A Devotee is an Ocean of Mercy

The first symptom of someone who is fixed in Krishna consciousness is that he is all-merciful. His mercy is universal because he extends it to all living beings. It is not that he is kind to those within his circle and unkind to those who are outside of his circle. It is not that he shows his love for the animals by eating their flesh. He truly cares for all living beings seeing them all as the dear children of the Supreme Father, Lord Sri Krishna. And he therefore fully dedicates his life to serving them all by doing everything possible to facilitate their escaping their imprisonment within the cycle of birth and death and regaining their original full-of-knowledge, full-of-bliss, eternal consciousness in the transcendental kingdom of God.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

All Merciful Srila Prabhupada on Television

All Merciful Srila Prabhupada on Television

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Upgrade to Pure Bhakti

How do I upgrade myself to pure bhakti?

Bijal

Answer: Faith, Devotee Association, and Surrender to Guru

How does one complete a thousand mile journey? By taking one step and then taking another step, etc. etc. until the goal is reached. We begin the bhakti path as neophytes, persons who are not expert in the science of bhakti. In the beginning we may be 1% Krishna conscious and 99% materially conscious. And from there we can go to 2% Krishna consciousness and from there to 3% until finally we have fully upgraded our consciousness to 100% pure Krishna bhakti.

This upgrading of our consciousness comes by putting our faith in the process of Krishna consciousness, by associating with devotees, and by surrendering at the lotus feet of the bona fide spiritual master who then along with the help of the Vaisnavas guides us all the way to the topmost upgrade of pure Krishna prema.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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