College Preaching Success
Thank you, Vijaya prabhu, for the wonderful service of churning and sending out the sankirtan nectar. The following is a recent response from a student in Boulder. We recently met with him for a couple of days, upon returning to Colorado. He is already organizing a Krishna conscious club on campus. It is inspiring to see Srila Prabhupada's words penetrating the hearts of these sincere seekers.
Your servant and friend, Tusta Krsna das
Letter from this student:
Hey Tusta,
This is Marlin, the guy you met on the Boulder campus. Wow. I am half-way through The Jouney of Self-discovery. So far it has amazed me. Nearly all the things I had begun to see over the past year are brought up in the book straight to the point. I am really starting to believe in Krsna consciousness. I have been meditating, using the Hare Krsna mantra and holding the beads in my hand while I chant. I want to read Bhagavad-gita after I finish reading this book. I have so many questions, but I will read Bhagavad-gita first. I'm sure the answers are in there. The way I had been looking at the world before, as us being a bunch of two-legged apes with no idea of what we are, was true. But reading this book really confirmed what I was seeing. We are a society of foolish animals stuck on our need to serve our sensual pleasures, with no idea that there is something more to life than that. Before I knew that we were slaves to our sensual pleasures, but I wasn't sure about what was something greater than this. Now I believe that it is Krsna who is God. People truly are slaves and puppets in this world. Now when I walk outside I don't see humans anymore, but animals that can talk. Animals that are confused, and animals that are lost.
I want to know how should I hold the beads while I meditate and if there is any specific position I should sit in while doing this. Last night I meditated for a while, and when I finished I actually felt a peace enter my consciousness. I can't really explain it. It was almost a feeling of weightlessness, or weight removed from my mind. I was at ease and went to bed at 10:30. For starters I never go to bed that early because I usually physically can't fall asleep that early. I used to fall asleep always under the influence of something to shut my mind off. When I'm sober I never can go to bed that early unless I ran a marathon that day, but I did it last night. I was really depressed and lonely before because I could never share my views with poeple without them thinking I was crazy, but after meditating and reading I feel almost relieved. To a degree, there is no more loneliness.
I will read the other books you gave me once I finish this one. I want to thank you again. Before I met you, I understood everything but had no guidance. Now I feel I have some. I will read Bhagavad-gita soon. I think I might order it out the back of the book unless you have a better place I could purchase it. Again thank you so much and let's keep in touch.
Marlin
