Droplets of Nectar - Vol 2
Krishna

Positive Engagement

Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj1 min read
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Sincere souls will certainly overcome all difficulties in the long run. Lord Sri Krishna Himself gives assurance in the Gita - na hi kalyana krt kascit durgati gacchati. "A sincere soul will never suffer degradation". When one can really detect one's defects it is a good sign because it proves he has contact with real knowledge, however faint it may be. Otherwise ignorance could not be realised as ignorance. So, don't be disheartened. Actually it is not possible for us to eradicate in one day our attachment to worldly objects and ideas which we have inherited through cycles of births and deaths. Those inherited ideas will have their reaction for some time through inertia. For example, if we switch off the fan, it still moves for some time due to inertia, but its speed will be gradually diminished and it will stop. If we try to control the senses artificially through austerity it won't have an abiding effect. In devotional spiritual practice more stress is given to positive practice than to negative i.e. we are to rouse up the eternal natural function of the real self which is pure love to the Supreme Godhead.

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Sri Jagannatha Ratha-Yatra

In the beginning Sriman Mahaprabhu for His first twenty four years acted as a regular householder in Sridham Navadvipa. He after that time, in the holy City of Puri in His role as a renunciate, began exhibiting the pangs of intense separation characteristic of high devotional moods. Apparently, although it was His mother's behest in Advaita Bhavan for Himself to reside in the holy City of Puri, in actual fact it was all His own very plan. Puri City is the Supreme Lord's natural abode. The other familiar names for this City are Purusottama, Sri Ksetra, Nilacala, Lord Sri Krishna at one time, informed Sri Mahadeva about His hidden realm Puri whose glories are understood by only a very few (Chaitanya Bhagavata Antya 2nd).

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Vṛndāvane Chalo! He Gopīnātha

The love of the Vrajavāsis for Śrī Kṛṣṇa is unparalleled and supreme. When they heard that Kṛṣṇa would be coming to Kurukṣetra from Dvārakā, their hearts surged with longing. Though uninvited, they could not restrain themselves—they were compelled by the fire of separation to catch even a glimpse of their beloved. This episode beautifully reveals the depth and intensity of their love, which knows no bounds, follows no protocol, and seeks no reward—only union with Kṛṣṇa.

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