Thank You for Being a Lover of God

“One should not become an official meditator.  Life should be so molded that one will always have the chance to think of Krishna.  One should always act in such a way that all his daily activities are in connection with Krishna.  He should arrange his life in such a way that throughout the twenty-four hours, he cannot but think of Krishna.”  –   (Bg 18.65 Purport)

In another purport Prabhupada states, “In the advanced stage, one falls completely in love with Krishna.”  –  (Bg 8.28)

Prabhupada teaches us not to be wishy-washy, but to give everything to God, he exposes all types of майя, including religion which is not completely surrendered to God.  Anyone who wants to love God can learn from Srila Prabhupada. 

This love is not a saccharine piety.  It is doing the needful, even if it means fighting for Krishna as Hanuman and Arjuna did.  The lover of God pleases Him under all circumstances.  Prabhupada was an intrepid preacher, ready to face the atheists and mayavadis who deny God.  This is another aspect of the lover.  We may think of a “lover” as someone who seeks a soft situation, lying in an inner chamber to enjoy with his beloved.  The lover of God, however, works on His behalf and fights on His behalf to establish the principles of religion.  He goes out on behalf of the Lord, just as Ramacandra’s brothers went out to conquer, and just as Prabhupada left Vrindavana to come to America.