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, ad infinitum and 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 .
Spiritual life means falling in behind pure representatives of Divinity , on many different levels, those who are in beginning ways , in more progressed ways and for ultimate perfection with those are unalloyed pure representatives. Diksa , Siksa, and Sastra sanga should be considered and understood in terms of Gaudia Vaisnava traditions and teaching. We should connect to God and take place, rendering services of all kinds suitable for us . It also means seeing the oneness and differences of theological approaches , and even oneness and differences of approaches in relationships toward Divinity within a particular ” branch of a religious community “ But there is no room for personal speculations or interpretations , everything said and done must have clear references to Divinity and his pure representatives . What one representative says will be connected to what another recognised and pure representative has said . Ultimately, all discord is harmonized in the absolute. In other words, pure knowledge is harmonized, but speculations and personally motivated interpretations are not .
In material life , especially the life of the Darwinian and those who follow scientific materialism or those that follow interpretations of rascals that claim to speak and give interpretaion of theological texts , the dishonest always place all their faith in the dishonest . Following pure hearts or crooked hearts have different outcomes.
Truth emnates forever from the truthful, and the truthful will always find truth. The qualities of the truthful are given in every theological culture are are easily understood by those seeking truth .
Pure love and devotion can only be fully received and reciprocated fully by Divinity and His associates, not anybody else . Soul on soul is an entirely spiritual affair . Mixed motivations of mixed followers can be veiwed as the grades of spirituality , who are approaching truth , that also beneficial of course. Thus, Divinity declared, “I am your only true friend. “…
The absolute truth allows the truthful to see the truth , to speak the truth , to write the truth , and to act in truthful ways , without connections to the absolute truth , how can anyone be trusted to speak or act in truth .
Absolute truth can never be silenced , the truthful intelligentsia can never be silenced , although in current times, foolish demons try to do so . They attempt to silence or pervert truth , but demons are ultimately fools living in a fools paradise….forgetting ultimately, truth will out …..by the arrangements of the absolute truth.
When absolute truth decends personally into the relative world , He can as does turn relative truth upside down .Those in the highest of all circles , well understand this because they are indeed connoisseurs of truth . How is that understood ?. Ask a scholar of the absolute. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada once told a disciple who was an excellent cook to share her knowledge. He said, “If you don’t share, you’ll become envious.” What did he mean? We should spread good fortune to all not wishing to keep things , whatever they are , to ourselves , whether it be our families, communities, or our nation . Modern geopolitical matters have decended into envy of others , a deep seated envious nature permeating the world, I , me , mine consciousness . Envy of other nations’ culture or religion or political systems are prevalent. The whole global economy is based on not sharing but taking from others , not creating wealth but creating poverty and destruction. Take a look at the world. When the British went to India, they were shocked by the exhibition of the highest of culture and learning . Every culture has something to offer, and the envious want to take other cultures down . A sign of envious nature is a lack of caring to share in every way , if we don’t feel for others we are suffering from an envious cold heart that needs warming .
kartuś ca sārather hetor anumoditur eva ca karmaṇāṁ bhāginaḥ pretya bhūyo bhūyasi tat-phalam
Not only the performer of the theft but also anyone who assists him, instigates the crime, or simply approves of it must also share the reaction in the next life. According to their degree of participation, they each must suffer a proportionate consequence.
In spiritual life, searching for God never stops . There are the beginnings of searching and intermediate searching and advanced searching. In the spiritual realms , still , the searching continues. These searching for God begin at rudimentary levels at first in philosophically orientated ways but inexplicable and in the topmost spiritual realms end trancendentally and appear externally like a lover desperately searching for a lost lover . Everything of trancendance from its beginning to its highest pinnacle has been described by Srila Rupa Goswami in his many many writings
“He /she,” who is eternally searching for krishna , in intimate services carried out on behalf of Srimati Radharani, the Supreme Goddess of Fortune , within Goloka Vrndavana are the greatest mystery of Gaudia Vaisnavism , the Pranaya of Manjari bhava was also relished by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and is described by Krishna das Kaviraja in his Caitanya Caratamrita.
Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains all.
etāvad eva jijñāsyaṁ tattva-jijñāsunātmanaḥ anvaya-vyatirekābhyāṁ yat syāt sarvatra sarvadā
Translation
A person who is searching after the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, must certainly search for it up to this, in all circumstances, in all space and time, and both directly and indirectly.
What Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja has taught, amongst many things, is that the Smarta Brahmanas of India who have gained their position by previous sacrifices propelling them in their Aprarabdha karmic synchronicities into their current Prarabdha state , are in danger of degrading themselves due to pride and misunderstandings , and they are building up within their Prarabdha state further Aprarabdha karmic synchronicities. Pride and arrogance lead to degraded future Prarabdha states .
Meanwhile, those in poorer Prarabdha states , but who accept wholeheartedly the pure Vaisnava into their hearts and are engaged in devotional services under their direction are surpassing the influences of the conditioning caused by their Prarabdha states .Not only that, but they are being propelled either into a highly elevated Aprarabdha state in future destinations or, as Mahaprabhu has decreed to immediately enter the spiritual kingdoms. Thus, the power of the Holy names is exhibiting the power to bring the lowest classes of persons , who ordinarily could not have expected to be immediately elevated to the platform of a top most Vaisnava , beyond even the topmost Brahminical person, in trancendental terms . When magnanimity is in the hands of Mahaprabhu, the meaning of the world is fully expressed and exhibited, and the very highest of spiritual culture is handed down to the lowly of persons.
When a lame man climbs on the back of a blind man both can benefit.
Some aspects of Western technological learning can be useful and used well within Vedic cultures .Obviously, much cannot be , scientific materialism, and Darwinian hypothesis has nothing in common with reality. Neither an unscientific approach to theological cultures that are taught in the West , for instance such “scientific less” theological traditions cannot even understand that dualism means each living being has a soul as much as a human . They do not understand the psychological outcomes of consciousness or how its connected to a responsive universe or the universal system that churns out innumerable bodies according to a conscious state . Although some scientific observations note a responsive universe and instant communications where one part of the universe is responding to another .The multidimensional universe brings incalculably complex root networks throughout different parts of a total universal system.
Modern educational system’s have their good and bad side .There is a perfection in politcal system’s, in sciences, in economics, in social sciences, in geopolitical affairs, which can bring harmonized cultures, although each of them can remain happily different.
That requires the intelligentsia , they can clearly have balanced realisations, and such persons are always within every society , by Divinities arrangement . Although currently they are not recognised , especially by the global atheistic who practically run world affairs unfortunately. Even if there is a little theological knowledge, its unscientific and based on bodily identification. Unless one genuinely sees with spiritual vision the self-evident truth of the equality of all beings , one will fall short of truths and will fail to inject justice and truth into societal affairs.
Things are on the move , what is self-evident is that the business man and their global conglomerates , along with their perverted financial institutions that are rife with insider information are clueless. They should never take a position in anyway of leading society. Rather they are third class men who need and must be legislated against in everything they do .
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 acaryas 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 lots of unoriginal and unthinking persons , each of whom follow like sheep or lemmings off a cliff previously established speculative persons. They generally think the piece of paper they call a degree makes them smart , generally such person who even have higher degrees or PHD’S step up as government advisors and bring with them their unoriginal and unthinking minds . If we take a look at Western societies and their governance and compliance systems and see the mess they get the world in . The sciences they continue to present , their unthinking ideas , to other unthinking persons , in the name of objective sciences , although they are clearly not , then its 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 “… http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Srila Gour Govinda Swami was fond of referring to the Caitanya Caratamrita wherein its stated that Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has infused the names with Vraja prema pure love of God , ..and He garlanded the whole world , in other words everyone can access and experience easily pure blissful love . Srila Jiva Goswami in the Tattva Sandarbha says Lord Krishna accepts names given to Him by His devotees . He accepts names because of the Bhakti or devotion of His devotees. Mahāprabhu chanted many names of God , which He had accepted, when He appeared He enthuses them all with prema Rasa of Vrndavana. So , although the names of God when chanted purely have always brought relationships with God ,when Mahāprabhu came , He revealed the most perfect of all spiritual relationships , the most perfect of all perfects . This trancendental experience is exhibited by the residents of Vrndavana, and they are all situated in pure spontaneous love free from any awe and reverence. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu brought newer and newer meaning to what it means to love God . He revealed all the mysteries of pure love and how to understand simply by chanting the names of God purely. Chanting is the means and the end of spiritual perfection the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas say .The Pranaya of Manjari bhava , the servants of Srimati Radharani has been revealed, its they who understand the supreme abode of love , the heart of Srimati Radharani . Such intimacies are revealed through the process of chanting the names , this is the essence of Mahāprabhu’s teachings . Through the nine fold processes of devotion that are written by Srila Rupa Goswami , from the Srimad Bhagavatam and Pralada Maharaja’s teachings which begin with and end in chanting and meditations of Radha Krishna lila , everything is understood. Our acaryas give indications of the newly enthused and spiritually surchanged and old Maha Mantra . With Hare Krishna coming first , instead of Hare Rama first . The competition of the love between the Radha Krishna of Vrndavana is revealed , but in their most perfect parakiya Rasa . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted Hare Krishna and also many other names of God . Through the teachings of Mahaprabhu to Rupa Ragganatha and the Goswami’s of Vrndavana this Maha Mantra meditation has been revealed. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami made efforts to formalise and regulate , the methods of regulated chanting . Srila Ragganatha das set an example and chanted in scheduled ways , as did Haridas Thakur. Srila BR Sridhar Swami says the above …in regards to some historical information.
Commenting on this enigma, Srila Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja has stated as follows:
“The real importance of the Name is not to be found merely in the arrangement of its syllables, but in the deep meaning within that divine sound. Some scholars argue that in the Kali-santarana Upanisad, Lord Brahma says that the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is properly pronounced only when the Name of Rama precedes the Name of Krsna:
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
“In the Kali-santarana Upanisad, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is given in that way. But to say that the Name of Rama must precede the Name of Krsna in the mantra is a superficial understanding.
“It is said that because it comes from the Upanisads, the Hare Krsna mantra is a Vedic mantra, and therefore, because the ordinary people may not have any entrance into Vedic mantras, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu readjusted this mantra by reversing the order of the words. In that way, it is said that the concern that it is a Vedic mantra is thereby cancelled, and so Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave it to all persons without breaching the injunctions of the Vedas. Some devotees in Uttar Pradesh who have great affection for Sri Caitanyadeva like to give this opinion. But Srila BR Sridhar Swami faith says that the mentioning of ‘Hare Rama’ first is only superficial. It concerns the idea that since the Rama avatara appeared first and the Krsna avatara afterwards, the Name of Rama, ‘Hare Rama,’ should come first in the maha-mantra.’
“A deeper reading will consider that when two similar things are connected together, the priority will be ordered not on the basis of historical precedent, but in consideration of the most highly developed conception. The Holy Name of Krsna is higher than the Holy Name of Rama. This is mentioned in the Puranas: three Names of Rama equal one Name of Krsna.’
“The Name of Krsna is superior to the Name of Rama. Where the two are connected together, the first position should be given to the one that is superior. Therefore, the Name of Krsna must come first in the maha-mantra. This is one point.’
“Another point is that within the eternal plane, everything is moving in a cyclic order. In an eternal cycle, which is first and which is next cannotbe ascertained, and so, in the eternal plane of lila, it cannot be determined whether Krsna is before Rama or Rama is before Krsna So, from that consideration also, since the Names of Krsna and Rama are eternal and unrelated to any historical event, we may begin the mantra from any place.’
“But above these considerations, our sampradaya has given another, higher consideration. A deeper understanding will reveal that the Hare Krsna mantra is not at all concerned with rama-lila.’
“In the Name of Rama within the Hare Krsna mantra, the Gaudiya Vaisnavas will find Radha-ramana Rama. That means, ‘Krsna, who gives pleasure (raman) to Srimati Radharani.’ In our conception, the Hare Krsna mantra is wholesale Krsna consciousness, not Rama consciousness.’
“Sri Caitanya’s highest conception of things is always svayam bhagavan, krsna-lila, radha-govinda-lila. That is the real purpose of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s advent and teachings. In that consideration, the Hare Krsna mantra does not mention the rama-lila of Ayodhya at all. There is no connection with that in the highest conception of the Hare Krsna mantra.’
“And the inner conception of the mantra is responsible for our spiritual attainment. When one pronounces the Name of Rama, if he means Dasarathi Rama, his attraction will take him there, to Ayodhya; if he means Parasurama, he will be attracted to another place. And if Rama means Radha-ramana Rama, he will go to Goloka. The inner conception of the devotee will guide him to his destination.” (Loving Search For The Lost Servant) of their devotion.
Mahāprabhu chanted many names of God , which He accepts and enthuses with Rasa . So although names of God when chanted purely have always brought relationship with God , however Mahāprabhu has given new meaning , the Pranaya of Manjari bhava and the abode of love Srimati Radharani is somewhat revealed , through the names that Mahāprabhu has accepted. Our acaryas give indication of the newly enthused and changed order of the Maha mantra. With Hare Krishna first , and the Radha Krishna of Vrndavana revealed , in their most perfect Rasa . So Mahāprabhu chanted Hare Krishna and many other names , but through Rupa Ragganatha and the Goswami’s taught this Mantra ….and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami made efforts to formalise and regulate , also Srila Ragganatha das chanted in scheduled ways , as did Haridas Thakur.
Subjective opinions of how best to engage in devotional services to Krishna are accepted by Him and His pure representatives if they align in pure love .Such love automatically and spontaneously aligns a devotees’ heart with the absolute, they will know in advance and be fully conscious of what is pleasing , such devotional efforts will be soaked with devotional sentiments and truth .There will be a complete absence of localised interests, thus they are all immediately harmonized with the absolute spiritual objective reality of a spiritual kingdom, and relished by Srimati Radharani, Sri Krishna and Their unlimited family and friends. We could say in the words of Srila BR Sridhar Swami the subjective communes with the super subjective..
Much more on the developing devotional service soon .
The Srimad Bhagavatam reinforces the importance of recognizing bone fide theological texts from all the religious cultures that distinguish reality from illusion for the welfare of all beings . This recognition is based on dualism and the need for a scientific approach to what consciousness is . Enquiries into spiritual cultures and philisophical thoughts is essentially something that satisfy the inner human spirit on so many different levels . Western cultures that are unnecessary slanted in extreme and overly extravagant ways , geared at satisfying unbridled minds and unbridled senses , that have been promoted by atheistic speculators , who also teach scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis as fact based sciences , have a lot to answer for . Every theological text places an emphasis on regulated and disciplined lives . Control of minds and senses opens up the consciousness to its full communicative potential with not only other humans but potentially with Divinity Himself . Humans are not supposed to live like sophisticated animals, and ultra liberalism is always condemned , but so are those that claim to be religious, but who cannot see the true equality of all beings or who show disregard for other cultures and theologies .Unbridled senses lead to greater anxiety and entanglements , something businessmen are clueless about, and they dont care . The Vedas recognize every theological text and religious culture that pursues and teaches these types of lifestyle . These methods of gradually developing scientific realisations about our consciousness are systematically explained in the Vedas . For example , karma yoga , jnana yoga , astanga yoga, and Bhakti yoga bring us these different approaches . In other words, consciousness development through 1, Good works linked to recognised pious activities, and that elevates our consciousness. 2 . Seeking knowledge through science , philosophy, and learning of the mind , matter and consciousness , and 3 , Deep inward religious or spiritual meditations on God leading to an esoteric plane . The Bhagavatam seeks to link all these different processes to Bhakti or direct devotion to Divinity in services and a development of love . These systematic processes , when followed properly , they bring progressive steps that benefit the individual, and pure knowledge of dualism is thoroughly revived, leading to knowledge and remembering God with degrees of love . These truths of the Bhagavatam are specifically taught by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu , whose hidden appearance is predicted in the 11th canto of the Bhagavatam as the incarnation for this age . He taught that one should study the Bhagavatam in the association of self realised persons and follow prescribed methods . Chanting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra , or any of the names of God in current times , the Bhagavatam says , can quickly bestow all the truths of the Vedas upon persons who can chant without offence and in great humility . It is said in many theological texts sound can bind one or liberate one , if one speaks in anger and envy one is bound in ignorance , if one speaks in peace and knowledge and compassion one can become liberated and full of knowledge. In this way, there are incalculable benefits when one vibrates any trancendental sound vibrations that properly glorify God with sincerity. They have effects on the inner workings of our consciousness , and truth follows truth . When one has become purified by such trancendental sounds , one’s community , one’s society , one’s country , and ultimately the universal order and its originator Divinity are all immensely pleased . By such purified actions of speaking truth and vibrating Gods names in a sacrifice with the aim of serving Gods interests , as well as studying and hearing the trancendental sounds of the Srimad Bhagavatam everyone’s life becomes perfected . HIGHLIGHTED IN 1.1.2 THE CULTURE OF PURE DEVTION AS OPPOSED TO MIXED MOTIVATED OR CHEATING DECEITFUL SO CALLED DEVOTION . RSABDEVA TAUGHT NOT TO BECOME TEACHER. PARENT HUSBAND FATHER , UNLESS YOU CAN DELIVER DEPENDENTS BACK TO GÒDHEAD.
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