Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa

With devotion steeped in love and affection, the yogi should meditate within the core of his heart upon the laughter of Lord Vishnu. The laughter of Vishnu is so captivating that it can be easily meditated upon. When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds rendered rosy by the splendor of His lips. Once devoting his mind to this, the yogi should no longer desire to see anything else.

PURPORT

It is recommended that the yogi visualize the laughter of the Lord after studying His smile very carefully. These particular descriptions of meditation on the smile, laughter, face, lips and teeth all indicate conclusively that God is not impersonal. It is described herein that one should meditate on the laughter or smiling of Vishnu. There is no other activity that can completely cleanse the heart of the devotee. The exceptional beauty of the laughter of Lord Vishnu is that when He smiles His small teeth, which resemble the buds of jasmine flowers, at once become reddish, reflecting His rosy lips. If the yogi is able to place the beautiful face of the Lord in the core of his heart, he will be completely satisfied. In other words, when one is absorbed in seeing the beauty of the Lord within himself, the material attraction can no longer disturb him.

Lecture – Vrindavana, September 20, 1976

But we are so rascal that we do not take advice of Krishna, we manufacture our own ways, the suffering goes on. Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti. This is maya. He’s thinking that he’ll make his own plan and be happy. That will never be possible. The only plan you have to accept—what is that? Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam [Bg. 18.66]. That is the only plan. You have to get yourself relieved from all other engagements. Simply engage yourself… Not immediately. First of all, you must ready: “Krishna, from this day, I am now ready. Whatever You’ll say, I’ll do.” That’s… Immediately you become liberated. Liberated. How liberated? Liberation is achieved after so many years tapasya? No. Immediately. As soon as you surrender to Krishna. How? Krishna says, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami. If we are sincerely surrendering to Krishna, immediately… Our, this material sufferings, why? Due to our sinful activities. Sinful activities mean anything you do without any purpose to serve to Krishna, that is sinful. That is sinful. Not that “In the material calculation this is very good work, the opening of hospital or this or that, very good work. And Deity worship and going to the temple is bogus.” You may think like that. But that, your opening of hospital is sinful. That is going on nowadays. One becomes very great philanthropist, rejecting… They say, “What is the use of this temple worship?” The daridra-narayana-seva. Narayana has now become daridra. Formerly Narayana was husband of the goddess of fortune. And now he has become daridra. So serve this Narayana. This, they’re manufacturing, concoction. This is not… That means sinful activities. Because he has manufactured something, that is sinful. Therefore Krishna says plainly that “You rascal, you give up any other engagement, even if you think it is very pious activity, very philanthropic. You give up.” Sarva-dharman. Sarva means whatever you think pious and whatever you think impious, both of them should be given up. Because there are two kinds of activities: pious or impious. And sarva includes pious and impious.

So you have to give up everything. Simply you have to become ready. “My Lord, I am now fully surrendered. Whatever You ask me, I shall do it.” Then you are liberated person. Iha yasya harer dasye. That is Rupa Gosvami’s instruction. Anyone who has determined like this that “I shall simply serve Krishna. That’s all.” Iha yasya harer dasye karmana manasa gira: by work, by mind, by body, or by words. One has decided like that, nikhilasv apy avasthasu jivan-muktah sa ucyate: in any condition of life, he’s liberated. Any condition of life. Because that iha yasya harer dasye. Simply he’s thinking of how to serve Krishna, how to serve Krishna. He is liberated. So what is there wrong or what is there difficulty? If you simply think of man-manah, always think of Krishna: “What shall I do?” “Oh, yes. My representative [guru] is there. You take permission from him and do it.” Where is the difficulty? There’s no difficulty. But because we are mudha, naradhamas, we are manufacturing and suffering.

Thank you very much. (end)

He has thus enjoined that we should not perform religious or irreligious activities as prescribed in the Vedas. The best course is to engage always in the service of Lord Krsna and Rādhārāṇī. That is the perfection of everything in this life. (Madhya 8.63)