20200413 Zoom Session with Russia Devotees

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mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ

paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim

yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande

paramānanda-mādhavam

Śrī Caitanya Īśvaram

So, we will visit different devotees in their house. But first we will speak a little bit.

 The governments say that there is no known treatment and no known vaccine for the corona virus.

Of course, Audārya Dham says he has some treatment which is good news. But, anyway, if we go out shopping or something, we may contact the virus. It is invisible. It stays alive for three days or so.

So, if someone is positive, touches something hard, then that will have the virus for three or more days. And if you touch something which has that virus, then the virus is on your hand. That is why they say to wash your hand frequently with soap. Don’t touch your face. If you have the virus on your hand and touch your face, it will go inside you. Then you will be positive. And when you are walking outside, and you come back, devotees are used to taking out their shoes, that is a good policy. Because, who knows the virus may be on the street! You don’t want to bring that into your house! Actually, this and all the pandemics of this century have come from animals. They are tracing back this pandemic to those who eat different types of animals like bats and snakes.

But those who eat meat, they are also subject to getting this virus. We don’t want people to suffer. So, this is an opportunity for us to help the people! To get them to chant the holy names!

In the Kali Santarana Upaniṣad it states, that these 16 names of the Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahā Mantra,

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare,

Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare.

Iti sodakam nam nam, kali kalmaṣa nāśanam. It destroys all the evil aspects, the ill-effects of Kali yuga. There are many verses like that in different Vedas. In the last verse of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, it says that by chanting the name of Hari, human beings are saved from all their sufferings. Also, their bad karma is destroyed. I saw that recently one of the grand priests of the Russian Orthodox church, he went with his holy icons around Moscow. If people don’t want to chant the names of God in Sanskrit, they can chant any name in English, any bona fide name of God. We believe that there is one Supreme Person. By chanting His name our natural devotion for Him increases. Different heads of state have been telling their people, to chant, to pray. Highest form of prayer is to chant the name of God. So, the more people we can get chanting, more quickly this pandemic may go away!

 Every day at 6 pm I give a class on Caitanya Līlā. And now it is 8 o’clock India time, I don’t know what time it is in Russia! Russia is a big country! Ha!

So, in Moscow one time, Vladivostok one time! So, we were reading today how Advaita Gosāin, He was given a benediction by Lord Caitanya that even an insect, even a bug, even a snake, anything, that take shelter of You at any time, even if they commit hundreds of offences to Me, I will give them My mercy! And Advaita prabhu, He was preaching Mayavada so that the Lord would punish Him. And He was so happy that the Lord treated Him as an inferior. Because He was the disciple of Mādhavendra Purī, so He was the Godbrother of Lord Caitanya’s guru, so therefore Lord Caitanya would treat Him with respect.

But Lord Advaita He always wanted to be recognized as the servant of Lord Caitanya. So, He made this plan to get the Lord to disrespect Him, and He was so happy! I never want to be respected by You, I always wanted to be Your servant! So finally, you have treated Me as Your servant, by punishing Me! Because that is Your nature, you discipline Your servant and then give them benedictions.

So Advaita Gosāin was crying, Haridas Thakur was crying, Lord Caitanya was crying! Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī was crying! Everybody was crying! And the house of Advaita Gosāin became completely filled with loving ecstasy. So, we are hearing these pastimes every day. I am very glad I can see you today. I would like to visit your houses and see you! If you have any questions you can ask. (He said question in Russian language).

His Grace Mahāvarāha das prabhu took guru maharaj through the devotees’ homes!

Transcribed by Jayaraseshwari dasi

16 April 2020

Proof reading Level 1 by Bhavatariniradhika devi dasi

16 April 2020