When we come to the point to realise that we are the eternal servants of Krishna, then nothing can change that. Nothing! Because no matter what happens – it’s eternal! Nothing in the world, even if the whole world ceases to exist, we are still the eternal servant of Krishna.
And that is how a devotee becomes like a lamp in a windless place, a lamp that doesn’t flicker. Because once that knowledge is there, once that conviction is strong and firm then nothing can change our position, nothing in the world can affect that position.
Transcribed by Bhakta Jan
(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2011)