Category:Our Attachments (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The living entity is constitutionally active and must have an object of affection, making the state of desirelessness impossible. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the process of spiritual realization is not about killing our natural tendency to love, but rather about purifying and redirecting it. In the conditioned state, the soul is bound by deep attachments to the material body, family, nation, and past habits, all of which entangle it in the illusions of maya. However, through the regulated practice of bhakti-yoga, a disciple is trained to transfer that exact same energy toward the Supreme Lord. By sincerely engaging in Deity worship, utilizing personal talents in devotional service, and remaining constantly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa's business, the disciple easily nullifies their material desires and awakens their original, pure attachment to God.
- Freeing the Mind from Material Bonds: Excessive clinging to temporary bodily designations, familial relations, and past material habits severely stunts a disciple's spiritual progress.
- Nullifying the Pull of Illusion: Strict adherence to the regulative principles and constant engagement in Kṛṣṇa's service automatically untangles the soul from the complex web of material entanglement.
- Awakening Attraction to the Deity: In the neophyte stage, actively cultivating a relationship with the Deity, such as Madana-mohana or Jagannātha, is essential for conquering mundane sense gratification.
- The Ultimate Test of Devotion: The perfection of spiritual life is judged entirely by the degree to which a disciple has developed their unalloyed, spontaneous attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Trains His Disciples to Purify Their Attachments in Kṛṣṇa's Service.
Pages in category "Our Attachments (Disciples of SP)"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- If we take to Krsna consciousness full, even due to our past habits, we are attached to all things, Krsna says it doesn't matter. But you keep yourself always in Krsna consciousness
- If you keep yourselves always engaged in Krsna's business 24 hours, then you will be freed from all attachment to maya, by Krsna's grace
- If you stick to these principles with determination, then you will become free from all attachment to maya, by Krishna's Grace. The example is that when the sun is in the sky, there is no question of darkness
- In the beginning of our spiritual life we must worship Madana-mohana so that He may attract us and nullify our attachment for material sense gratification. This relationship with Madana-mohana is necessary for neophyte devotees
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- The only test is how you have developed your attachment for Krsna. If you are serious about it, it can be done within a second. If you are not serious about it, it cannot be done in many lives. So that depends on your serious nature
- They (these boys and girls) are coming from your community - they are not imported from India or I have bribed them to do like that (engaged in God's service twenty-four hours). No. They've got an attachment
- They are not doing business. They are attached to temple activities. Anyway, these things have to be adjusted
- Too much attachment for children, home and work will spoil your opportunity to get very quickly the mature benefit of Krsna consciousness or self-realization
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- Yes, be attached to the Deity and your life will be successful
- Yesterday we perfomed the ceremonies, Ratha-yatra, so this dress, Jagannatha dress, and function, everything you have to learn. This is called bhakti-yoga. The beginning is we have to develop attachment
- You have expressed a fear of becoming attached to your musical activities, but attachment for Krishna's service is not bad. If you can engage your talent for Krishna's service, then this attachment will increase your Krishna Consciousness status