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I shall gather some evidence re the inexplicable and trancendental oneness and difference between Srimati Radharani and Satyabhama in Dwarka
This is Prabhupada teachings of Lord Caitanya quote below..and I have the book ” Mathura meets Vrndavana”  by Srila Gour Govinda Swami, I will refresh myself of his teachings of prema vivarta ..trancendental union in separation…

My feeling is

Radharani knew Krishna could not exist without Her and vice verser …so in Dwarka Radharani expansion as Satyabhama arrives to satisfy somewhat Their separation from each other ..
So these arrangements came about , a  trancendental lila ..
..the simultaneously and inconceivably oness and difference tattva, I think we will see permeate this tattva…the tatva of Prema vivarta is present in this lila , simultaneous union and separation . The dream of Krishna leaving Vrndavana is also to be considered.  Krishna’s dreams become a reality,  but its understood Krishna never leaves Vrndavana. It’s also a fact that dreams appear to go on for a long time , but are factually seconds in time . When Krishna steps out of Vrndavana in His ” dream ” to reorganise the earth and reestablish religious principles,  Vrndavana remains in eternal time . Hundreds of years are a flicking moment within the eternal spiritual world. So what time period was Srimati Radharani waiting for Krishna ?  and as Satyabhama was she waiting,   it appears  she experienced elements of prema Vivarta,  direct union and separation from Krishna. The mysterious writing and plays of Rupa Goswami are looking to teach us trancendental tattva..

An over emphasis on the oness or the difference would be incorrect tattva when it comes to Radharani and Satyabhama.

Srila Prabhupada

“In Govinda-līlāmṛta there is a verse that states: “Who is the breeding ground for Kṛṣṇa’s affection? The answer is that it is only Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Who is Kṛṣṇa’s most lovable object? The answer is that it is only Śrīmatī Rādhikā and no one else.” Sheen in the hair, moisture in the eyes and firmness in the breasts are all qualities present in Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Only Śrīmatī Rādhikā is able to fulfil all the desires of Kṛṣṇa. No one else can do so.

Satyabhāmā is another competitor of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, but she always desires to come to the standard of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Rādhārāṇī is so expert in all affairs that all the damsels of Vraja come to learn arts from Her. She is so extraordinarily beautiful that even the goddess of fortune and Pārvatī, the wife of Lord Śiva, desire elevation to Her standard of beauty. Arundhatī, who is known as the most chaste lady in the universe, desires to learn the standard of chastity from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Since even Lord Kṛṣṇa can not estimate Rādhārāṇī’s highly transcendental qualities, it is not possible for an ordinary man to estimate them.”

Thus, Krishna sits on His rooftop house in Dwarka thinking about the residents of Vraj and Radharani and the gopies with tears flowing down his cheeks and calls for Uddhava to deliver His messages of love .

And at Kurukshetra Srimati Radharani says , That very personality who stole away my heart during my youth is now again my master. These are the same moonlit nights of the month of Caitra. The same fragrance of malati flowers is there, and the same sweet breezes are blowing from the kadamba  forest. I am also the same lover, yet still my mind is not happy here. I am eager to go back to that place on the bank of the Reva under the Vetasi tree. That is my desire.”

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This is a “virtual world ” that we find ourselves in , it is accompanied by sound waves , lightwaves ,  nerve impulses , and everything reactionary via electrical impules , signals that travel to the neurons within our brains so our entrapped consciousness sitting in the machine of the body makes sense of the world and is convinced its a reality. This is engineering out of this world,  yet brought to the world,  curiously the original designer is sitting in each machine , and plugging the conscious experience into it . Each of the electrical signals travels at colossal speed and hooked up to our minds and intelligence , the ethereal subtle machines .We are situated within a subtle machine that is situated within the gross one made of atoms , elements, and compounds. According to the Vedas , our partial minds and intelligences have been carried forward from a previous virtual reality machine we once inhabited. At the time of rebirth, the influences of the previous mind and intelligence are reprogrammed and mixed with two new parents and their subtle influences. The gross  machinery of the body is  discarded at death , but the partial subtle energies live on in  percentages and this is why we have deep impressions of life from early age and particular attractions in so many ways , even old friends or lover can unite again . This is the reality of living in the material world , but 99.9 % of the populations are in total ignorance of lifes reality , they are taught scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis , so they are dead to truth . We all know that at any time, all of our experiences and exchanges of information will cease , and that’s what is referenced as death, yet we do little about it .

Yantra is a word used by Lord Krishna in his Bhagavat Gita , it means  the machine of the material body , and it is granted by material nature .  Just as we are in complete forgetfulness of what our  current machine was experiencing a few weeks ago , can you say what you did and thought of in detail .? ..No .. So , similarly, death means forgetfulness , but of everything . Although the deep impressions and deep-seated desires and traits of previous experiences stay within , as our  new body arrives . Again, the subtle energies fire up, but this time in a brand new machine .  Many persons experience in their new bodies and lives , a particular affiliation for a time period ,  or an attraction to particular music , geographical places , time periods , or even special attractions for individual people , this is some objective truths , the Darwinians cannot account for such feelings .

The body carries with it our individual karmic synchronicities , and the previous responses that are due to us from the responsive universe are to be lived out in our new virtual reality machine .

The Bhagavad Gita gives the full details and the reasons for all these comings and goings. As well , the Bhagavad Gita also explains how an absolute reality can be experienced outside the virtual one .Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains all in his Bhagavad Gita as it is.

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The original intention of the arts of all kinds , and the best purposes of its messaging or imagery are realised when a particular exhibition induces people to think or feel differently about a particular subject ,  or in much deeper terms , deep philosophically based musings can occure reflecting on the many mysterious life happenings that surround us , both locally or universally. The greatest of the artist messaging  will always be worthy to hear or see or contemplate . Human beings need to be encouraged to think carefully and deeply, and with sensitivities for all brings , artisans help in this mindset .The Vedas have particular portions dedicated to the arts and their crucial messaging. Good art is also based on dualism and the in-depth searches for answers. Good art also reflects the beauty and mysterious workings of our universe and will always point to a reasoning behind everything.

In these days of scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis , indicating one life one death , the arts and the artists have sadly declined in quality and have become a shadow of their former selves . There are no mass protests even if mass killings take place , not like the 1960s. Artists have become shallow and accepting and are embedded into a perverse system.
We see even politically, the artists of today are in a sorry state , they are commercially driven and careful not to upset the apple cart .
Unlike, for instance, John Lennon among others in the mid-60s .

Here is Ai take ..

Art is a vast field of human creativity expressing ideas, emotions, and skills through various mediums like painting, sculpture, music, literature, or performance, aiming to evoke experiences, beauty, or thought, stemming from Latin roots meaning “skill” or “craft”.

Vedic arts are of many kinds , everyone of them delve into the consciousness journey and the wonders of universal affairs, which reflects the greater consciousness of Divinity along with His peace and justice..

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The trancendental pure sounds of the Vedas are understood on many different levels . Divinity Himself also has unlimited names, which are given to Him by His pure devotees, and He accepts . If God accepts a name given by His pure devotees,  then He becomes fully present within it . The full presence is experienced by the sincere vibrations of the chanter . Sat cit ananda  , eternal knowledge and bliss , is within Gods names, and the  particular names can bring specific knowledge of Divinity.  Divinity is said to be complete , more complete, and most complete. Relationships and the intimacy of relationships differ within family and societal affairs, likewise, relationships with God . God is unlimited and manifests unlimitedly .He is mysteriously present everywhere but nowhere . Naturally , each relationship is perfectly satisfying  to the particular devotees , but each differ , and that is another marvel of God . He expands into many, i.e. , the countless individual beings , and although the many are one, they are also different from God .Srila Jiva Goswami says that God makes the impossible possible. This trancendental phenomenon has been defined  within the Vedas as inconceivably and simultaneously oneness and differences. The example of the sun and the photons of light could be given as an example to try to understand.

This verse gives an understanding of the trancendental names of Divinity , and how in this particular age , Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has revealed the most complete form of Krishna ,  within His names , every rasa or relationship is present along with the spiritual world of Vrndavana.

nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś
caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ
pūrṇaḥ śuddho nitya-mukto
’bhinnatvān nāma-nāminoḥ

“ ‘The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Kṛṣṇa’s name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less powerful than Kṛṣṇa Himself. Since Kṛṣṇa’s name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with māyā. Kṛṣṇa’s name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa Himself are identical.’

The knowledge of the Vedas is revealed through trancendental sound , “Sabdha Brahma ” pure sound reveals everything of the material and spiritual energies and their origins. These two verses indicate that by God’s grace, if we have a service attitude and are humble, many aspects of the Vedas can be understood.

This is the decent of knowledge by grace .

• SB 11.21.36: The Vedic sound is described as extremely difficult to understand, manifesting in different forms within the vital air (prāṇa), senses, and mind. It is described as unfathomable, deep, and infinite, likened to the ocean .
• SB 11.21.37: The Supreme Lord, present within all living entities, personally establishes the Vedic sound—the form of omkara—within everyone. It is perceived subtly within, similar to a how a spider spins its webb from within itself.
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Krishna consciousness means to understand that we are all in absolute reality,  blissful portions of Brahman that are currently covered by another portion of the Supreme Brahman’s energy called the Mahatattva . The Mahatattva are  the total  unmanifested and manifested portions of the  material energies . These provide the responsive universe and the many possibilities that are linked to the ethereal desires along with our works and deeds within the world of matter .Both Brahman energies stem from the supreme Brahman,  and are both one and different from Him .These sciences of consciousness and the psychological conditionings of entrapment are thoroughly explained by the originator Lord Krishna ,  as well as the reasons why .We should understand we put ourselves here, not Krishna directly . As we look out, we see the workings of Brahman,  which is awarding a portion of itself. It’s a wrapping of the blissful consciousness , and the sat cit ananda original state has become somehow entangled.  Spiritual life simply means studying why and finding the way out . Curiously, John Lennon had the solutions in his song ” All you need is love ” .

Krishna consciousness means to revive or to develop love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead,  automatically by love everything is revealed and everything is overcome.

Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita.

Bg. 9.34

मन्मना भव मद्भ‍क्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।
मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायण: ॥ ३४ ॥

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru
mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam
ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ

Synonyms

Translation

Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.

The point being if you love someone properly, you will never forget them .

Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has explained all in his literature,  as do the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas and devotees.

Chant chant chant .can’t can’t can’t can’t, Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami once joked ..

In philisophical terms ..chanting……. the
Scriptures say “Steel framed hearts that feel no emotions , are a problem, ” Srila Gour Govinda Swami used to say something like ” owl like consciousness , keeping oneself in self centred darkness, ” therefore come out …he would say ..
That’s one extreme. ….

And the overly emotional sahajiya based on misunderstanding Krishna and His trancendental position is another extreme….they are thinking Krishna and His associates have bodies and emotions like theirs …but a tiny piece of chipped glass or a unimaginable huge beautiful diamond ….no comparison
The balance in spiritual attempts should be to develop emotions with a genuine attempt of rendering service’s with some bhakti for Krishna along with some knowledge of sastra , and this is achieved by following the devotees, the genuine Sri Guru , and the previous acaryas through Nityananda prabhu and Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Radha Krishna means a competition of love ,says Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,  a love between the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna and the Supreme Goddess of fortune Srimati Radharani . The origins of all love and attraction begin with These two Divine and original beings . It is said in the Vedas God was one then became two to increase His pleasure,  one could also say in one sence He became three because Krishna expands as Balarama, and there is little difference between them . Balarama expands further and further, and ultimately, all the individual living beings are coming from Balarama,  who also desires to increase Radha Krishna’s pleasure. If we see any semblance of love and attraction or a reflection of it , it’s origins are in Radha Krishna and the perfection and a fulfilled love is  only ever felt and experienced when we connect with them , when we love God we can love everyone properly in a spiritual and knowledgeable way . If this is not done, the love turns to self-centred lust that we call love . Unconditional love is a higher love , but trancendental love even higher .

The Srimad Bhagavatam itself is like a manual of love , so many pastimes are recorded of the love of Divinity and the love of His devotees. The Bhagavad Gita is like the introduction manual ,  and the Srimad Bhagavatam takes the spontaneous love further , but even further is the Caitanya Caratamrita where Radha Krishna have again become one . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Krishna who has become astounded by the depths and mystery of Radharani’s love . What is it about Himself that Radharani finds so attractive ?  and what is she deeply feeling for Him ? This is the postgraduate study of Divine love that is in the pages of the Caitanya Caratamrita.

Astoundingly, Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has written commentary on all of these litratures . This great Gaudia Vaisnava has come to distribute the trancendental mysteries of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and in so doing, he is distributing love of God all over the world.

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Albert Einstein said that science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind. The Vedic spectator says that without God , consciousness is not realised, and without sciences or the vibhuti’s of God , God is not realised . Albert Einstein’s famous statement—”science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”—meant that scientific inquiry needs a deeper sense of awe and purpose of life , and the mysterious consciousness can only be understood though the  sciences of dualism , two substances , consciousness and matter . Life comes from life , and never matter alone . Molecules don’t move towards life . The Vedas clearly indicate that matter in all its organised forms , springs and originates from the consciousness  of God . While religious thought must be grounded in real-world facts in the sense that the sciences help explain Divinity and his energies , the DNA information opperate like sophisticated codes , beyond the comprehension of our greatest scientists .The physical laws especially the constants are a mystery,  why gravitational forces are so strong that they pull oceans , but are easily overcome by a simple magnet , these arrangements are precision engineering , there is no doubt . The Vedic Spectator reinterprets this through a Vedantic lens, viewing science as the study of God’s vibhuti’s (divine manifestations)  There is a whole chapter of the Bhagavad Gita specifically dedicated to the topic . Core Ideas of the Vedic Blog’s Perspectives studying the physical laws of nature is treated as exploring the expressions or energies (vibhuti ) of God . Realization is seen as incomplete without combining analytical inquiry with higher consciousness . True understanding requires recognizing both the material mechanism and the spiritual source behind the universe . Context of Einstein’s Original View . Einstein rejected a traditional personal God , leaning instead toward a pantheistic view (like Spinoza’s God) , or impersonal God , the all pervasive Brahman , spoken of in the Vedas . God has innumerable energies but He is the energetic source , Einstein had not completed his study of the energetic source . Although he thought  the rational order of nature itself is divine . He argued that the “cosmic religious feeling” drives deep scientific curiosity , as well as theological search , this universal consciousness is discussed in the second canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam , the universal Lord , wherein Visnu becomes the universe and the consciousness particles are injected within it . It’s a fact that while some empirical science keeps religious thought anchored to a realised truth , in the same way religious realisations of consciousness also keep empirical science anchored in truth . Scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis completely are missing the point of the consciousness connection . Unfortunately they mislead the majority of the world . However,  religious doctrines that cannot realise consciousness in animals and that their consciousness are also  the symptoms of their  soul , and that these souls are living in every species of life are missing out on the sciences of God. The objective Vedic sciences teach reincarnation ,  and that all the species of life are souls journeying through their individually tailored karmic synchronicities , and as Bohr and Schrödinger taught are living in the universe of many possibilities , the Vedic responsive universe , where instant communication takes place . This is because of the universe is the universal body of Maha Visnu the Vedas record .  So , factually the sciences of consciousness within matter under the supervision of the Supreme Brahman are the real and only authentic sciences and they can be realised and objectively seen with honesty and humility.

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In glorifying Jesus Christ, we should remember  Bethlehem sits in the Judean Mountains about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Jerusalem. As a core location in the Holy Land, it holds deep historical and religious significance as the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ and King David.  However the Holy Lands are not mere geopolitical locations but rather refelect a state of the pure spiritual mind , one could be in the holy lands but not be . Entrance to the Holy lands are by Gods grace and humility and by having trancendental qualities . Unfortunately, this is little understood , and killers and haters of people think they are in the holy lands . Enemies are not so much external forces or even other countries or other faiths, but rather, they come from within ourselves and in hellish consciousness we create hell for ourselves and others around us . Many times, it is the case that someone’s faith makes them proud and arrogant,  quite the opposite qualities of a saints . There are different types of irreligions  , including those who twist the meaning to suit the personal ends of a particular group of persons living in a geographical location .The five types of irreligion are given in the Vedas . The enemy can literally be within and at times at the very heart of our own faith . If our scholars and theologians mistranslate or misinterpret pure scripts, we are led by the irreligious.
Jesus Christs’ persecution, for instance, came from within establishment , the establishment he called out as misguided.
In spiritual life, we should guard against our own minds and look out for fanaticism of any kind within our leaders ,  and we must  be somewhat familiar with theological values , then those  who  misinterpret scripts can be identified.

The pogues .

The Pogues Xmas song reminds us of the fragile condition of human nature that is liable to erupt and explode at any time , but also we are reminded of the nature of a pure consciousness and forgiveness.  Good hearts are actually inherant. All beings have potential.

Hildegard von Bingen.

Any person who wants to understand the real heart of Christianity can do so in  profound ways . Examining the life and works of Hildegard von Bingen, the trancendental musician,  artist , philosopher, and pure theologian who is able to transmit the pure original teaching of Jesus and his Divine father is well worth studying.

We should remember Vrndavana or Bethlehem or Mecca or the like , are ultimately a state of pure mind , not just a geographical location , and they are representative of the spiritual kingdoms.

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The EU and USA nato bloc have got themselves into a no way out situation against Russia, they have invested everything including millions of lives , they cannot admit Nato expansion into Ukraine was a mistake….they would rather have a full scale neuclar war with Russia, and bet on Russia not starting one , than negotiations based on Mink 1 and 2 .
The general population do not know the Russians will never allow Nato further encroachment into their close border …the Russian state will not give up its cultures…for western libertine conglomerate ” democracies “
Thus ….
n 1997, 50 prominent foreign policy experts, including former senators, military leaders, and diplomats, sent an open letter to then-President Bill Clinton outlining their opposition to NATO expansion. “It is a policy error of historic proportions,” they wrote.

Conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan wrote in his 1999 book ‘A Republic, Not an Empire’, “By moving NATO onto Russia’s front porch, we have scheduled a twenty-first-century confrontation.”

The current director of the CIA, William Burns, said in 2008 that for Russia, accession to NATO is the brightest of all red lines.”

“I have not yet found anyone who would consider Ukraine in NATO as something other than a direct challenge to Russia’s interests,” he said.

Russia may bet a local and smaller neuclar attack within EU will wise up everyone, and they may bet USA won’t respond.

For fear of wide scale destruction.
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Although Krishna says to rise above the confines of the three Vedas and become  trancendental to them and become Krishna conscious , this doesn’t mean ignoring the basic tenants of the Vedas in terms of socio-political sciences , they are the stepping stones that create pious characters within the citizens .

Bg. 15.15sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo
mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca
vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
Translation

I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.

Krishna says those who act in pious ways for many lives and particularly connected directly with the sukriti of devotional contact , can steadily fix in pure devotional service. The Vedas always  places  importance on morality and ethics, says Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur .Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja and Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami who were ideal characters in every way . Although in pure Ragganuga spontaneous love material ethics, morality and expected behaviour can be rejected,  but that needs careful understanding , only the topmost Vaisnava understands this mystery .

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.21 .

titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ

suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām

ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ

sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ

SYNONYMS

titikṣavaḥ—tolerant; kāruṇikāḥ—merciful; suhṛdaḥ—friendly; sarva–dehinām—to all living entities; ajāta–śatravaḥ—inimical to none; śāntāḥ—peaceful; sādhavaḥ—abiding by scriptures; sādhu–bhūṣaṇāḥ—adorned with sublime characteristics.

TRANSLATION

The symptoms of a sādhu are that he is tolerant, merciful, and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur explains that rising above the Vedas means moving past ritualistic fruitive work. It does not mean rejecting the foundational  morality , ethics , and social duties that are taught with the broad Vedic literature, which remain essential for a stable and orderly human society. Understanding the teaching and its highest goals is essential,  but the characters of the candidates must be first class , the uttama and Madhyama are of excellent character, however the beginner’s can have elements within that need ironing out , the ultimate goal of Krishna consciousness is pure loving devotion to God. Begginer devotees can easily become insensitive  or have sahajiya or immoral problems . Material rituals in the Vedas aim for temporary heavenly gains and material happiness.  Ethical and social rules prepare the mind to accept higher spiritual truths safely. Why Ethics Still Matter , basic rules keep society peaceful and fair for everyone. Mental purity is crucial in spiritual life , moral living helps quiet the mind so a person can meditate or pray deeply.  A true devotee acts with kindness, honesty, and respect in daily life and in all dealing free from lust , anger , greed , envy or hatred .

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