Let's learn some lessons from Hotels
Material world is can be compared to the hotel...
1) *Hotel is not home*- hotel is just temporary place to stay, not our permanent residence..we must return back to our home, similarly we have permanent residence in Lord's abode and we must return back.
2) *Meetings are only for limited time*- many conferences, seminars, meeting hosted by hotels where people meet, discuss, interact but after such sessions people are departed, similarly in this world we come together and make relations but one day everyone has to leave.
3) *More attractive than home*- hotel looks more attractive,beautiful and comfortable than home, similarly illusory potency(maya) makes us feel that this world is so wonderful to stay.
4) *Pay to get*- however hotel is comfortable we need pay to get pleasures (food, drinks, rooms etc), similarly in material world pleasure are not free we need to toil hard also miseries accompanies with pleasures as free gift!!
5) *Relations are for money*- however good managers or staff may be, they are interested in your money and not love. In this world too money is cause of building up relationships or breaking up of relations(Bhagavatam 11.23.20). But spiritual world is totally love oriented.
Now let's see what good things we can learn from hotels for our spiritual development
6) *Service is foremost*- for them their service to customer is more important. For us service to Lord Krishna and His representatives should be prioritised
7) *Attitude matters* - just observe the attitude of staff, they are happy to serve
8) *Don't say no*- managers and staff are ever ready to serve, they will never say no even though you ask service from them at midnight. In spiritual society too whatever seva we have been asked we should not say no considering it to be inferior seva.
9) *Don't judge customers by looking at their car*- they treat everyone very nicely not bothering about customer's monetary value, because apparently poor looking customers are billionaires, don't judge a devotee in spiritual circle he may look neophyte but may have the qualities of advanced devotee.
10) *Loyalty*- staff is loyal to it's hotel and customers, similarly we should be loyal to our gurus and sampraday by following the principles they have given us.
By Rupesh Gauranga Dasa
In service of www.iskcondesiretree.com
Material world is can be compared to the hotel...
1) *Hotel is not home*- hotel is just temporary place to stay, not our permanent residence..we must return back to our home, similarly we have permanent residence in Lord's abode and we must return back.
2) *Meetings are only for limited time*- many conferences, seminars, meeting hosted by hotels where people meet, discuss, interact but after such sessions people are departed, similarly in this world we come together and make relations but one day everyone has to leave.
3) *More attractive than home*- hotel looks more attractive,beautiful and comfortable than home, similarly illusory potency(maya) makes us feel that this world is so wonderful to stay.
4) *Pay to get*- however hotel is comfortable we need pay to get pleasures (food, drinks, rooms etc), similarly in material world pleasure are not free we need to toil hard also miseries accompanies with pleasures as free gift!!
5) *Relations are for money*- however good managers or staff may be, they are interested in your money and not love. In this world too money is cause of building up relationships or breaking up of relations(Bhagavatam 11.23.20). But spiritual world is totally love oriented.
Now let's see what good things we can learn from hotels for our spiritual development
6) *Service is foremost*- for them their service to customer is more important. For us service to Lord Krishna and His representatives should be prioritised
7) *Attitude matters* - just observe the attitude of staff, they are happy to serve
8) *Don't say no*- managers and staff are ever ready to serve, they will never say no even though you ask service from them at midnight. In spiritual society too whatever seva we have been asked we should not say no considering it to be inferior seva.
9) *Don't judge customers by looking at their car*- they treat everyone very nicely not bothering about customer's monetary value, because apparently poor looking customers are billionaires, don't judge a devotee in spiritual circle he may look neophyte but may have the qualities of advanced devotee.
10) *Loyalty*- staff is loyal to it's hotel and customers, similarly we should be loyal to our gurus and sampraday by following the principles they have given us.
By Rupesh Gauranga Dasa
In service of www.iskcondesiretree.com
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