Video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_bDiLKae4
Summary:
We need to be very careful about Aparadha and know what it means so we know what kind of offence we are commiting. Also need to remember that radha is there in Aparadha and we should never be removed from radha when we perform our service.
It is very important be refined in your dealings with devotees. One is sadhu ninda - It is harmful and not good. Krsna in the BG warns us that even if the devotee seems to be of lose character or exhibit some wordliness we should still consider them as devotees. The goal of life is to serve the lotus feet of Krsna and that is the most important devotional service and if other ones aren't manifest then we should accept them as a devotee. Only considered as a spot on the moon and very quickly he says such a person very quickly will come to the stage of righteousness by devotional service. And Krsna says you say it Arjuna that you say it boldly.
Accepting the supreme personality of Godhead as the supreme. Even if they say Hare Krsna at the tip of their tongues then they are qualified to be called devotees.
One who becomes a servant of the servant of the servant a million times removed, then he becomes a devotee of Krsna. First we offer pushpanjali to our Guru, then Acharyas and then Nityananda and chaitanya mahaprabhu - gives us the proper way to pay obeisances and etiqutte to become a nice vaishnava.
Therefore offending devotees is like biting the hand which feeds us. Hence, we shouldn't offend such devotees. "If the devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava while cultivating the creeper of devotional service in the material world, his offense is compared to a mad elephant that uproots the creeper and breaks it. In this way the leaves of the creeper are dried up. - Mahaprabhu particularly tells us about this.
A word uttered in malice is like a spear and it can pierce the heart like an arrow. Imagine whatever you say or think becomes like a writing on your body for everybody to see, then you will make sure what you utter or not to criticize others. If I criticize others, we feel it makes us feel better, but it's completely wrong.
Mahaprabhu says, instead of critizicing somebody, it's better to rather say nice things about them and see the potential in them and when you do it, suddenly you will feel like you drank some nectar!
If you have offended a vaishnava in your previous life then you will feel that you have lost the taste of chanting hare krsna maha mantra and the prescription then is to keep chanting the hare Krsna maha mantra and keep serving the vaishnava and pray that they will be forgiven so their offense will be cleaned up.
Always feel that you are a murkha, a fool so you can always keep learning and hence you won't be critical of everybody.
Canto 9 - about maharaj ambrish's life - Durvasha muni was invited to please come and purify my home and have prasad. This is wow - http://vedabase.net/sb/9/4/63/en - It's not what you know, it's who you know - become the devotee of a devotee. Without becoming a devotee of a devotee on cannot be released from material entanglement.
Hence, when someone sees themselves as the servant of the servant of the servant then you are truly liberated. So, try to serve the servant of a spiritual master. Better than serving SP is to serve tadiya. The paraphernalia of the servant of the servant of Krsna.
Unless one is ones's disciple, they are not in the position to correct themselves. And hence, you have the duty to correct people sometimes. But the way to do it to correct people is by lots of ways by NVC - Non Violent Communication.
People are sensitive and hence it's very important on how to criticize people. Dhruva maharaj wasn't even allowed to sit on the lap of his father. Her step-mother actually offended him before he even became a vaishnav and see what happened, when Dhruva came back after becoming a vaishnava then his step mother and uttama were killed. Hence, we should always remember that this person can become a great devotee and hence we shouldn't offend them and hence we should always keep asking for forgiveness from vaishnavas. read SB 4.9.23!
Another example - life of Akrura - he's a pure devotee of the Lord and he has been ordered to get Krsna and Balaram to be killed by Kamsa. But he was thinking I'm a devotee of Krsna and hence Krsna knows my heart. Bhimsmadev was in the wrong side and yet he was a great devotee of Krsna. So, the conciousness is very important and should always protect yourself from committing any offenses to anybody because they can become a great devotee.
Because of the personality of the soul, there will still be differences in spiritual environments and hence we should be able to tolerate the differences in opinions.
Another example of Prithu maharaj - compromised to have only 99 sacrifices and then the Lord personally came to glorify him, Sometimes, you just need to compromise and still have the right conciousness.
Anyone who can do this managerial position but at the same time is equipoised, that person is always in Krsna's heart.
When you hear stories from SB or CC about pure devotees having arguments (Ex - Nityananda prabhu and Advaita Acharya heated argument) don't take sides or your dev service will be destroyed. These instances are mentioned only for us to learn and tolerate and grow spiritually. All these stories are for fallen souls as lessons !
CHANT HARE KRSNA AND VERY CONCIOUSLY DON'T OFFEND VAISHNAVAS OTHERWISE YOU WILL NEVER GROW SPIRITUALLY.
Mood of VDA (mood of the gopis)- Chant Hare Krsna, Preaching (book distribution), have prasad and always think of Krsna. ARK, NFK.
Due to the severity of offences to Vaishnavas you can be really way led and your taste for Krsna goes away. They can get locked out.
And you can do all this only by Practice and a lot of Practice and by always chanting Hare Krsna and ARK AND NFRK. Good dog vs the bad dog - which dog do you feed? Feed the Good one and all this can happen only by increments! The smallest victory is always a victory and it will give us momentum towards our goal. So look for the small victories.
Write yourself a mission statement on how you will deal with criticism - "I will never talk about devotees behind their back".
Please read what Narad muni says to Dhruva maharaj,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_bDiLKae4
Summary:
We need to be very careful about Aparadha and know what it means so we know what kind of offence we are commiting. Also need to remember that radha is there in Aparadha and we should never be removed from radha when we perform our service.
It is very important be refined in your dealings with devotees. One is sadhu ninda - It is harmful and not good. Krsna in the BG warns us that even if the devotee seems to be of lose character or exhibit some wordliness we should still consider them as devotees. The goal of life is to serve the lotus feet of Krsna and that is the most important devotional service and if other ones aren't manifest then we should accept them as a devotee. Only considered as a spot on the moon and very quickly he says such a person very quickly will come to the stage of righteousness by devotional service. And Krsna says you say it Arjuna that you say it boldly.
Accepting the supreme personality of Godhead as the supreme. Even if they say Hare Krsna at the tip of their tongues then they are qualified to be called devotees.
One who becomes a servant of the servant of the servant a million times removed, then he becomes a devotee of Krsna. First we offer pushpanjali to our Guru, then Acharyas and then Nityananda and chaitanya mahaprabhu - gives us the proper way to pay obeisances and etiqutte to become a nice vaishnava.
Therefore offending devotees is like biting the hand which feeds us. Hence, we shouldn't offend such devotees. "If the devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava while cultivating the creeper of devotional service in the material world, his offense is compared to a mad elephant that uproots the creeper and breaks it. In this way the leaves of the creeper are dried up. - Mahaprabhu particularly tells us about this.
A word uttered in malice is like a spear and it can pierce the heart like an arrow. Imagine whatever you say or think becomes like a writing on your body for everybody to see, then you will make sure what you utter or not to criticize others. If I criticize others, we feel it makes us feel better, but it's completely wrong.
Mahaprabhu says, instead of critizicing somebody, it's better to rather say nice things about them and see the potential in them and when you do it, suddenly you will feel like you drank some nectar!
If you have offended a vaishnava in your previous life then you will feel that you have lost the taste of chanting hare krsna maha mantra and the prescription then is to keep chanting the hare Krsna maha mantra and keep serving the vaishnava and pray that they will be forgiven so their offense will be cleaned up.
Always feel that you are a murkha, a fool so you can always keep learning and hence you won't be critical of everybody.
Canto 9 - about maharaj ambrish's life - Durvasha muni was invited to please come and purify my home and have prasad. This is wow - http://vedabase.net/sb/9/4/63/en - It's not what you know, it's who you know - become the devotee of a devotee. Without becoming a devotee of a devotee on cannot be released from material entanglement.
Hence, when someone sees themselves as the servant of the servant of the servant then you are truly liberated. So, try to serve the servant of a spiritual master. Better than serving SP is to serve tadiya. The paraphernalia of the servant of the servant of Krsna.
Unless one is ones's disciple, they are not in the position to correct themselves. And hence, you have the duty to correct people sometimes. But the way to do it to correct people is by lots of ways by NVC - Non Violent Communication.
People are sensitive and hence it's very important on how to criticize people. Dhruva maharaj wasn't even allowed to sit on the lap of his father. Her step-mother actually offended him before he even became a vaishnav and see what happened, when Dhruva came back after becoming a vaishnava then his step mother and uttama were killed. Hence, we should always remember that this person can become a great devotee and hence we shouldn't offend them and hence we should always keep asking for forgiveness from vaishnavas. read SB 4.9.23!
Another example - life of Akrura - he's a pure devotee of the Lord and he has been ordered to get Krsna and Balaram to be killed by Kamsa. But he was thinking I'm a devotee of Krsna and hence Krsna knows my heart. Bhimsmadev was in the wrong side and yet he was a great devotee of Krsna. So, the conciousness is very important and should always protect yourself from committing any offenses to anybody because they can become a great devotee.
Because of the personality of the soul, there will still be differences in spiritual environments and hence we should be able to tolerate the differences in opinions.
Another example of Prithu maharaj - compromised to have only 99 sacrifices and then the Lord personally came to glorify him, Sometimes, you just need to compromise and still have the right conciousness.
Anyone who can do this managerial position but at the same time is equipoised, that person is always in Krsna's heart.
When you hear stories from SB or CC about pure devotees having arguments (Ex - Nityananda prabhu and Advaita Acharya heated argument) don't take sides or your dev service will be destroyed. These instances are mentioned only for us to learn and tolerate and grow spiritually. All these stories are for fallen souls as lessons !
CHANT HARE KRSNA AND VERY CONCIOUSLY DON'T OFFEND VAISHNAVAS OTHERWISE YOU WILL NEVER GROW SPIRITUALLY.
Mood of VDA (mood of the gopis)- Chant Hare Krsna, Preaching (book distribution), have prasad and always think of Krsna. ARK, NFK.
Due to the severity of offences to Vaishnavas you can be really way led and your taste for Krsna goes away. They can get locked out.
And you can do all this only by Practice and a lot of Practice and by always chanting Hare Krsna and ARK AND NFRK. Good dog vs the bad dog - which dog do you feed? Feed the Good one and all this can happen only by increments! The smallest victory is always a victory and it will give us momentum towards our goal. So look for the small victories.
Write yourself a mission statement on how you will deal with criticism - "I will never talk about devotees behind their back".
Please read what Narad muni says to Dhruva maharaj,
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