Category:Wanting to Please
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the fundamental difference between the material and spiritual worlds lies in the object of one's pleasure. In material life, so-called love is merely the desire to please one's own senses, whereas in spiritual life, the pure devotee's only desire is to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, one cannot arbitrarily manufacture ways to please the Lord. Just as an ordinary person is pleased when someone follows their specific request, Kṛṣṇa is pleased when we follow His instructions submissively through the guidance of the spiritual master. The ultimate instruction of the Lord is to spread His glories; therefore, actively preaching and spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the most effective way to please Him. When a devotee fully dedicates his life to pleasing Kṛṣṇa, abandoning all mundane attachments, the Lord perfectly reciprocates. Because Kṛṣṇa is bhakta-vatsala, He is equally eager to please His pure devotees, even going so far as to break His own promises to uphold the word of His servant.
- The Illusion of Material Love: In the material world, relationships are based on self-interest, with everyone ultimately wanting to please their own senses rather than genuinely pleasing the beloved.
- The Pure Devotee's Sole Desire: A pure Vaiṣṇava abandons all desires for heavenly elevation or material profit, focusing his entire existence on wanting to please the Supreme Lord.
- Following Authorized Instructions: One cannot manufacture whimsical methods of service; to please God and the spiritual master, one must submissively ask for direction and execute their specific orders.
- The Supreme Pleasure of Preaching: The most direct and powerful way to please Kṛṣṇa in this age is to distribute His message, spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and invite others to chant the holy names.
- Divine Reciprocation: The relationship between the Lord and His devotee is reciprocal; just as the gopīs danced simply to please Kṛṣṇa, the Lord readily assumes different features and even breaks His own rules to please His devotees.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: If You Want to Please Kṛṣṇa, You Spread Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.
Pages in category "Wanting to Please"
The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
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- A devotee may have a priest perform some karma-kanda, and the priest may not be a pure Vaisnava, but because the devotee wants to please the Supreme Lord, he should not be criticized
- Although Rukmi was a veritable enemy of Krsna, he had great affection for his sister, Rukmini, and wanted to please her in all respects
- At that time (Bhisma about to kill Arjuna) Lord Krsna wanted to please His devotee, Bhisma, by keeping Bhisma's promise, which was more important than His own. Seemingly He broke His own promise
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- If I want a glass of water. And if you manufacture that "Swamiji will be more pleased if I give him a glass of milk, hot milk," that will not please me. If you want to please me, then you should ask me, "How can I please you?"
- If you get right guru, then you are liberated. If you follow the direction, if you want to please him, yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah, then you are liberated
- If you want to please me, then you should ask me, "How can I Please you?" And if you do what I order, that will please me
- In the material world there is no such thing as a lover's wanting to please the senses of his beloved. Actually, in the material world, everyone wants mainly to gratify his own personal senses
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- One has to dance to please Krsna, not to imitate or attempt to become equal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The gopis wanted to please Krsna, and therefore as Krsna sang, they responded and encouraged Him by saying “Well done! Well done!"
- Our point was how to please the Supreme Lord. This is the way. If you want to please Krsna, you spread Krsna consciousness
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- Sanatana Gosvami was actually following the disciplic principles. He wanted to please Lord Caitanya submissively. To please the spiritual master means to approach him submissively, not in a challenging mood
- Some (karmis) desire to be elevated to the heavenly planets or to go to Dhruvaloka, and others want to please the demigods to get material profits
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- The adjustment is that the Lord, being bhakta-vatsala, or one who wants to please His devotees, assumes such features so that devotees like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and other demigods may be pleased
- The gopis wanted to please Krsna, and therefore as Krsna sang, they responded and encouraged Him by saying "Well done! Well done!" Sometimes they presented beautiful music for His pleasure, and He responded by praising their singing
- The Lord's presence on the spot was very pleasing to the hearts of the devotees. The Lord understood that the trouble was due to His lotus feet not being seen by the sages, and therefore He wanted to please them by personally going there
- The pure devotee only wants to please the Supreme Lord, and so the Lord says that for anyone who is unflinchingly devoted to Him, He is easy to attain. BG 1972 purports
- They (Bhima, Duryodhana, Sahadeva, Nakula, Arjuna, Krsna, Draupadi, Karna, Satyaki, Vikarna, Hardikya, Vidura, Santardana and Bhurisrava) were all so bound in loving affection for King Yudhisthira that they simply wanted to please him
- This is one side, that if you want to please Krsna, then you have to be prepared for killing your so-called relatives. If you want Krsna. If you want to please Krsna