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Now we are starting our initiation ceremony. Now we have 56 PCs connected, and behind every PC we have 2-3 people participating, so it is a very nice lecture program. It is going in two languages; Spanish and English, and sometimes to German. If someone wants to translate into Hungarian, you are welcome. This is an interesting facility, and we hope the devotees will advance spiritually.
Vaisnava family is something very beautiful, and it is our duty to protect this our whole life, even though some of the other Vaisnavas may fail. Some make us unhappy but we still have to go on. The love and the trust and spiritual connection with guru, is our life and soul. That is our inspiration of morality and following the dharma. It makes us strong and happy, and with this happiness we help others. Without it we cannot make it. Krishna consciousness is helping others. We take initiation, and in it feeling happiness, because we feel the love coming to us, and it will be our shelter. The holy name of Krishna is substance in the protection. The feeling for Krishna and the master is coming by the grace of the holy name of Krishna. When you make it nicely, you make nicely things. We should do something, and Krishna is taking care of the rest.
I know that without the grace of the Vaisnavas and the Holy Name, my life would be totally useless. And I think, without the Vaisnavas and the Holy Name, your life will be also useless. If you have any problem, you have to do what? What a disciple promises is, that if I have a problem I will come to you, and I will not decide anything before hearing what you explain. I will not let my mind drive me crazy. How can you help if you don't ask him? When the devotees don't say the problem, the guru suffers. If they have disturbance and he knows later this is not fair.
Spiritual life is responsibility. In that responsibility there are principles. And I beg you, before buy something, look at the list of ingredients. You can see that many things you eat have garbage. When you see the numbers, many of them are coming from animal origin. You should publish a list of them and to see which you have to avoid. The taste agents and chemical additives in the food, they are all unhealthy and create cancer. Devotees prefer to take natural ingredients and produce food. What's the problem to make some delicious sweets and keep them in a box? Anytime the children or husband want to eat, give them something nice made and offered. At least look at the ingredients to be a strict vegetarian.
And when you chant the Holy Name of Krishna, please chant if from the heart, not just a repetition. Of course we have to chant everyday and to preach the glories everyday and be grateful, you can chant, you can chant. Make it offering and pray from the heart. Srila Prabhupada told us that if we follow these recommendations and do much service - 8 hours - it means a very serious devotee, and more means more serious. 8h should go to Krishna, including chanting, arati etc., if you live in a temple even more. If you live in the temple, many things happen. I request you to take these invitations to heart, because Srila Prabhupada promised that those who follow these principles can go back to home after this life. And he is not a liar.
I want to say to our new pujari: taking second initiation means we are sold out to the truth; to serve the truth is our choice. We not only accept that Krishna is wonderful - we say we will give Krishna to others till the end of our life. Second initiation makes us representative of our master. The first also makes this, but the second is that you are recognized to take these things to the heart.
Here in Hungary we have a family of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva. The most spiritual leaders produce the better. I request all the devotees to make effort that younger devotees feel that they are in the same level with you of responsibility. Younger respects the older, but for practical issues we have one level. Who drives the car he is responsible, and it doesn't matter 6 months or 6 years. Equal right to participate in isthagostis, equal opportunities in the yuga dharma for the yagya of the age. To present guru to everybody else, this is our program. School of leaders. We need 5000 leaders, not 5. If you don't want to be a leader, it is your problem. But you have desire all the other to become leaders. We are all in the postgraduate course; we are all going into the postgraduate PhD course of humility and service. And you know, the successful graduates are those who don't stop being humble and doing service until they die, and after death they still go on. Wherever Krishna wants them to go.
Haribol and a big hug from my heart!
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