ekadasi and guru

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Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah

 

I was going through the descriptions of different Ekadasies and only one that I

found that

specifically mentions removing negative karimic reactions from false astrology

was Apara

Ekadasi. Since we all make mistakes and that Ekadasi comes within the next

couple of days I am

posting its description. Basically ekadasis are followed by abstaining from food

from sunrise

to sunrise and breaking the fast on the next day within a specified time. There

are variations

so you can fast from water also and stay awake during the night and worhip the

Lord. Yet, I've

read in the book that to get the full result of following the ekadasi person

must have faith in

it, even though without faith also some result is there. Jupiter can also gets

cancellation of

the debility. Jupiter represents piety and saturn impiety. Saturs sthana of

Capricorn

debilitates Jupiter meaning not much piety around. I had some thoughts over

Jupiter so will

share them here for purification of my understanding.

 

Basically, 9h house is the house of Guru, Guru that gives initiation(diksa guru)

that is Guru

that has achieved perfection in his learning process(being sisya himself)(9h is

5th from 5th)

and in Para Gyana associated with 5th house, that is after you get

accomplishement in Siksa

related things then you are qualified to initiate others into the same

knowledge. 5th is 9th

from 9th meaning that Guru gets his strenght from his previous learning of Gyana

and Para-Gyana

he accomplished himself in. 1st is 5th from 9th representing the person, guru's

sisya. 12th is

place of liberation for the individual and represents heart of a guru (4th from

the 9th) and

also his compassion - as Jupiter gets exalted in the 4th(place lorded by moon)

and gets

extremely compassionate and protective. (Also Pisces is most commpasionate sign-

and is 12th

house in the natural zodiac).Without the good will and blessings of a guru there

is no real

progress. That guru has overcome death. 8th is 12th from 9th and represents

blessings of guru's

guru that to individual means he has overcome death and is accomplished in

mistic knowledge

related to 8th house). He is a Sat Guru.

 

Just some thoughts,

 

yours sisya,

 

Zavisa

 

 

p.s. I will be offline soon again and I am just for the time being following the

list.

 

p.s.s.(From GVS calendar times for breaking the fast for those that want to

follow Ekadasi

Vrata)

29 May, Monday

India, America, England, Holland-Fasting for Apara Ekadasi

30 May, Tuesday

India-Break fast 3 hours 45 minutes after sunrise and within 25 minutes.

America, England, Holland-Break fast after sunrise within 4 hours.

Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore-Fasting for Apara Ekadasi

 

31 May, Wednesday

Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore-Break fast after sunrise within 4

hours.

 

p.s.s.s.

This is what we got recently from India after one mataji wrote that she has many

problems

because she does not have the association with gurudeva. I thought instructions

interesting so

am posting them here.

 

 

ALL GLORY TO GURU AND GAURANGA

ALL GLORY TO SRILA PRABHUPADA

 

Lekcija Srila BV Puri Gosvami Maharaja o guru tattvi

 

Veoma je tesko uvijek imati drustvo duhovnog ucitelja jer on uvijek putuje, a ni

mi nismo u

materijalnoj situaciji koja to omogucuje.Guru je jedan - diksa guru - i on je

kvalificiran da

nas vodi gore, a siksa gurua ima neizmjerno mnogo. Stalno drustvo diksa gurua

nije moguce.

Trebamo shvatiti sto znaci surrender - predavanje.Oni koji su uvijek posveceni

guruu mogu se

predati za jednu minutu, jedan sat, dva sata, toliko im je dovoljno, a ostali

mogu slusati

godinama. Kada je guru prisutan, sve su sumnje razbristrene jer on daje snaznu

impresiju u

srcu.

Kako shvatiti duhovni zivot? Kako shvatiti gurua? Pravi smisao moze se shvatiti

samo harinamom.

To je savjet i instrukcija koju je dao Mahaprabhu. Sto je vas problem? Ne

pjevate harinam - ne

mantrate Sveto Ime - to je stvarni problem. Za nekoga tko ne mantra, nema

napretka u duhovnom

zivotu. Ne moze se dati drugo rjesenje, to shvacanje je individualno.

Morate vidjeti sto doista zelite. Ako zelite poboljsati duhovnu srecu, nama

aparadha vam to

nece dati. Dat ce vam samo materijalnu srecu, novac itd. Ako doista radite

harinam, onda nema

sumnji, Krisna ce se razotkriti unutar vaseg srca.

Ali tko doista radi harinam? Ne mnogi... Nitko ne radi harinam, svi samo pitaju

ali nitko ne

slijedi odgovor. Kako mantrate? Vasi prsti se pomicu, vasa vrecica za mantranje

se pomice, vase

usne se pomicu, vas jezik, ali vas um luta. Ne shvacate da nemate kvalifikacije.

Jedan ucitelj glazbe koji je imao glazbenu skolu imao je dvije grupe ucenika.

Oni koji nista

nisu znali platili su jednu cijenu, ali oni koji su vec nesto znali platili su

dvostruku

cijenu. Kada su ga pitali zasto treba platiti vise, usitelj je rekao: " Vi samo

mislite da nesto

znate, a zapravo ste neznalice jer znate sve naopako i ja imam dvostruki posao:

da vas naucim

da svirate i da vam pokazem da je vase prijasnje sviranje bez koristi.

Ali vi mislite da je guru madjionièar. Ne! Prvo pokazite zelju i ozbiljnost.

Kako je moguce da

imate toliko sumnji? Sastre daju toliko milosti i ako slijedite pravilno, kako

mozete imati

sumnje? Proces funkcionira - to je cinjenica - ali morate slijediti, stoga, ako

ne slijedite,

ne kritizirajte proces, nemojte mislite da je guru kriv, to je vasa nesreca,

vasa pogreska. Ne

krivite druge. Otidjite do Bozanstva Krisne i molite, molite, molite, placite za

milost i dobit

cete blagoslov. Ako ste iskreni, Krisna ce vam ispuniti srce radoscu.

Osobno jamcim ako samo mantrate i nastavite s time cak i ako je gorko, jamcim

vam da cete biti

uspjesni, postat cete sretni. Ako to doista radite, kako mozete imati problem?

Tada vise necete

reci: Imam probleme.

Ne! Ne, nema vise problema, onda idete na drugu platformu.

Lijepo sjednite i samo mantrajte. Nemojte razgovarati s drugima, ne prekidajte

mantranje, samo

mantrajte, zazivajte Boga, i radite to svaki dan. Jer svaki dan spavate i

pricate i idete ovamo

ili onamo, tratite vrijeme i um sve to radi, a mantranje? Ako to ne radite

pravilno, ne pitajte

zasto imate toliko problema. Nema name - nema uspijeha! Bez mantranja nema

uspjeha!

 

 

Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah

 

Notes from a lecture by BV Puri Goswami that I recieved in Croatian and tried to

translate.

 

 

Its very hard to always have the association with a spiritual master because he

is constantly

travelling and we are neither in material situation that allows us that. Guru is

one - diksa

guru- and he is qualified to lead us forward, and there are unlimitedly many

siksa gurus.

Permanent association with a diksa guru is impossible. We should understand what

means

surrender. Those that are always devoted to guru can surrender in a minute, an

hour, two hours,

that is enough, and others can listen for years. When guru is present, all

doubts are gone as

he gives strong impression in the heart.

 

How to understand spiritual life? How to understand the guru? Real meaning can

only be

understood by harinama. That was the advice and instruction given by Mahaprabhu.

What is your

problem? You don't chant harinam - you don't do japa of the holy name - that is

the real

problem. For somebody who does not do japa there is no progress in spiritual

life. Another

solution cannot be given, that understanding is individual.

 

You should see what you really want. If you want to increase your spiritual

happiness, nama

aparadha will not give that to you. It will only give material happiness, money,

etc. If you

really do harinama Krishna will reveal himself within your heart.

 

But who really chants harinama? Not many... nobody does harinam, all just ask

but nobody

follows the answer. How do you chant? Your fingers move, your japa beadbag

moves, your lips are

moving, your tounge, but your mind wanders around. You don't understand you

don't have

qualifications.

 

One music teacher who had a music school had two groups of students. Those that

knew nothing

payed one price, but those who already knew something payed double price. When

they asked him

why they have to pay more, the teacher answered: " You only think you know

something, but

actually you are ignorant as you know everything wrongly and I have double job;

to teach you

how to play and to show you that your previous playing was useless.

 

But you think that guru is a magician. No! First show the desire and sincerety.

How is it

possible that you have so many doubts? Sastras give so much mercy and if you

follow correctly,

how can you have doubts? Process is functioning - that is a fact - but you have

to follow, so,

if you don't follow don't blame the process, don't think it's guru's fault, is

your problem,

your mistake. Don't blame others. Stand before the deity of Krishna and pray,

pray, cry for

mercy and the blessings will come. If you are honest, Krishna will fill your

heart with

hapiness.

 

I personally guarantee you that if you just chant and continue with it even if

its bitter, I

guarantee you that you will have success, you will reach happiness. If you

really do that then,

how can you have problems? Then you will not say : " I have problems " . No! No more

problems. You

then go on to another platform.

 

Simply sit and just chant. Don't speak with others, don't interrupt the

chanting, just chant,

call the Lord, and do that every day. Because every day you sleep and talk and

go here and

there, waste your time, and your mind does that, but what about the chanting? If

you don't do

the japa propery, then don't ask why you have so many problems. No namam - no

sucess! No

chanting no sucess!