January, 2009: a “new” year. Who can say what will happen? We have our desires, we make our plans and “resolutions,” and God makes His. His plans and desires are unstoppable, though. They work out. Krishna never has a non-happy new year. You may have noticed by now how our plans often don’t work out exactly the way we want.
Still, we always have been and always will be connected with Krishna, and that’s a good thing. We can always choose to participate in His plans (and be successful) or not (and be miserable). Whether we’re aware of that choice depends on His kindness, and how much we’re willing to work on our relationship with Him.
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Your servants,
The Krishna.com Team
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Sacinandana Swami’s blog-Under the Banyan Tree
“Many of you know how difficult it is to instruct the mind to think something particular. It is just as difficult to instruct the emotions what to feel. When we are unable to feel separation from Krishna and we either think we are doing all right or we remain disturbed by our material problems – that is, we do not long for Krishna – we should know something’s wrong with us. Sri Krishna is the source of all life and happiness. Why don’t we hanker to attain Him?”
SPTV, Srila Prabhupata Television: the Shirt and the Coat
As living beings, does it matter if we’re essentially personal or impersonal? Is there any particularly important difference between a tailor-made suit and the customer for whom it is tailored?
Can chanting be detrimental? Is it possible that chanting Hare Krishna can keep us away from Krishna? In this episode you’ll hear from Mahatma dasa about the great importance of avoiding offenses while chanting.
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Ravindra Svarupa Dasa (William H. Deadwyler) writes essays on the philosophy and practice of Krishna consciousness. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1971 in Philadelphia, PA where he has served for most of his devotional career as the temple president. He earned his Ph.D. in religion from Temple University, and has been an initiating guru for ISKCON and a member of ISKCON’s ecclesiastical board, known as the Governing Body Commission, since 1987.
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