HH Devamrita Swami Guides Wellington to True Happiness (video)
Devotees from the Wellington Journey of Self Discovery community in New Zealand were fortunate to be graced by the presence of HH Devamrita Swami Maharaj at Lower Hutt City on Friday, the 17th of November. More than sixty devotees who had come into Krishna Consciousness over a period of two years through outreach programs assembled to hear Maharaj’s wisdom on “Hiding in Unnatural Happiness”.
An author of the book on the same topic, Maharaj effortlessly delivered several expert analogies to help devotees understand the ephemeral and fleeting nature of the joys experienced in the material world. We may take pleasure in the warmth and comfort of a coat during winter, but the same coat produces discomfort during the summer and we have to remove it. “The same coat - one day it feels good to put it on, the next day it feels bad so you take it off. Such is the nature of material happiness,” he said. Constantly caught up in the activity of changing ‘coats’ - always seeking temporary relief by changing our material state, we neglect to question the futility of such endeavors. Only when we realize the vanity of material desires through connection with Lord Krishna can we taste the sweeter, eternal, nectarean nature of true spiritual bliss.
HH Devamrita Swami Maharaj’s discourse was followed by pertinent questions from adults and children alike who were eager to know more about the ways in which this knowledge can be interpreted and applied in school, at work and with family. As the discourse concluded and Maharaj took his leave, volunteers set about their services for serving and partaking in Krishna prasadam. But while the prasadam satiated their hunger, their thirst for Krishna bhakti had only increased.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/NEeSY1