There is no function onsite more important than our bhakta programs. A bhakta is like lighting a fire. You lay a dry and combustible foundation, put something atop that that burns easily, then place sticks around the centre like a tipi Such a well-constructed fire lights readily and soon blazes.
Similarly, the site requires true and unchanged dharma, which is the the solid foundation of Srila Prabhupada's pure teachings. We require Harinam, which is like the combustible heart of the fire and gets the fires ablaze, and the sticks are us, our steady attendance to the chanting and good association. Soon we shall see a devotional fire burning.
So how to stoke enthuisasm, get a real taste of solid nectar, the sort that convinces one from within and assures a strong and steady drive back to Godhead ? We as devotees with some experiences can help in many ways in this regards. Without chanting, there will be no progress, however.
A devotee asked Srila Prabhupadaa; how does one becone enthusiastic? Srila Prabhupada replied, "BE enthusiastic!" In other words, it is a question of will, the enthusing quaulities of Lord Krishna are there, it is question of, are we committed and rising abve our own self-set materially-motivated limitations?
I suspect that by encouraging good japa, and showing our own attachment and determination, that that will help encourage the newer ones in this lifetime.
Apologies to the many devotees whom I have not said hello haribol to for a while. Please do not feel neglected; there are almost 180 members here. Frankly, the squeeky wheels get the grease, so if you are too quiet, you will likely be left out of the mainstream of the conversations going on here and there. So please be communicative!
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama , Rama Rama , Hare Hare ! Jaya, pamdo.
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