A warrior in the battle field has to be alert in watching the movements of enemies in all directions and at all times. Any slight lethargy might even cost his life and soul.

Our spiritual life is also similar to that where we have to be on guard for every moment to make sure we are acting according to the will of The Lord and for The Lord and His devotees. Any moment the enemies within can start attacking and we should be well equipped with all types of weapons such as maha mantra, faith, enthusiasm and prayers to continue the fight. Krishna will send arms and support if we fight faithfully on His behalf. Even if we die in the battle we will be considered for having fought for His sake.

Sometimes we may loose our hand or legs or even head in the fight. Casualties are common in a battlefield and is expected. So there is glory in any case if we are faithful.

Yours
Dinesh

Spiritual warrior

Sell ourself for a cheaper price?

How do I become serious in devotional life?
 Jayapataka Swami: It is said if you serve the pure devotee of the Lord, a Vaisnava, then you will become serious in Krsna consciousness. Because a pure devotee is very serious, you will have to become serious serving him. In one case, Prabhupada’s living quarters was being painted. Yamuna Devi Dasi was organizing all the things in Prabhupada’s room and she was expecting to get praise. She was waiting for Prabhupada to praise her. But Prabhupada started looking at the paint. She then thought , ‘Oh, its not going the way I thought.’ Prabhupada was looking somewhere he must find the defect. So he’s looking and looking and finally he tried to open one window. He couldn’t open it because the paint had shut it. “Why the window is not opening?” Then Yamuna Devi Dasi, she broke down into tears. She did not get praise, but instead Prabhupada found one thing wrong in the room that the window is shut. After that she became very serious and realized, never think that we have done anything perfect. We should always think we should do better for the Lord.

How do I become serious in devotional life?

Stupid mind:

Life is on the wheels of the thoughts of mind

If you insult, you will be insulted