Is Krishna Consciousness Selfish?

Some people consider it selfish or self-indulgent to take up the pathway of Krishna consciousness. But this is not a fact. Why is this accusation not a fact? This point we need to carefully consider.

We have a natural tendency to serve. It is our intrinsic, inseparable nature. In Sanskrit this intrinsic nature is called dharma. Since our nature is to serve we need to see how we can serve in the most perfect and complete way. When we water the root of a tree all the leaves and branches are nourished. This is the perfection of watering a tree. In the same way we need to find a way of rendering service that will automatically distribute our loving service to everyone and everything.

That way of rendering service is known as God consciousness or Krishna consciousness. When we serve Krishna or God our service is automatically distributed to everyone throughout the vast entirety of existence. This devotional service does not neglect anyone or anything. Therefore it is the perfection of service. Any other forms of service are only partial and are therefore incomplete.

In conclusion, we can understand that Krishna consciousness is the perfection of selflessness. It is pure unadulterated love on the highest possible level.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: My Love is Not Accepted. What to Do?...

I am your student please help me.

"Kill me or protect me." I read that, but I think that although I am trying to dedicate my life for Krishna consciousness, I am not able to get Krishna consciousness.

Sometimes, although I know that it is not real happiness, I am an addict for the materialistic world. Sometimes I am an addict for some girls. I think that love is great, but the last time that girl is not giving me her love. She is searching after someone else.

I give my real love, but everybody is not accepting my love. What can I do? Please give an answer. I am waiting for your reply.

Your student

Answer: Give Your Love to Krishna for Perfect Reciprocation...

The only place you can give your love and be fully satisfied is to Krishna. If we try to give and receive love only in this material world it is sure and certain that we will be frustrated. Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita that if you give all of your love to Him, He will personally protect whatever you have and personally deliver to you what you may be lacking.

So now just try to fully give your love exclusively to Krishna. When you water the root of the tree all of the leaves and branches are nourished. In this way, when you give all of your love to Krishna, your love becomes fully and perfectly distributed to all living beings and you become unlimitedly happy.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Little Sparrow Who Conquered the Ocean

Image
In his purport to Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 6, Text 24 Srila Prabhupada wonderfully teaches us the power of determinations by telling us the story of the little sparrow who conquered the ocean: "As for determination, one should follow the example of the sparrow who lost her eggs in the waves of the ocean. A sparrow laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean, but the big ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. The sparrow became very upset and asked the ocean to return her eggs. The ocean did not even consider her appeal. So the sparrow decided to dry up the ocean. She began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Visnu, heard it. He became compassionate toward his small sister bird, and so he came to see the sparrow. Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus Garuda at once asked t
Read more

Heart Melting Reunion with Amarendra and Gayatri

Image
On Friday 26 June 2015 I was blessed with the greatest good fortune of meeting with two of the dearest devotees of my entire life, His Grace Amarendra Prabhu and his good wife, Srimati Gayatri devi dasi. I am eternally indebted to these great souls for how much they helped me in my spiritual life when I was a young devotee. When I was young brahmacari monk in 1973 I joined with the two of them in Gainesville, Florida. We were a three person preaching center, and they were just like a mother and father to me. I had so many wonderful Krishna conscious experiences in their association that I can hardly begin to describe them here. But at least may it suffice for me to say for now that Gayatri taught me what it means to be a soft-hearted devotee of the Lord and she gave me my first cooking lesson, teaching me how to make cauliflower pakoras, and Amarendra taught me the art of how to preach strongly, intelligently, and coolly to defeat opposing arguments. Recently Gayatri almost died. But
Read more

Misguided Fools Say that Masturbation is Healthy

Image
Foolish modern day materialists recommend masturbation as follows: "Masturbation is a common activity. It’s a natural and safe way to explore your body, feel pleasure, and release built-up sexual tension. It occurs among people of all backgrounds, genders, and races. Despite the myths, there are actually no physically harmful side effects of masturbation." They are wrong. To get a proper understanding on this this topic read the question and answer section below. Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom Question: What are the Ill Effects of Masturbation? Since you answered questions related to understanding the real need of sex in a human being's life, so I also request you to please enlighten us with the knowledge about semen conservation, it's importance, and the consequences of frequently releasing it thorough sex or masturbation. Since today most of the youth are indulged in mansturbation and they think it to be good in comparison to doing sex with some female for
Read more