05 Oct 2008 Vrindavan, India
Category: Vrindavan
I told the students that they are now on the land of love. They are here and they should enjoy this energy. And I want to say this to every one who comes here. From the outside Vrindavan looks like any other small town but if you ask anyone who lives here, they will tell you how special it is. In the scriptures it is written that even if god was standing just outside Vrindavan, the people of Vrindavan would not go to him. If he liked, he could come.
Many people who are living in Vrindavan decided that they will never go out of Vrindavan. They do not leave Vrindavan, not even for one minute. Some people came for Vrindavan because they want to die on this holy ground and that is why they don’t want to go out. They never know when death will come and they want to be in Vrindavan in that minute.
So many people who live here have a deep love to Krishna but mostly it is not how you would imagine the relation to a god. Here in Vrindavan Krishna is rather seen as a friend, just like your neighbour. He is a boy from our town. He played in these streets. In this way Vrindavan and people’s attitude is so beautiful. And in this town you will hear from morning to evening that people are singing and chanting. All the time you hear mantras and bhajans in the streets because people want to remember Krishna and Radha all the time. Like this they are always with God and always with this energy.
When I told this all to the students I also said that it is so important to feel this love and sensitivity when you are here. The knowledge you can get, even from books. You can collect as much knowledge as you want, there is no limit to that. But getting knowledge and knowing is something different. You can collect knowledge or you can get to know. It is a difference between talking about love and falling in love. There are so many things written down and you can read thousands of books but I would like you to feel it in your heart. I told the students that this is what I want to give them. I can talk for ages about things that they need to learn but I really would love it if they could feel it all, too. And I can see in their energy that they are really enjoying being here in the Ashram and in Vrindavan.
Today two lovers of Vrindavan arrived, who are drawn to the Ashram again and again by the wonderful energy. I am happy to have my friends Thomas and Iris here and I know they will enjoy their time as always.
Tags:: Energy, Friends, Love, Relationships, Death, God, Vrindavan, Knowledge, Krishna
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I strongly disbelieve in the existence of God, so it is really fascinating to me to see entire regions changed by a god. Entire lifetimes led differently by something I consider to be a mutual imaginary friend. Love it.
Reply By Sean on January 26, 2011 09:22
Vrindavan sounds like a wonderful place, I really I hope I can make it to your ashram sometime in my life.
Reply By Sue on October 26, 2010 02:24
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