(3/4) Walk the Walk

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Preaching programme in Hooghly District
Translated into English from Bengali
23 February 2020, part 3

We became averse to Lord Krishna a very long time ago – we went away a very long time ago, leaving our Father. Now search for Sri Krishna, Reality the Beautiful! Search for the Lord! You have lost your Father and your Mother: "Krsna mata, Krsna pita, Krsna dhana prana" — Krishna is your mother, Krishna is your father, Krishna is the very wealth of your life. You have lost your parents – where will you find them now? In their own home. You must return to your own home. Search for your home address.

The place where you are staying now is not your home. You have to leave this place one day, then how can you say that this place belongs to you? If it was your home, why would you have to leave it then? If somebody can kick you out of the house, it means that the person who can do it is the owner of the house. When you rent a house, you can be kicked out when your rent term finishes. We make a house for ourselves, thinking it is our own, but we will be able to stay in it for only as many days as we are meant to stay there. When the time comes, you will be told, 'Your time is up. Your rent term is over. Leave at once!'

Do you believe this or not? The master of the 'house' is He who can kick you out of it – when the time comes, He will tell you to leave. What are you to do then? Think about He who is the owner of your 'house'! 'O Lord! I am leaving, but I want to come to Your home. I left you and went away, but I must get back to my original home!' Back to God, back to home! Come back to your own home! Come back to the Lord's place!

If you are to go back to your home, you have to be prepared to walk the path. There is no plane you can catch to get there. Your home is in Goloka, Vrindavan, and you must walk there yourself. You must walk along and recognise the road step by step. Start walking now! Not tomorrow – now! Start walking now, Prabhu! 'No matter how many days I still have in this world, I must start walking now. I will start practising Krishna consciousness from now on.' You must be determined, 'From now on, I will chant the Holy Name, follow all rules and regulations and serve my Guru and Vaishnavs!'

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1) Awaken!
2) Think About Yourself
3) Walk the Walk
4) Are You on the Right Path?