The mystery of Lord Krishna, Mahaprabhu, and  Nityananda and Their ingress into the greater society..

Lord Krishna of course expertly achieves  many purposes by  His activities , that is seen by His activities in Vrndavana, Mathura and Dwarka and also his messages to greater humanity on the battlefield of Kuruksetra in His sacred conversations with Arjuna . Never has there ever been such  conversations that mystically touch upon all subjects of yoga , transcendence, and  the sciences of mind consciousness and matter within spacetime. 

Many traditions,  many approaches , many cultures . In Gaudia Vaisnavism , the Vedas and its broader meanings can easily be incorporated.

But over riding and trancending the multicultural effects of the gradual progressive path as given in theological cultures is the process given bh Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu , that of    hearing , chanting of God’s names and  remembering  the pastimes and activities that God performs , in either Vrndavana,  Dwarka , Mathura , or on the battlefield of  Kuruksetra. Such remembrance constitutes the processes of Bhakti and gives  the promise of giving perfection in spiritual life .

However, some who may not have focus on establishing Krishna consciousness worldwide may not necessarily understand the epistemological and etymological systems of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami or A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

But one thing for sure , as Prabhupada said , you’ll know something by its results .

Thus, the International Society for Krishna consciousness is ever increasing all over the world and as time goes on , and other Gaudia Vaisnava groups are also now spreading the Glorious activities of Mahaprabhu.

Many  of the different aspects of Vedic literatures and their social and political and economic systems will be revived in the near future and understood as fair and progressive. Think tanks will be set up ,and plans set for , not short term , but long-term , 100s of years ahead , will be formulated.

Time , place,  circumstances, and adjusted preaching presentation without losing the essence is what Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja and AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada are all about will be clear .

Following Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu in his conversation with Ramananda Roy , these acaryas understand everything perfectly and know how also to make in roads into society at large in systematic ways , that is the uniqueness of ISKCON.

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Psychological implications…

In a recent post, we discussed the endless series of why questions that will occur whenever we ask why , we were giving the example given by the late and great Richard Feynman , of why Granny slipped on the ice ?, why was she taken to the hospital ? Why did her bone crack ? etc etc .

We might also ask why our minds and bodies act in certain ways , ? and sometimes, it seems beyond our control and certainty that it will also lead to other  endless why questions related to our history and existence and the deepest of all. Why did we leave the association of God ?

Practically speaking, everything is touched upon by  Lord Krishna in His Bhagavad Gita . He describes the  power of mind over matter , in other words, how to control our minds and senses and use them at optimum levels for our benefits .  Krishna also describes the implications of letting them run wild , as well as the scientific connection between mind , matter, and a responsive universe that is always  formulating  future bodies to suit a particular mind and  its actions .

In the 11th canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, there is an illustration of  these principles,  a caterpillar is caught by a wasp ,and is imprisoned by the wasp , the caterpillar is looking out of his prison , and is in deep concentration on the form of his enemy that wants to eat him , so  intense is his meditation , that his bodily structure begins to change , and instead of becoming a butterfly he became a wasp , and escaped his fate .

Rupa Goswami gives the example of deep meditations,  by the example of a  man so engrossed in a play , that when the main character of the play acted out his death , the man engrossed  in watching the play also died .

This scientific phenomenon of the dualism of mind and matter and the implications of the minds’ actions in this life, which lead to any number of future situations next life , should be taken seriously . One should immediately dismiss the Darwinians’ attempts to impose scientific materialism theories in social educational institutions. It’s an irresponsible and unscientific approach to body , mind, and consciousness reality , which all  every ancient cultures taught the reality of , that being the scientific position of dualism.

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The great deceit of naive  promotions of freedoms .

Western societies are subject to and are exposed to  biased information of all kinds , certainly, we live in a world of deceit and hypocrisy . The  freedom agendas of  Western governments is the  popular spin , in reality, though , and its becoming well known , the leaders , because of being in the pockets of liberal business driven oligarchs never really apply governance and compliance for the people’s benefits , rather everything is skewed in the direction of global conglomerates . Unfortunate it is  that 90% of the populations are easily fooled .

The  Darwinian narrative provides us with a good example of how an educational system is teaching a speculative hypothesis as fact based science,  although micro evolution is acceptable and natural ,  macro evolution is not at all scientifically seen , rather something quite different is observed .

Most people do not understand the implications of the fake political agenda‘s , neither do people understand objective science . The Vedic emphasis is  on finding truth , truth is found in the hearts of the genuine intellectual persons , who have knowledge of body ,  mind ,  and consciousness,  such persons work and supervise the work of the Vipras , who are  genuinely independent scholars in varieties of particular feilds.

Putting it in simple terms. one can  not grant freedom to a child , for fear of the child coming to harm , society needs supervision  by the genuine intelligentsia.

So ,  without  philosophical,  scientific and a thorough theological education ,  Einstein  himself thought theological insights give a essential contribution to knowledge , without such wisdom , allowing for an instant libertarian approach and promoting that world veiw , along with  carte blanch freedoms   is  causing  great harm  both singularly and communionally .

The  world is in a terrible state in every way , economically,  environmentally, and socially .

What’s gone wrong , I suggest a naive understanding of freedom  has allowed fools and rascals free reigns , particularly money men , who are addicted to profits  and want more and more , whatever,  although they  don’t know how to properly utilise profits   in beneficial ways .

The Vedic veiw is to teach the regulative principles of freedom,  they are clearly spoken of in the Bhagavad Gita ,  thus Vedic culture puts the intelligentsia is pride of place , they have the responsibility to properly guide . The naive freedom lovers bind people  in perpetual misery and hand the world over  to unscrupulous and dangerous persons who have   insufficient knowledge and are  totally unaware of the outcomes of their actions .

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Vedic cultures , per say, were in one sense quite secular in their approach to societies , the intelligentsia knew of the journey of the souls , that meant differences in everyone’s approach to life and realisations .

An educational and sensible approach to all matters of religion was in operation because not everyone immediately wants to surrender to God , mixed consciousness of material attachment and entanglements are going to be the obvious result of many repeated births and deaths .

It was the responsibility of the government to oversee religion , making sure all religious practices were carried out properly , no speculations or  ” liberalism ” could take place that could  bring misleading philosophical deviation.

In todays world of so called ” democracies ” which have now been infiltrated by global oligarchs , and mass immigration due to exploitation and wars brought about by capitalism that’s out of control , and with no controlling intelligensia , only greater and greater problems will develop.

Ultimately democracy will fail because , a ” Christian ” state will never allow a Muslim majority or a”  Muslim ” state would never allow a ” Christian majority and as we see in Israel the Muslims are a suppressed group and currently killed for trying to fight for their legitimate rights .

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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.

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One may wonder what possible connection can there be between Napoleon , Lord Nityananda, and Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami , Srila  BR .Sridhar Swami tells the story.

When Napoleon came to lead the military , he uniquely and  unexpectedly used new and surprising tactics , generally, military commanders would first attack the weakest points of the opposing army . However, when Napoleon took charge, he immediately attacked the strongest elements of the enemy,  this caught them by surprise,  and thus, they retreated from the battle .

Similarly, Nityananda prabhu attacks the strongest elements of maya , and in doing so, those that are afflicted by Kali yuga and who are feeling the strongest influences are given surprising relief , and such rescued persons become the teachers of humanity at large .

Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja mission was to face Kali yuga head on , through science , sociology , religion , politics , the arts. and he  issued major  challenges to the status quo .

He lived in Calcutta during his preaching efforts facing down the challenges of contemporary industrialised materialism as well as scientific materialism. People would say, “Why don’t you live in the Holy places ,” he responded by saying that he would live where the greatest preaching opportunities were and where he could issue challenges .

We know AC Bhaktivedanta Swami carried that spirit.  Calling out Darwinian scientists’ cheaters. Who present hypothesis as fact based science, and he called hypocritical political leaders rascals .

Preaching means no compromise , but everything is explained in a balanced rational way and logically.

So real Gaudia Vaisnava following don’t beat about the bush , but rather challenge those who are rascals and cheaters or who  are political hypocrites and who mislead society .

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Uncertainty and many possibilities of so-called fact based Darwinian theory

“A group of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Earth may have begun 1.5 billion years earlier than thought.

The team, working in Gabon, say they discovered evidence deep within rocks showing environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion years ago.”

The book by Druta Karma and Dr Richard Thompson, called the hidden history of the human race, records many archaeological anomalies. The point is that like Darwinian hypothesis,  there is an awful lot of guessing and uncertainty in the world of archaeology.

According to the Vedas, modern anatomical man has been around for millions of years and it  suggests we should not at all rely on Darwinian speculations when it comes to the history of the human race  or speciation.

The material worlds are constantly fluctuating, and volcanic activity and cyclic movements are  recycling materials , replenishing and renewing the goodness that is consumed by all the creatures who live in their enviroments , not by chance,  but by design .

The supreme engineer,  not only engineering the bodies , but combining nature together so everything depends on something or somebody else .

The Darwinian trying to convince everybody by their speculative meanderings that this all began from a primordial soup  and that somehow it self arranged itself to the tree of life , problems occur when no linear records  in the fossil records are seen , and so Stephen Gould declares ,” no tree of life more like a bush “, or his  further speculations  are called punctuated equilibrium , where species magically spring from another and completely change their bodies .

As time goes on, perfect math perfect  dna codes and intricate design are seen even in the microbial world , giving rise to Michael Behe’s irreducible complexity theory.

Krishna declares in His Bhagavad Gita that He is the knower of all bodies , and one who knows He knows is in knowledge.

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Origins of Love. One drop inundated the world.

Love is seen everywhere ,  in every species, we see affection and love , the founder Acarya of ISKCON AC Bhaktivedanta Swami makes this observation to his followers , and thus the Vedas teach humans are not alone in having souls or experiences of love and effection. Who or what are the  origins of these feelings,  why should they be present in every heart ? The heartless Darwinian claims it’s a mechanism of survival of the fittest , of cooperation and self interest and self preservation,  its a strange heartless conclusion.

The Vedas can help us understand the origins of love and playfulness . The ontological truths of love  and how it decends and permeates the entire univers are very clearly defined.

The three main personalities responsible for its origins and distribution are  Lord Krishna, Srimati Radharani, and   Lord Balarama,  along with  Their many expansions , who are  expressing various degrees and different types and variations of love .

Although it’s said that Love is inherent within the soul , love is  never a static or  fixed  , it has an  unlimited expanding potential , that’s because  the abode of love and the object of love are different . If the object of love is unlimited, this means there are unlimited possibilities within the abode of love .  The chief personality who is  the abode  of love , is   Srimati Radharani , and She  displays the highest degree of love and is therefore considered the supreme Goddess of fortune . Balarama exhibits a different kind of love , but  He  also expands as Radharani’s  sister to assist in Her love of Her eternal paramour Sri Krishna . So, the highest and most complete abode  of love lies within the heart of Radharani . Both Radharani and Balarama are  intimately connected to Krishna, and Their love for Him is incomprehensible . If we could acquire one drop  of Radharanis’ love for Krishna , the whole of the universe would be inundated . It’s  unlimited in nature as much as Krishna is  unlimited, so much so that in Radharanis case ,  Krishna is always trying to understand her supreme and ever expanding love . The object of love  Krishna can not understand Radharani’s heart, which is an  abode of  incompressible and unfathomable love .

Krishna comes to display to the  devotees  something of this incomprehensible love in His appearance as Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Anyone who comes in touch with one of Radharanis intimate associates can aquire a tiny particle of a drop of the nectar ocean that is an unlimited tumultuous ocean of love which  is the heart of Radharani , and as before said , just one drop of that ocean can drown the whole world in love of God .

Because there are arrangements between different personalities for transitioning of love , there are examples in the Vedas of one type of love developing or changing in nature,  thus for example,  Radharani may give permission for one of Balaramas associates who understand love the way Radharani does , and allow them to  enter into Her loving domain.

Or someone from Vaikuntha who has love with awe and reverence may trancend the awe and reverence and experiences spontaneous love , this all happens by association.

Thus, we are not dead stones ,and love is never limited and can be transitional.

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What is Vedic space time?..

Space time continuum , as Albert Einstein coined it , means in Vedic terms , your consciousness of a long distant past , your consciousness at present, and your consciousness far into the future are all inextricably entangled both  within matter ,  which the Vedas define as meaning  both the lower , middle,  or upper planetary systems , and in an  allocated time period of the particular matter you find yourself  in . Time interactions differ in all the planetary systems and also within the 8,400,000 species throughout the universe.

The interesting observations by Vedic calculations are , what you have done in the past , effects the happenings of today , what you do today may also affect what previous actions might have  been delivered , but according to sacrifices might  not be delivered .  Further entanglements in a future time are constantly being worked into the ethereal plane , so your next destination is already taking shape by your current actions . So, inconceivably and imperceptibly we can in the here and now change what our  past might have delivered , either , something auspiciousness or something inauspicious .

The question might be posed : Is there a way out ?

Do we want a way out ?

How much space is available for consciousness to explore?

How many different types of bodies are available?

Is there a difference across the universes of space in the way time and matter work ?

Are there different planes of existence ie. Gross or subtle or ethereal, and does this constitute multidimensional space time, as  spoken about by the Harvard Prof Lisa Randall.?

The Vedas and the Srimad Bhagavatam give answers to all these questions

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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 , have  obvious unbalanced and insensitive ways of understanding the purpose of justice or how it’s  applications should be carefully considered . There are currently and most  unfortunately many such characters on the internet  who consider themselves  as good as barristers and   generally  practise  judge , jury, and executioner principles . They may  greatly encourage themselves  giving  a public  portrayal of themselves as having  superior morals and ethics which they like to display . Such persons  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 detached and experienced head.  Thus, in the great cultures throughout history, the intelligentsia always were given a seat to supervise and  administer judicial matters.

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