what is the goal of ‘your’ life ?…

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What is the Goal of ‘Your’ Life ?…

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I was born,… I was dead….I was born,… I was dead….I was born,… I was dead….I was …..

*Every day 353,015 babies are born.*Only 146,357 people die every day.

*Average Life Expectancy is only 67 Years.

* World Statistics from 2009-Estimated

China 1,338,612,968 India 1,166,079,217 United States    307,212,123 Indonesia 240,271,522 Brazil 198,739,269

Top 5 countries in population

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It is said that…God created everything! But why?

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Adam and Eve could be so peaceful ….No crowd at all… !

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But today….People, people, people everywhere.

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We think we are the most intelligent…

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But we do not know that we are always pulled by

powerful Maya

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Wow!I Love These Technologies!

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But …What is YOUR Goal?

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Become a Billionaire?

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Become a Sports Star?

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Become aCheer Lead?

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Become a Sports car

driver?

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Become a Pilot?

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Become a Mountain Climber?

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Become a Sky Diver?

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Become a Doctor?

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Become an Engineer?

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Or, you hate Computers?

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Want to be a popular political leader?

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Or, want to become a

CEO?

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Or, want to make stunts?

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• 20-30 million in spending every year?• 300 - 400 millions in debts?• Could not sleep without drugs and pain killers

Or, want to be a king of

POP singers?

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• Michael Jackson wanted to live for ever!• Even Slept in Special Oxygen Chamber..

• But, he could not sleep anywhere!• Lived on sleeping pills and pain killers every day!• Now, he died at 50 years itself!

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Sleeping Pills – A big business!

• 27 % Americans have anxieties from personal finance

• In 2008, 56 million Americans needed sleeping pills to sleep

• One company spent $11.8 million a week to advertise on sleeping pills

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Who is the richest man in the world?

One who can sleep without any worry at all !

Who could be that?

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But, these devotees sleep..anywhere!

Do bhajan …. go to sleep !

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They can sleep even in most crooked place!

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What worry?

(Of coursethis scene can be seenonly inIndia!)

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No worries!Sleep anywhere! On the floor, on the arm, It does not matter!…

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• One needs very little sleep!• Srila Prabhupad slept just 3 hrs a day.• Srila Rupa Goswami would sleep just 1 or 1.5 hour a day!• Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and associates hardly slept!

The law gets reverse in devotional life

When living a devotional life ….

Why?

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Four Miseries of Jiva

Disease

Death

Birth

Old Age

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Without you even know, you will become old!

But, your enjoying desire will never stop!Age: 105

Place: Death Bed

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Qn 1. What do you put in a toaster?

Say “silk” 5 times. Now spell “silk”Qn 2. What do cows drink?

Are you old already? Let us test …

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• If a red house is made from red bricks..• And a blue house is made from blue bricks.. • And a pink house is made from pink bricks..• And a black house is made from black bricks..

What is a green house made from?

Question-3

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• Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales .

• In London, 15 people get on the bus.

• In Redfox, 5 people get off and 10 people get on.

• In Swindon, 5 people get off and 5 get on.

• In Cardiff, 10 people get off and 15 people get on.

• In Swans, 5 people get off and 10 people get on.

• In Carmathen, 10 people get off and 5 get on.

• You then arrive at Milford Haven…

Question-4

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Now the Question is ..

What was the name of the bus driver?

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But, what is the real goal of YOUR Life?

We get older every day!..And we cannot avoid death…We do not know our fate after death..

Even Pandavas had to see a glimpse of helland had to go through heaven!

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Our REALGoal should be …To get Krishna Prema!

But, How Can We Get ?

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1. Meat Eating2. Intoxication3. Gambling4. … etc

Four basic sins to avoid…

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Story of Pandavas reaching heaven…

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In the heaven ….Duryodhana was there too..

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Yudhisthira met his brothers and Draupati in the hell?

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Later, Lord Krishna was there to welcome Pandavas!

• Why did Krishna come there in heaven?• Why didn’t Pandavas go to Vaikunta directly?

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• Karma Yoga• Jnana Yoga• Bhakti Yoga

• Mahabharata, Ramayana

• Vedas & Upanishads

• Srimad Bhagavatam

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For Bhakti,We should approach pure devotees…

Which one can get you out of this Cycle ?

• Karma Yoga ?

• Jnana Yoga ?• Bhakti Yoga ?

Svargino ‘py etam icchantiLokam nirayiņas tathāSādhakam jñāna-bhaktibhyāmUbhayam tad-asādhakam – Uddhava Gita 14.12

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“Inhabitants of hellish & heavenly planets pray to be born in the human form on earth, which helps for spiritual progress. The hell and heaven do not provide such facility.”

Problem with Fruitive Karma Yoga

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Always Enjoyment…

Always Suffering…

Heaven

Hell

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What about Nirvana Liberation?(Jnana Yoga)

Here also danger of falling is there!

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How can we be happy forever ?

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By devotional service to the divine couple!

The goal of life should be ….To develop Krishna Prema !

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Sādhu sange krishna nāma Ei mātra cāiSamsāra jinite āra Kauna vastu nāi

Other than the association with devotees and chanting the names of Lord Krishna, nothing else is essential in this world.

How can we achieve that goal?

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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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