Nector of instruction - Verse 2 - 3rd and 4th quality - (prajalpa and niyamagraha)

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  • Prajalpa means useless talk, which has no connection with our KC endeavors.
  • It doesn't mean anything, all it does is, it harms you and it harms others, nothing more than that.
  • Speech is a very important energy. 
    • Just like other energies, it needs to be protected and utilized in a very proper way.
    • Speech has to be utilized in a proper way.
  • Prajalpa means that we are polluting our consciousness by talking nonsense.
  • Most importantly, for a devotee, it is simply a waste of time.
    • No matter how much you talk about how a cricketer should play, it is nothing to change there.
    • That person does not know that so and so person at so and so place is giving me advice on how to play cricket.
    • So it is a laughable thing to spend time like that.
  • That does not mean that a devotee is like a khadoos. He is a very light-hearted person. 
    • He is in a very happy mood all the time.
    • He talks appropriately all the time.
    • He is a Kavi. He can crack jokes. But all that is for pleasing devotees.
    • Some Prabhupada jokes.
      • Joke on cars sound and the Ford car sound.
      • Exchanges between Radhanath Swami and Tapopunj Maharaj. The only thing he could not burn is water.
      • Exchanges between Radhanath Swami and Giriraj Maharaj.
    • Devotees are very expert at cracking jokes.
    • Devotees are very expert at using their words. Krsna and Vrajvaasis are cracking jokes all the time, but all this just to please each other.
    • Prajalpa is beyond this scope, when you are into just criticizing people.
  • In one simple sentence, Preserve your energy, you have a huge task to do in front of you.
    • We want to purify our consciousness.
    • We can't allow this negative energy to get into us by talking any nonsense.
  • Also, when we speak about wrong qualities of someone.
    • Is it useful to you?
    • Unknowingly we are associating with those bad qualities, whatever you associate with, that will stick to you.
    • Instead, utilize your speech energy to Glorify the Devotees and The Lord, then you associate with the Lord and devotees.
    • But if you criticize, harm, gossip, then those bad qualities will come to you.
    • All this is called prajalpa.
  • Prabhupad says that it is like the croaking of toads, which will simply attract the snake of death to devour you. 
  • Different kinds of prajalpa's that we do.
    • Reading newspaper, or news apps.
    • Watching movies
    • Linkedin, Facebook, Youtube 
    • They have no meaning in your life.
    • Devotees are recommended to watch Ramayan, Mahabharat, etc. because that at least gives you purification.
    • In everything else, because the source itself is so dangerous, even though it may appear harmless. Because ultimately you are associating with the consciousness of the person creating that thing.
    • We must avoid Prajapa at all costs.
  • How to do it?
    • By being conscious that we have less time, we cannot spend so much time on useless talks. We have very limited energy, let's utilize that limited energy in a proper way.
    • And you will find a lot of peace within you when you avoid useless talk.
  • 27:00 mins.
  • Question: When i am facing challenges and exhaustion in life, i tend to watch movies to relieve myself from stress and exhaustion, though it never helps me, it is a repeating habit. What can i do to overcome this?
  • Answer: 
    • All of us have some kind of weaknesses or temporary laxities into which we get sucked into.
    • So therefore the path of devotional service is compared to 2 things.
    • Swimming upstream
    • Swimming upstream means continuous struggle.
    • As soon as you think that now everything is going good, you are already going down.
    • Because when you are swimming upstream, you cannot relax.
    • If you give up, within no time you are down.
    • That is how it happens with us.
    • Other description of devotional life is walking on a razor's edge.
    • If you are walking on a razor's edge, slight inattention, there is cut and bleeding.
    • So all this, how it is to be done.
    • Generally, devotees are very sincere. we should never question the sincerity of devotees. We should never question our own sincerity also. without sincerity, we cannot be in Krishna consciousness.
      • But with that sincerity, you should not be satisfied.
      • The sincerity has to be going further and further and further till we come to the purest level.
    • For example, right now you exposed yourself that I do this, it requires some kind of courage and that courage is also a sign of KC.
    • We accept that i am fragile, i am vulnerable, and with that vulnerability, we are always eager to take help from other devotees. 
    • When we are feeling like that, then utilize all the strength within your capacity to come out of it.
    • Still it does not happens, talk to a devotee. All that which we can do that moment, we should do it.
    • The mind has force like a tornado, which will completely sweep you away. when that comes, you need to divert that energy somewhere. 
    • It is a tremendous energy which is negative, but it is created within you for various reasons.
    • When this happens
      • Exercise,
      • Pushups
      • Sweat it out
      • Jogging.
      • Somehow the energy has to be released.
      • As long as the energy is there, it is going to suck you. and it will make you do things which you are going to regret.
    • When you try to just watch a film in this situation, you are going to regret it later, and then the negativity again sucks you.
    • Also, excessive distressful situation should be avoided.  
      • In the family, work atmosphere, wherever you are. 
      • Too much engagement in negative talks and -ve futuristic thinkings, -ve relationship thinkings. That also affects you in a way that mind will crave for some kind of relief.
    • Then naturally a person thinks that if i watch a film, i will get some relief. at all cost we should avoid all such situations. Kabhi kabhi aise dikh raha hai ki kya ho raha hai mere saath. Kuch nahi ho raha hai bhai, tension mat le, the world is not going to end. 
    • Give some time, it will be over. But we want it to be over right now. Are you are not God. Karma, Maya, Praruti, everyone is watching you.
    • We are simply puppets, allow the things to happen, go through it, do not resist it. Sometimes we want the change of situation, change of relationship, change of circumstances.
    • We change homes, jobs, thinking that i will become peaceful.
    • Peace is not dependent on home, job, people.
    • Peace is dependent on Krsna, he is the prince of peace. As soon as you take shelter of Krsna, peace will come to you. 
    • You are watching fil, some people take drugs for relief, because we are not trained to tolerate situations.
    • If  you go deeper into this subject matter, every situation will have a different answer. but the principle is, tolerate these urges. For tolerance, you need association of devotees with you.
    • Somehow you do it.
  • Pending notes for Niyamagraha discussion. (35:30 - end)

















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