Dovetailing Desires

"When we dovetail with the desire of the Supreme Lord, then our responsibility becomes more imperative, and we become more active than we are otherwise. In material activity you will get tired. This is the difference between material activity and spiritual activity. When you are engaged in spiritual activities, you'll not get tired. You have newer and newer strength to act. Therefore, desire is not to be stopped; activities are not to be stopped. Whatever potency you have in you, that is the potency given by the Supreme Lord, because you are the part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, all the potencies that you have, they are also part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. And if you utilize them for the purposes of the Supreme Lord, then you become dovetailed with Him, and your life becomes successful. You'll not be disturbed by material desires, you'll attain peace. The peace for which you are hankering in life after life, moment after moment-that you'll get at that time, when your desires are purified, and dovetailed with the Lord. One who desires sense gratification, the enjoyment of material satisfaction, will never be happy. That is not possible. If you want peace, if you want happiness, if you want perfection in your life, then just begin to dovetail your desires, activities, and potentials with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Then you will see what real happiness is, and can tell who is really crazy." (Srila Prabhupada in a lecture)

abhishek108's picture

Dovetailing

Hare Krishna!
Thats a wonderful word you have used Mataji:)

abhishek108's picture

PAMHO

Mataji! i should say that Krishna.com is wonderful site which has given us the oppertunity to discuss our doubts and obstacles with devotees like u Mataji!
All glories to you mataji.

Mataji i am so happy that we have association of realised devotees like you mataji.

Thanx to you and Krishna.com and most of all Srila Prabhupada and Krishna
Dandavats

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Srila Prabhupad

Well, Abhishek, I think it's a wonderful word also, but I must tell you, that is the word that Srila Prabhupad uses.

I have only copied his word : )

Navasi Servant

:)

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When Desires Are Dovetailed

To Summarize:
When Our Desires Are Dovetailed:

Responsibility becomes imperative

We will become more active

We will not get tired (this does not mean we won't need to sleep, it means we won't get tired of our activities)

Desire is not to be stopped, activities are not to be stopped

Any potency we have is given by Krishna

Using that potency for Krishna makes our life successful

We will not be disturbed by material desires

We will attain peace

Desiring sense gratification will never make us happy

Peace and happiness are only possible when our desires, activities, and potential are dovetailed with Krishna's desires.

Then we will see what real happiness actually is, and we will understand the craziness of artificial "attempts" at happiness separate from Krishna.

Hare Krishna,
Navasi

ONS's picture

Very Nice

Hare Krishna. This is very nice. Thank you for sharing this with us.

ONS.