Living For Krishna: Dec 28, 2011

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A Familiar Bhagavad Gita Verse

Today I was in the pujari room a lot. This moring I had to help with the flower arrangements. I had to trim off the stems and put them in buckets. I had to bring in the buckets from outside. Then I helped in the kitchen for 2 and a half hours. I cut up tomatoes, red, and green peppers. Later in the day after lunch I went into the pujari room again to do a little cleaning. I cleaned up in the room where they keep the Deities' clothes. I had to clean the baseboards around the room. I had to move heavy things around all of which were not easy for me to move but I somehow managed it determined to do my service. My service didn't take me long to do however only about an hour. I also swept the entire pujari room and wiped off the counter top where they do the flower arrangements. So I did a total of about four hours today. I still haven't reached six hours of service yet.

But to get to my point when i was cleaning the room where the Deities' clothes were kept I saw a familiar Bhagavad Gita verse on the door to the room. It was from Ch. 18 Text 42. That verse reads Peacefullness, self control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom, and religiousness-these are the natural qualities of a brahmana's work. Maharaj had told me to memorize this verse to prepare myself for second initiation next year. I had asked Maharaj if I should still try for second initiation and he said yes. I asked him when he thinks I'd be ready for second intiation, and he said next year! I was so shocked when he told me this. I was expecting him to say in two to three years! But apparently he thinks I am ready for it. My anniversary of my initiation day is Janurary 1st. I am going to send Maharaj another written offering to him to show him appreciation for accepting me as his disciple.

I should ask Maharaj to give me another Bhagavad Gita verse to memorize. It seems like if he tells me what verses to memorize then I can become determined to memorize them somehow. Next time I email him I will ask him to send me a verse to memorize. That too will help me to advance more and to remember Krishna more.

Nirantara Prabhu My Shiksha Guru

Tonight I attended my shiksha guru (instructing guru) class tonight. He was giving the Bhagavad gita class. We went over ch. 1. His lectures are so very inspiring! I can feel my diksha (initiating guru) through Nirantara Prabhu. My guru maharaj knows Nirantara and they had become good friends. They both have spoken about me when Nirantara was up in Canada for Thunder Bay's Ratha Yatra. I was bashful about that. So seeing Nirantara tonight has helped to ease the pain of separation from Maharaj. The way Nirantara gives class pretty much reminds me of maharaj a lot almost as if maharaj was physically here himself giving the class. Nirantara Prabhu's sense of humor also reminds me alot of Maharaj. Tonights class was so inspiring and funny!

When Nirantara saw me tonight, he asked me when I got here. And I had thanked him again for sending Maharaj his favorite song by him Dock of Bombay, and Nirantara Prabhu said "Anything for you and your guru." He's so kind. I love Nirantara! He's so awesome. He too has helped me to spiritually advance as well. Im very grateful to Krishna for letting me find Nirantara Prabhu also to help me hear about Him. And before I left I had gone up to him and thanked him for class. He touched my head and said "May Krishna bless you and protect you."

Nirantara Prabhu does mean a lot to me just as my own guru Maharaj means so much to me. So I will pray to Krishna to protect Nirantara Prabhu whereever he goes.