Three types of HappinessMode of Goodness, Passion and Ignorance.1. Happiness in the mode of Goodness :- Beginning like poison and likenectar in the end and wakes one to self-realization.- There are many activities which appear like poison in the beginning.One may ask is it something like a child who restricts his playtimebecause he wants to study and then gets good grades. Is this happinessin goodness? - NO. Krishna explains, this must wake one up toself-realization.- Vedas means knowledge. We all operate under the influence thatknowledge is only found in schools and colleges and vedas is forreligious knowledge. But Vedas is real knowledge. One should cultivatespiritual and material knowledge together.- Sadly, education has become one of most successful commercialbusinesses. We may decorate and ornament a cage but if we don't feedthe bird inside the cage, what good will the bird do living in a goodenvironment?- kamasya nendriya pritir: We should not utilize the body like cats and dogs.- Hearing about the instructions might be painful when one is asked tosacrifice the object of senses, but when one uses his intelligence andgets the higher taste, he is benefitted.2. Happiness in the mode of Passion: Derived from contact of senseswith sense objects and is like nectar in beginning and posion in theend.- If we analyze the process of sense enjoyment which people arepromoting actively, we will see that we are painful.- Everyone is worried of Cancer, AIDS. These diseases are a result ofsinful life.- So, today 99.9% of the population is interested in pursuinghappiness in mode of passion. Just like instant tea, coffee. Just forthis instant sense gratification, we indulge in unlimited senseenjoyment.- When we run after wealth, we engage in any activities.3. Happiness in mode of Ignorance: That happiness which is blind toself realization, all illusion and is due to sleep and ignorance.- In Kali-yuga people are spiritually lazy and very few are awake toself-realization.- There is no understanding to God and no desire to even understand.So, why is Krishna explaining all this?So that we can be educated and can make the decision.If Krsna wants us to surrender to Him, how do we develop that love and devotion?Rupa Goswami explains that:- One must have a desire to establish a relation with Krsna and serveHim. When Krsna understands this desire, then Krsna will arrange asituation where you come in contact with a Sadhu & with Prabhupada'sbooks. Then we will recieve knowledge. As a result of chanting,bhajana-kriya, the result is that the unlimited material desires thatwere stopping us to come to Krsna get eliminated. Just like if we takea medicine, it cures us of the germs in the body. We should neverforget that the Supreme Lord is very unhappy when He sees that Hisparts and parcels are trying to be happy without Him.- Service to the Lord starts with chanting His names & cleanses theheart and it is an ancient system of self-realization.- Jump at the opportunity of becoming spiritually happy. Chant HareKrsna, read Bhagavad-Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam and associate withdevotees.Follow this simple philospohy and there is nothing to lose but only to gain.- Notes from a lecture by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
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