How is hearing a service to Krishna?
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So, the question is how is hearing a service to Krishna? Actually, in this world, we have so many activities which allure us. And we are also hearing about sports stars, movie stars, politicians.
So, we keep hearing about these people. But when we choose to hear about Krishna, that itself involves a use of our free will which makes us more inclined towards Krishna. We are, in fact, turning towards Krishna by choosing to hear about Him.
That itself is a proper exercise of free will. And also, by hearing about Krishna, our attraction to Him increases further. So, not all hearing that a person does may be in a mood of service.
Many people may hear in the mood of just enjoyment or for entertainment. For example, nowadays there are many TV programs where there may be somebody may be talking about Krishna. So, it depends on and in this talking about Krishna people may, there may be Bhagavad Sapta or there may be something like that.
But in that, people also mix up politics and people mix up some health advice and people mix up a lot of things to just create some entertainment. That may not be actually serious devotional service to Krishna. Although it’s good to hear about Krishna, but when we hear from those who have a service attitude and when we also hear the service attitude, that means we are hearing not so much to understand, not so much to think that okay, I want to enjoy by hearing.
I want to learn more and more and then I can show to others how much I know. We hear not for that purpose, but to learn and to apply. Then what are we doing? Actually, what is the essential message that we are getting from hearing? We are getting the message that okay, I am not the body, I am the soul and I am not an independent enjoyer, but I am a servant of Krishna.
And to the extent we internalize this message, to that extent we make spiritual advancement. So, in that sense, because hearing takes us towards Krishna, hearing reminds us of our eternal position as servants of Krishna. Hearing is a service to Krishna.
And in its immediate context also, when a devotee is speaking, glorifying Krishna, at that time, going there and hearing about it, that itself is an act of service because we could choose to do so many other things. But we are choosing to connect with Krishna. So, both in terms of its content and in terms of its consequence.
In terms of its content, the action itself is a choice of going towards Krishna. And its consequence, it will inspire us to go more and more towards Krishna. So, both in content and consequence, hearing can be a service to Krishna.