Bhakti Vikasa Swami's Blog, page 353
March 12, 2012
How renunciants (and others) can lose Krsna consciousness
When the mind is allowed to think of sense gratification continuously, it
becomes the cause of our material bondage. If our mind is simply filled with
sense gratification, even though we want Krsna consciousness, by continuous
practice we cannot forget the subject matter of sense gratification. If one
takes up the sannyasa order of life but is not able to control the mind, he
will think of objects of sense gratification — namely family, society,
expensive house, etc. Even though he goes to the Himalayas or the forest,
his mind will continue thinking of the objects of sense gratification. In
this way, gradually one's intelligence will be affected. When intelligence
is affected, one loses his original taste for Krsna consciousness.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.22.30
becomes the cause of our material bondage. If our mind is simply filled with
sense gratification, even though we want Krsna consciousness, by continuous
practice we cannot forget the subject matter of sense gratification. If one
takes up the sannyasa order of life but is not able to control the mind, he
will think of objects of sense gratification — namely family, society,
expensive house, etc. Even though he goes to the Himalayas or the forest,
his mind will continue thinking of the objects of sense gratification. In
this way, gradually one's intelligence will be affected. When intelligence
is affected, one loses his original taste for Krsna consciousness.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.22.30
March 11, 2012
Chanting is the Only Reality
[B]Where:[/B] Perambur, Chennai, India[BR]
[B]When:[/B] 18 Dec 11[BR]
[B]Language:[/B] English with Tamil translation
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Donations Given by Sinful People
Question:
We see that many people who earn lots of money by wrong practices, donate good amount in our society. How should we consider them, devotee or demon? And is it right to accept donations from them?
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first duty
…if you are at all actually responsible, then the immediate concern will
be striya urvi balan: to give protection to the weaker section of the
population, namely the women and the children. So in other words, it is our
first duty to give protection to the women, the weaker section, the woman
and children.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.21 — Hawaii, January 17, 1974
be striya urvi balan: to give protection to the weaker section of the
population, namely the women and the children. So in other words, it is our
first duty to give protection to the women, the weaker section, the woman
and children.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.21 — Hawaii, January 17, 1974
March 10, 2012
One way to advance in spiritual consciousness
The more we kick out Darwin's philosophy, the more we advance in spiritual
consciousness.
Life Comes From Life, ch. 8: Darwin Condemned
consciousness.
Life Comes From Life, ch. 8: Darwin Condemned
March 8, 2012
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Matra Bhakta Nahi Varan Svayam Bhagavan Hai
ATMA TV Lectures Series by His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Maharaj was aired on a popular Indian TV channels STAR Plus and Colors.
Episode 1: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Matra Bhakta Nahi Varan Svayam Bhagavan Hai
Language: Hindi
Episode 1: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Matra Bhakta Nahi Varan Svayam Bhagavan Hai
Language: Hindi
Krishna Consciousness is Beyond Self-realization
[B]Where:[/B] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[BR]
[B]When:[/B] 18 Dec 11[BR]
[B]Scripture:[/B] BG 6.30[BR]
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Who is Lord Caitanya?
yad advaitam brahmopanisadi tad apy asya tanu-bha
ya atmantar-yami purusa iti so 'syamsa-vibhavah
sad-aisvaryaih purno ya iha bhagavan sa svayam ayam
na caitanyat krsnaj jagati para-tattvam param iha
What the Upanisads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence
of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized
plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna
Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other
truth is greater than or equal to Him.
Cc Adi 1.3
ya atmantar-yami purusa iti so 'syamsa-vibhavah
sad-aisvaryaih purno ya iha bhagavan sa svayam ayam
na caitanyat krsnaj jagati para-tattvam param iha
What the Upanisads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence
of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized
plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna
Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other
truth is greater than or equal to Him.
Cc Adi 1.3
March 7, 2012
Will Economic Crisis Escalate Preaching?
Question:
We are against capitalism at ISKCON. Will this economic crisis around the world escalate preaching and many people would take to Krishna consciousness?
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Caitanya Mahaprabhu's unique contribution: sex with God
Caitanya Mahaprabhu informs us that one can even have sexual engagement with
the Lord. This information is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's unique contribution. In
this material world, sexual engagement is considered to be the highest
engagement, the greatest pleasure, although it exists only in a perverted
form. No one, however, has conceived that there can be sexual engagement in
the spiritual world. There is not a single instance of such theology
anywhere in the entire world. This information is given for the first time
by Caitanya Mahaprabhu: one can have the Supreme Personality of Godhead as
one's husband, as one's lover. This is possible in the worship of Radha and
Krsna, but no one, especially the impersonalists, can understand
Radha-Krsna. The impersonalists have no idea; they cannot even conceive that
God has form. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that not only does God have form,
but He has sex life also. This is the highest contribution of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
The Science of Self-Realization, ch. 8
the Lord. This information is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's unique contribution. In
this material world, sexual engagement is considered to be the highest
engagement, the greatest pleasure, although it exists only in a perverted
form. No one, however, has conceived that there can be sexual engagement in
the spiritual world. There is not a single instance of such theology
anywhere in the entire world. This information is given for the first time
by Caitanya Mahaprabhu: one can have the Supreme Personality of Godhead as
one's husband, as one's lover. This is possible in the worship of Radha and
Krsna, but no one, especially the impersonalists, can understand
Radha-Krsna. The impersonalists have no idea; they cannot even conceive that
God has form. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that not only does God have form,
but He has sex life also. This is the highest contribution of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
The Science of Self-Realization, ch. 8
