SB 11.07.30 – Unravel the mystery of the happiness that comes without the normal sources of happiness

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Thank you. Srimad Bhagavatam 11.7.13 Here the, Uddhava Gita is starting conversation, after the outer conversation of Lord Krishna and Uddhava, the inner conversation between, Maharaj Yadu, and, the Avadhut Brahmana is being described, and Maharaj Yadu is asking, tom hi na pruchchita brahman, O Brahmana, I’m asking you, atmanya ananda karanam, what is the, reason for your inner happiness, your inner spiritual happiness, now how does he know that he is happy internally spiritually, he’s seeing externals, bruhi sparsya vihinasya, sparsya, refers to contact, but it also refers to sense enjoyment, yehi sam sparsya cha bhoga, the word sparsya is used in that context in 5.22 in the Bhagavad Gita, so bruhi sparsya vihinasya, that there is no sparsya, actually that you are undergoing, that means you’re not getting any sense enjoyment, so material enjoyment can come in multiple ways, but one is by the physical contact of the sense objects, and other is the emotional, mental pleasure that comes by being with, likable people, whatever it may be, keval bhavatah keval atmanah, since you are also alone, you are not being with anyone, sometimes we come along with friends and we chit chat and we enjoy that way, hmm, so he says that the normal sources of enjoyment that people have, you are without them, and yet, I can see that you are happy, so I want to know what is the cause of your happiness, atmanya anandakaram, so in general, this is one of the things that attracts people to devotees, that devotees follow the regularity principles, devotees follow strict sadhana, and because of that, they often see, they seem to be living such a deprived life, that they should be miserable, in fact, generally, if people want enjoyment and they are told that you can’t enjoy, that state of deprivation causes them very great agitation and frustration, so people think that devotees should also be like that, frustrated and frustrated, but often they say that devotees, when they see that devotees are peaceful, even joyful, and in fact, they are much more joyful than, than the normal people, that that raises a question in their mind, and that question makes them take spirituality, take Krishna consciousness seriously, so as devotees, sometimes we may experience atmanya anandakaram, and sometimes we do not experience, that is because of the moods of the mind which go up and down, but the very fact that we are able to practice devotional service and give up a significant amount of sense gratification, indicates that there is definitely some level of anandakaranam, some level of inner happiness that we are experiencing, and this atmanya anandakaranam can be increased by the chanting of the holy names, by cultivating prayerful steady remembrance of Krishna, we will be able to gain more and more happiness, even when there are lesser and lesser external sources of happiness, in this way we will be able to move forward in our spiritual life, so rather than letting our mind dwell on what we are not getting, or what we are giving up, which is what the mind’s tendency is, oh because I am chanting, I cannot think of that, I cannot enjoy that, I cannot do that, that creates a feeling of deprivation, but rather if we focus on Krishna, and remember that it is our choice, and this choice, if we follow it through, will give us far greater satisfaction than any of the things from which we are temporarily depriving ourselves can give, that will inspire us to turn our heart towards Krishna while chanting, and thereby relish the supreme joy of Krishna consciousness.