[Jagannath] Happy Gaura Purnima

[Guest guest]

Happy appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to all of you.

Here is a little offering.

 

Our destiny Is In Our Own Hands

by Jagat Guru

 

This world and everything in it is the property of the energy of the

Supreme Energetic. But unfortunately most of us have forgotten the

connection between ourselves, the world and the Lord. We falsely

identify ourselves with the material body we temporarily live in, and

due to our identifying with matter, we seek fulfilment in the material

world. Thus we falsely lay claim to God's property and endlessly compete

to exploit each other and the environment. This continuous exploitation

makes our hearts harder and harder and it is thus a great rarity for a

person in this world to feel real love and compassion. Therefore,

kindness is rare, friendship is rare, honesty is rare, simplicity is

rare, happiness is rare, and humility is rare. But fear is not rare, nor

are international, interracial, interfaith and intersexual warfare. But

bitterness is of no necessity. There can be a new society. But the outer

can change only by changing the inner. The nature of our place of

residence is determined by the nature of our mentality or consciousness.

Thus our destiniy is in our own hands.-JAGAD GURU

 

Taken form Life Force News publication, Beyond Racism issue n.29,

lecture by Jagat Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa