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Gaurahari das (gaura99)

56, Male
IN

Hometown:

Mayapura

My Spiritual Name

Gaurahari das

Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

I have been engaged in cultivating Krishna Consciousness for twenty eight years. I have also investigated and practiced to a point other spiritual paths and disciplines, as well as engaged in new age therapies and human potential group processes. All this together has evolved into my own personal style of serving Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga on the basis of natural loving enthusiasm and empowerment through Srila Prabhupada's personal order. I teach, share counsel others informally and in a relaxed mood.
11 years ago when a devotee, spontaneously approached me to act as her guide to help develop her relationship with Gauranga, I agreed only after first taking her to see some other prominent Gurus in Vrndavan. I was still hesitant to take on such a responsibility when AC Bhaktividanta Srila Prabhupada came to me in a lucid dream. He sat down right next to me and point blank ordered me to teach and speak about the glories of Gauranga, bhakti yoga and help the devotees who would come to me. On the strength of his order and blessing I began doing this. Right now I am in Arambol, Goa . We hold daily a informal class, kirtan and retreats. The assembled seekers of a genuine loving relationship with Srila Prabhupada and Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu are all welcome to examine the fruits in the form of these video classes posted here or on youtube http://in.youtube.com/gaura992000 to see and hear for themselves if the fruit in the way I am serving Guru and Gauranga is good( spiritually enlivening )or not. Everyone can Judge for themselves if the blessing of Srila Prabhupada is here or not and don’t have to artificially believe anything blindly.
So to understand my particular mood, I have an unusual background in Krishna Consciousness and do not fit any mold that many standardized devotees may have difficulty to understand. In 1980 I received Srila Prabhupada’s book from a devotee in California. I read one paragraph and immediately I felt a spiritual love for Srila Prabhupada arise similar to what I had experienced years ago with Jesus when I read the book of John of the New Testament. I knew immediately from within my heart that he was authorized representative and had a relationship with God Just like my Lord Jesus did. Immediately I went to the local Laguna Beach temple and surrendered my money, car, and all possessions to serve Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
The very first day I joined the temple I examined both the Nectar of devotion and Caitanya Caritamrita and felt an instantaneous love and affinity for both these books and the devotees it described in them. I knew immediately that my heart, life, energy belonged to them and serving their personal mission. I spent five years living in the temple but for me I was not very happy there. The temperament and mood of standard ISKCON devotee was naturally different than mine. Most were interested in following ridged rules, regulations, pujas, etc. I almost got kicked out of the temple because I could not leave relishing Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad Bhagavatam even during the morning program. I did not like engaging in any mechanical program against my natural feelings and I still don’t. In a nutshell I am attracted to Krishna Consciousness only because I genuinely love Srila Prabhupada and I love Gauranga lila with all my heart, soul and passion. That’s the only reason I came to Krishna and the only reason I stay with Krishna Conciousness.
I left Krishna Consciousness many times only due to the advice of other devotees and even prominent leaders to follow a way that was not appropriate for my personal spiritual development. Their advice had a opposite effect . Instead of drawing me closer it repelled away from Krishna. In one way I had many difficulties in having confidence in what really worked for me in Krishna Consciousness because so many practicing devotees and leaders and gurus included have other opinions and were quick to criticse me for what I was doing, especially when I started teaching and helping devotees. Taking a humble position for a time I stepped down from teaching due to this extreme external pressure. I checked out being a part of some other devotee sangas to see if what they were saying was true that they had something better or higher teaching for me than what I was involved in already. I can say now from a mature perspective that I am just so happy to serve Srila Prabhupada’s personal order no matter what any devotee or even Vaisnava leaders have to say about it. They can love what I am doing or they can criticize it also- either way I am still so happy and confident in my life to serve the order that Srila Prabhupada personally gave me to speak about the beauty and sweetness of Gauranga, and the immense value of love for Gauranga and His associates. I know now the real blessings of Srila Prabhupada are with me and have full confidence to just carry out his order to me. His order is my one pointed life and soul. Wow! what a long journey to discover this simple truth but its sure has been worth all the trouble!

Website:

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What am I looking for:

Sincere open minded devotees of all camps that have some things in common like that they are human beings and they committed to Bhakti Yoga or want to learn how to be.

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