Gem

My dear reader!

Following advice of my dear friend Guruttama, since yesterday this blog has new name. 

Previous name was inspired by verse in Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya 19.151:

"According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. By the mercy of both Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service."

As a person with gardening experience, growing the creeper of devotional service from the seed is very close to me. Still, any of us had a time in our life’s, when we felt like we had lost it. Some did not value it, some did take more serious, but did not look after it well enough. Ultimately it comes to our original deviation – we all at some stage decided do things on our own, and turned our face away from our dearest and kindest friend. He is waiting us to come back to our home, when we are done with our private business and provincial interests. Those of us, who have been very fortunate, have received this gem – pure faith in the possibility to return to our native land of holy forest groves, where will fall at the feet of our eternal owner of our hearts.

Readers, desiring to delve deeper into grave topic of receiving pure faith, please read unmatched book by Sivarama Swami Maharaj. His book Suddha-bhakti-cintāmaṇi: The Touchstone of Pure Devotional Service is the gem amongst books. This blog is my humble attempt to understand His writings and to follow it. Just to honor this masterpiece, I changed the title of this blog.

As this page is dedicated to everyone, who is following path of self discovery, I will remind myself and you all:

B.G.9.2. This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

Sincere souls take this knowledge and find joy on every step. I wish you all - take it seriously and with faith. Whatever doubts you encounter - clear them out. 

No joy or happiness, you had so far, can be compared to that inner satisfaction, which you feel, when you have discovered your real nature- always blissful spiritual spark. When cleansed of all unwanted dirt, pure soul shines with worm invisible light from your heart, almost bursting out! 

I pray to all great souls - please bless me with attentiveness and wisdom, so I go on polishing and do not lose this rarest of gems given to me -t he wish fulfilling gem of devotional  service.

May all your impediments be swept away by merciful glance of Lord Chaitanya.

Sincerely yours

Atmarama dasa.