The Transformative Power of Being Fully Engaged in Krsna Consciousness 2

To be fully engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to reclaim the original, healthy constitutional position of the soul. Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that this complete absorption in the service of the Lord is the most effective means to dispel ignorance and transcend the influence of material nature. By dedicating one's mind, senses, and activities entirely to the Supreme, a devotee attains immediate relief from material contamination and enters the realm of divine freedom.

Purification and Liberation

The power of devotional service is so potent that it overrides the immediate influence of past bad habits. When a devotee commits themselves fully to the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they are considered liberated and situated in the highest spiritual strata, even if external defects temporarily remain.

• Although a person may have some immoral habits due to his past association, if he is engaged fully in Krsna consciousness, these habits are not to be considered important.
• He (the person whose only desire is to serve the S P of Godhead) is to be considered liberated while living within the body or the material world. The conclusion, therefore, is that a person fully engaged in Krsna consciousness is a liberated person.
• Healthy Brahman condition is immediately attained as soon as we engage ourselves one hundred percent in Krsna consciousness.

The Criterion for Divine Revelation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead reserves the right to remain hidden from those who approach Him with mundane motivations. However, for the soul who surrenders completely and engages in the chanting of the mahāmantra, the Lord reciprocates by revealing His true nature.

• Krsna is not obliged to reveal Himself to anyone unless one surrenders fully in Krsna consciousness and engages in devotional service. BG 1972 purports.
• When one is fully engaged in Krsna consciousness, beginning by chanting the mahamantra-Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare - then only can one understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 p.

Engaging the Mind and Senses

The mind is the central pivot of active life, and its engagement determines one's destiny. By fixing the mind and senses exclusively on the transcendental service of the Lord, one closes the door to material activities and secures their path back to Godhead.

• This (attaining the Lord's mercy) is actually possible when one fully engages in Krsna consciousness. A person whose senses and mind are always engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord has no possibility of engaging in material activities.
• We should engage the mind fully in Krsna conscious activities. Then it will be the cause of our liberation, for our returning home, back to Godhead.
• When the mind, without being deviated either by Vedic injunctions or by material activities, is fully engaged in Krsna consciousness, or devotional service to the SPG, it is far better than the most aspired - for liberation from material entanglement.

The Mission of the Devotee

A devotee fully engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is naturally inclined to spread this mercy to others. Such devotees are maintained by the Supreme Lord's internal potency, and their presence is essential to deliver humanity from the darkness of the bodily conception.

• The devotees who are fully engaged in spreading the Krsna consciousness movement, more than ten thousand men and women all over the world, have no steady or permanent occupation, yet we actually see that they are maintained very opulently.
• The whole world is revolving under the bodily conception; therefore there must be devotees all over the world to deliver people from the false bodily conception and fully engage them in Krsna consciousness.

Conclusion

Ultimately, the act of being fully engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the hallmark of a "mahatman," or great soul. It is a process that cleanses the heart, satisfies the Lord, and provides the only steady shelter in a fluctuating material world. Whether one is training to be free from sin or is already actively preaching, full immersion in the Lord's service is the perfection of life.

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