Srila BR Sridhar Swami would say all discord is harmonized in the absolute. What is that discord? Conditioned nature or spiritual nature ? What is meant by someone’s nature ? In the material world ones nature is acquired by one’s own material actions generated by universal affairs in a responsive universe In the spiritual world, ones eternal and original spiritual nature is revealed when one gives up material nature .Spiritual life is an uncovering process, a cleansing of temporary nature acquired by ignoring the spiritual reality. Materisl natures can change , free will and choices change , conditioned nature is endlessly mutable , spiritual nature is dynamic ever increasing and permanently situated beyond atoms , elements, and compounds. Love, in its real form, is always increasing , to love and be loved is the inherant nature of the consciousness because we are part and parcels of Divinity who has this nature. All the spiritual natures, although sometimes appearing as discord, as the personality effect brings to the consciousness, are harmonized in the absolute . Everyone in the spiritual realms has pure intentions but different intentions towards Krishna , or God . Lord Balarama , who is Krishna’s first expansion , brings forth various expansions and multifarious energies , both spiritual and material in nature .Our conditioned minds and conditioned intelligences are part of His energies that make up our own subtle body . We have a gross and subtle body, but that is not our permanent condition but rather that material nature is forever in fluctuation , it responds to desire , the many possibilities of quantum physics, one could say is playing out . Balarama, through His expansions called Mula Sankarsan, Maha Sankarsan and Maha Visnu, and all his corresponding energies, both material and spiritual, serves Krishna in incalculable ways . Balarama is the original Guru for all beings, and the particles of eternal consciousness, the living beings, all expand from Him . Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s first expansion is Lord Balarama, and He is said to be non different that Krishna. Lord Balarama is the great servant of Kṛṣṇa and encourages us to follow in the service mode .
It’s indeed inconceivable that the innumerable individual living beings who each possess a unique sense of individuality can, in an individual way, express that towards Divinity. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
We can say one’s consciousness along with its activites from the past effects our present . The present will certainly effect our future , including the long distant future , however, destinations and destinies can be changed . What should have effected us because of the past , in present times , may not do so . The conclusion is our present activities can change what was going to be due from our past , won’t necessarily happen . Equally , our future activities can still be affected by both our long distant past as well as our present activity. Or the future will be predominantly affected by only the recent past and not a long distant past . In this way, the past , present, and future and our conscious actions are deeply entangled within space time . Its only our consciousness and the choices it makes and who it follows that cause all activities within spacetime or their influence can be reversed or halted . Thus, the Vedic veiw is Einstein was correct to say past , present and futures are intertwined , we can by our activites effect the past , but not necessarily step back into the past. However, because the material universes are cyclic, they are created maintained and destroyed time and time again , who is to say that history is not repeating itself over and over again but with some slight variations. It’s the modes of nature that are functional goodness, passion, and ignorance with practically unlimited consequences Bhagavad Gita indicates. No one can stop doing something for a moment. The main recommendation is … dont get entangled in all parts of the Vedas , but only the Bhakti yoga sastras .Rise above the material aspects of the Vedas .
The founder acarya of ISKCON caused some controversy amongst the media in the USA in the 1960s pointing out that on average, men’s brains are larger than women’s brains.
Recently, studies show that male brains are typically 8-13% larger than female brains . This difference in size is not related to intelligence, as both male and female brains are, of course, similar . It’s also clear ladies and men are as equally intelligent in their own ways , intelligence differs according to one’s karmic position, and there are different types of intelligence. It was Richard Feynman who said you could have a pocket full of PHd’s and be a complete idiot .The Vedas indicates that the greatest use of intelligence is to have the wisdom and insights to be able to separate consciousness from matter . The objective world of dualism.
It’s the role that ladies play in modern times that have changed from former times . So has much in life and especially the economy. Everything is mighty expensive, and everyone is encouraged to become as rich as possible, and if you want a big house, big car , and big everything else, both mothers and fathers have to work hard . Schools and other educational institutions provide all kinds of directions to children and from an early age . In former times, mothers played more the home and educational role
Ladies in historic times have always played an intelligent and important role in supporting their husbands and children, giving much needed support and insights with great emotional care. and they still do. In modern times however Vedic cultures can be and are adapted . The priorities and principles of ladies supporting their men , who are carrying out their duties properly and work hard for the family is a good one, of course . It’s the essential element that ladies bring and bring stabilised families that are healthy in body , mind, and spirit. With the mothers spending as much time as possible with their children. The choices are how much money we need , but equally how to give the best of times and security for the family.
So the Vedic life of simple living and high thinking with family orientated traditions and loyalties is good for everyone. Along with automatically further development in one’s consciousness without the hindrance of dealing with broken relationships and all that brings.
Modern life and liberalism can be troubling, especially if it’s centred around the speculations and teaching of Darwinian scientific materialism of one life, one death , so what the he’ll, let’s go with the minds flow . We should guard against those who advocate liberalisation of family and cultural values based on theological sciences of consciousness development
Unless one understands the conclusions of Bhagavad Gita, which is “Man mana bhava mad bhakto “ “Think of me and become my devotee.” These are the words of Krishna , one may be missing the essential messages He intends to give .
How to think of Krishna ? Being absorbed in the topmost levels of pure love in deep meditations have been demonstrated by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu in his absorption of the mood of Srimati Radharani , the damsels of Vraj and their young assistants the Manjaris. This confidential truth of the life that Mahāprabhu lived and experienced was taught by Him to the Goswamis of Vrndavana headed by Srila Rupa Ragganatha . Krishna says in His Bhagavad Gita, ” Think of Me become My devotee” and Mahaprabhu by His practical example shows how . Mahaprabhu’s followers headed by Srila Rupa Ragganatha have recorded and delineated everything in their writings . One may miss out on the essence of Mahaprabhu’s ’ purposes for appearing and get caught up in the many peripheral aspects of a progressive path of spiritual life , Krishna also in His Bhagavad Gita chalked out many paths before coming to the essence. Likewise, Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu recognised in his conversation with Ramananda Roy these somewhat progressive paths … but kept saying ” This is good, but is there more “or ” that is also good, but is there more”
Everything of this conversation is in the Caitanya Caratamrita and Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has translated it to English along with explanations to all the peripherals and a thorough explanation to the essence of Bhakti yoga is given , that he learned from his teacher Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja.
It is a miscalculation to place an over emphasis on Guru alone , Sastra alone or Sadhu’s alone .
Thus the Gaudia Vaisnava’s have emphasised the three in one . This is so for purposes .
Once I submitted an important document to a group of persons working on a particular project, one person became disturbed I had done so , saying ” I know that document well and have studied it , if that group wants to know anything about it they can ask me “ But …how do we know such a person has understood and interpreted the documents correctly?
Thus check and balance is spiritual life .. When Guru , other recognised historical or current saints. And the scriptures line up ….we have the essence of the Vedas ..
Prabhupada said also , ” You have to fly your own kite,” meaning take responsibilities , utilising the Vedic systems . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Judging by the current state of world affairs , its clear the economist’s have failed the people they are supposed to serve. The global model is an exploitative contrivance that promises much and delivers little except wars and poverty , and based on the principles of divide and rule . The Vedic systems of economics are based on a much more simple and localised approach . It always works in harmony with nature and all who live . The provision of good healthy food and shelter for every type of person ,along with an expectation of everyone to properly carry out their duties alloted by nature are all in the mix of the Vedic economics. Time for a rethink of world economics and the real values of life alongside nature and respect for it and all who live within it .
One one level, the simple economics of people owning and taking care of cows provides essential nutrition, and of course, the bulls work the land or provide transport.
We are currently looking for foundations that will fund a feasibility study on how teams of bulls pulling specially adapted turbines can compete easily and probably do better than wind turbines that are expensive and of course really on winds and battery storage.
Lithium and heavy metal wars ..
“Yes, wind turbines can and often do use lithium-ion batteries for energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries are a popular choice for wind turbine energy storage systems due to their high energy density, long lifespan, and ability to handle high charge and discharge currents. :
And electric cars ….say no more ..
A so called green and peaceful way of future energy sources….but ..there is not enough copper or Lithium for everyone…and mining it requires heavy chemicals and in some cases child labour . Nevertheless we need it ..
So let’s fight for it …and kill for it ..
The highly technology world driven by failed economists and leaders with no understanding of the real values of life are taking all the lemmings of the cliff . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
A loving parent gives a child a name, and the child accepts the name . Indeed, when we speak of the child , the child comes into our mind, and we remember the child and the child’s activities.
God Himself also has activities and such activities inspire His devotees to give Him names , because they are names given by knowledgeable devotees and primarily , because they are given in love by the devotees, the Lord happily accepts those names , they become non different from Him . God is absolute and has no beginning or end , His activities and names are also absolute . In the material world, an action has a beginning, a middle, and an end . In fact, everything in the material world is created, maintained, and destroyed.
But God’s activities are eternally manifest , they are never destroyed, and thus, when God’s devotees meditate on any of His activities, they enter into those activities and relish with their spiritually conceived pure minds and spiritual forms and they partake in services for the pleasure of the Lord . Thus, they associate with Krishna and enter into those eternally manifest pastimes.
Meditations on a spiritual plane are carried out not with material energies but rather surcharged spiritual senses that gain entrance into eternally manifest pastimes of Radha Krishna or any of Their expansions , where They are always situated with Their associates.
The following verse epitomises the Sri Harinama sankirtana movement instigated by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Nityananda, which AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada brought to the world , beginning in 1965 in USA.
The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for sense objects remains. But, ceasing such engagements by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.
When we call out Gaura and Nityananda’s names .
We are also in a trancendental sence addressing Srimati Radharani , Lord Krishna, and Lord Balarama . Lord Balarama expanding as Maha Sankarsan and Mula Sankarsan expands all the living beings , eternally He is serving Krishna in His incalculable and inconceivable capacities . He is extremely compasionate upon the living beings and when Balarama comes in the form of Nityananda prabhu His magnanimity is greatly expanded under the order of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu , who is tasting the most glorious love of Srimati Radharani , the supreme Goddess of fortune. Srimati Radharani’s kindness and compasionate nature knows no end , and Mahaprabhu orders Nityananda prabhu to distribute Her kindness and sweetness far and wide .
In this age of degradation, quarrel and hypocrisy , our consciousness has become so degraded that practically speaking pious behaviour and good hearts are rarely seen . Nevertheless, immediately, even the most unqualified and degraded person can be at once delivered from the depths of degradation and taste some of the trancendental thrills of the spiritual world and discover something of their spiritual form .
By the mercy and kindness of Srimati Radharani , Lord Krishna, and Lord Balarama and Their devotees, the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra is reverberating throughout the world and has surcharged the world with auspiciousness . The energies of the world are gradually changing , innocent people’s intelligence is awakening, and they are beginning to see clearly fake leaders who only bring miserable conditions. As intelligence develops, such newly invigorated souls are leaving behind lifetimes of previous conditioning and the false promises of permanent happiness in matter .
Ultimately, what is being distributed by Caitanya Mahāprabhu is love of God . It’s the greatest exhibition of magnanimity , the greatest display of magnanimity as the highest of spiritual bliss is handed to the lowest and most degraded person’s. Srila Gour Govinda Swami would say , “You can not surrender artificially to Krishna, it’s a surrender based on pure love .” Mahaprabhu is tasting the Love Radharani feels for Krishna and is distributing it to one and all through the chanting of Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Cleaning the mirror of the heart and revealing pure love.
Madhurya means sweet, and everything and everyone is sweet in Vrndavana. Everyone’s beautiful hearts are overflowing with blissful , ever new, and enthusiastic love for each other and Krishna . These extraordinary pastimes of the spiritual planes in VRNDAVANA are played out in sometimes unusual and contradictory ways …..In the absolute spiritual plane of Vrndavana the highest of spiritual abodes , all formality is left behind. Lying is all good , cheating is all good , deceiving is all good , even when Krishna kills demons that come to disturb his ” earthbound ” lila pastimes become blessed as well as liberated from all their miseries caused by being confined to the material world .
In the esoteric realms of Vraj exclusive devotion and services to Srimati Radharani are the supreme goal of the Gaudia Vaisnavas . Services to Her confidential companions are considered even more relishable , one can understand Radha Krishna through services to their companions’ understanding of Radha Krishna. However, it’s not just Radharani who is served . According to the relationship the devotees have with Krishna , one closest associate will be determined. Lord Balarama and His friends , Mother Yasodha and her friends , even services to the creatures and trees and the very soil of Vrndavana brings one immediately in contact with Krishna in unique and particular ways .
Each of these relationships brings immense joy to Krishna . Of course, Srimati Radharani, the Supreme Goddess of Fortune, ultimately conducts Vrndavana’s services to Her Krishna, and all are dependent on Her . She directly and indirectly conducts everything of the affairs of Vrndavana, but she in Her great humility remains dependent on everyone..
After arguing with Krishna Radharani, says to her friends ” it’s only by your blessings and good wishes that Krishna will accept me back again into His life “
Wild horses, the unthinking, and the unintelligent
Karl Marx said religion suppressed people and thought he knew better . A path to freedom from conformity and authority , Karl thought , was intellectually , mentally, and physically highly appropriate and would bring great freedoms and happiness . Why should society accept Karl’s warped understanding of the philosophy of science and religion? It may be the case that speculative religious Zionist who want to in corrupted ways use religion for political purposes, but that should not mean the theological teachings are bad , its how they are applied that is the problem .Karl Marx was a fool for not properly understanding mind matter and consciousness scientifically within the material world , and a greater fool to think he could bring freedom whilst at the same time binding people in a different way Many others today think in similar ways , scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis takes people down similar paths in the name of happiness and freedoms. Life should not be a guessing game of following the speculative intellect of any Tom Dick or Harry , but rather we should examine life properly and hear and understand the wise and educated in the real sciences of life , and examine their life style and character. We have experience that a child needs the authority of the loving, caring parent who has learned parenting from generations of parents . A parent who has the appropriate experience and widom to nourish and guide the child is essential. In life, everyone needs the correct teachers , Divinity Himself has the responsibility to make sure knowledge and wisdom and progression will take place , and so He does. We should learn where .Obviously, conformity is the best course of action for the child , that brings the child other types of freedoms and learning. In bringing up a child , education and development of character is essential for the child , there is a balance to be struck between suppressing a child’s inner nature and insisting and imposing certain standards designed to bring out a child’s best nature in healthy and beneficial ways for all children.
In reality, Marx proudly sought to control people and bind them to his way of thinking , but who was his authority ? We can ask ourselves what knowledge he had , it was frustration on his behalf . Frustration is not a good place to be, to be assuming one can teach wisdom . First, put yourself in order before accepting any authority over others and take it upon oneself to lead . If we find speculative minds have cobbled up philosophies in life or within the sciences or taken ideas from other similarly minded speculative persons with a world or scientific view then why would we want to put our whole faith in such speculative subjectivity . We must be very, very careful , not to place our faith in persons who are not worthy , we must ask them their source of knowledge. Everything someone says or their deeds needs our thoughtful considerations . It’s important in Vedic culture that the principal of knowledge decending rather than only ascending be examined , truth attracts truth and honesty is the essential characteristics of those worthy to hear from .Humility brings wisdom in all sorts of ways . Humility automatically attracts truth and, ultimately, pure knowledge. Conservative values stem from traditional cultures , ultimately, from scientifically based theological cultures who examine objective sciences that evaluate mind , matter, and consciousness .
Generally, people are driven by their temporary material senses and minds and are reliant on a limited faltering intelligence and an accepting and rejecting mind that is generally out of control.
Like five wild horses, without guidance and supervision a chariot they are pulling will be headed for disaster. The horses are like our senses and the reigns of the mind must bring them under control. That means the driver , the intelligence , needs to be selective of direction and be knowledgeable . An uncontrolled mind with no intelligence drag people into many unwanted situations and world veiws .
The intelligence is recommended in every theological science to be in contact with their eternal passenger . The Supersoul or the Holy Ghost . Such theological intuitive inner searchings generate much needed inner inspiration , and God will show us truth and those who are truthful. This is the clear decending process that is criticality important for truth to become known . However, conformation is needed from those who historically have walked on the path , Divinity has pure representations, who know Him well, and they should be recognised. The Vedas indicates we should learn of truth and rely on our own sincere and true heart , the super subjective realms of Divinity work in many ways , faith carries one a long way . As a student who seeks a proven expert in any particular field of material knowledge , so do the seekers of truth .
Today, globalists , politicians, and scientists control the people and, in the name of freedoms , bind the people in temporary illusions and uncontrolled hankering that cause miseries and frustrations along with conflict and wars Why do they do so ? because it suits a particular economic plan that favours the exploitative businessman . Economic development has superceded common sense. In reality, such blind leaders, along with their enablers, get the unthinking to follow the unintelligent and equally unthinking . Such persons have no long-term vision , but profit at any cost is their motto .
Consequently, the horses of everyone’s mad senses and minds are completely out of control, and the world is becoming increasingly unstable with widespread suffering, and it’s getting worse.
We must seek help from the intelligentsia and the super subjective realm and bring sanity back to everyone’s lives and helping others do the same .
The whole of the Bhagavad Gita gives us clear indications of who they are and their qualities it also describes the demon like men . We must accept the rational and logical part of our consciousness, and except God has rationale, and thus He opens up communication between Himself and His parts and parcels . Every theologically driven culture has this ability. Seek truth, and it will be found .
Unlike the Darwinians who consider consciousness as chance events of neurons firing in the brain originating from a primordial slime , the Vedas take an analytical look at consciousness within matter and clearly demonstrate consciousness being different from the gross and subtle influences that matter imposes upon its original uncontaminated state , this is what is meant by spiritual consciousness, a consciousness uncontaminated by all sorts of gross and subtle conditioning . The Vedas shows the path of freedom from the shackles of material existence and all its accompanying misery , birth , death , old age , disease, misery arising from the mind , other living beings or nature itself.
Bohr , Schrödinger , Feynman , Teller, and Einstein also as physicists examined consciouseness within the responsive universe ,one can say the Copenhagen agreement suggests this type of consciousness scientific analysis. Unlike gross biologists , the physicists look at life’s fundermentals in entirely different ways . The biological thinkers bog themselves down and limit themselves , that’s not an intelligent approach to life’s fundermentals .
The Vedic terms for states of consciousness are ….ana maya, pranna maya , jnana maya , vijnana maya, and ananda maya .
In English terms, these can be compared to a flower throughout its life , first covered by the soil , this is covered consciousness, then the flower is in bud , consciousness, this is budding consciousness, then the flower begins to bloom , this is blossoming consciousness, then the flower fully blossoms ,this is fully blooming consciousness.
The animals and other various creatures are categorised , they are considered to have covered consciousness, anu maya , and the unthinking human who is living like a sophisticated animal without any philosophical position is in shrunken consciousness , pranna maya . The human who considers life and its purpose correctly in terms of having a philosophical outlook are considered to be in budding consciousness , jnana maya . The human who has realised to. some degree of the glory of consciousness in connections to Divinity is in blossoming consciousness , vijnana maya . Finally, the human who has established a relationship in love with God is in fully blossoming consciousness. Ananda maya .
So literally, the science of consciousness and self realisation has been summarised fully within the Vedas and how to move through the different stages is described. Each of these categories is given a thorough analysis, and progressive and systematic steps are given by various Vedic thinkers and teachers . These steps are recommended according to specific stages of life to suit a particular purpose at a particular time . This enables and empowers everyone in their consciousness , thus a step by step guidance . One should seek an expert who is in Ananda maya consciousness to help , or any person who is further progressed than ourselves will help by association.
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