Kauai, Hawaii - January 2, 2005
On January 2, 2005 Srila Narayana Maharaja gave a lecture in
the home of Visvambhara dasa and Pancali dasi on the island of Kauai.
Over 160 people attended. The program started out with traditional
devotional songs, and then Srila Narayana Maharaja spoke about
the need for people to come together from all faiths and learn the
science of bhakti-yoga. Love of God transcends religions because it
is the true nature of the soul. He explained that running
after material life is only a distraction from the real reason we
are here on Earth, which is to learn to love and to serve God.
There are so many tragedies in this life; how do we deal with them?
Many people turn to drugs or some other distraction to try to feel
better, but that does not work Even if the results appear
pleasant, they do not last. Bhakti-yoga teaches the method to uncover
our true self, our spiritual self, through serving and loving God.
Srila Maharaja requested that everyone come together and have compassion for each other, instead of fighting over material designations such as skin color, nationality, or religion. After He spoke, there was a beautiful poem read by Chandrika dasi, and then more music and group chanting. The last part of the evenings program was a seven course meal of maha-prasada and discussions of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja's many books. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Visit the Photo gallery
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