Obstacles Bhakti - Kunjeshwari Home

Obstacles in Bhakti
Meaning – Even if I get crores of wish-fulfilling gems, or Sri Hari tells me He
will give me darshan outside Vrindâvan, I will not accept His offer. In stead I
will roll on the dust of Vrindavan, yet I will not step outside Vrindavan.”
Recap –
We must consider Vrindavan Dhâm as divine.
We must love and respect all moving and non-moving objects of Vrindavan
We should be especially careful not to find fault with any resident of
Vrindavan, or show disrespect in any way.
We should not travel outside Vrindavan continue to live here until death
with single-pointed devotion.
If we follow the above rules, then we can say with confidence that “We live in
Vrajamandal”. Then alone it is fruitful.
There are 64 rules of Bhajan. We have discussed the five most important
points. Now we shall discuss a very important and unavoidable point – that is
‘smaran’.
We have to integrate smaran in all our sevâs. It is something without which
our devotional efforts are lifeless. Smaran means ‘meditating on Sri
Bhagavân’s Name, beauty, excellences and Leelâs.’ We must fill our mind
constantly with sweet thoughts of Sri Sri Gour-Govinda.
Thoughts have great impact on our body. If we think of a naked feminine
body, we experience sexual arousal. The thought of raw tamarind with salt
makes our mouth water. When we think of an enemy, we get angry. This
means that thoughts make our body behave in certain manner. Therefore,
we can safely conclude that if we are always immersed in the sweet thoughts
of Gour-Govinda Lila, our body will slowly display divine qualities. Thoughts
are that powerful.
The Rishis have churned all the Shâstras and have arrived at two conclusions
– one “do” and one “don’t”. They are –
smartavyah satatang vishnur-vismartavyo na jâtuchit,
sarve-vidhi-nishedhâh syuretayoreva kinkarâh.
Meaning – “Always remember Sri Vishnu. Never forget Sri Vishnu.”
(Sri Padma Purân)
The rest of the commands are subservient to these two main commands.
Sri Bhagavân is telling us –
ananya-chetâh satatang yo mâng smarati nityashah,
tasyâhang sulabhah pârth nitya-yuktasya yoginah.
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