March 2, 2012
Just before Sri Gaura Purnima, Chinmoyananda Prabhu invited the devotees to his house in Corralitos for kirtan, krishna katha and prasadam. Sarvabhavana Prabhu related some of the points he heard from Srila Govinda Maharaj over the years about the glories of the holy name, the ten offenses to the holy name, and how to avoid those offenses. Here are a few points that were mentioned:
“We don’t need a dictionary definition of humility. We just have to look at the vaishnavas like Ramai Prabhu and Janardan Maharaj…
Ego robs us of all happiness in spiritual life; for example, when we miss out on so much love and affection because we think we were right about a small point and won’t let go of it…
Giving honor is a gift to us because it makes us feel so uplifted–good qualities come to us if we look for them…dwelling in faults we get dragged down and the faults come to us…”
Everyone mercifully posed so I could photograph the whole group
Chinmoyananda, Sarvabhavana and Ratan Krishna Prabhus chanting
Ratan Krishna Prabhu playing mridanga nicely
Jatindra Prabhu and Rasangi didi
Enthusiastically singing lovely vaishnava songs...
reading their English translations...
and playing karatals
Damodar Prabhu with Tulsi and Sureshwari didis...
who sing happily
Sarvabhavana Prabhu is very inspired
"We do not know anybody’s position so we must be tolerant and we have to find a way to praise everybody."
"We are in a boat with all the devotees. Srila Acharya Maharaj and Srila Janardan Maharaj are helping us and Srila Govinda Maharaj is the captain."
Sarvabhavana Prabhu also sings very nicely
"Hari haraye nama krishna..."
"...jaya jaya gurudev!"
Chinmoyananda Prabhu in a contemplative mood
Tulsi didi is happy to have kirtan in the company of devotees
Damodar Prabhu as well
Sureshwari didi serves the generous feast prepared by Ratan Krishna Prabhu
Rasangi and Tulsi didis line up as Sureshwari didi serves the kichuri, puris and more
Everyone gets ready to strike a pose before it's time to leave
All glories to Chinmoyanada Prabhu!