Never mind the “jnana” ( speculations and contemplations) of the best of the philosophers that can even lead to all kinds of liberation, according to the Vedas . Never mind either high academia or even great opulences of Karmic rewards of money, beauty or fame , brought about by good action in a life , they are after all intoxicating ,  the Vedas warn they  can  bring a certain type of pride ,  making  one feel independent and self reliant , without an exclusive need for God  . We should, of course, know all such opulences are all swept away in the course of  time , and time and tide waits for no man or women .
The Vedas  therefore recommends the best of paths that are open to all, whatever one’s condition or circumstances . The results of the best of the recommendations are easily obtained , especially in present times . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has granted s special benediction in this age our acaryas say , and once given and accepted, it becomes a permanent asset never to be taken away by time . Like a touchstone, it is increasingly experienced in newer and newer ways .
What is it that everyone is ultimately looking for but can’t quite find . Is it not a blissful loving relationships  and comradery that can be experienced in ever new and ever enthusistic ways ?  See at  school’s out time and the joyful expectations of great times with young and exciting friends and lovers as, for example,  remember when you had that opulence? Within the fourteen planetary systems of our universe, some semblance of those types of pleasures may be experienced . But time degrades any enjoyments and zest for life ,  old age and anxiety slips in , this is the material world.  Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s devotees are telling us to become friends with Krishna along with His friends and also  become friends with Srimati Radharani along with  Her friends. The Bhakti Bliss of trancendence is an immediate effect of such friendships , one  immediately experiences the spiritual kingdom, you don’t need to wait for death , that is Mahaprabhu’s gift who was Himself  glorifying the condition of Srimati Radharanis “golden” heart
Whatever you are, whatever you have, add Krishna consciousness, and your life will become sublime, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami writes in his Srimad Bhagavatam  purports . http://www.thevedicspectator.com

The whole of this material universe of which our world is but a spark  comes in innumerable and incomprehensible forms , like the microbial world ,  the atomic worlds , and its stated in the Vedas 8400000  species are scattered within its macro multidimensional aspects . The physicists are also convinced of a universe with multiple dimensions , just as the Vedas says . The universal message is  clearly available , yet we are not prepared to listen .  Instead, we manufacture so many narratives about our lives  to make ourselves feel comfortable . The wise, though, should live in truth and not denial , only that will make us happy and fulfilled ..
The key to progression and happiness is to follow the universal message and to observe the objective sciences that surround us all . We should know that  subjective scientific narratives that are presented as objective fact based science is a kind of cheating science . Check out your teacher and your teachers teacher and his teacher . What are the origins of their so-called knowledge…that’s the intelligent course of action . We must examine the source of knowledge.
We, according to the Vedas, live in a responsive universe, a universe that is responding to desire and quality of actions , and many leading physicists both in the past and present would not disagree with that …

The Bhagavad Gita summarises these principles , Lord Krishna gives the general overview of the Vedic workings .

The Srimad Bhagavatam takes matters further , so science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind. As Einstein said.
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Certainly, Bhakti is very attractive and sweet , and it is being distributed all over the world, but nevertheless, many do not have the initial attraction even when confronted by the pure devotees .But Mahāprabhu and His devotees are working on all levels and to attract the general populace, high levels of Jnana , great wisdom on many different levels are also being employed and presented as well as fabulous opulence of many buildings with attractive surroundings , there is also much wealth and beauty of all kinds . This all serves as an entrapment for those who are attracted initially to such things , only later to be superseded by the supreme sweetness of Bhakti, and renunciation from old attractions will begin to take effect .
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja and in a major and unbelievable display of opulence, knowledge and sweet Bhakti , AC Bhaktivedanta Swami has began to inundate the entire world with Krishna consciousness , following their instructions , and is connecting everyone to Mahaprabhu and all of the various followers of Him , both within and outside of ISKCON
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When one contacts Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu one learns of Krishna of Vrndavana, who is Krishna of Vrndavana ?……oh ….He is Narayana , He is Visnu in all His forms , He is the supersoul situated in the hearts of all beings and within the atoms , He is the source of all incarnations .He is the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita …..but anyhow ….all these are secondary things , It’s Krishna of Vrndavana Mahaprabhu has come to tell us about and about His relationships with the Village folk of Vraja and especially of Srimati Radharani and Her friends. .

No matter what you are or where you come from , and in real terms no one knows where they came from or where they are going , but nevertheless, whatever your dose of Karma and jnana , simply add Bhakti to Krishna to your life and your life will become sublime . Knowledge and detachment automatically follow, and your heart will grow ever sweeter and soft like butter.
These messages given by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami , whose heart was filled with Bhakti , and who preached the processes of how to acheive it all over the world , are also explained in very great detail by Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur in his book Madhurya Kadambini.
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Perhaps one of the most inconceivable aspects of Divinity is that all His parts and parcels , and they are unlimited , and who are expansions of His maginal potency , are uniquely experiencing their own consciousness . No one particle of consciousness is experiencing the exact identical feelings and emotions of another , each are individuals in their own right . However, within the trancendental loving services of the Manjaris , Radharanis young associates , Pranaya ( oneness in love ) is experienced , according to Srila Ragganatha das Goswami , such Manjaris being intimate servants of Radharani , are so extremely united with Srimati Radharani in their love and services toward Her that Her feelings and Her “Trancendental physical ” responses , ie .how Her trancendental body is responding in association with Krishna , is also seen to a degree in the Manjaris along with some of the highly ecstatic emotions Srimati Radharani is feeling in His company .
Although the impersonal philosophers want to make consciousness one , by merging into a spiritual brahman ,( spiritual light ) they go about it in the wrong way , and according to the Vedas after a prolonged period in that spiritual light , they again fall back down into material activities . Only when one acts within the varigatedness of a spiritual plane is real liberation permanently possible .
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In Gaudia Vaisnava Tattva, not only are there branches of disciplic successions but also branches and networks of countless varieties of services offered by each of those successions  directly liking  to  Divinity ,  both of course are synonymous , connecting to a disciplic succession automatically means connecting to services to Divinity.
Services to Divinity are carried out  not only in the spiritual world  but also in the material world  and when perfected are of similar qualities , the example has been given of cold iron being put in fire , it  becomes like red hot fire .  Ones body mind and senses can  become fully  spiritualized even in the material world by  connecting and following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Guru , who can directly connect one to Krishna .  Significantly , the  services directly connected with Goloka Vrndavana and the residents thereof begin to become revealed and experienced, and the devotees relish the trancendental loving moods and directly take up their specific services.

The Vaishnavas , who have  aspirations for the sweetness of Krishna consciousness , begin to give up the many variables of fake sweetness and deceit masquerading as true and honest relationships within the material world .Instead ,they look for those  persons in true recovery mode and carry out their recovery and revival of Krishna consciousness in their company.

The results of following the networks of services of the  various branches of disciplic succession are trancendental and increasing sweetness of one’s consciousness and a distaste for the bitterness that the material world offers , in temporary affairs and that pose themselves as sweet in  this world of names.

On a tree, we see many branches , they all look different in their way , but on the other hand , if you rub the leaves together, they all taste the same . Thus, the many branches of Gaudia Vaisnavism are like those branches and should be understood as such by the broad thinking and generous hearted Vaisnava.
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Krishna consciousness means giving up our subjective narratives of many kinds that plague us and drag our consciousness into ever entangleing situations. It also means objectively seeing things in scientific terms based on a reality that the material energies are clearly presenting before everybody , these are specifically delineated within theological texts of many kinds throughout all the great religious cultures . To a degree as well , they have been expressed over many centuries by our greatest philosophers and thinkers .
What is the difficulty?
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Unlimited mercy , and mercy above justice

By the unlimited mercy of the unlimited, the limited can begin to know something of the unlimited, AC BhaktivedantaSwami writes in his Bhagavatam purport.

We can also add  the unlimited conditioning imposed on the limited by the unlimited becomes limited and eventually ceases , by the all important principle of mercy above justice.

Mercy above justice is a sign of humanity and is practised by truly civilised countries and cultures and obviously by Divinity Himself . The pastimes  of Krishna and Indra are one obvious example amongst many others . Indra lost his composure and became intoxicated with pride , and attempted to destroy Vrndavana with incessant rain .

The unbalanced passionate and judicially naive , who have no real sense of advanced culture and  who  are not  familiar as properly trained lawyers and judges are , will have  obvious unbalanced and insensitive ways of understanding the purpose of justice or how it’s  applications should be carefully considered . The Internet is full of ” judges and juries  ”  who consider themselves  as good as any  barristers . They greatly encourage themselves to give  a public  portrayal of  superior morals and ethics.  Such persons  often condemn  others  with other opinions who may be interested in applying judicial matters the ways this  Harvard Prof recommends.

“Nationally recognized as an author and expert on criminal justice, Natapoff said that the law is often about choices. She urged the graduating students to think hard about the choices they make. “You can do justice with law; you can also do injustice. There is nothing inherently moral or good about law or about being a lawyer. Some laws are good, and some are terrible. Some lawyers lift up and save people, and some lawyers crush them. The point is that it’s up to you, and it is your choice.”

“Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustices
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”

When we speak of justice,  one requires a cool , wise ,detached, and experienced head well versed in literature. Thus, in the great cultures throughout history, the intelligentsia always were given a seat to supervise and  administer judicial matters.

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Guru

Gu means darkness

Ru mean light

Guru comes in many form .

Generally, Krishna is the first Guru , the guru of the inner heart . In Bhagavad Gita Krishna says He is directing the wonderings of all beings , giving them remembrance and forgetfulness , but He also brings us enlightenment.

He can , if he you so desire , lead you to the many different types of Siksa Gurus , one of which can become  your formal Diksa guru , he alone may be capable to guide you fully or for further advancement on the path of spiritual life , other predominant Siksa Gurus may come into one’s life .

After prolonged association in all humility and service and through especially chanting the Names of God , the many litratures of the param para Gurus will attract the heart ,this is called Sastra sanga , so Sadhu sanga and Sastra sanga are essential. The chanting of the holy names of the Lord and the revelations and lila descriptions are synonymous and are of  the same absolute spiritual nature , realized by one who is extremely humble and who holds no offences in the heart .

The Gaudia Vaisnava traditions and historical records are important to understand,  new fangled methods of self realisation or speculations can hold up our progressive path .

Everything is contained in the works of our asteemed acaryas,  there are many of them , Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja has taken the teachings of the different acaryas and presented all their teachings and history.

Specifically from four recognised Vedic param paras .Madhva Acarya, Ramanuja Acarya , Visnu Swami ,and Nimbarkacarya
From purified monism to simultaneously one and difference.
But still further , the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu , the inconceivable one and differences of the Manjari bhava , the pranaya, oneness of love , described by Srila Ragganatha das Goswami. .

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In former times , the Vedas tell us that Jnana or academic studies of varying kinds have always been carried out in every society. The vedas also tell us four classes of persons  exist in broad terms , and those who are inclined to various studies, the Vipras and Brahminical have always been in existence so as to give all important insights and direction to different groups that make up society as a whole. This is how God’s intelligence is channelled into the world. Intelligensia has not evolved as the speculative Darwinians assume. Those multi disciplined studies carried out in societies worldwide were based not only on the physical world but also a metaphysical one .
A strong drive for materialism in all its colours causes suppression of natural metaphysical curiosities, and the consciousness and its workings and real needs becomes overwhelmingly absorbed in atoms , elements compounds in its presented shapes and colours . Consciousness and the metaphysical are left very much on the back burner .
So , in current times, society is in degradation mode , although it might appear its advancing.
Such is the bewildering energy of Divinity.
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