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A Lifestyle Of Gratitude by Achyut Gopal Das

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on April 6, 2024 at 3:00pm

"Being grateful is a state of consciousness, a state awakened awareness. Are we grateful for every breath we breathe?" - Radhanath Swami

Every opportunity that comes to us in life, we should learn to be grateful for. We can't take anything for granted. I recently got the opportunity to go to Mauritius and had a good experience there but, if it was not for Krishna's mercy, so many things could have gone wrong. It could have rained heavily and spoilt the experience. I could have got sick there

Grateful for the Gifts

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on December 7, 2021 at 3:55pm

As I stand where earth, sea, and sky meet, and watch the sun rise before me, it’s easy to feel the emotion of gratitude. Who am I to be so blessed and where does all this life and beauty come from?

Prabhupada says it well:

Every living entity, especially persons in the human race, must feel grateful for the benedictions offered by the grace of the Supreme Lord. Therefore anyone with a simple heart of gratefulness must be Kṛṣṇa conscious and offer devotional service to the Lord. Those who are act

Be Careful, Grateful, Helpful by Bhaktimarga Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on April 10, 2020 at 7:13pm

I viewed the interview of Edna Boone, 100 at the time, and a survivor of the pandemic flu that hit the globe in 1918. She was ten when, after WWI, this deadly influenza came to her town in the southern states. Very revealing! Please review and become aware.
https://youtu.be/7k20VFZeLKY

When I take my daily walk, I see people in the park (usually Ramsden Park). I sense, as they do, that we are all in a fragile world and we need to be careful, grateful and helpful.

As one man put it, when

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A Lifestyle Of Gratitude by Achyut Gopal Das

Grateful for the Gifts

Be Careful, Grateful, Helpful by Bhaktimarga Swami

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