We enjoy the loving exchange between God and ourselves. That position is called rama. But if you have no idea what is God, how we can exchange our feelings, then there is no question of rama

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"We enjoy the loving exchange between God and ourselves. That position is called rama. But if you have no idea what is God, how we can exchange our feelings, then there is no question of rama"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Ram means enjoy. We want enjoyment, but we do not know how we can have permanent enjoyment. When you have got permanent enjoyment by reciprocation of transaction with the Supreme, then that particular accepter of our reciprocation is called Rāma. That means by... We enjoy the loving exchange between God and ourselves. That position is called rama. But if you have no idea what is God, how we can exchange our feelings, then there is no question of rama.

680803 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - Montreal

The Rāma, that is also God's name.

ramante yogino 'nante

satyānande cid-ātmani

iti rāma-padenāsau

paraṁ brahmābhidhīyate

(CC Madhya 9.29)

Rāma means enjoy. We want enjoyment, but we do not know how we can have permanent enjoyment. When you have got permanent enjoyment by reciprocation of transaction with the Supreme, then that particular acceptor of our reciprocation is called Rāma. That means by . . . we enjoy the loving exchange between God and ourself.

That position is called rāma. But if you have no idea what is God, how we can exchange our feelings, then there is no question of rāma. Rāma means when we are in position of exchanging our loving attachment to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then He's known as Rāma. The capacity in which He accepts our service, loving service, is called Rāma, ramante.