Maharaja gave his first talk on Sunday 20 May to the ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF) group. This is the same group I spoke to the previous week.
This was a VERY big step for Maharaja who has been basically cooped up in a asmall room for over seven weeks - and bedridden since a few weeks before that.
The talk went well.
It was basically a questions and answers session - that became a a real "doozy" of a talk with Maharaja providing the questions and answers. (These boys are not so interactive?)
He made it for about 75 minutes before he had to leave due to pain starting to come up in his back.
Some highlights:
He quoted Bhakti Vinoda Thakur - If you are fortunate enough to beg for the Holy Name then your life becomes perfect.
We will know we are doing the right things when our love for Krishna grows and our FASCINATION with matter becomes less.
He cited SB 4.6.21 puport - When we are able to see punishment as a reward dealt by the Master, then He gives the intelligence by which we will no longer make those mistakes.
He mentioned a statement from the Seventh Canto of Bhagavatam - Only thing that pleases Krishna completely is "Unflinching Faith". So how will he know if we have unflinching faith if we are not tested by things that can make us flinch? WOW! THIS IS NICE!
Bhagavad-gita is a manual for facing challenging circumstances
In closing he made the following statement which I found greatly inspiring - Once you "GET IT", that everything is Krishna's and YOU are just a caretaker, then you will take better care of everything.
All in all it was a winner an dall teh devotees stood up at the end as Maharaja was leaving and many followed him all the way back to his room - where he immediately took rest to recover.
Please everyone continue to pray.
3 comments:
Session 3 : Just so that I get this clear in my head as I got a little confused with your biblical example, are you saying that it is important to stay focussed on why we are here by eg. chanting so we will not be deterred by worldly desires.The chanting will help keep us focussed. So the thoughts we should focus on are thoughts of why we are here so hence there should be no anger as there is no regret from unmet desires. Am I correct or have I confused you too. Sorry!
Dear Sue I am not sure which biblical quote you are referring to?
My reference was to Bhagavad-gita as it is chapter 2 verses 62 &63. PLease have a read of these texts.
I was referring to " As you sow....". I could not understand it in that context at that moment.But
Thank you. Have read chapter 2 as you recommended and its very clear now.
As the sessions are progressing it is getting very interesting and clear of the quality of our frame of thought and mind.Almost scary that we should not take even simple desires so lightly. Its becoming clear why people say "Be careful what you desire".
Thank you for all that you share.
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