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Kamsa was always thinking of Krsna, but it is not Krsna consciousness because he was thinking of Krsna as enemy

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"Kaṁsa was always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, but it is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness because he was thinking of Kṛṣṇa as enemy"

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That is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kaṁsa was always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, but it is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness because he was thinking of Kṛṣṇa as enemy. Bhakti..., Kṛṣṇa consciousness means not as enemy. Ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam (CC Madhya 19.167). Not pratikūlyena, pratikūlyena—adversary. If we think of Kṛṣṇa adversely, that is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We must think of Kṛṣṇa in terms of love and service. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.


Devotee: "Kaṁsa finally decided not to kill Devakī right away but to wait for the inevitable future. But his mind became absorbed in animosity against the Personality of Godhead. He patiently waited for the deliverance of the child, expecting to kill Him, as he had done previously with the other babies of Devakī. Thus being merged in the ocean of animosity against the Personality of Godhead, he began to think of Kṛṣṇa and Viṣṇu while sitting, while sleeping, while walking, while eating, while working—in all the situations of his life. His mind became so much absorbed with the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that indirectly he could see only Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu, around him. Unfortunately, although his mind was so absorbed in the thought of Viṣṇu, he is not recognized as a devotee, because he was thinking of Kṛṣṇa as . . ."

Prabhupāda: That is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kaṁsa was always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, but it is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness because he was thinking of Kṛṣṇa as enemy. Bhakti . . . Kṛṣṇa consciousness means not as enemy. Ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam (CC Madhya 19.167). Not pratikūlyena, pratikūlyena—adversary. If we think of Kṛṣṇa adversely, that is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We must think of Kṛṣṇa in terms of love and service. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the distinction between the demon and the demigods. The demigods or devotees, they think of Kṛṣṇa favorably, favorably in terms of satisfying Kṛṣṇa, and the demons also sometimes think of Kṛṣṇa always, but not favorably—unfavorably. So thinking of Kṛṣṇa unfavorably is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness. There is the distinction.

Page Title:Kamsa was always thinking of Krsna, but it is not Krsna consciousness because he was thinking of Krsna as enemy
Compiler:Iswaraj
Created:2017-02-20, 10:31:48
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1