Saturday, January 19, 2008

*For all the busy people in the world.



SATAN'S MEETING:

(Read even if you're busy. Very well written)

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.


In his opening address he said,


"We can't keep people from going to pray."


"We can't keep them from reading their holy books and knowing the truth."


"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with
their GOD."

"Once they gain that connection with GOD, our power over them is broken."

"So let them go to their prayers; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with GOD.."


"This is what I want you to do," said the devil: "Distract them from gaining hold of their GOD and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"


"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.


"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable
schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.


"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."

"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to
work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."

"Keep them from spending time with their children."


"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"


"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small
voice."

"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every
store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."


"This will jam their minds and break that union with God."


"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."


"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."


"Invade their driving moments with billboards."

"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.."


"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "


"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."


"Give them headaches too! "


"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."


"That will fragment their families quickly!"


"Give them distractions to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of life."


"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."


"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."


"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead."


"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"


"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences."


"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek
power from GOD."


"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their
health and family for the good of the cause."


"It will work!" "It will work!"

It was quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing people everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there. Having little time for their God or their families. Having no time to tell others about the power of GOD to change lives.



I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes? You be the judge!!!!!


Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?


U can opt to pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY!



Sunday, December 9, 2007

Damodar Song

Refrain:

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! In ropes You are wound,
Yet ropes do not bind You, By love You are bound!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! In ropes You are bound,
Child Prince of Braja You shall be crowned!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Your mother in silk
While You were-a-napping Was churning the milk

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! With necklace of pearls
Your sweet lotus face Encircled by curls

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Cheeks bimba-fruit red
With bright peacock feathers Adorning Your head

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! On You the world rests
Yet You rest on Yashoda And suckle her breasts!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! She left You alone-
The butter crock cracked, Struck by Your stone!

>Refrain

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! You threw the rock
Your lips pressed in anger As You broke the crock!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! How swiftly You fled
The butter and yogurt To monkeys You fed!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! You ran off in fear
Chased by Your mother, Whose stick was quite near!

>Refrain

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! You ran in alarm Yashoda’s stick scared You – she ment You no harm

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! With eyes full of tears
Your lotus face darkened With eye-ointment smears.

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Lord of Gokul
Bound by Your mother, To a grinding tool

>Refrain

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! With such childlike ease
You broke into splinters The twin arjun trees

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! You set them free
Cursed sons of Kuvera, to live in a tree

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Bound up in rope
Let me recall You, That is my hope

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! How I long to see
You feeding the monkeys While they dance in glee!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Please hear my prayer!
By mercy You freed The two sons of Kuvera

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Please smile upon me!
Grant me Your mercy, So I may be free!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! By Your childlike charm
You capture all hearts In this eternal form!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Please hear my praise!
You showed Your pastimes, The world to amaze!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! The world rests on You
Yet You are beyond it And known by so few

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Your childhood play
Is sweeter than nectar- I’ll drink it each day!

O Dāmodara Kṛṣṇa! Please grant me a boon-
May I always remember To sing You this tune!

>Refrain


This version was penned by HH Umāpati Swāmī and first sung at New Vṛndāban (West Virginia, USA) during Kartik month, 1988.