Inner Secrets of Bhakti - HH Sacinandana
Swami
Sadhu - speaks about
the eternal values something which time can't take away - sat chit and ananda,
Sadhana, Satya
We need to keep
checking if we are on the right road, are we developing the fruit of love of
Godhead. Are we seeing any progress in ourselves. If we aren't, we need to
retrospect to see if we are on the right road.
How do you define
KC, Bhakti? - Serve Krsna, free from upadies - something you think from your
intelligence but it's not true, in the spirit of devotion. Loving exchange
between the lord and the devotees in the 5 different mellows. Bhakti is an
expansion of the Lladini potency which is given by Radharani's mercy and it
gets implanted into the citta of our heart.
Some definitions -
Offering anything and everything to Krsna and you feel extreme distress when
you forget to do it. When you are doing bhakti, your heart will melt like wax
and it will start moving towards Krsna.
Srila Rupa Gosvami
says - apply the proper process for Bhakti - the 3 keys/elements which must be
there in any effort the devotee does. In order to make that effort Bhakti. "Anyabhilashita shunyam….." Bhakti
is something you do for Krsna only. The
second is an act of engagement you do with your body,
mind and words (saying prayers). Third is anakulyena - constant
intention to please Krsna for his pleasure.
Example: Before you start cooking, you say this
is for Krsna. Use body, mind and words (prayers etc) consciously for Krsna. Ask
yourself what am I going to cook - will it please Krsna. Then it is Bhakti. As
soon as you do this for any activity, your whole life will change. As you do
this, Bhakti devi (Srimati Radha Rani), she will bless you and some very sweet
bhakti shakti will enter your heart and you will get Love of Godhead. Bhakti is
both a way and a Goal. Example - beggar
going to a door filled with gold using a gold staircase. What I'm doing is also Bhakti and the Goal is
also Bhakti! The HOLY NAME IS KRSNA. It's not different from Krsna. Another example - messenger and the Prince
were the same. I'm dealing with Krsna all the while, why am I so careless when
I chant, why careless in deity puja, why careless while doing Bhakti. Even
though we don't recognize the path and goal are same, but as we go ahead with
the 3 elements ahead - Miracles will happen - just use these 3 keys to open up
your path to Bhakti! Then you get Rasa Graha (Mellows which will Grab you).
Even if we have many imperfections, just following these 3 keys still we will
reach the LORD. Bhakti gives Rasa or taste. This happens only when you have the
3 items: You can't just do things without any consciousness intent inside you.
You need to switch on when you do Bhakti. Jiva Gosvami says if you do something
and then offer it to Krsna, that is not Bhakti, that is Kama. Even before you
start doing something you should say a prayer that this is for Krsna! One verse
in BG which says what is Bhakti and is said verbatim - Patram, pushpam pahalam
toyam …. If one offers me with love and devotion
a leaf, flower, fruit or water - I will accept. Even if you are not perfect, he
will still accept it. Context in which this verse appeared - Sudama Vipra
brahamana. Krsna says - something might not be tasty or pleasing in its own
right but if my devotee offers it to me with Love with the expectation that I
will enjoy it, I eat it with great pleasure without thinking about it. Krsna
eats even a flower which though acceptable isn't edible and it's because of the
ecstatic love for his devotees. This glorifies the act of Bhakti. Do everything
with attention and then you will have a Miracle!
- Always do everything FOR KRSNA
- With Body, Mind and Words
- Do everything to please Krsna, for his PLEASURE.
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