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Rohinisuta
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« on: May 07, 2008, 10:07:34 AM »

About surrender


Recently I talked to one devotee, trying to take advice from him. We
discussed some points. He gave me some realisations from his experience. And
later in the discussion he mentioned, that in such and such situation it is
"better just to surrender to Krishna, and then Krishna will put everything
in proper order". At that moment a thought has come into my mind: "what does
it mean: JUST surrender to Krishna"? This phrase is often used among
devotees. This is quoted as Prabhupada himself told: just surrender. As far
as I understand just means immediately or simply. What does it mean: just
surrender to Krishna? Is it possible for us to make it easy?

Thank you very much
your servant Madhurendira dd

Just surrender means: to follow the six processes of sharanagati:

In the process of surrender (saranagati) there are six items. The first is
that one should completely depend on Krsna, and the next is that one should
accept everything favorable for Krsna's service (anukulyasya sankalpah).
Anukulyena krishnanusilanam bhaktir uttama: [Cc. Madhya 19.167] a symptom of
first-class bhakti, devotional service, is that one accepts everything
favorable for that service. Another item of surrender is
pratikulyasya-vivarjanam, rejecting everything unfavorable to the procedures
of Krishna consciousness. Sometimes the spiritual master says, "Don't do
this," forbidding something unfavorable, and he also recommends that which
is favorable: "Do this. Chant Hare Krishna." Full surrender, therefore,
entails giving up unfavorable things and accepting that which is favorable
(anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyayasya-vivarjanam). Furthermore, one should
believe with full faith, "Krishna will give me protection," and one should
count oneself as one of the servants of Krishna. These are some of the items
of saranagati, full surrender. > Teaching of Queen Kunti 20)

Hare Krishna
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