered to Krishna. Once you pass this examination, there is no looking back. He will take you to the REAL SUCCESS.
SOmetime it is considerd that Krishna will give an advanced devotee opulences.
Sometimes Kirhsna takes away to give one more faith and sometimes He gives someone some oppulences if He feels that person can handle that and use those things in His service.
Sometimes one may have poor health in the beginning of thier Krishna Consciousness and after many years, their health is much better.
Sometimes one may be poor for many years as a devotee and then later they acumulate wealth somehow. But we can consider it is Krishnas mercy either way.
Sometimes it is considered more His mercy upon one if He takes away, and sometimes it is considered more if He gives. Krishna knows what is best for ones devotional servic.)
Thank you.
Hare Krishna.
all glories to srilla prabhupada
pamho:agtsp;
complete surrender is high stage which we are trying to achieve
but till we don't surrender completely we can take help of it as guidance (something like do your best leave the rest to krishna).
for fixing marriages we can consult astrology.
srilla prabhupada also consulted 3 astrologers when he was going on last world tour.
srilla prabhupada senior disciple is vedic astrologer, please see website:
http://shyamasundaradasa.com/index.html
iskcon have many temples builded while taking care of vaastu shastra.
main thing is when we use our intellegence (astrology,vaasyu shastra,shortcuts etc) we gradually loose faith in krishna.therefore it is recommended to take sheltor of holy name.
stones affect definately but remember everything we associate it affects us may be stone or person then what to speak of krishna, when we concect ourself to krishna initially we may not like but gradually we w'll be very happy compare to materialistic person.
Success is very relative keeps changing in material world , i can assure u 100% no can be happy in all it is an illusion.
in my personal life i did try all and concluded we can't change destiny as we want.
I suddenly entred in this discussion so do not mind. Here is my openion about your question. If eny body wear a NEELAM Stone In his finger. Or the second person chant 101 times for a mala of 108 MAnkAS. What Happens? The second person who chans that get more and more benefit in his life. I have Felt this in my life. Lord krishan gives my everything to me.
So Donot worry Chant or be Happy. Hare Krishan................................................