Let me ask you something—
is the goal of spiritual life just mokṣa?
It sounds right. But Jiva Goswami says:
Even mokṣa is not the goal.
Through the Srimad Bhagavatam, he concludes:
The goal is prīti—pure love for Krishna.
Why?
Because mokṣa still centers on me—“I want freedom.”
But love removes that center. It simply gives.
That’s why Chaitanya Mahaprabhu expresses:
“Whether You accept me or reject me… still, You are mine.”
And love is attained Simply by śravaṇam and kīrtanam.
Not by trying to feel love, but by practicing sincerely.
How do you know it’s real?
Two natural symptoms which appear:
- Ullāsa — steady joy, untouched by situations
- Mamatā — a feeling: “Kṛṣṇa is mine, and I am His”
One thought to sit with
If you expect nothing in return—not even liberation…
Would you still choose Kṛṣṇa?
