Mr. Gorbachev - Krishna Kids

When I was growing up, kids were not allowed to do much. Tho play, that was encourage and opens the door for a whole other post. ha But today the focus is ...

I really like how we teach our kids to be spiritual activists.In this case, devotees were jailed in Russia. One being a woman and her baby. It was rather shocking to our whole society. 

These children did this song as a plea to Mr Gorbachev. :) And I like how they are having fun while doing it. Prahlad [lead singer] does an excellent job too. They are now all adults! 

"This song was inspired by the letter Sri Prahlada and Raman wrote to Mr. Gorbachev. The lyrics were then penned by the Late Yasomatinandana dasa and Harii Bandhu wrote the music from a tune he had heard Gauragopala dasa humming. How this all happened was written down as a day to day diary by Gauragopala dasa."

Click link to hear and see these kids sing! :) 

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SITUATIONS

How many of us feel we could be with Krishna more, if only our situation were different? 

I'm no exception.

Yet, I'm not going to get into all that went wrong, not in the Movement, not daily life. Tho if that helps you, do so privately in a journal or somehow - to release and figure it out. The idea is not to get into it however, but to get over it. 

Anyhow, I'm here to say it's a reality, one we can stop beating ourselves up over, accept, and seek ways around it. Maybe even beyond.

Oh, I'm quick to admit, I've repeatedly become upset about this. And in regards to myself, wishing I were stronger. Still do - a little. I desperately wish things were as they were, in the old days. The good parts. 

However, if I spend too long in that thought mode, it doesn't heal, nor change, anything. Over time I've learned to feel what I feel "but" process it quickly. That is the only way it's helpful.  

Next to move on regarding how to think of it, better ways to view it - and especially what to do - just for you.
 
Sure, they changed things even tho Prabhupada said don't. And you may have your own private issues that significantly get in the way of the spiritual life you dream of. The bliss you hanker for.

There is no denying things that are true. How we deal with it is another topic.
 
Briefly: Therapy has its place. It's not the purpose of this blog. If ya need it, get it - from those who are not inimical to Prabhupada or Krishna. Simply, it became vox populi amongst devotees in the 80's and 90s. While a professional helps "some," too many armatures arose with a "one size fits all" psychology. Amateurs often result in pain, not gain.  

Do not drag therapy into the church/temple as some have - almost like it's a religion. I've been hassled because I would not "convert." LOL

Moving on, this blog is to focus on that which offers spiritual solutions. Now, what action can we take to bring about the spiritual life we desire, hanker after?

I have some ideas. One is to start finding what makes you feel extremely happy. Then dovetail it. [Ummm within the 4 regs please.]

Songs uplift me. In addition to actually changing brainwaves from the negative and up toward the positive - they are chantings that do not trigger any guilt or shame. :) I'll put one link below. 

From there, pesonalize it and go looking for some of your very own - some that do this for you. When listening, you should feel happiness! 

You can also put on headphones which has an even more profound healing ability. 

And/Or collect pics that inspire you, then run them as a slideshow 'while' singing /chanting along with the spiritual music. - A fun activity, for sure.

Another idea is to figure out what brings you down, and slowly modify those things. If sensibly possible, weed them out of your life - replacing with happy activities instead! 

While sometimes we can renounce, we can't always. If a child has 2 hands filled with dirt, they do not want to put it down. How to get them to do that? Easy. Give them a Simply Wonderful [a common Hare Krishna sweet]. Or any such treat. Make a trade if necessary.  

So lets stop making it so hard on ourselves, and instead make it easy for ourselves - do the same thing.

Whatever is taking you down, blocking spiritual life, yet it either has to be there for reasons too lengthy to get into here, or you are attached to it even tho it's bad for you.... what to do? 

Just as you would for the child. Take out the time to go and find yourself something better as a replacement. Only you know what that is. It's worth it, and it makes one much happier.

Moving on, just make your day bright, and your life light.

For some reason the thumbnail won't upload. Do click on this YouTube link - it will make you smile. Well, it did, me. And notice how at the very beginning, he says "Hare Krishna" into the microphone. :) 

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Reflections

Wow! Has it been a long time since I've last blogged on here or what? :-)

Ok, at 1st, life took over. After that, I lost my entrance info, and took a while to get it back. But now, I've got it back. Hurray! 

Sometimes it seems like only yesterday when I joined the Hare Krishna Movement. Other times it seems eons away, and even as if it were a dream. 

Nonetheless, I did join, and I'm a realist. Maybe a spiritual realist - still, a realist.

Much has changed since I moved into the ashrama. And much has changed since Prabhupada left this planet. 

Some say, they will never forget where they were when Kennedy was shot, John Lennon died, or something else big - happened.

Similarly, devotees will never forget where they were, what they were doing, the moment they heard Prabhupada choose to leave this world. 

Initially I was going to run with that idea for this writing, but now feel, it's not the mood I want to maintain right this moment. Just the point that this is how important he was to all of us deep in our hearts. And the glue that held our Movement together.

I have memories of what it was like when he was here in that way. Prabhupada instructed the devotees not not to change a thing. Yet changes were undeniably made. But not to worry, this blog won't be filled with tons of anger. That's not even my style. Knowledge is needed. Calm, peaceful, truthful knowledge. I will do my best.

Especially, one goal of my blog has been to try to recreate some degree of the old days, so others can use it now-a-days. :) 

I may or may not succeed, but gotta try. Did you miss out on the 1970's and wish you were there? Start here.

Already on this blog is information explaining "How To Create Your Own Home Altar, How To Offer Food, Devotee Etiquette, Japa," and more. [See sidebar.] 

Now I'll be adding more, beginning with what it was actually like at that time.

Lets try to get things back to the way they were in the old days, which really is not limited to age or time-period, as they are transcendental days - that were never suppose to change. So go ahead and do them now.

VIDEO: Prabhupada at Tompkins Square Park, 1966:

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