No one can live without a family. The supreme lord to reciprocate love expanded himself into varieties of personalities to exchange sweet pastimes with his expansions. Though the supreme Lord is the father of all living beings he accepts a mother and father to bound the inhabitants of the immortal world in sweet love drowning them in ecstasy. Lord forgets his supreme position and becomes the servant of his devotees, accepting the position of chariot driver of Arjuna, carrying Nanda Baba’s footwear on his head, losing in game to his friends and carrying them on shoulders. Lord in the favour of his devotees surpasses all laws of social customs to save and protect his devotees, expanding their glories more than him. Whenever his devotees need he comes on their beck and call. The supreme lord is selfless, who else can display such selflessness as the supremely attractive Lord of the entire universe Krsna.
In this present small world of mine and everyone else’s lord gives a family so that away from him we don’t miss that love that he is always ready to bestow upon us. A family is a culture of love and extending selflessness to make sure the other is satisfied and happy, and in that is my happiness, it is without any personal regard. I can’t count such instances that my mother and father would have been in to raise me. My respects and love to them.
In all my pursuits of success and fame, there has been a sense of pride that creeps, in the sense that I am better than others. It has always made me empty eventually and I understand that happiness has to be experienced in another way. In my attempts to find it I realise that I can’t do it alone, it always has to be two way. The happiness of the self or the happiness within is also experienced when we get the real eyes to see others. With whom can I adjust, with anyone whom I love even if it is a little pain nevermind I will accept, just for the pleasure of the other. Why do we love somebody? Life is incomplete with it? The spirit of selfless love and service is what satisfies us deeply. But love tinged with motivation and interruption is not complete because it creates insecurity. At times, almost all the times the need is to have somebody to listen, empathize us, but who will understand us? Temporary manifestations of that love is available, which satisfies us temporarily.
Travelling with this group of wonderful Vaishnavas, each one in the spirit of serving the other is so relishing and a humbling experience, allowing me to come out of the I and Mine Bubble. These devotees are the instruments of Love and it is through them is the the Lord bestows love and service to us.
At times of greatest difficulty who will come to our rescue. Does it mean the end? Lord and his devotees are eternal and are present all the times for us.
It was indeed inconceivable for me to really comprehend such a society, until I came to my senses and comprehended that the Supreme Lords family is eternal, permanent and full of bliss and the goal is to bring everyone in this eternal shelter.
Srila Prabhupada has created such a shelter ISKCON and left it to us to reach out this message to everyone and free everyone from all anxieties.
A family that sings together clings together.
A family that dances together advances together.
A family that prays together stays together.
It is just 5 hours away from Vrindavan and I am now remembering everyone who has helped me to be what I am today and in becoming a better servant. Trying to fill the heart with gratitude and then how lord very intelligently has placed them in my life without me knowing selflessly. To that supreme Lord I offer my respectful obeisances . . .