In Gaudiya Vaisnavism hankering, and lamentations and feelings of separation , to different degrees, according to the maturity of the devotees, such feelings are felt in different ways , bring union or closer unions , or hints of union to Krishna and His associates. This is the only process of perfection of spiritual life and it was taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to His associates. Do we consider that the Supreme Goddess of fortune Srimati Radharani forgets Krishna for a micro second , the residents of Vrndavana are following Her example of love , which is glorified throughout the spiritual and material kingdoms .There is no question of approach to Radharani or Krishna if we have other things on our minds , like wealth, fame , adoration ,or a hankering or lamentations for the trivial of the affairs of this world.
More on this later …the essence of Gaudia Vaisnavism.
This hankering for Divinity is also played out in many religious cultures. The deep meditative hankering to please and rejoin with the originator, Divinity, is actually inherently there in every heart .The wayward souls like ourselves try to find our real home like feelings in the wrong places with the wrong people. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur indicates in his Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 text 10 that by performing jnana tapasya, one can attain realisations of the eternal nature and appearance of Divinity. “One becomes purified by austerity in the form of tolerating the burning poison of wrong ideas or thinking , wrong logic, and wrong arguments.” he says . The Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas have some stalwart scholars amongst them Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Jiva Goswami to begin with and of course Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur and in recent times ,Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami, Srila BR Sridhar Swami and the extremely intelligent and very practical Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami who miraculously brought Krishna consciousness all over the world inspiring and teaching some of his leading disciples…
Ramanuja acarya says wise persons give up attachments, effections or fears, or anger for those who speak nonsensical ways , because the wise are throughly absorbed in meditations, hearing, chanting and singing and speaking of the glories of Krishna and His associates and cannot really be disturbed .
Material calculations of every kind ….within modern societies
Much unthinking much speculation.
Mass education in the West centred around scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis is facilitating a host of unoriginal and unthinking persons , each of whom follow like sheep or lemmings off a cliff previously established speculative persons. The world veiw of the West in saturated with the influences of these two fallacies. The exploitative economy of the world centred on trickle down economics on a world scale is a falsehood. The self-evident truth of the equality and equal rights of all is swallowed up by the Darwinian survival of the fittest macro model . The educational systems generally grant pieces of paper they call a degree after being indoctrinated, and persons think themselves smart . Generally, such people who even have higher degrees or PHD’S step up as government advisors and bring with them their unoriginal and unthinking indoctrinated worldview. If we take a look at Western societies and their so-called governance and compliance systems , we can see the mess they get the world in and its getting worse. The speculative sciences that they continue to present ,and their unthinking ideas , are taught to other unthinking persons , in the name of objective sciences , although they are clearly not . It’s no wonder that the great and very honest and objective Richard Feynman said, “that you can have a pocket full of PHD’S and still be a complete idiot “…look at the world. The world is immediately put back on track with scientific dualism , knowledge of consciousness and matter as two distinct substances , this knowledge has deep implications and ramifications , about the way we treat the world and other people within it . Knowledge of the equality of all and a respect of all cultures is the Vedic way, and the way of the sensitive philosophically astute intelligentsia.These persons are the only and true leaders worth hearing from . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has made an attempt following the instructions and directions of Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja and Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, to use the educational systems of the Vedas to begin to establish the world as it should be , a world free from the ignorance presented by scientific materialism that ignores objective sciences, as much as the Darwinians do . First-class administrators of a society listen to the real intelligensia , who are realised in scientific knowledge of consciousness , i.e. dualism, and they naturally see the self-evident truth of the rights of all persons and creatures in all settings . Cheating rascal political classes are to be pointed out , that is the duty of the intelligentsia, the political classes must decide who their masters are , and its not the global conglomerates. In forming ISKCON Srila AC, Bhaktivedanta Swami has brought worldwide attention to Gaudia Vaisnavism, which sets the tone for both social and spiritual mobility for all cultures. The Vedas has been brought to light to some extent and further developments of its practical instructions are developing that are appropriate for time place and circumstance. The Vedic ideal is that everyone can live in a harmonized atmosphere where differences are respected and facilities that everyone needs , including the creatures of the earth , can be easily obtained . Unity in diversity as well as all discord being harmonized in the absolute is the Vedic gift for all cultures . This vision is based on the Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, as well as the eighteen puranas that bring natural and systematic education for every different type of person, whatever their conditioning . The psychological position of the ethereal subtle consciousness of all beings are taken into account within the eighteen Puranas. Thus, men of goodness , passion, and ignorance are offered facilities, and systematic progressive lives are delivered. This naturally allows for the specific needs of a ” multicultural ” society , where differences can be lived out in harmony.
Some people may openly criticize ISKCON, or Gaudia Vaisnava societies , and immature thinkers probably dont understand the significance of their work and their long-term vision. When initially creating structures naturally also problems can be created that’s to be expected especially in young institutions. Every family has to face problems and learn to deal with them and learn from them . Living in the material world with spiritual ideals will naturally create puzzles. Critical Vaisnava thinking , based on Gaudia Vaisnavism , can solve management and governance issues . We can naturally understand that in creating the great worldwide family of ISKCON for instance from scratch , in such unprecedented ways , and with such unprecedented preaching , that was and is carried out all over the world , the ongoing management of such a ginormous family will remain with us . Good governance means to always address issues in the best possible ways and follow our param para traditions in all the spiritual tattvas and methods of arriving at such fundermentals of Mahāprabhu’s teachings . Social problems are certainly not unique to ISKCON or any Gaudia Vaisnava group or any organisation .However, bringing the greatest benefits of the Vedas to the world, the knowledge of Krishna consciousness , is a matter of urgency .
Traditional ashrams or religious cultures , generally have women and men within their own settings .The Nuns and Monks live separately all over the world . Family life was absent, and interactions with society were limited.
In creating ISKCON Srila AC, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada had the vision that the whole world should be given the opportunity to practice Krishna consciousness together, every varna and every ashram should be included . In so doing , Prabhupada’s ISKCON society has successfully brought Krishna consciousness opportunities to one and all in very practical ways.
If Prabhupada had created traditional Ashram systems , many aspects of society would not have been included in a cultivation of Krishna consciousness . Currently , it’s witnessed that ISKCON is very successful and is fast permeating everywhere in the world and within different social groups. Its influences are growing in all of the varnas and ashrams.
Earlier days in ISKCON were very blissful and revolutionary but particularly difficult in many respects . Young inexperienced leaders had a lot of responsibilities , and many couldn’t manage well. Consequences of failure can be problematic, but we can not assume the utopian dream that all is rosey as soon as someone walks into an ashram , persons have come to learn , and unlearn the bad habits of material life . Risks are there in any organisation, and every organisation is now managing risks a lot better .
Certainly, Prabhupada, through his preaching method, has opened up the whole world , every single aspect of society can now access a Krishna consciousness experience, and the success of his mission is astounding. He built a home the whole world could live in , and this will come to pass in many many ways.
When leaders of science irresponsibly present subjective speculations as fact based science, they are doing the greatest disservice to humanity . Allowing free reign to speculative rascals to present cheating science and speculations as fact based sciences should be halted .The implications of scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis are seen in the exploitative libertine world , survival of the most exploitative is the result. Wars , encroachment and poverty, unfare trade deals, and mass migration. Teaching such cheating science and ignoring the objective world of scientific dualism , i.e. that consciousness and matter are two entirely different substances to our children , is harmful bias atheistic led subjective speculations to suit the unthinking materialism agenda of an ever consuming world . Its an unsustainable model that kills others to preserve the few .The goal of this fake education is that the children grow up to exploit the world’s resources and continue to build bank accounts at any cost , including the beauty of natural habitats of every creature . Whilst doing so, they create wars with other nations bringing misery to the inhabitants who formally led naturally happy rural lives ..The rascals economic forum say ” we are creating wealth ,” but the reality , the rich western populations are snatching everything for themselves . Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada warned about such rascaldom in the 1960’s .
“Bṛṣākapi: To be able to be so fooled, that is the greatest wonder, how it’s so obvious that there’s a creator, but yet one can say there is no creator. Prabhupāda: That is foolishness. That we are protesting, that “You rascal, you stop this nonsense talking.” There is son and there is mother, so there must be father. This is conclusion. And “I do not see father. I do not see that.” But without father, how there can be son? This is intelligence. Devotee (2): Prabhupāda, on the one hand you say the scientists are rascals, and on the other you say not to condemn them. Prabhupāda: No, the rascal means when they say there is no God. Then they are rascals. Here is a scientist—he does not say that there is no God. He’s not rascal. Anyone who says there is no God, he’s a rascal. He may be scientist, philosopher, or anyone .
The Vedic spectator has many articles showing Darwinian hypothesis is entirely subjective guessing. Molecules don’t move towards life. Life comes from life .. The Discovery Institute and the Bhaktivedanta Institute present objective sciences. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
The correct way to understand how to implement social religious Vedic societies along with their natural systems which bring social and spiritual mobility, and that reinstate its full glory in its original untainted state , beyond the perversions of smarta caste consciousness, is to add Krishna consciousness to the already existing social system . The founder of ISKCON AC Bhavtivedanta Swami would speak about society as being so many zeros. However, if the number one is added , so many zeros take on substance. The founder Acarya of ISKCON Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada would say you only have to add Krishna consciousness to what you like to do and into the social political proceedings and progressive lives for all can occure .Within all societies, there are the intelligentsia , both of the scholarly kind , and the spirituality realised kind , who understand body, mind, and consciousness . They should be the guiding light if they are pure , devoted to Divinity, and are expert in understanding every aspect of the Vedas and its practical implementations . Also, within societal affairs, we will find persons of valour , just persons, protectors of society who feel for the people and want the best for everyone , they are warriors and administrators or leaders of mankind , but they are advised by the intelligentsia.
Naturally, there are business persons who love to turn a profit and can keep economics running nicely , and then we have craftsmen and workers .
Everyone within the greater body of society simply needs to add knowledge , i.e. , knowledge of body mind and consciousness, dualism. If they do the motivations and directions change , the self-evident truth of equality of all beings is understood, and sensitivity follows .
When the top of society is correctly situated , the rest of society automatically follows . Social and spiritual mobility is included within the original Varna Ashram system . Degradation of our world is in full swing and perversions of all kinds , this happens when someone unfit , or a particular group of people who are demons gang together , and think of themselves as superior and need no lessons from anyone , including God Himself
The connections between the Nitya siddha and the Nitya Baddha ….. The eternally liberated and the eternally conditioned. The Nitya siddha devotees are spontaneously attracted in pure unmotivated love towards Krishna , they are also in joyful cooperation with Krishna’s friends, family, or lovers . Freewill means their own inherant free will was spontaneously flowing in an attraction with effection , and it increasingly flows to Krishna .Those of us who did not feel that initial spontaneous love but who ventured away in a spirit of independence need to relearn and reevaluate . The association of the Nitya siddha devotees is something Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has granted upon such souls . He has brought such Nitya siddha devotees from the spiritual plane , they were His confidential companions, and He has , by His own , and their example, taught of the correct way free will should be utilised, teaching the glories of spontaneously felt love in all its unlimited capacity. The Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas bring these messages to one and all , and particularly, Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, through his litratures has arranged their availability all over the world. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Never think of Krishna as limited with a material body , having to undergo karmic synchronicities, He is the supreme enjoyer with unlimited capacity with his trancendental mind , senses and emotions, in the spiritual form just one word or one glance brings waves of ever increasing thrilling emotions within a spiritual body and a location that is full of spiritually enthused varigatedness.
The natural flow of consciousness.
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has brilliantly written about consciousness in his book Jiva Dharma. The title translated means the occupation of the soul. He uses the analysis of water in its three states , liquid , steam, and ice . Consciousness in its natural state flows instinctively towards Krishna , as rivers to the ocean , in pure love and attraction for his natural outstanding and unlimitedly expanding qualities , everything exhibited in the ever new realms of a spiritual dimension far beyond the reach of time . KRISHNA is all attractive, but unless , by one’s own free will and free choice , of who we love , or what we are attracted to , recognise Him alone , along with His glorious attributes and ecstatic state , then our consciousness becomes like ice , being fixed like stone in the material energies. ( the material energies are another form of Krishna ultimately), but it’s His illusory inferia energy . Another alternative is that we can become like steam , and we desire a merging of consciousness in oneness , denying the glories and quality of Krishna , we develop an unwilling spirit to recipricate personally with Him or His associates.
Simply put , life comes from life . The potential for the conscious state is unlimited because the relatively limited has access to the unlimited .The unlimited is never depleted but rather increasing more in output and capacity. When considering the trancendental plane and the existence of Divinity, our limited capacity limits us academically or in any speculations or even imaginative ways .To understand something of Divinity, we must accept the difference between a photon of light and the sun planet , both have a oneness and a difference, and in one sense are one with each other .
Modern science assumes the universe three dimensional. However, the Vedas brings us to the realisations of the multidimensional universe . We can say universes within universes within universes. Each universe, according to the Vedas, has a different engineer called Bramha ,each of these Bramas’ have different capacities according to the size of the universe they are overseeing . So , the measurements of the Vedic universe incorporate aspects of the universe that are near and yet far away from the limited senses perspective . Certainly, there are red shift anomalies in the calculations of the modern cosmological community , Dr Richard Thompson, (Sadaputa das) mentions this in his book on Vedic cosmology . Are the stars so far away ? on one level , maybe , on another level, maybe not .
For instance, the Vedic cosmological calculations describe dimensional space , only 800 miles above this planet earth , the Upadeva planets exist within their own particular dimension . We can not see this region, but its influences are felt . Can you hear a dog whistle or see what cats see in detail in the dark ? Mystics and yogis , the Vedas indicates, can at times commune or even commute to these planes . In some parts of the Vedas, the localised universe is described as 4.5 billion miles , but that should be understood in context to the greater universal picture.
The greatly renowned Vedic cosmological scholar in Gaudiya Vaisnavism says this ..
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakura, recognized as a master of both Siddhantic Vedic astronomy and Puranic literature, provided specific measurements regarding the size of the universe based on classical Vedic texts . He maintained that the universe is vast, egg-shaped (brahmanda), and, while immense, is only one of innumerable universes in the material creation.
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes ancient Vedic texts like the Siddhānta-śiromaṇi to describe the mind-boggling scale of a single universe . He explains that a single universe measures roughly 149 quadrillion miles in circumference. This vast size includes the core planetary systems, which span 4 billion miles in diameter, surrounded by seven massive elemental layers. These layers could be thought of as the store houses of the atomic realms that facilitate the many possibilities of the expanding universe, expanding by the desires of the living beings and fulfilling and arranging karmic synchronicities of each soul . As soon as the living beings enter the universe activities, time and expanding begin. Each successive layer of the universe (consisting of water, fire, air, ether, etc.) expands in multiples The material universe indeed encompasses immense distance trillions upon trillions of miles and beyond . Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura used these descriptions to highlight the inconceivable, gigantic scale of material creation relative to the eternal spiritual world. Each of the higher Vaikuntha planets can easily contain all these material universes, and the Goloka Vrndavana spiritual planet, the centre of spiritual existence , contains all the Vaikuntha planets .The mystery of Vrndavana is that it appears as a village 17 Miles in diameter , but the whole of existence is within this seventeen miles .The Vedas says within one atom, Visnu is fully present along with His complete existence. When it comes to ” spiritual physics,” we can not limit ourselves to the working of matter within the laws of three-dimensional space or time. Marie Currie, the Nobel prize winner for her studies of radiation took time to study telepathy and knew of its significance. Niels Bohr and Schrödinger as well as Einstein and Richard Feynman, could easily comprehend the endless and inescapable understanding of the multidimensional possibilities and their realistic existence .The third and fifth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam highlights some of these cosmological affairs , Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami has published the Bhagavatam, its available in all languages throughout the world.
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Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur has brilliantly written about consciousness in his book Jiva Dharma, the occupation of the soul. He uses the analysis of water in its three states , liquid , steam and ice . Consciousness in its natural state flows instinctively towards Krishna in pure love and attraction. KRISHNA is all attractive, but unless one by one’s own free will and free choice of love and attraction recognise Him along with His glorious state , the consciousness becomes like ice , being fixed like stone in the material energies, or like steam , a merging of the consciousness in oneness and denying the Glories and quality of Krishna ,with an unwilling spirit to recipricate personally.
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