Now this sādhana-bhakti, or practice of devotional service, may also be divided into two parts. The first part is called service according to regulative principles: one has to follow these different regulative principles by the order of the spiritual master or on the strength of authoritative scriptures, and there can be no question of refusal. That is called vaidhi, or regulated. One has to do it without argument. Another part of sādhana-bhakti is called rāgānugā. Rāgānugā refers to the point at which, by following the regulative principles, one becomes a little more attached to Kṛṣṇa and executes devotional service out of natural love. For example, a person engaged in devotional service may be ordered to rise early in the morning and offer ārati, which is a form of Deity worship. In the beginning, by the order of his spiritual master, one rises early in the morning and offers ārati, but then he develops real attachment. When he gets this attachment, he automatically tries to decorate the Deity and prepare different kinds of dresses and thinks of different plans to execute his devotional service nicely. Although it is within the category of practice, this offering of loving service is spontaneous. So the practice of devotional service, sādhana-bhakti, can be divided into two parts—namely, regulative and spontaneous.
One has to follow these different regulative principles by the order of the spiritual master or on the strength of authoritative scriptures, and there can be no question of refusal. That is called vaidhi, or regulated
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"One has to follow these different regulative principles by the order of the spiritual master or on the strength of authoritative scriptures, and there can be no question of refusal. That is called vaidhi, or regulated"
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Nectar of Devotion
One has to follow these different regulative principles by the order of the spiritual master or on the strength of authoritative scriptures, and there can be no question of refusal. That is called vaidhi, or regulated. One has to do it without argument.
Nectar of Devotion 2: Categories:
- One Has To
- Following the Principles of Devotional Service to God
- Different
- Regulative Principles of Devotional Service to God
- Orders of a Spiritual Master
- On The Strength Of
- Authoritative Scriptures
- There Is No Question
- Cannot Be
- Refusing Devotional Service to God
- Definition of Devotional Service to God
- Vaidhi-bhakti - Devotional Service to God
- Regulated Devotional Service to God
- The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 02 - The First Stages of Devotion
- The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51
Page Title: | One has to follow these different regulative principles by the order of the spiritual master or on the strength of authoritative scriptures, and there can be no question of refusal. That is called vaidhi, or regulated |
Compiler: | Alakananda |
Created: | 10 of May, 2011 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 1 |