All glories to Goura nitay
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories for you maharaj
Hare Krishna,
I’m David Leyton. I’m from Santiago of Chile. Please accept my humble reverence. Please, forgive me for my affront because of my ignorance.
HpS - We don't remember any affront. Is VERY nice to remember you and Santiago.
Regarding Bg 2.40, I’d like to tell you about some changes that I’ve experienced thanks to Krishna Consciousness. This advance in my spiritual life has been fruitful compared to other spiritual practices that I followed before.
Before knowing about Krishna Consciousness, I used to meditate in silence and chant Om mantra to get harmony and inner peace. These kinds of practices gave me satisfaction, but I couldn’t escape from Karma.
All my life I’ve thought that courage, self-defense and carefulness are necessary to survive in this world, but because of Bhakti Yoga practice, I’ve noticed that the fear and self-defense that I used to feel when facing possible aggressions and hounding from other people has decreased. My self-esteem has increased as well as my confidence. Sometimes I feel that Krishna helped me to avoid certain people and adverse moments.
My senses are imperfect and damaged, I don’t want to get my hopes up too much, but since I’ve devoted myself to Prabhupada and followed some of his instructions, I feel that threats have decreased.
I’ve also noticed that devotees in the temple trust me now; I feel their esteem and affection.
I want to continue making progress in Krishna Consiousness, through bhakti yoga practice and without living the nightmares that I’ve experienced in this life, but living through love, in peace and sadhu sanga.
I hope that one day, this anger that torments me and that reminds me all the sufferings that I’ve faced will desapear one day.
I hope that my answer could express what I think about the chapter you indicated me.
Please accept my sincerest service to you, Maharaj
Best regards
Hare Krishna.
HpS - Hare Krsna!!! I could have written the same things! I doesn't matter if we acheive some great thing in the Bhakti yoga, because at every step it is practical, and the goal becomes more and more clear. Even in the womb and as incapable infants we can make progress. How is your family?
