Rasa Question

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My Dear Spiritual Daughter Amrita Gaurangi dd

 

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thankyou for your letter cited below with my comments. I have noted the

contents carefully.

 

> Dear Guru Maharaja,

>

> please accept my respectful obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

>

> A week ago I heard one discussion that confused me and I would like if

> Your Divine Grace could help me understand it.

 

I will try.

 

> One devotee said that we can and should consciously develop desire to go

> to a certain place in the spiritual world ( because of a different rasas

> that a spirit souls have with the Lord). So if we become inclined to a

> vatsalya rasa, for example, we should not try to repress it. The other

> devotee said that this is not true but we should be satisfied with any

> position Krishna wants to put us in and we should not meditate on any

> particular relationship with Him.

 

Ragunatha Das Goswami recommended that we serve Lord Sri Krishna in the mood

of a servitor. Which is like looking at the lotus feet of the Lord. When

the Lord wants He will grab the devotee by the chin and raise the face up to

look at the Lord. How far the face is lifted depends on the particular rasa

with the Lord.'

 

If one feels certain inclinations in one's devotional service to Lord Sri

Krishna then one should personally discuss this in private with the

Spiritual Master to find out his advice as to what to do.

 

> I wasn't sure who was right or maybe both were because of different

> levels of their consciousness?

>

> Thank you for the answer.Your servant Amrita Gaurangi devi dasi

 

I hope that this finds you in good health.

 

Your ever well wisher,

 

Jayapataka Swami