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Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Swami, the Godbrother of the founder of the ISKCON , Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , was famous amongst the Gaudia Math ( a spiritual organisation) , for coming up with brilliant philosophical truths coined in attractive and thought provoking ways. The founder of the Gaudia Math Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja,  the spiritual teacher of both Srila Sridhar Swami and AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,  very much appreciated his philosophical and scientific approach to the Vedas , and partly his way of putting trancendental truths into attractive phrases

What did he mean by the title of this piece ?

Loving exchanges is the purpose of life ,and it’s what everyone is looking for .

Appreciation and sharing life and consciousness in such a way that all” discord is harmonized in the absolute” is  another of Srila Sridhar Swamis sayings.

So , rather than attempting a life of  self-centred mastership of all we survey, with  exploitative calculated exchanges with others , in artificial pretence ,  that are  really only for our benefit , because an  individual tiny consciousness particle  is  unable to fully understand the  inner  needs , along with an  individual psychological yearnings  of others , the tiny individual is not equipped with the unlimited beauty or  capacity , and does not possess the blissful qualities of the originator of consciousness.  Divinity is the lone personality who can expand Himself and simultaneously and  perfectly reciprocate a limitless enthusiasm in spiritual love.

So better we offer to assist Divinity in His superior realm , than become a master of a flickering life , which is far inferior.

Brian Miller , from the discovery Institute ,  gives a very complete analysis of the low entropy of a cell . Low entropy means very orderly,  for instance a teenagers bedroom is likely to have high entropy,  chaotic with signs of high energies and things thrown around everywhere,  whereas his grandmother’s bedroom has low entropy,  controlled energy with absolute order .

Within the cell there is much energy at play , and various systems to extract external energies from the universal energies,  but it is transformed into neat little units of hundreds of nano protein machines, each working with extream precision maintaining the cell , seeing to its self replicating process and fighting off  various invaders. Very orderly  conditions within the cell , low entropy.

With such complex systems in play and such order in the micro world of a cell , the Darwinians cannot even fathom how this could have mutated in this way ,or how long it might have taken  , or the mutational math involved. Thus, the irreducible complexity of Michael Behe is  thought-provoking .

Certainly in Bhagavad Gita Krishna makes several references to order and the manufacturer of bodies , and the placing of consciousness within them , throughout the third canto of the Bhagavatam,  the fundermental of material nature are elaborated upon greatly, with parallels to quantum mechanics mentioned.

Read up of Brian Miller, the entropy of a cell .

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The Vedas have given  an analogy , it describes a clear pond with many beautiful trees surrounding it .
Looking at the reflection in the water, the trees surrounding the pond have perfect mirror reflections in its water ,  pretty clear details can be seen , but there is a slight shimmering in our vision , nothing steady .

Someone intoxicated might  take the reflection for reality , even though the reflection easily moves and changes in the wind . This analogy is given to give the idea of a material world and a spiritual world working side by side .  The idea is that the  living being is setting  themselves up to be supream enjoyer. The problem comes when the living being is trying to be an enjoyer of a substance that they know nothing about .

They know nothing of their past ,little about the  present and future is always unknown , even taking these points into consideration how can one become a real enjoyer in the world of uncertainty and ignorance , that’s impossible.

The form of Divinity , along with his associates  exist in their original spiritual forms that  can not be compared to human forms  , but as a reflection has some unsteady and unpredictable images, so our material life has many similarities to our spiritual form .

In this world there is much beauty , much artistry , a huge range of beautiful emotions , a huge range of attractions , especially in the younger youthful bodies , ever enthusiastic enjoyment is experienced in countless ways , but  its just a flickering flavour of something,  and time  takes everything and everyone away . The movements of atomic particles and the deteriorating changing cells of a material body ,is the only real experience we are having , along with a an unreliable mind and unsteady,  unsure intelligence.

Time is conspicuous by its absence in the body or realms of Divinity, no atomic energies creating machines for consciousness to live in , rather  consciousness itself expands into form , and exists in a realm of the same consciousness energies . There has never been a time that consciousness did not exist, nor in the future will it cease to be .

Einstein Teller Bohr Schrödinger Feynman could understand these concepts , and the vibrations of atoms and its many possibilities , its amazing to think of our consciousness plugged into the atomic and classical world,  and that we are situated on a machine made of the material energies,  and we an an observer of our own and others reflections of a reality,  a permanent situation of happiness we seek . Two major events are always with us , to seek happiness and to avoid misery .

When we turn away from a steady  reality and become absorbed in the flickering reflections , of our body and minds ,  which are subjected to outside elements, beyond our control , the business of seeking happiness and avoidance of misery become impossible.

It’s most important that the framework  Prabhupada said he gave remains recorded and is set in stone ,in the form of a constitution  . If this is not in place , there is a free reign , by any future leader, to morph ISKCON into what Prabhupada did not want , some will argue,  its already happening  .

This should be completed by the remaining disciples as a matter of urgency . a simple straightforward document , not an overly complex document of 60 or so pages ,  that allows for  myriads of interpretations ,  that nobody bothers to read or understand . The constitution should be an elaboration of the seven directives ,given by Prabhupada,  but kept to a reasonable length and with the essentials of his mission  highlighted and set in stone , that all temples and centres must comply by .

It was his management idea to do so , so things can not go adrift . There is a difference between a constitution and ISKCON laws,  which should further elaborate on how the constitution should be followed ,  the current , and must be authentic and follow Guru Sadhu and historical sastra .

Prabhupada. Had this conversation.

GBC does not mean to control a centre. GBC means to see that the activities of a centre go on nicely. I do not know why Tamala is exercising his absolute authority. That is not the business of GBC. The president, treasurer, and secretary are responsible for managing the centre. GBC is to see that things are going nicely but not to exert absolute authority. That is not in the power of GBC. Tamala should not do like that. The GBC men can not impose anything on the men of a centre without consulting all of the GBC members first. A GBC member can not go beyond the jurisdiction of his power. We are in the experimental stage, but in the next meeting of the GBC members, they should form a constitution and see how the GBC members manage the whole affair .

The mission of  AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ~ …..Our mission  and goal is to fulfill the vision of AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , founder Acarya of ISKCON in establishing consciousness of Krishna in the hearts of all , using the process and application of  the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu . The systematic path to enlightenment that  He  taught to The Gosvamis of Vrndavana headed by Rupa Goswami and Ragganathha das Goswami  , its purposes are  to  introduce the methods of the Sankirtana movement, that irresistibly in time , and if one follows strictly and seeks Sri Gurus guidance,  in his many forms , ie Diksa and Siksa gurus , will bring the sincere followers inevitably to  the trancendental esoteric realms of Vraja ,  under the care of the Supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Radharani and Her  family and  friends ,along with the friends and family of Krishna. 

Included within  these all important aspects of the mission on AC BhaktivedantaSwami, are  the peripheral  and systematic guidance aspects of the Vedas , for the wider benefits of societies , this is  also clearly spoken about by the Goswamis . Lost aspects of Vedic culture  with all its social,  economic and political systems that are said to have originally permeated  societies world wide ,and there are clear parallels in world wide societies , so they can   be pointed out , highlighting the  similar traits , the language and cultural connections  that are  still within many existing in  cultures and religions . ISKCON , like  other branches of Gaudia Vaisnavism has   a nonsecterian outlook  and brings to the forefront  essentially the equality of all  living beings, a self evident truth that was somewhat touched upon   by Thomas Jefferson one of the founding fathers of the USA , where AC Bhaktivedanta Swami began his mission in 1967 .

Absolute truth , according to the Vedas , is  unlimited , as we all know the limited can  only know something of the unlimited , its  undeniable, and a  self-evident truth we as humans are limited .  Limited minds , limited senses , limited intellectual capacities . Yet an  atheistic scientific materialism follower , with their obvious limited capacities convince themselves  in a very unscientific way , that our experiences are the sum total of life , although at least some add the phrase ” as we know it ” . But as who knows it ? Why assume everyone knows in the same way ?

There are numerous ways to talk about and to research  topics . The Vedas indicates someone who doesn’t accept an absolute truth has at their disposal an unlimited array of discussions having objectively veiwed a particular topic and then applied subjective speculations that can continue ruminating on and on within a seemingly endless process . IF someone comes up with a truely original idea , they are considered scientific geniuses. Such is  the power of the  illusory energies that  cover an  absolute truth , the Vedas say . So  either way , whether a theological of an atheistic discussion, plenty can be said and thought of .  The greatest of all trancendental intellectualism, which  brings one to the point of discarding all  mundane intellectualism , and  replaces it for something far greater is what the Vedas call  Rasa . An artistry of ever new exchanges of pure love with  unlimited ranges of emotions that  pure consciousness  beyond the limits of matter are able to experience in connection with God , Divinity, or Krishna  the Vedas say . The unlimited speculations of  the material energies can be experienced within cyclic movement of the fourteen planetary systems of our material universe. ,  seven higher , seven lower , and the earthly plane situated mid way .

Bertrand Russell and others are quite wrong when they say  someone who accepts absolute truth  limits themselves , the  truth  of the matter is quite different . Unlimited discussions can be had based on the unlimited nature of the unlimited . Atheists  can have unlimited discussions within the relatively unlimited but limited material energies that cause perceptions of the unlimited to become limited , covering  the potential of  a pure  consciousness and  causing even  more extreme forms of  limitedness .

In Vedic culture, social and economic systems are set in such a way that society is treated like a body , every part of the body is important,  but the head is essential.

In recent times, in Western cultures, beginning with the industrial Revolution in England  , and developing later and spreading throughout the world with more technologically based   economic growth , its goal was lifting citizens out of extreme poverty . It’s a laudable goal, but……

Unfortunately,  in the past, the aristocracy had become currupt and uncaring and neglected the people , they had neglected to listen to saintly persons . Such is the events of world history and times gone by  , thus, aristocracy failed  due to pride. and somehow, society had to have its needs met . Eventually, the politicians alone took control and, inevitably, due to lack of intelligence,  the politicians became overly influenced ,  and as in current times, are  led by businessmen . Business enterprise is impossible,  but those who lead it have no intelligence as to how society is best served , in terms of well-being , philosophical outlooks and mental wellbeing.

Obviously, the proper way to conduct and manage society is to always have a good head in charge , as in our own life , our intellectualism keeps as in healthy condition. 

Thus, pride of place in Vedic culture is always given to the real intelligentsia who understand the sciences of mind , body, and consciousness .

Currently, worldwide,  we have our democracies failing ,  large global businesses have infiltrated the  democratic systems with their money and lobbying groups , and big businesses have been given pride of place , but they do not have  sufficient intelligence of how to properly direct society,  their goals are economic growth at any cost . The people in all  countries , are being misled and exploited and poorly educated in the things that really matter . The well-being of all living being, can’t cross their minds , buisness men , they don’t have consciousness or awareness to understand or consider higher philosophical thinking . The Vedic culture always  made sure the intelligentsia always led the way,  intelligentsia that understood mind body and consciousness, they were aware and  understood clearly the real needs of the  different parts of  society,  and set progressive and beneficial paths for everyone.

Academics who  hear and accept Darwinian speculations as fact based science , who do not even understand dualism or who do not understand the different psychologies of persons , due to previous karmic synchronicity or  why someone might have a particular psychology,  due to the circumstances of the  journey of consciousness within matter , and all that entails,  cannot properly conduct academics or set education agendas .

People are just now waking up , realising social and economics matters are headed in the wrong direction,  they are looking for alternatives,  the Vedas are full of  valuable information , including social and economic matters and the science of consciousness . The time has come to  research deeply this Vedic wisdom and present the findings to the world . Groups of think tanks should be set up, and recommendations can be offered,  along with time , place, and circumstances adjustments for  current times .

The founder of the International Society for Krishna consciousness , once spent some time gazing at ants , he used to say that if you  try to kill an ant, it will protest .

For someone in elevated God consciousness , he or she will feel  deeply for every living being in profound ways and relate with every life as being an individual living , feeling being . Thus, Brahman and Paramatma consciousness is exhibited , and the vision of seeing every being as part and parcel of God is within the hearts and minds of the pure and in his or her expressions.

These truths and the scientific reformation of consciousness is contained with the Vedas ,although it sadly lacking in today’s societies which are predominantly driven by the scientific materialism world veiws , the origins of all societies ills . Such science of self realisation and the true relevance of every living being is  spoken of in  detail in Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on a battlefield of all places , where, for one reason or another, killing took place .

We should never think in arrogance or  in proud  ways someone because of their social stsnding ,or even the tiniest creatures  are  relative nobodies . That insensitivity,  arrogance,  and ignorance show complete misunderstanding of real science or real religion . Spiritual consciousness , and the beginning of understanding  Divinity,  who is Rasaraja , the Supreme enjoyer who delights in reciprocating with all beings , begins in earnest when we see the equality of all beings and treat them as such .Within everyone’s heart , beyond material conditioning lies  dormant love , deep attraction and appreciation for Divinity and all  His associates , but when one possesses  a material body and mind, this knowledge is forgotten. Establishing purity of consciousness means the ability to feel and understand the world around us properly and then  enter and  experience  an increasing relationship with appreciation  based on knowledge. Varieties of personalities   naturally exist in a spiritual realm , and the great secret of life is to explore their consciousness and qualities and share in their blissful attraction to each other that is centered around each of their particular attractions  to Krishna .

We can not stand before Krishna alone , AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explained that  we would burn up ,  we must stand behind His main  associates,  they are always kind and have room for everyone in their hearts .

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Is the USA having to wake up to its foreign policy disasters,  after allowing over 40000 Palestinian citizens to be killed many women and children, that ” Blinkin idiot ” , nothing personal , is desperately scambling for a long forgotten peace deal , not particularly for the Palestinians , it might be argued , but to save face before USA elections , and in Ukraine the USA  have trumped up a PR stunt and invaded Russia, to boost election hopes in USA ,whilst in Ukraine they loose ground  , in a war that didn’t have to be , in the very beginning peace was on the  table , till Biden and Johnson ordered Ukraine not to sign,  neutrality is all Russia wanted of Ukraine , Russia are not fooling for the stunt of USA ,of a small token invasion , and continues to establish ground in Ukraine,without moving any troops , and are forever ready for a cease fire which includes, no Nato expansion.

Geopolitical matters are complex , but experts and scholars , who are learned and fair, were always against Nato expansion, and the slaughter of 40000 Palestinians is  appalling to them ,

The Vedas give its directions on both matters , and the Vipras are trusted not politicians.

When Divinity comes to this plane of existence , the earthly plane , bearing in mind the Harvard Prof Lisa Randall accepts , and the Vedas confirm   multidimensional universes within space time are in existence.

God, or  Krishna or Visnu,  has  unlimited names that’s because of the unlimited activities and unlimited cultures throughout universal existence where  He appears .  But He is never alone , He is always accompanied by His associates and devotees who assist Him to reestablish principles of religion as well as exhibiting activities of His personal abode , inconceivably a spiritual realm decends within a material realm .

Sri Balarama is the first manifested  expansion of Krishna , He is considered His older  brother , in trancendental terms , and  is always in a  service mood towards Krishna , which is enriched with an unlimited love and appreciation .

He serves Krishna in all five relationships , as friend and servant  ,as a fatherly protector , and He even serves as   Radharani’s younger sister, Ananga Manjari . He also serves in  the abodes of Vaikuntha in neutrality , manifesting all kinds of trancendental paraphernalia.

These multiple truths regarding  Balarama, who is also the originator Guru , and as such  manifests  and inspires  as the  unlimited Siksa and Diksa Gurus, so He directly or indirectly   guides the lost souls , who  wonder  in unlimited universes  , universes that are  actually manifested by Himself  , Why ?  to facilitate the independent spirit of the Jivas . When Balarama detects in the individuals , having expanded Himself  into many , an independent spirit , they come under His Visnu forms and are injected into the material energies because they desire to be independent enjoyers . Thus, Balarama grants independence and free will, and Krishna is unlimitedly facilitating it .

Balarama originally expands to bring further pleasure to  Krishna , Krishna is unlimited, and He can unlimitedly reciprocate and share His love and existence.  That  is clearly explained in the Srimad Bhagavatam.

Balarama also comes in current times as Nityananda prabhu and takes up the service to rescue and perform relief work  . In doing so , Nityananda prabhu exhibits the highest meaning of the word magnanimity by distribution of the highest of spiritual truths .The truths of   the secrets of the trysting grounds  of Vraj.wherein the Supreme Goddess of fortune Srimati Radharani reigns as Supreme in Her love and services to Krishna,  Nityānanda prabhu and Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu bring us all the full glory of Srimati Radharani.  In this way , the highest of  truths and the highest exhibitions of love within the spiritual kingdoms are delivered to the lowest and degraded souls of this age .

When Nityananda prabhu saw Mahaprabhu dancing and exhibiting full love of Srimati Radharani at the Rathayatra festival in Puri , He fell flat on the floor, offering obeisances , realising the presence of Srimati Radharani within Mahaprabhu .  Thus, Nityananda or Balarama has also distributed Parakiya rasa and understands its purposes.  As Ananga Manjari, she assists Her older Sister Srimati Radharani in multiple services to please Krishna .

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