Fwd: How to Develop Love and Devotion for God

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Hare KrsnaHow does one develop love and devotion ? When attachment from the world leaves you, love and devotion for God happens naturally.

One who is not disturbed in spite of the threefold

miseries, who is not elated when there is happiness, and who is free

from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind. GITA 2:56

The word muni

means one who can agitate his mind in various ways for mental

speculation without coming to a factual conclusion. It is said that

every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a muni in the strict sense of the term. Nasau munir yasya matam na bhinnam. But a sthita-dhi-muni, as mentioned herein by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni. The sthita-dhi-muni

is always in Krsna consciousness, for he has exhausted all his business

of creative speculation. He has surpassed the stage of mental

speculations and has come to the conclusion that Lord Sri Krsna, or

Vasudeva, is everything. He is called a muni fixed in mind.

Such a fully Krsna conscious person is not at all disturbed by the

onslaughts of the threefold miseries, for he accepts all miseries as

the mercy of the Lord, thinking himself only worthy of more trouble due

to his past misdeeds; and he sees that his miseries, by the grace of

the Lord, are minimized to the lowest. Similarly, when he is happy he

gives credit to the Lord, thinking himself unworthy of the happiness;

he realizes that it is due only to the Lord's grace that he is in such

a comfortable condition and able to render better service to the Lord.

And, for the service of the Lord, he is always daring and active and is

not influenced by attachment or aversion. Attachment means accepting

things for one's own sense gratification, and detachment is the absence

of such sensual attachment. But one fixed in Krsna consciousness has

neither attachment nor detachment because his life is dedicated in the

service of the Lord. Consequently he is not at all angry even when his

attempts are unsuccessful. A Krsna conscious person is always steady in

his determination.How does one remove attachment from the world ? When there is love for God, both these happen 1) continue to

get rid of attachment from the world and 2) continue to increase the

love and devotion for God.

First, increase the love and devotion for God. Just like during

Ramayan recitation, if you engage your mind and with concentration and

understanding the meaning, then mind is greatly purified. Attachment

within is wiped out on it's own and devotion for God is awakened. There

is amazing joy and relish in this. In the beginning sometimes a man may

feel bored, but when he starts getting deeply into it and experiences

the nectar, he is no longer uninterested. See for yourself. Also , read

the lives of devotees and saints who are freed from the bondage of the

world. There is immense gain in this as such readings penetrate the

heart. And when love is awakened within, then attachment and worldly

desires will naturally drop off. You will be greatly benefited.

Attachment can also be removed through knowledge and inquiry, but love

works wonders.

 

Purity of the mind is very essential. When mind is purified, then all

the agitations of the mind will very easily disappear. When the mind is

pure, it is easy to engage in anything.

 

God dislikes falsehood, fraud and fault-finding. But we are totally

fearless in continuing on this path. We continue to commit such sins,

often even intentionally. Then how can the mind engage in God ? You are

increasing the sickness with your own doing. The attachment that is

there for falsehood, fraud etc. is very dangerous. These flaws are very

deeply rooted in the core of the heart. There is great importance that

we have given to material things. This is a great obstacle to God

Realization. To remove such attachment it is essential to have

association with the good and study of the scriptures. There is immense

benefit in satsang which will help increase the love and devotion for

God.

 

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