From the Vedic perspective, we can chime with those who advocate traditional theological cultures and family traditions . But equally, the Vedic students understand the principles of non-violence all around to every living being . The Vedic students are strict vegetarians , but putting that to one side , any Christian, Hindu , Muslim or Jew who is not calling out recent murderous campaign’s in Gazza and Africa by out of control atheistic leaders , or of those that may in their madness convince themselves God is on my side , and kills women and children and is seriously misguided in their approach to scriptures , so , if they are not called out , then religious persons are failing in their religious duty. Defending ones homeland is legitimate , so in those cases, warfare is sometimes necessary, and the rules of war are in the Vedas as well as international laws , no women and children, or no combatant persons Recently , Putin warned Nato not to move on to his borders with militarism, the geopolitical scholars know he had legitimate concerns , and it’s a Nato led lie that he wanted to invade the whole of Ukraine. What Israel has done is unacceptable by any sane man’s reckoning, the history of the middle east is clear to legitimate scholars , and Palestinians have rights , Israel have been systematically taking away those rights from them ,and international law know it and voice it . The USA and ISRAEL Zionist movements are not God’s work . Rather the work of the politically currupt who have infiltrated the democratic and religious world . They are ruthless business men who will stop at nothing, even when brought to the international courts , they ignore rulings. they will never admit to truths . Bhagavad Gita gives the run down on the mind of such persons. Krishna speaks of the divine and demoniac qualities , a whole chapter is dedicated to that topic . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
By tapasya and austerity ones intelligence and thoughtfulness increase , a thoughtful person can begin to see the obvious intelligently arranged world they live in and understands their own limitations , in doing so they surrender themselves intelligently to the process given to them by previous great thinkers and philosophers of devotion who have left the path clearly marked out . By following that path, they feel within himself great gains that can be corroborated by other saints, other Gurus, and by bone fide theological texts . The epistemological Vedic system, along with the etymology of the saints who understand scriptures and their meaning and produce the Smriti .sastra will be revealed .
Most importantly in current time the process of chanting the Holy names of the Lord , the Maha Mantra , as given by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the acaryas is the means by which the widom of the Guru Sadhu and Sastra are properly revealed, Krishna reveals them , He is fully present along with the spiritual kingdom in His name .
The process of successful chanting is also given by Mahaprabhu, who has left us eight all-important verses to comprehend and act out in this regard.
The Vedic way is for all persons to connect with Divinity through the peripheral or cor teachings that are set out in the Artha sastra, the Dharma sastra , the Jnana sastra and the Bhakti Sastra , everyone fits and the systematic proggressions are quite natural. It is Krishna’s wish that everyone takes advantage of good teachers in all the various departments of wisdom that offer social and spiritual mobility.
The principles of Vedic societies are founded on the common sense logic that specific key occupations are to be carried out carefully and precisely and by persons who have the inherant natures that are equated for purposes . This is particularly important, especially when occupational duties affect greater society, such as political leaders , social leaders , religious leaders, or business leaders. We could say , for instance, in the past, many rouge leaders have taken possession of posts that they were not psychologically profiled for , the results are always disastrous , although those in ignorance may not understand what the consequences are or even what a disaster looks like or how it may be unfolding . The independent Vedic Brahminical intelligentsia themselves were profiled in Vedic cultures , there were always checks and balances in place instigated by Divinity Himself. We should know that Visnu has established the Vedas. The Vedas is the breathing of the Visnu , and He has seen to it throughout the history of the Universe that the extensive Vedic widom passes through and is understood by them . The highest quality persons , pure in consciousness , can fully access and understand the many applications of the all encompasing governance and compliance systems designed for social and spiritual mobility that go hand in hand in Vedic culture. Specific persons with specific qualifications and realisations and skill sets in specific areas and that are inherant within them since birth due to previous lives are suited for tasks , and they can be perfected by further education as well as association . Administrative posts , business enterprise , crafts and practical skills, and finally, persons with theological or theosophy liking as well philosophical leanings are some examples. The percentages, according to the Vedas , of people fitting particular roles remain very steady throughout all societies historically, and indeed, this is objectively seen . In order for societal cohesion to take place it’s very important , and Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita , that a particular type of person with particular qualities that are suited for a specific roles in society take their place . Persons should not take up someone else’s duties , duties that they don’t have the inherant qualities for , as that will always lead to an imbalance and great harm locally and nationally and internationally.
For instance, a businessman is a profit driven man , and he will not be able to consider the multifarious needs of the population nor the creatures that live within the countryside.
However, the man with greater vision , an administrator , will understand those needs , and still further, another man , the philosophical and theological persons, will understand the much much greater aspects of humanities needs . Even the needs of a single ant are to be considered. In the human case , along with philosophical developments are the environment needs living peaceful lives . The bigger picture and the greater questions of life are understood by great thinkers who link themselves with honesty to God but not in a sentimental way .
Without having the right persons influences in the key positions , society becomes unbalanced and unsteady and unproductive , exploitation , danger , killing, and wars increase. Greater ignorance of the key values develops, and intolerance increases . Essential knowledge as well as all-around education becomes stifled . The all important intelligentsia who have everyone’s interest at heart are silenced or pushed out , either by , political operators, fanatical religionists , or ultra liberalists who are business conglomorates who favour scientific materialism and atheistic Darwinian hypothesis , its good for business. Unfortunately, currently, they own and control much of the mainstream and social media . They also spend money to fix legislation their way with the help of political allies , and their foolhardy messages are broadcast wholesale. The results have been a widespread teaching of subjective scientific speculations as fact based science to children. Scientific materialism is the dog of the day . Children should be taught critical thinking, particularly in the all-important sciences .
The Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam give details of the Vedic societies make-up and different people’s qualities for various occupational activities. Not specifically by birthright but inherant qualities within. Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has translated them into English.
That which is replicated by all individuals learning , that which by knowing all people become completely knowledgeable , that which makes direct perception and other methods become pure with the highest knowledge , that which is self accomplished , without beginning , which is the root of all traditional and pure learning and knowledge, should be accepted as sabdha ,trancendental knowledge. That sabdha is found in bone fide scripture and in the hearts who honestly live their lives by them . Knowledge means Veda . Sabdha is knowledge which is eternal as the Vedas is and is easily realised by one who is honesty seeking truth
Srila Jiva Goswami tattva Sandarbha , paraphrasd above , brings us insights into pure knowledge and its accessibility, knowledge free from self-motivated mental speculations based on sense gratification or impersonal liberalisation.
When one actually comes in touch with the absolute truth, all other truths are understood and are put into perspective . Sciences of all kinds can be seen to stem from an absolute order in self-evident ways free from subjective speculations that spring from atheistic minds . Both absolute and relative truths can be understood and accepted . Nothing stands outside of the absolute . The absolute truth is all inclusive and can be easily understood and accepted by sincere searchers , the absolute truth can is very near but can be very far . The absolute remains truth for all time, for all beings , in all places , the crooked attempts to pervert truth but , but like pouring petrol on a fire , truth in all its glory blazes back and consumes deceitfulness . Truthful persons from each culture throughout history , or indeed , any part of the universe, are able to and have always been able to , fully realise, and relate to the absolute truth and can happily together within truthfulness and diversity.
A person of truth naturally includes everyone and every being in their realisations of truth . This is reflected in their effection and care for all beings . Friends and enemies are state of conditioned, consciousness expression, in absolute terms , there are no “friends and enemies ” In the Vedas it says from Lord Bramha the engineer of this universe down to the tiny insect , are all parts and parcels of the Supreme absolute truth , Krishna, who has expanded Himself into many but who has not diminished in the slightest degree in any way Himself. The purpose of His expansions are to increase His pleasure and share His sense of trancendental joy . Realising the truth lies in reciprocating and recognising the absolute truth . Objective sciences can help us see order , perfect math, and symmetry within nature , truth is always orderly , and this can help us in our beginnings of appreciation and love , as well as understanding His purpose. When persons with proper attitudes , along with knowledge, reciprocate with the absolute truth, all relative truths are automatically understood . Everything living can be properly respected and harmonized . Nothing will be veiwed as separate from the absolute truth , everything having a connection to it . Naturally, an inner respect for all beings follows . Even the absence of truth is connected with the absolute truth , the Vedas call this maya , the world of selfish deceit and illusions . The material universe is one of the energies of the absolute truth and is used for relative purposes. One who knows of the absolute remains free from its influences , and with the vision that all discord is harmonized in the absolute truth.
The Vedic culture clearly gives priority to ones main problem, birth , death , old age decease. As well as the inflicted misery of nature, the mind or other brings .
It teaches both what to think and how to think with logic and rationale . Whilst all the while utilising objective sciences and lessons drawn from nature .
The Vedas encourages us to learn what are good qualities and good characteristics in people and how to recognise those who are truthful and who have the capability to vibrate Sabdha pure vibration.
If there is God , naturally He has rationale and has many means to guide and inform everyone of how to commune with Him .
The Vedas clearly and deliberately lays out these methods, which differ according to the time span of a universe and state of a specific individual at a set time of their lives .
AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Conversation.. Vedabase .
Garden Conversation with Professors Type: Conversation Dated: June 24th 1975 Location: Los Angeles Audio file: 750624GC.LA.mp3..
Prabhupāda: …which is fact? The dreams and phases of different life while passing through, they are facts or I am fact? What is your answer? We are teaching that you take care of the fact, not of the dreams. That is our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. That is the beginning of Bhagavad-gītā = dehino ‘smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā, tathā dehāntara-prāptiḥ [Bg. 2.13]. We are changing circumstances. The circumstances are not fact, but the whole world is taking care of the circumstances, not of the sheer fact. This is the defect of modern civilization. We are very much serious about the passing-on circumstances, but we are not serious about the person who is going through the circumstances. This is the whole defect of modern civilization. And that is the beginning of real life. If we take care of the circumstances, that is being done by the cats and dogs and hogs—everyone. Where to find eatables, where to find sex, where to find shelter for sleeping, and how to defense—these circumstances are understood by the animals. There is no need of education. Just like this morning I pointed out, the bird is catching a small fish, “fut!” He knows where to find out his eatable. And that you cannot do. You also eat fish, but you jump over and take a fish, you cannot do that. But he can do that. He is more expert than you. [guests chuckle]
Everything is connected to Divinity, and Divinity is connected to everything ..
It’s a question of utilising and identifying honest intelligentsia . One who directly understands the simple principle of an equality of all living beings . Who know how to direct people both in terms of their social mobility and education as well as progressive culture of inner spiritual consciousness . The vedas have its most simply forms that the broad Vedas outline , what can be termed as peripherals but also highly esoteric forms that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has discussed with Ramananda Roy . Various objective sciences are given within the Vedas as well as explanations to the many social structures, all of which are beneficial and can be linked to the best of wisdom. Free market economics as opposed to cheating greedy economics are essentially discussed . Philosophical positions, along with their specific explanations, are clearly elucidated within varied theological cultures . Ultimately, the Param Gatim , the pefection in understanding who the supreme personality of God is and how to enter into a loving relationship is the final goal set . Leaders in every field must be of quality , a businessman man has business interests , that is good , but leadership of people’s best interests are beyond the understanding of the business men . The all-around all-encompassinging persons who have broad visions of religion , politics ,and philosophical matters , the Vedas say, are those who speak with” Sabdha” , realised truth . The truthful and the honest attracts truth as well as the absolute truth .
Prabhupāda: “Our culture, our Vedic culture, is on religion, on God consciousness, everything. The whole social structure, political structure, philosophical structure, scientific structure, everything is aiming on Viṣṇu. Tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūraya. Viṣṇu, God. And in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa it is said, varṇāśramācāra-vatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān viṣṇur ārādhyate [panthā] nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam [Cc. Madhya 8.58] So our cultural aim, Vedic cultural aim, is tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ. How to satisfy Him. But they do not know about Viṣṇu. They have forgotten Viṣṇu. Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ [SB 7.5.31]. Our self-interest is there in Viṣṇu. Na te viduḥ. These foolish men, they do not know. Durāśayā bahir-artha-māninaḥ. They are uselessly hoping that they will be able to adjust things by material advancement ”
The three modes of material nature are discussed in Bhagavad Gita , they are like psychological conditioning agents , and mentalites are made there .The inconceivable Lords external energies , He gives many details about them in the Bhagavad Gita . They can be veiwed a bit like primary colours . Persons can connect with them, mix them, and do what they will with them . However be careful, these types of colours have you sucked into the painting of life and like a spiders web is a trap for the fly but not the spider , similarly Krishna weaves his web of illusions made up of these modes of nature only because we want it . Goodness , passion, and ignorance are the three modes of phycologically based work . 3×3 =9 9×9=81.81×81=6561, so accordingly, the unlimited types of consciousness in the 8,400000 species of life are interacting with unlimited mixes and degrees of these modes , the colour spreads thick and thin. Suddha Satva, pure goodness, though, is a trancendental state beyond those entangled modes . Krishna says, “If you want , I can rescue you at any time from the material modes and place you in your intended place of pure uncontaminated consciousness in trancendental bliss .
Zionism in all its forms, is not based on what the Vedas refers to as Sabdha , pure vibration stemming from the heart of the realized souls , those who understand the messages of Divinity . Srila Jiva Goswami in his Tattva Sandarbha makes that point . Zionism is a hodge podge of political speculations with a misunderstanding of the scriptures thrown in to attract an ignorant mass and turn men against men . Free speech in the hands of the ignorant speaking to the ignorant who whip up a mob into violence and hatred based on religion and politics and that has been a financed by dubiously motivated unseen persons in the background should be seen for what it is . Free will is granted by Divinity Himself along with theological cultures of all kinds for all classes of men and women . To understand those various applications, we require the person of character who can speak Sabdha and understand its applications. The quality of such persons are clearly described in each theological culture . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Spiritual …..Material……a land of love or a land of lust .
Spiritual life means soul to soul , ever new relationships with a conspicuous absence of ever-changing atoms , elements, compounds . Also strikingly, self-centred lust causing anger , greed ,envy, and madness in all its various forms that bring countless illusions are absent. The movements of time causing the material gross and suble energies to break down are, of course, not operating in the higher spiritual realms . Varigatedness, beauty , bliss, and artistry are fully exhibited wherein the body and the consciousness are one , there is no dualism. Love has no limits when envy is absent , and unlimited attractions play out in the unlimited interactions with Divinity and His associates, including the Supreme Goddess of Fortune. Matter , which deliberately gives a flickering experience of a reality of existence, serves good and educational experience when correctly used under the supervision of the wise . Spiritual emotions and their reactions on the spiritual senses are deliniated by Srila Rupa and Ragganatha Goswami , and Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited such spiritual emotions throughout His life in astounding ways . The fundermental nature of spontaneous love is depicted in the Srimad Bhagavatam , the nature of the soul , or pure consciousness in association with God is shown. The supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Radharani is mystifying Krishna with the unlimited depths and attractions She feels for Him . This is the ultimate and unlimited attraction for even God Himself, who is unlimited in every respect. Krishna is waiting for us to turn our attraction exclusively to Him , in that sense, love is exclusive.
Material life means a temporary competition based on anger , greed and envy , either of possessions , of the speculative exploitative minds or proud intellects. A sham of friendships and services with only dressed up concerns and compassions , that is localised as our family or friends , or commmunity , or country and nation. There is, in reality, no deep or profound service or love, and it’s based around the so-called family and so-called friends that can and will change at any time . Thus, Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita ” I am your only friend,” What does He mean ? We should know the answers.
It is the intrinsic nature of the living beings to feel love and effection. The most cultured feel its reflection for every living being , and the less cultured maybe a family or friend. No question of evolution. Consciousness evolves and devolves according to how one acts towards all living beings and how much closer it is coming or moving away , is measured by those reflected relationships. Perfected relationships develop when Divinity is understood . Consciousness has its intended purposes. The topmost of the theological cultures understand very well the best of persons, Rasa raja , the king of the relishers of consciousness in all its forms, Divinity Himself
The death of one USA influencer is as tragic as the death of the unknown person who is lying somewhere in the rubble of Gazza city . A life is a life . The person of knowledge sees them both as the victim’s of circumstances caused by hate and ignorance driven by an ever increasing silencing and further suppressions and influences of the intelligensia . Democracies have been hijacked by unthinking and unintelligent global conglomerates who have the political classes and all of the media in their control.
The Vedas clearly defines the qualities of the intelligensia who bring all-encompassing and all-inclusive policies, with respect for the lives and rights of everything that lives , from the president to the tiny ant crawling in his garden.
This self-evident truth of the equality of every living being is within the heart of the self effulgent intelligentsia . Those who live in darkness , with a fire fly intellect , try to convince others who are in darkness that they have seen the light . The light of truth can never be covered by the darkness of those who ” democraticaly ” bring the clouds of mob rule that attempts to temporarily cover light with political or zionistic perversions .
The wise man says this ..
A human being who considers the land of his birth worshipable, and who goes to a place of pilgrimage simply to bathe rather than to meet men of transcendental knowledge there, is to be considered like a cow or an ass
