Day 12 - Mayapur Yatra

 Day 12 – Navadweep

Samadhi of Srila Jagannatha Das babaji maharaj.

Class by Gurudeva:

It was here that this acarya chanted many many names of Krsna. When we come to these places we feel so connected and feel empowered by getting a moments association of these great acaryas. We should try to collect the dust of the lotus feet of pure devotees. Without getting the dust we can’t grown spiritually, only if we get mercy by the pure devotee can we progress spiritually.

We sang ohe Vaisnava Thakura!

Srila Jagannatha das babaji maharaj was known for his vrats, he would take 3 months vrats, wake up at 3a and take bath and then lock himself in a closed room without talking. He kept the vrats very very seriously. The mood of keeping vrats – ekadasi vrat, kartik vrats, daily vrats – keeping these vrats and following them will help us progress very quickly spiritually. From JDBM’s example some numerical goal is required. Here is where we should take the dust of JDBM’s and smear it over all our body by taking his instructions on us. He said fix the total number of rounds and complete it end of the day, even if your life is at stake. One has to avoid give up giving up to the mind and staying strong to the vrat. Vrat starts with a V – so it can hold it’s ground. There will be trouble but at the end there will be success. There will be trouble but go on chanting fixed rounds everyday + other daily, weekly, ekadasi, karthik vrats. Don’t get overwhelmed, just keep going on chanting our daily rounds and keeping our vrats no matter any tribulations or issues of life. We have to take shelter of the name, Holy Name is the best medicine and we have to do it. Everything is in the Holy Name. Have the Shraddha, faith that – if I just keep chanting the Holy Name, everything is there and everything will happen = we just have to surrender to Krsna.

One becomes grave and takes the chanting the Holy Name very seriously. Devotees always consider themselves in a bad position. Gravity of the mind happens as we chant the Holy Name. Prahalad said – I’m not afraid of you Nrsimha Bhagavan but I am afraid of the material energy.

We pray here:

1.       To be able to chant our rounds very sincerely with attention = with intention, attention so we have retention

2.       Also be able to keep our vrat.

Class by HG Satyadeva Prabhu:

Vrat is like an anchor so it can keep our mind steady and keep the waters of turbulence steady. So it’s important to make our vrat here. Vrat’s are very potent. Take a vrat and try to stick to it, and then pray to JDBM for us to keep that vrat.  

Class By HG Brgapati Prabhu:

To fix a problem, the solution is something very painful/poisonous at the start but it is a guaranteed method to solve the material problem.  Poison at start but nectar in the end. Krsna is planning something which we can’t see right now, just stick to the solution and keep implementing our Vrats and vows. K will fulfill our desire to get pure dev service but we should allow ourselves to follow with determination the dev process of bhakti and then at the end K will bestow his mercy.

Class by HG Rajendranandana:

He is a mahatma, siddha in our line. He is a paramhamsa. He was the moon amound all the stars of the vaishnavas. He was born and did lot of bhajans at Mayapur around surya kunda. Every chaturmas he would eat only 4 bananas 1 month + other austerities every month but he kept his soul and body by chanting the Holy Name.  Jagannata das babaji and Gaur Kishore babji were bhajananandis but not preachers, but they were still the sikha guurs of our acaryas. These acharyas kept the parampara live and helped it move along. There were 6 periods of dark in Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Even though the devotees were weak but when the kirtan starts, he would jump very very high sometimes abot 5 to 6 feet up in the sky and seeing him dancing, other devotees would be very excited and motivated in KC.

                                                                                                                                                                

If we are neophytes JDBM would engage them in gardening – hence it’s imp to purify our senses so we can chant the names very nicely. If we are pure in intention R and K dance on our tongue, it’s not that we are chanting the holy name, the holy name is chanting us. The acaryas are present here and it’s up to us if we can perceive them. Very imp to hear from the pure devotees, if we don’t, then it will have a –ve effect.

He confirmed to BVT – 1. Place where Mahaprabhu appeared 2. Srivas Angam and he was the one who coined the panatattva mantra.  When we chant in Mayapur/Nawavdeep – the mercy is flowing, if we chant even with offence Mahaprabhu will still have his gratitude here.

Dhameshvar Mahaprabhu

If one is not getting a taste of Holy Name that means we have committed offenses not just this lifetime but previous lifetimes. We have come in the right yuga as we have the most merciful avatara. We are very fortunate and Gauranga’s purpose is to make ourselves fortunate and then give this fortune to everyone around the world. We have been practicing now is the time to share this instruction to everyone – no excuses, we are not trained, we are not qualified etc etc – just go out and give it to everyone.

Koladweep – is the island of getting rid of all aparadas. It is also pada sevanam. We were able to touch the wooden shoes of Mahaprabhu. Serving the vaishnavas, service to Tulsi devi, Deity worship is all pada sevanam, here is the place were we can also do pada sevanam.

Remember what we have experienced here, remember the offenses we have committed and try to vow to let them go here. The spiritual master opens our eyes and it is upto us to keep our eyes open, don’t do vaishanava aparadha, naam aparadha, gossip – don’t engage in this, keep focused on the Holy Name.

COVER THE WORLD – like Sherman Williams

Evening class by Gurudeva:

Throughout the yatra we have seen and heard things which we are going to take back with us, so we are going to hear everyone’s realizations.

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