Srila Prabhupada gave one word answer, desire.
That is what required to become Krishna conscious.
Everything is based on our desire. Even when we chant the holy names, Krishna responds according to our desire. When we are reading Shrimad Bhagvatam, Bhagvad Gita, Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishna reveals the essence of these messages according to our desire. By associating with devotees and hearing the glories of great devotees, it nourishes our desire.Desire to serve the Lord, desire to please the lord. When their is strong desire, Krishna empowers us to overcome all obsatcles. What was Srila Prabhupada's desire? At the age of 70, arriving at New York city after several heart attacks with no money, with no body, and even his god- brothers and his well wishers telling him come back, come back, it is impossible you cannot do it, you are too old. Sumati Moraji, she denied him passage on board, again and again. She said its impossible , its too cold and you are too old. Srila Prabhupada crossed over every possible obstacle; because of his desire. Krishna says those are on this path they are resolute and determined and their aim is one; desire. By the association we keep our sadhana, by our prayers we must cultivate this desire. Without that strong determined desire, their will so many conditioning come upon us; they will disturb out faith and disturb the execution of our service. So, this was Prabhupada's single answer. If you have that strong desire, if you have the right desire, Krishna will empower you to do everything. That is the mercy of Lord Chaitanya. Lord Chaitanya delivered Jagai and Madhai when they developed that desire. When he was travelling from Jaganath Puri to Vrindavan, through the Jharikhand forest, he awakened desire. A tiger was sleeping in the pathway. He kicked the tiger on the head. Jiv Jago! Jiv Jago! Because he was touched by the foot of Lord Chaitanya, a desire awakened in his heart by the association. Shri Chaitanya ordered the tiger, chant Haribol! The tiger lifted his arms and chanted Haribol! Tears pour from his eyes. He became a paramhamsa devotee. Mahaprabhu awoke that desire. He went to some tribal jungle and villages. From social point of view these people were out caste. They were considered people with no culture, with very little ethics and morality; practically not even allowed in the cities and villages. They were considerd untouchables by the society, but Lord Chaitanya, he awakened within their heart a desire. And because they had that desire, to be Krishna conscious just by his association, he gave them prema bhakti; Krishna prema, the highest perfection. No other incarnation has given such a high spiritual esctasy, so profusely. And all is required is the desire to accept it. Faith in the mercy of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda and his Guru Maharaja , gave Srila Prabhupada the determination to travel all over the world. He give Gaur Nitai to everyone. 99% of the population in Bombay did not know who Lord Chaitanya was. But yet Srila Prabhupada had thousands of people worshipping Gaur Nitai in Africa, America, Russia, Ukraine, Khazakistan, Australia, Japan, Korea.
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