Page 23 - Lekha-mala (English)
P. 23
Posts to BVKS Sanga 13
by watching TV or surfing the net. If you have free time, better
use it to read Srila Prabhupada’s books.
In that vein, I would be happy to receive from disciples on this
conference a report of which books they have been reading
recently. Plus any realizations bestowed upon them thereby.
8 March 2003
Anandamayo ’bhyasat, every living entity is looking for
ananda. But in the conditioned state we mistakenly search for
this ananda in serving material objects; which are temporary
and can never satisfy our hankering for ananda. Only the
ananda derived from serving Krsna can satisfy us fully. Being
influenced by illusory potency, we feel pleasure in serving
matter, which actually is poisonous, and we don’t feel any
pleasure in serving Krsna, the reservoir of all pleasure. Thus
we should beg to our spiritual master and to the holy name
to kindly cure our disease so that we again revive our original
taste in the service with love and affection.
But pure love is said to be unconditional, unmotivated. In
the abovementioned proposition there is motivation behind
serving Krsna and that is the ananda derived from it. Then
what is actually meant by unmotivated devotional service?
Does pure love mean, there is not the slightest thought of
one’s own ananda on the material or spiritual platform?
But then we talk of bhakti-rasa, i.e. a mellow enjoyed in
relationship with Krsna. Also Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says,
“Nayanam galadasru …” So is such hankering outside the
scope of pure love?
Ultimately what should be our prayer – “When will I be
able to derive great pleasure in serving you so that I will be
driven to serve you in great enthusiasm?” Or: “When will I