Guest guest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Humble Pranams at the Divine Lotus Feet of our ever present beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba! DEFINITION OF A PURE DEVOTEE The definition of a pure devotee, as given by rupa gosvami in his Bhakthi-rasamrita-sindhu,can be sumerized thus:his service is favorable and is always in relation to Krsna.In order to keep the purity of such Krsna conscious activities,one must be freed from all material desires and philosophical speculation.Any desire except for the service of the Lord is called material desire.And "philosophical speculation" refers to the sort of speculation which ultimately arrives at a conclusion of voidism or impersonalism.The conclusions is useless for a KRSNA conscious person.Only rarely by philosophical speculation can one reach the conclusion of worshiping Vasudeva,or Krsna.This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-Gita itself.The ultimate end of philosophical speculation ,then ,must be Krsna,with the understanding that Krsna is everything,the cause of all causes,and that one should therefore surrender to Him.If this ultimate goal is reached,then philosophical advancement is favorable,but if the conclusion of philosophical speculation is voidism or impersonalism,that is not bhakthi. Karma,or fruitive activities,is sometimes understood to consist of ritualistic activities.There are many persons who are very much attracted by the ritualistic activities described in the Vedas.but if one becomes attracted simply to ritualistic activities without understanding Krsna,his activities are unfavourable to Krsna consciousness.Actually,Krsna consciousness can be based simply on hearing about Krsna,chanting about Him,remembering Him,etc.The Srimad-bhagawatham describes nine different processes,besides which everything done is unfavorable to Krsna consciousness. To be contd., Jai Sai Ram! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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