Dialogue about prema between the gopis and Krsna. Categories of prema:Hetu-prema: love with a cause;Ahetu-prema: love without a cause;Aptakama: self-satisfied;Aptarama: fulfills one’s desires;Gurudrohi: offender;Krtajnata: gratitude;Akrtajnata: ingratitude. Krsna tells the gopis that His feelings are not in these categories of prema because He has sahaja-prema: spontaneous love. It is not perfect to say “I love Gurudeva” because Guru is asraya-tattva and we feel love for visaya-tattva...
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