Letter No. 2
To, Hema Chandra Ghosh:
Make your shelter, Krishna’s name, the sweetest and the chief reservoir of all energies. You have spent most part of your life in the trivial pleasures of the world. It is necessary to be ready for the life to come, by only taking shelter under the name of Krishna. This is not the last of lives, others are in store; hence falling into error do not spoil the life to come. Change Tamasic diet to Sattvic diet. Meat, fish and wine regarded as delicious during youth should be avoided as poison. Fruits, roots and vegetables should now be the chief articles of food. Good diet makes a healthy body, which makes the mind healthy. Taken with a sound mind you will be able to take Krishna’s name with great effect. For earthly riches and worldly thoughts, do not mar the future life. The idea of oppressing others should be cast out of the mind. The terrible egotism “I” and “mine” should be given up. To amass wealth, to obtain jewellery for wife and relations or the consumption of rich viands at the table, do not mean the proper use of money. To bring relief to the needy, to feed the starving, to clothe the naked etc, should be reckoned as money well spent. None can bring anything with him when he comes to this world, nor can he take anything when he leaves it, even if he is a Kaiser. Only good or bad deeds follow the person.
It is necessary to be devoid of self-esteem, otherwise most selfless Nitai will not be kind. The heart must be made tender casting out anything hard from it, otherwise the most tender feet of Krishna cannot be found therein. It will not do to proceed any further like a child. Before the sun sets, it is necessary to be a little quick. Take Name yourself and tell others to do so. Avoid the company of the utterly worldly and seek that of the devotees.
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****SOURCE – From the book : “PAGAL HARANATH LETTERS (Abridged)” by Sri Haragopal Sepuri [Sri Kusuma Haranath Central Mission, Ganesh Nagar, Selaiyur, Chennai – 600 073]
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