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A short announcement:
The tentatively scheduled Sri Navadvipa Dham program of August 20-24 has been cancelled.
There is however a small program in Mayapura before the Jagganath Puri parikrama.
| A Morning Walk Excerpt |
Srila Maharaja
returning from his morning walk in New Vraja, Badger
|
Badger, California May 20, 2004
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
[Brajanatha dasa:] This devotee came to see you many years ago. He wanted to take initiation, but he didn't do so yet. He is very qualified in making videos and recordings.
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] One cannot be happy by making videos and engaging in other worldly activities. He should know who he is. What is your name? Is your name the name of the body or the soul?
[Devotee:] Body.
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] What is your designation? Who are you?
[Devotee:] The soul.
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] Have you realized something of this? How tall you are – or whether your complexion is black or white or golden? How strong are you? Do you know? You should try to know by entering the correct process. You should first come in this process Don’t waste your time. If you are not realizing yourself, you have no intelligence. You cannot be happy. You cannot be happy. You cannot be happy
harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva
kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir
anyatha
"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way." (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 17.21)]
But there
are so many kinds of chanting of the holy name. There is
suddha-nama (purest name), then pure name, then nama-abhasa
(shadow of the name), then nama-aparadha (offense to the name),
and so many variations in each category. Not everyone is chanting the
pure name. One pure name can give you krsna-prema. Nama-abhasa
will not do so, and moreover, our chanting of the name is not even
nama-abhasa. We think that without Guru our chanting of the name
will be the pure holy name, but it is nama-aparadha. If you remain
with me, although I am chastising you…
| A Darsana on Responsibility |
Verbania, Italy: June 22, 2004
Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
[At 7.00pm on June 27th, Srila Narayana Maharaja gave his farewell address to the over 700 devotees present. He said he would be leaving Italy in just a few hours, and he expressed his satisfaction that this, the largest European festival to date, was a grand success in all ways. On the previous days, just before his evening classes, he held darsanas (informal meetings) for devotees from a few countries each day. On June 22nd the darsana consisted mostly of devotees from England, America and Australia, and the following is a transcription of that darsana:]
[Anandini dasi:] My situation is changing, because my children are now grown up. You said three years ago that the responsibilities would be completed in three years. Now three years are over. I need to surrender to you.
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] Your children are still dependent on you. I think you have already surrendered totally to me.
[Brajanatha dasa:] One of the devotees told me he wanted to come, but he has so many other obligations.
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami were married with very beautiful
wives, but they had no obligations. They considered that they had no
obligation other than to do bhajana. Srimati Gangamata Thakurani
was about to get married, that is, her father had arranged her
marriage, but she kicked out all her obligations and
responsibilities and simply chanted, "Krsna, Krsna." I also had so
many obligations – to my mother, father, newly married wife and
children. But I became maddened with a desire to serve our
Gurudeva, and forgot that there were any responsibilities in this
world. I left home on the day of Amavasya at midnight. One should
realize his transcendental relation and responsibilities toward Guru
and Krsna. If, by sadhu-sanga, that responsibility will be
remembered and realized, then all worldly responsibility
disappears. Srimad Bhagavatam states that if one understands his
responsibility to serve Lord Krsna, all other responsibilities
will be automatically taken care of.
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