Posted by kanaiyyadesh on September 21, 2008 at 10:14am
Dear teacher:Please accept my most humble obeisances.On one hand we are advised to chant in a prayerful mood, which is like we are hanging on the cliff calling help by vibrating Krishna's holy names, we are begging Krishna's mercy to save us. On the other hand we should chant for Krishna's pleasure, not for our salvation or pleasure. The two seems contradictory together, what mood should we take when chanting?Your most humble servant,Yechen ZhangAnswer: The Lord is Pleased by Your CryThere is no contradiction. It gives great pleasure to the Lord when we cry out to Him to save us from this material existence by engaging us in His pure devotional service.Whenever something seems contradictory the way to analyze it is to take both points to be true and try to understand how both of them can be simultaneously be true. In other words, instead of being in a doubtful mood be in a faithful mood. In this way you will easily and quickly advance in transcendental understanding. And of course, whenever you are not able to make sense of something you are most welcome to inquire from me.Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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