VAISNAVA KE SBSTP

WITH MUCH APPRECIATION TO SHARE THE KE Vaisnava Thakura Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada

What kind of Vaishnava
are you?

(From the book " racita Mahajana - Gita " . )

by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur

Oh , evil mind ! What kind of Vaisnava are you? You're going to sing in a lonely place, but your song is intended only for fame and an excellent reputation . It is pure hypocrisy. Such fame and good reputation are like a pig droppings promiscuous . A spell of maya. Day and night you spend just thinking about women and money. Why waste your time thinking about things temporal ? Think that money is the father of enjoyment, but money is not made to give you pleasure . When you say that any amount of wealth belongs to you, only you're feeding a lusty appetite to enjoy material things. You have to use your money to serve Krishna , who is Madhava , the husband of the goddess of fortune and the enjoyer of all riches.

Satisfy the desire to surround himself with beautiful women is something that you have no right , is the exclusive prerogative of the owner of them , Mr. Yadava . Only He has the right to satisfy the desires of His heart. Rama Ravana fought with the intention of procuring the most prestigious , but this reputation was only an illusion. His desire to become famous grew in a huge , like a giant tree inside jungle peopled his heart desires , however , the soul can not procure a refreshing shade in this " jungle " , because it is only a mirage that appears in the desert of material illusion . Do not be like Ravana, who wanted to usurp the position of Branch . Accept the position of servant of Vishnu. Lean on the platform of pure devotional service, giving up all your hopes for prestige vain , and thereby , become a genuine Vaishnava . If you do not worship the honorable position of Vaishnava,oh , mind ! , You will cause your own ruin .

Those who made tremendous efforts in the hope of earning the prestige of being called great devotees , really envious of the devotees and for their efforts , will be " rewarded " with a hellish life . The real fame has a Vaisnava does not have the stench of maya. Not have the slightest trace of betrayal committed by impostors pretentious [ betrayal of the principles of pure devotional service ] . The promotion of self and fame of a seudovaisnava resemble a whore who eats dog meat . It is typical of people who do not have chastity and lack of principles. The solo bhajan Vaishnava those assumptions is a sham . O mind ! , Remember that artificial fame and the pseudo devotees fictional bhajana is a phantasmagoria . They think, " will reject the kirtana of the holy name and pray for fame and a respectable position ." But , what is the value of such fame?

O mind ! , Be certain that Madhavendra Puri never deceived himself that way , escamoteándose your own inner treasure and proclaiming his greatness from the rooftops . O mind , thy fame is alleged pig excrement . Never none can compare with Madhavendra Puri , then , why do you want to compete with him to emulate ? Under the control of Envy , you're drowning in the ocean of rasa mundane and material enjoyment . The only thing you've really given up is the sublime kirtan of Krishna in the company of devotees.

Oh , evil mind , thy supposed solitary worship the hawk and perform wicked people posing as devotees to realize their nefarious purposes . Must carefully ponder what Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught Sanatana Goswami . Sing loudly the holy name of Krishna . Never forget the two most important lessons He taught Sanatana , phalgu and yukta : renunciation true and false renunciation and baddha and mukta : being free and being enslaved . Never confuse one thing with another or think they are the same .

Money , women and prestige are like tigers . A Vaishnava ignores them and keeps them away. The devotee has no material attachments is a suddha Vaisnava . He has won both the material world as the illusions of enjoyment offered this . Accepting only those things that are necessary for the service of the Lord , remains immune unhealthy mentality who yearns to enjoy the art, and are dedicated to serving the Lord . Free all kinds of attachments illusory , he sees everything in relation to Krishna , as it understands that everything is done for the pleasure of Krishna . This Vaishnava know true renunciation is to use all things to serve Sri Krishna . He is very lucky because he knows that true renunciation is to offer everything to Krishna . While living in the material world , he is constantly being revealed Krishna 's pastimes , and experience the vastness of the spiritual world into the material world.

On the other hand, one who chants the holy name of the Lord with the intention of getting fame and good name , is a hypocrite and a fraud . His renunciation is false . O mind ! , Leave the company of those who yearn for liberation and those who long for material enjoyment . They are not devotees.

What is connected to Krisha is aprakrta : not material and is supramundane . A divine things related to Krishna never consider them material . One thing becomes transcendental divine thanks to the bond you have with Krishna . Therefore, their nature can not be other than divine . Mayavadis can never think of Krishna . Proud of their piety, imagine they are released and uttered insults against the Vaisnavas .

O mind ! , Only prayer is that you become a servant of the devotees . May this prayer become your only meditation. Why did you turn away and leave the company of devotees ? A phalgu - vairagi not understand that true renunciation leads to devotion. Disguised as a devotee , such impostor tyagi calls himself a lofty resigning , however , in fact it's just a great liar. Never become a true Vaishnava . Abandoning the lotus feet of Sri Hari , he leaves the service of Krishna in order to carry out their " worship" in a lonely place . After leaving the service of Krishna and the company of devotees , what will win trying to gain the fame humble man ? Those who , motivated by a false sense of renunciation leave the service of Krishna , the company of the Vaishnavas and the Order of solitary bhajana guru to run , you may feel in their huts and sing , but the only result they get is pure hallucination . What value does this stupidity ?

O mind ! , Take care always in the service of Sri Radha , and stay away from the snake of material enjoyment . The kirtana run for fame and good name , there is nothing glorious . You are the eternal servant of Srimati Radharani. So why the abandon to devote to the farce that is to practice nirjana -bhajana ? Why are you running after the false renunciation and , thus , reject the service of Sri Radha ? Residents of Vrindavan are the subject noun must be preached . They do not aspire to prestige fatuous nor are lifeless , like the false resigning . Those with spiritual vitality can preach and instill spiritual life in his listeners . Preaching is a sign of vitality . One who preaches the message of Krishna consciousness , does not care at all attract prestige for themselves .

Dayita Sri Dasa [ Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati ] , the humble servant of Sri Radha and Her beloved Krishna , always longs for kirtana and asks everyone to sing aloud the holy name of the Lord . By the influence of the kirtana , the devotee gradually can get to exalted status smaranam . In this state the mind remembers the pastimes of Krishna constantly . Nirjana -bhajana is an activity that the devotee can undertake only after having reached the advanced level of krishna -bhakti.