30 The Nectar of Instruction

“In the course of traversing the universal creation of
Brahma, some fortunate soul may receive the seed of bhakti-
lata, the creeper of devotional service. This is all
by the grace of guru and Krsna.” (Caitanya-caritamrta,
Madhya 19.151) The material world is a place of confine-
ment for the living entities who are by nature
adnandamaya, pleasure-seeking. They actually want to be
free from the confinement of this world of conditional hap-
piness, but not knowing the process of liberation, they are
bound to transmigrate from one species of life to another
and from one planet to another. In this way the living en-
tities are wandering throughout the material universe.
When by good fortune one comes in contact with a pure
devotee and hears from him patiently, one begins to follow
the path of devotional service. Such an opportunity is
offered to a person who is sincere. The International Society
for Krishna Consciousness is giving such a chance to
humanity at large. If by fortune one takes advantage of this
opportunity to engage in devotional service, the path of
liberation immediately opens.

One should accept this opportunity to return home, back
to Godhead, very enthusiastically. Without enthusiasm, one
cannot be successful. Even in the material world one has to
be very enthusiastic in his particular field of activity in
order to become successful. A student, businessman, artist
or anyone else who wants success in his line must be en-
thusiastic. Similarly, one has to be very enthusiastic in devo-
tional service. Enthusiasm means action, but action for
whom? The answer is that one should always act for
Krsna—krsnarthakhila-cesta (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu).
