The complication of materialistic life is due to an uncontrolled mind and uncontrolled senses. The animal cannot control his senses, whereas the human being has the sense of decency & can control himself. By controlling the senses, one can understand the position of his self, the Supersoul, the world and their interrelation. Otherwise, we are no better than animals. In our rushed lives, we often have so many things to do that we are caught in getting them done, not in enjoying doing them. Moreover, social pressure makes us to do many things that are not among our favorites, so we do them primarily to win others’ approval. Thus productivity or popularity becomes our driving purpose. If this productivity- or popularity-driven mentality carries over into our spiritual life, we miss the essential joy of spirituality – the joy of remembering Krishna internally while externally doing various services for him. To the extent we have devotion for Krishna, to that extent his remembrance brings ecstasy. But even if his remembrance doesn’t bring ecstasy, it still brings purity – it drives away impurities like lust, anger and greed from our heart. In fact, the Bhagavad-gita (05.11) urges seekers to practice yoga for attaining purity. Of course, the highest devotees serve Krishna selflessly, for no purpose other than his pleasure. But till we attain their exalted level, purity is a healthy driving purpose to cultivate. And we can make our aspiration for purity selfless by seeking purity not to delight in the pride of being purer than others, but to serve Krishna better and please him more. In our spiritual life, it is nice to do lots of services for Krishna. It is also nice to do services well so as to gain others’ approval and attract them to Krishna. But if productivity or popularity usurps purity as our driving purpose, then we unwittingly drive ourselves towards externals away from Krishna. By conscientiously striving for purity, we can absorb ourselves in the empowering remembrance of Krishna. This absorption frequently generates as a byproduct productivity and popularity. But more importantly, purity leads to ecstasy – the supreme ecstasy of eternal love for Krishna. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 05 Text 11 kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śuddhaye Lord Krishna Said: The yogis, abandoning attachment, act with body, mind, intelligence and even with the senses, only for the purpose of purification. By acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness for the satisfaction of the senses of Kṛṣṇa, any action, whether of the body, mind, intelligence or even of the senses, is purified of material contamination. There are no material reactions resulting from the activities of a Kṛṣṇa conscious person. Therefore, purified activities, which are generally called sadācāra, can be easily performed by acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu describes this as follows: īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu jīvanmuktaḥ sa ucyate A person acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness (or, in other words, in the service of Kṛṣṇa) with his body, mind, intelligence and words is a liberated person even within the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activities. He has no false ego, nor does he believe that he is this material body, nor that he possesses the body. He knows that he is not this body and that this body does not belong to him. He himself belongs to Kṛṣṇa, and the body too belongs to Kṛṣṇa. When he applies everything produced of the body, mind, intelligence, words, life, wealth, etc.—whatever he may have within his possession—to Kṛṣṇas service, he is at once dovetailed with Kṛṣṇa. He is one with Kṛṣṇa and is devoid of the false ego that leads one to believe that he is the body, etc. This is the perfect stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When we understand our relationship with God then we all will be happy. It is an essential factor for establishing peace in the world. Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Gurudeva ... All glories to Srila Prabhupada ... Always think of the Lotus Feet of Lord Krishna and you will find no difficulties in executing the tasks allotted to you by Krishna. As you clap your hands in praise for success, similarly clap your hands in Sankirtan movement of Holy Names. Chant these names with love and you will feel the ecstasy: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare ... Hare Krishna ... Jay Jagannath ... ~~ Bhakta Sanjay https://facebook/groups/harekrishnaharerama/
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:17:20 +0000
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