Eligibility of Going back Home, back to Godhead
Going back Home, back to God is confirmed if you follow the five principles mentioned in the four essential verses of the Bhagavad Gita. Connecting everything to God ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavomattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartateiti matvā bhajante māṁbudhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts. (BG10.8) Everything proceeds from God and finally enters in God. Since all belongs to God, everything must be seen in connection to Him. This is the first and preliminary qualification of going back home, back to Godhead. Reading Scriptures in the Association of Devotees mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇābodhayantaḥparasparamkathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁtuṣyanti ca ramanti ca The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me. (BG10.9) It is one thing to know that everything is connected to God and it is quite another thing to know ‘How’ everything is connected to God. Only by reading the scriptures, in the association of devotees, can one begin to see what is the unique connection of each and everything in the world to God. For example, Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita says I am the taste of water, or I am the heat and light of fire, or I am the cheating of the cheat, or I am the piety of the pious etc. Everything has a unique connection with God and it needs a scrutinizing study of the scriptures to know and understand that connection. Thus reading scriptures is the second qualification to go back home, back to Godhead. Doing Relentless Service teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁbhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love,(BG10.10) On properly understanding the unique relationship of everything in this world to God a devotee feels his/her duty to serve God. Besides an obligation, a devotee feels a deep indebtedness for providing and maintaining the world just so that living entities can live peacefully and thus wish to serve one’s Lord relentlessly. Thus relentless service forms the third qualification to go back home, back to Godhead. Preaching dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁyena mām upayānti te I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.(BG10.10) To those who serve God relentlessly, He awards intelligence to serve Him. The devotee in turn empties one’s heart and teaches others how to serve God just as God inspired him/her. Preaching is therefore a natural consequence of a pure heart which wishes to share with everyone the graces it has received from God. Risking life for God teṣāmevānukampārthamaham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥnāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-sthojñāna-dīpenabhāsvatā To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.(BG 10.11) To those who preach, God personally takes care of them by eradicating the ignorance and doubts in the philosophy and the deep rooted attachments to oneself so that they can help others in a much better way and preach effectively and risk their very lives for God, without any fear, and thus become rightfully qualified to go back home, back to Godhead. Lakshmi, the Goddess of fortune Lakshmi, the Goddess of fortune, is the constant companion of Lord Vishnu; they remain together constantly. One cannot keep Lakshmi Read more The revealed scripture The revealed scriptures, like Manu-samhitha and similar others, are considered the standard books to be followed by human society. Thus, Read more Cry for lord Krishna One should learn how to cry for the Lord. One should learn this small technique, and he should be very Read more What is temple meaning Temple means people should come, people should learn the science of God. Temple should not be a business. Temple means Read more Training like a wild animal To train a new man is like training a wild animal to be a pet. Just like the tiger is Read more
