How can I make every activity a Krishna conscious activity.

Hare Krishna.

I agree with Zola Preetam Prabhu ji. One should be well versed with all the Scriptures and keep listening to Krishna Kathas, or lectures or Should be always in KC mode. Then only they get reminded of Krishna in every activity they do.

One must engage his or her's senses in always in Krishna. fixing mind in Krishna one can see Krishna in all activities.

It doesn't mean the we quit rest of all works and just to Krishna consciousness. A devotee does all works engages himself in all activities but he has no pride of ownership. A devotee doesn't give up any work., infact he does all works in Krishna consciousness. This is the major difference between a devotee and a non devotee.

A non- devotee does work perfectly and a devotee also does the same work perfectly. But the difference is.. a non- devotee has pride of ownership and he is pride of being the doer and enjoyer of the result.

Where as a Devotee does the same work perfectly in Krishna Consciousness renouncing the pride of doer and enjoyer of the results of work done.

Chapter 18 TEXT 56 BG: Though engaged in all kinds of activities, My devotee, under My protection, reaches the eternal and imperishable abode by My grace.

Please note that...although engaged in all activities a devotee is having no pride of ownership, or no pride of being the doer and nor any pride of being the enjoyer.

This is the time when all the works get labelled as Krishna Conscious activities. One would not get attached to the Karma or its result ( good/bad) It becomes Nishkaam karma yog.

One more important thing to be noted is..

When you love some one.. ( Mortal) only we are reminded of him/her all the time 24/7 is it not?

Love is one important qualification for being in Krishna Consciousness 24/7. Great saintly Vaishnavas who were 24/7 in KC were always in the mood of ecstatic love ( Madhurya bhava).

Radha rani ji and other gopikas though were doing all kinds of daily chores like sweeping, cleaning the houses, spinning the mill, and cooking but there minds were fixed on the Shyam Sundar all the time. These cow herd gals forgot that their own presence .. It is the stage when you lose false ego.

In mundane world also we say.. He/ she has fallen in love.

What does it mean?? falling in love means not like falling in some pit..hehehe

fall is here the fall of false ego. When the person feel he no longer exist. All that exists is Only other.

renouncing the doership one loses false ego. The gopikas were in madhurya bhava love with Sri Krishna. The forgot themselves in that. Lost the false ego. All that they could see was only Krishna only Krishna Only Krishna.

each one was doing work house hold works and talking and all the talking was ultimately ending in Lord Krishna..

When Uddhav ji came to meet the gopikas with a letter from Sri Krishna.. he found that these gopikas were talking to birds, trees, creepers , river water, bees and all their conversation was only about Krishna.

Because everything was reminding about Lord only to them.

This is not easy as it seems.

Only by the the mercy of Lord one can get to that stage.

But you can try seeing Lord in daily activities atleast by just getting reminded of his form, leelas or anything related to Krishna or his devotees.

Let us say went shopping to purchase some clothing material for ur dress. but some blue color caught your attention.. you are immediately reminded of Lord.. similarly you can engage ur senses in all activities throughout the day thinking of Lord. When you ate a tasty delicious food you should be reminded of the prasadam of lord.

etc.

In this context I read in an interview Srila Prabhupada once said...

Interviewer: Your Divine Grace, you're saying we can see the Lord only by consulting the scriptures and the succession of bonafide spiritual masters. But supposedly, Lord Krsna is eternal, or indestructible. So surely He must be existing today. Which means we should be able to see Him now.

His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:-- Yes, Krsna is existing. For instance, the sun is existing, but at night you have no eyes to see the sun. That does not mean the sun does not exist. It is your deficiency -- at night you cannot see the sun... although the sun is always existing, you require qualification to see the sun at night. Similarly, although Krsna always exists, you must be qualified to see Him in the night of this material world. That qualification is described in the Brahma-samhita:

premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti
yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

"I worship the primeval Lord, Govinda, who is always seen by the devotee whose eyes are anointed with the pulp of love. He is seen in His eternal form of Syamasundara, situated within the heart of the devotee." - Sri Brahma Samhita Chapter 5, "Hymn to the Absolute," Mantra 38.

Those who are saintly persons and in ecstatic love with Krsna -- they are seeing Him twenty-four hours a day. That is not very difficult to understand. If you love somebody, you are seeing him or her always. Is it not?

Interviewer:-- That's so.

His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:--So seeing Krsna requires the qualification of love. Then Krsna will be visible twenty-four hours a day. He'll talk with you. These things are described.

tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te

"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me." -Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Chapter 10 “The Oppulence of the Absolute’, Text 10.
That means He talks. "I give intelligence." Unless He talks, how can He give intelligence -- "You do this"? So you have to qualify yourself to see and hear Krsna. But Krsna is always present.

Hare Krishna.

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- Gayatri September 20, 2018 at 1:43am
  
  Hare Krishna.
  
  I agree with Zola Preetam Prabhu ji. One should be well versed with all the Scriptures and keep listening to Krishna Kathas, or lectures or Should be always in KC mode. Then only they get reminded of Krishna in every activity they do.
  
  One must engage his or her's senses in always in Krishna. fixing mind in Krishna one can see Krishna in all activities.
  
  It doesn't mean the we quit rest of all works and just to Krishna consciousness. A devotee does all works engages himself in all activities but he has no pride of ownership. A devotee doesn't give up any work., infact he does all works in Krishna consciousness. This is the major difference between a devotee and a non devotee.
  
  A non- devotee does work perfectly and a devotee also does the same work perfectly. But the difference is.. a non- devotee has pride of ownership and he is pride of being the doer and enjoyer of the result.
  
  Where as a Devotee does the same work perfectly in Krishna Consciousness renouncing the pride of doer and enjoyer of the results of work done.
  
  Chapter 18 TEXT 56 BG: Though engaged in all kinds of activities, My devotee, under My protection, reaches the eternal and imperishable abode by My grace.
  
  Please note that...although engaged in all activities a devotee is having no pride of ownership, or no pride of being the doer and nor any pride of being the enjoyer.
  
  This is the time when all the works get labelled as Krishna Conscious activities. One would not get attached to the Karma or its result ( good/bad) It becomes Nishkaam karma yog.
  
  One more important thing to be noted is..
  
  When you love some one.. ( Mortal) only we are reminded of him/her all the time 24/7 is it not?
  
  Love is one important qualification for being in Krishna Consciousness 24/7. Great saintly Vaishnavas who were 24/7 in KC were always in the mood of ecstatic love ( Madhurya bhava).
  
  Radha rani ji and other gopikas though were doing all kinds of daily chores like sweeping, cleaning the houses, spinning the mill, and cooking but there minds were fixed on the Shyam Sundar all the time. These cow herd gals forgot that their own presence .. It is the stage when you lose false ego.
  
  In mundane world also we say.. He/ she has fallen in love.
  
  What does it mean?? falling in love means not like falling in some pit..hehehe
  
  fall is here the fall of false ego. When the person feel he no longer exist. All that exists is Only other.
  
  renouncing the doership one loses false ego. The gopikas were in madhurya bhava love with Sri Krishna. The forgot themselves in that. Lost the false ego. All that they could see was only Krishna only Krishna Only Krishna.
  
  each one was doing work house hold works and talking and all the talking was ultimately ending in Lord Krishna..
  
  When Uddhav ji came to meet the gopikas with a letter from Sri Krishna.. he found that these gopikas were talking to birds, trees, creepers , river water, bees and all their conversation was only about Krishna.
  
  Because everything was reminding about Lord only to them.
  
  This is not easy as it seems.
  
  Only by the the mercy of Lord one can get to that stage.
  
  But you can try seeing Lord in daily activities atleast by just getting reminded of his form, leelas or anything related to Krishna or his devotees.
  
  Let us say went shopping to purchase some clothing material for ur dress. but some blue color caught your attention.. you are immediately reminded of Lord.. similarly you can engage ur senses in all activities throughout the day thinking of Lord. When you ate a tasty delicious food you should be reminded of the prasadam of lord.
  
  etc.
  
  In this context I read in an interview Srila Prabhupada once said...
  
  Interviewer: Your Divine Grace, you're saying we can see the Lord only by consulting the scriptures and the succession of bonafide spiritual masters. But supposedly, Lord Krsna is eternal, or indestructible. So surely He must be existing today. Which means we should be able to see Him now.
  
  His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:-- Yes, Krsna is existing. For instance, the sun is existing, but at night you have no eyes to see the sun. That does not mean the sun does not exist. It is your deficiency -- at night you cannot see the sun... although the sun is always existing, you require qualification to see the sun at night. Similarly, although Krsna always exists, you must be qualified to see Him in the night of this material world. That qualification is described in the Brahma-samhita:
  
  premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
  santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti
  yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam
  govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
  
  "I worship the primeval Lord, Govinda, who is always seen by the devotee whose eyes are anointed with the pulp of love. He is seen in His eternal form of Syamasundara, situated within the heart of the devotee." - Sri Brahma Samhita Chapter 5, "Hymn to the Absolute," Mantra 38.
  
  Those who are saintly persons and in ecstatic love with Krsna -- they are seeing Him twenty-four hours a day. That is not very difficult to understand. If you love somebody, you are seeing him or her always. Is it not?
  
  Interviewer:-- That's so.
  
  His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:--So seeing Krsna requires the qualification of love. Then Krsna will be visible twenty-four hours a day. He'll talk with you. These things are described.
  
  tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam
  dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te
  
  "To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me." -Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Chapter 10 “The Oppulence of the Absolute’, Text 10.
  That means He talks. "I give intelligence." Unless He talks, how can He give intelligence -- "You do this"? So you have to qualify yourself to see and hear Krsna. But Krsna is always present.
  
  Hare Krishna.
  - Nitya > Gayatri September 22, 2018 at 7:02am
    
    Thank you for the reply. I cannot agree with you more.
    
    Haribol.

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