Krishna’s ray of love will blossom our consciousness

When Krishna’s ray of love will inundate our heart, our consciousness which is right now not Krishna conscious will become Krishna Conscious.

As a spiritual seeker we often find ourselves at loggerheads with our own thoughts. Although deep within our heart we try to come closer to God, but our past conditioning pulls us down. We find ourselves constantly being defeated by our own old bad habits which we had nurtured earlier knowingly or unknowingly.

Often finding ourselves torn apart between two divergent thoughts we start questioning our pursuit for spiritual upliftment. However instead of getting cowed down by the frequent setbacks which appears to be so defeating initially, if we keep endeavouring hard with determination then slowly the path of enlightenment will start opening.  

When a lotus flower is just a bud then it does not attract the attention and appreciation of others. But when the same lotus bud gets exposed to the moonlight then slowly it starts blossoming.

The petals start opening up and soon the bud becomes an attractive lotus flower. Its beauty and fragrance attracts even the saddest soul. Similarly, if we expose our heart to the chanting of the ‘Hare Krishna’ mahamantra regularly then our consciousness will too start blossoming like the lotus flower.

As the lotus blossoms in the glaring light of the moon similarly our consciousness will blossom when Krishna’s mercy will inundate our heart. Krishna’s all purifying holy names will cleanse our hearts of all unwanted thoughts and will fill it with lots of love and joy.

Take to Krishna consciousness for a joyful life

Right now, we are unwilling to say goodbye to our material mindset because we think that if we flush out our material desires then our life will lose its charm. In fact, without material desires, we think, we will become like a rudderless boat.

But truth is that when we bring Krishna in our life then we understand the eternal purpose of life. Bringing Krishna in life means inviting happiness and joy to remain with us forever.

A devotee absorbed in Krishna is always dependent on Krishna and Krishna makes sure that his devotee gets everything in his life.

Srila Prabhupada left everything and dedicated his life to Krishna and Krishna made sure that his pure devotee is never deprived of anything.

Srrivas Thakura would be constantly engaged in chanting the names of Krishna with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Krishna gave his everything what he needed in his life.

So, if we too take to Krishna Consciousness then we should have complete faith that Krishna will nicely take care of us.

He promises this in Bhagavad – Gita (9.22), ‘But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.’

The path to devotion to Krishna is path to perfection. The path to devotion is the only way to attain Krishna’s love. And when Krishna’s ray of love floods our heart then our consciousness will blossom and will become absorbed in Krishna.

Once our consciousness is blossomed then our heart will become an emblem of love constantly radiating love and joy in all the directions.

Quote: Bringing Krishna in life means inviting happiness and joy to remain with us forever.

Three Reflections

• Right now, we are unwilling to say goodbye to our material mindset because we think that if we flush out our material desires then our life will lose its charm.
• A devotee absorbed in Krishna is always dependent on Krishna and Krishna makes sure that his devotee gets everything in his life.
• When Krishna’s ray of love floods our heart then our consciousness will blossom and will become absorbed in Krishna.

Ask Yourself

• Am I struggling to become Krishna Conscious?

Action Item

• Identify one material desire which you do not want to give up.
• After identifying that desire write in 300 words that how your life will change if you give up that particular material desire.