Festivals
What is A Festival? Kevala Ananda Kanda; Chanting, Dancing and Feasting.
What is A Festival? Kevala Ananda Kanda; Chanting, Dancing and Feasting.
A devotee's only desire is to please Krishna and nothing else but Krishna's pleasure. Hence Krishna, in order to please his devotees, shows his pleasure.
In the teachings of Sriman Mahaprabhu, there are two principal instructions: developing the taste for chanting of holy names and displaying compassion for the fallen souls.
As Krishna's form, qualities, pastimes, etc. are all on the absolute platform, material senses cannot therefore appreciate them. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Krishna consciousness and renders service by using his tongue to chant the Lord's Holy name and taste the remnants of the Lord's food, the tongue is purified and one gradually comes to understand who Krishna really is.
The sankirtana of Krishna's names is praised as the best and most powerful means to attain the treasure of Krishna prema [pure love for Krishna]. It is like a potent mantra that can attract precious objects from a distance.
Prema (Divine Love), the fruit of the creeper of Bhakti, grows on the creeper only when she attains to the Feet of Krishna. All this time the gardener continues to splash the creeper with the water of hearing and chanting the Holy Name of Krishna.
One, who worships the Supreme Lord and His holy name with undivided faith, knowing them to be identical, is considered an elevated, first class devotee, even if he does not understand the intricacies of his own spiritual identity.
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