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Q&A REPOSITORY curated from SB & BG lectures by Senior Devotees of ISKCON Bangalore and HKM Group

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[My likes and dislikes based on Guru's and Krishna's likes & dislikes] Whatever I like, if Krishna does not like, I also do not like. If Krishna wants me to do something that I would generally dislike, I accept it. If Guru and Krishna desire something that gives them great pleasure, I will do it.” How should we understand this?

Category: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Date: 2026-05-20 | Time Stamp: 28:03 | Shloka: SB 3.24.47
Answer
Our reference point for likes and dislikes changes. Ordinarily, our likes and dislikes are based on our temporary material identity — thinking, “I am this body, I am a member of this world, I belong to this worldly society.” This is the reference point for everyone in material consciousness. But once we understand our true identity — that we are servants of Krishna — our reference changes. The business of a servant of Krishna is to please Krishna. Therefore, whatever pleases Krishna becomes pleasing to us, and whatever displeases Krishna naturally becomes undesirable to us.
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