Mayapura, West Bengal
Every year, as many Russian pilgrims arrive here with the utmost enthusiasm. They are humble, eager to hear and learn, eager to serve and to advance on the spiritual platform.
One of their reps by the name of Andrew had a rather good command of the English language and he asked me if I didn't mind to speak to a group of Russian pilgrims from the book, 'Bhagavatam." The venue was the Mayapura Academy. The large facility was crammed with attendees. People stood outside the door and window to catch an ear as the room reached full capacity. As said, "enthusiasm." "If the living entity is developed in Krishna Consciousness and is merciful to others, and if his spiritual knowledge of self-realization is perfect, he will immediately attain liberation from the bondage of material existence," were the words spoken by sage Narada to a king (Prachinabarhi).
Narada is usually tactful in his delivery of wisdom and knowing this king to be somewhat worldly, Narada in order to get a clear message across about the monarch's shortcomings, decided to present a palatable story to the ears, an allegory. The story was true parallel to the king's life.
The highlight to today's message was, "If you have the spiritual goods, if you have evolved spiritually to some degree, then your obligation is to share your achievement with others. There is no room for transcendental hoarding. Caring means sharing."
There are words for those who maintain such mediocre levels of consciousness, when all that is important is my own transformation. The Sanskrit word is 'kanishta,' which refers to being a neophyte follower, which you don't want to be. I addressed the crowd suggesting that the very word 'kanishta' sounds quite Russian. They agreed although my suggestion was not an implication that this is a Russian trait amongst these devotees. On the contrary, They are sweet, sweet pilgrims.
7 KM
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