Hare Krishna Mata ji,

I have recently joined iskcondesiretree and i have seen discussion forum and found your replies on several topics. All your replies are very impressive. I also want to share my query with you.

I connected with Lord Krishna devotion in last 1 year. First i worhiped devi and devta and had no much knowledge about god . As per GOD grace i have seen Bhagwad Gita on Ramanand Sagar TV Serial Shri Krishna . I found that teaching by Lord Krishna is very true and logical for our daily life. Then i read Bhagwad Gita book and much attracted towards Krishna. Then me and my wife started to come ISKCON temple , Delhi for attending class on every Sunday. Me and my wife regularly worshiped Lord Krishna and do chanting one round of mala daily with full devotion with our best level of effort.

Suddenly in April 2014 , i suffered by Vertigo. I feel diziness on time to time daily. Due to this i am not able to concentrate on daily devotional as well as duty work. We stopped to attend the class in ISKCON. My wife thoughts that due to attending of regular class and reading several ISKCON book , i suffered from vertigo. So she is not much interested in ISKCON class now days.

But i still want to continue my Krishna bhakti with full devotion. But i am not able to make balance in spritual life and materlisitc life.

Please suggest me solution , how i can overcome the same.

Hare KRsna Prabhuji,

PAMHO.

I want to ask you one question - before you came into ISKCON, did you or your wife have any health issues? I am sure the answer is yes - nobody can lead their life, esp with the lifestyle that is there today, without falling ill sometime or the other. Then how can you think that this particular health issue is due to associating with ISKCON. It is so far fatched from reality.

You continued going to work despite vertigo na. Then why you made Krsna bhakti the only scapegoat?

People in India approach God when they face problems - here you are going away from God because you are facing a problem.

You were doing very good - attending the sunday program in East of Kailash temple, reading Gita and chanting, though in my opinion 1 round is nothing. Its like having saunf or jeera when we are hungry. Our material contamination is so much that one round can do nothing to clean our heart and provide nourishment to the soul. The way we eat to keep the body fit, we chant to keep the soul nourished. Chanting time is chatting time - where you can have your own private chat with the Supreme Lord. And believe me, you will get answers and direction, based on how you ask the questions and how receptive you are towards the answers.

Please restart chanting immediately - with 4 rounds minimum for both you and your wife. It may not solve the health problem, it will solve the soul problem.

YOu and your wife can make your house a temple, by chanting daily, doing deity worship of Laddu Gopal or Radha Krsna deity or photos of Krsna if you dont have deities, reading everyday together any of SP books, reading Gita everyday together, cooking and offering food to Krsna everydaya nd taking prasadam and attending Sunday class like before. Trust me, it will solve all your problems, not give you more problems.

I have seen people in Delhi are very status conscious - they will go for latest brands of clothes and accessories. When you get into this path, you will realise you are not body but soul, then automatically the attraction for these things will reduce and you will no longer be trying to keep up with neighbours or other family members to gather more material wealth and possessions. Life will be made simpler by following this process.

Please prabhuji I request you to take up chanting again. Discuss all your problems with Krsna and see the solutions emerging.

Pls take care.

Haribol,

YOur servant,

Rashmi