On the All Attractive

People desire material opulences because if you have it you become attractive. But a devotee doesn’t need these things because Krishna is all attractive. That is what the name Krishna means. So when we take our pleasure in Krishna’s unlimited inconceivable attraction then our hearts are totally filled up forever. But when we forget that all attractive relationship with the all attractive one, then we try to compensate and fill that void in our heart bytrying to become attractive ourselves.

When the flower of love awakens in our hearts, that love attracts the all attractive, and what could be more attractive than that. On the spiritual platform we can have knowledge, beauty and fame, but our spirit is seva (service). We use these gifts to serve Krishna and Krishna’s children of all varieties. Otherwise, when we have these things on the material platform, the ahankara(ego), takes control and we become proud that I have more than you. Kunti says when we become proud like this the ego makes the heart hard. We cannot with humility cry out the names of God. If we actually want to taste the sweetness of the holy name in such a way that we will never stop chanting then we must have humility. Bhakti means to see everything as an opportunity to serve, to experience our love for Krishna and to experience Krishna’s infinite love.  – Radhanath Swami