Sometimes the analogy is used that just as there is a pond, our consciousness is a pond. And in that pond we throw different stones and all these stones are impressions. Now if we fill up the pond with Krsna stones more and more, then gradually as it fills up there’s not much space for any other stones, for any other impressions. In fact when the stones are filling up all the way to the surface of the water, then even if you throw in another stone it will just bounce out! It won’t go in anymore, it will just go straight out. So it’s said, in this way we must fill our consciousness completely to the top with Krsna and then, it is said, but then there are still small, small spaces between the stones- those you must fill up with little stones, with smaller things, with refined things, with more refined ways of meditating on Krsna, remembering Krsna and appreciating Krsna. And then still finer, in between the big stones and small stones, there’s still a little space filled up with sand, or in this way till there is no space left.So not only must our Krsna conscious increase it means, but the smaller stones are also meaning that we must now start paying more attention to the detail and do it right!
(HH KKS, Durban RY '09, SA)
