Do Not Be Disheartened

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Kolkata—Worldwide, 7 February 2021, part 5

[Addressing one of the assembled devotees:] How is your brother? When will he give his full time to the temple? It has been lockdown for many months—what has he been doing there all this time? Why did he not come? He thinks he will study and become an engineer, he will make so many buildings; or maybe he will become a doctor and treat so many patients—but we must first treat ourselves. All over the world, we are all patients, and we must go to a proper, real doctor who can cure us from birth and death. That is why, it is necessary to join full time, to stay at the temple and practise properly...

I could not go to Nepal this year because of the covid situation, I do not know if the border is closed or open now. [Devotees say it is closed.] Oh, it is not open yet OK... Yes, so many foreign devotees also cannot get Indian visa. The government says they will start giving visas from March. Anyhow, even if you cannot come, this year you will make this parikrama mentally from your own country. You know, we sometimes go to some villages where we do not get an opportunity to do Tulasi parikrama (the house may be small, or there are too many people, etc.), in such situations we do Tulasi parikrama mentally.

Those who cannot bodily join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama this year, can make this parikrama from their house. It is not a problem. When Srila Sanatan Goswami became old and could not walk properly, could not do Sri Govardhan parikrama, Srila Rupa Goswami gave him a Govardhan sila and said, "Take this sila and you can do Sri Govardhan parikrama as many times as you want now."

When you come to India, you can take the soil from the nine islands, keep it in a small pot, and do Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama at home every day. Otherwise, you can print a photograph of the nine islands and do the parikrama of the nine islands in this way. You can do that.

This year, many devotees are unhappy, "Oh, this year we cannot join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama." Do not be disheartened. This year you can make this parikrama in this way, and if you have a great desire and a great fortune, you will be able to come and join Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama next year. This is how you can adjust yourself.

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