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do you live in an ashram? how long have you been a devotee?

>>31925

No there is no ISKCON temple in my area or even geographic region. Several provinces over there is. Been chanting and serving Krsna in my own way since about 2014 maybe late 2013.

In that short time frame it's been some of the lowest points of my life and sometimes highest. But for the most part everything I was formerly attached to was forcibly taken away. Or like driftwood floated away only to return at certain intervals. Money especially has gone, I have enough to survive finally but that is all. For a while I did not even have that.

All the time I only had Krsna and no one else around to surrender to and I had the devotees I kept in contact via distance with as well.

Without all of that I don't know what would have happened to me.

And in terms of calamity often some horrific event appears to be resolved nearly inatanteously after calling out for help from Krsna and reciting certain Vedic hymns to Krsna.

Sometimes an horrific event occurs that is utterly life changing and forces me to go deeper into surrendering to Krsna as I have no other option no other source of help.

I do not usually share these stories except with other devotees as the nondevotees and atheistic class of men often poison the sweet mellows of Devotion.

Often after those calamities I weep out of pure happiness that Krsna was so merciful to me. It is rare but sometimes whilst singing a particular prayer or chanting I become overwhelmed and cry with happiness and surrender.

However I'm not a particularly soft person as I have always lived a hard life and had to cull alot of soft emotions to survive but Krsna always melts my heart in these ways.

And I like to share sometimes with nondevotees so they will realize this to and surrender to Krsna out of a sense of charity to my fellow human beings. Although usually I am filled with hate with others.

I'm not a perfect fully surrendered devotee nor do I claim to be. I am a very fallen person perhaps even more so than yourself or others in this thread.

But if such a piece of shit like me can be given Krsna's mercy then I don't see why anyone else can't.

>>31927

Right on man. I chant from time to time and it's an incredibly psychedelic experience. Every once in awhile I get the urge to scrap everything from my current life and live with devotees.

>>31928

You can always visit and stay in an ashram for a period of time without staying there permanently that was an arrangement I was making with my spiritual master but I could not go due to money issues.

They have a few rules to follow but if you aren't a criminal and don't have any diseases then shouldn't be an issue.

Plus anyone is allowed to go and take Prasadam

I tried to be a good Christian when I was a kid but it didn't make my life easier in any way. I remember that when I was in elementary school I was so desperate to make friends that sometimes I prayed to God to help me. I prayed until I cried and then fell asleep. Then when I was about 14-15 I started reading more about evolution and science and I haven't believed in a higher power since then. What makes Krsna different from other gods?

>>31931

I was in the same boat. Just try chanting the mahamantra hare Krsna hare Krsna Krsna Krsna hare hare hare Rama hare Rama Rama Rama hare hare

Some people cannot accept God for those Buddhism is recommended as Buddha is an incarnation of Krsna.

Due to Krsna's yoga Maya potency the less you believe in God the more he makes it apparent he doesn't exist.

We are imperfect beings using imperfect senses you can never reach God realization using science or philosophy etc. It's a surrendering process for us.

Although I am not here to convert anyone.