Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO AGTSP

In last DTC

http://hps-d6.monkeywarrior.com/node/6998

you wrote :

“even the Gopis are not satisfied with the association of the Gopis.”

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Please can you tell more about this?     What do you mean?

Is this said in connection that sometimes we are not satisfied with our sanga, ISKCON? If yes, would it be appropriate to project the dealings in spiritual world to our relationship with fellow (or less fellow devotees) around us?

What pastime(s) show gopis not being satisfied with other gopis?

I am aware that there are two wings of the gopis and that they have kind of different approach in Krsna seva. And that sometimes there are apparent disagreement between them.

Thank you!

YS ND

ASA - Jaya!   We were thinking that that was a provocative statement.    We were thinking in terms of our current association, ISKCON New York, London etc association, and also our own personal situation.  We would like to associate with people like Shony Shamdasani and other psychologists, mystical dudes etc. That is our nature. You may like to associate with sports people. Of course we want Krsna conscious Karma yoga.

Devotee psychologists, devotee sportsmen. Then we think, with better association I would be happy. If I had Prabhupada's association, but even if we had the highest association, the Gopis, we would not be satisfied. We would always want more, so we should not think that this hankering for better friends is something that will go away.

There are other persepctive on it, but that is one that I was thinking of. I want closer Sankirtan partners, but even if I have them I still will want more, so don't become frustrated because we want better association and give up.