


Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur indicates the spiritually minded person has , in all intent and purposes , two bodies . Our receding material consciousness along with the duly accepted material body that has been tainted with various degrees of lust , anger , greed , envy, and illusions , some of these bodies are more in the mode of goodness , some more passionate , and some more effected by laziness and ignorance . However, by cultivation of spiritual life, one begins to move towards a predominant goodness . That is a change in itself , but the “different body” that Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur is referring to is the development of our spiritual personalities and a spiritual form . This spiritual form is developing side by side of our material form . At times, in the immature spiritual state , the material form wins out . As the spiritually minded person matures , the material personality is left behind for good . The exact sciences of how they develop and decline are given by the six Goswami’s of Vrndavana , who Sri Caitanya inpired and taught . A spiritual life in real terms is based on the development of a spiritually and mentally conceived spiritual body, and that is achieved through the process of Sadhana and Ragganuga Bhakti . Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Ragganatha das Goswami have written extensively on these topics , and the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra , when chanted with purity and with no offence , reveals everything , automatically along with the meditations on the pastimes of Krishna and the residents of Vrndavana that Srila Rupa and Ragganatha das Goswami’s have written on along with other Gaudia Vaisnavas .The pure Vaisnava teaches how to chant purely , by his or her grace one receives the seed of devotion, and Bhakti devi can bless the prospective candidate . Its important to systematically and gradually fully understand the processes and workings of the different yoga practices , such as karma, jnana , niskarma karma , and trancendental astanga, and ultimately rising to pure Bhakti Yoga , which transforms one’s consciousness . Thus, the spiritual body can be , by grace, perfectly realised .The current material body can be completely spiritualized , like iron in fire acts like fire .
This perfection , however, is achieved only by the krpa ( mercy ) and blessings of our acayas , the pure devotees , and ultimately by the holy name, which is the means and end of spiritual life .
Automatically, our blissful kind nature comes forth more and more, and we free ourselves from the mundane materalistic concepts and always find ourselves absorbed in relishing and remembeing Krishna lila in one form or another.. Mahāprabhu associates demonstrated that , and Mahāprabhu practically teaches it .
So two bodies , one must supercede the other in time . In so doing , sometimes the devotees can be initially cold as they defend themselves from mayas’ influences, but they warm up bit by bit until fully on fire in their truely blissful lives .then all their characteristics become sublime .
Titiksava karunikah
Suhrdah sarva dehinam .
- 25 21 Srimad Bhagavatam . This verse describes everything of the pure devotee , Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains all . http://www.thevedicspectator.com








