Nothing Compares 2 U | The Gopīs' Message of Surrender
5/29/202641 min
William James — the father of American psychology — spent years studying mystical and religious experiences across every tradition. What he found surprised him. When a person is seized by something bigger than themselves, suffering loses its sting, death loses its victory, and everything is swallowed up in a higher denomination. Nothing compares. The gopīs of Vrindavan knew this. Raghunath and Kaustubha arrive at the apex of the Rāsa Līlā — where the gopīs finally open their hearts completely. We have abandoned our families and our homes. We have no desire other than to serve you. Our hearts are burning...
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First 90 secondsKaustubha Das· Host0:00
We remember, we've been saying th- these, the gopis are speaking, this is it, right? This is the ultimate message of, of, of the self speaking to God. You want, you wanna understand where all of this yoga, all this meditation, all this renunciation, all this mantra chanting, all these rituals, all, all this stuff that we... It all leads to just getting, getting a soul to this point- Mm ... where they turn to Krishna and say, "Oh, Lotus-eyed one," you know, "my heart's full of love for you."
Raghunath· Host0:27
Yeah.
Kaustubha Das· Host0:27
"I, I love you so much and I wanna connect, reconnect with you so much. I wanna serve you so much. I wanna be reunited with you so much. You... It's so satisfying to be re- reunited with you, that there's nothing else that could possibly satisfy me."
Raghunath· Host0:42
Mm.
Kaustubha Das· Host0:42
That the, the taste of that connection is so powerful that it overwhelms all other considerations, you know? Uh, you know, they, they, they, they phrase it that way, that, "From that time on, we'll be unable to stand in the presence of any other man, for we will have been fully satisfied by you." Once you've experienced- Mm ... your reconnection with Krishna, there's nothing else, nothing of this world, that can, uh, attract you beyond that.
Unknown speaker1:13
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