Category:Frustration of a Devotee of God
Pages in category "Frustration of a Devotee of God"
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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- According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, the plan was made by the will of the Lord, and by the will of the Lord the situation of frustration was created
- Arjuna was not in favor of the fight, and he thought it was better not to fight; then there would be no frustration. In reply, the Lord is saying that even if he did not fight, every one of them would be destroyed, for that is His plan. BG 1972 purports
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- He (Arjuna) has now (in BG 1.31) decided to go into the forest and live a secluded life in frustration. BG 1972 purports
- He (devotee) finally becomes disappointed in material activities, and in that stage of frustration in all endeavors, he can fully surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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- The devotee, being frustrated in his repeated attempts at economic development, ultimately takes solid shelter under the lotus feet of the Lord
- The devotees of the Lord are always under the protection of the Lord, and in any condition, frustration or success, the Lord is the supreme guide for the devotees. The pure devotees accept all conditions of frustration as blessings from the Lord
- The merciful Lord sometimes creates such awkward positions for his pure devotees in order to drag them towards Himself from the mire of material existence. But outwardly the situations appear to be frustrating to the devotees
- The pure devotee's mundane frustration is meant to elevate the devotee to a higher transcendental position
- Therefore he (Arjuna) considers himself fit to go to the forest to live a secluded life of frustration (he was reluctant to kill his enemies). BG 1972 purports