“Even when India was going through the most terrible time
during the invasion by moguls, when they were destroying all the temples, they
could not destroy one thing ... the faith in the people. You can destroy
something outside but how can you destroy something inside.” – Sri Swami
Vishwananda
Darshan March 8th,
2015:
Sri Swami Vishwananda had His first ever Darshan in
Vrindavan today. More than the Darshan itself, it was amazing to see how the Bhakti Marga family worked together to set up for Darshan. Everyone was willing to do what
they needed to make sure the Darshan was a success.
As a result many people got to see Swami for the first time and receive His
blessing.
Swami set the foundation for amazing things to come in this
Country. He is uniting the West with the East and reviving Sanatana Dharma in a
time when we are all longing to realise the Love we have inside of us for
God.
Last Days:
Swami left Vrindavan on the afternoon of March 9th,
2015, and the 8th was the last full day of the pilgrimage. After Swami
left, Swamini Mohini and Swami Paranthapa held a satsang to discuss how the
trip was for everyone.
It was nice to see the changes that people went through in
this trip. Most people were scared of India, they were anxious about the dirt,
the people, and the crowds etc… But as the days went by we started seeing the
spiritual side of India … the “old Vrindavan.” We were able to experience a side
of India that most people never get to witness.
We had the Grace of Swami to long for God in Vrindavan. It
is a feeling of pain and pleasure at the same time. This type of feeling or
“bhav” is what the Gopis had for Krishna. It is said in the Gopi Gita that
there are two types of love; the Love you feel when you are with your beloved
and the Love you feel when you are longing for your Beloved. Out of the two, the
longing is better because it is much more intense. In Vrindavan everyone is
longing for Krishna … everyone is Radha waiting for Krishna to come back.
Holi Pilgrimage:
“When the different colors are mixed together during Holi
the individual colors disappear. All the colors merge into one … this is
symbolic to Krishna who is the doer of everything. Even as it appears that
there is individuality in reality there is only One.” – Sri Swami Vishwananda
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