The Kindness of Saintly Persons

There are thousands. if not millions, of sincere souls throughout the world who realize that becoming purely Krishna conscious is their highest self interest, and hence it is their stated ultimate goal of life. But many of them find it very difficult on the practical day to day level to keep Krishna in the forefront of their consciousness at every minute. They find themselves bombarded by family pressures, job pressures, and social pressures and have a hard time balancing their material duties with their ultimate duty, their spiritual duty, to become perfect in Krishna consciousness.

So what is the solution for their dilemma? Krishna makes it very clear. He says that one should give up all other duties and simply fully surrender unto Him. Does this mean one should quit his job, abandon his family, and become a monk? It could in some cases, but it does not generally mean that. So what does Krishna mean? He clearly explains in the Bhagavad-gita that whatever you do, you should do it for Him.

This art of dovetailing everything in Krishna consciousness is learned from those who are already experts in doing this. One has to seek out the association of such persons who have mastered the art of connecting their every thought, word, and deed with Lord Sri Krishna twenty-four hours a day and become their student. The loving kindness of such saintly persons acts like a magic wand to uplift the consciousness of the aspiring devotee. Their loving kindness empowers one to become purely absorbed in serving Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: What is Real Happiness?...

What is real happiness? And what is the main goal of human life?

Anil

Answer: Real Happiness is...

Real happiness is eternal life, with unlimited knowledge and unending blissfulness. The only real goal of human life is to attain such happiness. Any other goal is more or less superfluous.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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