In matters of love , sometimes even in this world, people risk everything, although in this world, love is tainted with self-interested lust . Although different degrees of love are exhibited.The love between the mother and the child is very pure .
Nevertheless, Srila BR Sridhar Swami gives the example of ” All risk no gain.” In the material world, we hear of no risk, no gain .But all risk no gain ?
So , the residents of Vraja in Krishna lila and particularly Srimati Radharani and Her friends exhibited the highest of the highest principles of love , they risked everything and when Krishna “left “Vrndavana they thought everything is lost , but still they never gave up on loving Krishna . In their separation, although it appeared that they had risked everything in that supreme separation, they experienced the greatest gain .
Thus in spiritual life Srila BR Sridhar Swami says we are risking risking risking but we do not feel we have gained our goal , and can never feel we have done enough in our services to Divinity or that we have truely gotten Krishna.
Such is the path of love .
On the rooftops of Mathura Krishna Himself wept tears of love , remembering the pure love of Srimati Radharani and Her friends and thought He could never pay back such a sacrifice of their hearts

Smriti and Sruti.

In the teachings of Gaudia Vaisnavas, the Smriti must follow the Sruti , otherwise, it is not Smriti.
The supposed Smriti of the smarta Brahminical classes or the Smriti of the impersonal philosophers is not to be classed as Smriti .The Smriti per se are paths that lead genuinely to the spiritual world, or they are directly windows to the spiritual worlds .
I believe in his rebuttal of HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami, HH Hrdayananda Goswami apparently appears to imply the smarta cultures produce Smriti..in part 3…
Although the main theme of His Holiness Hrdayananda Goswami was absolutely correct on all accounts and importantly points out modern-day Vaisnavism.
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