hare krishna

lol...I took my friend Tim home today... and before he left my car he goes, "When did you get an Aum necklace...its so cool"...I had to smile and think about my post yesterday...lol.

 

aum sweet aum

 

So nice to see you ChiefCowpie. Hare Krishna!

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear SGB,

Thank you for the two beautiful pieces on your necklace marked AUM and about Tim. Such informations are always very encouraging.

Love,

Kumar.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear Bhaskar,

Thank you for the beautiful story of Ajamil. That is the greatness of God's Name.

Love,

Kumar.

 

"aum sweet aum"
........From ChiefCowpie



Hare Krishna!

Dear Chief,

Like Nicole and all others I am also so happy and relieved to see you back on these pages.

Hari Om! Sweet AUM !

Love,

Kumar.

 

Dear Kumar,

Thank you for obsessively thanking every single poster for every single post.

Jai Ramji Ki!

Bhaskar

 

"Dear Kumar,

Thank you for obsessively thanking every single poster for every single post.

Jai Ramji Ki!

Bhaskar"



Hare Krishna!

Dear Bhaskar,

Thank you for your very interesting post.

Well, I do thank for every single post, at least try not to miss any. Is this an obsession ? I am not sure but definitely I try to form the habit of thanking for anything good or bad that happens to me or crosses my path. That is to acknowledge Him in each and everything. That is to try to thank Him in my every breath. Still I am not really successful to remeber Him and thank Him for everything.

Today was a very difficult and trying day for me, I was tensed and worried the night before. In the morning I got up and very surprisingly the first guest we received in the morning was Swami Amritananda from my Guruji's Ashram. It was surprising because He always comes on Sundays(Once in two/three months) after telling us on phone. This time(Today) He came on a Saturday and without any notice. Immediately I sensed something, I knew now, there was nothing to worry about and really whole day passed off very peacefully. But it was supposed to be a real bad and dangerous day for me. So, in the evening I was very happy, it was morning in the U.S.A. I found some of you on line and immediately I dropped a line " Good morning, nice to see you on line". Suddenly, being relieved, everything became good in my mind and eyes.

Here I failed. Was it any different day, good or bad in particular? No, it was just like any other day under the same sky and the sun. But my interests made it a different day altogether. Today I thanked and wished all specially.

I only hope and pray that my Lord, my Guru will take care to remove all my ignorance in the subtle but sure way to appreciate the darkest and brightest things in the same light of knowledge that nothing is without Him and that all come from Him.

Jai Sri Ramji Ki !

Love,

Kumar.

 

Dear Kumar,


I'm sure many people find your responses to their posts here very heartening, and always filled with warmth and with light. :sunglasse

Hare Krishna!

 

Hare Krishna !

Dear BlackBillBlake,

Thank you for your kind post.

Love,

Kumar.

 

Hare Krishna !

Dear all,

The following is the translation of a Bengali song composed by Dadaji on one Janmastami day hailing the Divine Advent. The translation was also done by Dadaji.This is from "THE ROUNDING OFF"....By Dadaji, Dilip Kumar Roy. Hope, you will like it.

INVOCATION

"Come, play Thy Flute of flame, my Lord, and set our hearts
athrill :
We know not how to worship Thee nor how to do Thy will.
We can but pray in our vale of tears : 'Reveal to us Thy Face
And answer our desolate appeal with Thy song's tenderness.
With Thy divine compassion's rain
Reply and charm away our pain.
"In midnight gloom flash with Thy golden dawn our earth
to bless
And help us conquer destiny with Thy deep bounty's Grace.
Kindle Thy light - with Thine inviolate dance our din repeal :
Lead derelict hope with Thy star-melody -- our sorrows heal
Make stricken souls turn in delight
To Thy Love's sun - redeem our night."

Love,

Kumar.

 

Hare Krishna !

Dear all ,

The following is a letter to a devotee (Bani) from Ma, Indira Devi. This letter is one of the best that I have so far read in this relevance and is very very dear to me. This, everytime I read, reminds me of Her...sitting at Her feet ............
By presenting this to all I am doing my Pranam at Her lotus feet.
All aspirants please spare some time and read this patiently.

Poona
February,1969

Bani dear,

It is a blessing that you are not well -versed in the " Science" of meditation. Love Him, my child; nothing else is necessary. Every time I go to the temple I say : "Thakur! I have come! I have come to see you for half-an-hour and say 'Thank you'. For this half-an-hour I am all yours. Please accept me as I am. If my mind is restless, let it wander about where it will, but I sit here at your feet. I have come with all my impurities - all my flaws - all my difficulties. It would have been better if I could have controlled my mind, purified my being and sorted out the tangled threads of life before coming to you - but where is the time? It will take me ages and even then I may fail. So, I have brought them all to you. If you think it necessary, remove them - destroy them. But for this half-an-hour I am yours - unconditionally. I ask for nothing - make no bargain - register no complaint."

Sometimes I go to Him with joy in my heart and this joy I offer to Him in gratitude - for it is His. Like a gardener who picks the day's crop of fruits and flowers and brings them to the Master, I bring the fruits of my samskars to Him. It cannot always be the same. The Master gave me the plot of life and the seeds of love to sow it with. He also showered His Grace, but the tilling had to be done by me - and I know I am not a good gardener. I forget to sow and forget to harvest. Many a time the rains find me sleeping - but,nonetheless I am His servant so He bears my losses and smiles on my efforts even though they are half-hearted. Isn't it wonderful?

Sometimes I wend to Him weary and tired. Even then, I say : "Thakur I have come to you - here are my woes and my aches -here are the tangled threads of my life's tapestry. Please, hold my burden - and disentangle the skeins - while I sit and look at you - and say : 'Thank you-for being Here-waiting-for me to come. Thank you, Thakur.' "

With all my love,

Didi(Ma Indira)



Love,
Kumar

 

Kumarji...

Atisundar.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear Bhaskar,

Thanks again for your kind post.

Love,

Kumar.

 

Dearest Kumar,

Thank you for both the song and the letter....both are stunningly beautiful. Thank you again for sharing with us.

Hare Krishna!

*Peace and Love*
Nicole

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear SGB,

Thanks for your kind post.

Mother Indira's letter suggests that true love is more important than routine and disciplined practices.

Love,

Kumar.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear all,

Here is a unique teaching from St.Therese of Lisieux. It is from the "Pearls of Wisdom" by M.Susan Lautenbach. I am sincerely grateful to BlackBillBlake who kindly sent the book to me.

PRAYER

" How great is the power of prayer!
To be heard, it is not necessary to read from a
book some beautiful formula composed
for the occasion. There are so many of them
it really gives me a headache and each prayer
is more beautiful than the others. For me, prayer
is an aspiration of the heart : it is a simple glance
directed to heaven, a cry of gratitude and love
in the midst of trial as well as joy."

"What do I say to Jesus? I don't say anything,
I love Him."

"Sometimes I would try to fish with my little line,
but I preferred to go alone and sit on the grass
bedecked with flowers....Without knowing what it
was to meditate, my soul was absorbed in real prayer."


Dear devotees, is it not wonderful?

Love,

Kumar.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear friends,

I am under the entrancing spell of St. Therese's words and teachings. Here are two more wonderful messages.

(1)
Garden of Souls

"Jesus has been gracious enough to teach me a
lesson about the mystery of the differences in
souls, simply by holding up to my eyes, the
book of nature. I understood how all the flowers God
created are beautiful - how the splendour of the rose
and the whiteness of the lily do not take away from
the perfume of the violet or the simplicity of the
daisy. I understood that if all flowers wanted to be
roses , nature would lose her springtime beauty,
and the fields would no longer be decked out
with little wildflowers.

And so it is in world of souls...Jesus' garden.
HE willed to create great soulscomparable to lilies and
roses, but He created smaller ones as well...and these
must be content to be daisies or violets destined to give
joy to God's glances, when He looks down at His feet.
Perfection consists in doing God's will...in being what
He would have us be."

(2)

Spirituality of Everyday Life

"Jesus has no need of books or teachers to instruct
souls; He teaches without the noise of words.
Never have I heard Him speak, but I feel He
is within me at each moment. He is guiding and
inspiring me with what I must say and do.
I find, just when I need them, certain lights that
I had not seen until then, and it isn't
most frequently during the hours of
prayer that these are most abundant,
but rather in the midst of my daily occupations."

Dear friends, it is wonderful! Isn't it so?

Love,

Kumar.

 

Dear Kumar,


Thanks so much for sharing with all the wonderful and inspiring words of Saint Therese. I will perhaps post some more of the same here in the near future.

Love,

BBB.

 

Hare Krishna!

Dear BBB,

That photograph of Saint Therese is just wonderful, thank you!


Love,

Kumar.