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BUDDHI YOGA

2012-01-24T00:23:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

Buddhi-yoga is clearly explained (in Chapter Ten, verse ten) as being direct communion with the Lord, who is sitting as Paramatma in everyone's heart. But such communion does not take place without devotional service. One who is therefore situated in devotional or transcendental loving service to the Lord, or, in other words, in Krishna consciousness, attains to this stage of buddhi-yoga by the special grace of the Lord.

Buddhi Yoga & Sankhya Yoga

The Lord says, therefore, that only to those who are always engaged in devotional service out of transcendental love does He award the pure knowledge of devotion in love. In that way the devotee can reach Him easily in the ever-blissful kingdom of God.

Thus the buddhi-yoga mentioned in this verse is the devotional service of the Lord, and the word Sankhya mentioned herein has nothing to do with the atheistic sankhya-yoga enunciated by the imposter Kapila. One should not, therefore, misunderstand that the sankhya-yoga mentioned herein has any connection with the atheistic Sankhya. Nor did that philosophy have any influence during that time; nor would Lord Krishna care to mention such godless philosophical speculations.

Real Sankhya philosophy is described by Lord Kapila in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, but even that Sankhya has nothing to do with the current topics. Here, Sankhya means analytical description of the body and the soul. Lord Krishna made an analytical description of the soul just to bring Arjuna to the point of buddhi-yoga, or bhakti-yoga. Therefore, Lord Krishna's Sankhya and Lord Kapila's Sankhya, as described in the Bhagavatam, are one and the same. They are all bhakti-yoga. Lord Krishna Said, therefore, that only the less intelligent class of men make a distinction between sankhya-yoga and bhakti-yoga (sankhya-yogau prthag balah pravadanti na panditah).

Of course, atheistic sankhya-yoga has nothing to do with bhakti-yoga, yet the unintelligent claim that the atheistic sankhya-yoga is referred to in the Bhagavad-gita.

One should therefore understand that buddhi-yoga means to work in Krishna consciousness, in the full bliss and knowledge of devotional service. One who works for the satisfaction of the Lord only, however difficult such work may be, is working under the principles of buddhi-yoga and finds himself always in transcendental bliss. By such transcendental engagement, one achieves all transcendental understanding automatically, by the grace of the Lord, and thus his liberation is complete in itself, without his making extraneous endeavors to acquire knowledge.

Conclusion

There is much difference between work in Krishna consciousness and work for fruitive results, especially in the matter of sense gratification for achieving results in terms of family or material happiness. Buddhi-yoga is therefore the transcendental quality of the work that we perform. Bg 2.39

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WHAT IS A HUMAN BEING’S SPECIFIC DUTY?

2012-01-13T03:15:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

There are two kinds of sva-dharmas, specific duties. As long as one is not liberated, one has to perform the duties of his particular body in accordance with religious principles in order to achieve liberation. When one is liberated, one's sva-dharma -- specific duty -- becomes spiritual and is not in the material bodily concept.

Real Sva-dharma

In the bodily conception of life there are specific duties for the brahmanas and ksatriyas respectively, and such duties are unavoidable. Sva-dharma is ordained by the Lord, and this will be clarified in the Fourth Chapter. On the bodily plane sva-dharma is called varnasrama-dharma, or man's steppingstone for spiritual understanding. Human civilization begins from the stage of varnasrama-dharma, or specific duties in terms of the specific modes of nature of the body obtained. Discharging one's specific duty in any field of action in accordance with the orders of higher authorities serves to elevate one to a higher status of life. Bg 2.31

Even though there was no certainty of victory for Arjuna's side, he still had to fight; for, even being killed there, he could be elevated into the heavenly planets.

There is no consideration of happiness or distress, profit or gain, victory or defeat in the activities of Krsna consciousness (which is the correct Sva-dharma for all human beings). That everything should be performed for the sake of Krsna is transcendental consciousness; so there is no reaction to material activities. He who acts for his own sense gratification, either in goodness or in passion, is subject to the reaction, good or bad. But he who has completely surrendered himself in the activities of Krsna consciousness is no longer obliged to anyone, nor is he a debtor to anyone, as one is in the ordinary course of activities.

Conclusion

It is said:

devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam

na kinkaro nayam rni ca rajan

sarvatmana yah saranam saranyam

gato mukundam parihrtya kartam

"Anyone who has completely surrendered unto Krsna, Mukunda, giving up all other duties, is no longer a debtor, nor is he obliged to anyone -- not the demigods, nor the sages, nor the people in general, nor kinsmen, nor humanity, nor forefathers."

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WAR AND PEACE

2011-12-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyur

dhruvam janma mrtasya ca

tasmad apariharye 'rthe

na tvam socitum arhasi

Bg 2.27

One who has taken his birth is sure to die, and after death one is sure to take birth again. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament.

Violence and Law & order

One has to take birth according to one's activities of life. And after finishing one term of activities, one has to die to take birth for the next. In this way one is going through one cycle of birth and death after another without liberation. This cycle of birth and death does not, however, support unnecessary murder, slaughter and war. But at the same time, violence and war are inevitable factors in human society for keeping law and order.

The Battle of Kuruksetra, being the will of the Supreme, was an inevitable event, and to fight for the right cause is the duty of a ksatriya. Why should Arjuna be afraid of or aggrieved at the death of his relatives since he was discharging his proper duty? He did not deserve to break the law, thereby becoming subjected to the reactions of sinful acts, of which he was so afraid. By avoiding the discharge of his proper duty, he would not be able to stop the death of his relatives, and he would be degraded due to his selection of the wrong path of action.

Conclusion

Even war has its utility in dharma. But unfortunately today wars are fought for wrong reasons and that is mainly due to the greed of mankind

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HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUL

2011-11-25T00:11:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam

avikaryo 'yam ucyate

tasmad evam viditvainam

nanusocitum arhasi

Bg 2.25

It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.

How can soul be known?

The magnitude of the soul is so small for our material calculation that he cannot be seen even by the most powerful microscope; therefore, he is invisible. As far as the soul's existence is concerned, no one can establish his existence experimentally beyond the proof of sruti, or Vedic wisdom. We have to accept this truth, because there is no other source of understanding the existence of the soul, although it is a fact by perception. There are many things we have to accept solely on grounds of superior authority. No one can deny the existence of his father, based upon the authority of his mother. There is no source of understanding the identity of the father except by the authority of the mother. Similarly, there is no source of understanding the soul except by studying the Vedas. In other words, the soul is inconceivable by human experimental knowledge. The soul is consciousness and conscious—that also is the statement of the Vedas, and we have to accept that. Unlike the bodily changes, there is no change in the soul. As eternally unchangeable, the soul remains atomic in comparison to the infinite Supreme Soul. The Supreme Soul is infinite, and the atomic soul is infinitesimal. Therefore, the infinitesimal soul, being unchangeable, can never become equal to the infinite soul, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This concept is repeated in the Vedas in different ways just to confirm the stability of the conception of the soul. Repetition of something is necessary in order that we understand the matter thoroughly, without error.

Conclusion

Existence of soul can therefore be confirmed by approaching an higher authority coming in the disciplinic line of succession

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WHY THE SOUL CHANGES BODIES

2011-11-11T04:27:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya

navani grhnati naro 'parani

tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany

anyani samyati navani dehi

Bg 2.22

As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.

Changing Body - An accepted fact

Change of body by the atomic individual soul is an accepted fact. Even the modern scientists who do not believe in the existence of the soul, but at the same time cannot explain the source of energy from the heart, have to accept continuous changes of body which appear from childhood to boyhood and from boyhood to youth and again from youth to old age. From old age, the change is transferred to another body.

Transference of the atomic individual soul to another body is made possible by the grace of the Supersoul. The Supersoul fulfills the desire of the atomic soul as one friend fulfills the desire of another. The Vedas, like the Mundaka Upanisad, as well as the Svetasvatara Upanisad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Krishna) is simply watching His friend. Of these two birds -- although they are the same in quality -- one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the other is simply witnessing the activities of His friend. Krishna is the witnessing bird, and Arjuna is the eating bird. Although they are friends, one is still the master and the other is the servant. Forgetfulness of this relationship by the atomic soul is the cause of one's changing his position from one tree to another, or from one body to another.

Conclusion

Krishna buliya jiva bhoga vancha kare, pasate maya japatiya dhare. Jiva forgets Krishna and wants to enjoy independently at which point maya quickly captures the jiva and implicates it in 'samsara chakra'

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EATING, SLEEPING, MATING & DEFENDING – THE ANIMALISTIC LIFE

2011-09-16T00:56:00.000-07:00

Dedicated to my spiritual master His Divine Grace Abhaya Charan Bhaktivedanta Swami 'Srila Prabhupada'

Introduction

Vedic literatures confirm that there are 8,400,000 varieties of life. Each form is unique in itself. And the living entity transmigrates into different forms based on the stringent laws of material nature as a reaction to one’s actions. But to revolve in the cycle of transmigration in a series of these vast varieties of lives is an imprisoned life for the condemned conditioned souls. The human form of life is a chance to get out of this imprisoned life, and as such the only occupation of the human being is to reestablish his lost relationship with God.

Human life - The purpose

Human life is meant for cultivation of spiritual knowledge, in eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the lower animal species, the living entity completely forgets his relationship with the Lord, and consequently he is constantly busy eating, sleeping, fearing and attempting to gratify his senses. Such a life of forgetfulness is the aim of modern civilization, which seeks to attain such an animalistic life by improved economics. Real civilization, however, means stopping such animalistic life.

Whatever form of material existence one is in, one is invariably ignorant of his real situation. In other words, existence in the material world is due to the multiple reactions to our sinful lives. Ignorance is the cause of sinful life, which consequently is the cause of one's dragging on in material existence. The human form of life is the only loophole by which one may get out of this entanglement. One who fails to use the human form of life for self realization risks gliding down into lower species of life and thus temporarily loses the chance to make spiritual advancement. Srila Prabhupada says that every intelligent man should at least experiment with Krishna consciousness and gamble atleast this one life by surrendering & devoting himself to Krishna. An intelligent man should think and understand that he has been enjoying this eating, sleeping, mating and defending for so many lives. These things are available for one to enjoy even in bird and animal bodies. Now in this human form of life, which one gets after many a life of pious activities, he must learn to regulate the four principles of animalistic life—eating, sleeping, defending and mating—and devote time to develop Krishna consciousness. In this way one’s life will be successful.

In the Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad (3.8.10) the perplexed man is described as follows:

“yo va etad aksaram gargy aviditvasmal lokat praiti sa krpanah”

He is a miserly man who does not solve the problems of life as a human and who thus quits this world like the cats and dogs, without understanding the science of self-realization.

Vedic wisdom underlines the fact that this human form of life is a most valuable asset for the living entity who can utilize it for solving the problems of life; therefore, one who does not utilize this opportunity properly is a miser.

Conclusion

In summary, a fully responsible man should always be conscious of the prime duty of the present human form of life. The activities to meet the immediate necessities of material life are not everything. One should always be alert in his duty for attainment of the best situation in the next life. Human life is meant for preparing ourselves for that prime duty.

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Allegations and Charges against Akshaya Patra. Are they really valid?

2011-08-30T04:35:00.000-07:00

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Allegation 1. Hiding details of payment being made by Government for supply of mid day meals: - Akshaya Patra Foundation is attempting to hide from public view that it is a fully paid contractor engaged to supply mid day meals.

Reply – Fully paid? Please ascertain the facts before throwing in such allegations. Please do your homework before you plan to make statements of permanent record.

Allegation 2. Other NGO contractors report payment from the government is adequate:

Reply – May be the other NGO’s can manage. But in case of Akshaya Patra, Government is providing only subsidized ration. Moreover 100% of the working and other costs is to be borne by the Foundation itself.

Allegation 3. Inflated costs shown by Akshaya Patra just to raise donations:

Reply – The accounts are audited by a reputed firm called KPMG. This allegation is like disreputing them too. The donors are beneficiaries of tax deductions and so obviously proper receipts need to be given to them for their 100% tax deduction. So how can there seem to be a problem here.

Allegation 4. Considering Scale of operations and automation – Akshaya Patra should actually have the lowest and not highest costs in the industry: How is it when they the largest scale of operations and in light of their claim that they have the most cost efficient operation, fully automated kitchens (all of which have been sponsored by the IT majors, corporate and banks etc), is it not strange that they report the highest cost of operations?

Reply – Work yourself in this direction and find out how running costs are usually higher than calculated costs prior implementation.

Allegation 5. What about the extra/surplus grains? What is to the hundreds of tones of extra rice and grains? Are they being sold in the black market? Some sample stories have been reported

Reply – If someone else is caught, it doesn’t mean TAPF has to be measured in the same scale. The board consists of reputed personalities whose only motive is to service the mankind through this scheme. And moreover these words just imply that it is a question asked whimsically and not an allegation per se.

Allegation 6. An unethical campaign that suppresses vital information and creates false hype

Reply – Is advertising unethical. The answer for this is the school attendance reports. Kindly go through them. And why don’t you survey the more than happy children who are the ultimate beneficiaries of the project.

Allegation 7. Madhu Pandit and his family members have suddenly become one of the biggest real estate project developers: Neither Madhu Pandit nor his co-brother are able to satisfactorily explain where the money for these projects is coming from. What is the real secret behind the new found prosperity of the two co-brothers and their families?

Reply – Thanks for making me and several others relatives of Madhupandit and Chanchalapathi Prabhu. It for me is a great honour. And I can understand your inquisitiveness regarding their (sorry our) prosperity? The answer is chanting the holy names, following regulative principles and initiation by a BONAFIDE Acharya. In short Srila Prabhupada is the heart and soul of the institute and where a pure devotee like Him resides there Krishna and the Goddess of fortune reside too. Simple secret. Got it? Probably you must try this too.

Allegation 8. Making a complex maze of numerous trusts, societies and businesses to hide the real ownership and camouflage the business interests of the Madhu Pandit family : Madhu Pandit das, its has set up a smokescreen around the Hare Krsna Hill and behind the smokescreen he has created a complex maze of trusts, societies and other fictitious organistaions.

Reply – Smokescreen is required to bring out the rats that are hiding in the unseen holes who are a nuisance to the functioning of the society. A complex maze of trusts speaks about organizational abilities.

Allegation 9. There are several unanswered questions and suspicions regarding the real intention of the two co brothers who together now control a vast business empire worth over a 1000 crores of rupees

Reply – Suspicions are not valid. If there is tangible proof (if any exists hypothetically) then we welcome you to present it to us and the world. And it is obvious that it is the 1000 crores that is bothering you so much. Perhaps, May be or Could be sentences have no meaning.

Allegation 10. The mystery that shrouds the working of the Madhu Pandit family is giving raise to allegations of fraud, nepotism, unethical conduct. However keeping in mind, the fraud the two co-brothers have played on ISKCON, it is only natural that there could be devious intentions.

Reply – The real fraudsters are the ‘self-appointed gurus’ of ISKCON worldwide and their dull-headed followers whose eyes have been poked to blindness by the GBC’s coercion, threat and twisting of facts about Prabhupada’s desire.

Allegation 11. Cost of the mid day meal supplied by the Akshaya Patra – calculated from the figures provided by the Akshaya Patra Foundaion:

Reply – Already I have mentioned that on-paper projected costs and the working costs usually do not match in any endeavor. The latter almost always overwhelmingly exceeds the former. This is my personal opinion. And if you have ever done anything useful in your life constructively then you would have understood this.

My view and thoughts of this issue

The last nail in the coffin of these allegations would be- ‘Why anyone should go negatively behind a venture that intends to feed needy children a nutritious meal on a daily basis and retains them in the classrooms. Is it not a strong and surefire way of building the nation and is not also a novel way to reach the hearts of millions of soul in their stage of life where a positive impact can be made?” Stop finding faults. Look at the reach of the program which stands at over 12 lakhs today. A phenomenal number that has earned the project awards and recognition by heaps. While the whole world is applauding the effort here are our own brothers picking on the so-called faults. Faults can always be corrected (if any).

Intelligence and commonsense does not lie in abandoning a leaky boat but in fixing the leaky spot. Look at the ship and what it has been doing and what it can do to these children. Be constructive towards the hole if any exists. I am sure the authorities are open-minded will be glad to correct themselves if inadvertently they have overlooked a crack or if a defect has manifested while functioning.

Don’t be the kind of people who go to abalashramas or vrddhashrams and complain about the cracks. Atleast a roof exists as shelter and more so when you are playing no active role in the upkeep of the same. Of course the cracks, if any can be pointed out, and certainly they need to be addressed to but asking the house to close down or razing the shelter to the ground because an alleged crack exists is the typical mindset of a vengeful asura. You can always approach with your genuine doubts they will be addressed to in a manner that lays out all the facts into the open and to your satisfaction.

Every venture has a learning-curve and there is a lot to learn my friends.

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EVEN VIOLENCE CAN HAVE ITS OWN UTILITY

2011-08-08T03:41:00.000-07:00

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Introduction:

Everything has its proper utility, and a man who is situated in complete knowledge knows how and where to apply a thing for its proper utility. Similarly, violence also has its utility, and how to apply violence rests with the person in knowledge.

Violence for Peace?:

Although the justice of the peace awards capital punishment to a person condemned for murder, the justice of the peace cannot be blamed, because he orders violence to another person according to the codes of justice. In Manu-samhita, the lawbook for mankind, it is supported that a murderer should be condemned to death so that in his next life he will not have to suffer for the great sin he has committed. Therefore, the king's punishment of hanging a murderer is actually beneficial. Similarly, when Krishna orders fighting, it must be concluded that violence is for supreme justice, and thus Arjuna should follow the instruction, knowing well that such violence, committed in the act of fighting for Krishna, is not violence at all because, at any rate, the man, or rather the soul, cannot be killed; so for the administration of justice, so-called violence is permitted. A surgical operation is not meant to kill the patient, but to cure him. Therefore the fighting to be executed by Arjuna at the instruction of Krishna is with full knowledge, so there is no possibility of sinful reaction - Bg 2.21

Conclusion:

Violence has a place in the scheme of life. Sometimes it is needed & when used judiciously it could be only lasting peace-maker

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HEART IS THE SEAT OF THE SOUL

2011-07-18T06:12:00.000-07:00

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Introduction

The influence of the atomic soul is spread all over a particular body. According to the Mundaka Upanisad, this atomic soul is situated in the heart of every living entity, and because the measurement of the atomic soul is beyond the power of appreciation of the material scientists, some of them assert foolishly that there is no soul.

Heart of the matter - Soul in the heart

The individual atomic soul is definitely there in the heart along with the Supersoul, and thus all the energies of bodily movement are emanating from this part of the body. The corpuscles which carry the oxygen from the lungs gather energy from the soul. When the soul passes away from this position, the activity of the blood, generating fusion, ceases. Medical science accepts the importance of the red corpuscles, but it cannot ascertain that the source of the energy is the soul. Medical science, however, does admit that the heart is the seat of all energies of the body.

Such atomic particles of the spirit whole are compared to the sunshine molecules. In the sunshine there are innumerable radiant molecules. Similarly, the fragmental parts of the Supreme Lord are atomic sparks of the rays of the Supreme Lord, called by the name prabha, or superior energy.

Conclusion

So whether one follows Vedic knowledge or modern science, one cannot deny the existence of the spirit soul in the body, and the science of the soul is explicitly described in the Bhagavad-gita by the Personality of Godhead Himself. Bg 2.17

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HOW TO GET LIBERATED

2011-07-09T06:06:00.000-07:00

Dedicated to my spiritual master His Divine Grace Abhaya Charan Bhaktivedanta Swami 'Srila Prabhupada'

Introduction

yam hi na vyathayanty ete

purusam purusarsabha

sama-duhkha-sukham dhiram

so 'mrtatvaya kalpate

O best among men [Arjuna], the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.

Eligibility for liberation
Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.

In the varnasrama institution, the fourth stage of life, namely the renounced order (sannyasa), is a painstaking situation. But one who is serious about making his life perfect surely adopts the sannyasa order of life in spite of all difficulties. The difficulties usually arise from having to sever family relationships, to give up the connection of wife and children. But if anyone is able to tolerate such difficulties, surely his path to spiritual realization is complete. Similarly, in Arjuna's discharge of duties as a ksatriya, he is advised to persevere, even if it is difficult to fight with his family members or similarly beloved persons.

Conclusion

Lord Caitanya took sannyasa at the age of twenty-four, and His dependents, young wife as well as old mother, had no one else to look after them. Yet for a higher cause He took sannyasa and was steady in the discharge of higher duties. That is the way of achieving liberation from material bondage. Bg 2.15

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LIFE AFTER DEATH

2011-06-14T00:03:00.000-07:00

Dedicated to my spiritual master His Divine Grace Abhaya Charan Bhaktivedanta Swami 'Srila Prabhupada'

Introduction

dehino 'smin yatha dehe

kaumaram yauvanam jara

tatha dehantara-praptir

dhiras tatra na muhyati

Bg 2.13

As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.

Understanding the change
Since every living entity is an individual soul, each is changing his body every moment, manifesting sometimes as a child, sometimes as a youth, and sometimes as an old man. Yet the same spirit soul is there and does not undergo any change. This individual soul finally changes the body at death and transmigrates to another body; and since it is sure to have another body in the next birth -- either material or spiritual. Such changes of body account for varieties of enjoyment or suffering, according to one's work in life.

Any man who has perfect knowledge of the constitution of the individual soul, the Supersoul, and nature -- both material and spiritual -- is called a dhira, or a most sober man. Such a man is never deluded by the change of bodies.

Conclusion

So, you have just heard the creator Himself say that one who is born is bound to die and one who dies must be born again. And hat is the last word.

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Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON Bangalore – Baseless allegations on Akshaya Patra & ISKCON Bangalore senior devotees & my opinion about these allegations

2011-05-25T01:27:00.000-07:00

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Hare Krishna,

The following is the complete article posted on a site-of-frustrated-vilifiers called Madha Bandit News Blog and a ‘phrase-to-phrase’ clarification based on what I know from my interaction with ISKCON Bangalore as a Donor & a Volunteer for almost 7 years now. The article content is in normal font while my response is in the bold for each allegation.

1. Shivakumar calls top ISKCON dasas cheats

A. His opinion cannot be the basis of an argument or debate. What is there in it for the Dasas to cheat? They are neither politicians like the accuser nor are they businessmen. They have relinquished their materialistic life to serve Srila Prabhupada & have nothing to gain materially. Love of Krishna is what the devotees seek.

2. KPCC working president DK Shiva Kumar has urged the government to arrest ISKCON, Bangalore president Madhu Pandit Dasa and vice-president Chanchalpathi Dasa and confiscate their property.

A. Not yet happened. So anyone can guess the actual weightage of this allegation. Politicians have a lot of urges. They stoop to find a scoop to stay in the news. I strongly object to this statement asking for arrest & thus vilifying our ‘Dasas’ in public which is a serious crime. Mr DKS, you are a powerful & dynamic politician, so please spend time to introspect on your stand in this issue based on testimonials of criminal-sadhus who are using you to get their vested interests in place.

3. At a press conference following Dasa’s accusations earlier in the day on Thursday, Shivakumar rubbished the charges levelled against him by the two.

A. Getting a taste of his own medicine must be bitter to swallow. He has a right to deny the charges, legally speaking, but it could also be a case where he gets a first hand experience on how it feels when you are accused in public – especially in the case of the accusation against the Dasas as it is baseless.

4. “Both are cheats, they are selling our poverty abroad and making money. They are land grabbers and own 142 acres of land at Mahadevapura,” he said.

A. I didn’t know we could sell poverty and make money. Calling spade a spade is selling? So what do we do, close our eyes to facts and pretend we are alright. Does the government not take loans from foreign countries? Are they trying to sell us when they procure such a loan projecting facts. This is not called selling – in fact it is to be called purchasing.

Land grabbers?
First of all is it for personal use? So the accusation must have been against ISKCON Bangalore, legally speaking. But it is against the Dasas, because, it is purely a case of instigated personal attack.

5. Shivakumar said the revenue department had prepared a report, which states that 61.28 acres belonging to the department had been encroached upon by the duo at Srirangapatna.

A. That is a legal-issue. So what action has the revenue department initiated. This I would like to know in the view of public interest. DKS or his rumour-mill fuellers are welcome to seek justice from the proper channel if it can be proven to be true. But by making such an accusation publicly before a trial-suit is in place is something he is not entitled to. I would like to see the RTI copy, if any.

6. He said though there was no provision to collect funds from public, ISKCON collected huge funds from people in India and abroad for the mid-day meal scheme under the Akshaya Patra scheme.

A. How unfortunate if such a provision does not exist for a scheme like Akshaya Patra. The project is only subsidized by the Government & not run by it. So how or who will fill the gap of deficit to run the scheme if not willind donors of the public – the ‘millionaire’(?) devotees of ISKCON Bangalore who have relinquished everything or probably DKS himself? I would go the extent of saying if such a rule does exist scrap it as it is absolute nonsense to limit a divine-scheme like Akshaya Patra. In fact the scheme is doing something which the Government must be doing and therefore it must be grateful to the foundation.

7. “I had applied under RTI at both the department of public instruction (DPI) and the law department seeking clarification. Both said there was no provision to collect funds,” Kumar said.

A. If he is truly a well-wisher of the 1.2 million & odd children who are being fed by this venture then as a powerful politician he must fight against this rule & support Akshaya Patra providing his time, energy & resources for its ever-expanding success. This behavior of DKS is called ‘Using loopholes to create holes’.

8. Kumar denied charges of the duo that he was spewing venom against them over a land deal which went against him on Kanakapura Road.

A. History has been a witness for both the background of the charge made against him & his denial of the same. No further comments.

9. Following charges levelled against ISKCON by Shivakumar in the Legislative Assembly, a joint house committee had been constituted by the government headed by BJP MLA Yogish Bhat to probe charges of misappropriation of funds under the Akshaya Patra scheme.

A. Lets wait for the probe to reveal all & expose the true colors of one & all. Fair & square and I welcome the move for the probe. It will tell all as-it-is. (Latest news - Now exonerated)

Finally, a word or two for the makers of the blasphemous blog – Madhu Bandit News Blog – ‘A completely avaishnava behavior (may be due to the evil effect of gurvaparadha) & certainly cannot be the dream-child of a true devotee of the Lord. Good time spent on the wrong issue. Look within the system you are rotting in & get out of it if not rectify it as soon as possible before the impending doom that is fated for all. Prove to world your good intentions by positive & constructive actions in your centers rather than pick on others. You have 100s of centers following your method so concentrate on them. Be the living examples. And don’t forget to prevent the fall-down of your gurus. Or even better, please analyze why the so-called-gurus are falling like dried leaves of a summer.

‘If we all learn to cleanse our own dirt, the world will be a cleaner place’.

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EXCERPTS FROM DISCOURSES OF HIS GRACE MADHUPANDITA DASA

2011-05-16T00:40:00.000-07:00

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Gems of spiritual wisdom-1 : Excerpts from discourses of His Grace Madhupandit Dasa

Hare Krishna,

Here are some the gems of spiritual wisdom that I fished out from nectarean waters of the discourses of His Grace Madhapandita Dasa, President of Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON & Chairman Akshaya Patra.

• Satisfaction in satisfaction of Krishna is the way of life for a devotee

• We must put conscious efforts to perform pure devotional service

• Purifying our consciousness by keeping Krishna in centre is Krishna Consciousness

• A devotee finds satisfaction in doing what satisfies Guru & Krishna

• Pleasure & Pain is not outside but inside us.

• Retrain your mind to act in Krishna Consciousness. To be able to do that iis true pleasure.

• Each time we give up Maya we earn mileage to go back to God-head

• The real war is war against Maya

• The enemy is right within us & not outside of us

• Body is not the enemy but the bodily concept is.

• Maya is selling hope. Hope is the weapon of Maya.

• Every sacrifice you make for Krishna you earn mileage to go back to God-head

• Simply understanding philosophy is not always enough. We have to fine tune our personal qualities in line with the philosophy.

• Lord is within the heart but unfortunately we do not associate with Him. This is Maya’s success.

• When we perform devotional service to the Lord we can defeat Maya.

• We need to understand that Krishna is the main player & I am only His servant

• Secret to succeeding in devotional service is to simply be with people who are rendering pure devotional service.

The teachings in the discourses of HG Madhupandita Dasa should put to rest the demons of doubts that his detractors have against him.

Log on to www.madhupanditdasa.info/ discourse for the video recordings of lectures delivered by the President of Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON Bangalore. You can access more videos from You-tube.

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TWO BIRDS IN A TREE - SOUL AND SUPERSOUL

2011-05-02T03:35:00.000-07:00

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Introduction
In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna Himself says that every living entity is an individual spirit soul. The soul or jiva or atma is seated in the heart along with the Supersoul or Paramatma. The jiva is driven by the 3 modes of material nature and acts accordingly while the Paramatma seated near-by is witnessing and sanctioning all the activities of the individual soul.

Soul and Supersoul

The Vedas, like the Mundaka Upanisad & Svetasvatara Upanisad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Krishna) is simply watching His friend. Although the two birds are the same in quality, yet one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the other is simply witnessing the activities of His friend. This witnessing bird is Lord Krishna Himself, and the bird eating the fruits is Jivatma. Although they are friends, one is still the master and the other is the servant. Forgetfulness of this relationship by the atomic soul is the cause of his changing his position from one tree to another or from one body to another. The jiva or soul is struggling very hard on the tree of the material body, but as soon as he agrees to accept the other bird as the supreme spiritual master - as Arjuna agreed to do so by voluntary surrender unto Krishna for instruction on the battlefield - the subordinate bird immediately becomes free from all lamentations.

Both the Mundaka Upanisad (3.1.2) and Svetasvatara Upanisad (4.7) confirm this:

samane vrkse puruso nimagno

'nisaya socati muhyamanah

justam yada pasyaty anyam isam

asya mahimanam iti vita-sokah

"Although the two birds are in the same tree, the eating bird is fully engrossed with anxiety and moroseness as the enjoyer of the fruits of the tree. But if in some way or other he turns his face to his friend who is the Lord and knows His glories -- at once the suffering bird becomes free from all anxieties."

Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra submitted to turn his face towards his eternal friend, Krishna. Accepting Him as the Supreme Lord and as a spiritual master he thus understood the Bhagavad-gita. Hearing from Krishna, he could understand the supreme glories of the Lord and was freed from lamentation. BG 2.22. This Bhagavad Gita is meant for all living entities.

Conclusion

The conditioned soul, the living entity, is controlled by the laws of nature, while the Paramatma, or the Supersoul, is the controller of the material energy. SB 1.2.31. The fruit-eater (living entity) in the process has forgotten his real identity and is overwhelmed in the fruitive activities of the material conditions, but the Lord (Paramatma) is always full in transcendental knowledge. That is the difference between the Supersoul and the conditioned soul. Hare Krishna!

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THE BIRD AND THE GOLDEN CAGE

2011-04-17T23:58:00.000-07:00

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A rich lady once brought a beautiful bird as a pet. To keep the bird from flying away she also invested in a cage made of gold. Eventually she got so enamored with golden cage that she spent all her time in the upkeep of the cage – cleaning it, beautifying it and keeping it spic and span. In the process she totally forgot about the bird in the cage and it eventually died one-day out of starvation.

This is the story of most of the living entities in the material world. The ‘bird’ can be compared to the living entity called soul – our true identity and the ‘golden cage’ can be compared to the human body. There are a variety of ‘cages’ manufactured by material nature representing the material bodies of 84,00,000 species of life. Out of these many varieties it is the human body, that is of the highest quality – a golden cage. But the fact is that it is a cage after-all. The soul is trapped in this cage of material body due to its desires and ensuing actions followed by reactions.

Nevertheless, it is but in the human form of life that a living entity has the highest state of consciousness that makes him ask questions like ‘Who am I’ and ‘What is the purpose of my life’. No other species of life can think on these lines. And the very goal of human life is to realize the answers for such meaningful questions. The soul is eternal but due to karmic reactions is entrapped in a temporary body. So whether the ‘cage’ is golden or made of any other material the actual focus of interest should be the maintenance of the soul. To do this of course we need to take care of the ‘cage’ too but not to the point of forgetting the importance of the ‘bird’ which is the real identity.

Unfortunately today the materialistic world has engaged many in ‘cage-keeping’ exercises with the ‘bird’ virtually taking a back-stage if not forgotten in the oblivion. This has led to the spiritual death of a materially advancing civilization.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna’s first instruction to Arjuna (and to all mankind) is ‘You are not this body’. He also instructed that the soul is continuously changing the body and as in this life it changes body from childhood, youth and old age it eventually transmigrates into another body after death. He also says in the 16th verse of the second chapter

“nasato vidyate bhavo

nabhavo vidyate satah

ubhayor api drsto 'ntas

tv anayos tattva-darsibhih”

Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the nonexistent [the material body] there is no endurance and of the eternal [the soul] there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both.

The highest intelligence is action in Krishna consciousness and is called ‘Buddhi yoga’. Krishna consciousness is the ‘Science of Self realization’ that can help the ‘bird’ liberate itself from the ‘cage’.

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Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON Bangalore – Where Prabhupada is the sole ‘diksha guru’

2011-03-30T02:32:00.000-07:00

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Introduction
Hare Krishna,
In 1977, Srila Prabhupada left His material body and left His mission of Krishna Consciousness into the hands of a Governing Body Commission constituting 11 disciples which He had handpicked. These disciples were supposed to be the administrators of all ISKCON temples worldwide who would discharge their functions on behalf of Srila Prabhupada. Like before, as was practiced even when Prabhupada was physically present in this world, the GBC would, with the help of individual temple presidents would continue the initiations of disciples with recommended procedures on His behalf who would be formally accepted as disciples of Srila Prabhupada. So they would be the GBC & associates would be functioning as ‘ritviks’ whereas the ‘diksha guru’ would be perennially Srila Prabhupada Himself. All those closely associated with ISKCON movement are well aware of the official documented directive that His Divine Grace left in this regard.

Vision of Srila Prabhupada
Being a foresighted visionary Prabhupada could sense what was in store in the future if He would not leave behind clear-cut instructions on these matters. So, Him registering the society of ISKCON in 1966 and the July 1977 directive was a well thought of move knowing the nature of this world. He also never appointed a Guru or a successor Guru who would take over after He would wind up His pastimes in His physical realm. The simple question to be asked here is if Prabhupada had known some eligible disciple would emerge from his ranks of disciples why would He painstakingly spend His nights translating Vedic wisdom and writing more than 80 volumes. The answer is because He knew that none of them would qualify for a spiritual master can ‘see-through’ His disciples heart, mind & character. All His followers must then morally respect His sound judgment in this matter & as obedient disciples must not be claiming to be an Acharya who will replace Prabhupada as Diksha Guru.

The betrayal
But the members of the GBC (sadly & ironically who, almost all, were His first rung disciples) chose to voluntarily violate this unsaid but obvious order of their Guru & chose to do the contrary. In the process they put the entire fraternity of ISKCON at stake. This strong betrayal of the Guru would cost them dear was only a rhetoric that would then lead to the abysmal downfall of these ‘pseudo-gurus’ & their not-so-innocent followers (not-so-innocent because some knew the actual facts). Recent history has borne witness to this & yet some foolish materialists-disguised-as- guru & their equally foolish followers don’t seem to learn from their fellow-connivers fate. Or are they blind to the obvious reason for the roaring success of ISKCON Bangalore under the able guidance of Madhupandit Dasa & Chanchalapathi Dasa – it being, Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON Bangalore, which is the only temple under the flagship of ISKCON where Srila Prabhupada is the sole ‘Diksha guru’. When the spiritual master is the centre of your services then where is the question of failure? It would be wise of the detractors of this saving-grace-of-ISKCON group namely ISKCON Bangalore, to introspect & do some soul-searching as to where they went wrong. This will be their panacea for the wrongs they committed at the lotus feet of our beloved Srila Prabhupada - after all He is Karunasindhu & adama-janara bandhu.

The most grievous type of vaishnava-aparädha is called gurv-aparädha, which refers to offenses at the lotus feet of the spiritual master. In the chanting of the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, this gurv-aparädha is considered the most grievous offense. Guror avajnä sruti-shästra-nindanam (Padma Puräna). Among the ten offenses committed against the chanting of the holy name, the first offenses are disobedience of the spiritual maste. SB 4.21.37

Conclusion
Phalena paricéyate: one's success or defeat in any activity is understood by its result. There are many karmis in the dress of devotees, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead can detect their purpose. The karmis want to use the property of the Lord for their selfish sense gratification, but a devotee endeavors to use the Lord's property for God's service. Therefore a devotee is always distinct from the karmis, although the karmis may dress like devotees. SB 8.9.28

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GOD IS A PERSON & WE ARE ALL ETERNALLY INDIVIDUALS

2011-03-05T03:48:00.000-08:00

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Introduction
na tv evaham jatu nasam

na tvam neme janadhipah

na caiva na bhavisyamah

sarve vayam atah param

Bg 2.12

Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be – Lord Krishna

God is an individual - a person
The Mayavadi theory that after liberation the individual soul, separated by the covering of maya, or illusion, will merge into the impersonal Brahman and lose its individual existence is not supported herein by Lord Krsna, the supreme authority. Nor is the theory that we only think of individuality in the conditioned state supported herein. Krsna clearly says herein that in the future also the individuality of the Lord and others, as it is confirmed in the Upanisads, will continue eternally. This statement of Krsna's is authoritative because Krsna cannot be subject to illusion. If individuality were not a fact, then Krsna would not have stressed it so much-even for the future. The Mayavadi may argue that the individuality spoken of by Krsna (in Bg 2.12) is not spiritual, but material. Even accepting the argument that the individuality is material, then how can one distinguish Krsna's individuality? Krsna affirms His individuality in the past and confirms His individuality in the future also. He has confirmed His individuality in many ways, and impersonal Brahman has been declared to be subordinate to Him. Krsna has maintained spiritual individuality all along; if He is accepted as an ordinary conditioned soul in individual consciousness, then His Bhagavad-gita has no value as authoritative scripture.

Conclusion

If individuality refers to the empirical universe, then there is no need of teaching by the Lord. The plurality of the individual soul and of the Lord is an eternal fact, and it is confirmed by the Vedas as above mentioned.

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WHY SHOULD ONE APPROACH A SPIRITUAL MASTER

2011-02-16T22:03:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

By nature's own way the complete system of material activities is a source of perplexity for everyone. In every step there is perplexity, and therefore it behooves one to approach a bona fide spiritual master who can give one proper guidance for executing the purpose of life.

Getting free from perplexities

All Vedic literatures advise us to approach a bona fide spiritual master to get free from the perplexities of life, which happen without our desire. They are like a forest fire that somehow blazes without being set by anyone. Similarly, the world situation is such' that perplexities of life automatically appear, without our wanting such confusion. No one wants fire, and yet it takes place, and we become perplexed. The Vedic wisdom therefore advises that in order to solve the perplexities of life and to understand the science of the solution, one must approach a spiritual master who is in the disciplic succession.

Conclusion

A person with a bona fide spiritual master is supposed to know everything. One should not, therefore, remain in material perplexities but should approach a spiritual master. This is the purport of the verse ‘Bg 2.7’.

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INTELLIGENT AND UN-INTELLIGENT ACTS

2011-01-27T01:18:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

sri-bhagavan uvaca
kutas tva kasmalam idam
visame samupasthitam
anarya-justam asvargyam
akirti-karam arjuna

Bg 2.2

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the value of life. They lead not to higher planets but to infamy.

Aryan & Anaryan acts

In the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Arjuna's lamentation for his kinsmen is certainly unbecoming, and therefore Krsna expressed His surprise with the word kutah, "wherefrom." Such impurities were never expected from a person belonging to the civilized class of men known as Aryans. The word Aryan is applicable to persons who know the value of life and have a civilization based on spiritual realization. Persons who are led by the material conception of life do not know that the aim of life is realization of the Absolute Truth, Visnu, or Bhagavan, and they are captivated by the external features of the material world, and therefore they do not know what liberation is. Persons who have no knowledge of liberation from material bondage are called non-Aryans. Although Arjuna was a ksatriya, he was deviating from his prescribed duties by declining to fight. This act of cowardice is described as befitting the non-Aryans.

Conclusion

Such deviation from duty does not help one in the progress of spiritual life, nor does it even give one the opportunity to become famous in this world. Lord Krsna did not approve of the so-called compassion of Arjuna for his kinsmen. Bg 2.2

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PHASES OF REALIZATION OF THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH

2011-01-21T02:38:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

Krsna and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are identical. Therefore Lord Krsna is referred to as Bhagavan throughout the Gita. Bhagavan is the ultimate in the Absolute Truth. Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of understanding, namely Brahman, or the impersonal all-pervasive spirit; Paramatma, or the localized aspect of the Supreme within the heart of all living entities; and Bhagavan, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna.

Conception of Absolute Truth

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.11) this conception of the Absolute Truth is explained thus:

vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvam yaj jnanam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti
bhagavan iti sabdyate

"The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of understanding by the knower of the Absolute Truth, and all of them are identical. Such phases of the Absolute Truth are expressed as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan."

These three divine aspects can be explained by the example of the sun, which also has three different aspects, namely the sunshine, the sun's surface and the sun planet itself. One who studies the sunshine only is the preliminary student. One who understands the sun's surface is further advanced. And one who can enter into the sun planet is the highest. Ordinary students who are satisfied by simply understanding the sunshine -- its universal pervasiveness and the glaring effulgence of its impersonal nature -- may be compared to those who can realize only the Brahman feature of the Absolute Truth. The student who has advanced still further can know the sun disc, which is compared to knowledge of the Paramatma feature of the Absolute Truth. And the student who can enter into the heart of the sun planet is compared to those who realize the personal features of the Supreme Absolute Truth.

Conclusion

The bhaktas, or the transcendentalists who have realized the Bhagavan feature of the Absolute Truth, are the topmost transcendentalists, although all students who are engaged in the study of the Absolute Truth are engaged in the same subject matter. The sunshine, the sun disc and the inner affairs of the sun planet cannot be separated from one another, and yet the students of the three different phases are not in the same category. Bg 2.2

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OBLIGATIONS IN FRUITIVE ACTIVITIES AND DEVOTIONAL SERVICE

2011-01-04T01:33:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

According to the rules and regulations of fruitive activities, there is a need to offer periodical food and water to the forefathers of the family. This offering is performed by worship of Visnu, because eating the remnants of food offered to Visnu can deliver one from all kinds of sinful actions.

Devotional life absolves us from rituals
Sometimes the forefathers may be suffering from various types of sinful reactions, and sometimes some of them cannot even acquire a gross material body and are forced to remain in subtle bodies as ghosts. Thus, when remnants of prasadam food are offered to forefathers by descendants, the forefathers are released from ghostly or other kinds of miserable life. Such help rendered to forefathers is a family tradition, and those who are not in devotional life are required to perform such rituals. One who is engaged in the devotional life is not required to perform such actions. Simply by performing devotional service, one can deliver hundreds and thousands of forefathers from all kinds of misery. It is stated in the Bhagavatam (11.5.41):

devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam
na kinkaro nayam rni ca rajan
sarvatmana yah saranam saranyam
gato mukundam parihrtya kartam

"Anyone who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, the giver of liberation, giving up all kinds of obligation, and has taken to the path in all seriousness, owes neither duties nor obligations to the demigods, sages, general living entities, family members, humankind or forefathers." Such obligations are automatically fulfilled by performance of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Conclusion
For one who is engaged in devotional service to the Lord, all obligations are already fulfilled as he is performing the duty towards his highest obligation - to be the servant of the Lord (Bg 1.41)

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BASIC PRINCIPLE FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY

2010-12-21T22:52:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

adharmabhibhavat krsna

pradusyanti kula-striyah

strisu dustasu varsneya

jayate varna-sankarah

Bg 1.40

When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krishna, the women of the family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vrsni, comes unwanted progeny.

Basic principles for progress in life

Good population in human society is the basic principle for peace, prosperity and spiritual progress in life. The varnasrama religion's principles were so designed that the good population would prevail in society for the general spiritual progress of state and community. Such population depends on the chastity and faithfulness of its womanhood. As children are very prone to be misled, women are similarly very prone to degradation. Therefore, both children and women require protection by the elder members of the family. By being engaged in various religious practices, women will not be misled into adultery. According to Canakya Pandita, women are generally not very intelligent and therefore not trustworthy. So the different family traditions of religious activities should always engage them, and thus their chastity and devotion will give birth to a good population eligible for participating in the varnasrama system.

Consequnces of failure of varnasrama dharma

On the failure of such varnasrama-dharma, naturally the women become free to act and mix with men, and thus adultery is indulged in at the risk of unwanted population. Irresponsible men also provoke adultery in society, and thus unwanted children flood the human race at the risk of war and pestilence

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SIX KINDS OF AGGRESSORS

2010-12-14T01:14:00.000-08:00

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Introduction

Thesaurus - Aggressor = attacker, as·sail·ant (-s l nt) n. A person who attacks another. assailant [əˈseɪlənt] n. a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally.
Although a responsible man in the administration of a state is required to be saintly, he should not be cowardly. For example, Lord Rama was so saintly that people even now are anxious to live in the kingdom of Lord Rama (rama-rajya), but Lord Rama never showed any cowardice. Ravana was an aggressor against Rama because Ravana kidnapped Rama's wife, Sita, but Lord Rama gave him sufficient lessons, unparalleled in the history of the world. Bg 1.36.

Aggressors - The types and how to deal with them

According to Vedic injunctions there are six kinds of aggressors:
(1) a poison giver,
(2) one who sets fire to the house,
(3) one who attacks with deadly weapons,
(4) one who plunders riches,
(5) one who occupies another's land, and
(6) one who kidnaps a wife.

Such aggressors are at once to be killed, and no sin is incurred by killing such aggressors.

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THE CAUSE OF MATERIAL PAINS

2010-12-01T00:08:00.000-08:00

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Introduction
vepathus ca sarire me

roma-harsas ca jayate

gandivam sramsate hastat

tvak caiva paridahyate

Bg 1.29

“My whole body is trembling, my hair is standing on end, my bow Gändiva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is burning” said Arjuna

Spiritual ecstasy v/s Material fear

There are two kinds of trembling of the body, and two kinds of standings of the hair on end. Such phenomena occur either in great spiritual ecstasy or out of great fear under material conditions. There is no fear in transcendental realization. Arjuna's symptoms in this situation are out of material fear-namely, loss of life. This is evident from other symptoms also; he became so impatient that his famous bow Gändiva was slipping from his hands, and, because his heart was burning within him, he was feeling a burning sensation of the skin. All these are due to a material conception of life.

na ca saknomy avasthatum

bhramativa ca me manah

nimittani ca pasyami

viparitani kesava

Bg 1.30

“I am now unable to stand here any longer. I am forgetting myself, and my mind is reeling. I see only causes of misfortune, O Krsna, killer of the Kesi demon” said Arjuna continuing to lament.

Attachment and ensuing bewilderment

Due to his impatience, Arjuna was unable to stay on the battlefield, and he was forgetting himself on account of this weakness of his mind. Excessive attachment for material things puts a man in such a bewildering condition of existence. Bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah syat (SB 11.2.37): such fearfulness and loss of mental equilibrium take place in persons who are too affected by material conditions. Arjuna envisioned only painful reverses in the battlefield -- he would not be happy even by gaining victory over the foe. The words nimittani viparitani are significant. When a man sees only frustration in his expectations, he thinks, "Why am I here?" Everyone is interested in himself and his own welfare. No one is interested in the Supreme Self. Arjuna is showing ignorance of his real self-interest by Krsna's will.

Conclusion

One's real self-interest lies in Visnu, or Krsna. The conditioned soul forgets this, and therefore suffers material pains. Arjuna thought that his victory in the battle would only be a cause of lamentation for him.

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‘NOTHING TO FEAR’

2010-11-15T23:32:00.000-08:00

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Introduction
When Bhisma and the others on the side of Duryodhana blew their respective conchshells, there was no heart-breaking on the part of the Pandavas.

sa ghoso dhartarastranam
hrdayani vyadarayat
nabhas ca prthivim caiva
tumulo 'bhyanunadayan

Bg 1.19

Confidence in the Lord
Any incidence of break of Pandavas heart or confidence are not mentioned anywhere. But in this particular verse it is mentioned that the hearts of the sons of Dhrtarastra were shattered by the sounds vibrated by the Pandavas' party. This is due to the Pandavas and their confidence in Lord Krsna.

Conclusion
One who takes shelter of the Supreme Lord has nothing to fear, even in the midst of the greatest calamity

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THE PERFECT THEISTIC SCIENCE

2010-11-10T23:56:00.000-08:00

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Introduction
Bhagavad-gita is the widely read theistic science summarized in the Gita-mahatmya (Glorification of the Gita). There it says that one should read Bhagavad-gita very scrutinizingly with the help of a person who is a devotee of Sri Krsna and try to understand it without personally motivated interpretations.

Specific Standard of Bhagavad Gita

The example of clear understanding is there in the Bhagavad-gita itself, in the way the teaching is understood by Arjuna, who heard the Gita directly from the Lord. If someone is fortunate enough to understand Bhagavad-gita in that line of disciplic succession, without motivated interpretation, then he surpasses all studies of Vedic wisdom, and all scriptures of the world. One will find in the Bhagavad-gita all that is contained in other scriptures, but the reader will also find things which are not to be found elsewhere. That is the specific standard of the Gita.

Conclusion

The topics discussed by Dhrtarastra and Sanjaya, as described in the Mahabharata, form the basic principle for this great philosophy. It is understood that this philosophy evolved on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, which is a sacred place of pilgrimage from the immemorial time of the Vedic age. It was spoken by the Lord when He was present personally on this planet for the guidance of mankind. Bhagavad Gita is the perfect theistic science because it is directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna.

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THE IDEAL WORLD – A WISH FOR A WORLD OF ‘ONE’NESS

2010-10-29T06:06:00.000-07:00

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Introduction
ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam

eko devo devaki-putra eva

eko mantras tasya namani yani

karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva

(Gita-mahatmya 7)

In this present day, people are very much eager to have one scripture, one God, one religion, and one occupation. Therefore, ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam: let there be one scripture only, one common scripture for the whole world-Bhagavad-gita.

Eko devo devaki-putra eva: let there be one God for the whole world-Sri Krsna.

Eko mantras tasya namani: and one hymn, one mantra, one prayer -- the chanting of His name: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva: and let there be one work only -- the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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THE SECRET OF BHAGAVAD GITA

2010-10-15T04:04:00.000-07:00

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Introduction
Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita -

'yoginam api sarvesam

mad-gatenantaratmana

sraddhavan bhajate yo mam

sa me yuktatamo matah'

"Of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion." (Bg. 6.47) So one who thinks of the Supreme Lord always is the greatest yogi, the supermost jnani, and the greatest devotee at the same time.

The Lord further tells Arjuna that as a ksatriya he cannot give up his fighting, but if Arjuna fights remembering Krsna, then he will be able to remember Krsna at the time of death. But one must be completely surrendered in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

Body, Mind and Intelligence - their role in our life
We work not with our body, actually, but with our mind and intelligence. So if the intelligence and the mind are always engaged in the thought of the Supreme Lord, then naturally the senses are also engaged in His service. Superficially, at least, the activities of the senses remain the same, but the consciousness is changed. The Bhagavad-gita teaches one how to absorb the mind and intelligence in the thought of the Lord. Such absorption will enable one to transfer himself to the kingdom of the Lord.

Conclusion
If the mind is engaged in Krsna's service, then the senses are automatically engaged in His service. This is the art, and this is also the secret of Bhagavad-gita: total absorption in the thought of Sri Krsna.

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THE NEED FOR VEDIC LITERATURE

2010-09-24T01:48:00.000-07:00

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Introduction
In life we are accustomed to thinking either of the material or of the spiritual energy. Now, how can we transfer our thoughts from the material energy to the spiritual energy? There are so many literatures which fill our thoughts with the material energy-newspapers, magazines, novels, etc. Our thinking, which is now absorbed in these literatures, must be transferred to the Vedic literatures. The great sages, therefore, have written so many Vedic literatures, such as the Puranas. The Puranas are not imaginative; they are historical records.

The rationale behind the claim
In the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 20.122) there is the following verse:

maya-mugdha jivera nahi svatah krsna-jnana

jivere krpaya kaila krsna veda-purana

The forgetful living entities or conditioned souls have forgotten their relationship with the Supreme Lord, and they are engrossed in thinking of material activities. Just to transfer their thinking power to the spiritual sky, Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasa has given a great number of Vedic literatures. First he divided the Vedas into four, then he explained them in the Puranas, and for less capable people he wrote the Mahabharata. In the Mahabharata there is given the Bhagavad-gita. Then all Vedic literature is summarized in the Vedanta-sutra, and for future guidance he gave a natural commentation on the Vedanta-sutra, called Srimad-Bhagavatam. We must always engage our minds in reading these Vedic literatures. Just as materialists engage their minds in reading newspapers, magazines and so many materialistic literatures, we must transfer our reading to these literatures which are given to us by Vyasadeva; in that way it will be possible for us to remember the Supreme Lord at the time of death. That is the only way suggested by the Lord, and He guarantees the result: "There is no doubt."

tasmat sarvesu kalesu

mam anusmara yudhya ca

mayy arpita-mano-buddhir

mam evaisyasy asamsayah

Conclusion
"Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me in the form of Krsna and at the same time continue your prescribed duty of fighting. With your activities dedicated to Me and your mind and intelligence fixed on Me, you will attain Me without doubt." (Bg. 8.7). He does not advise Arjuna simply to remember Him and give up his occupation. No, the Lord never suggests anything impractical.

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FATE OF TRANSCENDENTALISTS

2010-08-23T03:43:00.000-07:00

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Introduction - Material world & types of transcendentalists
There are 3 different kinds of transcendentalists -- the brahma-vadi, paramatma-vadi and the devotee -- and, as mentioned, in the brahmajyoti (spiritual sky) there are innumerable spiritual planets. The number of these planets is far, far greater than all of the planets of this material world. This material world has been approximated as only one quarter of the creation (ekamsena sthito jagat [Bg. 10.42]). In this material segment there are millions and billions of universes with trillions of planets and suns, stars and moons. But this whole material creation is only a fragment of the total creation. Most of the creation is in the spiritual sky.

Destination of transcendentalists

One who desires to merge into the existence of the Supreme Brahman is at once transferred to the brahmajyoti of the Supreme Lord and thus attains the spiritual sky. The devotee, who wants to enjoy the association of the Lord, enters into the Vaikuntha planets, which are innumerable, and the Supreme Lord by His plenary expansions as Narayana with four hands and with different names like Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Govinda associates with him there. Therefore at the end of life the transcendentalists think either of the brahmajyoti, the Paramatma or Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. In all cases they enter into the spiritual sky, but only the devotee, or he who is in personal touch with the Supreme Lord, enters into the Vaikuntha planets or the Goloka Vrndavana planet. The Lord further adds that of this "there is no doubt." This must be believed firmly. We should not reject that which does not tally with our imagination; our attitude should be that of Arjuna: "I believe everything that You have said." Therefore when the Lord says that at the time of death whoever thinks of Him as Brahman or Paramatma or as the Personality of Godhead certainly enters into the spiritual sky, there is no doubt about it. There is no question of disbelieving it.

Entering the spiritual sky
The Bhagavad-gita (8.6) also explains the general principle that makes it possible to enter the spiritual kingdom simply by thinking of the Supreme at the time of death:

yam yam vapi smaran bhavam

tyajaty ante kalevaram

tam tam evaiti kaunteya

sada tad-bhava-bhavitah

"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his present body, in his next life he will attain to that state without fail."

Conclusion-
Ante Narayana smrithi - at the end of our life we must remember Krishna. And this Krishna consciousness movement trains up the mind & soul to just that

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THE METHOD OF ATTAINING THE SUPREME DESTINATION

2010-08-17T00:04:00.000-07:00

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Introduction - Suggestions by the Lord

The Lord suggests that we attain the spiritual world in the following manner (Bg. 15.5):

nirmana-moha jita-sanga-dosa

adhyatma-nitya vinivrtta-kamah

dvandvair vimuktah sukha-duhkha-samjnair

gacchanty amudhah padam avyayam tat

That padam avyayam, or eternal kingdom, can be reached by one who is nirmana-moha. What does this mean? We are after designations. Someone wants to become "sir," someone wants to become "lord," someone wants to become the president or a rich man or a king or something else. As long as we are attached to these designations, we are attached to the body, because designations belong to the body. But we are not these bodies, and realizing this is the first stage in spiritual realization.

Easy approach to the Supreme Abode

We are associated with the three modes of material nature, but we must become detached through devotional service to the Lord. If we are not attached to devotional service to the Lord, then we cannot become detached from the modes of material nature. Designations and attachments are due to our lust and desire, our wanting to lord it over the material nature. As long as we do not give up this propensity of lording it over material nature, there is no possibility of returning to the kingdom of the Supreme, the sanatana-dhama. That eternal kingdom, which is never destroyed, can be approached by one who is not bewildered by the attractions of false material enjoyments, who is situated in the service of the Supreme Lord. One so situated can easily approach that supreme abode.

Avyakta - The Unmanifested

Elsewhere in the Gita (8.21) it is stated:

avyakto 'ksara ity uktas

tam ahuh paramam gatim

yam prapya na nivartante

tad dhama paramam mama

Avyakta means unmanifested. Not even all of the material world is manifested before us. Our senses are so imperfect that we cannot even see all of the stars within this material universe. In Vedic literature we can receive much information about all the planets, and we can believe it or not believe it. All of the important planets are described in Vedic literatures, especially Srimad-Bhagavatam, and the spiritual world, which is beyond this material sky, is described as avyakta, unmanifested. One should desire and hanker after that supreme kingdom, for when one attains that kingdom, he does not have to return to this material world.

Our state at the end of our life - Its effect

Next, one may raise the question of how one goes about approaching that abode of the Supreme Lord. Information of this is given in the Eighth Chapter. It is said there:

anta-kale ca mam eva

smaran muktva kalevaram

yah prayati sa mad-bhavam

yati nasty atra samsayah

"And whoever, at the end of his life, quits his body, remembering Me, attains immediately to My nature; and there is no doubt of this." [Bg. 8.5] One who thinks of Krsna at the time of his death goes to Krsna. One must remember the form of Krsna; if he quits his body thinking of this form, he surely approaches the spiritual kingdom. Mad-bhavam refers to the supreme nature of the Supreme Being. The Supreme Being is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1] -- that is, His form is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss. Our present body is not sac-cid-ananda. It is asat, not sat. It is not eternal; it is perishable. It is not cit, full of knowledge, but it is full of ignorance. We have no knowledge of the spiritual kingdom, nor do we even have perfect knowledge of this material world, where there are so many things unknown to us. The body is also nirananda; instead of being full of bliss it is full of misery. All of the miseries we experience in the material world arise from the body, but one who leaves this body thinking of Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at once attains a sac-cid-ananda body.

Conclusion - The Last Word

The process of quitting this body and getting another body in the material world is also organized. A man dies after it has been decided what form of body he will have in the next life. Higher authorities, not the living entity himself, make this decision. According to our activities in this life, we either rise or sink. This life is a preparation for the next life. If we can prepare, therefore, in this life to get promotion to the kingdom of God, then surely, after quitting this material body, we will attain a spiritual body just like the Lord's.

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EASY JOURNEY TO ANY PLANET

2010-08-11T23:34:00.000-07:00

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Introduction to interplanetary travel
According to Bhagavad Gita & Srimad Bhagavatam the living entities are traveling from one planet to another, but it is not that we can go to any planet we like merely by a mechanical arrangement. If we desire to go to other planets, there is a process for going there. This is also mentioned: yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah [Bg. 9.25].

Process of interplanetary travel
No mechanical arrangement is necessary if we want interplanetary travel. The Gita instructs: yanti deva-vrata devan. The moon, the sun and higher planets are called Svargaloka. There are three different statuses of planets: higher, middle and lower planetary systems. The earth belongs to the middle planetary system. Bhagavad-gita informs us how to travel to the higher planetary systems (Devaloka) with a very simple formula: yanti deva-vrata devan. One need only worship the particular demigod of that particular planet and in that way go to the moon, the sun or any of the higher planetary systems.

Where to go visiting?
Yet Bhagavad-gita does not advise us to go to any of the planets in this material world, because even if we go to Brahmaloka, the highest planet, through some sort of mechanical contrivance by maybe traveling for forty thousand years (and who would live that long?), we will still find the material inconveniences of birth, death, disease and old age. But one who wants to approach the supreme planet, Krsnaloka, or any of the other planets within the spiritual sky, will not meet with these material inconveniences. Amongst all of the planets in the spiritual sky there is one supreme planet called Goloka Vrndavana, which is the original planet in the abode of the original Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna.

Conclusion
All of this information is given in Bhagavad-gita, and we are given through its instruction information how to leave the material world and begin a truly blissful life in the spiritual sky. Goloka Vrindavana is the final destination everyone must seek.

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SVARUPA OF EVERY LIVING BEING – 'THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION'

2010-08-08T22:10:00.000-07:00

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Introduction - Our Constitutional positionWhen Sanatana Gosvami asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about the svarupa of every living being, the Lord replied that the svarupa, or constitutional position, of the living being is the rendering of service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Service is the constant companion

If we analyze this statement of Lord Caitanya's, we can easily see that every living being is constantly engaged in rendering service to another living being. A living being serves other living beings in various capacities. By doing so, the living entity enjoys life. The lower animals serve human beings as servants serve their master. A serves B master, B serves C master, and C serves D master and so on. Under these circumstances, we can see that one friend serves another friend, the mother serves the son, the wife serves the husband, the husband serves the wife and so on. If we go on searching in this spirit, it will be seen that there is no exception in the society of living beings to the activity of service. The politician presents his manifesto for the public to convince them of his capacity for service. The voters therefore give the politician their valuable votes, thinking that he will render valuable service to society. The shopkeeper serves the customer, and the artisan serves the capitalist. The capitalist serves the family, and the family serves the state in the terms of the eternal capacity of the eternal living being.

In this way we can see that no living being is exempt from rendering service to other living beings, and therefore we can safely conclude that service is the constant companion of the living being and that the rendering of service is the eternal religion of the living being.

Sanatana Dharma

Yet man professes to belong to a particular type of faith with reference to particular time and circumstance and thus claims to be a Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist or an adherent of any other sect. Such designations are non-sanatana-dharma. A Hindu may change his faith to become a Muslim, or a Muslim may change his faith to become a Hindu, or a Christian may change his faith and so on. But in all circumstances the change of religious faith does not affect the eternal occupation of rendering service to others. The Hindu, Muslim or Christian in all circumstances is servant of someone. Thus, to profess a particular type of faith is not to profess one's sanatana-dharma. The rendering of service is sanatana-dharma.

The Supreme enjoyer

Factually we are related to the Supreme Lord in service. The Supreme Lord is the supreme enjoyer, and we living entities are His servitors. We are created for His enjoyment, and if we participate in that eternal enjoyment with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we become happy. We cannot become happy otherwise.

Conclusion - The secret of being happy.

It is not possible to be happy independently, just as no one part of the body can be happy without cooperating with the stomach. It is not possible for the living entity to be happy without rendering transcendental loving service unto the Supreme Lord.

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SANATANA DHARMA IS NOT SECTARIAN

2010-08-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

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SANATANA DHARMA - THE ETERNAL OCCUPATION OF A LIVING BEING

Introduction - The perfection of human life
The Supreme Lord and His transcendental abode are both sanatana, as are the living entities, and the combined association of the Supreme Lord and the living entities in the sanatana abode is the perfection of human life.

Krishna - The Supreme Father
The Lord is very kind to the living entities because they are His sons. Lord Krsna declares in Bhagavad-gita, sarva-yonisu. .. aham bija-pradah pita: "I am the father of all." Of course there are all types of living entities according to their various karmas, but here the Lord claims that He is the father of all of them. Therefore the Lord descends to reclaim all of these fallen, conditioned souls, to call them back to the sanatana eternal sky so that the sanatana living entities may regain their eternal sanatana positions in eternal association with the Lord. The Lord comes Himself in different incarnations, or He sends His confidential servants as sons or His associates or acaryas to reclaim the conditioned souls.

Sanatana dharma - The eternal function
Therefore, sanatana-dharma does not refer to any sectarian process of religion. It is the eternal function of the eternal living entities in relationship with the eternal Supreme Lord. Sanatana-dharma refers, as stated previously, to the eternal occupation of the living entity. Sripada Ramanujacarya has explained the word sanatana as "that which has neither beginning nor end," so when we speak of sanatana-dharma, we must take it for granted on the authority of Sripada Ramanujacarya that it has neither beginning nor end.

The English world religion is a little different from sanatana-dharma. Religion conveys the idea of faith, and faith may change. One may have faith in a particular process, and he may change this faith and adopt another, but sanatana-dharma refers to that activity which cannot be changed. For instance, liquidity cannot be taken from water, nor can heat be taken from fire. Similarly, the eternal function of the eternal living entity cannot be taken from the living entity. Sanatana-dharma is eternally integral with the living entity. When we speak of sanatana-dharma, therefore, we must take it for granted on the authority of Sripada Ramanujacarya that it has neither beginning nor end. That which has neither end nor beginning must not be sectarian, for it cannot be limited by any boundaries. Those belonging to some sectarian faith will wrongly consider that sanatana-dharma is also sectarian, but if we go deeply into the matter and consider it in the light of modern science, it is possible for us to see that sanatana-dharma is the business of all the people of the world -- nay, of all the living entities of the universe.

Non-sanatana religious faith may have some beginning in the annals of human history, but there is no beginning to the history of sanatana-dharma, because it remains eternally with the living entities. Insofar as the living entities are concerned, the authoritative sastras state that the living entity has neither birth nor death. In the Gita it is stated that the living entity is never born and he never dies. He is eternal and indestructible, and he continues to live after the destruction of his temporary material body.

Conclusion
In reference to the concept of sanatana-dharma, we must try to understand the concept of religion from the Sanskrit root meaning of the word. Dharma refers to that which is constantly existing with a particular object. We conclude that there is heat and light along with the fire; without heat and light, there is no meaning to the word fire. Similarly, we must discover the essential part of the living being, that part which is his constant companion. That constant companion is his eternal quality, and that eternal quality is his eternal religion.

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VEDIC KNOWLEDGE DOESN’T NEED TO BE RESEARCHED AS IT IS ALREADY PERFECT

2010-08-01T22:38:00.000-07:00

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Introduction - The Infallible Knowledge
All Vedic knowledge is infallible, and Hindus accept Vedic knowledge to be complete and infallible inspite of the seemin contradictions. For example, cow dung is the stool of an animal, and according to smrti, or Vedic injunction, if one touches the stool of an animal he has to take a bath to purify himself. But in the Vedic scriptures cow dung is considered to be a purifying agent. One might consider this to be contradictory, but it is accepted because it is Vedic injunction, and indeed by accepting this, one will not commit a mistake; subsequently it has been proved by modern science that cow dung contains all antiseptic properties.

So Vedic knowledge is complete because it is above all doubts and mistakes, and Bhagavad-gita is the essence of all Vedic knowledge.

Perfect Knowledge
Vedic knowledge is not a question of research. Our research work is imperfect because we are researching things with imperfect senses. We have to accept perfect knowledge which comes down, as is stated in Bhagavad-gita, by the parampara (disciplic succession). We have to receive knowledge from the proper source in disciplic succession beginning with the supreme spiritual master, the Lord Himself, and handed down to a succession of spiritual masters. Arjuna, the student who took lessons from Lord Sri Krsna, accepts everything that He says without contradicting Him.

Defects of a mundaner
One is not allowed to accept one portion of Bhagavad-gita and not another. No. We must accept Bhagavad-gita without interpretation, without deletion and without our own whimsical participation in the matter. The Gita should be taken as the most perfect presentation of Vedic knowledge.

Vedic knowledge is received from transcendental sources, and the first words were spoken by the Lord Himself. The words spoken by the Lord are called apauruseya, meaning that they are different from words spoken by a person of the mundane world who is infected with four defects. A mundaner (1) is sure to commit mistakes, (2) is invariably illusioned, (3) has the tendency to cheat others and (4) is limited by imperfect senses. With these four imperfections, one cannot deliver perfect information of all-pervading knowledge.Vedic knowledge is not imparted by such defective living entities

Conclusion
Vedic Knowledge was imparted unto the heart of Brahma, the first created living being, By the Lord Himself who is all perfect. And Brahma in his turn disseminated this knowledge to his sons and disciples, as he originally received it from the Lord. Such a perfect knowledge doesn't need to be researched.

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LEVELS OF GOD-REALIZATION

2010-07-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

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Introduction : The Complete Whole
The complete whole is comprised of the supreme controller, the controlled living entities, the cosmic manifestation, eternal time and karma, or activities, and all of these are explained in this text. All of these taken completely form the complete whole, and the complete whole is called the Supreme Absolute Truth. The complete whole and the complete Absolute Truth are the complete Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna. All manifestations are due to His different energies. He is the complete whole.

Impersonal brahman
It is explained in the Bhagavad Gita that impersonal Brahman is also subordinate to the complete Supreme Person (brahmano hi pratisthaham). Brahman is more explicitly explained in the Brahma-sutra to be like the rays of the sunshine. The impersonal Brahman is the shining rays of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Brahman-Paramatma-Bhagavan
Impersonal Brahman is incomplete realization of the absolute whole, and so also is the conception of Paramatma. In the Fifteenth Chapter it shall be seen that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Purusottama, is above both impersonal Brahman and the partial realization of Paramatma. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is called sac-cid-ananda-vigraha. He is Bhagavan.

Conclusion - The 3 levels of realization
The Brahma-samhita begins in this way: isvarah paramah Krishnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah/ anadir adir govindah sarva-karana-karanam. "Govinda, Krishna, is the cause of all causes. He is the primal cause, and He is the very form of eternity, knowledge and bliss."

Impersonal Brahman realization is the realization of His sat (eternity) feature. Paramatma realization is the realization of sat-cit (eternal knowledge). But realization of the Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is realization of all the transcendental features: sat, cit and ananda (eternity, knowledge, and bliss) in complete vigraha (form).

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KARMA CAN BE CHANGED!!!

2010-07-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

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Introduction : The dynamcis of karma

Karma, is not eternal. The effects of karma may be very old indeed. We are suffering or enjoying the results of our activities from time immemorial, but we can change the results of our karma, or our activity, and this change depends on the perfection of our knowledge. We are engaged in various activities. Undoubtedly we do not know what sort of activities we should adopt to gain relief from the actions and reactions of all these activities, but this is also explained in the Bhagavad-gita.

Lord is Paramatma
The Lord is ksetra-jna, conscious, as is the living being, but the living being is conscious of his particular body, whereas the Lord is conscious of all bodies. Because He lives in the heart of every living being, He is conscious of the psychic movements of the particular jivas. We should not forget this. It is also explained that the Paramatma, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is living in everyone's heart as isvara, as the controller, and that He is giving directions for the living entity to act as he desires.

Entanglement by karma
The living entity forgets what to do. First of all he makes a determination to act in a certain way, and then he is entangled in the actions and reactions of his own karma. After giving up one type of body, he enters another type of body, as we take off and put on clothes. As the soul thus migrates, he suffers the actions and reactions of his past activities. These activities can be changed when the living being is in the mode of goodness, in sanity, and understands what sort of activities he should adopt. If he does so, then all the actions and reactions of his past activities can be changed. Consequently, karma is not eternal

Conclusion
Therefore it is stated in Bhagavad Gita that of the five items (isvara, jiva, prakrti, time and karma), the first four are eternal, whereas karma is not eternal.

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5 BASIC TRUTHS

2010-07-27T00:54:00.000-07:00

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THE 5 BASIC TRUTHS DISCUSSED IN BHAGAVAD GITA

The subject of the Bhagavad-gita entails the comprehension of five basic truths. First of all, the science of God is explained and then the constitutional position of the living entities, jivas. There is isvara, which means the controller, and there are jivas, the living entities which are controlled.

Living entity is controlled
If a living entity says that he is not controlled but that he is free, then he is insane. The living being is controlled in every respect, at least in his conditioned life. So in the Bhagavad-gita the subject matter deals with the isvara, the supreme controller, and the jivas, the controlled living entities. Prakrti (material nature) and time (the duration of existence of the whole universe or the manifestation of material nature) and karma (activity) are also discussed.

The cosmic manifestation is full of different activities. All living entities are engaged in different activities. From Bhagavad-gita we must learn what God is, what the living entities are, what prakrti is, what the cosmic manifestation is, how it is controlled by time, and what the activities of the living entities are.

The greatest of the truths
Out of these five basic subject matters in Bhagavad-gita it is established that the Supreme Godhead, or Krishna, or Brahman, or the supreme controller, or Paramatma -- you may use whatever name you like -- is the greatest of all.

Conclusion
The living beings are in quality like the supreme controller. But in quantity they are too small, a fragment of God's energy. Prakriti & Kala are controlled fully by the Lord. The living being has minute independence which he can exercise but is also almost fully under the control of the Lord. Karma is dynamic & depends on the choices the jiva makes.

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KRISHNA IS GOD – A Confirmation

2010-07-08T02:49:00.000-07:00

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KRISHNA IS THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GOD-HEAD – A Confirmation

Krishna is mentioned on every page of Bhagavad-gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. Of course the word bhagavan sometimes refers to any powerful person or any powerful demigod, and certainly here bhagavan designates Lord Sri Krishna as a great personality. But at the same time we should know that Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as is confirmed by all great acaryas (spiritual masters) like Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Nimbarka Svami, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and many other authorities of Vedic knowledge in India.

The Lord Himself also establishes Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Bhagavad-gita and that is the 'Final word'. He is accepted as such in the Brahma-samhita and all the Puranas, especially the Srimad-Bhagavatam, known as the Bhagavata Purana (Krishnas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]).

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5 WAYS TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT RELATION WITH GOD

2010-07-06T23:17:00.000-07:00

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SVARUPA SIDDHI

5 WAYS TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT RELATION WITH THE SUPREME LORD

As soon as one becomes a devotee of the Lord, he also has a direct relationship with the Lord. That is a very elaborate subject matter, but briefly it can be stated that a devotee is in a relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of five different ways:

1. One may be a devotee in a passive state;

2. One may be a devotee in an active state;

3. One may be a devotee as a friend;

4. One may be a devotee as a parent;

5. One may be a devotee as a conjugal lover.

Arjuna was in a relationship with the Lord as friend. Of course there is a gulf of difference between this friendship and the friendship found in the material world. This is transcendental friendship, which cannot be had by everyone. Of course everyone has a particular relationship with the Lord, and that relationship is evoked by the perfection of devotional service.

But in the present status of our life, not only have we forgotten the Supreme Lord, but we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Lord. Every living being, out of the many, many billions and trillions of living beings, has a particular relationship with the Lord eternally. That is called svarüpa. By the process of devotional service, one can revive that svarüpa, and that stage is called svarüpa-siddhi—perfection of one's constitutional position.

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REAL INTELLIGENCE

2010-07-06T02:07:00.000-07:00

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When a person considers sense gratification the aim of life, he certainly becomes mad after materialistic living and engages in all kinds of sinful activity. He does not know that due to his past misdeeds he has already received a body which, although temporary, is the cause of his misery.

Actually the living entity should not have taken on a material body, but he has been awarded the material body for sense gratification. Therefore I think it not befitting an intelligent man to involve himself again in the activities of sense gratification by which he perpetually gets material bodies one after another. (Lord Rsabadeva in SB 5.5.4)

Real intelligence is to follow this instruction of Rsabhadeva

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WHAT EVERY LIVING ENTITY MUST KNOW

2010-07-06T02:03:00.000-07:00

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The Krishna consciousness movement is essential in human society, for it offers the highest perfection of life. How this is so is explained fully in the Bhagavad-gita. Unfortunately, mundane wranglers have taken advantage of Bhagavad-gita to push forward their demonic propensities and mislead people regarding right understanding of the simple principles of life.

Everyone should know how God, or Krishna, is great, and everyone should know the factual position of the living entities. Everyone should know that a living entity is eternally a servant and that unless one serves Krishna one has to serve illusion in different varieties of the three modes of material nature and thus wander perpetually within the cycle of birth and death; even the so-called liberated Mayavadi speculator has to undergo this process.

This knowledge constitutes a great science, and each and every living being has to hear it for his own interest.

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SOUL DOCTOR - FOR A WHOLESOME REMEDY: CORRECT WAY TO UNDERSTAND BHAGAVAD GITA

2010-06-10T02:25:00.000-07:00

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CORRECT WAY TO UNDERSTAND BHAGAVAD GITA

2010-06-10T02:22:00.000-07:00

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Srila Prabhupada says in the preface of BG As it is that 'Our only purpose is to present this Bhagavad-gita - As It Is in order to guide the conditioned student to the same purpose for which Krishna descends to this planet once in a day of Brahma, or every 8,600,000,000 years'.

This purpose is stated in Bhagavad-gita, as 'To annihilate the demons and protect the devotees' - and we have to accept it as it is; otherwise there is no point in trying to understand the Bhagavad-gita and its speaker, Lord Krishna.

Lord Krishna first spoke Bhagavad-gita to the sun-god some hundreds of millions of years ago. We have to accept this fact and thus understand the historical significance of Bhagavad-gita, without misinterpretation, on the authority of Krishna. To interpret Bhagavad-gita without any reference to the will of Krishna is the greatest offense. In order to save oneself from this offense, one has to understand the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as He was directly understood by Arjuna, Lord Krishna's first disciple. Such understanding of Bhagavad-gita is really profitable and authorized for the welfare of human society in fulfilling the mission of life.

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MAYAVADA BHASHYA – The Great blunder

2010-06-10T02:12:00.000-07:00

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When Krishna says,
man-mana bhava
mad-bhakto
mad-yaji
mam namaskuru [Bg. 18.65], etc.,
we, unlike the so-called scholars, do not say that Krishna and His inner spirit are different. Krishna is absolute, and there is no difference between Krishna's name, Krishna's form, Krishna's qualities, Krishna's pastimes, etc. This absolute position of Krishna is difficult to understand for any person who is not a devotee of Krishna in the system of parampara (disciplic succession).

Generally the so-called scholars, politicians, philosophers, and svamis, without perfect knowledge of Krishna, try to banish or kill Krishna when writing commentary on Bhagavad-gita. Such unauthorized commentary upon Bhagavad-gita is known as Mayavada-bhasya, and Lord Caitanya has warned us about these unauthorized men. Lord Caitanya clearly says that anyone who tries to understand Bhagavad-gita from the Mayavadi point of view will commit a great blunder. The result of such a blunder will be that the misguided student of Bhagavad-gita will certainly be bewildered on the path of spiritual guidance and will not be able to go back to home, back to Godhead.

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