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Peace Through Devotional Service

January 21, 2012
By Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
  • Sumo

Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Somehow or other, you have received some experience and inspiration, and that is why you have come here, and you are trying to increase your mood of devotion as much as possible. Many devotees constantly feel disturbances from many things. From within themselves they are subject to kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada, matsaryya: lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness, and jealousy. The only way to gain relief from such a position has been given by Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu:

Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Srila Govinda Maharaj at the Seva Ashram

vacho vegam manasah krodha-vegam
jihva-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etan vegan yo visaheta dhirah
sarvvam apimam prithivim sa shisyat

(Sri Upadeshamrita)

It is necessary to try to control these tendencies within us, and it is only possible through service. When the mood of eternal service to Krishna will reveal itself in our heart, then everything else will leave us. At that time our intention will always be directed only for the service of Sri Guru-Vaishnava.

Relief from the illusory environment

The Scriptures say, sadhu-sanga! A sadhu is one who is a perfect servitor. He is always engaged in service to Krishna with his full energy. One who has no desire for himself or anything except service to Krishna—he is a real sadhu. Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita says:

Krishna-bhakta—niskama, ataeva ‘shanta’
bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kami—sakali ‘ahanta’
(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila 19.149)

Ashanta means people who are always disturbed by the illusory environment. However, one can automatically get relief from the reactions of his bad activities if he can have no desire for his own purpose but can constantly try to give satisfactory service to sadhu, Guru and Vaishnava.

Intense and exclusive service to Guru and VaishnavaSrila Govinda Maharaj and Srila Janardan Maharaj

Many of our friends always feel disturbances from their mundane activities. But they can control them very easily; the method is to try very intensely and exclusively to engage themselves in service to Guru and the Vaishnavas. Such service goes directly to Krishna. If they try in that way they will get relief from the illusory environment.

–An excerpt from Divine Guidance (16-17) by Srila Govinda Maharaj.

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