Monday, February 4, 2008

HH Sridhar Swami's Mission Statement


“My mission is to serve my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, with all my heart and soul. He saved me from drowning in the darkness of ignorance in this miserable material world. He brought the torchlight of knowledge that devotional service to Lord Krsna, the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, is the highest goal of human life. I was forced to open my eyes. To achieve this goal has now become my only reason for living. Out of a great sense of debt for his having shown me the path, I want to become a sharp instrument to be used by Srila Prabhupada in his mission of flooding the world with love of Krsna. I will strive to achieve excellence in all my activities, eternal and temporal. I will struggle to rise above my lower animal nature, my conditioning of the lowest of births, and my lack of cultural training. I will strive to become a perfect gentleman, as Srila Prabhupada desired of all his disciples. I will study his books regularly and thoroughly. I will do my best to follow his teachings perfectly and teach others with whom I come in contact according to my own level of realization. I will be forever loyal to his ISKCON, being always positive and ready to help in its development. I will be proactive as a preacher, teacher, facilitator, leader, and spiritual master (servant). I will always be ready to, as Srila Prabhupada put it, “do the needful,”curbing down my false ego, which may act as an obstacle. I will meditate upon and try to imbibe the twenty-six qualities of a pure devotee. I will manage my time to be always active in “Quadrant II” activities of devotional service. I will not over-endeavor but will strive for quality in my work and relationships. I will be constantly on guard against committing offenses to other Vaisnavas. Having realized that in previous years of association with devotees I must have committed so many offenses due to my gross and careless nature, I will sincerely try to recognize those offenses, beg forgiveness from those whom I have offended, and atone for these offenses as best I can.I will continually evaluate my progress, getting input from my peers.
Despite all obstacles, personal and incidental, I will not cease from struggling to improve my character and obtain his mercy, to be finally accepted by Srila Prabhupada as his humble servant.”

HH Sridhar Swami's classes

http://www.iskcondesiretree.com/Videos/JollySwami/tabid/755/Default.aspx

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Another dream....


"A devotee here just told me of a dream his wife had of Sridhar Swami--and she had never met him - nor even seen his photo before.Afterwards, she identified him from a photo and in a video.
In the dream, she saw him in Mayapur just before he left his world. He told her that he wanted to go with the devotees but he couldn't move his body. Then she saw Krishna come and grab him by the hand and lift him out of his body. He had a very beautiful form. She saw him in Goloka Vrindavana dancing around Krsna. He told her that Krishna had told him that he would never have to have a temporary body again. He told her that if she wants to come to the spiritual world she has to preach ; without preaching she will not get there.
The devotee who had that dream is a disciple of Jayapataka Swami,originally from Thailand."


from a letter by HG Urmila dasi(ACBSP)