iskcon lecture

1. In the beginning, the Pencil Maker spoke
to the pencil saying,
"There are five things you need to know
before I send you out into the world.
Always remember them and you will
become the best pencil you can be."
Story of naradmuni: I want to see Maya

2. You will be able
to do many great
things, but only
if you allow
yourself to be
held in
Someone's
hand.

3. Now replacing the place of the pencil
with you; always remember them and
never forget, and you will become the
best person you can be.

4. You will be able to do
many great things, but
only if
•You allow yourself to
be held in God's hand
through the medium of
His representatives.
•Follow in His
instructions as given in
holy scriptures like
Bhagwad Gita.

5. You will experience a painful
sharpening from time to time, but
this is required if you are to become
a better pencil.

6. You will experience a painful sharpening
from time to time, by going through
various problems, but remember that
these problems are a mercy of Lord so
as to make you remember that this
world is not a fit place to be in. Your real
place is in the transcendental abode of
God.
You will be able to take these problems
as mercy only if you follow in the
instructions of God and practice them in
your life.

7. You have the
ability to
correct any
mistakes you
might make.

8. We are given an opportunity to correct
the mistake we have made.
The greatest mistake we have made in
life is that we have forgotten Lord, we
have forgotten that we are his parts
and parcels and that our real duty is to
love and to serve Him. So are we
ready to rectify the mistake?

9. The most
important
part of you
will always
be what's
inside.

10. The most important
part of you will always
be what's on the
inside. And from
inside our heart is
filled with love for
God. No matter what
you do you will never
be satisfied by
anything less than
love of God. All we
have to do is cleanse
the heart with
chanting of holy name
and the love will
awaken
spontaneously.

11. No matter what the condition, you
must continue to write. You must
always leave a clear, legible mark no
matter how difficult the situation.

12. On every surface you walk, you must
remember Lord who will empower you
to do miracles which you cannot
imagine of .You must never give up
service to Lord . No matter what the
situation, you must continue to serve
God by chanting His holy names.

13. The pencil
understood,
promising to
remember, and
went into the
box fully
understanding its
Maker's purpose.

14. Everyone is like a pencil...
created by the Maker for a unique and special
purpose: To reciprocate loving devotional service.
By understanding and remembering, let us proceed
with our life on this earth having a meaningful
purpose in our heart and a relationship with God
daily. This relationship can be developed very easily
as we go on chanting the holy name of God on a
regular basis.