Spontaneous Love - an essential subject

Originally yoga means "to link with God" "to connect with God." Bhakti-yoga, the yoga of love and devotion, means to re-establish our connection with God through spontanious love and devotion.

On the platform of spontaneous love one is not affected by the modes of nature, his feelings and activities are fully directed to satisfy and please the object of that love, without any hindrance or deviation to any other motives. Pure selfless and spontaneous love of God satisfies the soul in a way that no other expression of love can do.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Spontaneous Love category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 10 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books


vanipedia.org 		A devotee who is actually free from all designations due to complete attachment in love for the Supreme exhibits spontaneous love for Godhead, which is always superior to the devotion of regulative principles. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.26)



vanipedia.org 		A neophyte devotee who follows the Vedic instructions that regulate those who lack pure love of Godhead may superficially seem more exalted than a devotee in spontaneous love of Godhead. But in fact such spontaneous pure love is far superior to regulated devotional service. Such pure love of Godhead is always glorious in all respects, more so than reverential devotional service rendered by a less affectionate devotee. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.26)



vanipedia.org 		Devotional service which consists of rāga (deep attachment) is called rāgātmikā, spontaneous loving service. If a devotee covets such a position, he is considered to be most fortunate. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 22.152)



vanipedia.org 		Many realized souls, such as Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and King Kulaśekhara, have recommended with great emphasis that one develop this spontaneous love of Godhead, even at the risk of transgressing all the traditional codes of morality and religiosity. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.33)



vanipedia.org 		One who fully surrenders unto the Lord to render service unto Him, out of spontaneous love for Him, factually assimilates the essence of all knowledge described in the Vedas. One who adopts this method very skillfully attains perfection of life at once. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.4.16)



vanipedia.org 		Parā bhakti, or spontaneous love of God, is the basis of an intimate relationship with the Lord. This highest stage of relationship with the Lord can be attained simply by hearing about Him (His name, form, quality, etc.) from authentic sources like Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, recited by pure, unalloyed devotees of the Lord. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.9.5)



vanipedia.org 		Strong attachment for the transcendental service of the Lord develops as he (devotee) continues listening to the messages of Godhead, and if he steadfastly proceeds in this way, he is certainly elevated to spontaneous love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 1.60)



vanipedia.org 		The Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa cannot be seen by our present conditional vision. In order to see Him, one has to change his present vision by developing a different condition of life full of spontaneous love of Godhead. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.36)



vanipedia.org 		Those engaged in His service are called sakāma and akāma. Those who approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead with desires for material enjoyment are called sakāma, and those devotees who have no material desires for sense gratification but serve the Supreme Lord out of spontaneous love for Him are called akāma. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.24)



vanipedia.org 		This development of conjugal love can be possible only with those who are already engaged in following the regulative principles of devotional service, specifically in the worship of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the temple. Such devotees gradually develop a spontaneous love for the Deity, and by hearing of the Lord's exchange of loving affairs with the gopīs, they gradually become attracted to these pastimes. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 16)


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