The universal size

540 sextillion miles.

Says modern science, meaning

5.4×10235.4 cross 10 to the 23rd power5.4×1023 or 540,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles.

Modern science assumes the universe three dimensional. However, the Vedas brings us to the realisations of  the multidimensional universe . So , the measurement of the Vedic universe incorporates aspects of the universe that are near and yet far away from limited senses . Certainly, there are red shift anomalies in the calculations of modern science, Red shifts appear much closeer than they are expected,  as Sadaputa prabhu,  of Dr Richard Thompson, mentioned in his book  on Vedic cosmology . Are the stars so far away ?  on one level , maybe , on another level, maybe not .

For instance, the Vedic cosmological calculations describe multidimensional space , and only 800 miles above this planet, an Upadeva planet exist in their own particular dimension , mystics and yogis can at times commune or even commute the this plane .

The greatly renowned Vedic cosmological scholar in Gaudiya Vaisnavism says this ..

“Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakura, recognized as a master of both Siddhantic Vedic astronomy and Puranic literature, provided specific measurements regarding the size of the universe based on classical Vedic texts

. He maintained that the universe is vast, egg-shaped (brahmanda), and, while immense, is only one of innumerable universes in the material creation. 

Measurements and Structure 

• Circumference: Citing the Siddhanta-siromani, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati gave the circumference of this universe as 18,712,069,200,000,000×818 comma 712 comma 069 comma 200 comma 000 comma 000 cross 818,712,069,200,000,000×8 miles.
• Diameter: The inner part of the universe is described as having a diameter of approximately 5,956,200 crore yojanas (roughly 47,649,600 billion miles), according to traditional interpretations.
• Enveloping Layers: The universe is not just the inner space but is enveloped by seven material layers—water, fire, air, space, mind, intelligence, and ego. Each layer is ten times thicker than the previous one.( these layers could be understood as the potentials of the atomic and quantum realms ready to respond to the needs of the classical physical world)
• Total Size: When accounting for these seven layers, the total diameter is calculated as over 5×10145 cross 10 to the 14th power5×1014 billion miles, which is often interpreted as approximately 90 billion light-years. 

Perspective on Cosmology 

• Inconceivable Size: He emphasized that these dimensions are inconceivable to the tiny brain of a human being and cannot be fully measured by human scientists.
• Innumerable Universes: He highlighted that this universe is considered the smallest among the innumerable universes, which exist in the material creation.
• Vs. Modern Science: He supported the view of the universe as a round sphere (bhu-mandala) by citing authorities like the Surya Siddhanta, Siddhanta Siromani, and Aryabhata.
• Purpose of Knowledge: He taught that the ultimate purpose of this knowledge is not mere physical measurement, but to recognize the supreme potency of God (Kṛṣṇa). 

In summary, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati presented the Vedic view of a very large, layered, and multi-layered universe that is relatively small compared to the total material, and ultimately, spiritual creation. “

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Mrs Thatcher was wrong to suggest that society, particularly business persons , require light touch regulations that would bring trickle down economics , Keynesian economics , she supposed them the great benefactors for everyone.
The reality is that government administrations are required to not only understand the psychological make up of a business man and their limited thinking capacities but also legislate in numerous ways such businessmen who are, after all, by nature, ruthless money men who do anything to turn a profit and I mean anything . The businessman indeed serve a valuable purpose in society,  but other purposes are far greater .Their particular talents need regulating so everyone in a  society can benefit. Everyone has to work and maintain themselves , but in this case small is beautiful and highly beneficial , everything should be localised and personalised and greater purposes to work can be understood and the benefits of communities will be felt . Business persons serve as but one link in a  greater society , not a predominant one . Left to themselves , unregulated greed , excessive encroachments , as well as  exploitation of every kind , even killing as well as fixed markets develop , not the genuine free markets , but rather  monopolies .
Giving businessman freedoms as Mrs Thatcher suggests leads to excessively high profits in every area of an economic systems including  financial institutions and banks . Business conglomerates begin to run and control governments. They fund political parties and infiltrate democracies controlling them as well as media stations that  begin to sing to their tune . Lobbying becomes the norm, and governments become the servants of the business communities . It goes without saying businessmen have no time for the intelligentsia both in the theological fields and otherwise .The intelligensia by nature have concerns for every living being, including the creatures and the environment they live in .The highest of the intelligentsia also know that consciousness development in matters of philisophical and theological sciences as well as objective sciences are essential for everyone to be educated in . Economic development is one essential, but understanding dualism as well as the greater and deeper strivings that will bring satisfaction and peace is the real need of humans . Money doesn’t bring everything, and it never will , excessive greed brings conflict and grief for one and all , and greed should never run countries or have a policy set around it .
So let’s put business where it belongs , not in artificial places . Business persons are not capable of giving  beneficial directions for
the world or its people.
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Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2 9

dharmasya hy āpavargyasya
nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate
nārthasya dharmaikāntasya
kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ

All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.

Unfortunately, in Western politics , where the business man predominant and pays for political stooges who do their bidding , whole civilizations  are being misdirected by greed . Money money money brighter that sunshine sweeter that honey is the motto for fools and worldwide leaders .

These rascals and fools who are supposed leaders of society have sold themselves out to the Devil.

We can see through this verse occupations are meant for much greater purposes. Actually they are an impetus for strivings for the greatest good for oneself,  one’s family and one’s society.

Society should always always be localised, and networking businesses interact with each other and support each other . A forest of trees are in support of each other , their roots are joined, giving each other support and helping nourish each other .

In a forest of a million smaller fir  trees, we don’t want them cut down or replaced by one giant Redwood tree . Life is made up of smaller localised units,  that’s natures way and everything, and everyone gets a far share and a fair crack of the whip . Working liberates people makes them feel good and brings rewards of many sorts . The poisoning of society over the last 200 or so years has brought increasingly instabilities in numerous ways , both on the people and the planet, along with its inhabitants. Work is meant for far deeper things than supposed by the unthinking and unintelligent global conglomerate.

The Vedic revival currently underway is destined to sweep away the dirt of greed and replace it with interlinked and caring and supportive environments .The intelligentsia know how , the citizens should not be fools who vote in fools who are stooges and servants of darkness,  but rather look , understand, and clearly see light  , the educational revolution is underway.

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Pranaya….and  oneness and its differences

Difference in pranaya…

The “oneness “of a family or community can be experienced in ones life or the “oneness” or a particular relationship with a particular member of a family or community member can be had .

Similarly it could be thought that Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu brings us His Sankirtana movement and within the congregational chanting we can begin to  experience everyone in their relationships and services to Krishna, ultimately that is where congregational chanting brings us in purity , whether we realise it or not we are within Krishna’s lilas , and we are participating,  the Holy Name of Krsna is non different full spiritual planes are within including ourselves when we apply ourselves to Nama Sankirtana,  although we may not yet know it , but an inkling may awaken .
Personal Jappa meditation may bring an individual to a more ” personal pranaya ” with a deep relationship and an aspiration to serve intimately particular personalities within Goloka Vrndavana , as revealed though the Sruti of the Acarya , and ultimately through the Holy Name and divine grace.
The Holy names can bring anything at any time , there are no hard and fast rules they need to abide by , so congregational chanting or Jappa chanting follow no particular set format .
One should chant following in the footsteps of the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas and understand their meditations and lives .

Some persons keep emotions to themselves others freely display them , genuine spiritual emotions develop in time for all persons , as Srila BR Sridha Swami says,  irresistibly you will find attraction for the all attractive one ,  KRISHNA means all attractive.

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The all-inclusive pages of the Srimad Bhagavatam of the Gaudia Vaisnava.
Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada has , under the directions of Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja and Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur , and ultimately the direction of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu who had empowered the six Goswami’s of Vrndavana, presented the Srimad Bhagavatam to the world. It is the natural commentary on the Bramha Sutra, the condensed form of the four Veda . The original Vedas that Veda Vyasa brought into four sections. The Bhagavatam contains the teachings also of the Puranas, the Itihasas, including the Mahabharata.
It is important to note that many substantial practical lessons are contained for a systematic development of spiritual culture for everyone of all occupations or spiritual standing . One may wonder why the Bhagavatam contains mention of material and spiritual circumstances, but Krishna intends to come amongst us and teach us , He appears like one of us at times .The Bhagavatam brings to our attention the descriptions of many varieties of spiritual planes along with the different relationships the living beings enjoy in association with Divinity in His many appearances and expansions , as well as with His many families and friends…

The smiling face of the Bhagavatam , which are just over twenty chapters of the confidential pastimes of Krishna in His Dhira Lalita form, are purposely minimal but are elaborated upon in the Smriti of the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas , headed by Srila Rupa Goswami and Ragganatha das Goswami.

Every relationship with Divinity is glorious in their own way, and so are the devotees who have preferences for particular relationships or forms of Divinity.

The Bhagavatam is a practical guide for everything and everyone, that’s why it’s been granted and presented to all people by Krishna. It applies to everyday living but also trancendental living , everything is spiritual in its own way . Thus, the Bhagavatam brings the peripherals and the cor together . We can not just present the cor , and neither can we just present the peripherals.

The expert Bhagavat , personification of the Bhagavatam knows the art of both the cor and peripherals .

Thus, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami’s society ISKCON has its footprints all over the world and is systematically bringing the understanding of all things spiritual.

It’s not the technical society as such but individuals within it as well as those who are loosely connected to it , including those from other Gaudia Vaisnavas groups who know what AC Bhavtivedanta Swami is doing , under the order of Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja, and why , and they all bow down before him .

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Correct understanding of the spiritual is way beyond and deeper than “knowledge of  technical languages .

In entering and understanding Radha Krishna Nitya lila pastimes getting the correct Sanskrit word meaning obviously is somewhat essential to fully describe the specific lilas that are described from the writings of the acaryas who are literally spiritually immersed within the lila and relishing all the mellows , perfectly describing them due to their pure love in Bhakti yoga .

For instance, when Krishna approaches Srimati Radharani through his ecstatic glance ,within the township of Vrndavana,  if one mistranslates the Sanskrit and literally has Krishna walking up and approaching Radharani , it would an incorrect translation . In the company of Radharani’s mother in law and others who are not directly involved in knowledge of particular pastimes,  Krishna could and never would  walk directly up to Srimati Radharani . However,  He and She may approach each other by lightning glances that are described by the Rasika acaryas. The ultimate essence and relishing of the mellows of pure devotional lilas , Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaj says , can’t be experienced by any other process than the decending process , or being allowed to enter Krishna lila through the pure chanting of the Names and of rendering services of all kinds   to those Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas who have shown by their prayers and examples their services to Radharani and Krishna . Or through the friends of Krishna,  but that process is of  purely remembering the eternal spiritual lilas that may decend by their own sweet will . It is ,  however, obviously important and may assist  meditations to understand how exactly the acayas have described in their trancendental trances specific  pastimes.

We cannot neglect or minimise these technicalities of language,  but we can also remember,  its not merely by such technicalities that one enters into Krishna lila,  but only through grace and development of pure Bhakti which is bestowed by Bhakti devi and the pure devotees of Krishna,  the causless mercy.

Mercy above justice , as Srila BR Sridhar Swami once said .

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The Vedas bring us evidence of practical , observable, and objective knowledge and the processes of its decending procedures and systematic distribution . It’s all  in Divinities care and His responsibilities,  He says ” I am the Vedas ” Cyclic cycles of the universal affairs mean knowledge of all kinds has to be consistently and repeatedly reintroduced sometimes being presented in different formats accordingly. Essentials of practical knowledge of every kind ,as well as  spiritual knowledge, are essential for mankind.  In current times , as was the case in the past, many practical and fitting “technologies ” both in matter and the ethereal are given to mankind . Different ages bring differences in priorities , some more materialistic others more spiritually oriented . We can observe  practically that a particular person receives specific insight into a specific fields of knowledge. They create something wonderful or solve a problem ,  whatever is needed for humanity , even great musical symphonies is brought forward.  Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita, ” I am the ability on man,” we term it a gifted person.
Suddenly it has been experienced , in the scientific field , by scholars , a  particular problem is solved by a particular person who had been racking their brains , unexpectedly, the solutions come suddenly , appearing  in their minds ,  perhaps whilst in the bath , and when they were least expecting it . Beethoven used to say that music would begin to flow into his  head . Divinity has the responsibility to guide mankind directly or through his agents , so certain great personalities are always amongst us to bring what’s needed  ,  all of them specialising in various fields of knowledge,  wisdom, or the arts and ultimately in theological sciences. Previously executed pious activities or sacrifices qualify one to  gain insights and ” channel ” wisdoms

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There can be said to be comparisons between the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jesus on different levels , and one of the most important is that both brought clarity in terms of who can access the mercy of God . Those who follow smarta Brahminical classes or Zionism are badly mistaken in their interpretations,  only humble truthful persons can access the self-evident truth of the equality of all beings.

The unintelligent Zionist or the smarta Brahminical classes seeks to tell God who he can extend his mercy and love to , and these proud fellows think its them .Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada said to one disciple who wanted to discard a person from ISKCON ” You do not know the extent of the mercy of Lord Nityananda prabhu “.

Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu points out the true meaning and purposes of the Vedas , “by the Vedas I am to be known ” says Krishna,  similarly Jesus told his critics who thought they understood the old testament that “what you look for in the scriptures I present to you ,I am what you study ” He said he is creating people of Israel. Israel is a term used as a holy consciousness,  not a tract of land , as much as in Gaudiya Vaisnavism teachings Vrndavana is a state of mind .

Of course, both Vrndavana and Israel are also holy lands because Divinity brought the spiritual realms to such lands , but to understand the holy land, one requires holy consciousness.

The smarta Brahminical classes and the Zionist fall short and identify with a body, not a soul .

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Staring out , looking in .

You cannot change your sex , some say , you are what you are …

This calculation is based on scientific materialism and not dualism.
If we understand the transmigration of consciousness from one body to another , indeed one may be stationed inside a body of a particular sex for reasons of karmic synchronicities, but nevertheless the predominant inside subtle body could be still  strongly associating with a previous body that was of the opposite sex than one finds oneself in , in a new life .
So , those who understand dualism can understand this could be a possibility in some cases , but this should not  be an excuse for sentimentalist to take their uncontrolled whimsical minds anywhere that might please them , which is fashionable in a  world of libertines.”If it feels good, do it ” they say , that is not human culture.
Taking the matter even  further your dog who sits with you daily in your house , or your pet parrot or the fish in your tropical fish tank could all be in the same boat , staring out at the world with an inner body , the subtle body , with continued feelings from their last incarnated visit…Look out!  your enemies from your previous visits of bodily life can end up where you don’t want them to be , within your family….says the Vedas .

Richard Feynman said religion is a culture of faith
And science is a culture of doubt.

Not really , religion means first suspicion, then doubt , then little faith due to experience, then an increasing attraction for something sublime, which is made possible with a scientific and theological and philosophical education along with the use of objective sciences that assist and reconfirm logic and rationale. This will be happening in every way conceivable .  Faith carries one a long way , thus, Divinity, who has always been on veiw in one way or another, becomes known  for sure and realised .The illusory energies of bodily consciousness subside, and Suddha Satva energies replace them . Knowledge in pure goodness that’s realised knowledge.

Subjective sciences that are solely based on interpretations and speculations of an objectively seen phenomenon should be doubted for sure , better go with objectives .
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That’s the Vedic prescription.

BHAGAVAD GITA 8.6

yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ
tyajaty ante kalevaram
taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya
sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ

Translation

Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail.

Moving on …..onwards and upwards

Listening to radio 3 in the UK a very successful violin player had come to the stage where retirement loomed , she was in anxiety after so many years of travelling and performing, how would she cope with her new life ?.She spoke of how new opportunities dawned , new directions , new interests , new and rewarding projects came up automatically as if sent by destiny.
So, in everyone’s lives , especially if we connect with good positive energies connected to mode of goodness duties and a service for the betterment of ourselves or others , inspired actions will be following us .
Death is also like that. New opportunities new progressions , if we stay within the framework of duty and philosophically driven cultures, there is no loss at death but everything to gain .
That’s the Vedic way.
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