Bhakti means relationships as that is what fulfills the deepest needs of the heart. Things cannot fill that vacuum.?You can have a house, nice clothes etc., but they cannot in anyway give fulfillment to the heart ? only the mind and senses.?What gives fulfillment to the heart is satisfying relationships.
When relationships are frustrated, life is frustrated and people take shelter of non-living things such as money, objects and intoxication or if not with people then with animals.?Our propensity is to love and we need to place it somewhere. In this world relationships are based on the mental and physical platform which are temporary and people are misguided to develop relationships based on our own selfish ego of what can I get from this person. Relationships are difficult because you invest your heart in it and therefore you are vulnerable to have your heart broken -? vulnerable and subject to the deepest pain.
In order to deal with that vulnerability some philosophers and spiritualists have given a door to walk through, which in their minds solves the problem forever ? that all relationships are maya, just an illusion.?There is no more love and no more facilities of love, just simple existence.?But that does not fulfill the essential need for every living heart which needs loving relationships. Because it is the greatest pleasure it also gives the greatest pain when it is frustrated.
Bhakti teaches that relationship on the platform of truth is the highest fulfillment and it is not subjected to the vulnerabilities of this illusionary plane.?We are all eternal souls, part of God, and our relationships with God is forever. And in that relationship is the pure perfect relationship between all living beings. When we develop our relationship in reference to the love that is within us for God and we share our love for God with each other and for each other in reference to the truth, then these relationships are ultimately fulfilling.
When or relationships are based on real spiritual values and principles, then we are developing relationships as who we really are, children of God, parts of God, spiritual souls.?And on that level we can tolerate, forgive and in doing so our relationships and the affection we share becomes greater and greater as time evolves. But not without tests.?For real relationships to have meaning and substance we must understand what is the meaning and substance of love. Love is not selfish, but selfless. It is the willingness to make sacrifices for the object of our love.?And when we share that spirit amongst each other there is no power within the world which can disturb our relationship.
For a relationship to be real and strong we have to focus by making the priority of our relationship that higher principle, not the temporary superficial reasons we like each other.?We are here to help each other love God and so need to dive deep, below the surface of our emotions, mind and senses to the essence of life. ? Radhanath Swami
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Source: http://www.radhanathswami.com/2013/01/relationship-on-the-platform-of-truth/
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