Smaranam Ji!
Sometimes what is given to you may not be just for you So, don't take my previous message as something directed to you personally.
In Prema, there is everything and again there is nothing! Only very few can understand the sattvic meaning of the everything and nothing in prema. No one has the potential to plan for you or your spritual progress when we are utterly helpless by ourselves and the plan if at all there is one comes from Krshna Himself and we all agree. Giving you the practices or methods is just a vaishnava etiquette and you are not asked or even required to make someone your "Guru" just because they have given the instruction as what they follow. But, etiquette with good intend is something to be honored and respected without any grudge and i am very sure you are not someone to know or learn this from a stupid person like me.
There is always a boundary where someone can operate or should not and i am not averse to a 'innocent love' preaching as long as it is not a dictation that i MUST follow. So, there is a small difference and i don't start blaming the great wisdom behind the group rather i will understand the limits of the preacher/follower and the 'innocence' behind their eagerness to uplift you.
You are right. Krshna is THE SUN - everyone has access to Him in general and what Krshna cannot do?? Tell me. But, what is that we can do? Where is this actual "Surrender unto Him"? Those who knows Him do not know Him and those who does not know, Knows Him for sure.
Suffocating siddhanta. Not sure how it is so... but the ultimate Prema Rasa reservoir strives all Her best to make sure everyone gets the nectar of Krshna Prema before Her. The queue here is not like your ration queue by any means and here it simply means, a Vaishnva follows the footsteps of Shri Prahalada and he desire Krshna prema for everyone first before his turn even if Krshna Himself gives one such opportunity to be in His fold. That is the "DasAnuDasAnu Dasa character and he always pleads, Krshna take every beings into your fold first before you worry about me or my upliftment as i am the lowest of the low.
In Prema, there is no room for Jnana - Jnana once matured, there is no need of it as it would have already shown the path where Krshna reveal Himself. Once Krshna reveals Himself, there is nothing else to obtain. What does this sequence means? He has given the secret in Gita and also He has given the secret of Prema - Connect with Me with the intense desire to reach Me and don't worry about your strength of Jnana and such Jnana will come as a phala of intense devotion. At least, in the Bhakthi schools though Jnana is important, we are humble and modest enough to admit that we are not capable of understanding Krshna without the help of Krshna Himself! Also, we do not advocate or believe Krshna Prema can start with just "Prema" and "Prema" for most of us is not a tool to start with rather it is a gift of Lord once you surrender and submit yourself sincerely. There is no question of one sided love here and if there is Love, it is always mutual between you and Krshna! Bhakthas are even more humble and modest that we even declare our inability to have devotion unto Krshna as our biggest weakness and forget about being or becoming Jnanin. Of course, there are alternate opinions and also followers to them but i can assure you, those who 'develop' their love for Krshna gradually are much more successful than who believe in "auto" unlock of Prema in the heart by their self effort and desire alone.
I am sorry and i am not qualified to question you or give you advice - after reading all your messages i know your heart and any responses in this thread is in no way meant for you!
Hare Krshna!
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