When the chips are down we tend to feel dislocated.
I don't mean literally (as this is very painful !) but in a spiritual
sense.
Someone is not seeing eye to eye with us.
This escalates into a cold war.
People take sides.
"She is like this - he said this - she did that..."
If our daily sadhana is poor then these things will majorly affect us.
We will get pulled into the pettiness and start to develop a taste for
it... even more so then our chanting and reading. This is why it is so
important to just be simple, sincere, honest and faithful to the
process.
Try to remember how we felt when we first came to Krsna Consciousness -
the newness, innocence, purity of it all ... and just strive to always
be in that consciousness.
But Maya is so subtle.
She creeps is really slowly.
If you are reading and someone calls - let them wait. Is it a matter of
life and death to take the call? If so then take the call... if not then
LEAVE THE PH0NE ALONE !!
Is it a matter of life and death to read however? YES! Spiritual life
and death that is.
Just try and maintain a healthy dose of regular reading and chanting, &
eating Krsna prasadam.
