Hey guys! How's everyone doing? :)
A while ago, I read the sweetest, deepest and most illuminating article by Sacinandana Swami. But don't take my word for it, read it for yourself and see. It will melt your heart. If you find that it touched your heart, you have to stop doing whatever you're doing, and take a minute and pray to God from your heart. Deal? Here we go:
Srila Prabhupada told us that the chanting means to address the Lord. We talk to Him by calling His name.
But we may wonder, How does the Lord feel about those who chant? Does He notice them?
Yes. Krsna notices chanters even if they don't notice Him - and He thinks of them. As Srila Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakura said, "When someone chants the Lord's name, the Lord's mind dwells on him. Krishna thinks, 'This person belongs to Me. I will always protect him!' "
Srila Sridhara Swami explains in this connection: "When the Lord heard that Ajamila was chanting His name, He thought about Ajamila deeply and then ordered the Visnudutas to bring him to Him. How much more, then, will the Lord remember a person who chants His Name with a service attitude?"
Let us not try to see the Lord.
Let Him see us.
And let us not try to hear His voice in the beginning.
Let Him hear us first.
Then one day the morning will dawn when we hear him say:
"You are Mine."
- Sacinandana Swami
Got goosebumps? Is your hair standing on end? Chills? Shivers? Tears? You are His. All His. And you are very precious to Him. He tells us this over and over but we never seem to hear. He is just waiting for us to hear Him and realize that He loves us deeply. And in order to hear Him well, we need to open ourselves up to Him and put our faith in Him.
So now according to our deal, you have to stop what you're doing for one little minute and pray to God. Praise Him, tell Him you love Him, that you need Him in your life. Thank Him. Seek His forgiveness. Ask Him for His help and guidance. Pray for whatever you desire, but take a minute now and let your heart talk to Him. He misses you deeply and no, it doesn't matter if you prayed to Him a few minutes ago. He still misses you because that's just how much He loves you!
Go on now, don't keep Him waiting! :)
Hello DP,
ReplyDeleteSo nice to have u back:-))))))) We have been missing u:-(
//Then one day the morning will dawn when we hear him say:
"You are Mine."//
Wow!! nice post DP!! just can't wait to hear that from him....but yeah as u say...lets keep singing, chanting, loving & serving him in everyway possible and one fine day he wud say that"U R MIne!" secretly in our ears in a romantic way..to say that "U R Mine" he wud take us to the deep forest of Vrindavan where none else can eavesdrop on all our secrets...and there, the breeze wud be so cool, the birds wud be chirping, the monkeys wud be playing pranks on the top of the trees which wud shower leaves on krishna & us, the beautiful yamuna wud splash her waters on us.....the moon wud be at its fullest size.....and Krishna wud smile gazing at us...His smile wud be so heart-piercing! Each one of us wud think "OH!!!Krishna is looking at me !!" but then as ILWK says...He'll be each one of our exclusive Krishna ....& then he wud say those beautiful honey-dipped words....yes, "U R Mine sweetheart!"......wowowowowowow!!!!!!!!! our world is so diffrnt, isn't it?? haha
Hii! Aww thanks! Missed you guys too :)
ReplyDeleteWe are living in this world full of misery! I want to live in the world you just described! Oh Krishna when will you call us back home to you?! :(
@DP: i have seriously missed talking to you. :))
ReplyDeleteToday, i came in such a down mood to the blog. i came seeking respite in some word...i was so bloody tensed...And see what i found!!!
That's a gem of an article u shared...
//Then one day the morning will dawn when we hear him say:
"You are Mine."//
True....these words are like honey to my ears now! :)
And, i came looking for Him to our blog, and now, i found these beautiful words!!
How can i thank u DP?? :))
@LUEN Aka:He will smile...
ReplyDeleteAnd what happens next??? :))
ILWK- hahaha So U R naughty too:-))) Juz like ur psp!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat happens next??? i donno ...Blush blush!!!!
Hi Dp,
ReplyDeleteYes dp sure very very sooon....:-)) Thats what i always believe ..one day he wud certainly come ...it might take several births though but HE will come:-)) !!!! HE WILL!!!!!
I read somewhere...shd be in this group only i guess..I read that in kaliyug even if we think of our sweet Krishna unconsciously, we'll have his association..(i think Tanvee said this line from srimad bagavatham or Bhagavad Gita)am nt sure dp...but i think of this line a lot:-)))
@DP: guess what? I just came from my morning prayers in a hurry to do a few things on the net (without singing to him). At the back of my mind I did feel this guilt that I rushed my time with my MR Special and i happened to land on this blog...and what do I see?!
ReplyDelete//you have to stop what you're doing for one little minute and pray to God. Praise Him, tell Him you love Him, that you need Him in your life. Thank Him. Seek His forgiveness. Ask Him for His help and guidance.//
And i Was like yeah i know He is the only one Worth all my time but never mind atleast i chanted some mantras this morning (he will understand...lol) And then u wrote the following which just completely melted me:
// take a minute now and let your heart talk to Him. He misses you deeply and no, it doesn't matter if you prayed to Him a few minutes ago. He still misses you because that's just how much He loves you! //
wow..okay so i have to go to sing to my beloved.Thankx for this lovely share...it's amazing how this one post can relate to all of us Krishna bhakts in so many ways.
Thanx DP!!
@LUEN: yeah that's me and it says it in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Even unconscious chanting of Hari's name can lead you to Him (in Kaliyug ).
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On good reason to stay in this atrocious world!
oops i meant "one"
ReplyDeleteHai Tanvee..,
ReplyDeleteThanks for clarifying:-)))
DP- See U have made sooooo many ppl happy with this blog....May our lord bless U:-)))
Aww hehe! Its not my doing! It is just Krishna speaking to all of us in these secret, playful ways!
ReplyDeleteI'm truly amazed at how you guys can relate to this article so closely! Just... Wow! Now who else but Krishna can do such things?! :)Aww hehe! Its not my doing! It is just Krishna speaking to all of us in these secret, playful ways!
I'm truly amazed at how you guys can relate to this article so closely! Just... Wow! Now who else but Krishna can do such things?! :)
such a heart melting arctical
ReplyDeleteThank you
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