A Matter of Time

1. A Matter of Time

3. Daily Deposit $ 86,400.00 - seconds of the day What you don’t spend in that day, you lose, never get it back

4. “Such valuable time should be cautiously spent because even a second passed away imperceptibly cannot be replaced, even in exchange for thousands of golden coins amassed by hard labor. Every second of human life is meant for making an ultimate solution to the problems of life, i.e. repetition of birth and death and revolving in the cycle of 8,400,000 different species of life.”1/13/17

5. Tally of Years 25,550 days of your life 23 years sleeping 17 years working 11 years watching TV & playing, 6 years traveling. 6 year eating 2 years getting ready, women more, 19

6. Time not Cooperative • Goes slow when I want it to go fast • Goes fast when I want it to go slow

7. Life is a Trust Gifts from Krishna Time Money Abilities Relationships Intelligence Freedom of Choice

8. This life preparation forETERNITY. • No difficulty in spiritual world, but tests here • How did you use what was given you? EspeciallyTIME. HARIBOLO

9. Scripture on Time • Time Management is Life Management • Problem not about time, but choices • Time management can be learned

10. “That was a stupid movie.” Life Management Time is your Life Killing time = committing suicide

11. Problem is not time, it’s choices • Unlike money, all have same amount of time • People who get more done haven’t more time, make better choices • Pressure stress come not from lack of time, but poor choices

12. A conditioned soul lives in a particular body for a fixed measurement of time, and it is recommended in the scriptures that within that small measurement of time one has to finish Krishnaconsciousness and thus gain release from the influence of the time factor. But, unfortunately, those who are not in Krishna consciousness are carried away by the strong power of time without their knowledge, as clouds are carried by the wind. SB 3.30.2

13. Cocoon “The example is given that the government gives everyone the facilities for governmental action and management, but by one's own choice one creates a situation which obliges him to exist under different types of consciousness. God is very kind—He gives everyone an equal chance—but by the resultant actions of one's own karma one suffers or enjoys this material world.” SB 4/11/20

14. Time Management can be Learned • Analyze • Prioritize • Economize • Utilize

15. 1. Analyze your Life Style • Sensibly, intelligently, purposefully • Look carefully • If you want to save time, figure how you are losing it first • Find the leaks • If you don’t know your life is out of control already

16. Subject Matter for Hearing The swine who eat the night soil do not care to accept sweetmeats made of sugar and ghee. Similarly, the foolish worker will untiringly continue to hear of the sense-enjoyable tidings of the flickering mundane world, but will have very little time to hear about the eternal living force that moves the material world. Gita 7/15

17. List • Tedious, boring, not only for a week • 82 potato chips, 48 Chip cookies Write down • 1. What you did • 2. How much time it took

20. Tough Questions • Is this really the way I want to spend my life? • Is this the best use of my time? • Is Krishna pleased with how I’m using my time?

21. “Those who want to live forever without changing their bodies should not waste valuable time with topics other than those relating to Lord Krishna and His devotees.” SB 1/16/6

23. Where are you going? Socrates said, “Unexamined life not worth living.”You can’t figure out what to do with your time until first you know where you’re going

24. 5 things each day • Worship - this is the day the Lord has made • Fellowship - express love, buy flowers now, not for the funeral • Grow in spiritual fitness • Help - don’t tell your neighbor to come back tomorrow if you can help today • Share your faith

25. 2. Prioritize Grasp what is Lord’s will for you.

26. 5 Purposes • Know = Worship • Grow = Discipleship • Overflow = Fellowship • Show = SHAPE, ministry in temple • Go Tell = Mission in the world

27. Simplifies your Life • Not how to get more done in less time • DO LESS • Effective management not cramming more in, but knowing what matters most

28. King Ambarisa engaged his mind on the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, his words in describing the transcendental qualities of the Lord, his hands in mopping the temple of the Lord, his ears in hearing the activities of the Lord, his eyes in seeing the form of the Lord, his body in touching the body of the devotee, his nostrils in smelling the scent of flowers offered to the Lord, his tongue in tasting the tulas leaves offered to the Lord, his legs in traveling to places of pilgrimage and temples of the Lord, his head in offering obeisances unto the Lord, and his desires in executing the mission of the Lord

29. Arati

30. Prasadam Bhoga

31. Arati Paraphernalia Whenever possible, arati paraphernalia is kept on a separate table near the altar, but not right on the altar. One should keep the paraphernalia clean and organized at all times, and be sure that everything is available before beginning arati.

32. Arati Paraphenalia

33. The process of meditation should begin from the lotus feet of the Lord and progress to His smiling face.

34. Approval of One • Can’t do everything • Everything is not worth doing anyway • You’re not accountable to the expectations of other people

36. Leadership Leadership Cannot please everybody, somebody will always be unhappy Have tough skin & tender heart

37. Even Krishna can’t please all • Thief prays to get in, homeowner to keep out • Superbowl cheer for different teams • One prays for rain, another sun • Only a fool would try to do what God can’t do

38. Krishna's TO DO List Not going to give a task & not enough time Either you need to take some things off your list, or do God’s work more efficiently. “Prior” does not make it a priority - example sick child at home

39. Narottama das Thakur One of the songs is hari hari biphale janama goinu. He says, "My dear Lord, I am simply wasting the valuable time of my life.” Everyone takes birth as human being, but he does not know how to utilize it. He utilizes it just like animal. The animal eats; we simply make arrangement of eating unnaturally. That is our advancement.

40. Economize Energy • If you’re too busy for 5 purposes, you’re TOO BUSY. • Add one thing to calendar, figure what to take off • Creative destruction - systematic abandonment

41. Want to add some time in the AM to get to know God, then abandon late night TV • Who is going to help me tomorrow with stress, Krishna or Letterman • Cut something back to have time for more

42. Time Wasters • Some books should never be read • Some movies… • Some emails never sent.. • Some letters never written.. • Some phone calls should never..

44. Those outside of the Krishnaconsciousness movement are interested in reading heaps of newspapers, magazines and novels, solving crossword puzzles and many other time wasting things. In the Western countries old men, retired from active life, play cards, fish, watch television and debate about useless socio-political schemes.. Intelligent persons interested in Krishna consciousness should avoid wasting their time in these ways. NOD

45. Major Time on Minor Issues Hanuman kept Fit • Parties, drinking, shopping • Don’t let the sharp edge of your expectations be dulled

46. Suggestions • 20 % of the things you do give 80 % of the results • More bang for your buck • Picking up milk & changing the world not same

47. Prahlad Prahlad Maharaj, thus being asked by his fellow brethren as to why he was wasting his valuable time in the chanting of the name of Hari generally known as Kirtan, replied to his friends in the following words:

48. "Brothers, we have got this valuable human form of life after thousands of evolutionary processes. Thus this life, although temporary and liable to death, is a very valuable asset and in this body of our life only we can attain to the Supreme goal. We should not therefore waste our time even for a moment and must immediately engage ourselves for the attainment of the Prime necessity of life, the object of our material enjoyment being the same in all other forms of life."

49. Finding freedom in • 2 middle words of the alphabet • What do you need to stop doing?

50. Group Similar Tasks Together