How to find the right movementA rather strange-minded regular congregational member with low self-esteem asked Srila Prabhupada whether one's small efforts to serve Krsna would ultimately be considered useless.Prabhupada's reply to the man was a sensitive one. "That I have already explained. You are coming here, even though you are not initiated. That is also service. If you deposit one cent daily, one day it may become $100. So, when you get the $100, you can get the business." (Laughter.)"So you come here daily, one cent, one cent. When it will be $100, you will be a devotee." Prabhupada's answer drew laughter and cheers from the audience.Prabhupada explained further. "So this is not wasted. That is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, krta-punya punjah. Krta-punya. Krta means done. Sukadeva Goswami is describing when Krsna was playing with His cowherd boyfriends: 'These cowherd boys who are playing with Krsna have not come to this platform in one day.' Life after life, having performed pious activities, now they have come to this position that they are allowed to play with the Supreme. Any pious activities done for the sake of Krsna is your permanent asset. It will never be lost. So go on increasing the asset. One day it will so help you that you will be able to play with Krsna. This is the Krsna consciousness movement."A young man asked, "There are different, or many, spiritual movements in the world. How can I know which one is right?""It is very easy. Spiritual movement means to understand God. Any spiritual movement you adopt, if you understand God, then it is all right. If you think everyone is spiritual movement, all right, you take it. Then, if you come to understand, 'Now I have understood God', then that is all right. Otherwise, bogus.""But I have no experience, so ...""Here is the experience: Just like if you eat, you will feel satisfaction. And without eating, how you will feel satisfaction? So if you follow a spiritual movement, then you will understand God. That is the result. And if you think that you are following some spiritual movement but you do not know what is God, that means that you are following some bogus thing. That is the test. It hasn't got to be certified. You can know. Just like if you eat, you will feel satisfaction. You haven't got to take a certificate from others. 'Do you think I'm eating?' You can say. If you understand God fully, then that is a spiritual movement. If you do not understand, then you must know that you are following some bogus movement. This is the test."- From "The Great Transcendental Adventure" by HG Kurma Prabhu
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