Seva vs sadhana

Hare Krishna, sometimes it happens that one cannot get time for somedays for attentive sadhana(chanting,reading)because of too much seva in temple(assigned by gurumaharaj).Which should be given priority?

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  •   I say chanting - Also if they are working you that hard, then make sure you have a good retirement plan. :-)

  • Sevak

    Hare Krsna

    Which should be given priority?

    Chanting is the first and foremost service to Spiritual master. Hence is it the first priority.

    Hare Krsna

  • Initiated devotees chant 16 rounds and chanting cleanses the heart. It is a difficult questions if you ask devotees or guru Maharaj they will suggest reading and serving comes secondary. You will be aware in  ISKCON Temples, Kitchen services are offered, who chant 16 rounds.  It depends on how much you are deep into it and once you get the taste of chanting, you will never miss it. Hare Krishna Mahamantra is the only recommended Mantra in Kaliyuga by Chaitanya mahaprabhu. There are lot of references for  a devotee. It is said  one who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly [to indicate something else], jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This is accepted by all the learned scholars of the scriptures. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.14)

    Hare krishna

  • Hare Krishna,

    Where there is a will there is a way!!!

  • Krishna said "form the highest planet's within this material creation to the lowest, repeatedly bearth and death are taking place. So "in all planet's missory & sufferings are happening so Of what accual value is there is the understanding pr words of One Who Thinks yhat they are God but are not? Indeed Yoga too is inconclusive at it's best regarding Krishna Govinda's SPLO SOVERNTY?
    What has any worth or Worthiness which doe's NoT Conclude or in this case, guide One & anyone I might add,) to the Direct -perception/Experiences of a divinity- that never leaves the memory nor leaves anyDoubts (0) doubts that the One God Only Thery is' "Really Real. & that He-alone is Certafyed & or Qullafyed to mannage (All) of the rest of the creations & Karmas as you we approach introspectively our own inner & Outer environments & U-B th
    Judge. This mantra is an Open invitation to take almost intravenously the Shakti of the Transcendental Spiritual Stratums.
    ? If there is a lighthouse we need to be-climbing, why take the Stair when an Elavater is inWaiting? Krishna Said. H's-SelfSame*Personality yes "Me-(Personally) & I alone" am the SoulSource of Everything & eberyOne that that there is in everyStratium Great or Small EverywhereAll the time. Everyone Speaks of Hi's Legendary Deeds of Ammorus & Valler in regard to Protecting those Devoveted to Truth in-the-Highest. I.e. Hi's MahnoTheist *Exclusive Devotions. As
    "Only in the relatively safe worm elimination of Vishnu's Loving protections can theMind even retain the memory/knowledge of One's experience thus (All) need VishnuRam's attentions "without the Personification-of-Om or VishnuNahma notEven a Vishnavas can "micromanage the Karmas & the My'ahs, & be engaging all one's atintions & deeds/actions in the association of King Of The Gods /All Other Gods, Krishna. Krishna is not a "Jokeing Joe" Rocking for the Opp.2 do something devilish like Devalue the potentuel or the abilities within Mankind. Teach You Darma (No)
    Teach you Who The HeadGod is,? No
    When do you think they were going to comeClean? If*. . they Even ThemSelves Know? No this School ISKCON" IS the (ONE) School, 1 scol the Single School that will dispell the Joking Joes from your space 100% works every time 4-no selfish or delusional begging desperit, Lonly, boord,grigrinder of the Firmament. /FalseEgotist going injoy the truth *The*Reality that Every breath &Thought has it's orragins outside of anyOne or thing Other than GoPallaRam!
    ChantProperly please.#2 All Time is Valuable, especially that of the elusive SincearSeekers. Rember this is TreRodge* just like one the battlefields for the attintion of all souls, that thay might 'by their own voalition seek youOut. Arguing debating & atempting to convence others how & who to seek for Lif's eternal truths & questions to
    saveTime, let the books do the intro-? I think is how iskcon want's it. If you'r not ("book distributing) U-Should be Chanting* chanting, chanting
    MiYa is a devinely invencable FoW of Self and God understanding impowered by God as Gate Keeper for "The Sincere" everyOne* living a life ViahProxy of anyone or thing OtherThan the Head- God HimSelf, has their destany already eatched like as if upone a-stone, as to i.e. The ISKCON VISHNAVAS ARE THE HIGHES GURUS of all & the last one's anyone will ever need!100% effectively 100%of the Time.
    Nothing'evenComes"close. Don't make exceptions plz- don't wast anyTime wast (0) time Miya wont.Not untill She get's Her Directive from GOD.
    • Note toGOD. God there's you God & then there's (b-s) on a stick. P.s. Thank You Krishna for taking my tears of Sincerity pennence & austaraties Serreusly. & UnLike all other Dahgmas/traditional impersonal-Wisdom traditions, thank you for remembering my every effort. Krishna plz. assust me in Keeping my allegiance to truth-fact-& faith & confidence in your position of the SingleSoul in ahmung all Souls counted together, even cappable of honest unconditional Loving deliverance from this Soul's perpetual Spiral Down as KARMA turnes our destiny like topsoil. Thak You (SPP)
      THANK YOU
      KRISHNA HARE & RAMA. JOKEING JOES in-fact not much interested in dispatching (bs) from their lives. Nore are the (BS'ers) very much intrested in supporting mortals that are not enslaved & or mentaly infatuated by there # teapartyMakebelieve! ?
  • Ji Hari, Haray, Hare, all glory to
    HareNahma Sankertahna, however, all Sava is a tyape of "purifying liboration.
    Savah also appearsis in several forms, labor is just one way/path of accomplishing 1000 times than you deserve. Physically surrendering UnConditionally to The Yoga of (KC)
    Labor is just one taste of Krishna's
    fab.-enexzostable attributes all the forms have the same Liberating effects.
    My suggestion would not be to Speed-up, but to Slowdown, Krishna it seems, is seldom harried and even less offten rushed. Krishna's PROGRAM is 100% lajitamit The ancestors in the heaven's are in my experience, to put it generously, judgmental, foultFinding Hippocrates, puffed up with out a clue. As to how to avoid Hell themselves. & accually serve no-One at all any more than us chanting for Krishna on our own. Of Cource chanting Sri-Vishnu & Rahma 1st. & the Prahnahm' greetings, thus colecting the awairness & the energies of the Master of Pure Light of Love. The Head God's Vushnu Krishna & Hare.
    We at ISKCON Striving to serve as Bhakties realise everyway we Can serve Krishna, (SPP) & ISKCON will have the similar if-not the same type of affectiveness. I.e. Purifying liberating and the value of enjoying the Opulence of the (Only) All-knowing, unlimited Strenth and intelligence of Krishna's. So i'd say #1. don't sweat the tyape of service, as serving the servents is "thr only task at Hand.
    Consider it serving at the feet of Krishna, in the same way as instructed by (SPP & ISKCON). PLEASE don't be rushed be faithful pashunt and confadent that Krishna is the truth, speeks the truth. & Krishna-ALONE Loves Us as Hi's own, those others are #1 Exactly * comparable to crule crule Slavers. Slavers that have the ahdasaty to De-value manKind's abilities in spite of Krishna's words of valler for our/mankind's unqunek & are leveraging our inevitabl short comings to/that creats distortion & distractions in our spiritual evolution. Why because apparently becoming a faultFinding nimma'sists, is just to much fun or #2 God the (HeadGod, wants us alone, i.e. With Him alone all other athoraty's are base as a drummer comparatively. "He who is offering sacrifices to other Gods do-so "withOut a true and proper understanding" Krishna said i the Gita. As-it is by (SP) Gee. I.e. (KC) Hi's favorable awareness of us (during our efforts, is the Quest of the service & they/all the types of service have The Samr Perpus! As I understand it! No Worrys* Prahbugee
  • Pr ji i don't  know much about this but ultimate goal is to remember the Lord at time of death, so have to practise remembering during whole life .... whatever is favourable for this you can adopt it .. 

    hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare 

    hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare 

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