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Unity and Devotee Association

Posted by Jaykishor Pendharkar on August 8, 2012 at 10:37pm in Krishna

Hare krishna to all devotees,

                                        Can one tell me importance of  Unity and devotee association  given by Shrila Prabhpada Or philosophical important of Unity ?How can we serve or achieve our goals by Unity????Please suggest me any article or verse where I can get that information....

Gauranga.............

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  • Volunteer
    Mohini Madhavi August 12, 2012 at 10:51am

    Hare Krishna dear Devotees, please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

    Srila Prabhupada made our sadhana in such a way so that everytime we come together and worship Krishna. For example, this mangala arati, worshiping Deities at the Temple, Kirtans, Sunday programs, Festivals, Yatras, Parikaramas ...are all just to make us to come together, inspire each other and serve to Krishna.

    Especially this Deity worship unites Devotees very nicely. They come to the Temple, cook for Them, make garlands for Them, sign for Them, dance before Them...

    Your servant,

  • Volunteer
    Jay Krishnan Ramasawmy August 12, 2012 at 9:22am

    Hare Krsna,

    Prabhu Gopal Das and other devotees have given wonderful examples of how association with devotees can bring so many invaluable benefits.

    In addition to that, His divine grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has given explanations on the importance of farm communities below. These are examples of unity amongst devotees towards a common and important goal.

    Srila Prabhupada said...

    “These news are giving me new life, although I am a dead man. I wanted to see a little more that the whole world is overflooded with Krishna consciousness. In my horoscope just done they have described although this is a critical period, if I pass through, I will live 100 years. Then I shall surely come to visit your farm. From your description I can understand it is a very, very nice farm. It gives me great pleasure to know that the devotees can eat nicely fresh vegetables, and grains, and pure milk. I am very enthused to know how the local people are responding so much and donating to help construct the project. The project is very nice. You are actually “Tulasi Das.”

    Your letter is very encouraging. I am very pleased. If our farm projects are organized all over the world, then we shall conquer. As soon as I see the farms growing, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and the devotees eating sumptuously and chanting Hare Krishna, O, how wonderful it is! What is this nonsense civilization of the karmis? When I hear this report my chest swells up being so proud of my disciples’ achievements.”

    At this point I said to His Divine Grace, ‘Srila Prabhupada You are the farm acarya.’ But Srila Prabhupada replied, “Krishna is the farm acarya. Balarama has a plow and Krishna has calf. Krishna forced His father, Don’t have Indra-puja. Worship this land which is giving food to the cows and cowherd men.”

    Srila Prabhupada said...

    “Our farm projects are an extremely important part of our movement. We must become self-sufficient by growing our own grains and producing our own milk, then there will be no question of poverty. So develop these farm communities as far as possible. They should be developed as an ideal society depending on natural products not industry. Industry has simply created godlessness, because they think they can manufacture everything that they need.

    Our Bhagavad-gita philosophy explains that men and animals must have food in order to maintain their bodies. And the production of food is dependent on the rain and the rain of course is dependent on chanting Hare Krsna. Therefore let everyone chant Hare Krsna, eat nicely and keep their bodies fit and healthy. This is ideal life style.

    We do not condemn modern civilization but we don’t like to get it at the cost of God Consciousness, that is suicide.” — Letter to Rupanuga, 18 December, 1974s

    Hari Bol,

  • Volunteer
    Gopal das August 10, 2012 at 5:36pm

    http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/perfectquestionsperfectanswer...

    Q. 255. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVOTEES` ASSOCIATION ?‏

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