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Dear Friends
It is the habit of great persons to be admire others but at the same
not
consider their greatest qualities with even minor pride. As Krishna
Chaitanya Prabhu says - a Vaishanava is more humble than the grass on the
road. He is more tolerant than a tree. Even though some one might cut it,
it says not a word. Even though it may die of thirst, it asks not for a
drop of water. Such is the glory of a Vaishanava.
It is true that we are insignificant servant of the servants of Krishna.
But
Krishna says to the great sages, Sanaka Kumaras himself: "Because
I am the
servitor of My devotees, My lotus feet have
become so sacred that they
immediately wipe out all sin, and I have acquired
such a disposition that the goddess of fortune does not leave Me, even
though I have no attachment for her and others praise her beauty and observe
sacred vows to secure from her even a slight favor.". Krishna
says this in order to glorify his devotees. His devotees, he says, are
so pure that even He has become purified because of His service to His
devotees! Such is the glory of Krishna. Such is the glory of the servants
of Krishna. May all good fortune be for whom who always listens to the
topics of Krishna and his devotees with love, and who bows down unconditionally
to every pure devoted soul in this world. Krishna is the essence of all
topics and those who drink the nectar of Krishna's name and topics, are
not bound by any material contaminations. May Krishna's name take eternal
position in my heart and may I always taste the sweet mellow of Krishna's
smile and beauty, and may my head- made useless by years of false pride
and false ego, bend unconditionally in front of all servants of my lord!
Related to the glories of devotees, there is some thing that must be
added
when we talk of the glories of the devotees of Krishna. This was told
to me by Ashish himself and I am just remembering his words again. Krishna
is not a material object that one can earn by his power. He is not some
thing that a great mystic yogi can win by his own power. No one can attain
Krishna by
any material process at all. No amount of Yoga. No amount of mind control
and mystic yoga. Krishna is the wealth of the devotees alone. They
have nothing but Krishna. They cherish nothing but Krishna. Krishna is
their life
and soul. And this krishna, they distribute freely to every one who
is willing to accept him from them. Such is the glory of Krishna's devotees!
There is no one as elevated as the devotee of Krishna. May i always worship
the devotees of krishna in my heart. Even if i may not get association
with a pure devotee of Krishna, may i always worship all the devotees of
Krishna humbly.
Even a moment of association with devotees of Krishna is the highest
benediction of life. They accept nothing as their own. They know no
one
other than their Krishna. May I have the opportunity to take the dust
of such devotees on my forehead and may i serve them offencelessly, foolish
though I am because of my long lost memory.
love to you all
- pankaj
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