When I discovered yoga meant to link up, create unity with God, I was drawn to it. When I discovered Bhakti Yoga, I was hooked. :)
Of course, there is a tender balance, as we do not want to become Sahajiya's. But we don't have to and can still reap Divine love.
Prabhupada tells the rest:
"So
to develop attraction for Krishna is not difficult, you
simply
have to hear about Krishna, his activities, his name, his form and
his teaching in Bhagavad-gita. Naturally
you will develop love for Krishna, because we are all part and parcel
of Krishna. " ~ SP letter to Bhakta Stephen Knapp, Bombay, Dec
18, 75
[Isn't He cute? ........ You just experienced a bit of love of God. Don't discredit it, keep working it - fun!]
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“Krishna Consciousness is the development of love of Krishna – a position transcendental even to material liberation.” B.Gita 6.30. P
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“Krishna Consciousness is the development of love of Krishna – a position transcendental even to material liberation.” B.Gita 6.30. P
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I
have got so many students, so many letters, how
they
are feeling directly.
It is so nice. Pratyaksavagamam dharmyam su-sukham kartum avyayam.
And very nice to perform.
Chant
and dance and eat.
What do you want more? (laughter). Simply
chanting, dancing, and eating nice sweetballs, kachori. So su-sukham
and kartum avyayam." SP lecture &
Initiation, Seattle, Oct 20, 68
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“One
cannot
attain love of Godhead by
executing karma-kanda or jnana-kanda.
But by dedicating ones karma, or fruitive activities, to the Supreme
Lord, one may be relieved from the polluted mind, and becoming free
from mental pollution helps elevate one to the spiritual platform.
Then,
however,
one needs the association of a pure
devotee.” Madhya 9. 263
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“Those
who have developed love of God, oh, they are enjoying the
transcendental pleasure in every moment by seeing the artistic work
of Krsna.
So that is the position of a devotee.
So
we request everyone to become devotee and Krsna conscious so that you
will find everywhere
the artistic work of Krsna, everywhere.
Sarvatra sphuraya tara ista-deva-murti, sthavara-jangama dekhe na
dekhe tara murti. Just like if you are drinking water... These things
are very nicely described in the Bhagavad-gita." ~ Prabhupada lecture at Art
Gallery, April 26, 1972
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“When
a living entity comes in contact with the material creation,
his
eternal love for Krsna is transformed into lust,
in association with the mode of passion. Or, in other words, the
sense of love of God becomes transformed into lust, as milk in
contact with sour tamarind is transformed into yogurt. Then again,
when lust is unsatisfied, it turns into wrath; wrath is transformed
into illusion, and illusion continues the material existence.
Therefore, lust is the greatest enemy of the living entity, and it is
lust only which induces the pure living entity to remain entangled in
the material world. Wrath is the manifestation of the mode of
ignorance; these modes exhibit themselves as wrath and other
corollaries. If,
therefore, the mode of passion, instead of being degraded into the
mode of ignorance, is elevated to the mode of goodness by the
prescribed
method of living and acting, then one can be saved from the
degradation of wrath by
spiritual attachment.”
B.Gita 3. 37
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“The
sixth Sandarbha is called Priti-sandarbha, a thesis on love of
Godhead. Here it is stated that through
love of Godhead,
one becomes perfectly liberated and attains the highest goal of life.
A distinction is made between the liberated condition of a personalist and that of an impersonalist, and there is a discussion of liberation during one's lifetime as distinguished from liberation from material bondage.
Of all kinds of liberation, liberation in loving service to the Lord is described as the most exalted, and meeting the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face is shown to be the highest perfection of life.
Immediate liberation is contrasted with liberation by a gradual process. Both realization of Brahman and meeting with the Supreme Personality of Godhead are described as liberation within one's lifetime, but meeting with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, both internally and externally, is shown to be superexcellent, above the transcendental realization of the Brahman effulgence.
There is a comparative study of liberation as salokya, samipya and sarupya. Samipya is better than salokya. Devotional service is considered to be liberation with greater facilities, and there is a discussion of how to obtain it.
There are also discussions of the transcendental state one achieves after attaining the devotional platform, which is the exact position of love of Godhead; the marginal symptoms of transcendental love, and how it is awakened; the distinction between so-called love and transcendental love on the platform of love of Godhead; and different types of humors and mellows enjoyed in relishing the lusty affairs of the gopis, which are different from mundane affairs, which in turn are symbolical representations of pure love for Krsna.
There are also discussions of bhakti mixed with philosophical speculation, the superexcellence of the love of the gopis, the difference between opulent devotional service and loving devotional service, the exalted position of the residents of Gokula, the progressively exalted position of the friends of Krsna, the gopas and the gopis in parental love with Krsna, and finally the superexcellence of the love of the gopis and that of Srimati Radharani.
There is also a discussion of how spiritual feelings can be present when one simply imitates them and of how such mellows are far superior to the ordinary mellows of mundane love, and there are descriptions of different ecstasies, the awakening of ecstasy, transcendental qualities, the distinction of dhirodatta, the utmost attractiveness of conjugal love, the ecstatic features, the permanent ecstatic features, the mellows divided in five transcendental features of direct loving service, and indirect loving service, considered in seven divisions.
Finally there is a discussion of overlapping of different rasas, and there are discussions of santa (neutrality), servitorship, taking shelter, parental love, conjugal love, direct transcendental enjoyment and enjoyment in separation, previous attraction and the glories of Srimati Radharani." ~ Madya lila 1.43 P
A distinction is made between the liberated condition of a personalist and that of an impersonalist, and there is a discussion of liberation during one's lifetime as distinguished from liberation from material bondage.
Of all kinds of liberation, liberation in loving service to the Lord is described as the most exalted, and meeting the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face is shown to be the highest perfection of life.
Immediate liberation is contrasted with liberation by a gradual process. Both realization of Brahman and meeting with the Supreme Personality of Godhead are described as liberation within one's lifetime, but meeting with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, both internally and externally, is shown to be superexcellent, above the transcendental realization of the Brahman effulgence.
There is a comparative study of liberation as salokya, samipya and sarupya. Samipya is better than salokya. Devotional service is considered to be liberation with greater facilities, and there is a discussion of how to obtain it.
There are also discussions of the transcendental state one achieves after attaining the devotional platform, which is the exact position of love of Godhead; the marginal symptoms of transcendental love, and how it is awakened; the distinction between so-called love and transcendental love on the platform of love of Godhead; and different types of humors and mellows enjoyed in relishing the lusty affairs of the gopis, which are different from mundane affairs, which in turn are symbolical representations of pure love for Krsna.
There are also discussions of bhakti mixed with philosophical speculation, the superexcellence of the love of the gopis, the difference between opulent devotional service and loving devotional service, the exalted position of the residents of Gokula, the progressively exalted position of the friends of Krsna, the gopas and the gopis in parental love with Krsna, and finally the superexcellence of the love of the gopis and that of Srimati Radharani.
There is also a discussion of how spiritual feelings can be present when one simply imitates them and of how such mellows are far superior to the ordinary mellows of mundane love, and there are descriptions of different ecstasies, the awakening of ecstasy, transcendental qualities, the distinction of dhirodatta, the utmost attractiveness of conjugal love, the ecstatic features, the permanent ecstatic features, the mellows divided in five transcendental features of direct loving service, and indirect loving service, considered in seven divisions.
Finally there is a discussion of overlapping of different rasas, and there are discussions of santa (neutrality), servitorship, taking shelter, parental love, conjugal love, direct transcendental enjoyment and enjoyment in separation, previous attraction and the glories of Srimati Radharani." ~ Madya lila 1.43 P
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“If we have a strong sense of love for the Supreme Lord, then we can discharge our duty and at the same time remember Him. But we have to develop that sense of love.” ~ BG Intro
“If we have a strong sense of love for the Supreme Lord, then we can discharge our duty and at the same time remember Him. But we have to develop that sense of love.” ~ BG Intro
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