Bg. 4.10, 10.10-11, and more

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Dear Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of

Srila Prabhupada.

Bhagavad-gita 4.10

The Supreme Lord says :

"Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed

in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified

by knowledge of Me--and thus they all attained transcendental love for

Me."

Srila Prabhupada writes in the introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is:

"...Therefore we have to practice remembering the Lord always,

twenty-four hours a day, by chanting His names and molding our life's activities

in such a way that we can remember Him always.

How is this possible? The acaryas give the following example.

If a married woman is attached to another man, or if a man has an attachment

for a woman other than his wife, then the attachment is to be considered

very strong. One with such an attachment is always thinking of the loved

one. The wife who is thinking of her lover is always thinking of meeting

him, even while she is carrying out her household chores. In fact, she

carries out her household work even more carefully so her husband will

not suspect her attachment. Similarly, we should always remember the supreme

lover, Sri Krsna, and at the same time perform our material duties very

nicely. A strong sense of love is required here. If we have a strong sense

of love for the Supreme Lord, then we can discharge our duty and at the

same time remember Him. But we have to develop that sense of love...."

Bhagavad-gita 2.39 purport

Srila Prabhupada teaches us further : "...This buddhi-yoga is

clearly explained in Chapter Ten, verse ten, as being direct communion

with the Lord, who is sitting as Paramatma in everyone's heart. But such

communion does not take place without devotional service. One who is therefore

situated in devotional or transcendental loving service to the Lord, or,

in other words, in Krsna consciousness, attains to this stage of buddhi-yoga

by the special grace of the Lord. The Lord says, therefore, that only to

those who are always engaged in devotional service out of transcendental

love does He award the pure knowledge of devotion in love. In that way

the devotee can reach Him easily in the ever-blissful kingdom of God."

Bhagavad-gita 10-10 & 11

The Lord instructs us :

"To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give

the understanding by which they can come to Me.

"Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with

the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance."

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

your servant......

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