{"id":841,"date":"2006-08-15T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2006-08-15T14:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=841"},"modified":"2006-08-15T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2006-08-15T14:45:07","slug":"appreciating-the-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Appreciating the mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadhaDdees.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I must admit sometimes in our lives things aren&#8217;t always easy and this can get us down. Lately I am realising the necessity of becoming the honey bee always seeking the nectar, overcoming the fly-like mentality that bypasses all the beautiful flowers and finds the one piece of stool. <\/p>\n<p>We have the power to make that choice.<\/p>\n<p>I have been experiencing the bliss of the association of Srila Prabhupadas glorious disciples and also Srila Prabhupada himself.<\/p>\n<p>Last night my husband and I watched the DVD of Bhakti Tirtha Swamis passing. To see him so deeply experiencing Krishna Consciousness was so inspiring. (BTSwami.com)<\/p>\n<p>I also read Devamrta Swamis website last week and was so appreciative of his integrity as a leader of our movement (please read article &#8220;What you mean to me&#8221; http:\/\/www.devaswami.com\/?q=node\/135)<\/p>\n<p>Sivarama Swami is also sharing his advice to devotees via short daily podcasts and we have found so much insight on all types of relevant issues. (http:\/\/www.sivaramaswami.com)<\/p>\n<p>My Guru Maharaj, Indradyumna Swami is writing his Travelling preacher diaries to give us insight into the experiences of a devotee. He is pushing on even at the expense of his own health. (http:\/\/www.traveling-preacher.com\/)<\/p>\n<p>Bir Krishna Goswami is offering loving guidance to so many devotees all over the world in a practical way. He was just visiting us and he inspired our youth group by his enlivening kirtans.<\/p>\n<p>Radhanatha Swami is responsible for the most successful, devotional temple in Iskcon as a result of his own personal example (please watch Simple Temple DVD available http:\/\/www.thekrishnastore.com\/Detail.bok?no=2429&#038;bar=)<\/p>\n<p>Mother Kaulini in Gita Nagari is serving day and night, caring for Krishnas cows, Lord Jaganatha, the devotees.<\/p>\n<p>Janananda Prabhu is regularly sending inspirational newsletters and always encouraging devotees with his enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapataka Swami is flying everywhere, all the time just to serve the devotees.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least our Srila Prabhupada is guiding and caring for every single one of us. His lectures are so simple but so immensley potent and they strike a cord within me every time.<\/p>\n<p>I could go on and on but the list is getting so long it&#8217;s ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>These devotees are our lifeline. They are keeping us alive in Krishna Consciousness. They have so much to offer-just put out your hand to receive-and have a grateful heart.<\/p>\n<p>Who am I to know if they were always this advanced. Maybe they struggled at times or made mistakes like I do. Whatever the case, all glories to their service and their determination to stay firmly situated at their spiritual masters lotus feet. May we always stay in their care!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radhdesses.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\" \/><strong>By Manjulali dasi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> I must admit sometimes in our lives things aren&#8217;t always easy and this can get us down. Lately I am realising the necessity of becoming the honey bee always seeking the nectar, overcoming the fly-like mentality that bypasses all the beautiful flowers and finds the one piece of stool. <!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}