Krishna consciousness means thinking, feeling , willing, and planning to please Krishna and His devotees.

We think about so many things and people within world events , persons, who do not even know of our existence , but we should know Krishna knows of our existence intimately . He is right there with us in our lives . If someone is so familiar with us, it behoves us to find out about them and think about them , and ultimately befriend them . The culminating  verses of Krishna’s Bhagavad Gita is when Krishna says, “Think of Me become my devotee,  my friend , my family member , my servant , or my lover .

Whatever state of mind one acquires next life, one will find the appropriate destination.

Feelings and desires get caught up and are reactionary , so yoga men’s to acquire a healthy state of feeling and desiring , the psychological aspects of the human state are clearly defined in Bhagavad Gita as it is ,Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami has explained all .

Re feeling desire ..

“Feelings are reactive experiences that reflect how you are impacted by the world (e.g., feeling sad about a loss). Desires are active forces that push you to change the world to suit your goals (e.g., the urge to eat , sleep and sex )

While feelings inform you about your current state, desires motivate your future actions. This key distinction highlights how they function: , its important to understand and regulate and purify the mind and desire , the pure devotees are very expert at ignoring the conditioned karmic mind , they leave it behind by yoga practices.

Feelings (Emotions)

• Definition: Somatic or mental responses to an experience, situation, or thought.
• Direction of Fit: Mind-to-World. Your feelings adjust to match reality as it is. But what is realistic,  Bhagavad Gita teaches as the realities of living in the material world,  the spiritual beings do not belong in the material worlds and they should become detached by cultivation of knowledge about who they are , and what the world is , both scientifically,  philosophically and spiritually.
• Characteristics: They are reactive, often arising automatically or uncontrollably based on stimuli….Thus act , think, and feel with knowledge

Desires (Wants)

• Definition: Urges, cravings, or drives pushing you to attain or experience something.desire is good , but learn what to desire , and that’s in a best interest,  bearing in mind we are spirits in a material world.
• Direction of Fit: World-to-Mind. Your desires aim to alter reality so that it aligns with what you want , this can be good or very bad depending on our purity of consciousness and our sensitivity to other , the self-evident truth of all beings as our ultimate family is important no one should come to harm , we must be a well wisher .
• Characteristics: They are active and impel you to do something in the external world , sometimes against our will . In anger, a man can suddenly kill his whole family or even drop a neuclar bomb .
• Function: To motivate and direct your behavior , and key to achieving perfection in life is to regulate the mind and senses by Yoga or prayer or linking with Divinity.

How They Interact

Feelings and desires frequently influence one another, and philosophers like those detailed on Psychology Today note they often form a feedback loop. For instance, a feeling of sadness might spark a desire for comfort, or the unfulfilled desire to achieve a goal can lead to feelings of frustration. It’s a dangerous world,  and the current world where libertine cultures are favourite make the loop backs increasingly more turbulent and troubling.

The Vedic culture brings us balance and positive thinking along with healthy regulations, which controls the mind and senses . These are the regulative principles of freedom .

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