hare krishna prabhuji / mataji
dandvat pranam
haribol,
May the joy, cheer,
Mirth and merriment
Of this divine festival
Surround you forever.
May the happiness,
That this season brings
Brighten your life
And, hope the year
Brings you luck and
Fulfills all your dearest dreams!
Happy deepavali…..
Motivating on a deeper level
In the scriptures it is stated that we living entities have a free will. We can chose to be in maya or Krsna conscious. That much independence we have. Thus people are coming to Krsna consciousness out of their own free will. It is a very delicate job to fan the spark of enthusiasm for devotional service and to motivate them on the level of the soul, not mind or body. After so many lifetimes of illusion and suffering in material energy, the person has come to try to approach Krsna. So the preacher and a leader has a great responsibility to facilitate and not hinder the spiritual development of the candidate.
Candidates are actually so rare and therefore so precious. There are 2 things we may do to properly begin to facilitate their progress:
1.Be patient. Give them a lot of time. Give them space. Although it is urgent to go full-speed forward, one needs time to come to that mature level of understanding. Help them build gradually and then they will be able to give full energy, intelligence and heart to the process of devotional service.
2.Trust them. Although we know from Bhagavad-gita that 4 kinds of people approach God and they have different motives, we may show to people that we appreciate their attempt to approach God. We may understand they have a potential for pure devotional service and if we are good example and teach them they will eventually develop a desire for purest service. Trust motivates people very deeply. 'I see you have a not-the-highest motive but I know you have a potential for a highest thing. And I am trying to connect with that. 'I trust you may become a pure devotee of Krsna.'
Comment by Amrutha Hare Krishna Prabhuji, My humble obeisances to your lotus feet.
