When the Going Gets Tough

Because of our deeply rooted material conditioning it is not always smooth sailing on the path of bhakti. Of course, it is always smooth sailing, but our rascal minds sometimes distort our view of reality to the point to where we foolishly feel intense distress and anxiety. What should we done when we start to experience this kind of illusory consciousness? The key is that when this happens we should staunchly ignore the foolish dictates of the mind. Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita that one should tolerate the dualities of heat and cold, happiness and distress without being disturbed. As it is said, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." We must becomes masters at the art of unwavering perseverance through thick and thin.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: How to Get Inspiration?...

What do you think, is it possible, to understand Prabhupada's devotional mood. Should one try to understand it. If yes, then how to do that?

What to do to take Prabhupada's instructions seriously as one's heart and soul, and what to do to get inspiration to practically do what he wants?

Thank you.

Kaspars

Answer: Remember Srila Prabhupada's Dedication...

You will never fully comprehend Srila Prabhupada's devotional mood because there is no limit to the depth of his devotion. No matter how much you may understand his devotion, there will be still more which is beyond your comprehension, no matter how much you may advance in understanding his devotion. In short, his devotion is unfathomable.

The easiest way to become serious and inspired to do that which Srila Prabhupada wants you to do is to always remember how dedicated he was to pleasing his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. The life and soul of the disciple is to please his own guru and through him the predecessor acharyas. We saw this as the supreme quality of Srila Prabhupada, and as his followers we must adopt this same mood.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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