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Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna

Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna
Gopis performing Devotional Service to the Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna

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via KKS Blog by noreply@blogger.com (Hina) on 10/4/10

Dhurva was a small child but he was very mature because he was fixed. Children are very fickle. They want something now, and in 5 minutes something else. So he was 5 years old but he was fixed – completely fixed. Therefore he was very mature.

And Gajendra was an elephant.
But Gajendra had the knowledge.
Where was Dhruva's maturity?
And Gajendra's knowledge?
Where was Kubjā's beauty?
Kubjā's after all became very beautiful.
Where was Sudāmā's wealth?
Where was Vidura's noble birth?
Where was Ugrasena's chivalrous strength?

Lord Madhava is pleased only by devotional service and not by material qualification. They had all these qualities. But they were all material qualities, and they were all outstanding. Dhruva was extremely mature for his age, so he could be so serious, but he first had to please the Lord by his service.

Gajendra is an elephant, and yet he had knowledge. So that was very special, but Gajendra only got the mercy because he was praying to the Lord, and while the crocodile was hanging on his leg. The Lord, due to his prayer came and then he picked up the Lotus flower from the water and offered it to the Lord. Then the Lord was pleased with his service.

So like this, no matter how many qualifications one has – it cannot attract Krsna. Krsna cannot be attracted by anything material. He can only be attracted by devotional service! And that is very nice.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 31st August 2010)

 
 

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    • Shoo Away the Dog of Lust within the heart

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    Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that controlling the lust is a lifelong struggle. Even for devotees, it is not that the lust goes away; what happens is when we keep saying NO to the lust, it’s attacks decrease; but it is always there. E.g. Srila Prabhupada explains it with an example of having a pet dog; you have always caressed him, loved him, played with him and acted for his pleasure; but one day the doctor comes and tells you that the dog has rabies and if it bites you, you’ll die; now you want to get rid of it, and you try to kick it out. But the dog comes back with a wagging tail. Seeing his tongue and submissive wagging tail, we say “After all he is not that bad; such a nice puppy, my puppy!” and then again he comes and sits next to us. Suddenly we remember, or are reminded, ‘Rabies’ and again we shoo him away; again he comes back. So the dog will not go away easily because we have showered a lot of love on him previously; therefore Srila Prabhupada says that we should beat him with a stick everytime he comes back. Here beating with the stick means saying NO to the temptations. That means when the temptations come, we should thoroughly reject them, then that is like beating the dog. But when we consider it partially then that is not real beating. Every time the dog comes, if we keep beating it, then one day the dog will stop troubling us.




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    • How to deal with people who have power -- Srila Prabhupada

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    One lion was residing in the jungle. One day he killed a young deer. He ate it and still he was not satisfied. So, the lion thought for a plan. He went and sat leisurely beside a huge tree. Meanwhile, a sheep was passing by. The Lion asked the sheep, "O sheep, tell me the truth. Does my mouth have bad breadth? Lion opened his mouth, and sheep replied "Yes, O king, your mouth has a bad breadth." 

    Lion was angry and said "what did you say? Does anyone say that to king of the jungle. Do you have etiquettes or not?" 

    Saying so, the lion slapped the sheep with his paws and the sheep lost her life. 

    After a while, a jackal was passing by. The lion asked him, "O jackal, tell me the truth. Does my mouth have bad breadth?" Saying so, the lion opened his mouth. Jackal thought, "If I say that your mouth smells, then angrily the lion will tear me apart." At that moment, the jackal saw the dead sheep. Seeing this, the jackal said "O king, can your mouth ever have bad breadth? Your mouth does not stink of flesh even a bit." The lion furiously said "I just now ate a young deer and I have not even drank water. How is it possible that my mouth does not stink? You have lied and there is no place for a liar in my kingdom." 

    Saying this, the lion slapped the jackal with his paws and sent him to the abode of Yamaraj. 

    After a while, a fox was passing by. The lion called him and asked. "O fox tell me the truth. Does my mouth has bad breadth. The fox saw that the sheep and the jackal were lying dead near the lion. Fox went near the lion and smelled his mouth. Then he kept his hand on his head and raising the nose he said, "O king please forgive me. I have such bad cold that I cannot even understand whether your mouth has bad breadth or not?" Hearing this, the lion was bewildered. He did not know what to do. Meantime, the fox bowed down and quickly walked off. 

    Moral: One has to deal intelligently with people who have power 

    The story was told by Srila Prabhupada.

    Source:http://kunjbiharikrishna.blogspot.com/

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    • The Other Side!

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    THE OTHER SIDE 

    "A     Father was reading a magazine and his little daughter every now and then distracted him. To keep her busy, he tore one page on which was printed the map of the world.
    He tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put them together to make the map again.
    He was sure she would take the whole day to get it done.
    But the little one came back within minutes with perfect map. 
    When     he asked how she could do it so quickly, she said, 'Oh Dad, there is a man's face on the other side of the paper. I made the face perfect to get the map right."" she ran outside to play leaving the father surprised.. " 

    Moral : There is always the other side to whatever we experience in this world.
    This story indirectly teaches a lesson..whenever we come across a challenge or a puzzling situation, look at the other side...
    You will be surprised to see an easy way to tackle the problem...

    Always have a positive attitude in life. Even a stopped watch is right twice a day...

    Source : Cognizant Spark Plug

    Thanks & Regards
    Dinesh

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    • Sms updates!

    Posted by dinesh

    When v travel from Chennai to Bangalore in train&if v find some paint
    peeled off,v dont try2fix becoz it's temporary&our concern is2reach
    our destination not2paint inside d train.Same way our life in this
    body is just a short stay&v shud take advantage of human life2go back
    Home (Back2Spiritual World) :)

    Oh Lord,d powerful thieves of my senses have blinded me by stealing my
    Most precious possession, my discrimination&they've thrown me deep
    in2d pitch dark well of delusion.
    Pls O Lord of d Lords,extend Ur hand2save this wretched soul-Prayers
    By KingKulasekaraAzhwar in
    MukundaMalaStotra#36.Discriminate!

    so-called human society(actually animalistic) is usually engaged in
    sleeping&having sex@night,earning as much money as possible during
    daytime or else in shopping4family maintenance.People have very little
    time2talk abt God&they declared God as formless bcoz they r
    unable2c.He has2b seen thru d eyes of Vedic Literature.He is a
    Person.He is not our servant2come in front of us2prove His existence.A
    dog
    cant understand when v say,American President exists.

    A materialist considers d self2b this body&its by-products as
    children,unconscious of his real nature,being in a dream of
    pain&pleasure,uselessly wanders.Attacked by d
    enemies-lust,greed,pride,anger,envy,madness he helplessly lives a
    life4d satisfaction of senses,which r like poisonous snakes&d
    way2hell.

    VRINDA- The word "aradhya"(prayers) is derived from "Radha" and means
    "worshipable". Similarly the word "aparadha"(offenses)means "against
    radha". When one performs devotional service, one is pleasing srimati
    radharani and when commits vaishnava aparada against krishna or his
    devotee, one is offending radharani. When a soul starts to inquire
    about krishna, srimati radharani is most pleased and takes charge of
    his devotional advancements. As one makes progress, one continues to
    invoke the mercy of radharani and when she is pleased, krishna is
    automatically pleased... - lecture by HH Maha vishnu swami. Hare
    krsna.. :)

    WorkHard like a donkey,Earn lot of money,fill up our belly,Eat wat is
    tasty? Right/wrong dont worry,do wat makes us happy? Forget
    stress&hypertension? This money not honey? V r not this dying body,v
    r EternalSpiritSoul,part&parcel of SupremeLord.With a greed2enjoy
    ourself alone,v came2this WorldOfRatRace

    Sun rises everyday in d east,it is d source of energy4all living
    beings.Not even 1 day it rises from d west.Not by chance,this nature
    functions.Our stomach digests all food,heart pumps blood thru out d
    body."Mayadyaksena prakrti.. this material nature works under My
    Supervision"-Krsna in BhagavadGita :)

    A Deer&Doe in a BeautifulGarden enjoying grass in d melody of bees
    buzzing around.Deers r FondOfMusic.D foolish animal fails2c d Tiger on
    one side which is ready2pounce while hunter on d other side pointing
    arrows2shot.
    Simile#
    Deer-A family man
    Bees' Buzz-Pleasing child's talk
    Hunter-Time
    Tiger-Death
    *SB

    --
    Yours
    Dinesh
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