Prahlada counsels his classmates to chant God’s name ‘Narayana! Narayana!’

Source : Madhuramurali English Edition

When Prahlada counsels his classmates to chant God’s name ‘Narayana! Narayana!’ they retort, ‘O, Prahalada! You are the son of the king. Even if you chant ‘Narayana!’ you will have sumptuous meals but what about us?’ To this Prahlada points out, ‘God has already determined all the happenings in not just my life but in all our lives. HE has sent us into this world only after determining these and does not determine them after sending us into the world.’

 

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Words of wisdom by a great Gnani and a true bhaktha

Everything in our life is predetermined. All we have to do is to turn and fix our mind on Him! 

"To remain how God wills" – being in this state is Bhagavatha Dharmam.

Everything that happened in the past, that happens now, and that will happen in future, are all the will of My Father. Nothing else. Nothing else. We should not get disturbed.

Only the actions that are related to our body is bound by Prarabdham. There is no Prarabdham for mind. As a prudent person, it is only in our hands to control the mind.

Yogirămsuratkumăr used to say, 'If there is faith then there is no fate.'

Remember the Lord always and be ever conscious of the fact that every moment is governed by the will and wish of Sri Krishna

Spiritual success is dependent on oneself and not on the environment.

To remain in the Holy Feet of the Guru as a 'nobody' (zero); to remain like a doll in his hand. This is the only effort that can be taken by us

If you think of God and attain the abode of God, there is no destiny.

When one is afflicted with sorrow, if he persists in prayers and not question the Lord as to why He is putting him into grief, when the difficult times pass, the Lord is pleased and rewards him with a special gift of His grace.

You should not only accept from the bottom of your heart the situation that the Lord keeps you in but also be grateful to Him for that because it is verily the Lord's blessing!

When there is true love, even adversities appear to be blessings

It is not ours to question why, but to submit to the Divine will, and pass through all experiences that fall to our lot, with a free and cheerful heart.

We can resign ourselves to the Will of God and keep away our egosense, only by a continuous remembrance of God

 

It is a mistake to think that by mere change of situation or activity we can attain to peace

If one does not chant the divine Name of the Lord, the Lord will not interfere with his life. If he does chant the Name of God continuously, the Lord makes his life favorable to him.

Likewise, God takes hold of his devotee and removes all the hurdles in his/her way.

किं दुष्करं नराणां  ? What is difficult for human beings? यन्मनसो निग्रहः सततं  The constant control of the mind.

किं स्मर्त्तव्यं पुरुषैः ? हरिनाम सदा न यावनी भाषा What is to be remembered by people ? Always the Name of Hari; not the jargon of the unregenerate.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare