What is Love and What is Ignorance (Lust)

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Namaste all.

 

Some more thoughts on 'Prema and Kama' -

Lust (Ignorance) and Love (Divine wisdom) are two TOTALLY OPPOSITE

feelings.

 

The desire to constantly RECEIVE is lust (ignorance),

to CONSTANTLY GIVE is LOVE,

and the process of GIVE AND TAKE IS BUSINESS.

 

Wherever there is ANY desire to BEG from ONE'S BELOVED,

IT IS NOT LOVE.

 

Wherever there is EVER-INCREASING DESIRE TO GIVE,

EVEN after HAVING GIVEN EVERYTHING, THAT IS LOVE !!!

 

Hence, NO man in the world can LOVE in the TRUE SENSE of the TERM,

because each and everyone is SELFISH.

 

Each one desires happiness of the self, therefore there is ALWAYS a

CONSTANT LONGING to RECEIVE and NOT GIVE.

 

When bith sides are intent on TAKING, how long can a relationship

last?

 

This is the reason why there are arguments between wife, husband,

father, son, fellow sadhakas, etc., several times a day.

 

Wherever both parties are SET UPON RECEIVING, CLASHES are INEVITABLE,

and wherever there is a clash, the DECEITFUL SELFISH LOVE comes to AN

END.

 

Worldly love that includes lust CONSTANTLY DECREASES, whilst DIVINE

LOVE constantly INCREASES.

 

Lust (ignorance) is a form of DARKNESS, and LOVE is the form of LIGHT.

 

The Caitanya Caritamrita gives a BEAUTIFUL DEFINITION of (Ignorance of

Desire) Kama and Love (Prema).

 

"kAmera tAtparya nija sambhoga kevala,

kRSNa sukha tAtparya prema to prabala.

 

loka-dharma, veda-dharma, deha-dharma karma,

lajjA dhairya deha-sukha Atma-sukha marma

 

sarvatyAga kare kare kRSNera bhajana,

kRSNa-sukha hetu kare premera sevana

 

ataeva kAme preme bahuta antara

kAma andhatama prema nirmala bhAskara."

 

'Giving up all,

the prescribed righteous conduct, rules and regulations of Vedic

scriptures,

renouncing even ones'own bodily duties, shame, arrogance, conceit,

along with the comforts of the body, mind and soul,

the devotee should adore and serve Beloved Krishna.

 

Seva in Divine Love is done only for the sake of pleasing Beloved Lord

Krishna, while satisfying ones'own senses is the strong motive in

worldly love.

 

The desire for one's own happiness is LUST and is compared to DARKNESS

(ignorance),

while the DESIRE to PLEASE ONE'S BELOVED GOD ALONE IS LOVE and is

compared to PURE and CLEAR SUNSHINE !'

 

(an excerpt from the book, 'Prema-Rasa-Siddhant'- by Jagadguru Sri

Kripaluji Maharaj)

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!