(10/11) Seva-Sprha

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Adhivas of Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's tirobhav
Sri Nrisingha Palli, 12 August 2018, morning, part 10
Translated from Bengali

One devotee is making now a Siva temple in the Bardhaman district. It is our temple. The place is quite nice – there is a pond nearby. One of my disciples is staying there – he cooks and does the puja. They run the place themselves – I did not have to do anything. I heard they planted many plants and trees there, but I am thinking that I do not want to stay under a tree. It is easy to plant a tree, but it is much harder to make rooms and accommodation for devotees. It is necessary to understand these things; otherwise, you will not do things right. Therefore, it is necessary to understand what is necessary to do and what is not. We must use intelligence and do that which is necessary and when it is necessary.

I always visit many places all around Bengal, but now I am here with you all. I want to practise Krishna consciousness and serve the Lord and Gurudev – in this way, my life is passing away.

I do not think about all these things. I do not like to hear this gramya-katha (about who is doing what). I get annoyed. I do not like to hear others being criticised, neither do I like to hear others criticise me. It annoys me. But my devotees and disciples are always doing this...

Anyhow, it is Param Guru Maharaj's disappearance day tomorrow. If we can do some vaishnav-seva, if we can practise Krishna consciousness, then it is very good. If you keep doing service, you will have desire, or longing, for service (seva-sprha, সেবা-স্পৃহা).

ভুক্তি-মুক্তিস্পৃহা-বিহীন যে ভক্ত ।
লভইতে তাঁ’ক সঙ্গ অনুরক্ত ॥

bhukti-mukti-sprha bihina ye bhakta
labhaite tan'ka sanga anurakta

'I yearn for the company of that devotee who is completely devoid of all desire for worldly enjoyment or liberation.'

(Saranagati, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)

We must not have any desire for enjoyment or liberation...

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4) Gurudev's Transcendental Care
5) Live In the World of Faith
6) Value Your Service Life
7) Power of Genuine Devotion
8) Give Wholesale Attention
9) Harmonising Wisely
10) Seva-Sprha
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