All glories to You 🙏

AGTSP 🙏

Dear Guru Maharaj,

I wake up regularly before the onset of auspicious Brahma muhurta and then after taking morning ablution I perform mangal aarti, Harinama japa etc.

Sometimes I may fall sick and unwell given to my poor health. Only except those days, I wake up regularly at a same, pre-determined time. But henforth, I would try my best to maintain a fixed time at all cost.

HpS - So nice. Sometimes we can only chant in our mind and must rest! For us it is only a few days a year and even if we can't get to Mangala arati, we are awake during that time.

AgtSP!

Dear GuruMaharaj, some suggested me that I should wait for my second sacred initiation as my husband is yet uninitiated. Is it ok that I remain contended with the first one? Should I aspire for the second also? I am totally confused. Pls enlighten me.

HpS - Hmmm... I don't know the details. In general, Harinama diksa is sufficient to go to Vaikuntha, Goloka, Rasa-lila!!!

Second initiation in some ways is a formality.

Not a meaningless formality.

Boy and Girl may be ship wrecked on an island in the ocean.

After one year they decide that it is very proper to be married, that maybe even it is God's arrangement that they were put in this situation.

So, they say many prayers and promises and are always writing everything down, and then have two children, and after four years a boat finds them and they go home with their family.

Of course, their family is crying in ecstacy!

So much happiness.

Everyone is very happy to meet their new son/daughter/grandchildren.

Family priest(s)... herd them into the church as soon as possible and have a formal wedding. Everyone very happy.

They are very happy.

So second initiation need not be a formality.

What does your esteemed husband think?

Other family?

Devotees?

If you want to worship installed ISKCON dieties, then it is important.

It is also nice example for others.

Your husband may think that way, "I am not ready to take responsibility for Harinama Diksa vows. My wife is more advanced than me on the path. We all have our own progress to make. I am very proud that she is taking the responsibilities of Second Initiation".

I don't know details.

Some thoughts.

O.K.???

Your fallen Servant

BRDDasi