Manah-siksa dd commentary (Chat 9th May)

Sunday Chat 9th May 2010

Our Guru Maharaj gave a seminar on the importance to save the treasure of the service of the vaishnavas and make it available to all. In this he quoted George Harrison, who at one occasion declared that he wanted to make music that would be remembered in the future with a meaning for future generations. Guru Maharaj also said that one has to live in the present, one has to live with the past, and one has to live for the future, and thus one has to live very conscious. This short sentence was what captured me in this chat. In this material world it is not possible to disconnect one from the other; present, past and future make part of our life.

To live wisely, one must be aware of these three dimensions of our time. To learn from the past, to have visions for the future, and to act in the present to do whatever is possible to achieve our goal. It must be balance. Sometimes we get stuck in meditation on the past days, neglecting the future. Sometimes we get absorbed by dreams for the future, forgetting to live in the present. Sometimes we almost drown in activities in the present, trying to forget the past... But we should try to find balance between these dimensions to be able to live and use our time and skills wisely.
Serving the Supreme Lord, serving the guru and serving the vaishnavas is not an ordinary thing. It is something with value over the time. We cannot even imagine what will come out of it in the future. To be part of something so beautiful as the loving mission of Lord Chaitanya is a most fortunate thing. We can look centuries back in time, and we see the loving service of Sri Chaitanya's followers. We were in their future, they are in our past, and the present is our chance to do something good.

/Manah-siksa devi dasi