When I chant I cry like a child for the mother Is this normal or is it because I am emotional?
From Rajeev
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question from Rajiv Prabhu when I chant Hare Krishna I cry like a child cries for a mother actually I don’t want to cry but I can’t stop so I just want to ask that is it normal or it’s just because I am emotional answer if we feel tears while practicing devotional service while remembering Krishna or chanting then that could be a glimpse of the ecstasy that lies ahead for us in our spiritual path so in general the focus in the practice of bhakti is not on emotions but on transformations so the transformations of our desires of our life of our values of our culture these what will lead to spiritual advancement in sustained way now if tears come we don’t have to we don’t have to unduly highlight them nor unduly suppress them if they come let them come but we shouldn’t think that this itself is something which is of great consequence we know that advanced devotees get tears but tears alone are not the sign of advancement so it could well be because we are little bit more emotional and if that is the case then we don’t have to worry specifically about the tears although the emotionality may be a little bit matter of concern and as we come more to the mode of goodness by practicing devotional service then the sensitivity will increase but the emotionality will not take so much control of us and in general in the worst thing that we can do for our own spiritual life is to think that we are advanced devotees because then we start looking down at others we start thinking of ourselves as special and then that cuts us off from the mercy of Krishna so if tears are coming we shouldn’t think that this itself is sign of advancement it can be but the important point the verifiable sustainable sign of advancement is the transformation transformation of values, desires, culture habits lifestyle so when that is happening then we are on the path of spiritual advancement emotions can be glimpses of future spiritual advancement can be because of our emotional nature so no need to bother too much about them but focus on practicing devotional service and transforming ourselves then we will surely make steady and strong spiritual advancement