There is class of devotees, they are devotees, who are only interested in hearing about rasa lila. In the introduction to Krishna Book Srila Prabhupada explains that they will become purified but their level of Krishna consciousness is still contaminated.
"The attraction of loving affairs on the basis of sex feeling is the original feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and we, the conditioned souls, being part and parcel of the Supreme, have such feelings also, butthey are experienced within a perverted, minute condition. Therefore, when those who are after sex life in this material world hear about Krishna's pastimes with the gopis, they will relish transcendental pleasure, although it appears to be materialistic. The advantage will be that they will gradually be
elevated to the spiritual platform." KB Introduction
elevated to the spiritual platform." KB Introduction
I learned recently that the word sahajiya is not a "bad" word. It means feelings, emotions. Vaishnavas are sahajiyas. What makes it undesirable is when it is combined with prakrta... which means material contamination of sense gratification. Which can be on the gross level and the subtle level of the mind.
Devotees of Krishna are interested in everything about Krishna.
"They do not reject even a drop." KB 51
"They do not reject even a drop." KB 51
"Devotees of Krishna are always anxious to hear about the transcendental activities of the Lord. His activities of fighting, kidnapping and running away from the battlefield are all transcendental, being on the absolute platform, and devotees take a transcendental interest in hearing of them. The pure devotee does not make the distinction that some activities of the Lord should be heard and others should be avoided. There is, however, a class of so-called devotees known as prakrta sahajiya who are very interested in hearing about Krishna's rasa-lila with the gopis, but not about His fighting activities with His enemies. They do not know that His bellicose activities and His friendly activities with the gopis are equally transcendental, being on the absolute platform. The transcendental pastimes of Krishna described in the Srimad-Bhagavatam are relished by pure devotees through submissive aural reception. They do not reject even a drop." KB 51
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