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FROM BANKER TO BEGGAR............. A LESSON IN LOVE

Posted by Sita devi dasi on March 26, 2010 at 10:50am
YESTERDAY A DAY WHICH WILL BE FOREVER ETCHED IN MY MEMORY. AS I COULD HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND OF MAHARAJ'S VOICE I CLOSED MY EYES AND I WAS TRANSPORTED BACK IN TIME TO THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF MY KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS. IN THE BEGINNING DAYS EVERYDAY SEEMED LIKE A FESTIVAL. PROGRAMS EVERY EVENING EITHER IN KRISHNACHANDRA PR HOUSE OR SRINATHJI PRBHU'S HOUSE AS MAHARAJ SAID. WE MET SO OFTEN....JUST LIKE FAMILY. IT WAS SUCH A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE. AND MAHARAJ SAID WHATEVER RADHA GOPINATH TEMPLE HAS ACHIEVED SO FAR IN TERMS OF PREACHING, IN COLLEGES OR IN CONGREGATION PROGRAMS OR IN MIDDAY MEAL OR IN SATELLITE CENTRES AND ETC IT IS MAINLY COZ THEY MAINTAINED THIS MOOD OF FAMILY SPIRIT. THE LOVE BETWEEN EACH OTHER IS SO STRONG THAT IT CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLES AND DIFFERENCES. THAT IS WHAT MAHARAJ BELIEVES IN.
YESTERDAY DEVAMARITA PRABHU DIED ON THE AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF RAM NAVAMI AND H.H. BHAKTIRASAMRITA MAHARAJ WAS BORN. THE FORMAL FUNCTION OF SANYAS WAS NECESSARY MAHARAJ SAID THAT HE FELT THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING. HE FELT THIS IS NOT ENOUGH. SO HE CALLED GOVIND PR AND SAID THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A MORE INTIMATE GROUP MEETING TO SHARE THE JOY THAT ALL THE DEVOTEES WERE FEELING. IT IS SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A SANYAS INITIATION IT IS FAMILY AFFAIR. WE ARE ALL ONE BIG FAMILY AND WHEN ONE OF OUR SENIOR MEMBERS TAKES SUCH AN IMPORTANT STEP WE SHOULD ALL BE TOGETHER AS ONE BIG FAMILY TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
THESE WORDS WILL FOREVER BE ETCHED IN MY HEART. AS I FELT SUCH HOPE , SUCH LOVE SUCH FEELING OF TOGETHERNESS WHICH ONLY DEVOTEES CAN EXPERIENCE. I FELT FORTUNATE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ECSTATIC BLISS BUT AT THE SAME TIME FELT SAD FOR THOSE IN THE MATERIAL WORLD LOST IN THEIR SENSEGRATIFICATION WHO CAN NEVER EXPERIENCE THESE DIVINE FEELINGS OF LOVE AND ECSTACY WHICH WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN THE ASSOCIATION OF DEVOTEES.
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  • WAYO March 26, 2010 at 10:09pm
    Hari Bol
  • Sita devi dasi March 26, 2010 at 8:41pm
    yes anuradha we should always be grateful to receive the causeless mercy of the lord......
  • anuradha tripathi March 26, 2010 at 8:30pm
    the pleasure of being in beautiful radhagopinath temple ,,the helping devotees ,the lovely programmes,the great maharaj, and the attractive deities are unbelievable we are really fortunate to be the part of it
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