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“evan prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ bhagavat-tattva vijñānam mukta-saṅgasya jāyate”
“bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ.” It is not sentiment. It is “vijñāna.”
“Vijñāna,” means science. To become a devotee does not mean a sentimentalist.
Sentimentalist has no value. One who has, there is sentiment, there is emotional sentiment in the…
just like this child is dancing. It is not sentiment, he has no sentiment,
but he’s dancing from the spiritual awakening.
This dancing is not dog’s dancing. This is one who is feeling love of Godhead, he’s dancing.
The more one feels love of Godhead he can dance, he can chant, he can cry.
There are so many, eight kinds of “aṣṭa-sāttvika,” transformations of the body.
Tears in the eyes. So,
“bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ, jñānam me paraṁ guhyam yad vijñāna-samanvitam.”
Kṛṣṇa said to Brahmā, “jñānam me parama-guhyaṁ”
To know about Kṛṣṇa, it is very, very, confidential.
It is not ordinary thing. “vijñānam.”
Therefore, many scientists, they’re also joining our movement.
Many doctors of philosophy, chemistry, they’re understanding this is a science.
And the more you make propaganda, the, I mean the higher circle of the society,
learned scholars, professors, scientists, philosophers, they’ll join.
And for them we have got so many books.
We have proposal to publish eighty books, out of them we have published about fourteen books.
So it is a science. Otherwise, why Śrīmad Bhāgavatam has devoted 18,000 verses for understanding?
In the beginning of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam it is said, “dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavaiḥ ‘tra.”
The cheating sentimentalism, the so-called religious system is “projjhita,” is kicked out.
There is no such place here in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. “projjhita.”
Just like you brush something, with broomstick or something and throw away the dust.
Similarly, the dusty things so-called sentimental religionism is not here in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.
It is a science. “paramaṁ guhyaṁ” Very confidential.
To understand Kṛṣṇa, is not ordinary thing. Kṛṣṇa says,
“manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin vetti mām tattvataḥ.”
So, this truth is understandable through Kṛṣṇa or through Kṛṣṇa’s representative.
And, in Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa says,
“mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan-mad-āśrayaḥ.”
“Mad-āśrayaḥ.” “Mad-āśrayaḥ” means under my, under me,
actually it means, ‘mad-āśrayaḥ’ means one who has taken the shelter of Kṛṣṇa,
or one who has surrendered to Kṛṣṇa without any reservation.
He is called “mad-āśrayaḥ,” or one who has taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa perfectly.
So this yoga, this “bhakti-yoga,” as it is stated here, “bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ”
“bhagavad-bhakti-yoga,” can be learned when one takes fully shelter
at the lotus feet of a “bhagavat-bhakti.”
That is called “bhāgavata.” You cannot become “bhāgavata-bhakta” independently,
without caring for your spiritual master.
That is nonsense, that is rascaldom. He will never be able.
We are singing daily, “yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo.”
But you do not know the meaning, unfortunately.
“yasya prasādād.” If the spiritual master is pleased, then Bhagavān is pleased.
Not that independently. “yasya prasādād.” In the ten kinds of offenses,
the first offense is “guror avajñā,” disobeying the orders of guru.
And especially guru’s business is to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness
and if a person blasphemes a person who is preaching all over the world Kṛṣṇa consciousness,
that is the greatest offense. But we’re reading ten kinds of offenses, “guruvastakam,”
and the guru’s…Do you know the meaning…What is that? “Śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma?”
What is that song? Read it.
“sāvadhāna mate” - with great care.
You sing this song. Do you know the meanings? No. Who can explain the meaning?
Yes you explain…
Read the other lines.
“jahāra prasāde bhāi…” “e bhava toriyā jai”
If one is, I mean to say favored by guru, then the path to cross over the nescience is clear.
“jahāra prasāde bhāi, e bhava toriyā jai,”
Then next line.
“kṛṣṇa-prāpti hoy jāhā ha ‘te.” By the favor of guru, one gets Kṛṣṇa.
This is the “yasya prasādād bhagavad.” Everywhere. This is “bhagavat-bhakti-yogataḥ”
So, one who has not attained this state, what is the “bhagavad-bhakti”?
It is rascaldom. That is not “bhagavad-bhakti.”
“evaṁ prasanna-manaso bhagavat-bhakti-yogataḥ”
“bhagavad-bhakti.” “yoga,” it is a kind of yoga.
Or the real yoga. Topmost yoga system is “bhagavad-bhakti,”
and “bhagavad-bhakti-yoga” begins “ādau gurvāśrayam.”
First of all surrender to guru. “tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā.”
The official initiation has no meaning unless one who has fully surrendered to guru.
There is no question of initiation. “dibya-jnan hṛde prokāśito”
“Dibya-jnan” means transcendental knowledge.
So to play tricks with guru, to become diplomat and intriguer,
these rascaldoms will not help “bhagavad-bhakti-yoga.” You can get some other things,
some material profit, but spiritual life will be spoiled.
So, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is for spiritual enlightenment,
not for how to get money, how to earn money. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches “na dhanam na janam na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ va jagadīśa kāmaye,”
“Na Dhanam.” The materialists, what they want? They want money.
They want many followers and many subordinates or nice beautiful wife. This is materialist.
But Caitanya Mahāprabhu refuses, “Na dhanam.” No, no, no, I don’t want money.
This is teaching. “na dhanam na janam,” I don’t want to rule over somebody. No. Not.
“na dhanam na janam na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ va,” a poetic imagination of nice beautiful wife.
These things I do not want. What is then “bhagavad-bhakti-yoga?”
“mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi.”
Then “bhagavat-bhakta,” do not want even liberation.
Why Caitanya Mahāprabhu saying “janmani janmani” birth after birth?
One who is liberated he does not take anymore birth in this material world.
Those who are impersonalists, they merge into the effulgence, bodily rays of Kṛṣṇa
and those who are devotees they get permission to enter into Vaikuṇṭha or Goloka Vṛndāvana.
So, if you want “prasanna-manaso” always jubilation, that is spiritual life.
Not that always morose, making some plans.
That is not spiritual life. You don’t find any materialistic person jubilant.
He’s morose, and thinking and smoking cigarette and drinking. Making some big, big plan.
That is materialist. And “bhagavat-bhakti-yogataḥ?” “Prasanna-manaso.”
In Bhagavad-Gītā, “brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati” “prasanannatma.”
This is spiritual life. As soon as you become actually in spiritual life,
never mind either you impersonal philosophy or personal philosophy both of them are spiritualists
only the difference is the impersonalists think I am spirit. God is spirit,
therefore we one, we merge into this, “sayujā mukti.” Kṛṣṇa gives them, “sayuja-mukti,”
but that is not very safe. Because, “ānanda-mayo ‘bhyāsāt,”
“ānanda” real “ānanda” cannot be realized oneself, there must be two.
Love does not mean I love myself and meditate upon love.
No, there must be another person, lover. Therefore,
“dvaita-vāda.” As soon as you come to the “bhakti” school, there must be “dvaita vada.”
Two. Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s devotee.
And, the exchange of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s servant is called “bhakti.”
The dealings, that is called “bhakti.”
Therefore, it is said, “bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ.” Not monism. Oneness.
There is always the “bhakta.”
Devotees trying to please Kṛṣṇa, they, just like gopīs, the topmost devotees.
Their only business is to please Kṛṣṇa. That’s all.
Therefore Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommended,
“ramyā kācid upāsanā vrajavadhū vargeṇa ya kalpita.”
There cannot be better method of worship than the process which the gopīs adopted.
They did not care for anything. The gopīs, some of them were engaged in household affairs,
somebody was talking with husband, sometimes taking care of the children,
some of them were boiling milk.
A soon as there was Kṛṣṇa’s flute, everything left and then:
“Where are you going?” Husband, brother, father. “Where are you going?”
No, don’t care. Kṛṣṇa’s flute is there, we do not know anything.
This is the most, highest, topmost, Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu was so strict that a woman could not come very near
to offer him obeisances, from little distance.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu as a sannyāsī, He was so strict. Of course, that should be the principle,
but, especially in your country that cannot be very strictly observed.
But at least one should be very careful.
So, Caitanya Mahāprabhu was so strict, He’s eulogizing the gopīs’ love of Kṛṣṇa.
So that gopīs love is not ordinary thing, this, it is transcendental.
Otherwise how Caitanya Mahāprabhu appreciates?
How Śukadeva Goswami appreciates Kṛṣṇa līlā?
This Kṛṣṇa līlā is not ordinary thing, it is spiritual.
So, unless one is situated firmly in “bhakti-yoga,” they should not try to understand
what is the pastimes of the gopīs with Kṛṣṇa. That will be dangerous.
Narottama dāsa Thakur, he says,
“rūpa raghunātha-pade hoibe ākuti kabe hāma bujhabo se jugala-pīriti.”
“jugala-pīriti.” The loving dealings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
“jugala” means couple. “pirīti” means love. So Narottama dāsa Saraswat…
the exalted ācārya, he said when I shall be able to understand?
Not that I have understood everything. Not that I have understood everything.
This is “vijñānam.” “bhagavat-tattva-vijñānam.”
So you should be very careful to understand the science
and the science can be understood through the mercy of the spiritual master.
Therefore, Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says, “yasya prasādād.”
First of all try to please your spiritual master. Then try to understand.
So, it is a great science. “tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā
upadekṣyanti te jñānam jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ.” This is the process.
First of all, surrender yourself. I shall surrender to you. All right. Now I don’t like it. What is this?
What is this surrender? Now I don’t like it. That means there was no surrender.
Surrender does not mean now I surrender and if you do not please me,
if you do not satisfy my senses, then I don’t like it. That is not surrender.
Surrender, the example is given by Bhaktivinode Thakur: dog. Very good example.
The dog surrenders to the master, fully. Even if the master kills him, he does not protest.
This is the example. “vaiṣṇava ṭhākura tomāra kukura baliyā jānaha more.”
Vaiṣṇava Ṭhākura, my revered spiritual master you are the best of vaiṣṇavas,
please accept me as your dog. That is surrender.
So…real surrender begins, “mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ
“āśraya loiyā bhaje kṛṣṇa tāre nāhi tyaje.”
One who executes devotional service taking shelter of bona fide spiritual master,
Kṛṣṇa will never give him up. He’ll accept him.
“āśraya loiyā bhaje kṛṣṇa tāre nāhi tyaje ‘are sabe more akaraṇa.” (?)
Others, they will simply waste their time. That’s all.
So this is “bhagavad-bhakti-yoga” ādau gurvāśrayam ‘sat dharma priccha, sadhu-marga-anugamana.”
Everything’s there, in the devotional service, in the Nectar of Devotion, teachings of Lord Caitanya,
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-Gītā, we are publishing.
If you do not understand, if you think that these books are for sale, and we are all learned,
we have learned everything, finished, our business is finished, that will not improve the condition.
“prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ.”
It is a science. As you learn science, just like our Svarūp Dāmodara, Dr.,
he’s now a doctor, we have got another doctor in New Vrindaban, he’s also scientist…
So, if you want to take the doctorate title that is also the surrender.
There are committees, three, four men committees.
When they certify, yes, this is all right, this thesis presented by such and such, it is approved.
Then you get. So everywhere there is, “tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigaccet.”
So, if we are not serious about understanding the science of Kṛṣṇa,
if you take some opportunity to become this, to become that
and make some money and this and that, then your whole thing is finished.
For opportunist there is no Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. For the real surrendered soul, “mad-āśrayaḥ.”
So, “bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ.” Everyone, we are, at least, we have enlisted ourselves
to become graduate in “bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ,” this it the process. “mad-āśrayaḥ,”
Kṛṣṇa says. “mad-āśrayaḥ” mans, “yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ.”
To become under Kṛṣṇa or, that is not possible, because without taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s servant,
“gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ.”
We have to become servant of the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa.
Not aspiring I shall become directly servant of Kṛṣṇa.
That is “māyāvāda.” Our process is the servant of. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches this, servant of the…
The more one has become servant of the hundred generation down, he’s perfect.
So, try to understand, “bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ mukta-saṅgasya-jāyate bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ.”
This science, who can understand? “mukta-saṅgasya.” “mukta” means liberated.
And “saṅga” means association.
So, association means we are always, we are contaminated by the material nature.
Sometimes we are good, sometimes we are passionate, sometimes we are rascal.
There are three “guṇas.” Some of them are very good.
And some of them are passionate and some of them are rascals.
So we have to transcend even the platform of so-called goodness.
That is called “mukta-saṅga.” Because in the material life we are always
associating with these “guṇas,” three qualities. “guṇa-mayī māyā,”
“daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī,” “guṇa-mayī.” “guṇa.”
These three “guṇas.” So it is very difficult.
Sometimes we are on the platform of goodness then we are down into passion,
then we fall down into ignorance or some ignorance I rise again
in goodness and again fall down, this is going on.
But, therefore, you have to become “mukta-saṅgasya.” Above all of these qualities. Above it.
I’m very good man, I’m good manager, I’m this…you have to surpass that also.
That is called “mukta-saṅgasya.” So, is possible when we are sincerely engaged
in devotional service, just like the Deity worship.
The Deity worship means gradually to become “mukta-saṅga.”
Therefore, Deity worship is essential.
There is process, you must all rise early in the morning, you must take bath,
you should offer “maṅgala ārotik,” then after that after that, dressing, some flowering,
in this way if you always remain then gradually you will become “mukta-saṅga.”