February 1. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: We are Especially Following Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada exposed material life as a defeat. People think they will obtain happiness by sense gratification, but in the end, they are only frustrated. Prabhupada taught this repeatedly because the struggle for happiness is so pervasive among the people of the world. Although most people concentrate on money-making as their goal, Prabhupada instructs them, “No, that cannot make you happy.” He also tells us not to seek liberation from material life. One might ask, “Neither sense gratification nor renunciation – what’s left?” Srila Prabhupada teaches that the goal of life is service to Krishna, bhakti yoga. This is the message of the six Gosvamis, Lord Caitanya, and Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita. Prabhupada preached it and we are following him. Often, our appreciation of Prabhupada is based on appreciation of the Vedic truths. One may say that Prabhupada’s teachings are just those of a typical Vaisnava sannyasi. By glorifying Prabhupada, all we are doing is appreciating Lord Krishna in Bhagavad-gita. Srila Prabhupada would appreciate that estimation of himself. In fact, that’s how he wanted us to appreciate him – as one who delivered Krishna’s message unchanged.
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