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The importance of taking care of one鈥檚 physical and mental health 鈥� Praying for the mercy of 艣谤墨 guru, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 is the only way to eliminate 补辫补谤腻诲丑补 鈥� Observing 贰办腻诲补艣墨 and other fasting days is imperative, but when physical illness arises, one is bound to resort to provisional alternatives 鈥� We must perform bhajana in all conditions of life, whether we are healthy or sick 鈥� We must accept all the arrangements of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 鈥� Service to Hari is the main purpose of staying alive 鈥� 艢谤墨 苍腻尘补-测补箩帽补 is greater than all other 测补箩帽补蝉

啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶椸�佮ぐ啷�-啶椸�屶ぐ啶距�權�嵿�椸�� 啶溹く啶む��

艣谤墨 艣谤墨 guru-gaur膩峁単au jayata岣�

艢谤墨 艢测腻尘补蝉耻苍诲补谤补 骋补耻岣嵞珁补 惭补峁环补 Milanpalli, Siliguri Darjeeling 12/10/1992

厂苍别丑腻蝉辫补诲腻蝉耻鈥�

鈥斺��! I received all your affectionate letters promptly while in Kolkata and also here at 艢测腻尘补蝉耻苍诲补谤补 骋补耻岣嵞珁补 惭补峁环补. I am responding to all of your letters in brief. I hope that at present you are all well.

Physical and mental health is necessary for 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补. Physical afflictions often create disruption in hari-bhajana. Just as anything that is unfavourable for the practice of 艣谤墨 办峁涐梗峁嘺-bhajana is fit to be given up, an unwell body and mind are to be avoided out of concern for the welfare of the soul. In other words, they create obstacles and setbacks in the attainment of the real results we seek. 艢腻蝉迟谤补 and other sources have therefore provided the instruction to adopt arrangements by which physical and mental betterment is attained. If the body is tormented by an illness, it quite naturally communicates its inability to perform various functions. At the same time, the mind also becomes weak. Hence, a healthy body and mind are necessary for hari-bhajana. This is why one has to accept treatment regimens, take one鈥檚 medicine punctually, follow a proper diet, and take rest. The main thing is this: it has been acknowledged that a healthy body and a healthy, clean mind are necessary for the practice of dharma.

艢谤墨 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 do not have to endure the results of their karma, nor is there any point in their atoning for the sins or offences committed in their previous life. 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 have no birth, death, or karmic bondage, but reaping the results of karma remains the scope of experience for souls bound by 尘腻测腻. Their 苍腻尘补-补辫补谤腻诲丑补, dh膩ma-补辫补谤腻诲丑补, and sev膩-补辫补谤腻诲丑补 create many types of disruptions and obstacles on the path of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补. There is no other way to eliminate all of these obstacles and setbacks than to pray for the mercy of 艣谤墨 guru, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍. Man cannot overcome all of these obstacles and impediments by his own efforts.

In attempting to perform 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-bhakti, one must certainly perform or practise all the limbs of bhakti. One must also observe 艢谤墨 Hari-v膩sara [贰办腻诲补艣墨] and other special occasions related to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 by following the rules of fasting. If there is any deficiency in the balance of the body鈥檚 惫腻测耻, pitta, and kapha elements, then physical illness appears and it becomes rather impossible to follow the directions of 艣腻蝉迟谤补 and the 尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉 fully. At those times, one is bound to resort to provisional alternatives. General rules and special rules are not the same. That is why we see in the words of 蝉腻诲丑耻, 艣腻蝉迟谤补, and guru the instruction to proceed according to considerations of place, time, and person.

As long as the body exists, illness will certainly exist: 鈥�艣补谤墨谤补峁� 惫测腻诲丑颈-尘补苍诲颈谤补尘 鈥搕he body is a temple of disease.鈥� Hence, the intelligent individual does not think: 鈥淚 will do 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补 once I attain physical health.鈥� As long as the living entity鈥檚 soul exists within the vessel of the body, he must absorb his mind in contemplating the welfare of the soul or, in other words, not delve into considerations of health. 鈥淚 will cross the ocean once it dries up.鈥� This is the conception and utterance of a madman. In this sorrowful ocean of material existence, the crocodiles and sharks of lust, anger, etc., attack, and there are many obstacles and impediments, such as one鈥檚 desires for the objects of the senses. We have to advance on the path of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 in the midst of all of this.

You wrote the veritable truth: we are bereft of power and intelligence. We have no worthiness or qualification in regard to 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补. The causeless mercy of guru, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 is our only resource and provision. Accepting whatever arrangement 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 has made is, for surrendered individuals, their special anugatya (practice of following guidance) and where their greatest conviction lies. 

Whatever the means, one simply must perform hari-bhajana鈥�

啶�啷囙�� 啶曕�囙え啶距お啷嵿く啷� 啶夃お啶距く啷囙え 啶�啶ㄠ�� 啶曕�冟し啷嵿ぃ啷� 啶ㄠた啶掂�囙ざ啶�啷囙い啷�

yena ken膩py up膩yena mana岣� k峁涐梗峁噀 nive艣ayet^[1]

鈥淏y any means necessary, absorb your mind in K峁涐梗峁嘺.鈥� 

By offering their hearts to 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, the 蝉腻诲丑补办补 and 蝉腻诲丑颈办腻 gain the inclination to perform 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补-产丑补箩补苍补 without any worries.

Even if one cannot remember anything, studying scripture and discussing it is a vital duty. One must chant a fixed number of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补. Read 艢谤墨 Patrik膩 attentively. It is imperative to conduct the ritual worship of 艣谤墨 vigraha with faith. If the living entity can develop confidence in 艣谤墨 guru, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, he obtains endless benefit. Their compassion is the only thing needed on the path of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补. In material existence, if one can simply remember 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 and survive, all is well. Service to Hari is the main purpose of staying alive.

The 测补箩帽补 of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 is greater than all other 测补箩帽补蝉. If there is a necessity for any sort of ritual sacrifice, then it is best performed by the medium of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补-蝉补峁卥墨谤迟补苍补 and out of a desire to serve and please 艣谤墨 guru, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍. Where there is service and worship of 艣谤墨 vigraha, performance of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补-蝉补峁卥墨谤迟补苍补, and study of scriptures, no sort of ghost who is unfavourable to bhakti can remain. By performing 办墨谤迟补苍补 of 艢谤墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 name, all manner of auspiciousness is obtained. It is by this that real peace and well-being are attained. Asking about physical illness is a sort of mundane consideration, but there is no fault or error in asking about the well-being of a 艢谤墨 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补鈥檚 soul, as there is no scope for the guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 to have reactions of karma, negative astrological influences, or sins and offences. There are specific instructions stating that more important than increasing one鈥檚 rounds is chanting 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 with clear enunciation and contemplating the form and glories of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补. One must inquire of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 about special topics concerning 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补. That way, one鈥檚 enthusiasm and attraction for these matters will increase. Those to whom guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 provide shelter and accept as their own perform hari-bhajana without any worries.

Take my affectionate blessings. Convey my best wishes to your mother. I am fine. Iti鈥�

Your eternal well-wisher,
艢谤墨 Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补

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[1]:

See 艢谤墨mad-Bh膩gavatam (7.1.32)