How can we sharpen our remembrance of Krishna?
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So, how can we remember Krishna more and more? How can we sharpen our remembrance of Krishna? Krishna is a person, we are a person. So, each of us has a personal relationship with Krishna. And we need to find out what aspects of Krishna Bhakti attract us personally.
So, if we find out that, say, particular darshan of the deities, that really attracts us. That attracts us very much. Then we can keep that picture with us.
If a particular tune of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra attracts us, a particular Vaishnava song attracts us. So, we have to find out within the realm of Krishna Bhakti what is it that stimulates our remembrance of Krishna. So, this is called in Bhakti Rasambha Siddhu as Uddhipan.
Uddhipan means spiritual stimulus. And all of us will have our own Uddhipan. So, some devotees may be very attracted by the philosophy.
Some devotees may be more attracted by the deities. Some are more attracted by Kirtans. We can’t mandate that everybody has to be attracted this way only.
So, whatever way one is attracted, that is fine. And we have to find out what is it that attracts us most. And then we strive to systematically cultivate remembrance around that.
So, for example, if you say someone likes Vaishnava songs, then memorize Vaishnava songs, recite Vaishnava songs, keep recordings of Vaishnava songs, contemplate Vaishnava songs. So, if we say remember Krishna, there are so many ways in which you can remember Krishna. And we cannot do all of them.
So, we take one way in which we can remember Krishna strongly and make a strong commitment to that. And by that commitment, a tangible connection with Krishna will be established. And gradually through that connection, our affection to Krishna will awaken more and more.
And then we will be able to remember Krishna in other manifestations also. So, we begin with focusing on one manifestation of Krishna which we can connect with and make a strong commitment to cultivate a connection with that manifestation more and more. And through that, our recollection will increase more.