The Lover's Life - 7a

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Thanks to all sadhakas for their kind

comments.<br>---------------------------<br>yathAkathaM cit kAryANi kuryA

duccAvacAnyapi,<br>kiM vA

proktena bahunA zaraNaM bhAvayedd harim. (16)<br><br>yevam

AzrayaNaM proktaM sarveSAM sarvadA hitam,<br>kalau

bhaktyAdi mArgA hi duHsAdhyA iti me matiH. (17)<br><br>(zrI

vallabhAcArya viracita viveka dhairyAzraya

nirUpaNam)<br><br>Chapter Twelve<br><br>In all undertakings,<br>whether

they be high or low<br>religious or

worldly<br>maintain bhava that<br>"Hari is my refuge."<br>What more

to say!<br><br>Thus, I have spoken of

Hari<br>refuge<br>that is at all times<br>beneficial to all.<br>In my

opinion, in this age of <br>struggle<br>bhakti and other

practices<br>are difficult to perform.<br>So take the path of

refuge.<br><br>The lover goes about her way doing what she has to do

throught her world. She is always free of

expectations.<br>What is requred of her, even in worldly spheres, is

seen as commands of her Beloved, even if they do not

appear to be directly connected to Him. Every thing is

justified. She never loses sight of Him. The Hari romance is

never forgotten. She never confuses dharmas or

priorities; her life revolves around the Beloved.<br><br>In

the Gita, after Arjuna imbibed Sri Krishna's wisdom

he realized that he had to fight the battle. He

could only do so with Hari's remembrance.<br>Even

though he was engaged in a dreadful conflict, he did not

forget his essential refuge and connection.<br><br>The

teachings put forth here are that the bhakta should undergo

everything, worldly, religious, or whatever it may be without

hypocrisy or any sense of self-attainment while resting in

Hari's shelter.,<br>Those lovers who maintain devotional

balance in all scenerios set examples for others, like

Arjuna, move to victory. <br><br>continued..