When we ask Krishna to protect us are we treating him as our servant and are we advanced enough for him to intervene?
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we have to say that Krishna will protect us we have seen that we are not so advanced devotee that Krishna will intervene and that Krishna is not our servant that he should intervene and protect us its not that when we are asking Krishna for protection its not that we are treating Krishna like our servant its that we want to serve him but for serving him we need certain facilities certain situations so if our intention is simply to use God to fulfill our own plans then we have no plan to devote ourselves to God that is a different situation even that also Krishna appreciates even such people who come only for their own purpose to Krishna they are pious people but for them to come to him it will take many lifetimes even that Krishna appreciates now the mood is that of a devotee is that I want to serve Krishna and for serving him I need certain facilities I need certain situations and to seek the protection for that that is simply a part of our service to Krishna as far as we not being advanced enough we do know that Krishna’s love for us is not based on who we are it is based on who he is he, Krishna doesn’t say that he is he is the surudha of only the pure devotees in the Bhagavad Gita 5.29 it says I am the well-wisher of all living beings so Krishna’s love for us is based on not who we are we may be fallen and sinful that is not the basis of Krishna’s love for us he is the all-loving Lord of all living beings so his love for us is based on who he is now who we are determines how much we can experience his love the sun gives light to everyone but depending on whether I am in the light or I am in a cellar I can see the sun or I can feel the light or I don’t feel the light like that if we are too attached to material things then we may not feel Krishna’s love so if if I am very attached to Krishna then one devotee’s son small boy he says stop chanting instead of coming with him the devotee took him to his spiritual master he asked why you stopped chanting he says I there is an India Pakistan cricket match and I prayed to Krishna that India should win but Pakistan won so I stopped chanting so then the spiritual master told actually just as you are praying that India should win there is a boy in Pakistan who is praying that India Pakistan should win and he prayed more than you so when we are too attached to something then we see Krishna’s love through the filter of that thing that means if this thing is fulfilled then Krishna loves me if this thing is not fulfilled then Krishna doesn’t love me it’s not like that Krishna’s love for us is not dependent on anything in this world so if we are very attached then we will not feel Krishna’s love but Krishna’s love for us is there always and as far as Krishna protecting us is concerned Krishna is ready to protect us in the beautiful prayer of Kula Shekhar Maharaj Aalasyam Vipaniye Lokasya Apna Panodan Karo Daastisya Kim Nakshamaha Aalasyam Vipaniye Bhakti Sulabhang Dhaayaswa Narayanam He says that Mahabhir Manda Mano Vichinte Bahuda Yamish Chirag Yatana Oh my, don’t worry about various different problems that you may face in life Why? Naivami Prabhavanti Do you not know that your Lord is He is the enemy of sin He is the destroyer of sin Swami Manushree Dharaha Not only the destroyer of sin He is the Lord, the Goddess of Fortune Wherever He is He will bring fortune over there and He says Lokasya Apna Panodan Karo Even general people go to Him and pray to Him and He protects them He protects them from danger Thousands of people, millions of people go to temples, churches, mosques They get something over there otherwise why will they keep going? And most of them are not going out of any pure devotion They get something, that’s why they go there Krishna removes the danger even of people who come to Him for their own purposes Daastisya Kim Nakshamaha Therefore why will He not protect His devotees Therefore Aalasyam Vipaniye Aalasyam Vipaniye Bhakti Sulabham Ghyayesv Narayanam Bhakti is very easy With this easy process of bhakti just absorb yourself in Krishna Krishna definitely wants to help us with whatever level we are at and His love for us is always there and to the extent we try to absorb ourselves in Him we will experience His love We should never have this fear that Krishna doesn’t care for us Krishna cares for us always and that is not dependent on our spiritual level or lack of spiritual consciousness It is our spiritual consciousness which will determine whether we perceive His care or not Krishna always loves us