Meditations on Transcendence

How to Understand God's Unpaid Servants: The Glories of Serving the Lord In the realm of divine service, unpaid servants of God exemplify selfless dedication. They receive no salary, no worldly compensation, yet their hearts overflow with fulfillment. Why? Service to God is not a burden but a wellspring of joy. The act itself becomes the reward, as divine service expands the ocean of bliss— anandambudhi vardhanam . This unique experience transcends ordinary mortal understanding. God's servants, being His amsas (fragments), share in His supreme bliss. Service invigorates the soul, akin to tapta jivanam —life-giving nectar. It is not servitude but divine connection, a celebration of love that enriches and uplifts eternally. ----------------------------------------- O Krsna, master of amorous pleasure, O bestower of benedictions, we are Your unpaid maidservants. You are killing us by the glance of Your eyes that steal even the proud beauty of the whorl of supremely enchanting, hi...

 "When you invoke and offer pure devotional service, it immediately opens up a channel where amṛtam flows from the Lord to the devotee's heart. One gets an experience of beyond time, beyond past, present, and future, into the eternal present." Imagine pure devotion as an enchanted thread, one that binds the devotee directly to the Divine, like a secret passage that only the heart can open. This isn’t just a feeling—it’s like stepping through the veiled archway of a timeless realm. With every breath, the devotee receives amṛtam, a nectar sweeter than anything earthly, filling their heart with a warmth that shimmers beyond understanding. Here, time loses its grip; there’s no past or future—only a luminous present where soul and the sacred meet, weaving magic from an eternal, golden love. It’s like living in a spell cast by the Divine itself.