12 The mountains, although
being struck by torrents of
rain during the rainy season, are
not shaken, just as those whose
hearts are dedicated to the tran-
scendental Personality of Godhead
are never disturbed even when they
are harassed by great misfortune.

Because a person who is Spiritually ad-
vanced accepts any adverse condition of life as
the mercy of the Lord, he is completely eligible
to enter into the spiritual kingdom. Even though a
person takes to the devotional service of the Su-
preme Lord, he may sometimes become diseased,
impoverished or disappointed by life's events. A
true devotee of the Lord always considers these
sufferings to be due to past sinful activities, and
thus he is not disturbed, patiently awaiting the
mercy of the Supreme Lord. Such devotees are
compared to high mountains which are never agi-
tated in any way even when struck by powerful
torrents of rain in the rainy season. Rather, they
remain humble in spiritual enlightenment. Free of
pride and envy, they easily gain the mercy of the
Lord and go back to home, back to Godhead.s#

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