A place of belonging and of learning to love .

Bg. 15.7

ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूत: सनातन: ।
मन:षष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति ॥ ७ ॥

mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke
jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi
prakṛti-sthāni karṣati

Translation

The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.

Everyone has a sense of belonging. This is situated inherently within the deepest parts of our psychological makeup . As soon as we come out of the womb, we begin identifying with our parents , and we begin the process of learning to love ,  but we also to a degree spontaneously love and feel attractions . The material body and its subtle makeup are almost pre- programmesd to accept and reject . Theological students examine the material conditioning and, through meditations,  prayers , service attitudes, and knowledge rise above previous karmic impositions . Spiritual life means a spiritual and scientific search , as well as utilising the expertise of those that have gone before us to find the ultimate source of all that be and to meet  . Many have crossed the river of knowledge from the material to the spiritual planes on the boat of knowledge and have sent the boat back so it can be used by others . In jnana yoga and contemplative consciousness , one easily instinctively knows consciousness is a lot more than neurons firing in the brain, its not the nature driven survival of the fittest instincts being played out that are stemming from primordial mutations that originated in a primordial soup.

Krishna,  in the Vedas has been described as the Supreme Personality of Godhead He is the supreme proprietor and the original cause of all causes , He possesses  innumerable qualities and multiples of varigated energies both superior spiritual energies and inferia pe say material energies and is the master of them . When we are born , we instinctively love our parents to  degrees , but love is also a learning experience . In spiritual life , learning to love is an important factor . If we learn to love Krishna He will immediately reciprocate , after all , love is all about reciprocation  , however, it’s not a business deal . Unconditional love takes one to unlimited spiritual planes . There are no limits in love because the object of love Krishna is unlimited , as is Srimati Radharani , Radha Krishna are the origins of the abode and object of eternally situated , ever increasing, and ever new spiritual love . It’s those very factors that should draw us ever closer to spiritual consciousness and particularly Krishna consciousness, and all the trancendental mystery it  brings that unfold day by day.

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The living being is Brahman , and He is allowed by another portion of Brahman to falsely dominate yet another portion of Brahman , Srila Jiva Goswami says the word Pratima means , that which creates a limitation for another object . The living being Brahman dominance of another portion of Brahman continues until such time when he realses everything is Brahman .  From that platform, he can begin to realise the supreme Brahman from whom all of Brahman originate from . He realises the one supreme Brahman has become many , but in doing so , He has remained the Supreme Brahman , and exists with unlimited trancendental qualities within  spiritual kingdoms , that are full of spiritual varigatedness where unlimited blissful pastimes are eternally exhibited with the Supreme Brahman’s eternal associates, and thus in full devotional love the tiny expansion of Brahman , the part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman can take up his rightful place where consciousness is intended to be   The part and parcel Brahman assumes his spiritual form in direct relationship with the Supreme Brahman , and like a green parrot flying into a green tree renders all kinds of services. Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has revealed the tattva of the soul as simultaneously one and different from Divinity..Importantly Mahāprabhu has revealed Lord Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead,  the Supreme Brahman.
The Supreme Brahman has unlimited qualities and unlimited personality and spiritual forms , the Svarupa Sakti manifestation of Bhagavan . The supreme Brahman is the origin of all forms and activities.
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The “modern day Nama Acarya speaks “

“Aindra Prabhu’s Teachings on chanting , Aindra Prabhu frequently cited predecessor teachers like Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, noting that chanting for money, fame, or to impress an audience (bhukti-nama) reduces sacred chanting to a worldly business or sense gratification . He maintained that kirtan is a free-for-all expression of love for Krishna, not a theatrical performance with tickets, drama, or the intent to captivate wealthy crowds. Pure Name vs. Resemblance: He emphasized shuddha-nama (the pure name) sung in deep separation and surrender, contrasting it with commercialized or superficial chanting that fails to awaken true spiritual devotion (bhakti) in the heart . Aindra lived an intensely austere life as a renunciate at the Krishna-Balaram Mandir, sustaining the continuous 24-hour sankirtan without treating it as a paid job or career. Handling Donations: When pilgrims or well-wishers left money near his instruments out of respect, he would promptly have it placed directly into the temple’s official deity donation box rather than keeping it for personal gain. Funds for service: While funds were occasionally collected or accepted strictly to maintain the physical necessities of ongoing temple projects and feeding programs (like Food for Life), the chanting itself was never bartered, sold, or performed as a paid service.KIRTAN . For Aindra Prabhu, kirtan was never a social event or a musical performance; it was a pure, internal offering to Sri Sri Radha-Shyamasundara.

He taught generally..
Shared Devotion . Kirtan is not a performance meant for an audience and a star . It is a circle of equals where hearts open together in harmony . Both leader and follower dissolve their egos into the sound vibration. Never mind ripe mangos or unripe , a mango is a mango .

Placing unripe mangoes (or other climacteric fruits) next to ripe ones causes them to ripen faster because ripe fruit releases Ethylene, a natural plant hormone gas that triggers ripening in nearby produce.
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Man’s greatest enemy is a lack of true and objective education and culture , such a culture will lead to understanding the human state and its importance. We are not supposed to live lives like sophisticated animals.  In real terms, birth , death , old and  disease are our greatest enemy , the uncertainty of a next set of circumstances and the taking away of all one is attached to at death are miserable conditions . To be caught up in a life of sensual , mental, and intellectual pleasures without understanding philosophically or scientifically the world around us means we have not used in the best ways a human life . Along with such scientific,  philosophical ,cultural, and theological inquiry should come increasing qualities of an individual .  Truth , justice, sensitivity , understanding , and the self-evident truths of the equality of all beings must be brought to the realised levels within a  practice . Krishna in His Bhagavad Gita gives an analysis of faiths , faiths in the modes of goodness,  passion and ignorance as well as the symptoms of each , He also brings insights into pure trancendance,  beyond the modes of the materially motivated.

When we consider the causes of conflicts there are many , political systems , religious systems and general tribalism of all sorts , are major causes along with encroachment into others territories ,  greed , money and exploitation and entitlement follow , pride and arrogance deepens within the hearts of many and this  makes many cultures , political or religious feel themselves superior . In the name of religious , political , or cultural fervour, what is supposed to be something wonderful turns out as violence and exploitation and brings the very  opposite of the intended purpose.  The intelligentsia of any system of knowledge must be sought , they are never fanatics , but people of understanding and they have a broad understanding of multicultured theologies and multicultured political systems, and they realise why they exist .

Living in the material world is complicated at times as histories  and cultures mix and clash , Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita give up all variates of religion and cultures within the material world,  take a step back and surrender to Me . This message of ultimate knowledge and detachment is important,  in every culture, we have monks , nuns, and noble reclusive persons who practice meditations and prayers.  Although political issues and general guidance of society are important , all political and cultural systems should be guided by the peaceful and renounced classes. Their ultimate wisdom of spiritual culture are our only hope from every danger in life , there is danger at every step, and ignorance is our greatest enemy. We have problems when the wise are ignored and the unwise present themselves as wise , and we all have the responsibility to distinguish between the two .

Our political classes and highly educated scholars are no doubt very intelligent in so many ways , but unless they are aligned to the objective sciences and the Sattvic intelligentsia who realise their self-evident truths , including the consciousness state and its conditions enclosed in matter , then the political classes as well as scholars of every kind do no favours to society, rather the entanglements and complications within societal affairs increase , Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita their knowledge is stolen away by illusion.
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Energy and their energetic source .

Divinity is the original energetic source of all the individual particles of consciousness scattered by their own desires throughout the multidimensional universes . To support their needs and wants, the unlimited sources of the marginal , inferia energies, and superior spiritual realms has personally,  though His expansions brought forth  arrangements to facilitate.  Everything is perfectly in place , nothing out of place . The responsive universes , along with the many possibilities, systematised according to  particular karmic synchronicities , fulfilling the illusory dreams of lives  independent of God , although Divinity is everything and everywhere , dare they know it , the one  facilitating the many . The sun and the photons of light particles are the analogy one could consider. All the living beings have the same consciousness energies , but they are expressed differently both in the spiritual and material world.  The material world is utilising material atomic energies , and in the spiritual realms, a ” spiritually based atom ” everything there is made of the same eternal consciouseness energy ,  it is called  Cintamani spiritual energies.
When the pure energies of pure  consciousness leave the energetic source , who is their  Divine source , their full potential cannot be realised .

Consequently, they become covered by inferia energies, and their superior nature is naturally somewhat dissipated .
These Vedic sciences describing all the energies and the energetic source, including the details of the varigatedness, are highlighted in the Bhagavad Gita , and elaborations of  everything are contained in the Srimad Bhagavatam . Explanations and comments of all the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas makes every thing clear . Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada brought this wisdom to the USA in 1965.
The rest is history..
See ..this example from science.

” When energy separates from its source, it becomes dissipated, meaning it transforms into a less useful or “wasted” form, most often as heat, though sometimes as sound. This dissipated energy spreads out and is transferred to the surroundings, becoming difficult to use for other purposes, even though the total amount of energy is conserved.”

This scientific perspective is also applicable to spiritual consciousness . If it leaves the association of Divinity, the potential of consciousness is dissipated as it enters the self-centred material world , and its spiritual bliss is covered by any number of material combinations of matter . However, the original spiritual energy remains preserved but covered . When  it returns to the energetic source,  it can realise its full potential and increase its own blissful consciousness state  in the association of Divinity and other particles of consciousness who thrive in such a spiritual state .

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Free will , choices. Mercy above justice

Everyone has free will , but their general choices are immensely different. This the Vedas indicates is due to karma. We don’t all have the choice or capacity to compose a piece of classical music or turn over a million pounds in business in one day , or have the opportunity to associate with a very beautiful person or become one . So many examples can be given to the unlimited reactionary world . The animal , bird, and insect worlds are similar, but their choices are less refined , but nevertheless unlimited

In the human form of life, though , choices and freedoms of some of the most important aspects of life are readily and equally available for anyone in any status of life , no matter karmic synchronicities and its effects . We refer here to the path of choosing  philosophically inclined thinking and also choosing to understand ourselves fully . The  world  is full of myriads of theological  and philosophical teachings along with their many  applications . It is the arrangement of Divinity ,out of effection , that if anyone takes the slightest steps towards Him , He makes many more steps towards them . Every person can immediately at any time  take such steps , everyone has that choice , there is no bias , no discrimination , but rather  there is mercy above justice. Thus, in Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says, “Think of Me become My devotee I will protect you from all reactions.”

Within the material world many many complexities are entanglements are present our mind and senses drag us everywhere , so Krishna says I will protect you from your own conditioned life , I will give you the intelligence and show you reality,  as it is . Both spiritually and materially.

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Planck examined the cream of visible life , as BR Sridhar Swami would say , Planck called this matter quanta energy pulses . Later, Einstein , Bohr, and Schrödinger took these earliest ideas of quantum physics much  further and refined these types of  concepts and thinking to something like we see in quantum mechanics today . Srila BR Sridhar Swami called visable life and observable matter the cream at the top of the milk , the cream being the form of  defined particles that the consciousness had extracted from the milk , by their independent selfish desires . The undefined waves of the many possibilities discussed in quantum mechanics , one might say, are the much larger quantities of milk situated below the cream , as Srila BR Sridhar Swami said .  Planck , Bohr, and Schrödinger along with Einstein, brought out this consciousness concept that the consciousness was the observer in the many unlimited realms of possibilities. The definitive observations that make up our observable world  are the cream and the wave particles of many possibilities , as yet undefined substances , were the milk , as Srila Sridhar Swami suggested. These physicists underscored the consciousness as the observer , or the actor , that causes matter to present itself in defined packaging in their forms  according to our individual karmic synchronicities . The ethereal planes of minds  and intelligences are subtle aspects of matter , and the Bhagavatam says they are also sourced from an unlimited pool. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Aniruddha and Pradyumna are divine forms or expansions of Lord Vishnu who preside over the subtle inner workings of the human body and mind. Aniruddha is the presiding deity of the lower mind (manas), governing the surface functions of acceptance and rejection. Pradyumna is the presiding deity of intelligence (buddhi), governing discrimination, doubt, and decision-making .

The origins of all form and personality stems from Krishna,  the individual particles of consciousness are expansions of Krishna inherently they are attracted to form and relationships . So attraction for differing types of relationships are already situated within the soul . Krishna says, “Give up all various kinds of religious activities , duties, or hankering for relationships and surrender to me.” Think of Me , develop a relationship with Me .Krishna says further you will come to Me without fail . There will be no more milk and cream , but you will attract different energies , the energies of the eternal blissful plane , the origins of consciousness .Krishna is the cause of all causes . The Christians call God a jealous God , but this means Krishna is saying only I can satisfy you fully and unlimitedly and eternally.

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Aristotle said …the country is only as good as its people .
Krishna says there are broadly four classes of men , and Vedic cultures are designed as such that education and cultures permeate from the highest cultures  downwards in educational systems and throughout the whole society . Whatever a great man does others follow , Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita,  So through arts , culture , social sciences, sciences , etc etc , the great , the good and the cultured and spiritually cultured are favoured by Krishna . He wants their influences to be felt by everyone , thus, social and spiritual mobility can take place …that’s the ideal . However, the material world is what it is , and demons and lower consciousness persons try to snatch control…sometimes , the Bhagavatam says  , the demons and favoured, and sometimes the Demigod  Krishna says , “Again and again, I come or send my representatives to reestablish these good and godly principles.”  …
We can only do our best to speak on Krishna’s plans , which are the most beneficial for all societies,  in cultural and educational terms . Why , because it  brings the highest benefits for all  , knowledge of dualism and a progressive systemic journey that  everyone  can take to , although different journeys.  sometimes major events occur in the world like the  Kurukshetra war.
But currently Mahāprabhu has introduced a different approach , the Holy names and the divine sounds will instill a revolution of intelligence within everyone , and gradually over time the obviously good leaders will be seen for what they are,   and the rascals will be recognised for what they are , the intelligentsia will prevail .

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Plato understood and taught dualism, and could realise the self-evident truth of consciousness as separate from the gross body , although technology has advanced in modern times , its gone backwards in many many crucial ways .Scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis is taking us backwards,  libertine cultures springs from ignorance of dualism and the sophisticated animal kingdoms spread accross the world. The early Christian may have understood Scientific dualism,  but later versions of Christian teachings became dogmatic and less scientific , so much so that they think only humans have souls , this is a misinterpreted text,  only humans can commune with God directly,  and although God is in the hearts of all conscious beings , because they are souls , the communication is of a different kind.

We can see here the very Vedic socio-political systems favoured by Aristotle..

Very Vedic….

“In his work Politics, Aristotle categorized political systems by how many people rule and whether they govern for the common good or for their own selfish interests. He identified six basic forms of government, dividing them into three correct, just types and three corrupted, unjust perversions.The Six Forms of Government….Kingship (Monarchy): Rule by a single person aimed at the common good; its corrupt perversion is Tyranny, which serves only the tyrant. Aristocracy: Rule by a small group of the most virtuous and capable citizens for the general welfare; ..its corrupt perversion is Oligarchy, which rules for the benefit of the wealthy.  Polity (Constitutional Government): Rule by the many (the middle class or general populace) directed toward the common good; its corrupt perversion is Democracy (in Aristotle’s view, mob rule or the poor majority ruling purely in their own narrow self-interest).”

AC Bhaktivedanta Swami called this fools voting in fools ..

Today, money talks and the uncultured and unthinkable businessmen rule the world,  see the results….Vedic cultures insist on the intelligentsia directing a saintly king , who is dedicated to all his people..

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The Vedic Spectator examins and writes on the psychological effects of the modes of subtle nature as discussed in Bhagavad Gita , it examines the fields of quantum physics and its parallels to the ethereal and atomic realms within the Vedas . Niels Bohr and Schrödinger both  studied the Vedas , and their studies and the conclusions of the Copenhagen agreement suggest reality is not merely a plane of classical physics but there are  realms of quantum uncertainty . The Vedas define an individual consciousness and the many possibilities driven by free will , uncertainty , and everything contained and confined within a responsive universe . A conscious universe is spoken of , the universal form ,  that quantum physics just may have revealed to all , it tells us the universe knows what one part of it is doing , although it is billions of miles apart .

The intersection of Vedantic philosophy and quantum mechanics highlights profound conceptual parallels regarding observation, interconnectedness, and the nature of reality. While pioneers like Erwin Schrödinger and Niels Bohr engaged with and drew inspiration from ancient vedic texts, mainstream scientific  thinkers find it all too difficult to accept  being overly influenced by scientific materialism . Such conceptual  mirrors have the atheistic shaking in their boots ,  after all, perfect mathematical foundations and symmetry are the very foundation of quantum theory as well as the universe around us .

Parallels Between the Vedas and Quantum Theory. The Observer Effect: The Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads position consciousness as primary , where the observer and the observed are fundamentally non-dual . The conclusion of the Bhagavad Gita is rather we are  one and  different . Spiritual dualism is taught .  Early discussions in quantum mechanics where the act of measurement or observation plays a critical role in determination of outcomes , suggest the consciousness can and does manipulate matter past , present and future collide in the Vedic sciences,  as Einstein taught , space time continuum . The observer should also be taken as an actor , says the Vedas .  Entanglement and Non-Locality: The concept of universal interconnectedness (Tat Tvam Asi) aligns metaphorically with quantum entanglement, where particles separated by vast distances instantaneously mirror or relate to one another’s states. The supersoul,  an expansion of Krishna and the greater universal form is fully conscious of every living being as well as every atom and where it should be allocated.  The Illusion of Separation: The Vedantic concept of Maya (the illusion of distinct, fragmented material division) parallels the subatomic realization that solid matter dissolves into fluid probabilities and unified wave-like fields , and that the individual free will and determinism drives the responsive arrangements,  supervised automatically by Divine algorithmic processes . Historical Nuances in Physics and Philosophy Schrödinger’s Non-Dualism: Erwin Schrödinger explicitly credited the Upanishads for shaping his philosophical views on identity and consciousness, writing that his understanding of the singular “I” directing the body mirrored Vedantic non-dualism (Advaita Vedanta). Schrödinger had an emphasis on oneness of everything , but however the ultimate Vedic conclusion is that everything and everyone is  simultaneously  one and different from each other and God . Bohr’s Complementarity: Niels Bohr noted that his principle of complementarity—the idea that light or matter , matter is ultimately made up of electrical charges akin to light , can exhibit mutually exclusive properties like wave-like or particle-like behavior depending on who is wanting what .—i.e free will and determinism in the responsive universe.

In reality scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis are a dying breed , the Bhaktivedanta institute and the discovery institute will in time revolutionise the sciences,  no more guessing and subjective opinions , but rather objectively seen sciences and the world of self evident dualism will arise . That will also effect economics and politics , if you know what you are you know what you need and don’t need . Self-evident truth and respect for everyone and every culture will result

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