Sunday, June 11, 2023

Surrender to Krsna in the spiritual world is NEVER a "one-sided" forceful dominance.

Loving relationships with a bonafide God (Krsna) are always a respectful and voluntarily, and expressed in a "two-way" loving exchange.

The cold impersonal bogus version of surrendering your independence and free will was rejected long, long ago.

Always avoid bogus leaders, teachers, preachers, devotees, gurus and sannyasis who try to manipulate you, bully you, use you, and control your every thought and actions.

Loving exchanges, cooperation, reciprocation and voluntary expressions from the jiva-soul's unique personality, MUST be there as contributions to the relationship with Krsna, by serving Him in a "two-way" exchange that makes the relationship personal, caring and genuine.

Loving feelings and emotions towards Krsna can only exist in a "two-sided" exchange, where the jiva-souls can also voluntarily add to the relationship and friendship with Krsna.

In other words, love can only exist when "voluntarily" expressed in a "two-way" exchange, where the jiva-soul's person unique contributions adds to one's relationship with Krsna, that can only be expressed by having free will.

Having the "free will" to contribute to one's relationship with Krsna, allows the jiva-souls to voluntarily participate in selflessly serving Krsna by contributing to the relationship in their own unique way, and not allow any "so called God" to impersonally control one's every thought, actions and deeds (offerings) like a puppet master controls his puppets.

Surrender to Krsna does NOT mean you "surrender" your intelligence, your free will and the ability to express yourself as the independent PERSON you are eternally.

These special qualities gives meaning to the jiva-souls existence that allows the jiva-souls to express themselves independently from Krsna, yet simultaneously be always fully dependent on Krsna unconditionally.

Such personal voluntary service deepens one's loving reciprocation with Krsna, through personal exchanges that enhances, enriches and forever continues to add flavour to one's unique relationship with Krsna.

Srila Prabhupada - ''Love means you take and you give also. Suppose if you love somebody and you simply take from him, but you don't give. Oh, do you think it is very good? No. It is not good. That is not love. That is exploitation. If I go on simply taking from you, and if I don't offer you anything, that is simply exploitation." (Lecture BG, Ch 9 text 2-5, New York City, Nov 23, 1966)

Having free will also includes the jiva-soul's ability to even reject Krsna if they choose.

Srila Prabhupada - "Free will means that you can act wrongly. That is free will. Unless there is chance of doing wrong or right, there is no question of free will. Where is free will then? If I act only one sided, that means I have no free will. Because we act sometimes wrongly, that means free will." (Excerpt from: Philosophy Discussions with Srila Prabhupada – Rene Descartes)

Srila Prabhupada - "Love is reciprocal, voluntary, good exchange of feeling, then there is love. Not by force! Krsna does not want to become a lover like that." (Washington DC July 8, 1976)

Srila Prabhupāda – "Unless there are "two-persons," where is the question of love? Love means two persons, then there is exchange, then there is love. I must deal with you open-hearted, you must deal with me open-hearted, then there is love. So if you want to love Kṛṣṇa, God, then these things must be there." (Aug 9, 1976, Tehran)



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