Srila
Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
The
bird known as Chataka always looks above for rainwater, but it will
never take any water from the ground even if there is an abundance
there. He waits only for whatever water will come from above. Sufficient
rain may come, or thunder may come, yet he will not take even a single
drop from the earth. Our attitude should be like that. We must follow
whatever instruction and direction comes from above, and never try
to fulfil any plan from the mundane world. "The Director, the Master,
the Lord above -- I am connected with Him." This sort of practice
is conducive.