Re: Who Am I To Lord Krishna? A devotee, wanderer or volunteer
All glories to my spiritual master,
My dear Harigaran,
Its so good to here that you are visiting temple not only that but also doing service, specially helping book distribution means you acting as an instrument to change the lives of the people by distributing the vedic literature. Lord says in Bhagavad-Gita that "svalpamasya dharmasya trayato mahato bhayat". Knowingly or unknowingly you have selected the right path actually the best path.
Basically the answer lies in your question.
The question is whether u r a devotee , wanderer or a volunteer?
Its very simple,
First,when one has the feeling for the society, the living entities in general, now acting on that platform to help them to come out of their pains, one volunteers himself. Here he may come to krishna in order to do this or he may act independently.
Second, when one understands that by just giving food, bed basic comforts to the people it doesn't change their future it requires to change their character, attitude that happens only by their change in thinking, feeling and willing that means change in consciousness. This person becomes basically a wanderer who is in the platform of 'Curious of Knowledge' for the same reason he becomes wanderer or a jnani.
Finally after coming to a conlusion that "vasudevam sarvam ithi" that lord Krishna is ultimate he'll surrender to the lord by accepting spiritual master who is a pure devotee or bonafide acharya in the Guru Parampara. So he is a Devotee.
But nevertheless SrimadBhagavatham says "akama sarva kama moksha kama va" a person for any of those reasons if he comes to serve krishna he is really intelligent comparing to all those millions of people who have not yet reached that platform. And that happens only because the lord's pure devotees Special mercy which I believe its their upon you which is very rare to obtain "Ei bhramanda bramite koi bhagyavan jiv, guru krishna krpa paya bhakti lata bij".
All the best for your advancing in Krishna consciousness... Just keep on visiting the temple irrespective of the various inputs that u get from various people as it is said "adau shraddha, thata sadu sanga thatha bhajanakriya, thatha anartha nivrithi" anartha means contamination like meat eating and many other things. When a hunter mrgari can become devotee by the blessings of Srila Narada muni then why not you?(This is narrated in Srimad Bhagavatham).
So don't expect immediate changes, but it will definitely happen because you are on the right path. As Lord Krishna as chaithya guru in our hearts will lead us to the right goal.
Thank you.
Parama Vijayate Shri Krishna Sankirtanam
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