Sambandha, ahidheya and prayojana

"Once the cloud and mist are dispelled, the sun of the holy name shines brilliantly once more and enlightens the devotee with love of Godhead.

"The bona fide spiritual master instructs the disciple in sambandha-jnana. The chanting of the holy name is the indication (abhidheya) of this eternal relationship (sambandha). The guru encourages the disciple to take up abhidheya or chanting. The sun of the holy name now shines stronger and evaporates the mist of anartha. Chanting at this stage, becomes an indispensable need (prayojana). Prayojana leads a devotee to love of Godhead. The jiva now experiences ecstasy in every moment of chanting.

The most ironic thing about a life of crime is that it is based on a lie—the lie of materialism. The reason kids in poor neighborhoods idolize the local hoods is because they think that such hoods are happy. They see that by material standards the crooks are "successful"—they've got nice clothes, jewelry, flashy cars, the respect of others, pretty girls, lots of cash, and so on. But if such kids knew that material wealth and false lordship were not synonymous with happiness, then they wouldn't see crooks as successful. So it is this big lie—the materialistic concept of success—that causes many youngsters to follow in the footsteps of hoods.
Jagad Guru Speaks

"The guru first instructs his disciple in sambandha-jnana. This is to be exactingly explained, and the disciple must receive it with proper faith. The quintessence of this knowledge is that Lord Krsna is eternally the Supreme Personality of Godhead; the jiva is His eternal servitor, and the jiva's loving relationship with Lord Krsna is likewise eternal as an inherent trait of his nature. In contact with material nature, the jiva forgets his eternal relationship with the Lord and loiters aimlessly in this world of illusion searching for bliss. The material world is a veritable prison-house where the jiva is penalized for turning his back on Krsna. It consists of the fourteen planetary systems which together are known as the Devi-dhama; these planetary systems are the cells within the prison where the recalcitrant jivas are confined. Devi- dhama is not a place for experiencing happiness and bliss. The so-called material pleasures offered to the jivas here are only temporary, and hence simply cause further suffering; but since punishments are remedies, the jivas are reformed through such punitive measures.

"By the mercy of a Vaisnava devotee of the Lord, if the imprisoned jiva is once again instructed in the holy name and sambandha-jnana, he will gradually become enlightened with the essence of all religious practices, namely pure love of Godhead. To this fortunate soul, sayujya-muk or impersonal liberation is reprehensible. Until he is solidly grounded in the sam-