| So, the person who is desiring to get a
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| | negative. In other words if we are
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| new sports car, beautiful wife, etc. is
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| | contemplating giving up this or not
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| simply exhausting the fruits of his
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| | thinking about that we will develop a
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| previous pious activities. If he knew
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| | stronger attachment to this or that by
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| this he would be more careful about his
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| | that negative contemplation.
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| desires! This is the same concept Krishna
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| | After contemplation of Krishna in a
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| describes in the Gita when he describes
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| | positive way we enter the stage of
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| the plight of the souls who go to the
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| | feelings. What does that mean? We picture
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| heavenly planets because their good karma
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| | ourselves the way we want to be. Just
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| has bought them a vacation there.
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| | like the person who really wants a new
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| When their good Karma runs out they get
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| | sports car will envision himself seated
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| kicked out of heaven and have to come
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| | at the driver's seat zooming down the
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| back here. But, what about the devotee's
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| | highway with the top down.
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| desires? A devotee has no bad or good
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| | So, we picture (visualize) ourselves
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| karma. All karma bad and good is
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| | performing the nine processes of bhakti
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| eradicated even by namabhasa chanting.
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| | with great attention and devotion. We
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| Krishna reciprocates with devotees'
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| | visualize ourselves as enthusiastic
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| desires, but He will only fulfill those
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| | preachers. We visualize ourselves as
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| desires that are helpful to the devotee's
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| | humble servants of our spiritual master.
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| spiritual progress. So, it is important
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| | Of course when we come to the stage of
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| for devotees to have proper desires and
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| | Raganuga Bhakti the visualizations and
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| the stronger the devotional desire is the
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| | meditations change. But, the principle is
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| quicker that desire will be fulfilled.
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| | the same. When you picture yourself in
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| What is a desire? Oftentimes we confuse
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| | this way, the intensity of your desire
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| thoughts with desires, or we confuse
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| | will increase. Not only can you picture
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| wishes with desires. A desire is
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| | yourself in this way, you can also
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| something you really want with your heart
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| | picture others as advanced Vaisnavas.
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| and soul. Of course there are degrees of
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| | Your expectation for them will shape them
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| intensity of desires. When someone wants
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| | too. Not only because the expectation
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| something with great intensity that is
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| | will be communicated by you, but also
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| called in Sanskrit laulyam (or intense
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| | because if you are a real Vaisnava and
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| greed).
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| | you desire some good fortune for someone
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| Tatra laulyam ekalam mulam; Prabhupada
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| | else, Krishna will reciprocate with your
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| describes this intense greed for pure
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| | intense desire.
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| devotional service as the "best path
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| | One example of this can be found in Srila
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| available." How do we develop this
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| | Prabhupada's pastimes is that when he
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| intense greed? In the material world
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| | arrived in the United States he had a
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| greed is developed by the process of
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| | vision of 108 temples. His meditation was
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| thinking, feeling and willing. In other
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| | so intense that he understood that these
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| words we think of something (take some
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| | temples already existed. He expressed
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| food like pizza for example).
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| | this very clearly when he stated: "We
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| The more we think about(contemplate) that
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| | have 108 temples. Only time separates
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| sense object the more we get attached to
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| | us."
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| it. Then we begin to feel that object of
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| | He also envisioned devotees, books,
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| our senses. In the case of pizza we begin
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| | sankirtan parties, and the rest. His
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| to salivate and almost taste it as we are
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| | vision became a physical reality. Krishna
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| visualizing our interacting with that
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| | fulfills the desires of His pure
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| object.
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| | devotees. We need to develop an intense
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| Then the stage of willing comes where the
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| | internal vision and an intense external
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| desire is so intense, we act. In Krishna
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| | (the entire world taking up Krishna
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| consciousness, we contemplate Krishna,
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| | consciousness) vision of Krishna
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| His Pastimes, His devotees, and His
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| | consciousness. These wishes will come
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| service, etc all in a very positive
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| | true. Krishna will fulfill them. When our
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| joyous way. This is very important.
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| | meditation/vision is harmonious with
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| If we are negative we are meditating on a
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| | Krishna's desires, success is sure.
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| negative and this is what we will get-a
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