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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

SB 7.13.24 - Prahlad maharaj meets the fatty brahmana who has given up all material desires.

http://vedabase.net/sb/7/13/24/en

Class by Gurudev on SP's journey to America.

Everyone had their tongues going, everybody has some tastes. You will have no problem or no dukha, as soon as you surrender to Krsna and consider yourself as a servant of Krsna. Punah punah janmah - everyone wants to try a new combination and chases after a new thing, there is dis-satisfaction and it is a mirage. Souls are like logs floating on the ocean endlessly. But when one log/soul reaches the bank then he is saved. Devotee association, looks for these floating devotees who helps them come out. He has instructions and hyms to safe these souls.

For how many times have I been a servant of these bad masters and have served them. But now, I'm not going to follow them and will approach Krsna for some service and surrender to him. This is the fearless condition of life in service. The life of dedication and taking the shelter of Krsna is the best.

"One must fulfill one's desires by surrendering unto the Supreme Lord, for He knows how to fulfill them." example of Kardambha muni how he left his desire of having a wife to the Lord and he fulfilled his desire.

Another example - Gajendra - he was the king of all elephants and he was enjoying with his family and a crocodile suddenly grabbed him, just like in this material world. When we think everything is going on well, something happens and maya takes over. Gajendra at that time, he suddenly remembered prayers from his previous life and the Lord came down to help him.

Another example of Dhruva maharaj - only ambition was to get a kingdom - he went to the forest and when he saw Krsna - he said I was looking for broken pieces of glass but I've got a jewel in my hands. But still Krsna fulfilled his desires. So Krsna will take care of you, just surrender to Krsna and everything will happen.

Even though somebody comes to devotional service there still might be some material inclination, but Krsna knows and he will take care to remove them. But all we need is enough faith and keep doing our regulative principles and do our service to Krsna and Guru.

Example - A beggar gets a bag of money he has 2 choices takes it or doesn't take it. Similarly Krsna says here I am just surrender to me and I will take care of you, but what's our choice - nah, not now, later! So that's our choice - take it seriously and have the determination to chant and read and serve and do deity worship - the 5 important most potent dev services as described in NOD.


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