Narada,
the celestial sage, was once so shocked at the ignorance of
the Gopikas, that he volunteered to put them through some
spiritual lessons. After coming to Brindavan, he noticed
that these cowherd girls who were selling milk or curds
were calling, "Govinda, Narayana," instead of the
wares they were selling; so immersed were they in
God-consciousness. They did not know that they had sold off
all the milk; they still wandered on, calling out the names
of the Lord. They had no vishayavasana, that is, no
wish for sensual objects; and so they had no ajnana
(ignorance). Narada concluded that they had no need for his
lessons instead he prayed to them to teach him the means of
getting that yearning and that vision of the all-pervading
Krishna. To conquer egoism, no rigorous system of exercise,
breath control or complicated scholarship is necessary! The
simple Gopikas, have demonstrated this truth.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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