Suicide in the spur of the moment

Purushottam Nitai Das April 28, 2015

A man commits suicide in Coimbatore (India) because his girlfriend refused to go with him to watch a movie. And a woman commits suicide because her husband refused to take her to a movie.

Agony, anger, betrayal, distrust, hopelessness overwhelmed both the weak hearted persons and in the “spur of the moment” they took a devastating decision of ending their lives.

Has insanity taken precedence over rationality that people have no hesitation in committing the most heinous crime upon themselves?

A desire to live life on one’s own terms, expecting people around to accept their way of living, never compromising attitude and carrying tonnes of emotions on the sleeves are some of the attributes which characterise people today. The end result is never a pleasant one because in this world we will never always get what we want.

Life is not just about eating, drinking and movie watching. Life has much deeper meaning which most people today aren’t aware of because it is neither taught in schools and colleges and nor people seriously want to learn about it. People give great importance to momentary pleasures and if they find any interruption or obstacle in their pursuit for self-indulgence then they become agitated internally and externally. Most of us spend all our time, energy and effort in taking care of our externals such as accumulating wealth, planning for career etc. and we spend very negligible time in attending the needs of our inner self. But it’s a grave mistake because if our inner foundation is weak then we can crumble at the slightest whiff of any adversity.

However if we equip ourselves with the knowledge of who we are and what is the purpose of this human form of life then we would in fact shudder at the thought of doing anything whimsically. A child may put his hand in the fire because he may not know that it will burn its hand. Similarly an ignorant man can waste life but as soon he understands the importance of human form of life then he will desist from committing any harm to himself or to others. Human life is very precious because as humans we have the opportunity to do ultimate good to self and to the entire humanity. Importance of human life is exhorted in Vedas and so Vedanta sutra exhorts to all: Inquire about the absolute truth (athato brahma jijnasa). In fact life is to know about soul (us), Supersoul (the Supreme God) and to understand how to re-establish our relationship with the Supreme Lord. If we can develop relationship with God then we can easily confront all the difficulties just like Arjuna who after taking the guidance of Krishna was easily able to subdue all his weaknesses and negative emotions.

Meaningful messages of Vedic literatures will equip us with sufficient knowledge which will prevent us from giving in to our lower self and taking any irrational decisions in our life.

For example a person will not even think of committing suicide if he understands that soul being eternal can never be killed. When one commits suicide then one does not kill oneself but just destroys ones temporary material body which anyway is going to perish oneday. And suicide being a sinful activity a person who commits suicide will have to suffer its reactions in the next life. If a person believes that by committing suicide all his sufferings will vanish then this is not going to happen. In fact by doing this crime he is just perpetuating his woes. In fact one should try ones best to break the vicious cycle of suffering forever. Vedic books like Bhagavad Gita elaborately explain how to stop all the sufferings. Krishna says in Gita 18.66 that if we take his shelter then he will deliver us from all sinful reactions. And he has also given us the option to eternally get rid of all the difficulties and dangers by returning back to his abode i.e. the spiritual world. (Bhagavad Gita 15.6)

Having got a human form of life we have the opportunity to return to our eternal home which is full of bliss. And for this we just need to think rationally, introspect intelligently and develop a desire do find a lasting solution to all our problems.

So, each and every moment of life should be utilized for self realization and not for wasting it in the spur of the moment.

Published in Iskcon News: http://iskconnews.org/suicide-in-the-spur-of-the-moment,4900/

God is always God

Purushottam Nitai Das March 18, 2015

We living beings are forced to take birth in this world and based on our past karma we get a particular body. Some become humans, some animals, some plants, some reptiles etc. Among the human species also some are born in a rich family, some in poor, some beautiful, some not so beautiful, some tall, some short and so on. Our birth too isn’t pleasurable. We are imprisoned in a tiny little womb of our mother for 9 months and when we come out we cry, our body is covered with blood, bile and mucus.

Our birth is painful & growth is full of anxiety. Throughout our life we have to constantly struggle for survival fighting many diseases and insecurity. To our chagrin after few years our body starts to dwindle, hair become white, faces fill up with wrinkles and one final day we are forcibly dragged out of our body and our body which remained our abode for several years are dumped into the graveyard and is either burnt there or buried on which rats, insects, cockroaches and their brethren feast.

Now just compare the life of the supreme Lord when he is in this world. He comes to this material world by his own will. His birth isn’t painful and he takes the form as he desires. Disease does not touch him and miseries of this world do not affect him. When Indra tried to inflict suffering on Krishna and his associates by pouring gallons of water from the sky to submerge Vrindavana then Krishna lifted Govardhan and held it as an umbrella to save all. Also with the passage of time the Lord does not age. Have we ever seen the picture of Krishna or Rama as old men? Never. Because they are beyond the laws of the material nature. They are not shrouded with any material sufferings or insecurity. And when Lord finishes all his activities then he returns back to his spiritual world.

There are some lunatics in this world who claim that he/she is God , some advertise that they can make others God and some foolishly try to become God. So before embarking on this futile mission of becoming the Supreme Lord we should introspect and see the superiority and infallibility of the Supreme Lord.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no material birth, activities, name, form, qualities or faults. To fulfill the purpose for which this material world is created and destroyed, He comes in the form of a human being like Lord Rama or Lord Krishna by His original internal potency. He has immense potency, and in various forms, all free from material contamination, He acts wonderfully. He is therefore the Supreme Brahman. I offer my respects to Him. (Srimad Bhagavatam 8.3.8-9).

We should always remember that “God is always God” and no one can ever become God.

Lord Caitanya’s simple solution for salvation

Purushottam Nitai Das March 5, 2015

Have we ever given any exam or even heard of it where the examinee is given the question and its answer beforehand lest he should not fail. Not just he is given the answer to the complex questions but even the solution is made so simple that the examinee does not have to undergo any mental or physical stress. Not just he is saved from the pain but even the process of preparation is made joyful. And to further compound the comfort of the student the examiner personally comes to teach him and even sends qualified tutors for personal guidance. Lest we start feeling that we are day dreaming of a utopian world we should take a ride on a time machine and travel around 500 years back to 1486 to Mayapur – the year when Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared on the earthly plane.

Then the whole society was mired in materialism. Confused about their goal of life almost all of them had either engrossed themselves in materialistic life forgetting religious principles or were using religion as a means to further their materialistic motives. That the purpose of life is to develop love of God they had almost forgotten. But soon the scene changed with the advent of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. People started giving up their materialistic desires and were just driven with a desire to develop pure love of God.

Life is preparation and death is final examination and we all have to compulsorily give that exam. All of us are aware about the inevitable death but many of us do not know the ultimate goal of human life and how to attain that goal. To remove the ignorance of all spiritually illiterate examinees he gave us the list of questions for which we should be bothered: Who am I? Who is God? What is my relationship with God? What is my ultimate destination? He informed us that we are deathless spirit souls, parts and parcel of Supreme God, Krishna, currently confined in a temporary material body and the only purpose of our life is to revive our relationship with Krishna and return back to his abode where there is no death and no suffering.

He not just educated us about the final destination but he freely distributed to all the elixir of Hare Krishna Mahamantra – Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare – which is the best medicine for entire humanity in this age of Kali Yuga, the age of downfall. “…..although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha – mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.” Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.51. Scripture explains that people in Kali yuga are slow – minded, dull – witted, do not have inclination for spiritual life and so they suffer a lot. To salvage such forlorn souls Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who according to the Vedic literatures is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, came. “The Supreme Personality, Janardana, who is the object of the yogis’ meditation, who saves the devotees from various sufferings & who is the master of all yogic practices, who is always full of divine transcendental ecstasy & bliss, will advent in His own divine form of Sri Caitanya”-Padma_Purana.

In spite of being the Supreme God, he played the role of a devotee teaching all with his personal example to chant with reverence, with deep love and without any ulterior motive.

Lord Caitanya, the supreme examiner, the supreme saviour, came here to jog our conscience reminding us that being humans we should live like humans and should not lead a whimsical life like an animal who just bother about sleep, sex, security and sustenance. Providing solutions to all our problems he gave us a simple solution for salvation i.e. to chant the names of Krishna with sincerity and assured us of a ticket to return back to the spiritual world. Why to chant? Because chanting cleanses the heart of all material impurities and liberates us from the vicious cycle of birth and death. Just like a father who holds the finger of his child teaching him how to walk he too chanted, sang and danced with the devotees showcasing how to practically perform devotion. He told all to chant sincerely, sing melodiously, dance rhythmically and take prasad (sanctified vegetarian food) profusely.

For material success one needs to put in hard labour. And hard work accompanied with uncertainty always breeds insecurity. However the process of devotion taught to us by Lord Caitanya is so simple, so sublime, so sweet and so joyful that while treading the path of devotion there is no negative emotion. When we chant the holy names of Krishna on beads then each bead becomes a stepping stone to reach Krishna. In fact it is the rarest and an extremely extraordinary and unparalleled gift given to us by Lord Caitanya.

Let us abide by his guidelines and get out of this world to be with him. In that spiritual world we will not be bound by our mortal covering. There death does not exist and bliss never ceases to exist.

Today is Gaura Purnima, appearance day of Lord Caitanya.

Don’t lose heart but give your heart to Krishna

Purushottam Nitai Das February 12, 2015

Our desperation for quick result is one of the main reasons as why many a times our enthusiasm for devotional life starts waning and our heart gets filled with discontentment. We develop a notion that as soon as we begin practicing devotion the Supreme Lord will immediately appear in front of us with a flute in his hand and he will take away all the problems of our life.

But in reality it does not happen that way. Krishna sees our consistency, steadfastness, eagerness and most importantly whether our disillusionment with the worldly desires is genuine or not.

Without flushing out all the non godly stuffs from our heart it is not possible to invite Krishna to enthrone our heart. And unless and until we reach to this stage of utter purity we remain unqualified to enter into the good books of the Supreme Lord.

It is not that Krishna hates us or only waits for our purification to be completed.

In fact the moment we take the decision to wash all the dirt of our heart Krishna enthusiastically starts helping us, inspiring us, guiding us and most importantly directing us towards the sincere seekers who are themselves on the path of purification.

In our spiritual journey we should not lose heart but instead we should give our heart to Krishna and practice devotional life following the teachings of Rupa Goswami who advises all seekers to be filled with enthusiasm, confidence and patience while endeavoring to achieve love of God.

Krishna is the original source of all happiness

Purushottam Nitai Das January 16, 2015

Happiness manifests when our heart stops hankering for the things of this temporary world and stops lamenting for worldly possessions which we failed to achieve in our life’s journey, when our mind gives up its mindless obsession for material positions and accepts the position of a humble servant of Krishna, when our eyes crave for a glimpse of Krishna, ears longs to hear the names of Krishna, tongue continuously sing the glories of Krishna and heart gets saturated with the thoughts of Krishna.

Since the time we come out of our mother’s womb we start looking for happiness everywhere and it is quite natural because as a soul we are pleasure seekers – ananda mayo bhyasat. However our effort will go in vain if we search in the wrong direction and at a wrong place.

A bulb will not illuminate by merely switching it on but it will lit only if it is properly connected to the main supply line of the house which in turn is connected to the powerhouse where electricity is generated. Similarly happiness will elude us unless and until we connect ourselves to the source of all the pleasure in this world. Scriptures say that Krishna, the Supreme Lord, is the origin of all happiness in this world. This is why Krishna is also called as Govinda; one of the meanings of Govinda is one who gives pleasure to the senses. The moment we connect ourselves to Krishna our heart starts getting flooded with transcendental pleasure; Krishna’s presence fills our life with colours.

History is filled with examples of transcendentalists who wilfully gave up their promising materialistic career and future and absorbed themselves in devotion of the Supreme Lord because this world failed to impress them and they found supreme satisfaction only at the Lords’ feet. As one gets closer to God one feels divine bliss and one’s love for the Lord increases manifold. A lover of the Lord continuously chants the names of the Lord and joyfully share the message and wonderful activities of the Lord with all. Haridas Thakura, a 15^th century cave dwelling saint, used to chant thousands of names of Krishna daily, he joyfully chanted day and night without any fatigue, and always preached about Krishna to others.

Krishna too confirms in Gita 10.9, “The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.”

With teary eyes parents allow their child to become food of the crocodile

Purushottam Nitai Das January 5, 2015

A boat carrying passengers was calmly crossing the Ganges. All were enjoying the ride. As the boat reached deep water the boatman sounded a precautionary warning: “Keep your hands off the river. The place is filled with crocodiles.” Everyone obliged but a child. And soon a ferocious crocodile grabbed the hand of the child. His parents and the co passengers immediately tried to pull back the child but did not succeed. The grip of the giant water monster was tightening and the child was getting pulled in the river. Desperate mother, devastated father and others were trying their best to save the child; they were pulling hard to free the little child from the crocodile’s clutches. But in the water the water animal is extremely powerful more than even an elephant. Due to the melee soon the boat started losing balance. The boatman shouted that if we do not do something soon then the boat will sink. The passengers looked in the eyes of the frightened parents. The unspoken message was: “Leave the child else we will die.” The parents looked in the eyes of their beloved child for the last time. And finally seeing no other option they loosened the grip and soon the kid was dragged away in the deep water by the cruel crocodile.

The scripture says padam padam yad vipadam -there is danger at every step in this world (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.58). What may happen to us the next moment we do not know. Were the passengers of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 while saying goodbye to their dear ones ever thought that their meeting is going to be the last meeting? No. Because none of us know the future. Uncertainty is the characteristic of this world. In fact we are so helpless in this world that no one can save us. Even a mother cannot guarantee the life of a child. Krishna in Gita informs us that this world is full of miseries (Bhagavad Gita 8.15). This is why he asks us to return back to the spiritual world which is our original home. If Krishna, the Supreme God, has given us a better option then why not to avail it then to rot in this rotten world. He even assures us that once we reach to his kingdom then we would never return again to this temporary world (Bhagavad Gita 8.15).

Let us guard our mind like a gardener guarding his gorgeous garden

Purushottam Nitai Das October 13, 2014

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Our mind has a unique ability and that is of absorbing anything and everything without any discrimination. If anything good we feed then it happily accepts it and if we feed something bad then it again accepts it without complaining. So we need to check constantly before allowing anything to go inside the mind.

While eating we do not pick anything from a garbage bin and put it in our mouth. Most of the time all of us are very careful about our physical health and so we prefer healthy, nutritious and fresh food.

Similarly we ought to be extra cautious before we allow anything to go inside our mind. Because once some unhealthy stuff goes inside our mind then it becomes very difficult to throw it out. In fact it remains stored in some corner of our mind throughout our life.

Suppose that someone sees an obscene picture and takes a momentary interest in it then immediately the image gets stored in mind’s bin in a seed form. Now we have two options. We can either burn the seed of lust or we can nurture it. If we start contemplating on the image and pad it up with many more similar obnoxious images and even start associating with those people who are fond of such nasty images then we are putting ourselves in great danger. The tiny seed will soon become a gigantic tree and later even if we will try to get rid of lusty thoughts still it will completely occupy our mind. The lusty thoughts will clog our intelligence and drain out energy which will adversely impact our personal life, social life and career growth. In Gita 2.62, Krishna warns that it is because of contemplating on the objects of the senses that a person develops attachment and subsequently lust.

We need to conscientiously avoid those situations – both real and virtual – where our senses will get surrounded with worldly thoughts and nasty images. Such association will definitely pulverize our devotional dreams. If we become over confident about our devotional determination thinking ourselves to be too advanced to be affected by non-devotional surroundings then we are putting our devotional life at risk. Suppose that we are exposed to a polluted environment where toxic gases freely fly then whether we want or not the life threatening gases will get inside our body. Similarly in materialistic surroundings our mind will slowly get filled with non-devotional images and thoughts. This is why in Upadesamrta (The Nectar of Instruction),RupaGoswami advises all the spiritual seekers to avoid the company of worldly minded people.

Whatever immoral impressions are there in our mind should be ultimately purged. They are now in dormant state and can become active anytime. A gardener meticulously removesall the weedsfrom a garden so that they do not become a nuisance in the future. Similarly all our worldly thoughts and desires which are currently lying in a seed form needs to be burnt completely because we do not know when the seed may find the right environment to germinate.

We need to screen all information – visual, textual and aural – before allowing it an entry into mind’s faculty.One of the best ways to guard our mind is by placing it in the association of serious Krishna conscious practitioners.

Association being contagious, mind will absorb the qualities of saintly people. An iron rod when put in a fire slowly develops the qualities of the fire – it becomes red hot and sparkles. Association does the same to us. Narada Muni explains that he developed love for God because in his previous birth he had got an opportunity to associate with great Vedantists. Although spiritual association has the potential to completely purify our mind but this will work only if we force our mind into it. Or else the association will just become a photo-op and we would not gain anything substantial.

Our mind will resist our spiritual leanings initially but as the time progresses and we with grit continue purging non devotional stuffs and simultaneously continues assimilating devotional qualities by being in association of sincere spiritual seekers and by reading books like BhagavadGita, Upanishad, Srimad Bhagavatam etc. then our mind will gradually become pure and will even start relishing the spiritual ambience. Along with this if we start practicing mantra meditation – like chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra – then it will have profound impact in our life. Lord Chaitanya in Sri Siksastakamhas explained that chanting cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and it also increases the ocean of transcendental bliss.

Srila Prabhupada further elaborates, “The easiest way to control the mind, as suggested by Lord Chaitanya, is chanting “Hare Krishna,” the great mantra for deliverance, in all humility. The method prescribed is savaimanah Krishna – padaravindayoh [Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.18] one must engage one’s mind fully in Krishna.”

We are the guardians of our mind so we need to guard our dear mind very wisely else we may have to repent later. Let us not allow the mind to maunder on non-devotional subject matters or wander in non-devotional zone.Our motto should be: This is my mind and I need to protect it like a gardener guarding his gorgeous garden.

World’s largest medical study confirms Vedic viewpoint- Life Exists after Death

Purushottam Nitai Das October 10, 2014

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World’s largest medical study on Near Death Experience (NDE) and Out of Body Experience (OBE) carried out by the scientists of University of Southampton discovered that “Life Exists After Death”. 2060 cardiac patients were closely examined during the experiment for 4 years before the scientists published their research in journal Resuscitation.

In one of the cases, one 57 year old man who was clinically dead for 3 minutes – his heart had stopped beating and the brain was shut down – later after coming back to life was able to recall in minute details the activities of the nursing staffs and the doctors during those 3 minute period who were treating him. He said that he was observing his resuscitation from a corner of the room. Now this is not just interesting but it proves that life continues even after the body perishes.

The man’s brain had stopped functioning, his eyes were closed and he had no consciousness in his body. Then who was the “conscious being” who was observing everything from the corner of the room? That “conscious being” was able to see, hear (he clearly heard the bleeps from a machine that makes noise at three – minute intervals) and was able to store all the observed information. Here we see that the locus of the consciousness had also shifted. He did not perceive things from the bed but instead he was observing everything from the room’s corner, in fact he was observing his own body. And the person was not hallucinating else he would have not been able to provide accurate information.

The Vedic literatures explain that “conscious being” is atma (soul) which has an independent existence. As long as the soul remains in control of the physical body the body functions and the moment the soul’s connection with the body ceases the body becomes lifeless. As per the karmic quota a soul is bound to a physical body, when the quota is exhausted the soul leaves for a different destination.

In the case of this man, the soul was temporarily displaced from the physical body but since the karmic quota wasn’t exhausted so soul remained emotionally connected and finally returned back into the body bringing back life into the clinically dead body. This was not one of the cases; the team of researchers found that of the 2060 cardiac patients who were examined, 330 survived and 140 of them spoke about some sort of awareness when they were medically dead and being resuscitated.

For the students of Vedic literatures and spiritualists in general, this scientific revelation isn’t surprising. Vedic books contain many logical explanations, with examples, about the relationship between the soul and the physical body.

For e.g. Srimad Bhagavatam narrates the story of King Citraketu whose little son came back to life after being dead. The king was inconsolable upon seeing his dead son, so sage Narada, just to educate the king about the ephemeral nature of physical body, temporarily brought the child’s soul into the lifeless body. The moment the soul entered, the dead body began exhibiting all the symptoms of life. And the soul through the body of the boy spoke to the king. To king’s disbelief the boy said that he is not his only father, he had had many fathers and mothers in the past because since time immemorial he has been occupying different bodies including that of humans, animals, aquatics, plants.

This new scientific research complements Vedic understanding. The scientists who are trying to uncover the mysteries of life through experimentation can also refer Vedic literatures to understand the science of soul and how soul animates the body. The soul’s existence is not physical but is metaphysical. In Gita 2.20 Krishna asseverates that soul is eternal and in no circumstances can die. Krishna further explains in Gita 2.22, “As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless one.”

Dr Jerry Nolan, Editor-in-Chief at Resuscitation said: “Dr Parnia (who led the experiment) and his colleagues are to be congratulated on the completion of a fascinating study that will open the door to more extensive research into what happens when we die.”

If we think scientifically and honestly and without any prejudice then we can understand our life, this world and most importantly our relationship with God.

If we study our life and this world scientifically, honestly and without any prejudice then we can understand who we are and what is our relationship with God.

As acclaimed scientist Louis Pasteur, Founder of Microbiology, says, “Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.”

Reference: “First hint of ‘life after death’ in biggest ever scientific study”, The Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/11144442/First-hint-of-life-after-death-in-biggest-ever-scientific-study.html#disqus_thread

Entice or cajole or force mind to accompany whenever in devotees’ company

Purushottam Nitai Das October 6, 2014

The importance of association is repeated umpteen numbers of times by Srila Prabhupada and he even avers that success in spiritual life depends mostly on the type of association we keep. Association creates a strong and many a times lasting impression in our life. Association being contagious, we unknowingly inherit the qualities of the people we associate with. And this is why all spiritual seekers are advised to be in the company of those devotees who are very sincere in their devotional pursuit.

Association assures us that we aren’t alone in the spiritual journey; the fellow travellers’ warmth and comfort make us always feel protected. The material truncheon of the Lord continuously reminds us that in this world it is not easy to be materially happy but simultaneously the ephemeral allurements of this world inveigle us to look for sensual pleasures. But if we continue to be led and guided by senior practitioners and associate with like-minded seekers who care for us and where we feel wanted then the goal of achieving love of God, which may look daunting in the beginning, can ultimately be realized.

Devotees association always positively influences us – grit of the sincere seekers motivates us to become more resolute in our purpose, senior devotees’ life and teachings inspires us and when we come across those practitioners who braved multitude of monumental difficulties in their pursuit for self-realization then we too get enthused to continue with our devotional life tolerating all the challenges fixing ourselves only on the final goal which is attaining Krishna.

While emphasising on association, scriptures and seers do not merely talk of physical association but they also expect that our mind too whole heartedly associate. Or else, it may happen that we may be in the temple, standing in front of Krishna with several other devotees amidst the mellifluous kirtan of the holy names but still we may be contemplating on non- devotional subject matters. Such association will not help us much. We should always entice or cajole or force our mind to accompany us whenever we are in devotees’ company. And when our mind starts enjoying the spiritual ambience then we can reap the maximum benefit of association.

Devotion with determination opens the gate for perfection

Purushottam Nitai Das October 4, 2014

When sun rises in the morning then the sun rays is not so prominent but gradually as the day progresses the brightness becomes stronger and finally the rays illumines everything eating the darkness. Similarly, while endeavouring for anything we may not be able to see much tangible results immediately but if we persist then slowly the result will start becoming visible. Any progress is gradual and so it is always recommended that we should have patience while treading a path.

The spiritual seekers who have voluntarily chosen the path of devotional life are required to practice the process of devotional life with steady determination. Many a times we wonder why we are not experiencing the inner calmness and bliss which is associated with devotion even though we have been practicing devotional life for many years. The mind still dwells on sensory objects and the senses continue demanding attention. It looks like the process is not working for us. But this is not true.

In childhood when we were learning to ride a bicycle then we fell from it several times. But after regular practice a day came when we were able to ride without falling. It was fun. We eventually even started racing with our friends.

Similarly if we continue with determined devotion braving all difficulties then Krishna’s grace will eventually dawn upon us. Also our regular chanting and shadanais not going in vain, it is perfecting our lives although we may not be able to experience the effect now. Our heart is getting cleansed of unwanted qualities and the love of God is slowly blossoming in our heart. And if we practice devotional life with grit for a long time then ultimately it will start creating an impact. In fact if we are resolute in our purpose and our aim is Krishna (Gita 2.41) then it is guaranteed that we would succeed in attaining love of God one day.

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