The following of the ten commandments are like the Sadhana bhakti process for the Christian, attending church services, singing hymns, studying the Bible are equally important for progressive Christians. In Vedic cultures and Gaudia Vaisnava traditions the proccesses of Sadhana lead to more spontaneously felt devotion and this is accompanied by hearing , chanting and remembrances of Lila pastimes of Krishna or any of His various incarnations . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu bringing the pinnacle of spontaneously felt devotion , He instructed his devotees to teach this process, and the six Goswami’s of Vrndavana have done so . Worship of the representatives of God and their devotion towards God is essential. The Vedas say we must learn to prey and act the way they do , that leads to further personal revelations of God .
The Christian who acts perfectly in practice of the commandments, the study of the scriptures, in singing and glorifying God and in worship of Jesus as the pure representative of God , would obviously succeed in spiritual life if strictly adhered to , and going through Jesus and learning from Him and his devotional spirit they will learn and will be situated correctly , as Jesus said “I am at the seat of my father “
Every theological culture has its similarities, there is one God , who expands unlimitedly and accordingly accepts different moods of worship , as much as we relate to people differently or in accordance as to how they relate to us .
Astrological quacks …. If you rely on astrological quacks, you’ll get nowhere in spiritual life , clap your hands before the deity, the lines change … Of course, where were they all before Covid or the recent wars or the changes from the unipolar world to a multipolar world….they were nowhere.
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita, “Surrender unto me I will protect you from your sinful reactions ” could it not be clearer . Vedic atonement sacrifices are also mentioned , along with good fortune being removed due to offensive behaviour in different ways . All in all, unless one is being guided by a pure representative who is empowered and who understands every calculation , including Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati planetary calculations one is in the hands of quacks .
Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja has great criticism for Astrological quacks are their understanding of the planets movements and their failure to understand the influences of Bhakti Prarabdha and Aprarabdha karmic synchronicities are not understood by quacks . Here is an overview of his views . “He frequently criticized mainstream astrologers of his time for utilizing inaccurate calculation methods. While he himself was an expert in astrology—and even published traditional texts like Surya Siddhanta—he viewed many popular practitioners as incompetent and superficial, preferring the rigorous, traditional sidereal calculations over inaccurate, modern methods. Key points regarding his criticism of astrologers due to miscalculation include: Critique of Inaccurate Methods: He regarded the calculations of many contemporary astrologers as mere “speculation” or “nonsense,” highlighting that if the foundational calculations of planetary positions are inaccurate, the resulting predictions are worthless. Emphasis on Precise Science: Although Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada was proficient in astrology, he emphasized that it is a karmic science meant only for materialistic individuals. He believed that relying on inaccurate forecasts instead of surrendered devotion was a waste of time, stating that astrology cannot save a person at the time of death. Advocacy of Surya Siddhanta: He strongly favoured the methods of the Surya Siddhanta, which provides the technical, mathematical means for calculating the precise positions of planets, including the effects of planetary modes and attraction”
Any insecurities anyone may have psychologically or otherwise should be fixed by taking a secure position in reality, the reality is spoken of by Lord Krishna in His Bhagavad Gita , Krishna is the supreme amongst councillors , a secure position has been awaiting for everyone , just take it says Krishna ,” I will give you all protection ” Those that take shelter of instabilities and build a house of crumbling cliffs are described by Krishna Himself in the Bhagavad Gita .
Ultimately theological and spiritual life means to be understanding of the facts that calculations are not based on “its all good or its all bad ” heaven and hell preachers are clueless of spiritual and material calculations and are totally unscientific in their approach to spirituality.
The reality is black , white, and shades of grey both in the beginning , middle, and the conclusions of spiritual practices. This is very clearly defined by Lord Krishna in His Bhagavad Gita as Karma yoga , niskarma karma yoga, jnana yoga, astanga yoga each of these processes will automatically lead to developing knowledge and increasingly devotion develops . Ultimately leading to greater devotion and a semblance of Bhakti yoga , first in Sadhana , practice, and then Bhakti in spontaneous love, which is ever increasing and is directly connected to the param para acaryas.. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
The mysterious conditions of wakefulness, dreaming, and deep sleep can not be understood by those following scientific materialism or Darwinian hypothesis , they have, in reality, nothing at all to offer on the subject .….guessing is all they can do , unless dualism is understood, nothing is understood of universal affairs, ignoring consciousness is no solution to scientific affairs , but we can safely say that is the modern approach to science, its a pitiful state of affairs in real terms. However, the Vedas enlightenments very easily tackle every scientific issue directly or indirectly. Srila Jiva Goswami in his Tattva Sandarbha examines all three conditions of consciousness, wakefulness, dreaming, and deep sleep , and explains them . Wakefulness, in reality, is the artificial state of the consciousness enclosed in a surreal material body . Dreaming is the artificial state of the mental and subtle surreal body where karmas are played out on a different level , other mysterious circumstances can come about with messages being exchanged on different levels. Deep sleep is where both other states of consciousness are absent , however, on awakening, one thinks I experienced a very good deep sleep . There is a certain peaceful experience in deep sleep that people hanker for and enjoy. Srila Jiva Goswami compares this state as a reflection of merging in the impersonal light of Divinity, where relief from material existence is experienced. A Oneness without the botheration of stressful relationships and stressful material conditions. In deep sleep, the living being is merely consciousness, having been temporarily removed from the gross and subtle body, which brings them considerable difficulty. Thus, God, in His mercy, gives us a break from karmic synchronicities.
Synonyms na — nor; aham — I; prakāśaḥ — manifest; sarvasya — to everyone; yoga-māyā — by internal potency; samāvṛtaḥ — covered; mūḍhaḥ — foolish; ayam — these; na — not; abhijānāti — can understand; lokaḥ — persons; mām — Me; ajam — unborn; avyayam — inexhaustible.
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 sciences helps us understand this universal form.When it is clear and a scientific fact that perfect math and symmetry as well as complex codes within the genome with specified information that leads to the rna carrying that information to the assembly processes which are forming the different species, this assists the truth seeker in his approach of the universal form of Divinity who is non different that Visnu or Lord Krishna. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami had said the pictures in his books are windows to the spiritual realms . Srila Ananata das Babaji Maharaja also mentions windows to the spiritual lila of Radha Krishna.
When Rupa and Ragganatha das Goswami’s are in their trancendental manjari forms as Rupa Manjari and Tulsi Manjari they remind Srimati Radharani of the lila she had performed with Krishna when Krishna is separated from Her and the lila lives within Her heart by their words . Similarly, the books and words, the Sabdha Brahman of the pure devotees who follow the lila descriptions of the Goswami’s, can paint pictures with words into the hearts of those fortunate enough to humbly hear .
Good fortune, in reality, comes from the trancendental Goddess of fortune , Srimati Radharani and Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu is revealing Her glorious position and the glorious position of Krishna within Vrndavana .
When Krishna leaves the township of Vrndavana every day to herd cows , those in Vatsalya rasa are plunged into separation, Krishna leaves , their sons leave , and their beloved cows leave , hours and hours pass before a beautiful festival takes place as they all return in the evening .Mother Yosodha thinks as she eagerly waits for Krishna’s return, ” Is that thunder of hooves , is that smoke or dust from marching cows , is that bamboo blowing in the wind or Krishna’s flute .
We can admit that relying on our limited imperfect senses perfect knowledge may not be arrived out …
In Nyaya, the word Bhrama refers to an erroneous notion, illusion, or misconception of a particular observation. For instance, when a Darwinian objectively sees that codes and informational exchanges take place in the building of every body of every species , their illogical notion is this is not a code pe say . They dismiss any argument or logical conclusion that the origins of these coded systems within the genome are more than likely stemming from a code maker , intelligence and intelligence mean a conscious being .
Vipralipsa is another part of imperfection. It means the desire to cheat this is also discussed in Nyaya. The Atheistic Darwinian knows very well what the implications of codes and design are .They would have to concede to deliberate order and design within our universal order . Richard Dawkins also recognised these universal and obvious hints within nature, such as perfect math ,symmetry , as well as dna codes and deliberate order just about everywhere . However, he tells that although design is prevalent in nature , students have to ignore this design if they want to study science.
Karanapatava means the limited nature of our senses in Nyaya.
This means the greatest minds and intellects could apply themselves their whole lives, but still be unable to understand the inconceivable nature of even one living cell . The consciousness is limited , and the complexity of nature is beyond comprehension and unlimitedly so . How one consciousness could be the source of everything is mind-boggling, to say the least . The Darwinian has mistakingly given up on dualism and attempted to replace it with scientific materialism, the world of chance, and random events. This is due to their failure to understand due limited capability. The obvious difference between consciousness and matter is also ignored by a Darwinian. Another example… Arthapatti means to infere a cause because of a result. The example given , that someone is overweight , but during the day, you never see them eat , so one concludes at night they must over eat . In the Darwinian case, just because an ape has some features of humans , they conclude and teach that apes are our ancestors. However, intelligence is the most important part of a human, giving us various skills of many kinds . The brain of the octopus or the dolphin or whale, along with their complex communications, are far more advanced than apes .. So why assume something like Einstein brain has come from a chimp ?.The reality and logical conclusion should be we are experiencing throughout the entire ranges of the species of life , similar engineering and more than likely the same engineer.
King Kamsa thought he could rid himself of Krishna and the curse of him being killed by Krishna . He killed the children of his sister where Krishna was to take birth .Kamsa was fooled , Krishna was smuggled out of his mother’s home , only to return later to kill the demon king. Demon kings like to kill children , they have no sense of discrimination. Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has already changed the destiny of the world by his benedictions, it cannot be changed, the intelligentsia are building and the ignorant and demoniac spirit is being defeated its a war of insights and the greater intelligence, Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu movements are increasingly bringing light to the darkness, everyone will know of the glories of Vedic culture both its peripherals and the cor , Mahāprabhu revealed everything. As was the case of Kamsa, too late Krishna had already taken birth. Kamas’ death was inevitable, Mahāprabhu has already come. The death of demoniac civilizations is also inevitable.
A material world is a place where all kinds of facts and truths are ignored and narratives of all kinds are sung , the better you are at ignorance or cancel culture or singing narratives the better you do , dens of thievery and dishonesty wherein cheaters and the cheated live , they are in intensive competitions with each other , there are no rules , all rules books are tossed out the window.
If you are genuinely close to absolute truth naturally, you will instinctively act and think in truthful ways , by association, one becomes what he or she is. Association with snakes and scorpions brings poisoning and stings of many kinds , as opposed to an association of the newly born calves or the child like simplicity of saintly persons . Thus the Vedic culures emphasis was education and association along with spiritual and social mobility stemming from the actual intelligentsia who possess and act in truth , part of truth is to know and identify untruth and stop it in its tracks .The objective world scientifically demonstrates self-evident truth, and only the untruthful would say it doesn’t, the self evident truth of the equality of all beings is observed by the truthful. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Why has Srila Jiva Goswami begun his Tattva Sandarbha with this Verse, what is the significance…
11th Canto Srimad Bhagavatam
kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasa
Translation In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions..
Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu in current times, is infiltrating societies through His Sankirtana movement, and a new intelligentsia are being created who themselves will create others, and they together become fit to be called the genuine intelligentsia for societies worldwide. Many scholars and intelligent sensitive persons will become attracted to the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu who taught through his broad examples the methods of how Krishna consciousness can be practiced by different classes of men , everyone and everything can be connected. The six Goswami’s of Vrndavana are all brilliant scholars, and Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has enthused them all , they have written many litratures , which should be studied, they were personally instructed by Mahāprabhu. Truth is clear and self evident to the truthful, Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu brings us the method of becoming cleared from untruths , the cleansing of the duplicitous heart , that bring us to a stage of child like simplicity. The honest and pure are humble , tollerant, wise, and simple hearted . Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu is accompanied by the weapons of pure knowledge and His associates who are enthused with pure trancendental knowledge , and they teach and explain both the peripherals and cor meanings of the Vedas ..The most confidential aspects of the Vedas has been recorded in the writings of Srila Rupa, Srila Ragganatha and Srila Sanantana Goswami’s ,and its these that are the greatest gifts of Mahāprabhu. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami wanted these gifts widely distributed , as Mahaprabhu desired . Every town and village will hear The Holy Names of Krishna and know of the glories of Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani , Mahāprabhu had said . Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains all , through his writings and he fulfilled the desire of Mahāprabhu and the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas and actually took the Hare Krishna mantra all over the world through those litratures and with the great help of his following. . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
The real acaryas teach by example, they are capable of delivering Krishna consciousness from its beginning to its perfection….they are engaged twenty four hours daily and their only motivation is to serve those who are always engaged in giving all pleasure to Krishna ,to satisfy His emaculate trancendental senses. The Acarya is engaged both externally in various missionary activities and internally within the spiritual realms, what Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur calls the spiritual minds realised spiritual form and services within an eternal spiritual realm .
Whatever the Acarya speaks is always a valuable lesson in a practical and spiritual sense. When Krishna Katha emanates from their lips , it can enter deep within the heart, and change takes place , a lost consciousness is found . Either the subject matter spoken or read through Sastra sanga is realised immediately and acted upon , or relished as Rasa realisations , or it will be relished and realised at a later time , the super subjective plane decends of its own accord. Such Krishna Katha or instructions decend from the eternal realms, by its own sweet will and by the mercy of Bhakti Devi , who gives the pure acaryas freedoms to distribute such trancendental knowledge . As such, the Lila’s spoken of are eternal , and entrance is eternally taking place where such loving services are flourishing and being received . The acaryas also perfectly describe the other param para acaryas in their songs and teachings . Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja said in regard to spiritual instructions “Those acaryas are self effulgent to the sincere prospective disciple” They are present by Sadhu sanga and sastra sanga , if one has had their grace , and time space are of no consequence, nor the various generations they will act . These acaryas are merciful to one and all because they are Bhaktas of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu who is in the mood of Srimati Radharani , They , by Krishna’s desire , rescue the stricken living entities from all their entangled circumstances in Kali yuga in specific ways .
Ultimately speading Krishna is also pleasing to Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and the param para , all those who follow Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu . In current times, wherever those missionary activities can be done, it is perfect . Within or outside ISKCON, in one sense, is a relative term , some outside ISKCON could be within in an absolute sense, and some within ISKCON could be outside in a relative sense.
The philosophically inclined say the flapping of the butterflies wing has an effect on the state of the atmosphere, air pressures, and air movement in miniscule unmeasured ways are taking place .Similarly our activities in this world whether insignificant or significant are reactive on many different levels, every action , thought or deed has an appropriate effect , nothing can act outside the laws of science and sciences work on many levels some relatively understood others completely unknown . The Vedic universe is the reactive and responsive universe, the bigger you are the harder you fall , leaders ought to be especially careful, they have special responsibility and they ought to know the risks , a fool rushes in where as man of wisdom ways up all consequences seen and unseen.
How many wars has the USA started? How many military bases does it have ? How many neuclar bombs has it dropped .Edward Teller says USA were told by scientists of the day that the bomb it dropped in Japan could have been dropped off the coast miles out , that would have been enough to stop the second world war , because Japan would have had to surrender , however the USA chose to drop them on the citizens, unnecessarily killing thousands.The advice of the scientific community was ignored good sense did not prevail, the intelligentsia ignored, have USA learned anything over the years , the answer is a resounding NO . http://www.thevedicspectator.com
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