Sadhana Tattva..its Very Interesting

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INTRODUCTION

 

(a) An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Practice Yoga, Religion and Philosophy in daily life and attain Self-realization.

 

(b)These thirty-two instructions give the essence of the Eternal Religion (Sanatana Dharma) in its purest form. They are suitable for modern busy householders with fixed hours of work. Modify them to suit your convenience and increase the period gradually.

 

© IN THE BEGINNING TAKE ONLY FEW PRACTICABLE RESOLVES WHICH FORM A SMALL BUT DEFINITE ADVANCE OVER YOYR PRESENT HABITS AND CHARACTER. In case of ill-health, pressure of work or unavoidable engagements replace your active Sadhana (spiritual practice) by FREQUENT REMEMBRANCE OF GOD.

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HEALTH CULTURE

 

1. Eat moderately. Take light and simple food. Offer it to God before you eat. Have a balanced diet.

 

2. Avoid spicy and hot foods, like chilies, garlic, onions, tamarind, etc., as far as possible. Give up tea, coffee, smoking, betels, meat and wine entirely.

 

3. Fast on Ekadasi days or once in a fortnight. Take milk, fruits or roots only.

 

4. Practice Yoga Asana (Hatha Yoga exercises) or physical exercises for 15 to 30 minutes every day. Take a long walk or play some vigorous games daily.

 

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ENERGY CULTURE

 

5. Observe silence (Mouna) for 2 hours daily and 4 to 8 hours on Sundays.

 

6. Observe celibacy according to your age and circumstances. Restrict the indulgence to once a month. Decrease it gradually to once a year. Finally take a vow of abstinence for whole life

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ETHICAL CULTURE

 

7. Speak the TRUTH. Speak little. Speak kindly. Speak sweetly.

 

8. Do not injure anyone in thought, word or deed. Be kind to all.

 

9. Be sincere, straightforward and open-hearted in your talks and dealings.

 

10. Be honest. Earn by the sweat of your brow. Do not accept any money, things or favour unless earned lawfully. Develop nobility and integrity.

 

11. Control fits of anger by serenity, patience, love, mercy and tolerance. Forget and forgive. Adapt yourself to men and events.

 

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WILL CULTURE

 

12. Live without sugar for a week or month. Give up salt on Sundays.

 

13. Give up cards, novels, cinemas and clubs. Fly from evil company. Avoid discussions with materialists. Do not mix with persons who have no faith in God or who criticize your Sadhana (spiritual practices).

 

14. Curtail your wants. Reduce your possessions. Have plain living and high thinking.

 

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HEART CULTURE

 

15. Doing good to others is the highest religion. Do some selfless service for a few hours every week, without egoism or expectation of reward. Do your worldly duties in the same spirit. Work is worship. Dedicate it to God.

 

16. Give 2 to 10 percent of your income in charity every month. Share what you have with others. Let the world be your family. Remove selfishness.

 

17. Be humble and prostrate yourself to all beings mentally. Feel the Divine Presence everywhere. Give up vanity, pride and hypocrisy.

 

18. Have unwavering faith in God, the Bhagavad-Gita and your Guru. Make a total self-surrender to God and pray: "Thy Will be done; I want nothing." Submit to the Divine Will in all events and happenings with equanimity.

 

19. See God in all beings and love them as your own Self. Do not hate anyone.

 

20. Remember God at all times or, at least, on rising from bed, during a pause in work and before going to bed. Keep a Mala (rosary) in your pocket.

 

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PSYCHIC CULTURE

 

21. Study one chapter or ten to twenty-five verses of the Gita or your scriptures with meaning, daily. Learn the original language of your scripture, at least sufficient to understand it in original.

 

22. Memorize important and inspiring portions of your sacred scripture according to your capacity. Memorize also any inspiring quotations from other spiritual books. Keep a pocket version your scripture with you at all times.

 

23. Read the Ramayana, the Bible, the Quran, the Bhagavata, the Upanishads, the Yogavasishtha or other religious books daily without fail. Study more during holidays.

 

24. Attend religious meetings and seek Satsanga (company) with saints at every opportunity. If not, create opportunities. Listen to spiritual discourses from learned and holy people. If possible, organize such functions on Sundays or holidays.

 

25. Visit a temple or place of worship daily. Preferably before you leave and upon your return from work, even if only for 5 or 10 minutes.

 

26. Spend holidays and leave-periods, when possible, in the company of saints or practice Sadhana at holy places in seclusion.

 

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SPIRITUAL CULTURE

 

27. Go to bed early. Get up at four o'clock. Answer calls of nature, clean your mouth and take a bath.

 

28. Recite some prayers and Kirtan Dhvanis (devotional songs). Practice Pranayama (breathing exercises), Japa (repetition of the Divine Name of God) and meditation in the early morning. Sit on Padma, Siddha, or Sukha Asana throughout, without movement, by gradual practice. While you meditate, forget the outside world totally. Gradually increase the period of meditation.

 

29. Perform the daily prayers of your religion. Do not fail to fulfil your obligatory duties.

 

30. Write your favourite Mantra or Name of God in a notebook for ten to thirty minutes, daily.

 

31. Sing the Names of God (Kirtan) and pray for half to one hour at night with family and friends.

 

32. Make annual resolves on the above lines. Regularity, tenacity and fixity are essential. Record your Sadhana in a spiritual diary daily. Review it every month and correct your failures.

 

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[gHari]

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The link for the above is here

 

http://www.divinelifesociety.org/teachings/sadhana.html

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Its interesting toooooooooo

 

http://www.divinelifesociety.org/teachings/diary.html

[gHari]

Sri Caitanya describes regulated devotional service starting in the Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Madhya-Lila 22.114:<blockquote>"I shall say something about the various practices of devotional service, which is expanded in so many ways. I wish to speak briefly of the essential practices.

 

<center><font color=red>guru-pAdAzraya, dIkSA, gurura sevana

sad-dharma-zikSA-pRcchA, sAdhu-mArgAnugamana

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guru-.-Azraya--shelter at the feet of a bona fide spiritual master; dIkSA--initiation by the spiritual master; gurura sevana--service to the spiritual master; sat-dharma-zikSA--instruction in the transcendental process of devotional service; pRcchA--and inquiry; sAdhu-mArga--the path of transcendental devotional service; anugamana--following strictly.

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"On the path of regulative devotional service, one must observe the following items: (1) One must accept a bona fide spiritual master. (2) One must accept initiation from him. (3) One must serve him. (4) One must receive instructions from the spiritual master and make inquiries in order to learn devotional service. (5) One must follow in the footsteps of the previous AcAryas and follow the directions given by the spiritual master.

 

<center><font color=red>kRSNa-prItye bhoga-tyAga, kRSNa-tIrthe vAsa

yAvan-nirvAha-pratigraha, ekAdazy-upavAsa

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kRSNa-prItye--for satisfaction of KRSNa; bhoga-tyAga--acceptance and rejection of something; kRSNa-tIrthe vAsa--residence in a place where KRSNa is situated; yAvat-nirvAha--as much as required to keep the body and soul together; pratigraha--acceptance of gifts; ekAdazI-upavAsa--observance of fasting on the EkAdazI day.

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"The next steps are as follows: (6) One should be prepared to give up everything for KRSNa's satisfaction, and one should also accept everything for KRSNa's satisfaction. (7) One must live in a place where KRSNa is present--a city like VRndAvana or MathurA or a KRSNa temple. (8) One should acquire a livelihood that is just sufficient to keep body and soul together. (9) One must fast on the EkAdazI day.

 

<center><font color=red>dhAtry-azvattha-go-vipra-vaiSNava-pUjana

sevA-nAmAparAdhAdi dUre visarjana

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dhAtrI--a type of tree; azvattha--the banyan trees; go--the cows; vipra--the brAhmaNas; vaiSNava--the devotees of Lord ViSNu; pUjana--worshiping; sevA--in devotional service; nAma--in chanting of the holy name; aparAdha-Adi--the offenses; dUre--far away; visarjana--giving up.

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"(10) One should worship dhAtrI trees, banyan trees, cows, brAhmaNas and devotees of Lord ViSNu. (11) One should avoid offenses against devotional service and the holy name.

 

<center><font color=red>avaiSNava-saGga-tyAga, bahu-ziSya nA kariba

bahu-grantha-kalAbhyAsa-vyAkhyAna varjiba

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avaiSNava--of one who is not a devotee of the Lord; saGga--the association; tyAga--giving up; bahu-ziSya--an unlimited number of disciples; nA kariba--should not accept; bahu-grantha--of many different types of scriptures; kalA-abhyAsa--studying a portion; vyAkhyAna--and explanation; varjiba--we should give up.

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"The twelfth item is to give up the company of nondevotees. (13) One should not accept an unlimited number of disciples. (14) One should not partially study many scriptures just to be able to give references and expand explanations.

 

<center><font color=red>hAni-lAbhe sama, zokAdira vaza nA ha-iba

anya-deva, anya-zAstra nindA nA kariba

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hAni--in loss; lAbhe--in gain; sama--equal; zoka-Adira--of lamentation and so on; vaza--under the control; nA ha-iba--we should not be; anya-deva--other demigods; anya-zAstra--other scriptures; nindA--criticizing; nA kariba--we should not do.

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"(15) The devotee should treat loss and gain equally. (16) The devotee should not be overwhelmed by lamentation. (17) The devotee should not worship demigods, nor should he disrespect them. Similarly, the devotee should not study or criticize other scriptures.

 

<center><font color=red>viSNu-vaiSNava-nindA, grAmya-vArtA nA zuniba

prANi-mAtre mano-vAkye udvega nA diba

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viSNu-vaiSNava-nindA--blaspheming Lord ViSNu or His devotee; grAmya-vArtA--ordinary talks; nA zuniba--we should not hear; prANi-mAtre--to any living entity, however insignificant; manaH-vAkye--by mind or by words; udvega--anxiety; nA diba--we should not give.

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"(18) The devotee should not hear Lord ViSNu or His devotees blasphemed. (19) The devotee should avoid reading or hearing newspapers or mundane books that contain stories of love affairs between men and women or subjects palatable to the senses. (20) Neither by mind nor words should the devotee cause anxiety to any living entity, regardless how insignificant he may be.

 

"After one is established in devotional service, the positive actions are (1) hearing, (2) chanting, (3) remembering, (4) worshiping, (5) praying, (6) serving, (7) accepting servitorship, (8) becoming a friend and (9) surrendering fully.

 

"One should also (10) dance before the Deity, (11) sing before the Deity, (12) open one's mind to the Deity, (13) offer obeisances to the Deity, (14) stand up before the Deity and the spiritual master just to show them respect, (15) follow the Deity or the spiritual master and (16) visit different places of pilgrimage or go see the Deity in the temple.

 

"One should (17) circumambulate the temple, (18) recite various prayers, (19) chant softly, (20) chant congregationally, (21) smell the incense and flower garlands offered to the Deity, and (22) eat the remnants of food offered to the Deity.

 

"One should (23) attend Arati and festivals, (24) see the Deity, (25) present what is very dear to oneself to the Deity, (26) meditate on the Deity, and (27–30) serve those related to the Lord.

 

"TadIya means the tulasI leaves, the devotees of KRSNa, the birthplace of KRSNa (MathurA), and the Vedic literature SrImad-BhAgavatam. KRSNa is very eager to see His devotee serve tulasI, VaiSNavas, MathurA and BhAgavatam.

 

"(31) One should perform all endeavors for KRSNa. (32) One should look forward to His mercy. (33) One should partake of various ceremonies with devotees--ceremonies like Lord KRSNa's birthday or RAmacandra's birthday.

 

"(34) One should surrender to KRSNa in all respects. (35) One should observe particular vows like kArtika-vrata. These are some of the sixty-four important items of devotional service.

 

"One should associate with devotees, chant the holy name of the Lord, hear SrImad-BhAgavatam, reside at MathurA and worship the Deity with faith and veneration.

 

"These five limbs of devotional service are the best of all. Even a slight performance of these five awakens love for KRSNa.

 

"‘With love and full faith one should worship the lotus feet of the Deity.

 

"‘One should taste the meaning of SrImad-BhAgavatam in the association of pure devotees, and one should associate with the devotees who are more advanced than oneself and who are endowed with a similar type of affection for the Lord.

 

"‘One should congregationally chant the holy name of the Lord and reside in VRndAvana.'

 

"‘The power of these five principles is very wonderful and difficult to understand. Even without faith in them, a person who is offenseless can awaken his dormant love of KRSNa simply by being a little connected with them.'

 

"When one is firmly fixed in devotional service, whether he executes one or many processes of devotional service, the waves of love of Godhead will awaken.

 

"There are many devotees who execute only one of the nine processes of devotional service. Nonetheless, they get ultimate success. Devotees like MahArAja AmbarISa execute all nine items, and they also get ultimate success.

 

"‘MahArAja ParIkSit attained the highest perfection, shelter at Lord KRSNa's lotus feet, simply by hearing about Lord ViSNu. Sukadeva GosvAmI attained perfection simply by reciting SrImad-BhAgavatam. PrahlAda MahArAja attained perfection by remembering the Lord. The goddess of fortune attained perfection by massaging the transcendental legs of MahA-ViSNu. MahArAja PRthu attained perfection by worshiping the Deity, and AkrUra attained perfection by offering prayers unto the Lord. VajrAGgajI [HanumAn] attained perfection by rendering service to Lord RAmacandra, and Arjuna attained perfection simply by being KRSNa's friend. Bali MahArAja attained perfection by dedicating everything to the lotus feet of KRSNa.'

 

"‘MahArAja AmbarISa always engaged his mind at the lotus feet of KRSNa, his words in describing the spiritual world and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his hands in cleansing and washing the Lord's temple, his ears in hearing topics about the Supreme Lord, his eyes in seeing the Deity of Lord KRSNa in the temple, his body in embracing VaiSNavas or touching their lotus feet, his nostrils in smelling the aroma of the tulasI leaves offered to KRSNa's lotus feet, his tongue in tasting food offered to KRSNa, his legs in going to places of pilgrimage like VRndAvana and MathurA or to the Lord's temple, his head in touching the lotus feet of the Lord and offering Him obeisances, and his desires in serving the Lord faithfully. In this way MahArAja AmbarISa engaged his senses in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As a result, he awakened his dormant loving propensity for the Lord's service.'

 

"If a person gives up all material desires and completely engages in the transcendental loving service of KRSNa, as enjoined in the revealed scriptures, he is never indebted to the demigods, sages or forefathers.

 

"‘One who has given up all material duties and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, who gives shelter to all, is not indebted to the demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives, friends, mankind or even his forefathers who have passed away.'

 

"Although the pure devotee does not follow all the regulative principles of varNAzrama, he worships the lotus feet of KRSNa. Therefore he naturally has no tendency to commit sin.

 

"If, however, a devotee accidentally becomes involved in a sinful activity, KRSNa purifies him. He does not have to undergo the regulative form of atonement.

 

"‘One who has given up everything and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is very dear to KRSNa. If he is involved in some sinful activity by accident, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seated within everyone's heart, removes his sins without difficulty.'

 

"The path of speculative knowledge and renunciation is not essential for devotional service. Indeed, good qualities such as nonviolence and control of the mind and senses automatically accompany a devotee of Lord KRSNa.

 

"‘For one who is fully engaged in My devotional service, whose mind is fixed on Me in bhakti-yoga, the path of speculative knowledge and dry renunciation is not very beneficial.'

 

"‘O hunter, good qualities like nonviolence, which you have developed, are not very astonishing, for those who are engaged in the Lord's devotional service are never inclined to give pain to others because of envy.'

 

"My dear SanAtana, I have now in detail described devotional service according to the regulative principles. Now hear from Me about spontaneous devotional service and its characteristics.</blockquote>

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Sri Caitanya describes spontaneous devotional service starting in the Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Madhya-Lila 22.149:<blockquote><center><font color="red">rAgAtmikA-bhakti----‘mukhyA' vraja-vAsi-jane

tAra anugata bhaktira ‘rAgAnugA'-nAme

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rAgAtmikA-bhakti--spontaneous devotional service; mukhyA--preeminent; vraja-vAsi-jane--in the inhabitants of Vraja, or VRndAvana; tAra--that; anugata--following; bhaktira--of devotional service; rAgAnugA-nAme--named rAgAnugA or following after spontaneous devotional service.

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"The original inhabitants of VRndAvana are attached to KRSNa spontaneously in devotional service. Nothing can compare to such spontaneous devotional service, which is called rAgAtmikA bhakti. When a devotee follows in the footsteps of the devotees of VRndAvana, his devotional service is called rAgAnugA bhakti.

<blockquote>PURPORT

In his Bhakti-sandarbha, JIva GosvAmI states:

<center><font color="red">tad evaM tat-tad-abhimAna-lakSaNa-bhAva-vizeSeNa svAbhAvika-rAgasya vaiziSTye sati tat-tad-rAga-prayuktA zravaNa-kIrtana-smaraNa-.-sevana-vandanAtma-nivedana-prAyA bhaktis teSAM rAgAtmikA bhaktir ity ucyate. . . . tatas tadIyaM rAgaM rucyAnugacchantI sA rAgAnugA.</center>

</font>When a pure devotee follows the footsteps of a devotee in VRndAvana, he develops rAgAnugA bhakti.</blockquote>

 

"‘When one becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his natural inclination to love is fully absorbed in thoughts of the Lord. That is called transcendental attachment, and devotional service according to that attachment is called rAgAtmikA, or spontaneous devotional service.'

 

"The primary characteristic of spontaneous love is deep attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Absorption in thought of Him is a marginal characteristic.

 

"Thus devotional service which consists of rAga [deep attachment] is called rAgAtmikA, spontaneous loving service. If a devotee covets such a position, he is considered to be most fortunate.

 

"If one follows in the footsteps of the inhabitants of VRndAvana out of such transcendental covetousness, he does not care for the injunctions or reasonings of zAstra. That is the way of spontaneous love.

<blockquote>PURPORT

SrIla BhaktisiddhAnta SarasvatI ThAkura says that a devotee is attracted by the service of the inhabitants of VRndAvana--namely the cowherd men, MahArAja Nanda, mother YazodA, RAdhArANI, the gopIs and the cows and calves. An advanced devotee is attracted by the service rendered by an eternal servitor of the Lord. This attraction is called spontaneous attraction. Technically it is called svarUpa-upalabdhi. This stage is not achieved in the beginning. In the beginning one has to render service strictly according to the regulative principles set forth by the revealed scriptures and the spiritual master. By continuously rendering service through the process of vaidhI bhakti, one's natural inclination is gradually awakened. That is called spontaneous attraction, or rAgAnugA bhakti.

 

An advanced devotee situated on the platform of spontaneity is already very expert in zAstric instruction, logic and argument. When he comes to the point of eternal love for KRSNa, no one can deviate him from that position, neither by argument nor by zAstric evidence. An advanced devotee has realized his eternal relationship with the Lord, and consequently he does not accept the logic and arguments of others. Such an advanced devotee has nothing to do with the sahajiyAs, who manufacture their own way and commit sins by indulging in illicit sex, intoxication and gambling, if not meat-eating. Sometimes the sahajiyAs imitate advanced devotees and live in their own whimsical way, avoiding the principles set down in the revealed scriptures. Unless one follows the six GosvAmIs--SrI RUpa, SanAtana, RaghunAtha BhaTTa, SrI JIva, GopAla BhaTTa and RaghunAtha dAsa--one cannot be a bona fide spontaneous lover of KRSNa. In this connection, SrIla Narottama dAsa ThAkura says, rUpa-raghunAtha-pade haibe Akuti kabe hAma bujhaba se yugala pirIti. The sahajiyAs' understanding of the love affairs between RAdhA and KRSNa is not bona fide because they do not follow the principles laid down by the six GosvAmIs. Their illicit connection and their imitation of the dress of RUpa GosvAmI, as well as their avoidance of the prescribed methods of revealed scriptures, will lead them to the lowest regions of hell. These imitative sahajiyAs are cheated and unfortunate. They are not equal to advanced devotees (paramahaMsas). Debauchees and paramahaMsas are not on the same level.</blockquote>

 

"‘Devotional service in spontaneous love is vividly expressed and manifested by the inhabitants of VRndAvana. Devotional service that accords with their devotional service is called rAgAnugA bhakti, or devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.'

 

"‘When an advanced, realized devotee hears about the affairs of the devotees of VRndAvana--in the mellows of zAnta, dAsya, sakhya, vAtsalya and mAdhurya--he becomes inclined in one of these ways, and his intelligence becomes attracted. Indeed, he begins to covet that particular type of devotion. When such covetousness is awakened, one's intelligence no longer depends on the instructions of zAstra [revealed scripture] or on logic and argument.'

 

"There are two processes by which one may execute this rAgAnugA bhakti--external and internal. When self-realized, the advanced devotee externally remains like a neophyte and executes all the zAstric injunctions, especially those concerning hearing and chanting. But within his mind, in his original, purified, self-realized position, he serves KRSNa in VRndAvana in his particular way. He serves KRSNa twenty-four hours a day, all day and night.

 

"‘The advanced devotee who is inclined to spontaneous loving service should follow the activities of a particular associate of KRSNa's in VRndAvana. He should execute service externally as a regulative devotee as well as internally from his self-realized position. Thus he should perform devotional service both externally and internally.'

 

"Actually the inhabitants of VRndAvana are very dear to KRSNa. If one wants to engage in spontaneous loving service, he must follow the inhabitants of VRndAvana and constantly engage in devotional service within his mind.

 

"‘The devotee should always think of KRSNa within himself and should choose a very dear devotee who is a servitor of KRSNa in VRndAvana. One should constantly engage in topics about that servitor and his loving relationship with KRSNa, and one should live in VRndAvana. If one is physically unable to go to VRndAvana, he should mentally live there.'

 

"KRSNa has many types of devotees--some are servants, some are friends, some are parents, and some are conjugal lovers. Devotees who are situated in one of these attitudes of spontaneous love according to their choice are considered to be on the path of spontaneous loving service.

 

"‘My dear mother, DevahUti! O emblem of peace! My weapon, the disc of time, never vanquishes those for whom I am very dear--for whom I am the Supersoul, son, friend, spiritual master, well-wisher, worshipable Deity and desired goal. Since the devotees are always attached to Me, they are never vanquished by the agents of time.'

 

"‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances again and again to those who always eagerly meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a husband, son, friend, brother, father or intimate friend.'

 

"If one engages in spontaneous loving service to the Lord, his affection for the lotus feet of KRSNa gradually increases.

 

"In the seed of affection, there is attachment which goes by two names, rati and bhAva. The Supreme Personality of Godhead comes under the control of such attachment.

<blockquote>PURPORT

SrIla BhaktisiddhAnta SarasvatI ThAkura comments on this verse. Externally a devotee performs all the items of devotional service in nine different ways, beginning with zravaNa and kIrtana, and within his mind he always thinks of his eternal relationship with KRSNa and follows in the footsteps of the devotees of VRndAvana. If one engages himself in the service of RAdhA and KRSNa in this way, he can transcend the regulative principles enjoined in the zAstras and, through his spiritual master, fully engage in rendering spontaneous love to KRSNa. In this way, he attains affection at the lotus feet of KRSNa. KRSNa actually comes under the control of such spontaneous feelings, and ultimately one can attain association with the Lord.</blockquote>

 

"That by which one can attain loving service to the Lord I have described in detail as the execution of devotional service, called abhidheya.

 

"My dear SanAtana, I have briefly described the process of devotional service in practice, which is the means for obtaining love of KRSNa. It cannot be described broadly."

 

Whoever hears this description of the process of practical devotional service very soon attains shelter at the lotus feet of KRSNa in love and affection.</blockquote>

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I have a Guru and he is not the one mentioned in that website.

My Guru is in Samadhi Now.

 

Because of him I have know the value of life and its goal.

 

Anyways the post by gHari is interesting toooooooooo

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"Neither by mind nor words should the devotee cause anxiety to any living entity, regardless how insignificant he may be."

 

I dont speak much to one person, I speak vey rarely to him.Its not that I hate that person, I dont have any bad feelings for that person but I really dont know what to speak as I dont speak much to people especially to that person. Am I hurting Him?

[gHari]

And maybe some people do not want to hear about Krsna.

 

If Krsna wants you to speak to that person, then it is a sin if you don't. But maybe Krsna has nothing for you to say to him, nor nothing for him to say to you.

 

Maybe he is engaged in thinking about Krsna's pastimes and he is happy that you do not disturb him. Maybe he is engaged in thinking about beautiful women and he is happy that you do not disturb him with talk of God.

 

gHari