Reflections

Sharing one of my favourite story from Srimad   Bhagwatam. It is one of the most revered puranas and contains the very essence of Vedanta literature. It was written by Ved Vyasa in Sanskrit and propagates Bhakti or devotion for Lord Krishna as a means to attain self-knowledge, liberation and bliss. Once Krishna sent his close friend Uddhava to Vrindavan, he was one of the intellectuals but was devoted to Krishna. He was highly learned and could give endless discourses on philosophy. So very skilfully Krishna sent him to meet the Gopis, the milk maids of Vrindavan who were simple women who operated from the level of the heart. He asked Uddhava to carry his message, "the gopis will be yearning for me, please convey my well being to them. Tell them I am very busy and will send for them soon." Honoured to be of service to the Krishna, he went to Vrindavan. As soon as his chariot reached there, all the gopis surrounded him. Overcome with the joy of seeing Krishna's messen...