Do you Truly Want your Dependents to Advance?
We wish our children, sub-ordinates, relatives, people whom we are caring for to grow in their lives, both materially and spiritually. What is the most powerful way to ensure Krishna’s grace upon them?
We wish our children, sub-ordinates, relatives, people whom we are caring for to grow in their lives, both materially and spiritually. What is the most powerful way to ensure Krishna’s grace upon them?
A defining quality of a devotee is their unwavering aspiration, regardless of circumstances, to remain the servant of servant of the Lord’s servants.
Meeting a devotee, hearing instructions from a devotee, applying them, and then serving the devotee is a foolproof method to end samsara and traverse the journey from being a “durmati” to becoming a “drdha-mati.”
What is the hallmark of a devotee? Is it how he appears materially, or is it something else? The real darshan of a Vaishnava is his or her response to a spiritual stimulus.
Krishna’s heart is not easy to understand. Through the sciptures, we can understand what is in Krishna’s heart. The two things present in the heart of the Krishna are compassion for everyone, and affection for His devotees. Understanding of Krishna’s heart can help us become dearer to Him by trying to make those things dear which are His heart!!!
How does a madhyama-adhikari, or an intermediate devotee see other devotees? Taken from Jaiva Dharma by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura.
Although Srimad Bhagavatam is meant for establishing the supremacy of Krishna, inherently the supremacy of devotees gets established by Krishna’s own behaviour with devotees. Devotees of the Lord are greater than even the demigods, holy places, holy tirthas and even the Supreme Lord Himself.
Krishna’s immense appreciation for His devotees should inspire us to develop similar feelings of affection and worship for devotees. After all, devotee’s darshan should be in line with Krishna’s darshan.