Category:Desiring Success
Theme Analysis
In the material world, "success" is usually equated with the accumulation of wealth, power, or followers. However, Śrīla Prabhupāda redefines the entire concept. He explains that the living entity is not meant for success in religious rituals, economic development, or even liberation (mokṣa). True success is the attainment of pure, unalloyed service to Kṛṣṇa. The path to this success is universal: whether one is a fruitive worker, a philosopher, or a mystic yogi, the method is the same—fearlessly chanting the holy name of the Lord. Crucially, this success is not achieved by independent effort but is strictly dependent on the mercy of the spiritual master and the avoidance of offenses against the holy name.
- The Universal Method: Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that regardless of one's material or spiritual position—whether one desires material fruit or liberation—the only way to achieve success is to chant the holy name of the Lord.
- Dependency on the Guru: Success is not a result of personal prowess. It is achieved by abiding by the orders of the spiritual master. By the guru's mercy, even a "dumb man can become the greatest orator."
- Material vs. Spiritual Success: A sharp distinction is drawn between the quick, temporary success granted by demigods for fruitive work and the ultimate success of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Obstacles to Success: The primary obstacles to achieving the desired success are offenses (especially thinking the holy name is imaginary) and acting independently of the spiritual authority.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Process to Achieve the Desired Success.
Pages in category "Desiring Success"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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- By the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can cross mountains. As advised by Lord Brahma, one should remember this sastric injunction if one desires success in his life
- By this act (teaching King Indra a lesson) Lord Krsna taught human society, as He has instructed in the Bhagavad-gita also, that one should worship the Supreme Lord by all acts and by all their results. That will bring about the desired success
- By virtue of such attraction (of Krsna), one can give up fruitive activities and all endeavors for liberation and can even abandon the intense desire to achieve success in yoga mystic power
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- If one is not accustomed to abiding by the life of renunciation and self-abnegation from the beginning, one should try to get into the habit at a later stage of life as recommended by Sukadeva Gosvami and that will help one to achieve the desired success
- In the previous verse (SB 2.1.10), the great necessity for attaining attachment to Mukunda has been accredited. There are different types of persons who desire to attain success in different varieties of pursuits
- It appears from the talks of Lord Caitanya that a person who cannot keep his faith in the words of the spiritual master and who acts independently cannot attain the desired success in chanting Hare Krsna
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- Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world
- Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world. BG 4.12 - 1972
- Misled by blind leaders, the followers who themselves are blind have failed to achieve the desired success. But here is a method, called by the name Krsna consciousness, which is directly offered by Krsna
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- O King (Sukadeva Gosvami), it is finally decided that everyone, namely those in the renounced order of life, the mystics, and the enjoyers of fruitive work, should chant the holy name of the Lord fearlessly to achieve the desired success in their pursuits
- One should not worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to fulfill some material desire for success in fruitive activities or mental speculation
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- The Gaudiya Vaisnavas who follow strictly in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu worship the Divinity by chanting transcendental sounds meant to ultimately develop the achievement of the desired success in loving service
- There are different modes of worship for different persons desiring success in particular subjects
- There are many classes of human beings: the fruitive workers, the empiric philosophers, the mystic yogis, and ultimately, the unalloyed devotees. For all of them, one and the same process is applicable for achieving the desired success