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I am the Soul
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Brothers! Before you imitate Sri Krishna, take a look at his life. It is said that he entered the waters of Jamuna to vanquish the Kaliya serpent. He had to struggle to vanquish the 1,000 hooded cobra. If he cut out one hood, another appeared elsewhere. There seemed no end to it. But ultimately he overpowered the Cobra! What is this? It is symbolic. Sri Krishna set out to vanquish the infinite number of evil feelings lying within. As the effort went on, the feelings arose with a bigger strength. When one was vanquished, another would arise. We all know from experience that thoughts keep arising one after the other and do not let us rest in peace. Why! They will make us mad. The evil thoughts make us forget our family, respect, prestige, Dharma, and every thing else, to take us on the path of misconduct. Even after a man grows old, he cannot escape the slavery of such evil thoughts. So, Sri Krishna had vanquished such thoughts. Brothers! Today the first thing you should do is to rein in your thoughts, and may be then you could pick the cards for gambling.
The flute that rests on the lips of Sri Krishna also tells us something. Radha once was jealous of this flute, for it managed to rest on the lips of Sri Krishna all the while. What was in it? Radha asked the reason, and the flute said, "Just look at me! I am empty from top to bottom, I am hollowed out. There is nothing in me that is mine. Hence, I get the privilege of resting on the lips of Sri Krishna." Radha understood. Brothers! Only those who rout the ego from within have the right to remain close to the Prabhu, not others. As long as there is ego within, the Supreme Soul will not step into the temple of your heart. Kabir also says the same thing -
यह तो घर है प्रेम का, खालाका घर नाही; सिस उतारी भंहि धरै, तो पैठे घर माही . .
The path of the Lord's love is not simple. It is not your aunt's house that you enter without asking. Here you have to remove and lower you head. Only then can you enter the house.
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