Guest: Could you explain further, purification of the senses? You said that you had to purify your senses before you can see God.
Devotee (1): Purification of the senses.
Prabhupāda:” Yes. Just like in a diseased condition of your eyes, you can not see. In the diseased condition of your hand, you can not touch. In the diseased condition of your leg, you can not walk. All your senses, in diseased condition, cannot work. Similarly, in material diseased conditions, you can not understand what God is. You have to cure yourself from this diseased condition. Then you will see, you will touch, you will perceive, you will know, you will feel—everything.
Those who are unable to cure the disease, they want to kill. Just like a patient is suffering in very bad type of disease. The physician cannot kill, then…, cannot cure him, then he thinks, “Let me die. Let me commit suicide.” So this voidism or impersonalism is a symptom of frustration, not being able to cure the disease. But actually, the living entity is eternal. Just like a rascal or foolish man thinks that “I am suffering so much. Let me commit suicide, and it will be a great relief.” It is foolishness. He will be put into further torture after this life. He will become a ghost.
So because they do not know that living creature is eternal, they want to make the ultimate solution as void, zero. Ie , there is no God , or if there is its impersonal Brahman. But it can not be zero. It is not possible because you are eternal, full of bliss, and knowledge. Therefore, you have to cure the disease, and that curing process is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.”
Its a big problem for some persons who are in a diseased condition , if they won’t educate themselves of the particular disease , one should and must recognise it and treat it . Ignoring a medical condition due to a lack of education, denial, or avoiding treatment is a massive problem that can lead to severe, irreversible consequences. In the case of the spiritual disease, it means further karmic synchronicities must be played out in the responsive universes where 8,400,000 different species of life are on offer , with each being individually experiencing each in unique ways .When people do not understand what is happening to their bodies, they cannot advance their own health , both in this world and the health of consciousness, we are blissful by nature , but in the material energies we are diseased by lust ,anger ,greed , envy , madness and illusions of innumerable kinds .The Dangers of Health Avoidance , Minor, easily treatable issues can escalate into chronic or life-threatening emergencies. In spiritual life, a good human form of life is wasted, and one becomes a street dog next life . Untreated conditions often damage other organs or systems over time (e.g., untreated high blood pressure leading to kidney failure). The karmic consequences of all kinds of actions are full described within the Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam along with examples. Treating an advanced disease is almost always vastly more expensive than early prevention or management , certainly, it costs the soul dear to lose out on the full potential of human life . The anxiety of knowing “something is wrong” but avoiding the doctor often causes more psychological stress than facing the diagnosis directly. Similarly, many persons ignore essential philosophical inquiries or are misled by others .People avoid the truth. Understanding why people do this helps us address the root problem. Usually, it comes down to a few major barriers: Fear of the diagnosis, fear of pain, or fear of death. Relying on unverified internet sources or myths instead of medical professionals , or in the case of spiritual knowledge, relying on Darwinian hypothisis or speculative sciences who teach scientific materialism as fact based sciences . Feeling embarrassed or ashamed of certain conditions (like mental health issues or addiction) , some ignore health issues, some persons put of spiritual life thinking they are not good enough for God or they do not want to admit to the laws of karmic synchronicities. When patients take the time to learn about their health, everything changes. Similarly if we approach a real saintly person our lives can change , we become well equipped with spiritual knowledge and detachment in healthy ways . Health patients are able to recognize early health warning signs and communicate clearly with doctors .In the case of spiritual life attachments and unfavorable circumstances can be discussed with spiritually advanced souls and help is on hand.
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