Krishna – The Unborn One

While the world celebrates the birthday of Lord Krishna, let us prepare to celebrate the advent of the consciousness of the unborn one into our lives. For God has no birth and no death. He is the lord of all hearts, the whole universe submerges in him. God is truth and truth never dies.

Krishna is the Paar Brahm, he is the chaitanya in us. He is sat-chit-anand. Your very soul is Krishna. You do not need to search him outside of you, in idols in temples where crowds jostle for a glimpse. Wherever you go, whatever you see, is the glory of the Lord. Without the scent, a rose is nothing. So we have to decide whether we want just the idol or the essence of the presence of the consciousness. See the Lord in all the people you meet, treat them as you would Lord Krishna. Since we cannot see him, do not wait to wish the idol a Happy Birthday. Wish all those you meet on the way, for aren’t we all but little Krishnas? Those on the spiritual path are trying to make themselves as pure as the Ulimate Consciousness, so why not see the Lord in all beings? Send the message of your love for Lord Krishna through all living beings on Janmashtami. The perfume of your love will permeate all beings and reach the ultimate being, Lord Krishna the object of your love.

Once you feel the oneness with the Lord through Raj Yoga or meditation, illness, old age and death cannot touch you. When we meditate, there is no difference between us and Him. We are one and the same.

But the question is, how do we attain the Lord? By praying to the idol, there is progress, but it is slow. The first lesson is to shed your ego. We are but a bubble, we have to become the ocean. The second lesson is to shed your attachment. There should be only one desire, to attain God and no other desires should remain. Then we will find that we ourselves have become Krishna. We are also not born, neither do we die. It is only the body that is perishable. Once we realize this, that will be the day we celebrate the birth of Krishna Consciousness within us. That is how we should celebrate Krishna Janmashtami this time.

Lets make a difference in the lives of those who live in darkness. Bring the light of Lord Krishna into the lives of the underprivileged. That is the way we can come closer to God. Bring a smile to the lips of the sad, give food to the hungry, give knowledge to the ignorant. And just spread love, love and love. For the Lord dwells in all and love given to a being is love given to God. Celebrate a different Janmashtami this year, resolve to give birth to love in your heart and help give birth to love in all hearts. Let anger, jealousy and enmity die within you and in others. Give birth to a Krishna in you this Jamashtami!

Seema Mishra

Om Shanti!