Are You Teachable and Reachable?

To become qualified for going back to home, back to Godhead we must always remain in a humble, teachable state of mind. If we are not teachable, it means that we think we know everything. It means the transcendental teachings of Krishna will simply bounce off of us without reaching our hearts. So instead of swimming in the delusion that we are the great knowers of everything, we should always remain open-minded and willing to learn from someone who can give us a higher understanding of what is the Absolute Truth and how we can perfectly dovetail ourselves with that Absolute Truth. In this way our pathway back to Godhead will be smooth, easy, and unobstructed.

Devotees Teaches Disciples the Science of Bhakti

Devotees Teaches Disciples the Science of Bhakti

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Inculcate Love of God in my Child?

I would like to inculcate God lovingness in my daughter who is 2 1/2 years old. In my childhood I had respect for God, but I was a God fearing person. It was told to me that if I misbehaved, God would be annoyed with me and so on. But I want my daughter to love God, and feel satisfied that God is our real savior and supreme well-wisher. We do take her to satsangas (spiritual gatherings) and narrate Krishna's pastimes to her, but still sometimes fail to fully do justice in inculcating Krishna prema (love of God) in her. Please guide me.

The servant of your servants,

Sini

Answer: Be a Pure Devotee and Engage Her in Bhakti

This first thing is that you should not keep a television in your home. There is nothing more polluting for a child, or for anyone else for that matter, than to watch mundane television.

There is only way to inculcate love of God in your child. You must be the perfect example of a soul fully surrendered to God by engaging yourself 24 hours daily in the service of God and by engaging your child in doing bhakti along with you. In this way your child will follow in your footsteps and become a great devotee. When you go the satsangas make sure that the child sits peacefully with you and hears the lectures and the kirtans. Keep your child in your lap. Do not let the child wander here and there and become distracted by other things. If the child will learn how to hear and appreciate the transcendental teachings of Lord Sri Krishna, she will naturally become a great devotee.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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