Harigaran
24 August 2011, 01:18 PM
Hi am Hari here from Singapore. I'm 24 years old. Well from last year I have been going to Hare Krsna centres around my area. Initially I was introduced to Hare Krsna movement in 2007 when I was 20 but back then I didnt understand what their concepts and theories and I didnt go till last year. Well the Hare Krsna devotees from various centres say that Im fortunate and to go to the Hare Krsna centres because there are not many people who are blessed to go there. When I first went there last year, the devotees said I will turn into a great devotee but yet till now after attending for about one a half years, Im stil the same. I never chant Maha Mantra, I eat meat, I speak vulgarities and so on so the question is the devotees said Lord Krishna selects and blesses people to come to the centres but why me when after all I never follow the rules and dont even chant the Maha Mantra? This is a question which I dont know the answer
Another part of me is I love to do social service. I love to give things to others like buy sweets, buy books, buy drinks and so on. For the Hare Krsna centres, I have sponsored for their free book distribution programme, I have bought sweets and drinks for festivals such as Janmasthaami, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Appearance Day etc. Very soon I will also be sponsoring a Prasada Seva, I have also helped out at Ratha Yatra and so on. The thing about me is wherever Lord Krishna is I want to do this kind of service which is like buying sweets, drinks, food for Lord Krishna and the devotees and help out in other ways. Some devotees like what Im doing while most say im not a devotee but a wanderer who just go to all Hare Krsna centres. They said is no point unless i become a member and turn myself into a devotee at just one particular group. As I said I dont want to do this as I want to do service to wherever Lord Krishna is. So far I have done many and I want to do more. I also want to do social service to the public like helping out and sponsoring food at orphanges, old folks homes etc and the reason I came to Hare Krsna movement is to introduce the concept of social service to the devotees but many devotees dont like the idea of social service and they prefer devotion is the best way and they just cast me aside. So the reason why i want to introduce social service to Hare Krsna movement is to prove that Spirituality and Social Service are one as you dont think about yourself but of God and others respectively. When you do service to others with love, the materialistic things will slowly vanish from the heart and love of God will appear and thats when we can reach God. So actually Social service paves the way for spirituality. So my question now is who am I to Lord Krishna? Am I dear to Him? Am I a devotee or a social worker? Why am I being cast aside by most devotees
Another part of me is I love to do social service. I love to give things to others like buy sweets, buy books, buy drinks and so on. For the Hare Krsna centres, I have sponsored for their free book distribution programme, I have bought sweets and drinks for festivals such as Janmasthaami, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Appearance Day etc. Very soon I will also be sponsoring a Prasada Seva, I have also helped out at Ratha Yatra and so on. The thing about me is wherever Lord Krishna is I want to do this kind of service which is like buying sweets, drinks, food for Lord Krishna and the devotees and help out in other ways. Some devotees like what Im doing while most say im not a devotee but a wanderer who just go to all Hare Krsna centres. They said is no point unless i become a member and turn myself into a devotee at just one particular group. As I said I dont want to do this as I want to do service to wherever Lord Krishna is. So far I have done many and I want to do more. I also want to do social service to the public like helping out and sponsoring food at orphanges, old folks homes etc and the reason I came to Hare Krsna movement is to introduce the concept of social service to the devotees but many devotees dont like the idea of social service and they prefer devotion is the best way and they just cast me aside. So the reason why i want to introduce social service to Hare Krsna movement is to prove that Spirituality and Social Service are one as you dont think about yourself but of God and others respectively. When you do service to others with love, the materialistic things will slowly vanish from the heart and love of God will appear and thats when we can reach God. So actually Social service paves the way for spirituality. So my question now is who am I to Lord Krishna? Am I dear to Him? Am I a devotee or a social worker? Why am I being cast aside by most devotees