tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782740112880793168.post939449730834304676..comments2024-02-04T06:16:28.953+05:30Comments on Lessons from Mahabharata and Ramayana: GRATITUDE OR OBLIGATIONEducationalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913585779695855269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782740112880793168.post-8302673067979966542015-01-09T19:14:12.254+05:302015-01-09T19:14:12.254+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Harsha Lalita devi dasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128412531735808629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782740112880793168.post-43493558369504483092015-01-09T19:13:19.531+05:302015-01-09T19:13:19.531+05:30hk, pamho! thank you very much prabhuji.1) yes, if...hk, pamho! thank you very much prabhuji.1) yes, if we are truly duty bound then there are no expectations & thus no pain in any relationship 2) i did see some people, while receiving compassion from great souls, bring pressure and become an obligation & pain to them. so, whenever i receive compassionate mercy from great souls out of their exalted nature,i always check back myself that i dont become a pressure & thus obligation and pain to them by my own conditionings. b cos i need to be grateful and respectful for their compassionate nature... "compassion is a grateful opportunity to serve" ... so much depth & culture in it..we have heard and seen Lord Rama with great ideals & culture only through scriptures, but we now truly feel that we are with Lord Rama by being with such great souls in this movement...all glories to Srila Prabhupad & his movement...-ys Harsha Lalitha devi dasiHarsha Lalita devi dasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128412531735808629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782740112880793168.post-6586632991935022632015-01-09T12:43:51.860+05:302015-01-09T12:43:51.860+05:30expectations are natural on a conditional stage, a...expectations are natural on a conditional stage, and therefore they cause pain, when unfulfilled. Krishna, therefore advises in Gita to do our dharma, since we have taken the roll. its father's dharma to be father, but expecting exact reciprocation or more from the son or daughter will only bring pain or false happiness.<br /><br />2nd. compassion is not obligation it is a grateful opportunity to serve, since lord has given some resources. it is not burdensome. but one looks forward to serve. when there is a pressure then compassion becomes obligation. it is all about how we prepare our conciousness Educationalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913585779695855269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782740112880793168.post-19771736686931956052015-01-03T16:44:44.578+05:302015-01-03T16:44:44.578+05:30HK pr, pamho! 1) Is it that expectations from a ...HK pr, pamho! 1) Is it that expectations from a person makes the other one obliged.... if so, how can a person be without expectations...... & i feel its a natural phenomenon( as far as we dont trouble the other person with our expectations even unintentionally on the name of a loving relationship... ) can we be without any expectations from the other ones in a pure loving relationship... if so how... can u pl clarify…<br />2) if a person becomes obliged by his so called compassionate nature in spirituality, is it not still binding to him/her...if so how can we avoid it to practice healthy spiritual loving relationship between each other... and yet be compassionate....<br />Harsha Lalita devi dasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128412531735808629noreply@blogger.com