{"id":112984,"date":"2024-10-23T10:20:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=112984"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:22:15","slug":"kartik-month-wisdom-with-7-years-old-bhagwat-prabhuji-iskcon-juhu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=112984","title":{"rendered":"Kartik Month Wisdom with (7 years old) Bhagwat Prabhuji | ISKCON Juhu\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hare Krishna! So, as you know, the month of Kartik has begun, and I consider myself very fortunate that I had the opportunity to meet Bhagwat Prabhuji again. Yesterday, he gave a special class at ISKCON Juhu in Mumbai, which you can listen to here.<\/p>\n

Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
\nHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare<\/p>\n

There is no greater mantra than this.
\n\u201cIti Shodashaka Naam Naam Kali Kalmaash Naashanam. Naatah Parataropayah Sarva Vedeshu Drishyate.\u201d
\nThis means, there is no greater mantra than this. In all the Vedas, it is said that in the age of Kali, the only way to attain the Lord is through chanting the holy names.
\nHari Naam, Hari Naam, Hari Naam, Hari Naam, Hari Naam, Hari Naam Kevalam.
\nKalau Naasteva Naasteva Naasteva Gatir Anyatha.
\nThis means, in Kali Yuga, the only method to attain God is through the holy names. There is no other way, no other way, no other way.
\nSo you may be wondering why I have come here. I have come to awaken you. You see, we did not receive this human body just to eat and sleep. We have been given this body for a special purpose.
\nDo you know what that special purpose is? The meaning of a special month like this is Dharma itself. Dharma is the key. If one does not follow Dharma, one is like an animal. It is said, \u201cDharmena Hina Pashubhih Samana,\u201d meaning that if you have been given a human body, you must follow the path of Dharma. If we don\u2019t walk the path of Dharma, we are like animals.<\/p>\n

So wake up, rise, and understand the true goal of your life. Devote yourself to the service of God. Chant the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra:<\/p>\n

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
\nHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.<\/p>\n

All glory to the divine knowledge!
\nAll glory to Sri Radha Gopinath Bhagwan!
\nAll glory to Sri Radha Shyamsundar Bhagwan!
\nAll glory to Sri Jagannath Baladeva Subhadra Maharani!
\nAll glory to Vishnu Priya Mata!
\nAll glory to Bhakti!
\nBhakti enters food and turns it into prasad. When bhakti enters water, it becomes Charanamrit. And when bhakti enters one\u2019s heart, the heart becomes pure and divine.<\/p>\n

But today, we are all trapped in the cycle of material desires. The mind is your enemy; acknowledge this. Don\u2019t remain a puppet to your mind\u2019s whims. Uplift yourself, cross the ocean of material existence. Today, we are in a situation like Arjuna\u2019s, lost in the darkness of ignorance, with our consciousness asleep.<\/p>\n

The people of this world are drowning in ignorance, their consciousness asleep, unaware of their true spiritual nature.<\/p>\n

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