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Today, February 14, Saint Valentine\u2019s Day, I was struck when Srila Prabhupada, at the conclusion of his class on Sri Isopanisad, spoke about love\u2014the love that Krishna wants and the love that will satisfy us:<\/p>\n
\u201cAny religion, it doesn\u2019t matter whether Hindu religion, Muslim religion, Christian religion\u2014if you are developing love of God, then you are perfect in your religion. . . . And what kind of love? Ahaituki: without any cause. \u2018O Lord, I love You, God, because You supply me so many nice things. You are order-supplier.\u2019 No, not that sort of love. Without any exchange. That is taught by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, that \u2018Whatever You do . . .\u2019 Aslisya va pada-ratam pinastu mam. \u2018Either You trample me under Your feet or You embrace me\u2014what You like. You make me brokenhearted by my not seeing You\u2014that doesn\u2019t matter. Still You are my worshipable Lord.\u2019 That is love. . . . That sort of love Krishna wants. Therefore He was so much fond of the gopis. In the gopis\u2019 love there was no question of business propaganda: \u2018Give me this, then I love You.\u2019 No. That is pure love. . . . If you want to love God, there is nothing throughout the whole world which can check you. Simply you have to develop your eagerness: \u2018Krishna, I want You.\u2019 That\u2019s all. Then there is no question of checking. In any condition you\u2019ll increase your love, increase your love. . . . If you can develop your love for God, or Krishna, without being checked, without any cause, then you will feel fully satisfied.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hare Krishna.<\/p>\n
Yours in service,
\nGiriraj Swami<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAny religion, it doesn\u2019t matter whether Hindu religion, Muslim religion, Christian religion\u2014if you are developing love of God, then you are perfect in your religion. . . . And what kind of love? Ahaituki: without any cause. \u2018O Lord, I love You, God, because You supply me so many nice things. You are order-supplier.\u2019 No, not that sort of love. Without any exchange.<\/p>\n
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