Krishna Leela- Maakan Chor

Surdas has described the 'bal leela of krishna' as a means of attaining 'moksha'. The Life of Krishna or Bal Krishna and his activities have indepth spiritual meaning. For example., take the episode of 'Maakan Chor'. We all know that to steal a object which belongs to another person is a sin. Here we see the Lord doing it casually, almost effortlessly and completely at ease. How is it possible to steal something so easily and being comfortable doing it. But the  Lord is doing it as if it was his only goal and he takes pride in doing it and he also involves his followers (friends like sudama etc.,) in it. He is comfortable doing it. Because he has been doing it from the beginning. don't be shocked. He is stealing the butter (maakan) from the devotees since the beginning of time. Here we have to understand what is the butter that he stole.  
  
 Lets start understanding how the butter is made. First the pure milk from the Cow is made into Curd (by mixing bacteria ) then it is made into buttermilk by adding water and then after churning the buttermilk you get the butter.

Now to understand the spiritual meaning of butter. Let go step my step. The pure milk from the Cow is nothing but our pure innocence from the Divine. (Cow=Holy Mother, Paramachaithanya). When Pure innocence comes in contact with worldly pleasures (bacteria) we get Curd (the human mind) . We have to mix the element of Water (Krishna awareness) into it and Churn it ( meditate on the Lord ) and behold we get the butter (Moksha, Self Realisation). As soon as we reach that stage, the Lord will gladly steal it and consume it  . Here emphasis is given on stealing. He takes it without you ever realising it. He gives you moksha before you realise he has given you that. What am I saying I am talking about stealing here I am saying the Lord gives. The activity of stealing is really not taking way anything  but giving moksha.

hi,

years ago I made a pact with the Lord. That I would spread the word about krishna consioucness. This is a humble attempt to keep a promise.

hi,

Recently I went on a trip to a hil station. There again the thought that you are one with nature (God / Krishna) was repeatedly hitting me on the face. See the nature, how beautiful are the trees and bushes. How they blend with one another like the Lord blends different colours in his attire. It is with this view the true philopher poet Subramania Bharathi had stated that he sees Krishna's colors in the trees, nature and even in crows.

All it takes for us to feel the same way is to stop thinking about our daily routine and just observe the nature and surroundings for a moment.

hi,
this is a journey to discover the "krishna" within us. All of us have a quality of "virat" within us. Ever noticed the twinkle in the eyes of a child before or after doing a mischief. those are the first signs of the qualities of krishna within us. Remember the "Makhan Chor" and compare it with your neighbourhood children, you will be surprised at the similarities.

hi all,
all of us have within ourselves a quest. this blog is an expression of it