Who is Sitting in Your Heart?
Through the analogy of driver, front and back passengers, this article delves into the subject matter of who should be the front passenger in our bodily car, and who should be our guide.
Through the analogy of driver, front and back passengers, this article delves into the subject matter of who should be the front passenger in our bodily car, and who should be our guide.
Prahlada’s realizations, which are a gift of his devotion to the Lord, surrender to his guru and live experience of his father’s insatiable lust are worthy to be read, remembered and applied in our lives. Prahlada speaks on many topics, one of which being the need to curb enjoying mentality.
Knowledge alone cannnot help one get freed from Lust. The real knowledge, cit-sakti, of which the essence is bhakti, can help the living entity go beyond lust and the modes. Rantidev Maharaja, verses from Srimad Bhagavatam are proofs!!!
Those who say Krishna is lusty are themselves imbued with stains and patches of muddy consciousness.
SB 3.31.38balaṁ me paśya māyāyāḥstrī-mayyā jayino diśāmyā karoti padākrāntānbhrūvi-jṛmbheṇa kevalam balam—the strength; me—My; paśya—behold; māyāyāḥ—of māyā; strī-mayyāḥ—in the shape of a woman; jayinaḥ—conquerors; diśām—of all directions; yā—who; karoti—makes; pada-ākrāntān—following at her heels; bhrūvi—of her eyebrows; jṛmbheṇa—by the movement; kevalam—merely.TRANSLATION Just try to understand the mighty strength of My māyā in the shape of woman, who
October 3, 1972, Los Angeles Svarūpa Dāmodara: When I came here, I was walking and I saw big house and the restaurants. So I didn’t know what… So I asked somebody, “Oh, this is just [indistinct].” And afterward I found out it was some food made out of… Devotee (2): Meat. Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes. But