Shukasari

What is Seva and Hard Labour? An excerpt from a lecture given by Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja in Chandigarh, India on 10 th November 2013 Hard Labour It does not matter how much service one performs. Externally one may look like Vaishnavas, but we cannot be Vaishnavas if we have desires for wealth. An example of this is, Srila Raghunath das Thakur's family who were constantly serving Vaishnavas in their homes. But they were only keen on accumulating wealth. If one is truly doing seva, service, then, he will have more attraction for harikatha. Anyone can be following all the tenets of being a sannyasa, brahmacari, grhastra etc but if there is no desire or attachment for harikatha of the Lord, then, they have not done any service but only physical hard labour. The Difference Between Wanting to do Seva and Given A Seva by Vaishnavas Chota Haridasa brought rice from the house of Madhavi devi.   Mahaprabhu was not pleased because unless an...

An excerpt from a lecture given by Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaji in Puri 2015. "“There is this elderly grandmother who comes to the temple everyday to hear hari katha. Her grandson would often request her to take him to the temple as well. But she would not do so. One day, the grandson was very persistent in wanting to go to the temple with his grandmother. Finally, the grandmother relented. When they were at the temple, the grandson heard the hari katha about the glories of Ekadasi, and how it is important to observe Ekadasi which is the very next day. As soon as the grandson went home, he told his mother that he will fast the next day. He only wanted some money to buy bananas and would not take any grains. When the mother heard this, she became furious and scolded the grandmother for taking her son to the temple. She said that her son is very young to be observing such fasts. The grandmother soon called her grandson and told him,...