Do scientists pray?

Dear Phyllis,

I have tried to respond to your question as simply as I could. Here is my answer

Scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by laws of nature, and therefore this holds for the actions of people.

For this reason, a research scientist will hardly be inclined to believe that events could be influenced by a prayer, i.e., by a wish addressed to a supernatural being.

However, it must be admitted that our actual knowledge of thee laws is only imperfect and fragmentary, so that, actually, the belief in the existence of basic all-embracing laws in Nature also rests on a sort of faith.

All the same this faith has been largely justified so far by the success of scientific research.

But, on the other hand, everyone one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe – a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble. In this way the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a special sort, which is indeed quite different from the religiosity of someone more naïve.

I hope this answers your question.

Best wishes,
Albert Einstein

Become dear to the devotees

"If somehow or other we become dear to a devotee, Krsna will be there to save us. Of course dangers will come, risks will come, even sometimes struggling and suffering will be there but in the end Krsna will save us."

HH Radhanath Swami

Video clips of devotion

Here is a clip of Brighton Ratha Yatra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZueVnvmlK20

Here is a clip of HH Radhanath Swami and HH Sacinandan Swami dancing in India last year. They look like two swans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tw5UFZXM0

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Dancing saint

HH Radhanath Swami dancing on harinam.

Dislocated

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.

Special Message !

Here is what HH Radhanath Swami wrote in my copy of the 'Journey Home' - his autobiography.

It says:

" Dear Bhava Bhakti devi,

Thank you for being you.

My prayers and affection are always yours.

Radhanath Swami "