A Writer of Pieces

I will begin with a poem written on the day of its printing. Then I will print random excerpts of books I have printed over the last 35 years. I hope this variety will be pleasing.

Poem for June 12

I began at 2:00 A.M.
and chanted slowly even though
I took some ginseng. It was
not topmost japa, but you
counted them forever all
syllables and the mind fixed
on nama. You finished
late.

Lord Caitanya is speaking nectarean verses to Sanatana
in “Life’s Ultimate Goal.”
“O Govinda, this youthful
girl named Radhika is today
constantly pouring forth tears like
nectar from flowers as
She sings Your name in a
sweet voice.”

“O Krishna, O flute player, the
sweetness of Your early age is
wonderful. You know My unsteadiness
and I know Yours. No one else knows
about this. I want to see Your beautiful
attractive face somewhere in a solitary
place but how can this be accomplished?”
These are the apex of rasika slokas
between Radha and Krishna and to
hear them purifies the heart.

Narayana was polite and
gentlemanly while I chanted my
rounds. He applied eye drops and
massaged my head with lotion.
I told him yesterday was
New York City Ratha-yatra.
He said today is Pandava-
nirjala Ekadasi. We
don’t strictly follow all
the injunctions. In
Krishna-Balarama mandir they
don’t cook on this day.
A migraneur can’t do
severe fasting, and Prabhupada
never followed it.
Just observe a grainless
Ekadasi lunch and prepare for the autobiog.
I’m reading Journal and Poems
which is old-fashioned
preaching when I was a
frontline GBC-guru
defending the
ISKCON movement.

The poem rocks
and rolls with music
and sounds in an easy
way. It makes us
wake up to improvised
phrases and we want
to see Krishna there.
He is in the horns
and the free space
I contend, and
you can hear it from me.
It rolls sweet like surf on
the beach. The trees are
all lush green and the
flowers are in no danger
of frost. It’s all His
creation, and we can
see him in His
energies. He stands
in the clearing, and Radha
sees Him and chants
His holy name, stunned.

Poem for June 7

I woke late, after 3:00,
and rushed into my rounds, was
still chanting when Narayana came
up, dispatched them before 5:00
not in the highest consciousness.

Vidura was qualified to inquire from
Maitreya. He was Yamaraja in a former
birth but was cursed by a sage. Yamaraja
said the sage should be pierced with a
lance because he pierced an ant as a child.
The sage thought this punishment was too
severe and cursed Yamaraja to take birth as
a sudra. But it turned out well for
Yamaraja, who was born as the son of
Vyasadeva, wed to a sudra maidservant.
He got all the benefit of being raised
in the royal Kuru family, but
unlike Duryodhana and company, he
became a great devotee of Krishna and
the Pandavas. He didn’t ask Maitreya
to first talk of the gopis but inquired
into the nature of creation.  This is
connected to Krishna-katha because Govinda
is sarva-karana-karanam,
the cause of all causes. Maitreya
had been unsure where to begin,
but taking this hint from Vidura
he began speaking on the purusa-
avataras.

Narayana worked quickly so I
could get back to my japa, but
we discussed the improvement in his
back and the fact that he had
gotten up early and finished most
of his rounds. And we
discussed how Baladeva had
done all of his shopping yesterday
including getting the seven-foot-
tall cedar fence to block out
our neighbors’ barbecue
and sunbathing scene.

I’ve summarized seven fiction
books for my autobiog., and now
I’ll attempt some genre-
benders like Under Dark
Stars.
Writing about my books as autobiog. is natural because
they are the most important
part of my life, as much as
managing on the GBC
or being true to Prabhupada.

The poem is lively
filled with the song
of the instrumentalists.
They blow and I play
Krishna-centered thoughts
over them. I offer
incense to Radha-Govinda
and pray to Them to bless
me with the bhava
for the Divine Couple.
I don’t travel to festivals
but come to my Deities
and to my writing and
japa as service
performed in the
sankirtana movement of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

A Writer of Pieces

I will begin with a poem written on the day of its printing. Then I will print random excerpts of books I have printed over the last 35 years. I hope this variety will be pleasing.

Poem for June 10

I became wide awake by 9:30 P.M.
and took meds to go back to sleep.
But at 10:30 I had a headache and
had to subdue it. By 1:30 I got up from
bed and started chanting. It was not
yugala-kishora but counting and hearing
the names like my pulse-beat. I
finished before 4:00 when Narayana
came up and told me he had a
pretty much sleepless night under
pressure of papers and letters
he has to write.

In the process of creation the
last finishing touch is the
glance of the Lord. It goes
from subtle to gross. For
example, the sky is the cause
of air. The sky has only one
quality, sound, but by the
interaction of the sky and the
glance of the Lord, the air
is produced which has two qualities,
sound and touch. Then
electricity and then water
is produced. In the last
stage of physical development
the result is earth, which has
all five qualities, sound, touch,
form, taste, and odor.
They do not take place
automatically but under the supervision
of the Lord. Those who cannot see
the hidden hand of the Lord are
certainly less intelligent although they
may be advertised as great material
scientists.

The poetry moves with a
beat. It’s directed free
writing on Krishna, the all-
pervading Truth. He
reaches into all corners
of the universe. It’s
a sweet melody with
a vocalist. She sings
sounds without words
and augments the horns
eerily. Krishna is the
center because His
glance is required before
anything can come about.
Any one of His senses
acts for the others.
He can procreate with
His eyes, He can eat
by hearing, He’s omnipotent,
the Supreme Person in
the center of the storm,
in the heart of this song.

A Writer of Pieces

I will begin with a poem written on the day of its printing. Then I will print random excerpts of books I have printed over the last 35 years. I hope this variety will be pleasing.
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Poem for June 11th

You woke up past two
a late start on japa bouncing
them wide-awake but not
concentrated. Still chanting when
Narayana came up. I told him
it’s a luxury that he’s here. He
said he’s trying to preach his
duties by writing letters.

Krishnadasa Kaviraja inserts verses
from the scriptures and words spoken
directly by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
which later appeared verbatim
in the Goswamis’ books. Thus
He spoke: adau sraddha tatah
sadhu sanga: In the beginning there
must be faith. Then one becomes
interested in associating with devotees .  .  .
Gradually emotions intensify and
finally there is an awakening of love.
This is the gradual development of love of
Godhead for the devotee interested
in Krishna consciousness. (BRS 1.4.15-16)

The poem rises to a pitch
and I go with it. Each morning we hear the
music and weave it into
the lines of poesy focused
on Krishna. He accepts
the offering I believe because it is done sincerely
with the rhythmic tune.
Krishna is the Cowherd Boy
who plays the flute
which bewilders the gopis
and all those who hear
it so He knows music
and how to play it. He is the King of Music
and can be the recipient
of a musical offering
in His name if
it is done with
consummate skill
and swing. This
morning I did it, confident and humble.
I go out on a limb
and claim it’s
a kind of kirtana
because it’s so charming.

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Namamrta by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:

‘If one chants without trying to give up offenses, the real creeper of bhakti will be stunted by the unwanted creepers of sense gratification, etc.

“[Lord Caitanya to Rupa Gosvami] When a person receives the seed of devotional service he should take care of it by becoming a gardener and sowing the seed in his heart. if he waters the seed gradually by the process of sravana and kirtana (hearing and chanting), the seed will begin to sprout…The gardener must defend the creeper by fencing it all around so that the powerful elephant of offenses may not enter. Sometimes unwanted creepers such as the creeper of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world, grow along with the creeper of devotional service. The varieties of such unwanted creepers are unlimited. Some unnecessary creepers growing along with the bhakti creeper are the creepers of behavior unacceptable for those trying to attain perfection, diplomatic behavior, animal killing, mundane profiteering, mundane adoration, and mundane importance. All these are unwanted creepers if one does not distinguish between the bhakti-lata creeper and the other creepers, the sprinkling of water is misused because the other creepers are nourished while the bhakti-lata creeper is curtailed.” (Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 19.152,157-60)

In gardening when one waters flowers or plants he also waters weeds and the weeds grow up with the desirable flowers. So a gardener has to scrupulously pull out the weeds. Similarly in chanting as one invest in chanting, if he does so with offenses, weeds will grow. There are byproducts or benefits that come with chanting which are actually materialistic or unwanted. Deviant behaviors spring up when one chants Hare Krishna if he does not do so strictly. These are mentioned in the verse of Caitanya Caritamrta. Basically what happens is that one becomes materially attached to sense gratification. He may become victimized by diplomatic or crooked behavior or may associate with women for illicit sex. One may consider a Vaisnava to belong to a mundane caste or creed and think, “This is a Hindu Vaisnava and this is a European Vaisnava. A European Vaisnava is not allowed to enter the temples.” In other words he thinks of a Vaisnava in terms of birth thinking one a brahmana-vaisnava and one a sudra-vaisnava or mleccha-vaisnava and so on. One may also try to become a cheap Vaisnava by chanting in a secluded place for material adoration. All these are just ways to cheat innocent people and make a show of advanced spiritual life to become known as a sadhu or religious person. All these are signs that weeds have grown up along with the process of chanting and the so-called devotee has become victimized and the real creeper of bhakti-lata-bhija has been stunted.

I had a difficult morning for headaches. I woke with a slight headache and took some medicine. But after a while the headache was still present and I took more medicine. The headache didn’t go down but moved into my right eye and became a migraine headache. I had to take migraine medicine and the headache remained for my whole chanting period. But like yesterday it did not affect the pace of my chanting. I was wide awake and chanted without being slowed down by drowsiness. My attention however was not the best. My mind wandered to different things which may have been due to the physical impairment. I could not concentrate fully on the meanings of Hare and Krishna. But I took solace in the fact that I was chanting alertly. I began chanting by 1:30 and finished sixteen rounds by 3:30.

In offensive japa,
weeds grow up beside
the plant of devotional service.
There are many kinds of
unwanted creepers and one
has to strive to pull them up,
or build a fence around the
garden so the offenses
will not brake in.
Even when one chants
quickly on a good morning
the mind may flit off
and dwell on different
topics, like a bee buzzing
into different flowers.
You have to quiet
the restless mind by
gaining presence and
gravity and concentrating
on the meaning of the
Hare Krishna mantra.
Otherwise you are guilty
of inattentive chanting,
the root of other
offenses. Chant
and hear nicely
as the hours go by.

I turned at random to Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 1, Chapter 19, verse 36:

“Otherwise [without being inspired by Lord Krishna] how is it that you have voluntarily appeared here, though you are moving incognito to the common man and are not visible to us who are on the verge of death?” Sukadeva Goswami was inspired by Lord Krishna to appear voluntarily before Maharaja Pariksit, the great devotee, just to give him the teachings of Srimad-Bhagavatam. There were other sages and gurus present suggesting different paths, but it was not conclusive who Maharaja Pariksit would listen to. When Sukadeva Goswami arrived, everyone stood up, and it was decided that (although he was only 16 years old) Sukadeva was the most qualified devotee present to teach Pariksit in his last remaining seven days. The other sages gave Sukadeva deference, and Maharaja Pariksit turned eagerly to hear from him. One can achieve the import of devotional service of the Lord by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Personality of Godhead. The spiritual master is the manifest representative of the Lord to help one achieve ultimate success.

A bona-fide guru is actually inspired by the Lord to appear before the disciple. As soon as a true representative of the Lord is met by a devotee, the devotee is assured for going back to Godhead. But this depends on the sincerity of the devotee himself. In a similar case in the Bhagavatam, Narada Muni was sent to appear before Dhruva Maharaja, who was searching for God in the forest. When the Lord finds a person who is eager to go back to Godhead, He sends His bona-fide representative. In the purport, Srila Prabhupada writes, “The conclusion is that to get the assistance and help of a bona-fide spiritual master means to receive the direct help of the Lord Himself.” (Bhag. 1.19.36, purport)

It’s sweet how Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu interacts with His devotees. About 300 of them came from Bengal for the four months at Caturmasya and stayed with Him at Jagannatha-puri. The Puri devotees are always with Him. One year there was an incident where Sivananda Sena was delayed paying a toll. The whole group of Bengali devotees had to wait for him under a tree. He arranged for all their eating and accommodations, and so without him they had to simply wait. Lord Nityananda became angry and claimed that He was hungry. He cursed Sivananda Sena and said that his sons should die. Sivananda Sena’s wife started weeping and wailing. When Sivananda Sena finally arrived, his wife at once told him of Lord Nityananda’s curse. Sivananda Sena called her a foolish woman and said they should be glad to be cursed by Lord Nityananda. Lord Nityananda then came up to Sivananda Sena and kicked him on the leg. Who could understand the ways of Lord Nityananda? Krishna dasa Kaviraja says when Lord Nityananda is angry towards someone He is actually showing them His affection. Sivananda Sena was aware of this, and he was pleased to be kicked by Lord Nityananda. Nor did He actually cause Sivananda Sena’s sons to die. But He is an avadhuta and acts in contradictory ways. One of the devotees left the party and went ahead to complain about Lord Nityananda’s behavior, but when he came into Lord Caitanya’s presence, he sensed that Lord Caitanya was omniscient and knew why he was upset, so he did not complain about Lord Nityananda. Lord Caitanya spoke nectarean words to His devotees when they arrived. He pointed out that they underwent great trouble to travel to see Him, and He expressed his affection to each of them. He chided Lord Nityanada for coming because He had ordered Him to stay in Nadia and preach. Each year they observe the same festivals, and kirtanas and  feasting and Krishna katha. Lord Caitanya enjoyed their company in the day, but He passed His night in great difficulty fee­­ling separation from Krishna and sharing His emotions with His associates Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara.

I breathe in the pastimes in an even-tempered way. May they stay in my mind, and may I speak about them to the devotees. When you dip deeply into the pastimes of Lord Caitanya in the Ganges River, you come up in Radha-Kunda in the pastimes of Radha-Krishna. The more you have qualified to relish Gauranga-lila, the more you become eligible to hear of the Divine Couple of Vraja.

Krishna is neither impersonal or unable to reciprocate the feelings of His devotees. In Bhagavad-gita (4.11) He says, “As they approach Me, I respond accordingly.” He reciprocates with different devotees just as it behooves their mood in approach to Him. When He arrived in Dvaraka, he was met by dramatists, artists, singers, historians, genealogists and learned speakers, and they each gave Him their respective contributions. The Lord responded with the specific admirers according to His specific relationship with them. But the pure devotees were of one type only because they have no other object of service but the Lord. To some He bowed His head, to some He exchanged greetings, to some He shook hands, looked and smiled and gave assurances even to the lowest in rank. Only to the impersonalists, who do not recognize Him, does the Lord not reciprocate. Elderly brahmanas chanted His glories and became glorified themselves. The ladies from the respectable houses of Dvaraka went up to the roofs of the houses just to have a look at the Lord.

Within the five mellows or rasas the Lord responds differently with His devotees. One can have an eternal relationship with the Lord as a servant, friend, parent or conjugal lover, and the Lord reciprocates with each differently. But each one is absolute in their complete devotion to the Lord, and He deals with them in affection accordingly.