Puja: Be Thankful To God Solapur (India)

Be Thankful to God; Count Your Blessings 27th Jan. 1982, Solapur, Maharasthra India [English Transcript] In this Maharashtra, people walked miles together, singing the praise of Shri Krishna. They walked day in and day out. Some people walked for two months to come to this temple of Shri Krishna at Pandharpur. And you, too, had to do a little bit of that. So you can imagine those who must have walked day in and day out, sleeping in the open in between, where there could be a snake or anything, and then taking some food on the way whenever they get it, or maybe fasting. With great penance they come to this temple, singing the praise of God. (Speaks aside in Marathi) So, this penance you also had to go through. All the saints had to go through penances much more, much much much more than you ever have done or you could ever do. That was just to improve the quality of your life, quality of your life. If you live very comfortably, then the quality of your life is not alright. First of all, you do not understand the miseries and the troubles of other people. That doesn’t mean you break your head with some stones or some things like that, doesn’t mean like that way; I have to tell you the other side of it. But one should know what people go through. Through poverty. Also for achieving God’s grace. And one of the things, I was Read More …