20251221 Online Initiation Address To Uk Devotees

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānanda-mādhavam śrī caitanya īśvaram
Harihi oṁ tat sat

Jayapatākā Swami: All of you have accepted to chant minimum sixteen rounds and follow the four regulative principles? I may be coming to the UK, maybe in April. I hope that all initiated today as well as those to be initiated in the future will read Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and be actively engaged in devotional service. And avoid breaking the principles, bad association and step by step advance in bhakti-yoga. We hope that, in this material world we understand that we are not the body but the spirit soul in the body. And Kṛṣṇa, through His energy has designed the body, and it is a wonderful machine! But this machine’s senses also give us pleasure and also give us distress. Lord Caitanya, He did not want anyone to change their situation, they should remain in their present situation, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and be happy!

Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/
Hare Rāma,Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, he went to the West to spread the movement of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Prabhupāda said that Māyāpur his place of worship, Vṛndāvana was his place of residence and Bombay was his office. So now, Śrīla Prabhupāda was preaching in 7 Burough Place and apparently we have obtained that place. Now Śrīla Prabhupāda told me if you can expand Kṛṣṇa consciousness that is very nice, but at least maintain what I have given you. Now, we have around 800 to 1000 temples around the world and Śrīla Prabhupāda established a 108. Śrīla Prabhupāda said, the śāstras have said that initially you have to learn Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you are a student. Eventually you will become a teacher, you will become a guru. You should be very serious about practicing bhakti-yoga sincerely and learning the philosophy. I personally have the Bhaktivedanta degree. I am hoping I will get the Bhakti-Sārvabhauma soon. Anyway, I was saying that I am trying to transit through the UK. So, I hope to meet you all there in person.

Hare Kṛṣṇa!