The new year has begun, the body gets older and the anarthas may be older than we care to admit.
For the conditioned soul, being envious of Krsna and His pure eternal associates is an anartha so deep rooted, that we sometimes can't even see it. I saw it today...it reared it's ugly head and the shame it brought with it made me want to break free from this demoniac nature.
In Kali Yuga, the demon and devotee lives within the SAME body...I shudder to think of it.
Living in this material world, a place that's full of suffering. Srila Prabhupada says that EVERYONE is suffering, from the Demigods right down to the insignificant ant...SUFFERING.
We feel the pains of our bodies, minds, other living entities, the demigods and to top it off, we are envious of God...what is our hope? Is there a saving grace? His Divine Grace, Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
We may even be envious of the pure devotee, but if we continue to sincerely try to serve Him, we will become purified. I heard a pastime that a devotee was shaving Srila Prabhupadas face and the devotee said "Srila Prabhupada, I want to cut your throat." and Srila Prabhupada said "Just keep on shaving."
So in this new year, in our aging bodies with our deep rooted anarthas (unwanted qualities of the heart), just keep on chanting, keep on reading, keep on serving, keep on dancing, keep on preaching under the direction of His Divine Grace Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and one day, by His mercy we will have a new year everyday, with eternal bodies and pure qualities.
How long will it take? We do not know, but we must keep pushing on forward, because it's a war against so many obstacles. Keeping our eye on the General, Srila Prabhupada always and forever. There is no alternative.
For the conditioned soul, being envious of Krsna and His pure eternal associates is an anartha so deep rooted, that we sometimes can't even see it. I saw it today...it reared it's ugly head and the shame it brought with it made me want to break free from this demoniac nature.
In Kali Yuga, the demon and devotee lives within the SAME body...I shudder to think of it.
Living in this material world, a place that's full of suffering. Srila Prabhupada says that EVERYONE is suffering, from the Demigods right down to the insignificant ant...SUFFERING.
We feel the pains of our bodies, minds, other living entities, the demigods and to top it off, we are envious of God...what is our hope? Is there a saving grace? His Divine Grace, Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
We may even be envious of the pure devotee, but if we continue to sincerely try to serve Him, we will become purified. I heard a pastime that a devotee was shaving Srila Prabhupadas face and the devotee said "Srila Prabhupada, I want to cut your throat." and Srila Prabhupada said "Just keep on shaving."
So in this new year, in our aging bodies with our deep rooted anarthas (unwanted qualities of the heart), just keep on chanting, keep on reading, keep on serving, keep on dancing, keep on preaching under the direction of His Divine Grace Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and one day, by His mercy we will have a new year everyday, with eternal bodies and pure qualities.
How long will it take? We do not know, but we must keep pushing on forward, because it's a war against so many obstacles. Keeping our eye on the General, Srila Prabhupada always and forever. There is no alternative.
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