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Bhakta Corey wrote a post over at Sankirtan Diary with a lot of good points in it. Dandas and props for speaking up prabhu. There was one aspect of it that jumped out at me, however, that made it a little harder for me to extract the nectar out of it. It seems to be a common phenomenon when discussing philosophy with American-born and bred devotees.

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Letztes Jahr habe ich vier Gottgeweihten vergeben, die dafür verantwortlich waren, großen Schmerz und großen Frust in meinem Leben zu verursachen. In der Tat habe ich ihnen nicht eigenständig vergeben. Ich bin gebeten worden, ihnen zu meinem eigenen Nutzen zu vergeben. Als Erstes konzentrierte ich mich auf die Art und Weisen, wie diese Leute mich verletzt hatten. Dann wurde ich gebeten, sie in einem anderen Licht zu betrachten, um in Betracht zu ziehen, daß sie nur das Beste getan hatten, was sie in der besonderen Situation, in der sie waren, tun konnten. Als Nächstes wurde ich gefragt, ob ich bereit wäre, ihnen zu vergeben; nicht mit der Hoffnung, daß sie sich jemals ändern würden, sondern um mich selbst von den negativen Auswirkungen zu befreien, die dieser Ärger auf mich hatte. Ich folgte dem, weil ich erkannte, daß es keinen Sinn hat, die schlechten Gefühle, die ich für diese Gottgeweihten hatte, aufrecht zu halten. Dann geschah etwas Wundervolles. In dem Augenblick, in dem ich solche Gefühle los ließ, fühlte ich mich gereinigt, erhoben, mit Energie aufgeladen.

By Kripamoya dasa

Srila Prabhupada asked a devotee, ‘can you quote the verse?’ They could not. Srila Prabhupada said, “Just see - you are not reading my books. You have to read my books and you have to study and learn my books just like a lawyer learns the law books. You must know everything chapter and verse. If you do not know, how will you teach these men unless you know my books.

By Antaryami das

The purpose of this paper is to both establish the importance of the seva of reading Srila Prabhupada's books as well as understanding the essence of the message in Prabhupada's books which is the performance of devotional service, regardless of one's role or place in society.

By Satyaraja Dasa (Steven J. Rosen)

The recent tragedy at Manipur touches me deeply in several ways. At least two immediately spring to mind: As a devotee, I am horrified that people would try to harm defenseless Vaishnavas, particularly on a holy day. Surely, if this is the work of terrorists (who often claim to be religious people), they should be able to empathize with the heartfelt devotion of believers, whatever their particular religion. But, no. Their sectarianism borders on insanity, for they harm worshipers of Allah, even if those worshippers glorify Him by using a different name. I am also horrified as a New Yorker, with September 11th 2001 looming large in my consciousness. The events of September 11th are indelibly etched on the world’s collective heart. For many, as the twin towers came crashing down, so did Western innocence, or the illusion that the world is a safe place and that America is as loved by people of other lands as it is within its own borders. Inescapably, “violence and religion” are the new twin towers, replacing the old because the perpetrators claim that their crime was not only sanctioned by God but commanded by Him.

With the trouble in the middle east, there has been much speculation by the media if this is indeed the beginning of World War III, the beginning of the end of the world. For some reason, I have not been overly anxious avout the future, or what might be in store. And as I was reading The Bhagavad-Gita tonight, I found the answer why.

The more we are attracted to the material existence and in accumulating the illusory objects to satisfy our mind and senses, in essence, the more hurdles we are bringing into our life. And we must overcome these obstructions at some point to reach the Absolute Truth.