Lecture on The Glories of Rama Ekadashi by HG Jagadhananda Caitanya Prabhu at ISKCON Perambalur
(HG Jagadhananda Caitanya Prabhu was born on 12th January 1979 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, He is Automobile Engineer was working with MRF Tyers until 2002. He is introduced to Krishna Consciousness in 2002 He is very much attracted to Krishna Consciousness so he decided to Join Coimbatore ISKCON )
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Once there lived a king who was very fond of conquering other countries. So he went on fighting one war after another, and was just busy building a big empire. Once when he was on his way back home after a war he saw a old sage dressed in rags, sitting by the street side and meditating. Seeing him in rags the king thought, "This old man is very poor and does not have even proper clothes to protect him from cold. Let me gift him my shawl". Thinking in this manner, the king approached the sage and gifted him his shawl. The sage thanked the king for his kind gesture, but refused to accept the gift. The sage said, "O king, there is someone more poorer than me in your kingdom and may be you consider giving this gift to him. By mercy of Lord, I have everything which is needed for me and so I don't want your shawl". The king was very surprised and he asked the sage as to who was that poor man. The sage replied, "O king, you are the poorest man in this kingdom. Because, I see that even though you had captured so many kingdom, still your thirst for war has not quenched. You don't feel satisfied with what you have and you keep on wasting your valuable time in wars." Hearing the sage's words, the king realized that indeed since the sage had taken shelter of Holy Names, and had the wealth of satisfaction, the sage was far more richer than him. He thanked the sage for his valuable advice and from that day onwards, the king took shelter of Holy Names, stopped unnecessary wars, executed his prescribed duties to the best of his ability. In Srimad Bhagavatam verse 11.19.43-44, Lord Krishna instructs Uddhava that
gunaadhyo hyaadhya ucyate
daridro yastv asantushtah
"My dear friend Uddhava, one who is enriched with good qualities is actually said to be rich, and one who is unsatisfied in life is actually poor."
Indeed satisfaction is the greatest wealth. We must be completely satisfied with whatever Krishna gives us and avoid unnecessary hankerings. That is the secret of peaceful and blissful life.
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(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books.)
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Lecture on How to Prevent and Overcome Anxiety and Stress by HG Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 16 Nov 2014 at Washington DC
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