Sunday 31 December 2006
(The following is an excerpt from the book Ocean of Nectar, by His Divine Grace Srila Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaj)
By using the atom bomb America conquered Japan and intimidated the world. Superficially they enjoyed the pleasure of defeating the world, but that is only apparent. Internally the apprehension is there: “Reaction may come.” Such a disastrous action is self-condemned; a heinous crime. But it is just the collective result of our karma. None to blame.
To parody the old saying, “A bad workman quarrels with his stools.” As we eat, following our system, stools come. It is not the stools crime; they are a necessary product of the food. Karma is like stools: as we do, we earn the environment and the reaction; as we act, reactions similarly come, sometimes individually and sometimes collectively. They are like stools - all the results, the environment. We have earned such an environment.
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Thursday 28 December 2006
Welcome to the website of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. We are a community of aspiring devotees practicing the path of Gaudiya Vashnava Paramahamsa Dharma, or more simply, Bhakti-yoga under the guidance of a realized saint.
Bhakti-yoga or the spiritual path of self-giving and service unto Divinity is augmented and enriched by the chanting of the Holy Names of God. These auspicious activities have been revealed by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as the Yuga-Dharma or most efficient way to spiritually awaken the eternal spiritual self in this present age of rampant materialism called Kali-yuga.
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» Wealth Within
"What is the value of a life, that is wasted, inexperienced by years in this world? Better a moment of full consciousness, because that gives one a start in searching after ones' supreme interest."
These words were spoken 5,000 years ago and they are as true today as they were then. Most people live their lives on "automatic". They repeat the same mental and emotional patterns throughout their lives without questioning the beliefs that often limit them. They consider themselves objectively, and that "things" or experiences just "happen" to them without considering that their own subjective consciousness is actually the source of their own objective and emotional experiences. As a fellow traveler on the path of life I'd like to share with you several cognitive technologies that can empower you to take control of your mental states and emotions and free you from the misconception that the external environment is controlling your behavior and emotions. The passion and power that gives energy to life comes from a compelling purpose, and if we begin with a powerful paradigm of purposeful living, its possible we'll locate and unlock our own inherent energies that will fuel our personal positive transformations from the inside out.
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