171 - Six Principles of Success In Bhakti starting with Enthusiasm (Nectar of Instruction Text 3)

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 1:50 p.m.

One should accept this opportunity to return home, back to Godhead, very enthusiastically. Without enthusiasm, one cannot be successful. Even in the material world one has to be very enthusiastic in his particular field of activity in order to become successful. A student, businessman, artist or anyone else who wants success in his line must be enthusiastic. Similarly, one has to be very enthusiastic in devotional service. Enthusiasm means action, but action for whom? The answer is that one should always act for K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a \u2013 k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47\u0101rth\u0101khila-ce\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101 (Bhakti-ras\u0101m\u1e5bta-sindhu). In all phases of life one has to perform devotional activities under the direction of the spiritual master in order to attain perfection in bhakti-yoga. It is not that one has to confine or narrow one\u2019s activities. K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a is all-pervading. Therefore nothing is independent of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, as K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a Himself states in Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 ... | If you\u2019d like to read along: www.biglink.to/nectarofinstruction