The heart disease of every Jiva is Lust (Kama). An enslaved Jiva cannot conquer Kama by his own capacity. We become victims of Kama (passion) when we become averse to Sri Krishna. This punishment has been inflicted upon those, who, being the eternal servants of Sri Krishna, are reluctant to serve Him. If the root cause of passion is not eradicated, how can we conquer Kama? When we become averse to Sri Krishna and want to enjoy Maya, Maya immediately envelops us and we get false egos relating to subtle and gross bodies. As such we are passing through cycles of births since time immemorial and burning in the conflagration of births and deaths and threefold affliction. The only way of getting emancipation from worldly suffering is total unconditional surrender to the Lotus Feet of Sri Krishna.
As we have inherited the egoistic mentality, the inertia to enjoy through cycles of births, it is not easy for an enslaved Java to give up all mundane egos and take absolute shelter at the Lotus Feet of Sri Krishna unconditionally. Association of bona fide suddha Bhaktas is essential for getting enhancement in spiritual life. We cannot get the desired result all of a sudden. It requires time. It depends upon the intensity of the sadhana. Even Ambarish Maharaja, the great devotee, could conquer all Kama gradually. We are to continue to perform sadhana with steadfast belief and patience. It is better to go through 'Bhakta-Charitras' —biographies of devotees in Srimad Bhagavatam, as we get impetus from Bhaktas how they attained God.
-- His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj --
Kathopanisad ascertains two paths - (1) path for eternal welfare and (2) path for hedonism (belief in worldly pleasure as the proper aim). These two paths only exist in the human species. The wise human beings after knowing the proper implications of these two paths consider the path of eternal welfare as the cause of emancipation and the other path of hedonism as the cause of bondage. They adore the path of eternal welfare relinquishing the path of hedonism. But unfortunate and unscrupulous persons lacking in conscience, accepting the path of hedonism, engage all their energy only to accumulate and preserve material wealth and property, only to get immediate benefit of sense enjoyments without thinking about its consequence. More than ninety-nine percent of people in this world are supporters of hedonism. It seems like nectar at the time of sensuous pleasure but its consequence is deadly poison. In the path of eternal welfare, at the time of spiritual practice, it appears to be like poison because the votary has to control his sense organs and has to restrict his evil propensities but the consequence of such austerities and self-discipline is ambrosia. Sincere devotees of such a path of eternal welfare are very rare in this world, which is like a prison house.
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We do not know when we have become averse to God - to our Supreme Master Sri Krishna. We do not find any date here. We have forgotten our
relation with Sri Krishna from time immemorial. When we became averse to Sri Krishna by misuse of our relative independence, the illusory energy
(external material energy) of Sri Krishna enveloped us and since then we have been passing through innumerable cycles of births and deaths.
We reap the fruits of our own good and bad deeds. We should not blame others for the afflictions we get due to our own Karma. Others may be
instrumental, but not the cause. The result of Karma (Prarabdha Karma) which has started should be suffered or enjoyed — whether he is an ascetic or a householder. Only Shudhabhakti or suddha Nam can destroy the fruits of even Prarabdha-Karma.
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