Guest guest Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Hare Krishna ! While discharging devotional service the pure devotee forgets the position of the Supreme Lord. Generally the Lord is worshiped by the devotees in a reverential attitude but the Lord is meticulously pleased when the devotee, out of pure affection and love, considers the Lord to be less important than himself. The Lord's pastimes in the original abode of Goloka Vrndavana are exchanged in that spirit. The friends of Krsna consider Him one of them. They do not consider Him to be of reverential importance. The Supreme Lord also accepts the loving service of His devotees more relishably when the service is rendered spontaneously out of pure affection, without anything of reverential admiration. If mother Yasoda had been conscious of the exalted position of the Lord, she would certainly have hesitated to punish the Lord. BUT SHE WAS MADE TO FORGET this situation because the Lord wanted to make a complete gesture of childishness before the affectionate Yasoda WE AREADY HAVE A CONDITIONED MIND THAT HE IS THE SUPREME, THE ABSOLUTE, so how can one come out of this conditioned mind set ??? How will Krishna make us forget the situation ??? Shekhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 That is an excellent question. Krishna puts himself and his pure devotees under the influence of yogamaya (Subhadra). She is the pure version of mahamaya (Durga). Yogamaya works by putting us in illusion that Krishna, for example in Yashoda's case, is just your son...It enables one to utilise their pure affection for Krishna without letting hierarchy or awareness that Krishna is supreme to get in the way...therefore pure love flows... Like you say, it happens spontaneously and it is pure bliss!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Thanks God Brother, In that case HOW DO I QUALIFY myself for the yogmaya to put me in that illusion ??? Shekhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 chant hare krishna when you will be really all day absorbed in the holy name you will be in goloka vrindavan and in goloka vrindaban krsna illudes you that he's a simple cowherd boy to obtain your love and friendship and not fear and reverence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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