Just as a fish comes from a watery environment and cannot be satisfied unless he is in a watery environment, in a similar way since we are all the emanations of Krishna and therefore share His nature of eternity, knowledge, and bliss, we can never be satisfied unless we are back in contact with Him. Sometimes when a fish is washed onto the beach and cannot get back into the water, he is lying there suffering like anything in complete total anxiety. Despite his desperate flopping motions to try to get himself back into the water, he is not successful in doing so. However if a kind-hearted person happens to come walking along the beach and sees the poor fish's plight, he can very easily pick him up and toss him back into the water.
This is the kindness of the devotee of the Lord upon those souls who are captivated by this material existence. If we find ourselves in such a pitiable condition as that fish, and if we find ourselves to be so fortunate as to have the association of a devotee of the Lord, we should understand how fortunate we are and take full advantage of our good fortune by learning from the Lord's devotee how we can also become the Lord's devotee. The devotee will teach us to how to perfect the bhakti yoga system, devotional service to the Lord.
There are other processes for elevating the consciousness beyond this material existence such as jnana yoga and hatha yoga. But in order for these other processes to take us all the way to complete spiritual perfection it is required that one have no further dealings with the material world. However, the bhakti yoga system is so powerful that one can remain active within this material world and at the same time become completely transcendental to it.
This is the kindness of the devotee of the Lord upon those souls who are captivated by this material existence. If we find ourselves in such a pitiable condition as that fish, and if we find ourselves to be so fortunate as to have the association of a devotee of the Lord, we should understand how fortunate we are and take full advantage of our good fortune by learning from the Lord's devotee how we can also become the Lord's devotee. The devotee will teach us to how to perfect the bhakti yoga system, devotional service to the Lord.
There are other processes for elevating the consciousness beyond this material existence such as jnana yoga and hatha yoga. But in order for these other processes to take us all the way to complete spiritual perfection it is required that one have no further dealings with the material world. However, the bhakti yoga system is so powerful that one can remain active within this material world and at the same time become completely transcendental to it.
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