ships subject to laws of own country

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So that is the devotional position. Therefore it is said, atho vibhūtim mama mayavinas tam aisvaryam astahgam anupravrttam, sriyam bhagavatim vasprhayanti bhadram. The devotees do not aspire for all these opulences. Their only aspiration is, ambition is, how to be engaged in the service of the Lord. How to be engaged. That is their... And in that way they get everything. There is no difference. When you worship Krsna-man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru [Bg 18.65], mam evaisyasi-so he has already gone. There is no difference, the worshiping of the Lord here and there. Just like in politics sometime-these are some of the examples-that in a foreign country, when you are staying in your ship, then you are not subjected to the rules of that country; you are subjected to the rules of your own country. Similarly, so long you are in devotional service, you are not subjected to the rules and regulation of this maya. Mayam etam taranti te [Bg 7.14]. Mayam etam... Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te. Anyone who is not devotee, who is not engaged in the service of the Lord, he is under the control of maya. And anyone who has surrendered to Krsna and is simply twenty-four hours engaged in the service of Krsna, he is not under the control of maya. Mayam etam taranti te. Krsna says. (More...)

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