person who is, just accepts outright Krsna, service to Krsna, and one
who wants to scrutinize and inquire more and more about it, between
someone who just accepts, "That's it, this and this," and someone who
inquires more and more?
Prabhupada: One who loves Krsna without inquiry, that is nice
position. To inquire about Krsna is knowledge. And pure devotion is
transcendental to knowledge.
Love does not depend on the greatness. If a boy loves a girl or the
girl loves a boy, even in this material field, it does not depend on
the greatness of the boy. Of course, here everything is on material
consideration. But actual love is without any consideration, what He
is or what He isn't. That is real love. That is the perfectional stage
of love, without inquiring how great He is or what He is. But for the
neophytes it is necessary to know about Krsna. Because we have no
love, so if we understand that Krsna is so great, then gradually we
can love.
Our position is different because when... Therefore
Caitanya-caritamrta, it is said that siddhanta boliya citte na kara
alasa: "Try to understand about Krsna." Just like Krsna is explaining
in Bhagavad-gita that "I am this amongst the trees. I am this. I am
this planet. Amongst this, I am this. I am this." So just to impress
upon the neophyte devotees about the greatness... And those who are
advanced devotees, they do not want to see whether Krsna is great or
small. They simply love Him. That's all. That is pure love. In
Vrndavana, at least these gopis, they never saw Krsna's any jugglery
or any greatness. But they still love, pure love.
Pure love means
anyabhilasita-sunyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanu
silanam bhaktir uttama
[Brs. 1.1.11]
Without any cultivation of knowledge, without any activities of
fruitive action, without any desire, simply to love Krsna in order to
please Him -- that is the highest perfectional stage of devotion.
There is no consideration "Whether Krsna is God or not, whether we are
getting benefit or not." "Simply we love Krsna." That is the
perfectional stage.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Questions and Answers -- September 6, 1968, New York
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