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    The document discusses the appropriate attitude towards suffering according to Srila Prabhupada. It states that devotees should have faith that all situations in life, whether good or bad, are due to their past karma and are the Lord's mercy. Tolerating difficulties and engaging in devotional service without interruption allows one to become eligible for the Lord's special grace. Maintaining one's character without quarreling or blaming others for sufferings is important to stay on the path of bhakti and ultimately attain liberation.

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    The document discusses the appropriate attitude towards suffering according to Srila Prabhupada. It states that devotees should have faith that all situations in life, whether good or bad, are due to their past karma and are the Lord's mercy. Tolerating difficulties and engaging in devotional service without interruption allows one to become eligible for the Lord's special grace. Maintaining one's character without quarreling or blaming others for sufferings is important to stay on the path of bhakti and ultimately attain liberation.

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    The document discusses the appropriate attitude towards suffering according to Srila Prabhupada. It states that devotees should have faith that all situations in life, whether good or bad, are due to their past karma and are the Lord's mercy. Tolerating difficulties and engaging in devotional service without interruption allows one to become eligible for the Lord's special grace. Maintaining one's character without quarreling or blaming others for sufferings is important to stay on the path of bhakti and ultimately attain liberation.

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    The appropriate attitude towards suffering in one’s life is very

    well taught by Srila Prabhupada here inchapter 10 of Nectar Of


    Devotion. Baladev Vidyabhushan in his commentary to this
    verse from SrimadBhagavatam which Srila Prabhupada refers
    heresaysBhakti is not attained by austerities, Bhakti isattained
    only by certain form of shradha or faith and this faith this
    shradha ,this inner orientation isWhat Srila Prabhupada has
    talked about. Devotee must have faith on Lord and His Plans and
    at anymoment of his life either good or bad, he may go through
    great tribulationsshould see that as Lord’mercy or His grace only.
    Tolerating all the situations the difficult ones, the miseries, the
    pain.Understanding these are the results of mine or karma’s or
    past deeds. And if without getting disturb bythem if he remains
    engaged in devotional services without any interruptions then that
    devotee becomeseligible for Lords special grace, it becomes his
    right full claim to be liberated or to get into the kingdomof
    God,the word used here is ‘Daya Bhak’,which refers to a Son’s
    becoming a lawful inheritor of the property of the father.As we
    go through life things will happen. As we say in English, life will
    happen to us. Life meanssometimes good things come our way,
    sometimes bad things come our way. A devotee needs
    tounderstand that these are results which come now because he
    has created them in the past. These are theresults of our own
    karma. This is the first understanding Prabhupada talks
    about.And one should be tolerant, not to get upset by the bad
    experiences happens in life, sometimes even
    withdevotees.Sridhar swami says you will attain Bhakti, if you
    stay on the path of Bhakti. It islike a son’sbecoming a lawful
    inheritor of the property of the father in due course of time but for
    that he has tostay alive to get the property .So the same with
    devotee, he has to stay alive in bhakti in order to get thelotus feet
    of Krishna to get liberation.Jiva Goswami says is it so simple. To
    stay alive you just have to breath, eat prasadam, go
    throughbathroom is this? No it means you should not be harsh
    towards others. Bad character is forbidden. Onlyone who doesn’t
    quarrel with his brothers gets the property. Means don’t blame
    others or quarrel withothers for your ongoing sufferings. Its
    natural human nature in material world that when one goes
    throughsome sufferings or difficulties in life instead of excepting
    them as a result of one’s own past deeds, startedto blame others
    and when no one suitable on found to blame on , the blame
    putted on Lordfor one’ssuffering. And one starts questioning, why
    me? Why the bad things happening to me?Those who are
    criticizing or blaming they are like living corpses, they are already
    dead although bodymay alive walking on the path of
    bhakti.Material existence means suffering and enjoy. Body is a
    karma puppet. But as said initially:Bhakti isattained only by
    certain form of shradha or faithFaith that what happens to us is
    directed by Krsna whotakes care of his devotees and uses these
    karmic strings to let us go through our life.

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