Developing the consciousness of Family

HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj

Lec: Developing the consciousness of Family

Many devotees have left our movement over the years not because they found a better philosophy, because there is no better philosophy.

Not because they have found greater Guru Parampara. Most devotees leave either because they become very weak due to their desire for sense gratification or because they don't feel in their environment around them, love and trust.

Philosophically everyone needs love, it is the soul's greatest need. It's the soul's only need.
The devotees who are not highly elevated they cannot directly feel the love of Krsna but they can be inspired by feeling Krsna's love coming through His devotees.
This is not sentimental, this is scientific and absolutely essential.

How did Srila Prabhupada show his love and inspired children to want to be devotees?
By giving them cookies, by smiling at them sometimes even playing with them.
Somehow or the other he made them feel very loved by Krsna through him.

And I have talked to these small children at the time of Prabhupada who are now grown ups, as old as most of you today.
And some of them have had very difficult situations in their lives but the one thing that stands out foremost is when they were tiny children they felt Prabhupada's love.
And that's what still keep them connected to Krsna...

HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj