The best new year resolution for a devotee

My dear devotees,

Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Most resolutions take the form of “do’s”–things I resolve to do–and “don’ts”–things I resolve to not do. And Vedic wisdom tells us that all do’s and don’ts should support one main do–always remember Krishna (God)–and one main don’t–never forget Him.

Now, practically, what can we do to always remember Krishna and never forget Him? The item most favorable for remembering Him is chanting and hearing: chanting and hearing His holy names–the Hare Krishna maha-mantra–and chanting and hearing His transcendental topics–krsna-katha such as the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. And in broad terms, the items most obstructive to remembering Him are mental speculation and sense gratification, especially vicious activities against Vedic principles, or God’s laws–activities that include eating meat, taking intoxicants, engaging in illicit sex, and gambling.

So for our New Year’s resolutions, we can resolve to increase our chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, especially on beads, and our reading of Srila
Prabhupada’s books. And we can resolve to decrease, or stop, activities detrimental to Krishna consciousness. And in our efforts, the Lord will help
us, for God helps those who help themselves.

We wish you a happy New Year–in Krishna consciousness–by the grace of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Hare Krishna.

Yours in service to Srila Prabhupada,
Giriraj Swami

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  • Wish you Krishna conscious happy new year.

  • Hari BOl!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hare Krsna Prabhu Ji, 

    very nice said...

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