Srila Jiva Goswami in his Bhagavat Sandarbha speaks about glances . The glance of Mahavisnu and the glance of the conditioned living beings are two different things . However, conditioned glances can change to less conditioned glances by cultivation and practice of spiritual knowledge in the correct manner. How does one view the material world and the people within it ?  in ignorance or with knowledge ?  that is the all-important question posed in  Vedic cultures . A  person of culture sees and acts one way, and an uncultured uncouth fellow sees in another way . He may have a pocket full of PHDs but be a complete idiot says Richard Feynman. Systematic acquisition of knowledge by the process of association and directions of the intelligentsia is much needed by everyone. Correct cultures are actually arriving to humanity by a decending process , and by grace , this is delineated within the Vedas and has been further elaborated upon in recent times by the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas , Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has decended to explain how in this age the highest of cultures are available to the most uncultured persons and immediately.  Western scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis is based on guessing,  speculations and an ascending attempt at knowledge , that by MY efforts and intelligence I will become the great knower and I will give  benedictions to MY fellow humans . To a degree, the process of jnana or speculative knowledge can assist in knowledge acquisition, but it’s a limited approach.  Ludwig van Beethoven knew something wonderful was flowing through him and that  it was not just random neurons firing .Ones glancing and observations of the world changes from one of exploitation to a humbled service attitude in recognition of a source of inspiration and widom of all kinds .Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita ” I will give you the intelligence to come to Me and understand all things ” The highest exhibitions  of  glances with  hearts of incalculable  spiritual love and devotion are described by the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas in their elaborations of the tenth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam  . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally came to experience the power of such a glance and taught about its glorious position .Sri Sri Radha Krishna  mysteries have been somewhat revealed to the inquisitive person who is eager and greedy to know about the very highest spiritual attractions and beauty of a glance of Love that shakes the very foundations of spiritual emotions.

The members of any Gaudia Vaisnava society would be sadly mistaken if they thought that the fullness and the conclusions of of the conversation between Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Ramananda Roy did not apply to their respective societies , or them personally.  Putting on foot firmly on the floor before lifting one’s leg to take another step is essential, of course, less we fall on the ground. All the litratures of the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas are meant for the prospective members of Gaudia Vaisnava groups of devotees without them the full journey which Ramananda Roy and Mahāprabhu had could not be completed.
This is common sense Vaisnavism.

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