Guest guest Posted October 1, 2001 Report Share Posted October 1, 2001 A devotee has to go through this intense separation to reach Krsna. It is like the unhappiness of this world multiplied millions of times, and a devotee will have to feel that many times. Still, he will not be able to express it in words. Bhagavan Himself is not able to express it. Whoever is experiencing it will be unable to express it in words. Nowhere in the scriptures are the symptoms of premi devotees described completely. In Bhagavatam, the symptoms of the gopis' state of intoxication and mad, senseless talking have only been described in brief; more than that has not been described. It is not possible. But we should understand the unhappiness of Radhika and the gopis' separation from Krsna to be the ultimate transformation of happiness, the very culmination of happiness. For example, when it is very hot and a few drops of rain begin to fall, it is very pleasant. When the month of Kartika is starting and it begins to cool off, we like that very much. So coolness is welcome, but too much cold is unpleasant, such as when it freezes overnight and ice is produced. But although cold and heat are complete opposites, it is an astonishing thing that when one takes a piece of ice in his hand, it feels as if it is burning. This burning sensation is the ultimate transformation of cold. _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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