I came across a line in a book about caring for roses which said, ‘if you water the roses in the right way they will happy.” Making roses happy. What a meditation.
And then I thought how we try to make so many things happy in our life – our dog, our lawn, our children, our family. And of course ourselves, we are always trying to make ourselves happy.
Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail in our happiness projects. Life is just like that.
And then I thought about how to make God happy. If we spend our days trying to make so many living creatures happy, why not include Him?
The problem for many is that God is a very distant proposal. A fearful proposal. And even though He is a person, He seems so far away and removed from our lives and the troubles of the earth.
Krishna Consciousness is the art of making God happy. It’s based on the philosophy of relationship and loving service. When you get to know Krishna you can’t help but love Him and want to make Him happy. That’s what love means. Wanting to make the other happy.
So what makes Krishna happy? Many many things. But especially to love and be loved. God’s not so different from us after all. Or should I say we are not so different from Him. And love is at the center of it all.
Here are some things that makes Krishna happy – milk from cows not sent to slaughterhouses, homegrown fruits and vegetables, clean and beautiful surroundings, reminding others of their long lost relationship with him, and unmotivated prayers and service.
Begin to make a list of what makes Krishna happy and start doing it. Just like watering the roots of the rose bushes makes them grow the best, making Krishna happy is like watering the roots of the tree of life. There is no better way to live.
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