Re - Lord Krishna Dwells in the Heart of His Devotee .

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Hare Krishna , Sri Krishna is totally different from the other Devatas on the following aspect : The other Devatas provide their devotees only those boons that are being requested . On the other hand, Sri Krishna considers Himself to be ‘Bhaktadasa’ and resides in the heart of His devotee to take care . There is no need for the devotee to ask for anything because Krishna knows everything and is

always pro-active . Let us look into the experiences of some of His devotees : 1. Young prince Dhruva was fed up with the cruel ill-treatment at home and he did penance . But when Lord Maha-Vishu appeared ,

he did not ask for anything though the Lord urged him to ask . The merciful Lord gave him the ultimate boons which helped Dhruva to conquer everyone besides making him eternal . Same was the experience of Prahlad . 2. Sudama was Krishna's class-mate and devotee. He was very poor. His wife could not bear the starving of their children. She often goaded him to go to Krishna and ask for financial help. At last, Sudama agreed to visit Dwaraka. Krishna rushed barefooted to the gate to receive Sudama and escorted him inside. Seating him on a cushion, Krishna washed his feet and entertained him duly. Rukmini,

Krishna's wife, kept fanning Sudama all this while. Sudama stayed with Krishna for a few days and then returned home. In Dwaraka,his mind was so filled with devotion that he could not even mention about his poverty to Krishna . On his way back Sudama was worrying about the reply to be given to his wife. His

mind was filled with thoughts ‘ Neither I could tell about my poverty to Krishna nor the Lord asked about it ! Now what can I say to my wife?. My poor children would be expecting me to bring something for them from Dwarika!’. When Sudama reached near his home, he was highly astonished to see his hut replaced by a magnificent palace full of each and every comfort and his family dressed in valuable garments. How happy must he have felt indeed !. Whatever joy or sorrow we are experiencing in this life are the results of our ‘karma’ in previous births . When a devotee surrenders at Krishna’s feet and lives as the Lord's instrument , Krishna ensures his well being . The harmful reactions of the devotee’s past-sins will be cleared with a token punishment and the devotee must fully abide by the Lord’s decision in this regard . Lord Krishna said to King Yudhisthira: "My devotee is not deterred by any adverse conditions of life; he always remains firm and steady. Therefore I give Myself to him, and I favor him so much that he achieves the highest success in life." In Gita (9.22) Krishna says the following : “ However, for those who are always absorbed in thoughts of Me, and who worship Me with one-pointed devotion by every means, I Myself attend to their needs to achieve what they lack and preserve what they have” . Your humble servant , Krishnadaya --------------------- Saumil J ™ <saumil_joshi2003 Mon Apr 3, 2006 1:44pm

Re: Lord Krishna Dwells in the Heart of His Devotee . – Hare Krishna Prabhu, With regards to this statement 'The Devotee is interested only to serve Lord Krishna without asking for favors in return' , is it right on our part to worship

Lord Krishna and take his guidance or ask for to bring us peace by sharing with the Lord our feelings of financial unstability, worries on studies, mental health etc. Can this be termed as a desire since, we though not asking a favor from the Lord Krishna, we are voicing our concerns to the Lord to help us get rid of this problem to a certain extent. In Your Service, Bhakt Saumil Krishnadaya <krishnadaya wrote: Hare Krishna, ‘Vishhu Sahsranama’ is divine mantra . Any one who understands it ; chant it with

devotion ; and accordinly leads a desireless life as an instrument of Krishna , is an enlightened Vaishnava . Lord Krishna dwells in the lotus heart of such a devotee (your Father is an example) . The devotee is interested only to serve Krishna without asking for favors in return . Such an enlightened devotee enjoys the bliss of 'Vaikunta' during the stay in this world ; and attains Vaikunta , upon death . Lord Krishna instructs Uddhava (Srimad

Bhagavatam Chapter 11 ) : Do your duties , to the best of your abilities for Me without any selfish motive, and remember Me at all times – before stating a work, at the completion of a task and while inactive. Practice to look upon all creatures as Myself in thought , word and deed; and mentally bow down to them. Although I the Supreme God, can never be captured by ordinary sense perception, my devotees may use their intelligence and perception ( from bhakti-yoga) to directly search for Me through both apparent and indirect symptoms. Awaken your

dormant Krishna-bhakti and perceive through the activities of mind , senses, breathing and emotions that My power is within you at all times, and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument . Your humble servant , Krishnadaya. --------------------- "Bharat Vyas" <bharatvyas Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:00pm Re: The Perfection of Dedication . Hare Krsna Prabhu, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obesiences because i am indefinitely obliged to Prabhupada and all his disciples. Regarding Vaikuntha answer you have given, i have a doubt prabhu if you can solve it. My father reads vishnu sahasrnaam regularly infact he has memorized it completely and keeps on chanting holy words. I once told him i want to go Vaikuntha and do personal service to Lord Krsna, however he asked me "Do you know the meaning of word Vaikuntha ?" and i replied "no". He said 'Vaikuntha' means desirelessness. A place where there is no desires or a mental state where there is no desire. He says you dont have to die to reach vaikuntha, when you reach a state of desirelessness you have reached vaikuntha. I counter argued saying "you mean there is no material desire" and he says no desires period. My father is certainly not an impersonalist and

neither a buddhist. He never reads any books but i would say he knows a thing or two about god. Please solve this confusion for me prabhu. "Is Vaikuntha a (mental) state of being -- which can be achieved even by embodied beings" or "Vaikuntha is exclusively spiritual world -- achieved only after one dies". In Your Service, Bharat Vyas On 3/30/06, Krishnadaya Hare Krishna, Dedication is the very

substance of our being. It is the fiber of our existence. Everyone has a sense of dedication to something or someone. No one functions without some kind of dedication. A man dedicates himself to his family. If he does not have a family, he will keep a dog so he dedicate himself to the dog. Because we do not know where to repose our dedication for achieving ultimate happiness, we dedicate ourselves in so many varieties of ways that ultimately do not satisfy us . The intelligent person will seek out where the best result can be obtained from his dedication. He then dedicates himself enthusiastically there and relishes the topmost happiness at every moment. The Vedic wisdom teaches where and how to dedicate ourselves in such a way that our dedication become universal and perfect . The Perfection of

Dedication means Krishna-bhakti . QUESTION & ANSWER Question - ( Is the Spiritual World Only Achieved After Death?... )In the Introduction to the Bhagavad-gita, Srila Prabhupada has explained that when one attains the highest truth one reaches the abode of Lord Krishna called Goloka Vrindavan. Is it possible to reach this supreme abode while we are alive, or is it possible only after we leave the material world at the time of death? I had a discussion regarding this with some people who have also read the Bhagavad Gita and they said that it is only possible for great saints to reach this place and not normal people like us. Kindly throw some light on this topic. Thanking you, Mahima Answer - ( Alive or After Death... )As described by Srila Prabhupada in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 7.4.34, there is one great devotee named Prahlada Maharaja who lives simultaneously in the spiritual and material worlds . So it is

possible to achieve the spiritual world even while living in the present body. Generally however, achieving the spiritual world means that after your present material body dies you achieve a spiritual body in the kingdom of God --Any normal person who fully surrenders himself to Lord Krishna can achieve the spiritual world at the time of death. Going back to Godhead is the real meaning of being normal . Those who do not do so are abnormal. Unfortunately at the present moment 99.999% percent of the world population is abnormal. No wonder so many weird things are always happening on this planet . Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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