Srila Prabhupada is an ever-expanding ocean of mercy. Any one, irrespective of his background, can achieve the highest transcendental position just by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada. Mercy means a very valuable and an extremely rare gift given to a person without that person having any qualification to get that gift.
Srila Prabhupada has given us all the Love of Krishna, a rare gift that cannot be obtained even by practicing austerities or offering sacrifices or following Vedic rituals or performing any other practices for millions and millions of years. But Srila Prabhupada has given us a few very simple practices that are so easy and practical to perform and the result of performing them is that anyone can get the love of God in just one lifetime.
What are those seven wonderful practices gifted to us by Srila Prabhupada?
Table of Contents
1. Chanting Hare Krishna
The simplest process of chanting Hare Krishna completely purifies us. If we continue to chant faithfully, then Krishna will reveal Himself to us and by His mercy everything will be known to us automatically.
2. Books
Srila Prabhupada gave us so many books to understand every aspect of spiritual life. In his books he has given an answer to every question and there is no question that is unanswered.
3. Lectures
If we hear Srila Prabhupada with rapt attention, then from the very beginning we can surely see Lord Krishna in the pages of the Bhagavatam.
4. Prasadam
Every person gets attracted to prasadam very easily. If someone tastes left over food of a diseased person, he is sure to get infected by that disease. Similarly, if we eat food that has been tasted by Krishna (meaning prasadam) then we are infected by Krishna consciousness. This happens effortlessly.
5. Kirtan
Participating in kirtan is something that even a child can do and anyone doing so will feel such transcendental bliss that he won’t feel like stopping. If there is kirtan and prasadam distribution going on in any place then that place becomes a temple.
6. Deity Worship
The easiest method to forget the material attraction is to see the beautiful forms of the Deities. The beauty of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna is so enchanting that it can defeat the beauty of millions of Cupids.
7. Service
Srila Prabhupada has given us abundant services to keep ourselves engaged in Krishna’s service twenty four hours a day.
Through these wonderful gifts we can easily obtain the ultimate goal in life – love of Godhead.
