Humility, audacity and purity in bhakti
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I spoke on the theme of Humility, Oracity and Purity in Bhakti. So humility means, do you remember? Essentially, not let our ego come in the way of our purpose. self-esteem, lack of self-esteem is a problem, but lack of esteem for something bigger than self can be a bigger problem also.
So, the idea is a sense of meaning and purpose comes in our life to the extent we take responsibility for something bigger than ourselves. And the biggest reality is Krishna. So, humility means that not I am so fallen, nor I am so great.
It is that, I am not so important that I am not thinking of myself. Let me think about Krishna and his solution. And in that mood, humility becomes a very valuable tool for focusing on something bigger than ourselves.
And the second point was audacity. A devotee can even speak audaciously or act audaciously if that is what is required in the service of Krishna. And I took three examples.
Vishnu Pitamah saying that I am a pure devotee. To glorify how pure devotion makes extraordinary bodies. Bhrigu Maharaj speaking that I am almost like a displaced Lakshmi Devi.
He is saying that to illustrate how much extraordinary is the mercy that he has been bestowed. How merciful the Lord is. And Krishna's person saying that anybody who rejects Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is condemned.
Audacious proclamation of devotion. It is not literal but it is, it indicates the magnitude of the mercy. It is not always literal.
And last point was that by having purity, we can know when to use humility and when to use audacity in Krishna's service. So purity or purification, the process of purity is not just a state. It is a process.
And every moment when we choose to focus on the desire to serve Krishna instead of other things that might be open on the monitor of our mind. By that choice we are moving towards purification. So what is conscientious devotion leads to spontaneous devotion through purification.
And when we have that we strive to keep the desire to serve Krishna strongest in our consciousness then we will know how to serve him in what situation. Whether to use humility or whether to use audacity or how to move forward. Thank you very much.
Hare Krishna. Is there any one question?