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Writing can be a form of bhakti 鈥� One can associate with saintly personalities through their words 鈥� Chanting a fixed number of rounds daily is crucial 鈥� The teachings of the 骋墨迟腻 are to help us chant 鈥� One must combine every aspect of one鈥檚 life with bhakti

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艣r墨 艣r墨 guru-gaur膩峁単au jayata岣�

艢谤墨 Dev膩nanda Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 Tegharipara, 狈补惫补诲惫墨辫补 (Nadia) 21/9/1970

厂苍别丑腻蝉辫补诲腻蝉耻^[1] 鈥擬膩 Um膩! A special memorial issue of the 笔补迟谤颈办腻 entitled 艢谤墨 膧肠腻谤测补-viraha-蝉补峁卥丑测腻 is being published and will include an account of our worshipful 艢谤墨la Guru-p膩dapadma鈥檚 extraordinary life, as well as essays, poetry, and eulogies contributed by various writers. It will be coming out this upcoming 28th of 础艣惫颈苍补, on the occasion of his holy disappearance day. I will stay here for a month for this work. You too will be sent a copy of the issue. Are you on the 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 笔补迟谤颈办腻 subscription list?

If it is possible for you, you should quickly write a very nice poem or a small essay and send it. As time is very short, only if your submission reaches the 笔补迟谤颈办腻 office soon will it get a spot in this special edition. The article you submitted earlier for editing was sent to me by post while I was preaching in Assam. I am sad to inform you that, due to a mix-up at the post office, it did not make it into my hands. If you have a draft rough copy of it, try to write it again and send it.

Submitting articles to the 笔补迟谤颈办腻 is also 产丑补驳补惫补诲-补苍耻艣墨濒补苍补 (cultivation of devotion to the Lord) and service, because writing such articles necessitates studying and memorizing the many fundamental truths and conclusions of scripture. The various sacred texts are like bouquets of flowers from which you will have to fashion the garlands of essays and poems as you please. You need to have a working knowledge of prosody, grammar, rhetoric, and aesthetic taste. But that alone is not the ultimate subject of poetry, prose, etc. The core focus of a composition should be introspective, focused on bhakti. If bhakti to 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 is not the express topic of a composition, then it falls in the same category as other devotionless works of mundane poetry. The connoisseurs of transcendental poetry cannot find full satisfaction and contentment in that. There is extensive proof in this regard within the king of sacred literature, 艢谤墨mad-Bh膩gavatam. I will gradually be able to acquaint you with all those topics as I write to you.

If there is difficulty in receiving teachings and instructions from 蝉腻诲丑耻 and guru in person, scripture grants the provision of associating with 蝉腻诲丑耻s in the form of sacred texts. The lives and words of exalted personalities are synonymous. Should the 蝉腻诲丑补办补 and 蝉腻诲丑颈办腻 study and discuss them, they reap the ultimate welfare for their souls.

Study scriptural texts on a regular basis. Read 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 笔补迟谤颈办腻, Jaiva-dharma, 艢谤墨man 惭补丑腻辫谤补产丑耻r 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 艢谤墨 贬补谤颈苍腻尘补-肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁嚹�, and 艢谤墨la Bhaktivinoda 峁琱腻办耻谤补鈥檚 anthology of essays in a patient and steady mood. Learn bhajanas and 办墨谤迟补苍补蝉 from 艢谤墨 Gau岣嵞珁a-g墨ti-guccha and sing them softly to yourself, doing 办墨谤迟补苍补 like that. Read M膩y膩v膩der J墨van墨 and try to understand it.

It is imperative to complete a fixed number of rounds every day without offences. 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 shows disinterest in accepting the offerings of a servant who does not chant 濒补办峁�a-苍腻尘补 (one lakh, or 100,000, names) daily. One who completes a lakh of 苍腻尘补 every day without fail has been referred to by 艢谤墨man 惭补丑腻辫谤补产丑耻 as a 濒补办峁�e艣惫补谤补 (鈥渓akh master鈥�). 鈥�Dekho, 苍腻尘补 bin膩 jena dina 苍腻丑颈 箩腻测补^[2] 鈥搒ee that not a day goes by without 苍腻尘补.鈥� It is our duty to follow this instruction of His properly.

The bhakti-蝉腻诲丑颈办腻 will be tenacious in her worship of 艣r墨 苍腻尘补 with conviction and sincerity, in a mood of heartfelt anguish. That is when she obtains 艢谤墨 N膩ma Prabhu鈥檚 mercy. She, the chanter of 艣r墨 苍腻尘补, will then be able to realize that 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 and His form as 艣r墨 苍腻尘补 are one entity. It is only through the medium of the holy name that it is possible to come face-to-face with 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍.

It is not possible for the living entity to attain perfection in 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 without weeping before 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 and humbly supplicating Him. Although the restless mind is scattered here and there during the chanting of 艣r墨 苍腻尘补, one must draw it back and steady it. By 补产丑测腻蝉补-yoga (the yoga of practice), this becomes possible and, along with that, it is necessary to practice some 惫补颈谤腻驳测补-yoga (the yoga of renunciation) or in other words, regulation of one鈥檚 diet and leisure and maintaining self-restraint. A natural distaste for things unrelated to 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 is referred to as 惫补颈谤腻驳测补. The injunctions 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 imparted in 艢谤墨mad 叠丑补驳补惫补诲-驳墨迟腻 to His dear friend Arjuna to help him control his mind are imperative for our spiritual practice. As a supreme devotee absorbed in divine love, 艢谤墨la N膩m膩c膩rya 贬补谤颈诲腻蝉补 峁琱腻办耻谤补 bestowed upon the world the perfect methodology and instructions to perform 艣r墨 苍腻尘补-蝉腻诲丑补苍补. Those constitute the ideal of our lives.

Even in the midst of adverse circumstances, you will strive to cultivate a favourable mood of devotion to 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. Reject what is unfavourable for bhajana and be particularly careful to 鈥渋nternally maintain your convictions while outwardly conducting yourself suitably in the world鈥�antara-苍颈峁ａ弓丑腻 karo, b膩hye loka-惫测补惫补丑腻谤补^[3].鈥� Always avoid bad company that is opposed to bhajana and try to create an environment that is favourable to bhajana. Take every opportunity you have to combine all aspects of your life鈥搚our conduct, beliefs, habits, lifestyle, attire, and adornments鈥搘ith a mood of devotion. Seeing this example of yours, other people will be inspired. Only by profusely chanting 艣r墨 苍腻尘补 and performing 艣谤补惫补峁嘺 and 办墨谤迟补苍补 of 丑补谤颈-办补迟丑腻 will the blemishes of the heart, such as 补蝉补迟-迟峁涐梗峁嘺 (a thirst for that which is temporary) and 丑峁沝补测补-诲补耻谤产补濒测补 (weakness of heart), be dispelled and all your offences eradicated. If you genuinely devote your soul to the service of 艢谤墨 Hari, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, you will reap true benefit. This is my auspicious wish for you. 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 will surely have mercy on you. The mercy of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is our strength, or wealth, in the performance of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补. Please accept my affectionate blessings. Iti鈥�

Forever your well-wisher,
艢谤墨 Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

A form of address for a female, meaning 鈥渙bject of my affection鈥�.

[2]:

Prema-vivarta by 艢谤墨la Jagad膩nanda 笔补峁囜笉颈迟补

[3]:

艢谤墨 Caitanya-肠补谤颈迟腻尘峁泃补⁽ Madhya-濒墨濒腻^16.239)