Returning to Krishna Consciousness
October 10 , 2007
Hare Krishna.
It is so nice to hear of your renewed interest in Krishna Consciousness after some time away.
Regarding you position in devotional life, Krishna assures in Bhagavad-gita that any progress we have made is never lost. So please have full confidence that you will be able to easily take up where you left off in your devotional practice. Please reestablished your devotional practice by regularly chanting, reading and associating with devotees as much as your circumstance allows.
Most important at this stage is to again regularly chant a fixed number of rounds and readopt the regulated lifestyle of devotion life. As Srila Prabhupada repeatedly stressed, our devotional life is one of practice, so your renewal of that practice will easily reaffirm your initiation. After some time you may feel the need to reinforce your sraddha (faith) by taking shelter of another diksha guru, or the siksha (guidance) of other advanced devotees.
I sincerely hope this has provided some help, and I wish you all success in your renewed devotional practice as you take full shelter of Krishna's holy name.
Sincerely,
Dulal Chandra dasa
It is so nice to hear of your renewed interest in Krishna Consciousness after some time away.
Regarding you position in devotional life, Krishna assures in Bhagavad-gita that any progress we have made is never lost. So please have full confidence that you will be able to easily take up where you left off in your devotional practice. Please reestablished your devotional practice by regularly chanting, reading and associating with devotees as much as your circumstance allows.
Most important at this stage is to again regularly chant a fixed number of rounds and readopt the regulated lifestyle of devotion life. As Srila Prabhupada repeatedly stressed, our devotional life is one of practice, so your renewal of that practice will easily reaffirm your initiation. After some time you may feel the need to reinforce your sraddha (faith) by taking shelter of another diksha guru, or the siksha (guidance) of other advanced devotees.
I sincerely hope this has provided some help, and I wish you all success in your renewed devotional practice as you take full shelter of Krishna's holy name.
Sincerely,
Dulal Chandra dasa