{"id":2619,"date":"2021-12-25T11:41:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T10:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2021-12-25T11:41:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T10:41:58","slug":"new-year-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=2619","title":{"rendered":"New Year Wishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jagannathpurihkm.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/122.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Haripada Das<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wishes for the New Year<!-- 2007<!-- --><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Happy, happy New Year,<br \/>\nI wish you, O my dear,<br \/>\nHave a blissful life,<br \/>\nFree from lust and fear.   |1|<\/p>\n<p>The enemies within,<br \/>\nWhich, cannot be seen,<br \/>\nAre lust and anger,<br \/>\nThose force us to commit sin. |2|<\/p>\n<p>If we remain sinful,<br \/>\nHow can we be peaceful?<br \/>\nO my dear, I have to tell you,<br \/>\nAwake, arise and be careful. |3|<\/p>\n<p>Life is very precious,<br \/>\nWe have to be serious,<br \/>\nTo make the best use of it,<br \/>\nAnd prevent the greatest loss. |4|<\/p>\n<p>The greatest loss,<br \/>\nIs failure to cross,<br \/>\nThe cycle of birth, old age,<br \/>\nDisease and death. |5|<\/p>\n<p>We are eternal,<br \/>\nWe are spiritual,<br \/>\nIf we endeavor,<br \/>\nCan become immortal. |6|<\/p>\n<p>This will be our last birth,<br \/>\nThis will be our last death,<br \/>\nIf we follow the Bhagavad-Gita,<br \/>\nWith love, devotion and faith. |7|<\/p>\n<p>This life is just a moment,<br \/>\nOf the eternal event,<br \/>\nAs we are eternal servants of Krishna,<br \/>\nAnd His fragmental element. |8|<\/p>\n<p>Still this life is meaningful,<br \/>\nIf we become successful,<br \/>\nIn remembering the Lord at the end,<br \/>\nWith consciousness full. |9|<\/p>\n<p>Tied with a fine thread,<br \/>\nA sword is hanging over our head,<br \/>\nIt may fall at any moment,<br \/>\nAnd we will be dead. |10|<\/p>\n<p>This is an important lesson,<br \/>\nFor an intelligent person,<br \/>\nWho chants the holy names of Krishna,<br \/>\nAnd follows His instruction. |11|<\/p>\n<p>It is a vain endeavor,<br \/>\nTo think we can remember,<br \/>\nThe Lord, without practice,<br \/>\nDuring our early year. |12|<\/p>\n<p>There is no loss in chanting,<br \/>\nIf we are really wanting,<br \/>\nTo overcome the miseries of life,<br \/>\nAs we cannot comeback again in time. |13|<\/p>\n<p>Our big material bio-data,<br \/>\nWith any reservation or quota,<br \/>\nWill not be useful,<br \/>\nAnd cannot help even an iota. |14|<\/p>\n<p>So, let us come out of this illusion,<br \/>\nAnd take a resolution,<br \/>\nIn this New Year,<br \/>\nTo chant the Holy Name,<br \/>\nWhich will give us real fame,<br \/>\nAnd provide solution,<br \/>\nTo all our problem. |15|<br \/>\n                                   [Composed by Haripada Das Adhikari (Dr. Hare<br \/>\nKrishna Mohanta) <!--on January 1st, 2007 in 1222B,\nBITS Pilani, Rajasthan (India)]<!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jagannathpurihkm.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/122.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Haripada Das: Happy, happy New Year, I wish you, O my dear, Have a blissful life, Free from lust and anger. 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