How Can We Remain In the Vicinity Of Krishna?
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Paramhamsa Vani
Jun 14, 2026, 11:50:02 PMJun 14
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Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
Everything depends upon the will of the Supreme Lord. We cannot do anything against His will–man proposes God disposes. All depends upon His will. We have to submit to His will. By submitting to His will, we can be happy.
We have to remain in the vicinity of Krishna and His devotees and not in the vicinity of the world. How to live near Krishna and His devotees? Krishna is beyond the reach of our mundane senses. He is nirguna–Transcendental Reality. His association is also transcendental. How can we live near Him with this material body? God is in the transcendental realm and the worship of God is also transcendental. They are not mundane. With this material body, we have got the qualities of the external potency. With this material body, how can we remain in the vicinity of Krishna and how should we perform service? In the Chaitanya Charitamrita, it is said, “At the time of taking initiation, mantra, diksa–the bhakta, disciple takes absolute shelter at the lotus feet of guru–sad-guru. Shrotriya, Brahma-nishta Guru–who has got the knowledge to precept and who has practical knowledge of the ultimate. You have to go to such a guru and take absolute shelter.
Guru is one with Krishna. In the form of a true guru, Krishna manifests. When you take shelter at his lotus feet, Krishna will embrace and make you sat-cid-ananda, transcendental, you can serve Krishna anywhere in the vicinity. Then Krishna makes you like Him. The body becomes sat-cid-ananda. It does not remain as matter. Matter does not go to Him. If the object of service and worship remains on the thirtieth storey and the servitor is on the ground floor, how can he serve him? In order to serve the master he has to go there by lift and sit by the bedstead. Then he can serve his master, massage etc. By staying in the ground floor, he cannot do that. God is in the transcendental realm. I shall remain here in the material realm. How can I serve Him?
---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Everything depends upon the will of the Supreme Lord. We cannot do anything against His will–man proposes God disposes. All depends upon His will. We have to submit to His will. By submitting to His will, we can be happy.
We have to remain in the vicinity of Krishna and His devotees and not in the vicinity of the world. How to live near Krishna and His devotees? Krishna is beyond the reach of our mundane senses. He is nirguna–Transcendental Reality. His association is also transcendental. How can we live near Him with this material body? God is in the transcendental realm and the worship of God is also transcendental. They are not mundane. With this material body, we have got the qualities of the external potency. With this material body, how can we remain in the vicinity of Krishna and how should we perform service? In the Chaitanya Charitamrita, it is said, “At the time of taking initiation, mantra, diksa–the bhakta, disciple takes absolute shelter at the lotus feet of guru–sad-guru. Shrotriya, Brahma-nishta Guru–who has got the knowledge to precept and who has practical knowledge of the ultimate. You have to go to such a guru and take absolute shelter.
Guru is one with Krishna. In the form of a true guru, Krishna manifests. When you take shelter at his lotus feet, Krishna will embrace and make you sat-cid-ananda, transcendental, you can serve Krishna anywhere in the vicinity. Then Krishna makes you like Him. The body becomes sat-cid-ananda. It does not remain as matter. Matter does not go to Him. If the object of service and worship remains on the thirtieth storey and the servitor is on the ground floor, how can he serve him? In order to serve the master he has to go there by lift and sit by the bedstead. Then he can serve his master, massage etc. By staying in the ground floor, he cannot do that. God is in the transcendental realm. I shall remain here in the material realm. How can I serve Him?
---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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