The Perfection of Love

In the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna states:

ananyas cintayanto mam
ye janah paryupasate
tesam nityabhiyuktanam
yoga-ksemam vahamy aham

"For those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form -- I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have." Bhagavad-gita 9.22

It's a fact that we face so many difficulties in this material world, one after another, after another. The key to completely conquering over this ocean of difficulties is to accept Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as the only object of our affection. This is the meaning of exclusive devotion. I love Krishna and no one else.

As soon as we agree to do this we will see how our love will flow perfectly through Krishna to all living beings throughout the entire universe. This is the perfection of love and the only state of being that will fully satisfy us.

Questions and Answers

How to Increase Faith and Conviction?...

I want to know how a person can increase his faith that he is not the body, but is instead a pure spirit soul. How can we increase our faith and conviction and advance in Krishna consciousness?

Sandeep

By Following Strictly the Bhakti Path...

The way to increase your faith is to strictly follow the principles of sadhana bhakti as follows:

1. No illicit sex (sex other than for procreation)
2. No meat eating (including fish and eggs)
3. No intoxication (including coffee, tea, and cigarettes)
4. No gambling
5. Chant at least 16 rounds of Hare Krishna mantra every day on chanting beads
6. Only eat Krishna prasadam (food which has been first offered to Lord Krishna)
7. Regularly study authorized scriptures such as Bhagavad-gita As It Is and Srimad Bhagavatam
8. Associate with and serve the devotees of Lord Krishna as much as possible

In this way you will gradually become liberated from conditioned consciousness and personally experience all the truths that are mentioned in the Vedic scriptures. Your faith will become perfect.

If you have personally experienced water by seeing it and tasting it, you will have full faith that it exists. Similarly, by personally experiencing the truths of Krishna consciousness, you will have unflinching faith in them.

So now strictly and fully take up the bhakti path and you will personally realize all the truths contained in the Vedic wisdom.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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