Why it’s important to meet regularly with devotees for kirtan
March 21, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Damaghosa dasa
Hare Krsna to all
Obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
I was reading over some past articles I have sent out the past two years from one notebook I have at my
prasadam table and below is what came from it today.
Here are 4 very good reasons (from Prabhupadas books) why the sincere and intelligent devotees meet regularly for sadhu sanga, arotik, kirtan, class, discussion and prasadam. We may say we know and understand the “philosophy” of Krsna Consciousness, but if we do not apply it regularly, then it is exactly like not knowing it at all. It remains theory only and the material and spiritual benefits of the chanting will not be forthcoming.
Hari bol
Damaghosa das
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1) 690619SB.NV Lectures
Maya is already there, side by side, Krsna and maya. Just like this light. This side is light; this side is darkness. Take this example. This light, the one side is very bright; another side is dark. So this darkness and this light is always side by side. Similarly, Krsna and maya… So as soon as you become little slack in Krsna consciousness, immediately maya is ready to capture you. Maya is always going side by side. As Krsna is all-pervading, the maya is also all-pervading. As soon as there is lack of Krsna consciousness, there is immediately maya.
2) 770108mw.bom
Indian man: Second thing is… Prabhupada: No, first of all you understand this. Then bring second thing. That you have no duty. Your only duty is to surrender to Krsna. Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam. That is your only duty. But because you are under the mental platform, you are creating duties, so but that also must be finished after certain age. That is compulsory, that “You are very good, responsible man. All right, do your duty up to this. No more duty. No more duty.” So this “duty, no duty,” this is our creation. We are under fully control of the nature. But we have created our mental concoction: “This is duty. This is good. This is bad.” That is our mano-dharma. Real dharma is sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. This is real dharma. And everything is mano-dharma, mental creation. …. Real dharma is to surrender to Krsna. But it takes time. Therefore sat-sanga is required……
3) 690510rc.col Conversations
Everyone is thinking, “Oh, there are so many problems I have to solve. I have to make this, that, this, so many.” But he has no problem. He has no problem. His only problem is how to accept Krsna. That’s all. And Krsna is so kind. He says, “Yes, you accept Me. Simply chant Krsna. I am yours. That’s all.” But my, I am so misfortunate that I cannot chant even.All problems solved simply by chanting Krsna. Etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan. Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches that “O Krsna, You are so kind that You have come to Me in the sound vibration, word, ‘Krsna.’ I can very easily chant, and You remain with Me. But I am so misfortunate that I have no attraction even for this.” You say people, “You chant Krsna; you get everything…. ‘ Oh, what is this?” Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi durdaiva: “But I am so unfortunate that You have become so easily available in this age, but I am so unfortunate, I cannot accept it.” So the Krsna consciousness so easily being distributed, but they are so unfortunate, they cannot accept. Just see. …..
4) Bg 3.14 P Karma-yoga
The Lord can be satisfied by sacrifices,therefore, one who cannot perform them will find himself in scarcity–that is the law of nature. Yajna, specifically the sankirtana-yajna prescribed for this age, must therefore be performed to save us at least from scarcity…..