society vs self decisions....

hare krishna to all devotees,

                                                 Now a days i m in dilemma, i have taken a decision which, in my view, will uplift me personally and spiritually but this decision is not acceptable to my family and relatives because the decision is against the prevailing norm of society.  But i know i m right and the topics of discussion of this forum have also proved that i m not wrong.......

                                                I feel emotionally blackmailed whenever my family and relative discussed this topic but they alw show me the fear of society and their norms.....and more above is bad name......

                                                I really could not decide what should i do, should I do against the wishes of my dearones and stick to my decision or should i leave my right decision just for the sake of society and its blind norms.........

                                               Pls guide me.............. 

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  • Hare Krishna,
    If u have taken a decision keeping lord Krishna in mind,then i must say that u must follow the path u have decided to take.The society is quite misguided so u must not follow their rules without gioving a think.
    • Hare Krishna,,,
      Yes I also agree with parthasarathy mitra ji.
      And atlast Krishna ne jo bhi karna hoga ,,,,
      Hoga to wahin.....
      So dont think much...
      Flow with time and Krishna
      He will take care of everythng....
      Ho sakta hai jo decision society ke favour mei hai , atlast wahi ho....
      But Krishna ne usme bhi kuch achcha hi socha hoga apne devotees ke liye................

      HARI BOL.....
      • hare krishna...
        i agree fully with this thought
  • PAMHO AGTSP,

    HARE KRISHNA,

    With our culture the majority of stuff that we do be out of the norm for most people (i.e.,vegetarianism).Think about it being a vegetarian is a better way of living for a lot of reasons, but a lot of people still have a problem with it. Does that mean that, because they do have a problem we should conform to their ideas? NO

    If you have been in the KC movement for a while then you will slowly start to understand more, which will seperate you even farther from the karmi's and there thought process, so after a while what you are doing on a normal basis seems completly alien to them.

    For that reason you have to understand that in cases like KC YOU WANT to seperate yourself from their ideas, so that you dont have to take another birth again.

    I hope this helps.

    YS,

    Keith
    • u r right prabhu g...........
      thanks for the guidance
  • Hare Krsna !
    Unless you tell about the decision you have taken it can not be judged. In fact when a person decides about something he normally thinks he is right. Only Lord Krsna in this universe is "Purna", "Purnamidam"....... We human and even Gods are not perfect or "Purna". We all commit mistakes. I don't know how old you are, but still you will not be older than your parents. Your parents have seen this world more than you and they naturally have more experience than you. Further you have told that you have stopped Krsna Nama Japa because you don't believe in Krsna whole heartedly. In this way you don't have Krsna to protect you, or his "Nama Kawach" is also absent. Under such condition you should follow advise of your more experienced parents. You can not remain pleasant by keeping your parents unpleasant. If your decision can wait then analyse your decision why your parents are against it with an open mind. Afterall your parents gave birth to you and have grown you up to this height that you feel you have power to take right decisions, they gave you all their affection, love and what not. Probably you are not married and became mother so you don't know what a child means to his parents. Parents can never be enemy of his child. There is nothing in this world that cannot be sorted out. Your parents are long sighted. Whereas you seem to be thinking of only you, that is short sightedness. My advice : Start the Nama Japa vigorously and you will see that everything will be sorted out amicably.
    • hare krishna.
      what in case if parents are not Krishna Conciousness? and they are not able to take correct decisions....
      I mean if they dnt have a good name and did n do everything just for the sake of happiness of Society but not for the happiness of their family....
      As now we are mature enough to judge things....
      What if in the past they did everything wrong....and fully involved in sense gratification......
      They dont understand spiritual talks and very far away krom Krishna Consciousness......
      And now imposing their decision on their children and that decision of theirs halting their children's spiritual life.......?
      Now if such are the situations , what would u suggest?
      and actually what could be done in that case.....
      Whether choose own decision and move to spiritual path to grow more spirtually
      OR
      embrace their decision?
      Please Suggest and help.....
      • hare krishna benu g........

        Its really a very tough question to answer, only Krishna will show us the right path......
        • Hare Krishna Nimmi,,

          Yes, I agree.
          When such situation arises in ur life, leave everything onto Krishna.
          He will take care of everything.
          Just do your chanting and Bhakti properly and Don' Loose patience and confidence over him.

          After all, His arrangement and plans for our life are much better(even Best) than our dreams.

          Just Pray him to give us strength to accept happily what he decides for us.

          Hari Bol......
    • hare krishna prabhu g..........

      lots of thnks for ur guidance.
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