A lecture by Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
“When we speak of mellow, rasa, it is not solid, but it is liquid. Prema-rasa is to be tasted, relished. Mahāprabhu is the giver and we are the receivers of this rasa but how can we receive it? You may stretch out your hands and say, “Yes, please give me!”, but this is mellow. If someone gives you some mellow, you should approach with a container, a receptacle to accept it in. If there are holes in your container, how can you take it? Everything will pour out. Therefore, with what type of container will we approach Mahāprabhu to receive the prema-rasa He is giving?”
