Many people in the modern-day world, may know or not know about Krsna, but once they learn about Krsna, how does one develop attachment for Krsna?
Before taking a closer examination at developing attachment to Krsna, how does one develop attachment to anything in this material world?
It brings some sort of happiness, joy, peace of mind or satisfaction in us.
We can develop attachment to not only material objects and people, but also activities as well as beliefs.
It is not uncommon for people across the world to be attached to homes, cars, wealth, relatives, friends, attending social events or even choosing not to believe in Krsna!
Therefore, it is extremely easy for us to develop attachments in the material world, but why is it so difficult to develop attachment for Krsna?
The answer is very simple-we are not aware of our relationship with Krsna.
Once we realize and recognize our relationship with Krsna, we will begin developing that attachment for Krsna.
So how does one come to realize our relationship with Krsna?
Of course, there are many religious practices that can help us come to realize our constitutional relationship with Krsna, but how does one awaken that understanding of our relationship with Krsna to someone who is still learning about Krsna and not ready to begin these practices?
Most people already know the answer, but neglect to recognize how readily obvious the answer really is to them!
The English language provides so many words that readily describes our relationship with Krsna: coincidence, serendipity, fortuity, happenstance and phenomenon are just a few of them.
There are also even more obvious words such as: providence, fate, divine intervention, deja vu and miracle.
If you ask any person about his/her experiences in life, chances are that you will hear about 1 or more occurrences in that person's life which was unusual and might be dubbed a coincidence.
For any person learning about Krsna and coming to Krsna Consciousness, one must simply recognize and accept that those "coincidences" were actually divine intervention!
It is not uncommon for numerous people to have encountered a situation whereby they were prevented from being seriously injured or even dying! Despite these events, they continue to survive in many cases completely uninjured or with very minor injuries!
So why is that?
For a Krna Conscious devotee, the answer is readily obvious--Krsna was protecting that person.
The tendency for people across the world, whether they be theistic, agnostic or atheistic, is to attempt to find material or scientific explanations for the events in their lives.
However, there are no such explanations for these seeming coincidences other than Krsna.
From the Bhagavad Gita, Krsna tells us that he resides in every living being. Therefore, he has an intricate knowledge of that person and accompanies that person wherever he/she goes.
Nevertheless, people fail to recognize the presence of Krsna as an acting agent in their lives.
Why is that?
The common misconception is that Krsna is only available to the extraordinary devotees and not to the general masses. People feel that they are "unworthy" of receiving Krsna's protection, care and guidance.
But, Krsna is all-merciful and therefore is readily available to everyone that is willing and ready to accept Him into their hearts. It is only up to that person to develop that recognition.
Once again, a Krsna Conscious devotee knows that through the power of association, those learning about Krsna can come to realize that they already have a relationship with Krsna but they have only failed to see that relationship earlier in their lives. Krsna provided that person with a human birth and protected them until this point in time so that he/she could be elevated to the platform of Krsna consciousness and go back to the spiritual world to be united with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Finally, once we awaken that recognition of our relationship with Krsna, what is a person's natural response? Gratitude.
Whenever we express gratitude to others in the material world to others, we say "thank you" or we offer our help or services in exchange for whatever we received.
So how do we reciprocate with Krsna? By performing all the religious activities outlined in the scriptures. From that gratitude for Krsna, the processes of reading, chanting, praying, offering obeisances, offering and eating prasadam etc. will naturally commence of their own accord.
As long as that individual remembers that he/she has ALWAYS had this relationship with Krsna, the process of serving Krsna in this manner will continue throughout his/her life thus elevating that person to the platform of Krsna Consciousness.
Before taking a closer examination at developing attachment to Krsna, how does one develop attachment to anything in this material world?
It brings some sort of happiness, joy, peace of mind or satisfaction in us.
We can develop attachment to not only material objects and people, but also activities as well as beliefs.
It is not uncommon for people across the world to be attached to homes, cars, wealth, relatives, friends, attending social events or even choosing not to believe in Krsna!
Therefore, it is extremely easy for us to develop attachments in the material world, but why is it so difficult to develop attachment for Krsna?
The answer is very simple-we are not aware of our relationship with Krsna.
Once we realize and recognize our relationship with Krsna, we will begin developing that attachment for Krsna.
So how does one come to realize our relationship with Krsna?
Of course, there are many religious practices that can help us come to realize our constitutional relationship with Krsna, but how does one awaken that understanding of our relationship with Krsna to someone who is still learning about Krsna and not ready to begin these practices?
Most people already know the answer, but neglect to recognize how readily obvious the answer really is to them!
The English language provides so many words that readily describes our relationship with Krsna: coincidence, serendipity, fortuity, happenstance and phenomenon are just a few of them.
There are also even more obvious words such as: providence, fate, divine intervention, deja vu and miracle.
If you ask any person about his/her experiences in life, chances are that you will hear about 1 or more occurrences in that person's life which was unusual and might be dubbed a coincidence.
For any person learning about Krsna and coming to Krsna Consciousness, one must simply recognize and accept that those "coincidences" were actually divine intervention!
It is not uncommon for numerous people to have encountered a situation whereby they were prevented from being seriously injured or even dying! Despite these events, they continue to survive in many cases completely uninjured or with very minor injuries!
So why is that?
For a Krna Conscious devotee, the answer is readily obvious--Krsna was protecting that person.
The tendency for people across the world, whether they be theistic, agnostic or atheistic, is to attempt to find material or scientific explanations for the events in their lives.
However, there are no such explanations for these seeming coincidences other than Krsna.
From the Bhagavad Gita, Krsna tells us that he resides in every living being. Therefore, he has an intricate knowledge of that person and accompanies that person wherever he/she goes.
Nevertheless, people fail to recognize the presence of Krsna as an acting agent in their lives.
Why is that?
The common misconception is that Krsna is only available to the extraordinary devotees and not to the general masses. People feel that they are "unworthy" of receiving Krsna's protection, care and guidance.
But, Krsna is all-merciful and therefore is readily available to everyone that is willing and ready to accept Him into their hearts. It is only up to that person to develop that recognition.
Once again, a Krsna Conscious devotee knows that through the power of association, those learning about Krsna can come to realize that they already have a relationship with Krsna but they have only failed to see that relationship earlier in their lives. Krsna provided that person with a human birth and protected them until this point in time so that he/she could be elevated to the platform of Krsna consciousness and go back to the spiritual world to be united with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Finally, once we awaken that recognition of our relationship with Krsna, what is a person's natural response? Gratitude.
Whenever we express gratitude to others in the material world to others, we say "thank you" or we offer our help or services in exchange for whatever we received.
So how do we reciprocate with Krsna? By performing all the religious activities outlined in the scriptures. From that gratitude for Krsna, the processes of reading, chanting, praying, offering obeisances, offering and eating prasadam etc. will naturally commence of their own accord.
As long as that individual remembers that he/she has ALWAYS had this relationship with Krsna, the process of serving Krsna in this manner will continue throughout his/her life thus elevating that person to the platform of Krsna Consciousness.
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