“While scientists have made significant strides in understanding the mechanics of sleep, including deep sleep, some aspects of how and why deep sleep happens remain a mystery. Deep sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep, is crucial for bodily restoration and recovery, but the precise mechanisms regulating its onset and maintenance are not fully elucidated. “ Srila Jiva Goswami has likened deep sleep to the Brahman, the spiritual effulgence of Divinity where many consciousness particles take shelter . How some of these consciousness particles arrive at , and are in the glance of Mahavisnu , who are consequently impregnated into matter, is contemplated upon differently by different Vedic schools of thought. But Srila BR Sridha Swami tells , just as it is not clear how a deep sleep condition is suddenly brought back to space time existence, ie , we suddenly awaken , its somewhat beyond the comprehension of how the jiva finds himself in the material world and within the glance of Visnu….the Tatasta sakti is key to understanding and a free will that is facilitated , by the supreme facilitator, thus Maha Visnu appears to take a functional role , indeed Srila Jiva Goswami in his Bhagavat Sandarbha says it is the individual living beings who want the material world not Him .
Translation The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.
Krishna has spoken objective science..
Education?….the Darwinian ?
What they may refer to as education. Basically, accepting, without any real evidence, random mutations originating from the primordial soup , the common ancestor model , of microbes mutating in a purely unguided and random process that somehow followed the particular environment they mysteriously found themselves in .These events, according to the Darwinian, are the cause of everything’s we see and experience in terms of living things , including plant life . However, logic and rationale are part of an education system, with that in mind can we suppose one billion monkeys typing on one billion typewriters for one billion years could produce a perfectly punctuated page of a Shakespeare script, including the spaces between the words. The dna coding and the informational exchanges by mrna molecules are akin to highly sophisticated engineering technologies and are producing the protein like machines in the cells and specifically shaping them using those codes producing bodies in every species of life . Regarding common ancestry, same engineer, different engineering is the Vedic truth . Do as much as a robotics assemble plant in a factory will, according to information of a computer chip , programmed by an intelligent source , assemble a specific part of a machine , that is what we objectively see in sciences. Where there is smoke, you know there is fire , or it just been extinguished .Whenever you experience information and a sequence that is functional.. You naturally assume something….that a consciousness is at work . What is the difficulty? Micro evolution, meaning exchanges of dna within species and variations according to an environment, that’s acceptable and Vedic. Macro evolution brings us back to the billion monkeys. Of course, unfortunately, at schools and universities ,scientific materialism , and Darwinian hypothesis is taught as fact based science, thats unfortunate. Everyone should consider dualism, mind matter, and consciousness as separated and entirely different energies. We experience the adult body, and the childhood body has long gone , as your current body will change drastically and quickly. . In a space of seven years, a completely different body is built as all the cells change, you, the consciousness experience this , the body is not you ..
The natural vedic learning process..
If we conform to the good principles in life as taught by the good and pure over many many generations , these universal principles and easily recognisable , instinctively we come to understand this depth of knowledge of the consciousness. Irresistibly knowledge builds on the back of piety. In humble spirit, we will see the benefits of learning from others in every walk of life . Because of previous practice of consciousness cultivation, many greater persons both in karmic , philosophical jnana , or Bhakti pure devotional attitudes can help us along . This was the beauty of the original Varna Ashram systems that peoples good fortune were recognised and shared and accepted with others .This overarching principle of life is a valuable asset for everyone to know . This good fortune originates from the Vedic intelligensia, who are pure in heart and mind and well studied in the Vedas in all its formats . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
The twelve who really know the goal of the Vedas .
The mature Vedic scholar knows the Vedas are extremely broad and are able to comprehend concisely and expertly the various applications according to time place and circumstance that are contained. As for example, Vedas contain and include eighteen puranas and of those , six are for those persons firmly situated goodness , six for those in the somewhat endless material activities in passion, and finally there are six for those who live in darkness , intoxicated with wines and meat eating , described as the mode of ignorance . These puranas advise and give systematic applications and lifestyle recommendations for progression in spiritual knowledge to all those groups of people. So it is concluded that the Vedic knowledge ultimately encourages everyone towards the association of those persons who know the ” param Gatim ” the ultimate and real purposes of life and its full potentials and the Vedic intelligensia set methods of a social and spiritual progression for one and all .It’s goal is to help society understand consciousness and learn to love God in any one of His features and forms . The puranas are meant to take us beyond any material benedictions for wealth or a thirst for knowledge for the sake of knowledge and beyond mystic powers or liberation.
The real goal is clear , a pure loving relationship and friendship and service to Divinity , Lord Krishna , nothing else will ultimately satisfy the soul . Every one of us is deep down hankering and searching for happiness, and we want to avoid suffering. So , either knowingly or unknowingly, Divinity is sought after, and those who know this truth are to be contacted.
The “twelve mahajanas” who are considered the greatest devotees of Vishnu, and are listed in the Srimad-Bhagavatam as Brahma, Narada, Shiva, the Four Kumaras, Kapila, Svayambhuva Manu, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhishma, Bali, Sukadeva Gosvami, and Yamaraja.
Here’s a more detailed look at each of the twelve mahajanas:
Brahma: The creator of the universe.
Narada: A great devotee who travels the universe, glorifying the Lord.
Shiva: A great demigod, a spiritual master, and a devotee of Vishnu.
The Four Kumaras: Four sages who are known for their renunciation and devotion.
Kapila: A great sage and son of Devahuti.
Svayambhuva Manu: The first man and the father of humanity.
Prahlada: A devotee who was persecuted for his faith but remained steadfast in his devotion to Vishnu.
Janaka: A king known for his knowledge and devotion.
Bhishma: A great warrior and devotee who remained loyal to his vows even in the face of death.
Bali: A king known for his generosity and devotion to Vishnu.
Sukadeva Gosvami: A great sage who taught the Srimad-Bhagavatam to Parikshit.
Yamaraja: The Lord of Death, who is also a devotee of Vishnu.
The Gaudia Vaisnava sampradaya represents all these truths
Scientific materialism ignores consciousness because it is clueless about it . Scientific materialism views the Goldilocks phenomenon in one way, and the Vedic intelligensia views it in another . Scientific materialism ignores rationale math calculations and introduces unthinking math , the Vedic cultures that introduced 0 into math calculate math logically and rationally . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
The Vedic followers are not doom watchers , they don’t curse those who seek pleasure.
Indeed, the very nature of the living being is pleasure seeking , and that is said in the Vedas itself.
The Vedic aphorism.
Anandamayo bhyasat.
Pleasure seeking and a joyful life is the constitution of the living being.
The Vedic followers are simply seeking a place where this instinctive nature of the beings can be exhibited without the scientifically observed obstacles of birth , death , old age, and disease.
It is further noted by the Vedic following that although the body undergoes difficulties and has the above restrictions imposed upon it , the consciousness is only the witness to it .
So intelligence should calculate why am I suffering birth , death, old age, and disease and all the accompanying miseries akin to it ?
The Vedas itself explains scientifically what the material energies constitution is and the laws of nature that operate , as well , why they are set in place . Essentially, the Vedas explains why those living beings find themselves in the predicament they do .
To live in an environment where the consciousness and the energy that surround it are of the same nature is required, Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani, and their associates do not possess “karmic ” material bodies .
When one chants Hare Krishna, this means that we want to bring Radha Krishna together and help and participate in Their ecstatic pastimes, assisting them in every way, by doing so we automatically become satisfied , as for example the leaves of the tree as satisfied when the root of the tree is watered.
The books of the Param Para teachers tells all , Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is most expert at teaching Vedic wisdom to Western audiences.
Can a microbe living in a petri dish conceptualise anything of the world outside his dish , the laboratory where the petri dish resides , or the town the laboratory is situated , everyone one would probably give the same resounding answer….NO !
Could a frog born in a well conceptualise the oceans , he has some experience of water after all , and theoretically could compare his experiences of the water within his well to the oceans of the world , he might say is the ocean 10 times or 100 times or 1000 times bigger than my well ? , his well is his only reference point, after all , which most definitely are only his own limited experiences.
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita wherever the mind wonders bring it back under the control of the self . A mind is limited, and so too the intelligence, but the Vedas say not the consciousness , in the sense that consciousness can connect to the origins of the consciousness . What are the origins of consciousness, must be another consciousness, in our experience life comes from life .The mind and intelligence are not per say consciousness origins, but are temporary expressions of it .
In the Srimad Bhagavatam, there are passages describing great souls leaving their bodies at the time of death . How they, before reaching Goloka Vrndavana ,which the Vedas says is the top most planet in a spiritual realm , pass through the many different planetary systems , both lower , middle, and higher and traversing on they are carried by the speed of their pure minds , past all the heavenly abodes , past Lord Bramha’s abode ,the chief engineer of this universe, past all the Vaikuntha planets , which are also parts of the spiritual realms . The great souls watch all those various planet’s pass by before them and then reach their destined abode , Goloka Vrndavana.
These passages given in the Bhagavatam bring an understanding of the inconceivable vastness of the material and spiritual realms . It is said that to understand Krishna or Divinity it is imperative to accept that He possesses inconceivable energies . We are like a microbe of consciousness, God is like the size of the Sun if we want to draw comparisons.
So intellectually using rationale , we should accept that just as the microbial creature in his petri dish could never have capacities to understand anything of the vastness of his laboratory , or Dr Frogg PHD could never really understand the vastness of the oceans by using his well as a comparison . A sane person will accept the limited senses , limited mind , as well as limited intelligence , and they obviously limit our capacities . Not to say we should not use our God-given intelligence to advance our understanding .God gives intelligence to understand and realise something of a spark of His unlimited opulences. We should definitely do so , Oxford and Cambridge universities originated for that purpose . We should understand how great our universe is. But the true greatness of Divinity is beyond our capacity to understand , although a fraction may be comprehended perhaps. The Vedas says His very sweet personality , which He is only more than willing to share , along with His playful and artistic nature, can greatly expand, allowing the limited to begin to directly relate with the unlimited . Understanding Divinity is a decending process rather than an ascending one .
In regards to children’s education …and childhood reading matter such as … Alice in wonderland etc etc .
Yes , like all ” fairy tales,” they have an element of the metaphysical higher planes in mind . This essential element to consciousness development in children should never be dumbed down or quietened in any way or reeplaced by a one-sided view of the world , namely scientific materialism or Darwinian hypothoisis Expanding both children’s imagination and their understanding of the objective world that they are part of , will be meaningful for them . It will be essential to also illustrate what in anyones mind is the very obvious order of nature . Math and highly organised systems in all living things can not be denied , and teaching that is good honest teaching .Let the children in time come to their own conclusions . We currently teach our children in many cases scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis as fact based science . Richard Dawkins goes so far as to suggest we lie to ourselves , that if we see design and order in nature …..we should ignore it . The BBC was at it last night , presenting Darwinian evolution in unquestionable ways …so so ignorant and conceited , we do have a problem with children’s education, I feel. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
When free will is granted, it comes with many possibilities.
In our own lives, our intelligence adapts and remains responsive to the many possibilities that may occur in our day . Every single creature has this ability in one way or another to adapt and exhibit free will.
Now scale up to the unlimited and ever expanding macro universal order , the Vedas indicate that although one God has simultaneously and inconceivably become one and different , ie , remaining the absolute personality of Godhead without diminishing Himself in any way but still expanding Himself into the many . Naturally, in doing so He has left His traits of free will within all of His unlimited parts and parcels , you could say like father like son .
Being supremely intelligent , naturally He is responding to the many possibilities that come along with a free will . Take the example of governments all over the world , in creating facility for enjoying and living , but always alongside are systems of justice . Along with free will comes a degree of governance and compliance and a need for management of risks . When free will becomes harmful to itself and others , steps are naturally taken within governmental systems and likewise in the universal machine of Divinity.
In the Vedas this governance, compliance, and risk assessments, along with management, are all described very nicely in logical and rational ways that are easy to understand.
The need for the material worlds are a direct result of free will , God does not directly cause this material world we do . Srila Jiva Goswami makes that clear in his Bhagavat Sandarbha. The many possibilities that occur within the material world of the individuals cause the universal affairs to automate and facilitate free will and perfect tailor-made arrangements that are deliberately legislated , namely your next body and its karmic synchronicities are set in play. It’s so perfect that, along with free will and determinism , comes more free will and determinism that is set in motion according to a long distant past, and many of them , and our present activity that will determine the next episode of our exhibition of the many possibilities of our free will.
Divinity invites us at any time to join His family, and break the cyclic cycle, where the perfection of free will is exhibited based on nothing more than unmotivated pure love , increasing in beauty , described in the Vedas as the 64 excellences of artistic emotional rasa that are always on exhibition , unbounding perfections in a super subjective higher spiritual planes
Hearing from the acaryas , the origins trancendental phenomena .
When Srimati Radharani is feeling intense separation from Her eternal paramour , Her Manjari friends have the ability to remind Vrsabhanu Nandini of Her previous encounters with Krishna within the trysting grouds .
Because these Manjaris are tad bhavika devotees, they are able to fully express the various trancendental Parakiya trancendental emotions of the encounters that Srimati Radharani had previously experienced. The absolute nature of a spiritual realm has been described , the ecstatic displays are eternally manifested and ever new with the unlimited trancendental realms of both the ” objective and the subjective” spiritual planes being non different . The Manjaris remind Srimati Radharani of those encounters, and as such, Krishna Katha fills Radharanis,’ heart and mind with that same blissful and fully spiritual absolute nature . Those very encounters , trancendental as they are , with Krishna in Their spiritual loving affairs are experienced both in union and separation.
Such are the trancendental mysteries of a trancendental world where everything is absolute , Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s devotees who directly associated with Him were tasked by Him to relate these trancendental truths, thus the Gaudia Vaisnava’s worship the six Goswami’s of Vrndavana.
Indeed, Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught the world, the Names of God are non different than God , He is fully present in His names , we just have to develop the kind of devotion that can bring us to the point of realising this truth and if we associate with devotees who have this experience they can help us serve in similar ways , and such devotees can also help us understand and relish sastra sanga .
One of the original 11 Gurus offered a letter of apology, but thought they should have remained Ritvic….. My reply .. Nice to take the humble approach, but the ritvic stops after Prabhupada’s departure, then our Gaudia Vaisnava traditions and our param para teachings are to act , if persons want your guidance, as Siksa or Diksa , and as Srila Sridhar Swami told the GBC at the time , the imposed 11 should be increased to any of Prabhupada’s disciples who were in good standing or knowledgeable and had proven service record. And who the prospective disciples saw Bhakti to Krishna within , they should give . And one of the biggest errors was to completely over emphasis Diksa and attempt to eradicate Siksa , Srila Sridhar Swami also gave his opinions and advice on that as well . Especially because our param para line has many current examples of Siksa , we must follow and not concoct .
If we simply change to word Ritvic to Siksa and if persons wishing to see quite rightly Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as their predominant Siksa Guru, what is the difficulty.? They should, however, seek formal initiation from an advanced devotee , at least he or she should be Madhyama and fixed up with a service record and knowledgeable in Sastra . Such a person helps greatly in spiritual life , so is not a mere formality, in many cases that person remains the main link and provides Diksa and Siksa , or one may seek Siksa from other more advanced devotees as well as Sastra Sanga from our param para , who are beyond space time and fully present in their writings to those that have humbly rendered service’s to the param para past and present in cooperative spirit . These are the traditional teachings of our Gaudia Vaisnava param para . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
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