Bhakti Vikasa Swami (left) is one of the almost 5,000 disciples who were initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (right), the founder-acarya of ISKCON

Spiritual lust and greed

Posted on July 9, 2012  
Filed under BVKS Sanga

…even if one is tainted by kama, lobha, krodha, etc., they can be
transfigured by Krsna consciousness. In other words, one can utilize kama
(lust) for serving Krsna. Being impelled by lust, an ordinary worker will
work hard day and night; similarly a devotee can work hard day and night to
satisfy Krsna. Just as karmis are working hard to satisfy kama-krodha, a
devotee should work in the same way to satisfy Krsna. Similarly, krodha
(anger) can also be used in the service of Krsna when it is applied to the
nondevotee demons. Hanumanji applied his anger in this way. He was a great
devotee of Lord Ramacandra, and he utilized his anger to set fire to the
kingdom of Ravana, a nondevotee demon. Thus kama (lust) can be utilized to
satisfy Krsna, and krodha (anger) can be utilized to punish the demons. When
both are used for Krsna’s service, they lose their material significance and
become spiritually important.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.25.24


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