pamho, Hare Krishna,
Bhagavad Gita 3.30 purport tells us few meaningful things from day-to-day life as below:
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The Lord instructs that one has to become fully Krsna conscious to discharge duties, as if in military discipline. Such an injunction may make things a little difficult; nevertheless duties must be carried out, with dependence on Krsna, because that is the constitutional position of the living entity.
Example: HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj has presented Darshan album of ISKCON to Indian PM Narendra Modi. Currently Indian PM carried out surgical strike military operations against India's neighbouring nation. The world leaders have unanimously decided to finish off terrorism from the planet. As per latest news, there is a law now even for the Muslims in cases of marriage, etc.
My questions:
What is discipline and strength in Krishna Consciousness ?
Why didn't Krishna directly skip off the 3rd chapter of Bhagavad Gita ?
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Noteworthy Purport:
The Supreme Lord is the Soul of all souls; therefore, one who depends solely and wholly on the Supreme Soul without personal consideration, or in other words, one who is fully Krsna conscious, is called adhyatma-cetasa.
Nirasih means that one has to act on the order of the master.
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Purport Example: The cashier may count millions of dollars for his employer, but he does not claim a cent for himself. Similarly, one has to realize that nothing in the world belongs to any individual person, but that everything belongs to the Supreme Lord. That is the real purport of mayi, or unto Me.
Once I heard in a lecture by a Gopinath devotee, the cash bag on the book counter was stolen by someone (some thief).
I myself personally had to suffer some huge money loss during ATM donation process due to the carelessness of a devotee.
My questions:
Why are some devotees so careless about protecting the money of Krishna ? Will someone come and tell them that everything that is to be utilized in the service has to be taken care of very nicely ?
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How to act on the Path of Liberation explained in the Purport ?
And when one acts in such Krsna consciousness, certainly he does not claim proprietorship over anything. This consciousness is called nirmama, or nothing is mine. And, if there is any reluctance to execute such a stern order which is without consideration of so-called kinsmen in the bodily relationship, that reluctance should be thrown off; in this way one may become vigata-jvara, or without feverish mentality or lethargy. Everyone, according to his quality and position, has a particular type of work to discharge, and all such duties may be discharged in Krsna consciousness, as described above. That will lead one to the path of liberation.
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Replies
Even though one may be very learned and wise, he is mad if he does not understand that the endeavor for sense gratification is a useless waste of time. Being forgetful of his own interest, he tries to be happy in the material world, centering his interests around his home, which is based on sexual intercourse and which brings him all kinds of material miseries. In this way one is no better than a foolish animal.
The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence. On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life’s illusions and thinks in terms of “I and mine.”