You have to be self-observant and notice how you're feeling and how you're doing it. See that you feel that you're getting more enthusiasm to do more service, instead of feeling diminished or in a situation where, although you're feeling out of balance, you don't want to admit that you are, which can be dangerous because It's much more appealing and also realistic to understand the situation one's in now. As Kṛṣṇa says in the bhāgavatam (11.20.26) "sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ," in this verse the word "guṇa" means a good quality, and that good quality, he says, is to be self-obserant and understand what your qualification is at the present time and act according to that. And if you do what you can with what you have right now, you feel that you are getting strength from that, and you're feeling encouraged, and that's a sign that you're in a normal condition and that you're well situated. If you feel on the other hand that you are out of balance, it could be that you're not doing enough sādhana. That's another thing, because there are ways in which, when I start to feel dissatisfied with life or with Kṛṣṇa Consciousness, and start to consider that, well, it's all a show because I'm engaging in such a way that I'm doing it for show. I'm not doing it actually because I have a clear idea that it's in my best interest or that I enjoy doing it. May be also that sādhana has gone off into niyamāgraha—that I'm not really paying attention. So you have to be aware of that also. That's important because oftentimes, or mostly, my feelings of uneasiness about my life and feeling out of balance have to do with not having enough contact with Kṛṣṇa. (excerpt from the talk) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ (USA only) https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings