Why God Delays You — How Waiting Becomes the FASTEST Path to Shree Krishna | Swami Mukundananda

Why does God make sincere devotees wait—and how can waiting itself become the fastest path to Shree Krishna? Many devotees experience a painful silence in their spiritual journey. Prayers are offered, sadhana continues, yet God seems distant. There are moments when the heart feels restless, patience wears thin, and one wonders whether the longing is even being heard. This waiting can feel confusing, discouraging, even heartbreaking.

But according to the timeless wisdom of the Narad Bhakti Sutra, waiting is not rejection—it is preparation.

In this discourse, through moving stories and philosophy, Swamiji brings this truth alive—revealing how a moment of intense waiting transformed a seeker forever, and why God responds only when longing reaches its fullest depth.

In this profound discourse, Swami Mukundananda explains how divine delay deepens longing, matures devotion, and draws the soul closer to Shree Krishna. Just as hunger intensifies with time, spiritual yearning grows sharper when fulfillment is postponed—and that very intensity becomes the turning point of grace.

The great saints teach that God responds not to effort alone, but to vyākula bhakti—restless, single-pointed longing. When the heart reaches a stage where nothing else consoles it, waiting itself transforms. What once felt like distance quietly becomes closeness. What appeared as delay becomes the very means by which God reveals Himself.

This discourse offers clarity, reassurance, and strength for every devotee who has ever wondered:
Why does God test patience?
What is the role of longing in bhakti?
How does divine grace truly descend?
Why waiting so often precedes the deepest realization of Shree Krishna?

If you are walking the path of devotion and find yourself in a long journey of waiting, this message will help you see that pause not as abandonment, but as divine intention—guiding the heart toward a deeper, purer love for Krishna.

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Video Chapters

00:00 Introduction — Why God Delays You
00:36 Developing Longing for God
00:49 Lalasa in Braj — The Essence of Bhakti
02:21 God's Plan When He Makes you Wait
03:49 What Is “Deep Longing” for God?
07:28 Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on Attaining God
08:05 How can you Attain Shree Krishna
09:03 The True Sign of Spiritual Progress
09:28 How Longing Brings You Closer to God

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