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Distraction Is An Invitation For Temptation and Degradation
Distraction Is An Invitation For Temptation and Degradation
Just as we can resist the sea current by rowing purposefully, similarly, we can
resist our attachments by engaging ourselves purposefully. The best
purposeful engagement is devotional service to Krishna because he is the
source of the highest happiness, and bhakti comprises a heart-to-heart
connection with him. The more we focus devotionally on him, the more we
relish a higher satisfaction that makes temptation less appealing.
Whenever we feel like becoming lax in our devotional focus, we can remind
ourselves of the danger of distraction – it is an invitation for temptation and
the ensuing degradation. Such reminders will spur us to absorb ourselves in
Krishna. Though attaining devotional absorption may seem to be demanding,
it will be protecting, and it will eventually become fulfilling, supremely
fulfilling.