Sincerity, Seriousness, Pleasing Devotees!

Verse 1.15.11 (Mohan Prji):

* This is very nice pastime seen in today's verse. Srila Prabhupada has very nicely given it for us.
* Arjuna is talking here about all the times when Lord Sri Krishna saved them.
* For us also, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has come in this kali yuga. Some points from Gaura Purnima celebrations
- Lord CM is giving love of God so easily. The only thing we need is sincerity.
- Lord Gauranga is not putting any exam to us to get love of God. But if we easily get this, how can we take it seriously. So Sri CM has given a simple process, all we need is sincerity.
- We should clearly believe that I really want Krishna in this life. I really want!
- Our focus should be clear and we should ready to leave every other thing other than this thing of achieving Krishna.
- Any sacrifice we do, any activity we do, if we remember that we want to get pure love of God, then we will be good on the path to the goal.
- Everything that we need to know to go back to Godhead is present in the first Canto of the SB itself. We are almost through with 3/4th of it, but did we really get all the messages that SP is giving to us.
- Second thing is seriousness. Our day to day activities should be surrounded with Krishna. Our life is more centered around work now. But if our life is centered around chanting, then everything else will automatically fall in place.
* So how can we achieve this sincerity and seriousness
- by associating with devotees who are like that
- if we are just envious of such devotees, we will never get anything
* So for us the key thing is to please devotees. It is the only key for going back to Godhead!

Verse 1.15.9 (Yugal Kishore Prji):

* Arjuna is recounting Krishna's affection for them again and again.
* Because of Krishna's intervention only, Bhima could kill Jarasandha because Jarasandha was almost equal in strength to Bhima.
* Another pt: Jarasandha never refused charity to any brahmana, and he performed many sacrifices also, yet he was not on a par with devotional service.
* Krishna will correctly correct us, as is required for our purification. He will just correctly remove our anarthas.
* This happens in 11th Canto
- Arjuna is entrusted with Krishna's wives to protect them
- He is defeated by a gang of dacoits
- According to Vishwanath Chakravarthy Thakur's commentary, it was Krishna who came in the form of dacoits to steal His wives, cause one time they had expressed how wonderful it was that Krishna stole the hearts of the gopi's.
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- Surrendering false ego is the real surrender.
* Krishna wants us to get rid of every impurity. Then He will take us back to Godhead. The problem is we have so many unlimited impurities. So are we cleansing our heart. That is all we have to check.
* It is only by the mercy of Krishna, Srimati Radharani, Sri CM, Srila Prabhupada, that we are here today on this path.