I have been a devotee for going on 10 years. My family is small, and we live in the city. There are not a lot of opportunities for me to learn how to be the most devout that I can be and, in truth, one of my biggest obstacles was my Ekadasi-phobia. I was just terrified that I would ruin it somehow by using a spice I shouldn't, or that I would forget entirely in the morning and go for my cup of tea.
Terrible, right? 10 years & I have not yet observed Ekadasi. I looked at the beautiful picture of Yamuna Mataji, I read her story, and thought that the first Ekadasi of 2012 was the time to jump in full stop. So, we did it and it was a success! No one starved and I was very very careful to use only things that were bonafide for Ekadasi.
We were grateful for ISKCON Desire Tree because it provided me with all the information and recipes. The first thing we did in the morning was read the story of Ekadasi & my 4 year old daughter was overjoyed! My 6 year old son was my regulator (as usual), making sure that none of us slipped up throughout the day.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krsna,
Jamie
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