janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna
ārto jijñāsur arthārthī
"Out of these there are four classes of men-those who are sometimes distressed, those who are in need of money, those who are sometimes inquisitive, and those who are sometimes searching after knowledge of the Absolute Truth. These persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service under different conditions. (BG 7.16)"
Yesterday we met a family who were under tremendous material suffering. A 10 year old boy who was very active, is now counting his days due to a life threatening disease. And the doctor has warned that the next child of that family may also have a similar disease. Poor parents. But everyone was glorifying the mother, for she takes so much care for her diseased son. I felt so sorry for that family and for a moment, I felt the urgency of preaching and reaching this Krsna consciousness to more people & to that grieving family in particular. Srila Prabhupad says in SB 6.16.6
The same living entity sometimes takes shelter of an animal father and mother and sometimes a human father and mother. Sometimes he accepts a father and mother among the birds, and sometimes he accepts a demigod father and mother. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore says:
brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
guru-krishna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija
Harassed life after life by the laws of nature, the living entity wanders throughout the entire universe in different planets and different species of life. Somehow or other, if he is fortunate enough, he comes in touch with a devotee who reforms his entire life. Then the living entity goes back home, back to Godhead. Therefore it is said:
Janame janame sabe pita mata paya
krishna guru nahi mile baja hari ei
In the transmigration of the soul through different bodies, everyone, in every form of life -- be it human, animal, tree or demigod -- gets a father and mother. This is not very difficult. The difficulty is to obtain a bona fide spiritual master and Krishna. Therefore the duty of a human being is to capture the opportunity to come in touch with Krishna's representative, the bona fide spiritual master. Under the guidance of the spiritual master, the spiritual father, one can return home, back to Godhead.
Krsna's mercy we are doing super good when compared to so many people around us. I feel that my family is being taken good care of by our Gurumaharaj H.H.Jayapataka swami. Hope we be intelligent enough to make hay while the sun shines.
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