A gentle understanding

Thanks for the lovely quote, unconditional love indeed ..although at the
same time inconceivable to me to try and comprehend Gods love , especially
His causeless mercy in rescuing us from this ocean of birth and death.
Equally inconceivable to me is the fact that although He is all-powerful
nevertheless He is the most humble. Reminded also of the words in Bhagavad-
gita ... " the supreme law of life is pure love.... "Also brings to mind a
lovely description by Shrila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, " Sometimes Krishna
feeds the calves , lovingly placing small bunches of tender grass in their
mouths , and sometimes He gently scratches and rubs their bodies. Oh , how I
yearn to one day see Krishna s calves jumping and frolicking in Vrindavana.
" Krishna is after all bhakta-vatsala ... one who is affectionate to His
devotees and prema -niketana ...the reservoir of love... so since He is the
reservoir of love , how can we know the unlimited nature of that love ?
(Talking of matters divine have you heard a song by Sinon Webbe called
Grace ....really beautiful. )
Neither for that matter do I have any real comprehension of causeless mercy.
Suffice to know that especially for the neophyte like me .." the mercy IS
the Holy Names " as Bhakti Vijaya said. I remember also Shrila Prabhupada
saying "... Krishna consciousness is not an artificial imposition on the
mind ", the Vedic understanding being that I ,the soul am eternally pure ,it
is only my consciousness which has become impure , because I am Krishna s
marginal energy and I can come under the control of maya-shakti , His
external, illusory energy at which time my consciousness becomes polluted ,
forgetful of my divine, pure nature. By Krishna s causeless mercy and that
of His pure representative , dormant krishna -prema , love of Krishna ,is
awakened. Jiv jago -wake up sleeping soul !
With your kind permission I would like to post your quote and comment and my
response on my blog. Haribol



'Wherever you are in your development, whatever you are doing, with a
strong affirmation of all your goodness and good deeds, with a gentle
understanding of your weakness, God is forever loving you. You do not have
to change, grow, or be good in order to be loved. Rather, you are loved so
that you can change, grow, and be good.'
- John Powell in 'Fully Human, Fully Alive'.
(If the author believes this as a Jesuit, how much more so those who are
aligned to causeless Mercy!) Hare Krishna. Bhakta Felix