Butterfly
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 7 - 12
The devotee can constantly think of the object of worship, the Supreme Lord, in any of His features—Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, etc.—by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. This practice will purify him, and at the end of his life, due to his constant chanting, he will be transferred to the kingdom of God. Yoga practice is meditation on the Supersoul within; similarly, by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa one fixes his mind always on the Supreme Lord. The mind is fickle, and therefore it is necessary to engage the mind by force to think of Kṛṣṇa. One example often given is that of the caterpillar that thinks of becoming a butterfly and so is transformed into a butterfly in the same life. Similarly, if we constantly think of Kṛṣṇa, it is certain that at the end of our lives we shall have the same bodily constitution as Kṛṣṇa.
| Page Title: | Butterfly |
| Compiler: | SunitaS, UmaI |
| Created: | 04 of Aug, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=1, SB=0, CC=0, OB=2, Lec=5, Con=5, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 13 |