When spiritual life gives poison instead of nectar – PURE acronym – 2

[Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Adelaide, Australia]

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I spoke about how in this particular past time Lakshmi Devi is being worshipped by everyone so in any relationship there is reciprocation but what makes a relationship pure or utilitarian is the purpose of reciprocation reciprocation is simply for transaction I do this for you, you do this for me then that becomes simply a functional relationship but when the reciprocation is for connection then two people become closer so pure devotion means reciprocation is not for transaction but for connection and for such connection to be established there may be phases when the connection doesn’t seem to be there just like when the when the Radha Rani appeared in the world but she had not met Krishna at that time she was almost in distress she is like a deficient child who can’t see, can’t speak but then the connection was established with ecstasy so when spiritual life appears to be like a poison for us at that time we can see it in four different ways I discussed that chronic pure P is what? Radiation so there I explained how sometimes we have to go anything worthwhile requires patience to go through so if we can perceive here patience doesn’t mean just be passive but we are ready to wait for the results while doing our part so simply waiting without acting is the mode of ignorance simply acting without waiting is the mode of passion so acting and waiting together patience and perseverance that way Krishna will reveal that he has a bigger better plan for us I talk about understanding viewers, understanding means that Krishna has that there are many many aspects to why things happen in particular way so if we are just if we stay open then Krishna will give us understanding of why a particular thing is happening and understanding that we need in our life is not just that Krishna can reciprocate the way we expect but Krishna can reciprocate in some other way we may want an external situation to be removed but Krishna may reciprocate by giving us the internal strength to grow through that external situation so the person couldn’t move the rock but by pushing the person became stronger so when there are difficult people in our life then we need to see that I want to act not just based on how they are acting with me but on how I can serve Krishna through this situation and then we will grow internally in our virtue in our devotion in our virtues through such understanding and focusing on serving Krishna R was what? Renunciation so sometimes normally we serve Krishna with everything that we have but sometimes we may have to serve Krishna giving up everything or we may have to give everything to Krishna or we give up everything for Krishna so giving up everything for Krishna that’s what Draupadi had to do her husbands who were closest family members as well as devotees she had to they couldn’t be with her when she had to surrender to Krishna and she was ready to do it alone sometimes we may have to give up things which are very dear to us materially or even spiritually so that we may surrender to Krishna so the same devotee association of particular devotees who had inspired us earlier sometimes things may change and those devotees we may not be able to serve them we have to do it alone Prabhupada gave up everything when he went to America and he truly gave up everything leaving everything behind in India and ultimately the greatest renunciation is the renunciation of expectation Prabhupada stopped expecting anything from anyone in India put all his energy and Krishna reciprocated through the people who came to help in America so giving up expectations means renouncing expectations means that the expectations help us to shape the reality in a positive way that is good but if the reality is changed in an unchangeable way irreversible way then we have to accept that reality put our expectations aside and deal with it we may train to row in a beautiful way but if we are in the water with no oars and no boat then we can’t keep rowing, we have to negotiate reality as it is and when our expectations are frustrated instead of saying frustration we may experience ease that is enlightenment and when Krishna may reveal what he wants, why is he doing this to us soon or it may take some time so this is gold when it is put through fire the other metals melt away and gold shines better similarly we may have many motives for why we are serving Krishna but those motives fall apart and the pure motive of glorifying Krishna is what shines through so when I found that I couldn’t travel and speak and I found that day that I had spoken but there was no one hearing because there was no connection that’s how I got to understand that I could speak without any audience also and that’s how a new avenue for outreach online opened for me so for all of us when spiritual life is giving us poison if we just stay in a mood of service to Krishna Krishna will show us the path through nectar even through that poison Thank you very much Hare Krishna