Hare Krishna All,
PAMHO,
AGtSP!
During few occasions I was humiliated and insulted by relatives who themselves are devotees. I am behaving still in respectfull manner with them. I am burning from inside and my anger will not stop. I know importance of tolerance but still cant forget and forgive them.those bitter words which still hurts me. All devotees are not same. There are both good and bad people. They are rich and get away with their harsh words.
Ys Servant
Aakash meno
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word -devotee- is to easily used nowadays, therefore dont be confused.
have a look for a moment, what is devotion for god :
only person who are devotee himself can recognise another devotee,
and that recognition is never based on external signs like outside look, occupation or status in society.
from all humans some of them beleive in god,
from those who beleive in god some of them have firm faith,
from those who have firm faith in god only some of them are devotees.
Hare Krsna Prabhuji,
PAMHO.
I can understand your angst and appreciate that you are tolerating or atleast trying to tolerate. This itself is pleasing to Krsna. We all learn at some stage in our journey of KRsna Consciousness that not all devotees are ideal or their behaviour exemplary. In your case, they are family members making it more difficult for you.
Having said all that, what is to be done now? What is the way in which to get over all the negative thoughts in the mind? What I had heard in one lecture is that if two devotees are having a problem, then they should dance together in kirtan at the time of arati. This is one very sure shot way of removing all negative feelings. Another is reading - 2.14 of Gita - Matra sparshastu kaunteya..... I read it with purports whenever I am very sad or very happy.
Another is to keep your focus at all times. Why are you in Krsna Consciousness - to go back to godhead, to attain love of KRsna or to improve others in their path to KC? Keep your focus at all times and learn to ignore these disturbances. You will progress faster.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Rashmi
Bhagvad-gita, As It Is 2.14