bhakti swatantra sakala sukha khani - 5

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Namaste.<br><br>Selfish mundane love (Kama) and

Selfless Divine Love, Prema Bhakti are two TOTALLY

OPPOSITE feelings. <br><br>The desire to constantly

RECEIVE is selfish love, Kama or lust, to CONSTANTLY GIVE

is Pure LOVE, and the process of GIVE AND TAKE IS

BUSINESS. <br><br>Wherever there is ANY desire to BEG from

ONE'S BELOVED, IT IS NOT LOVE. <br><br>Wherever there

is EVER-INCREASING DESIRE TO GIVE, EVEN after HAVING

GIVEN EVERYTHING, <br>THAT IS LOVE !!! <br><br>Hence,

NO man in the world can LOVE in the TRUE SENSE of

the TERM, because each and everyone is SELFISH.

<br><br>Each one desires happiness of the SELF, therefore

there is ALWAYS a CONSTANT LONGING to RECEIVE and NOT

GIVE. <br><br>When both sides are intent on TAKING, how

long can a relationship last? <br><br>This is the

reason why there are arguements between wife, husband,

father, son, etc., several times a day. <br><br>Wherever

both parties are SET UPON RECEIVING, CLASHES are

INEVITABLE, and wherever there is a clash, the DECEITFUL

SELFISH LOVE comes to AN END. <br><br>Worldly love that

includes lust CONSTANTLY DECREASES, whilst DIVINE LOVE

constantly INCREASES. <br><br>Lust is a form of DARKNESS,

and LOVE is the form of LIGHT. <br><br>The Caitanya

Caritamrita gives a BEAUTIFUL DEFINITION of lust and Love.

<br><br>"kAmera tAtparya nija sambhoga kevala, <br>kRSNa sukha

tAtparya prema tO prabala. <br><br>lOka-dharma,

veda-dharma, deha-dharma karma, <br>lajjA dhairya deha-sukha

Atma-sukha marma <br><br>sarvatyAga kare kare kRSNera

bhajana, <br>kRSNa-sukha hetu kare premera sevana

<br><br>ataeva kAme preme bahuta antara <br>kAma andhatama prema

nirmala bhAskara." <br><br>'Giving up all, the prescribed

righteous conduct, rules and regulations of Vedic

scriptures, <br>renouncing even one's own bodily duties,

shame, arrogance, conceit, along with the comforts of

the body, mind and soul, <br>the devotee should adore

and serve Beloved Krishna. <br><br>Seva in Divine

Love is done only for the sake of pleasing Beloved

Lord Krishna, while satisfying ones'own senses is the

strong motive in worldly love. <br><br>The desire for

one's own happiness is LUST and is compared to

DARKNESS, while the DESIRE to PLEASE ONE'S BELOVED GOD

ALONE IS LOVE and is compared to BRIGHT and CLEAR

SUNSHINE !' <br><br>(An excerpt from the book,

'Prema-Rasa-Siddhant')<br><br>Jaya Sri Radhey!