Bhakti is an individual sacrifice , it is unique and meant for Krishna and maybe not understood by many , Krishna be pleased by Bhakti , its beginnings , intermediate , or advanced stages . Although there is guidance and standards of the Bhakti of devotion processes , the Diksa and Siksa Guru allow us entrance by their grace . However it is not a competition , no one has monopolies on Bhakti , or should consider what they do is superior and someone else inferia , its up to Krishna to accept or not . It is His perogative…Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaj would say Krishna may or may not accept, it up to Him ….Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami once said that a lady would bring water to the Radha Damodar temple from the Jumuna everyday under all conditions , he witnessed this when he lived there .Prabhupada said just that simple service and attitude it would bring her to Krishna..
Bhakti is a deeply personal and intimate surrender to Krishna that no individual, group, or institution can claim to control or monopolize.
The Nature of Devotion
No Monopoly: True devotion comes from a sincere heart, meaning no human authority can dictate or package who possesses real Bhakti , however, it is given by the grace of Bhakti devi by her representative
Divine Grace: Krishna is completely independent; whether He accepts a person’s service depends on His own free will and mercy, not on external credentials, and He also accepts the recommendations and mercies of His established Bhaktas .
Deep Humility: This perspective, taught by great masters like Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati , Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, and Srila B.R. Sridhar Swami protects a seeker from spiritual pride and or sectarian arrogance.
The Vedas indicates that the Srimad Bhagavatam is highly beneficial to all those living in the material world primarily because it brings everyone to the path of devotion, Bhakti. It immediately destroys every ignorance and attitudes of an all-inclusive loving attitude towards all beings , the self-evident truth of the equality of all beings before Divinity is realised , because when one learns to love God automatically everyone is loved .
An introduction to Srimad Bhagavatam and its contents..
Many devotees of Krishna write of His glorious activities , thus, further elaborations of the Srimad Bhagavatam in the form of Smriti are recorded by the Gaudia Vaisnava param para , particularly Srila Rupa and Ragganatha Goswami’s along with Srila Jiva Goswami and Sanatana Gosvami . His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has presented the Srimad Bhagavatam to the Western societies for the first time in the late 60s and 70s . AC Bhaktivedanta Swami is most expert at presenting all the Srimad Bhagavatam’s topics in practical ways to the modern world . The Srimad Bhagavatam is recognized by leading scholars in every university the world over . ISKCON itself has developed a specialist Oxford branch that introduces Gaudia Vaisnavism and its teachings to various departments in universities . Previously to this dept. forming , mostly Sankacarya’s impersonal philosophy of Hinduism had been predominantly taught .
In current times, the word WHY is said to be the most popular word on Google , unlimited persons on unlimited keyboards type it . Indeed, the Bhagavatam indicates that unless a human asks ,” Who am I ? why do I exist? ” What is the purpose of life , and how did the universe begin ?” The full potential of humanity can not be achieved . Animals obviously don’t have facilities for such rational , logical enquiries , although they possess consciousness like you and I , however, we should not become sophisticated animals by ignoring essential inquiry .
Examples of great philosophers and thinkers throughout history are to be found , William Paley intelligently concluded that someone finding a watch whilst walking in the long grass in 1850 , on its examination, would naturally assume its fine engineering and design are most certainly the work of a creative brain and with exceptional intelligence . Sir Isaac Newton thought that each individual thumbprint of human beings was clear evidence for individual engineered design . The teleological argument , that design permeates everything within nature and the universe remains as strong as it ever did and becomes stronger as scientific research progresses . Recent studies of the entropy of the cell show the cells have low entropy, meaning extremely high organisational levels at its centre, but at the same time, it is surrounded by high energy entropy, how can this be ? This indicates the precision and purposes of a deliberately controlled environment . Controlled means a controller. The fine tuning of the universe , the so-called goldilocks phenomena , is on full view to everyone , that is, ¹objective sciences . Everything is perfect , not too much heat , or too cold , and a perfect gravitational force is present , its certainly a puzzle why gravity is so very week close to earths surface , a magnet overcomes gravity , but yet its strong enough to influence the tides from space .There is a perfect mix of oxygen amongst many gases . There is an order and observable engineering in all things by anyone’s calculations , including Richard Dawkins , but who says it is to be ignored.
Certainly, the opening pages of the Srimad Bhagavatam confirm this observation . The famous opening sloka declares that Divinity is directly and indirectly conscious of every aspect of creation , a creation that emnates from consciousness . Life comes from life… Molecules don’t move towards life , something brings them together, and the Vedas say Krishna is within and outside of His material energies . As much as a modern business global empire, the boss is outside , but his intelligence permeates the whole affair. The Srimad Bhagavatam itself is a series of one to one conversations through time frames , there are dialogue partners , and these constantly weave in and out of space time , stretching over billions of years , with no specific chronological order . There are references to appropriate histories and crucial lessons that can be learned , either from Divinity Himself or His devotees . They are defined as factual events relating to Krishna and His devotees or illustrative stories , bringing home key and important philosophical points .
The Bhagavatam appears and dissappears in the long course of 311 trillion years , a set time period of this particular universe . As much as the sun rises and sets and appears to appear and disappear, so does the Bhagavatam. The creator god Lord Bramha , the empowered engineer, has 4.5 billion of our years as his 12 hours , time relativity , as Einstein noted . It’s recorded in the Bhagavatam as Bramha sleeps , a partial shutdown of our universe begins, lasting 4.5 billion years begins , before being rebooted once again as he awakes . Although our total universe is trillions of years old , only the lower and middle portion of the fourteen planetary systems are shut down .
Lord Krishna Himself comes to reestablished forgotten Dharma or principles of religion , and most importantly, He attracts His devotees by His various pastimes that are demonstrating His glorious eternal blissful life , especially in Vrndavana. 5000 years ago, Krishna did , He appeared ,and when He left this universe after completing His purpose , the question arose what happened to Dharma or what systems keep His messages in tact . Dharma is a living breathing phenomenon through the desires and messages of Krishna , it has an automated supervisory system within the responsive universe. If one acts within Dharma, ones life is reasonably fulfilled and progressive. The elevation of consciousness can take place systematically , but if one acts against Dharma, one degrades one’s own consciousness and one becomes further and helplessly entangled in reactions and sufferings within material conditioning , known as the Kamic synchronicities. The key to understanding the Bhagavatam is to gain scientific objective knowledge of our universe and thus increase faith in Sanatana Dharma, the realisations of the eternal occupation of the soul , and the symptom of the soul is consciousness .
Ultimately by following religious principles and understanding consciousness and Dharma, one can enter a place where consciousness can thrive , where it is surrounded by pure consciousness and spiritual energy , and not the deteriating and fluctuating matter made of atomic particals . …….The sages who questioned Sukadeva Goswami in the Bhagavatam, were told that when Krishna leaves this world , Dharma , with all its directions take shape in the form of the Srimad Bhagavatam . Everything for mankind is contained within its pages , and the expert person Bhagavat , who is realised in the topics and has understood the Bhagavatam well , can extract its mysteries .They can apply them at given times , places, or circumstances . No matter who we are or what we are , progressive steps are chalked out for every section of society within the Bhagavatam. It is said that one who does wrong or suffers wrong is wrong , however, Lord Krishna consistently favours wise council that brings justice to all proceedings in administrations . In its absence, there is turmoil in society reflected in the current times . Today , we see unnecessary suffering and deliberate misguidance brought about by unfit leaders . Democracy can mean fools voting in fools . We need educated democracies . One who studies the Srimad Bhagavatam will bring great security and wisdom to himself and his family . Objective historical accounts , objective sciences of all kinds , and non cheating religions are all essential ingredients to life , otherwise, mistaken ideas develop, leading to great misfortunes . Wherever there is Krishna, there is always great fortune and victory. Krishna lies within all the pages of the Bhagavatam directly or indirectly.
These Srimad Bhagavatam film clips will be re-edited soon , they need a revamp … but take a look ..type on YouTube..Steven mcnamara srimad Bhagavatam..then either of these titles.
Translation I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them, I am covered by my internal potency, and therefore, they do not know that I am unborn and infallible.
The universal form of Divinity is spoken of in the second Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, and the work of scientific communities helps us understand this easily comprehended universal form of Divinity. At least objective sciences reveal perfect math symmetry and intelligent design in all things , this can not be denied. Even Richard Dawkins recognised it but has said just ignore it . It is clear in science that complex codes within the genome possess specified information that is carried by rna molecules, and the results are highly selective assembly processes . Engineers can recognise specifications when they see them , as well as perfect engineering that is clearly bringing maximum benefits in the most effective and efficient ways . Pie in the sky Shakespeare scripts being perfectly typed by monkeys have no place in real objective sciences. Honesty and truthful observations using logic is important in sciences , atheistic bias seems to hold back scientists who are fond of making outlandish assumptions that sheild them from logic. When you see smoke on a distant mountain, do you not conclude there is fire ? The objective truth seeker in his approach of the universal form of Divinity, who is non different than Visnu or Lord Krishna, can be , and is , greatly assisted by objective sciences .Some of the subjective interpretations by some scientific doubting Thomas’s should be put to one side .Reality should be embraced for what it is … http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Within the guidelines of Lord Krishna, Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the six Goswami’s of Vrndavana , ones genuine karma yoga is infused with increasing Bhakti by following the pure Bhakta .This leads to niskama karma yoga and greater levels of detachment . This progression will lead to greater levels of devotional jnana that has been infused with cit sakti , leading to the beginnings of trancendental meditations , the attractions to hear chant and meditate of Krishna’s pastimes ,” pure astanga ” Actually krishna is perfect , more perfect and most perfect , anything He does can be thought about and meditated on in bliss , even whilst He is on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, everything is divine and trancendental full of knowledge and bliss . The ever new trancendental Radha Krishna nitya lila within the land of Vrndavana, is considered by the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas , to to most complete in terms of the mellows of Rasa , but all rasa is perfect in its own way . In Vrndavana village life , Sri Sri Radha Krishna are with Their family and friends within the spiritual kingdoms of Cintamani , where the soil is trancendental and worshipped .The Goswami’s of Vrndavana under the directions of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu have written extensively on the Ragatmika marg , Vrndavana life , and Ragganuga the spontaneous love of a devotee following the residents of Vraja . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu also conversed with Ramananda Roy and indicated how the peripherals can connect to the cor of Gaudia Vaisnavism .They are intertwined and are functional in both directions , Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has by bringing the Holy names to Kali yuga and accepting the Holy names and becoming fully present within them , given the world Sri Vrndavana Dharma. The Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas have brought everything together through their writings. The sastra sanga of our acaryas are essentially the windows to the spiritual realms. Only by humility towards all will they allow entrance.
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada..
“So if you talk nonsense, then you can stay within Maya or take yourself to dark places and illusion . And if you talk about Kṛṣṇa and try to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra , then you go back home, back to Godhead. Just see how much this talking is important. Simply by talking. Vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane .
So it is a matter of control. This is what Yoga means . indriya-saṁyama, controlling the senses. That is called yoga, when the real purpose of yoga is practised and understood spiritual life becomes apparent , but because our senses are just like venomous serpents , so many people, they fall down on the path of yoga or even religious practice on account of these senses. They become victim of their senses. So yoga practice means controlling the senses. This is the real purpose of yoga. There are certain mechanical processes that are called yoga practice , but these are beginning steps for those who overly identify with the body , and by such yoga some life air movements may help one understand higher ” consciousness connections.
Globalised world trade and monopolised financial institutions are not the work of benevolent people. Trickle-down global economics does not work in reality , rather, it causes miseries, poverty, and wars .Globalised monopolised economics factually means a race to the bottom , sophisticated animals parading as great leaders , they are bigger animals. What has happened? A few dubious characters are getting extremely rich and using money in extremely harmful ways, take a look at the modern world, it’s in a very bad shape and controlled by the truely uncultured. Each country can and should be mostly self sufficient, they don’t need major conglomerates or foreign companies within their midst . Coffee shops and food outlets and the like can be owned and run by local persons . The rich can be rich locally and nationally , not internationally. Obviously, essential trading must continue. You can’t grow bananas in Iceland , traditional trading is a centuries old idea .Trading with respect and fairness based on self-evident truths of the equality of all beings before Divinity .The British and its triangle trade threw everything out the window and swept in the” dark ages .” Technologies should and must be traded to degrees but also shared with all cultures and countries with small percentage deals .The Vedic way is simple living and high thinking . High cultures based on scientific dualism , a cultivation of consciousness. The exploitative industrial revolution kicked off an age of troubles , but sold as something wonderful. Scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis fuels foolishness and ignorance and increasing greed .When societies become localised again and go back to traditional roots and cultures who respect others , along with the traditional studies of objective sciences based on the easily realised observations within nature , i.e. the perfect math symmetry and intelligent design within nature and the universe, people will find peace . Currently, the world is misled and has become entangled within the works of the demoniac classes. The intelligentsia come in many forms headed by the Sattvic intelligentsia . When they can have their say and are listened to, balance occurs . The problem is so-called democracy brings in dark elements and silences wisdom and shuts out light .
The Srimad Bhagavatam, along with the commentaries by Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, bring clear thinking and highlight the need for a consciousness revolution.
The whole principle of the International society for Krishna Consciousness is based on Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3 10 . Whether you have no desire , all desire ,or desire for liberation approach directly Krishna . The power of Bhakti will penetrate, as the sun has the power to cleanse everything , thus Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur vision for Devi Varna Ashram , and its widespread introduction which Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja desired to be instigated . Srila Prabhupada understood the mission well and incredibly carried it out . Its refinements are going on from the early days to now , every organisation needs to update and refine itself . The last part of AC Bhaktivedanta Swami purport .
“Udāra-dhīḥ” means one who has a broader outlook. People with desires for material enjoyment worship small demigods, and such intelligence is condemned in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.20) as hṛta-jñāna, the intelligence of one who has lost his senses. One can not obtain any result from demigods without getting sanction from the Supreme Lord. Therefore, a person with a broader outlook can see that the ultimate authority is the Lord, even for material benefits. Under the circumstances, one with a broader outlook, even with the desire for material enjoyment or for liberation, should take to the worship of the Lord directly. And everyone, whether an akāma or sakāma or mokṣa-kāma, should worship the Lord with great expedience. This implies that bhakti-yoga may be perfectly administered without any mixture of karma and jñāna. As the unmixed sun ray is very forceful and is therefore called tīvra, similarly unmixed bhakti-yoga of hearing, chanting, etc., may be performed by one and all regardless of inner motive”
Some people misunderstand the intention of ISKCON, the peripherals, and the cor link together, each going in both directions. Preaching and deep meditations. The conversation that Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu had with Ramananda Roy further explains everything.
One should also understand Bhakti influenced by the mode of passion, goodness or ignorance and pure Bhakti Suddha sattva. By divine grace a sense of discrimination may come about , we must always depend on spiritual inspiration free from material calculations.
The un intelligentsia who are influenced by the lowest modes of nature , such as passion and ignorance, are a problem for modern society. This is so because the” un intelligentsia” are posing as the intelligentsia. Lord Krishna clearly spells out the symptoms of a so-called intelligentsia who have had their knowledge stolen by illusion. In other words , the reality is , in Vedic terms , that they have become influenced by scientific materialism or Darwinian hypothesis . Worse , they teach and are paid to teach , their guessing to millions of school children, and present such guessings to the innocent as fact based sciences. Cheating science. In the Vedas these persons are described as “maya prakriti jnana” , ( a so called intelligent person who knowledge is stolen by illusion ) Such persons are the causes of ruination of society , so many consequences follow their so called educational experiences. We have to remember Richard Feynman’s words , ” One can have a pocket full of Phds and still be a complete idiot “.
Certainly, such so-called intellectuals have cheated society in many many ways , they have led them down the proverbial garden path to the life of sophisticated animals . Lucy has the gait of an ape , and , guess what , she is an ape . She is no distant relative, only in the minds of the cheating scientific community who consistently present guessing as facts to children. Those children have grown up to be political leaders and business leaders , and look what they have done to the world .Sophisticated animals act like greedy animals. They are killers and ruthless to the cor . Such overly influenced atheistic and unthinking leaders set policy and standards for society.
They are clueless about consciousness or the influences of the degrading modes of lifestyles tainted by ignorance and passion that degrade societies consciousness . So much so that our leaders and political classes allow children and adults alike to be exposed to promiscuous lifestyles , children are exposed to nudity and porn regularly, and for years, it’s gone on .These degrading policies are in place because of scientific materialism and Darwinian hypothesis and woke libertine culture. There is a distinct lack of ethics , morality, and sensitivity in leadership , our leaders are literally the biggest of the sophisticated and ruthless animals . They have no sense of consciousness, philosophy, or the psychological effects of woke libertine cultures, that are based on scientific materialism .
They think that following neurons in the brain is freedom . However, neuron firing changes when an addicted libertine culture takes hold . Fortunately, they can switch back when one’s life becomes disciplined and sensible. Such regulations lead to peaceful, happy lives . Street dogs are agitated for sex and prepared to have sex at any time at any place and with any old dog that comes along .There is a vast difference between glass and diamonds . Superior cultures bring diamond like consciousness and pleasures deep within the heart . Inferia cultures based on bodily demands and excess are like glass , but they appear like diamonds to fools , they become taken in by illusions and suffer greatly. The real intelligensia brings peace to one and all .
In the currupted world of modern political affairs and a social media age , as well as mainstream media bias , billions of dollars are spent on buying peoples opinion, the more money you have the more people you can buy , only the intelligentsia will be refused to be bought , thus we have the so called free world of democracy…The more something is said repeatedly the more 85% of the populations believe it ..
Thus the Vedic way is to hear from the Sattvic intelligentsia who have genuine humility and qualities, and who know the self-evident truth of the equality of all beings before Divinity. The Sattvic intelligentsia are the well wishers of all , and the properly situated and legitimate administrative classes should be guided by them , only then can proper and fair governance take place with the compliance systems based on the broad Vedic teachings and according to different peoples outlooks and conditioned nature .The gradual path of both social and spiritual mobility are chalked out . Protection, justice, and allowances are the Vedic way.
In the land of love ,Srila BR Sridhar Swami says , we are to consider ourselves the least ,,even the soil is worshipable, our Bhakti our devotion is the least compared to others Bhakti, that consciousness of the negative may call upon the positive Bhakti devi to infuse one’s heart .This type of humility is to be practised in the here and now both within meditations and within the current society following the advice and instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Srila BR Sridhar Swami would say better be a slave in a superior energy than a master of an inferior one.
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami:” So Kṛṣṇa, the supreme authority, Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is speaking the process of acquiring knowledge, jñānam. So, the first beginning of knowledge is humility. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught,
tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ
[Cc. Ādi 17.31]
Anyone… This humbleness and humility is taught everywhere. Without being gentle, humble, how one can be a man of knowledge? But at the present moment the humility is forgotten. Everyone is proud unnecessarily. Although he’s nothing, he’s proud, so much so that sometimes a rascal says that “I am God.” This is the modern civilization. He’s so puffed-up, so proud, that one claims to become God, what to speak of other things. No. The first thing is that one must be very humble.
I would suggest some kind of deliberate maintaiance and deliberate power exchanges are carried out to maintain universal atomic energies, this is why photons are absorbed by electrons . After ” recharging “and being in somewhat of an invigorated state the electrons spits out the photon . However, and nevertheless , some energy exchanges have taken place for specific reasons, currently unknown to those who veiw the world in “scientific materialism terms ” The origins of the sun is the Bramhajyoti , the Vedas say , the spiritual light emnating from the effulgent spiritual form of Divinity. His unlimited natural spiritual charisma, if you like , that is spiritually personified. This devolution of spiritual energies to the universal material energies are the arrangements of Divinity who creates the sureal and responsive universe , atoms , elements and compounds require energy. Note… the scientific community is clueless as to why .this energy excitement takes place ..
“Photons exchange energies with electrons. Why Electrons Absorb and Emit PhotonsWave Interaction: An electron bound to an atom exists as a standing wave. Light is an oscillating electromagnetic wave. Resonance Match: When a photon’s energy matches the exact gap between two allowed energy levels, its electric field drives the electron wave to resonate and shift to a higher orbit.Returning to Ground State: Higher energy states are unstable. The electron wave naturally relaxes back to a lower energy state, releasing the extra energy as a newly created photon to balance the field……The Unknown “Why”: Physics describes how this happens using quantum electrodynamics and probability mathematics, but the fundamental reason why space and energy behave with these exact rules remains a deep mystery.”…end of quote ..
Bramha Samita 5.40
yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi- koṭīṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi-vibhūti-bhinnam tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
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Translation
“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is endowed with great power. The glowing effulgence of His transcendental form is the impersonal Brahman, which is absolute, complete, and unlimited and which displays the varieties of countless planets, with their different opulences, in millions and millions of universes.”
Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami ” Everything is happening by the supreme desire of Krishna, this consciousness is Krishna consciousness.
