FROM PUTTAPARTHI...SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT - 26: PART TIME DEVOTEES !!!

SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT – 26

PART TIME DEVOTEES!!!

Lord Krishna once enacted a small drama to demonstrate how the devotion of the illiterate Gopikas of Brindavan was deeper and fuller than that of His consorts, Rukmini or Sathyabhama, or even the sage Narada!

He pretended that he was suffering from a severe headache, and that only the application of the dust from the feet of a devotee would cure Him. Neither Rukmini, nor Sathyabhama nor Narada were willing to offer the dust from their feet, as they felt that they would be condemned to live in hell if they allowed the dust of their feet to pollute the Divine head of Krishna.

But when Narada approached the Gopikas, they had no hesitation in collecting the dust of their feet, because their only concern was to relieve their beloved Krishna's pain instantly, without caring about what happened to them as an outcome.

Even though they were warned by Narada about the dire consequences of their action, they told him that they were not concerned about the worst that might happen to them, if only their Krishna would be relieved of pain. They said that they don't mind going to hell at all if Krishna's pain goes away!!!

Krishna's pain was gone the moment the Gopikas offered the dust of their feet. Narada realized that the totally unselfish devotion exhibited by the Gopikas was Parama Bhakti, the highest form of devotion!!!

And he was so taken aback – so to say stunned into silence – by their phenomenal devotion for Lord Krishna. Krishna was the taste of their tongues; the sight of their eyes; the sound of their ears; the touch of their skin – that he went back and composed what is known to be one of the most authoritative texts on the doctrine of Devotion – The Narada Bhakti Sutras!

PS: "Most of you, though devoted to Deities are enslaved by the senses and ego. Hence, you feel that if you visit temples and perform rituals you are following the tradition and are really devoted to the Deities. There are hardly any "Real Devotees"!

"You are all part time devotees seeking always benefits and blessings from God for your own welfare and the welfare of your immediate families. Most of you ignore the needs of other living beings that starve and struggle. Hence your Devotion is "Selfish". Start serving others from this very minute & I shall reserve a seat for you in the Heavens!!!" – SATHYA SAI BABA

(Devotees all over the World have now become more & more organized & meticulous about service & included GRAMA SEVA, HOSPITAL SEVA, NARAYANA SEVA etc…just to name a few!!!)

Some responses…

1.      Dear Sir,

I am regularly reading SQ with all sincerity.  Simply put, they are all very good messages to be absorbed, assimilated and put into practice.  Just reading and appreciating will not at all suffice.  Unless one is determined to imbibe these qualities and make it a living even attempting to spirituality becomes a challenge.  I am reproducing below a portion of the article I came across recently, which I liked:

 

"Each day is a little life and you've to end your day in such a way so as not to repent in the evening".  If we live like this and feel the pain of others as we feel and show compassion and love, this is spirituality.

 

The people who demonstrate spirituality are those who seek always to be in touch with the "highest good" in them, in others and in the universe.  To practice spirituality means listening to and acting on the "highest good" within me."

Regards,

BALASUBRAMANIAN C

 

2.      Dear Sir,

Very nice of you. I strongly believe and practice to the extent possible the 18th Chapter of Gita, the complete surrender of our soul and deeds that would make us totally happy in life. Your spiritual quotient helps us recycle our spiritual thoughts and refresh ourselves. 

Thanks & regards

SURESH S

 

3.      Sir, 

SQ "Service to Humanity will lead way to Reaching Kailash" ( SQ – 23) is nice... Please keep enlightening us with wonderful stories like this. This will certainly open many ignorant people's eyes.  In fact, I am sharing SQs with my wife and of course to my kid (wherever possible).

Thanks & Regards,

GANESAN R

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