Wisdom Munches 16: Why rules for loving God?

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or ploughed the land if you really say God loves us then why are there so many rules you can’t do this, can’t do this, can’t do this if there is love it should be unconditional actually the very idea some people have the love idea of this free love actually free love it’s an impossibility because love itself is a bond love is a bond means when we enter into a loving relationship that connects us with the other person but when it connects us with the other person it also limits us in some ways if I am in a relationship with this person that means there are certain things I can’t do the way unmarried person can act a married person cannot act like that the way parents with children can act that couple without couple with children they cannot act entirely the same way as couple without children but if you want the relationship there is a price so love itself is a bond however this is a bond especially when there is love for Krishna this is a bond that liberates us it is not a bond that restricts us so there is no way love can be there without any kind of bonds in it suppose somebody says that a parent says I love my child fully I love my child unconditionally therefore I let my child go and play ball in the middle of a crowded road and the government will come and say whether you love your child or not you are not fit to be a parent maybe you need a parent love means there has to be some bonds and bonds means there are some limitations so now when Krishna accepts everyone but there are activities which he approves and there are activities which he doesn’t approve and the activities which he approves are the activities which bring us closer to him which help us raise our consciousness so Krishna not approving certain activities is also a sign of his love now if we go deeper the activities that Krishna does not approve they are the activities which actually pull us down which drag our consciousness downwards which impede us in experiencing life in its fullness and richness because our consciousness becomes shrunk by such sensual indulgences and mundane activities so Krishna he accepts everyone but that doesn’t mean he approves of everything that everyone does that’s the difference that brings me to the last point what’s the acronym once again? S is the meaning now now when we use the word condition the word condition can refer to terms or it can refer to state like suppose somebody says that conditions apply that means ok we have a warranty of 6 years for this product but conditions apply that means these are the terms terms terms but the word condition can also mean state that means ok how is the condition of the patient that doesn’t mean what are the terms what we are referring to is what is the state of the patient so Krishna’s love is conditional in the sense of state not terms what does this mean? that even if Krishna loves us if our consciousness is not in a receptive state we will not be able to perceive Krishna’s love so the example is of the sun the sun gives light to everyone in that sense the sun is unconditional in giving light whether you are virtuous or vicious whether you are wise or foolish the sun gives light to everyone but at the same time if somebody is in a state of closed eyes if somebody’s eyes are closed they will not be able to perceive the sun’s light and that is not a fault of the sun so the sun is giving light unconditionally but to perceive the sun’s light the person has to be in a particular condition and that is with the eyes open so similarly Krishna loves everyone but to perceive Krishna’s love our heart has to be in a particular condition our heart has to be open to perceive Krishna’s love so for us the state is the state of our heart if our heart is locked or it is open consider a house can be locked or it can be open so when it is locked means it is locked by our attachments so if it is locked by our attachments then we won’t be able to perceive Krishna’s love so for example parents may be doing a lot for their children but if the child is infatuated with a particular toy I want this toy and the parents say not now then children are also quite good at emotional blackmail now we may not want to use the word blackmail with a child they may not know what is a blackmail but they may manipulate you don’t love me well there are 100 things that the parents are doing to love the child to express their love for the child but the child reduces the love of the parent to that one particular toy similarly what happens is our attachments they reduce our vision to one particular object and if Krishna gives us that then Krishna loves us if Krishna doesn’t give us that then where is Krishna even there so if our heart is locked by our attachments then it is difficult for us to perceive Krishna’s love that’s why in the Bhagavad Gita 244 it is said bhogeshwara prasaktana taya apaharita cetasam so our consciousness is captivated it is abducted it is kidnapped by attachment to wealth and enjoyment taya apaharita cetasam and then what happens is jivasayatmika buddhi samadhau na vidhiyate so that steady intelligence will not come oh my desire is fulfilled oh Krishna loves me my desire is not fulfilled does Krishna even exist