Simply pleasing you

In 1979 I began chanting Hare Krishna. So having chanted for over 30 years I sometimes ask myself - is anything different , has anything changed ? Yesterday the thought occurred to me that the most obvious change is my view on life itself. Before coming to Krishna consciousness I wasnt sure what the purpose of life was , especially my own life , or in fact whether there was any purpose at all . I wasnt focused , wasnt motivated - it was more about getting by day-to-day , trying to be happy without any sense of the bigger picture. These days , although it isnt always plain sailing ,I am focused , I do have a sense of purpose . I am convinced that the purpose of my life is to come to know and love God, Krishna ,and that there is no other purpose .There is a nice verse in Bhagavad-gita which relates to this idea, chapter 2:41, in which Sri Krishna says to Arjuna, " Those of strong faith have only one object of contemplation whereas the intelligence of those who lack spiritual determination is divided into many branches. " So having a little realization of this param gatim ,supreme objective, its now about perseverance on the path. As my Guruji , Vijaya Acharya said , its like having found gold - one then just needs to keep digging - just need to keep chanting Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare under the guidance of my beloved spiritual masters. The following is a little poem I dedicated to them

Here s a list of things to do - we ve all got our own - of things that make us happy - of things we knew already and some that we got shown

Cycling, snorkeling,swimming,walking in the rain - keeping pets and shopping ,and patting baby tigers , provided they are tame

The list goes on forever - we all know its true - but nothings quite as nice as simply pleasing you.
Jaya Gurudeva