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Radha’s Prem -Swami Sivananda
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Prem Das:—You make my head reel by your explanation! Jnana Dev: Truth is, as I said, strange, wonderful, deep in its import. Listen! They had every right to the union with the Lord and Sri Krishna could not deny them his companionship. Nay, it was a great thing to the Lord Himself, that the Jivas should return to Him with all their spiritual experiences. The concession was natural and the joy was mutual. Let not the dullness of perception or the mean lust of passion in man sit in judgment over this final beatitude of human aspirations. But in the midst of the Union itself, there is a danger, a most subtle one at that, that of the Egoism “I am in union with the Lord”. The Gopis thought of themselves and there was an instant break in the union. Krishna could not be seen anywhere. They imitated His actions in the world. They followed His footsteps wherever found. Tears rained down their cheeks. They now realised that the Lord they wanted was not only the son of Yasoda but the Lord of the Universe and they forgot their egoism in their wonderful realisation and lo! the Lord appeared again. The best way to get rid of egoism is to forget it completely or to deny its existence whole-heartedly. This time there was union but not individual union. Hand in hand, the Gopis formed a circle with their Lord—not the individual Lord but the Universal Lord making Himself many in their hearts as well as outside—and went on dancing with Him. The people of Vraja, however, never missed their wives (Gopis) from their sides, through the Lord’s Yoga Maya! The Devas looked with wonder and envied the lot of the Gopis. Let us catch a glimpse of that divine love and dance—that Rasa Leela—so that men may become gods on earth. Study the Bhagawata with faith and devotion. Though even that has its own good results by way of creating good Samskaras, mere reading is not all. You should understand the meaning. Meditate on the sublime ideas underlying each Leela of the Lord. The doors of the Great Secret will slowly, one by one, open to reveal to your powerful, concentrated gaze, the immortal Truth that is apparently closed to human vision through man’s ignorance. Once you tear this veil, you will realise you are the Lord Himself—the state experienced by Radha. |
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