To occupy everything in the service of Krishna, by Haripada dasa
In Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.1 in meaning Srila Prabhupada says: The Supreme Personality of Godhead and his devotee know how to properly use lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy. In the Bhagavad Gita 3.37 Srila Prabhupada says: "Thus, the origin of lust is also found in the Supreme. If, therefore, lust transforms into love for the Supreme, or transforms into Krishna consciousness or, in other words, into desiring everything for Krishna, then both lust and anger can be spiritualized. Hanuman, the great servant of Lord Rama, exhibited his anger in the act of setting fire to the golden city of Ravana, but in doing so he became the most outstanding devotee of the Lord. Here also, in the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord induces Arjuna to use his anger against his enemies, for the satisfaction of the Lord. So lust and anger, when used in the process of Krishna consciousness, become our friends, and not our enemies. "
Greed is prime sister to lust, but there is a difference, the lustful person likes to enjoy living things, people, animals, etc., the greedy person likes to enjoy dead things, money, properties, etc. How does the devotee use the illusion? the devotees who distribute Srila Prabhupada's books are very adept at using the illusion in Krishna's service, telling people, oh you look like a very good person! Once I gave a science of self-realization to a man and I said: Oh, you have the face of a very good person, you look a lot like Pope John Paul II! The man immediately took out his wallet and gave me 100 dollars. Srila Prabhupada said: "You only have to glorify them." Once I gave a book to a girl and said, "You look like a saint." Immediately the girl collaborated with me and said: "You know why I help you, because you told me you have the face of a saint". Then comes pride, it is said: "Pride is the prelude to falling or pride precedes the fall." We have to be afraid of this kind of pride. But there is a healthy pride; We can be proud to belong to the Vaishnava family with so many wonderful acaryas, with all the 26 qualities of the Vaisnava visible in them in such an exceptional way. In chapter 29 of the Nectar of Devotion it says: "Pride. Expressions of ecstatic love with pride can be the result of excessive wealth, exquisite beauty, a first class residence, or the attainment of our ideal goal. We are also considered proud when we do not care about the disdain of others.
Bilvamangala Thakura said the following:
"My dear Krishna, you are leaving me, forcing me out of my clutches, but I will only be impressed by Your strength when you can get out of the bottom of my heart."
That is an example of the pride that is felt in the midst of ecstatic love for Krsna.
Once, during the rasa dance, when Radharani left the arena and Krishna went to look for her, one of Radharani's beloved friends addressed Krishna in the following way:
"My dear Krishna, You have been very accommodating in serving the form of our Sri Radharani, and now you have left all the other gopis to seek Her, Please allow me to ask you how you want Her to treat you."
That is an example of pride that is felt because of an exquisite beauty.
Sometimes, Radharani felt proud in Her inner self and said:
"Although the cowherd boys prepare a beautiful garland of flowers for Krishna, when I present My garland to Him, He is filled with awe and immediately accepts it and takes it to the heart."
Similarly, in the Tenth Canto, Chapter Two, verse 33, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Lord Brahma says the following:
"My dear Madhusudana, the people who are pure devotees of Your Lordship in fact feel your ecstatic friendship, by virtue of which they are never defeated by the enemies, they know that they are always protected by You, and for that reason they can pass quietly on the heads of their enemies without any worry. "
In other words, one who has completely taken shelter under the lotus feet of the Lord always has the pride of being able to conquer all enemies.
A weaver from Mathura addressed Krishna with these words:
"My dear King of Vrindavana, I feel so proud of Your mercy without cause to me, that I do not even count on the mercy of the Lord of Vaikuntha, to which many great sages, absorbed in deep meditation, aspire."
In other words, although the yogis and the great sages sit down to meditate on Lord Visnu, who resides in Vaikuntha, a devotee of Krishna feels so proud that he does not consider that meditation to be very valuable. That feeling of pride is due to the fact that the highest goal of life has been reached: Krishna. "
And how is envy used? In the Nectar of Devotion, chapter 30, it says: "Envy. In The Padyavali it is indicated that once one of Radharani's friends addressed Her in the following manner:
"My dear friend, please do not be too proud because Krishna has decorated your forehead with His own hand, it is possible that Krishna is still attracted to some other beautiful young woman, I see that the decoration on your forehead is very well made , so it seems that Krishna was not very upset when he painted it, otherwise he would not have been able to draw such exact lines. "
That is an example of envy caused by Radha's good fortune.
In the Tenth Canto, Chapter Thirty, verse 30, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, we find the following passage:
"When the gopis were looking for Krishna and Radha after the rasa dance, they began to speak like this among themselves: 'We have seen the footprints of Krishna and Radha on the floor of Vrindavana, and those traces are causing us great pain, because, although Krishna is everything to us, that girl is so cunning, that she has taken Him alone and is enjoying His kisses without sharing it with us. '"
That is another example of the envy of Srimati Radharani's good fortune.
Sometimes, when the cowherd boys played in the forests of Vrndavana, Krishna played in one group and Balarama played in another. Between the two sides there was competition and feigned struggle, and when the side of Krishna was defeated by Balarama, the children said:
"If Balarama's side remains victorious, then, there is no one who is weaker than we are in the whole world.
That is another example of envy in the midst of ecstatic love. "
Conclusion: Yukta Vairagya, everything can be occupied in the service of Krishna, less sinful activities.
www.fflv.org https://haripadadasa.blogspot.com
In Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.1 in meaning Srila Prabhupada says: The Supreme Personality of Godhead and his devotee know how to properly use lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy. In the Bhagavad Gita 3.37 Srila Prabhupada says: "Thus, the origin of lust is also found in the Supreme. If, therefore, lust transforms into love for the Supreme, or transforms into Krishna consciousness or, in other words, into desiring everything for Krishna, then both lust and anger can be spiritualized. Hanuman, the great servant of Lord Rama, exhibited his anger in the act of setting fire to the golden city of Ravana, but in doing so he became the most outstanding devotee of the Lord. Here also, in the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord induces Arjuna to use his anger against his enemies, for the satisfaction of the Lord. So lust and anger, when used in the process of Krishna consciousness, become our friends, and not our enemies. "
Greed is prime sister to lust, but there is a difference, the lustful person likes to enjoy living things, people, animals, etc., the greedy person likes to enjoy dead things, money, properties, etc. How does the devotee use the illusion? the devotees who distribute Srila Prabhupada's books are very adept at using the illusion in Krishna's service, telling people, oh you look like a very good person! Once I gave a science of self-realization to a man and I said: Oh, you have the face of a very good person, you look a lot like Pope John Paul II! The man immediately took out his wallet and gave me 100 dollars. Srila Prabhupada said: "You only have to glorify them." Once I gave a book to a girl and said, "You look like a saint." Immediately the girl collaborated with me and said: "You know why I help you, because you told me you have the face of a saint". Then comes pride, it is said: "Pride is the prelude to falling or pride precedes the fall." We have to be afraid of this kind of pride. But there is a healthy pride; We can be proud to belong to the Vaishnava family with so many wonderful acaryas, with all the 26 qualities of the Vaisnava visible in them in such an exceptional way. In chapter 29 of the Nectar of Devotion it says: "Pride. Expressions of ecstatic love with pride can be the result of excessive wealth, exquisite beauty, a first class residence, or the attainment of our ideal goal. We are also considered proud when we do not care about the disdain of others.
Bilvamangala Thakura said the following:
"My dear Krishna, you are leaving me, forcing me out of my clutches, but I will only be impressed by Your strength when you can get out of the bottom of my heart."
That is an example of the pride that is felt in the midst of ecstatic love for Krsna.
Once, during the rasa dance, when Radharani left the arena and Krishna went to look for her, one of Radharani's beloved friends addressed Krishna in the following way:
"My dear Krishna, You have been very accommodating in serving the form of our Sri Radharani, and now you have left all the other gopis to seek Her, Please allow me to ask you how you want Her to treat you."
That is an example of pride that is felt because of an exquisite beauty.
Sometimes, Radharani felt proud in Her inner self and said:
"Although the cowherd boys prepare a beautiful garland of flowers for Krishna, when I present My garland to Him, He is filled with awe and immediately accepts it and takes it to the heart."
Similarly, in the Tenth Canto, Chapter Two, verse 33, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Lord Brahma says the following:
"My dear Madhusudana, the people who are pure devotees of Your Lordship in fact feel your ecstatic friendship, by virtue of which they are never defeated by the enemies, they know that they are always protected by You, and for that reason they can pass quietly on the heads of their enemies without any worry. "
In other words, one who has completely taken shelter under the lotus feet of the Lord always has the pride of being able to conquer all enemies.
A weaver from Mathura addressed Krishna with these words:
"My dear King of Vrindavana, I feel so proud of Your mercy without cause to me, that I do not even count on the mercy of the Lord of Vaikuntha, to which many great sages, absorbed in deep meditation, aspire."
In other words, although the yogis and the great sages sit down to meditate on Lord Visnu, who resides in Vaikuntha, a devotee of Krishna feels so proud that he does not consider that meditation to be very valuable. That feeling of pride is due to the fact that the highest goal of life has been reached: Krishna. "
And how is envy used? In the Nectar of Devotion, chapter 30, it says: "Envy. In The Padyavali it is indicated that once one of Radharani's friends addressed Her in the following manner:
"My dear friend, please do not be too proud because Krishna has decorated your forehead with His own hand, it is possible that Krishna is still attracted to some other beautiful young woman, I see that the decoration on your forehead is very well made , so it seems that Krishna was not very upset when he painted it, otherwise he would not have been able to draw such exact lines. "
That is an example of envy caused by Radha's good fortune.
In the Tenth Canto, Chapter Thirty, verse 30, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, we find the following passage:
"When the gopis were looking for Krishna and Radha after the rasa dance, they began to speak like this among themselves: 'We have seen the footprints of Krishna and Radha on the floor of Vrindavana, and those traces are causing us great pain, because, although Krishna is everything to us, that girl is so cunning, that she has taken Him alone and is enjoying His kisses without sharing it with us. '"
That is another example of the envy of Srimati Radharani's good fortune.
Sometimes, when the cowherd boys played in the forests of Vrndavana, Krishna played in one group and Balarama played in another. Between the two sides there was competition and feigned struggle, and when the side of Krishna was defeated by Balarama, the children said:
"If Balarama's side remains victorious, then, there is no one who is weaker than we are in the whole world.
That is another example of envy in the midst of ecstatic love. "
Conclusion: Yukta Vairagya, everything can be occupied in the service of Krishna, less sinful activities.
www.fflv.org https://haripadadasa.blogspot.com
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