"Hare Kṛṣṇa!
Here is how you can attain Kṛṣṇa - by being constantly absorbed in thought of Him, regardless of time, circumstances or taste. Kṛṣṇa doesn't mind the way you concentrate your mind on Him because He is never affected by your thoughts, but you are affected by His bliss if you do so.
From Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.27-32
SB 7.1.26: Therefore by enmity or by devotional service, by fear, by affection or by lusty desire — by all of these or any one of them — if a conditioned soul somehow or other concentrates his mind upon the Lord, the result is the same, for the Lord, because of His blissful position, is never affected by enmity or friendship.
SB 7.1.27: Nārada Muni continued: By devotional service one cannot achieve such intense absorption in thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as one can through enmity toward Him. That is my opinion.
SB 7.1.28-29: A grassworm confined in a hole of a wall by a bee always thinks of the bee in fear and enmity and later becomes a bee simply because of such remembrance. Similarly, if the conditioned souls somehow or other think of Kṛṣṇa, who is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1], they will become free from their sins. Whether thinking of Him as their worshipable Lord or an enemy, because of constantly thinking of Him they will regain their spiritual bodies.
Here is how you can attain Kṛṣṇa - by being constantly absorbed in thought of Him, regardless of time, circumstances or taste. Kṛṣṇa doesn't mind the way you concentrate your mind on Him because He is never affected by your thoughts, but you are affected by His bliss if you do so.
From Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.27-32
SB 7.1.26: Therefore by enmity or by devotional service, by fear, by affection or by lusty desire — by all of these or any one of them — if a conditioned soul somehow or other concentrates his mind upon the Lord, the result is the same, for the Lord, because of His blissful position, is never affected by enmity or friendship.
SB 7.1.27: Nārada Muni continued: By devotional service one cannot achieve such intense absorption in thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as one can through enmity toward Him. That is my opinion.
SB 7.1.28-29: A grassworm confined in a hole of a wall by a bee always thinks of the bee in fear and enmity and later becomes a bee simply because of such remembrance. Similarly, if the conditioned souls somehow or other think of Kṛṣṇa, who is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1], they will become free from their sins. Whether thinking of Him as their worshipable Lord or an enemy, because of constantly thinking of Him they will regain their spiritual bodies.
SB 7.1.30: Many, many persons have attained liberation simply by thinking of Kṛṣṇa with great attention and giving up sinful activities. This great attention may be due to lusty desires, inimical feelings, fear, affection or devotional service. I shall now explain how one receives Kṛṣṇa's mercy simply by concentrating one's mind upon Him.
SB 7.1.31: My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, the gopīs by their lusty desires, Kaḿsa by his fear, Śiśupāla and other kings by envy, the Yadus by their familial relationship with Kṛṣṇa, you Pāṇḍavas by your great affection for Kṛṣṇa, and we, the general devotees, by our devotional service, have obtained the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
SB 7.1.32: Somehow or other, one must consider the form of Kṛṣṇa very seriously. Then, by one of the five different processes mentioned above, one can return home, back to Godhead. Atheists like King Vena, however, being unable to think of Kṛṣṇa's form in any of these five ways, cannot attain salvation. Therefore, one must somehow think of Kṛṣṇa, whether in a friendly way or inimically.
From the PURPORT
Śrīmān Nārada Muni, the topmost pure devotee, praises Kṛṣṇa's enemies like Śiśupāla because their minds are always completely absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, he thinks himself deficient in the inspiration of being feelingly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This does not mean, however, that the enemies of Kṛṣṇa are more elevated than Kṛṣṇa's pure devotees. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 5.205) Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī also thinks of himself in such a humble way:
jagāi mādhāi haite muñi se pāpiṣṭha
purīṣera kīṭa haite muñi se laghiṣṭha
"I am a worse sinner than Jagāi and Mādhāi and am even lower than the worms in the stool." A pure devotee always thinks himself more deficient than everyone else. If a devotee approaches Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to offer some service to Kṛṣṇa, even Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī thinks that the devotee is greater than She. Thus Nārada Muni says that according to his opinion the enemies of Kṛṣṇa are better situated because they are fully absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa in terms of killing Him, just as a very lusty man always thinks of women and their association.
SB 7.1.31: My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, the gopīs by their lusty desires, Kaḿsa by his fear, Śiśupāla and other kings by envy, the Yadus by their familial relationship with Kṛṣṇa, you Pāṇḍavas by your great affection for Kṛṣṇa, and we, the general devotees, by our devotional service, have obtained the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
SB 7.1.32: Somehow or other, one must consider the form of Kṛṣṇa very seriously. Then, by one of the five different processes mentioned above, one can return home, back to Godhead. Atheists like King Vena, however, being unable to think of Kṛṣṇa's form in any of these five ways, cannot attain salvation. Therefore, one must somehow think of Kṛṣṇa, whether in a friendly way or inimically.
From the PURPORT
Śrīmān Nārada Muni, the topmost pure devotee, praises Kṛṣṇa's enemies like Śiśupāla because their minds are always completely absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, he thinks himself deficient in the inspiration of being feelingly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This does not mean, however, that the enemies of Kṛṣṇa are more elevated than Kṛṣṇa's pure devotees. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 5.205) Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī also thinks of himself in such a humble way:
jagāi mādhāi haite muñi se pāpiṣṭha
purīṣera kīṭa haite muñi se laghiṣṭha
"I am a worse sinner than Jagāi and Mādhāi and am even lower than the worms in the stool." A pure devotee always thinks himself more deficient than everyone else. If a devotee approaches Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to offer some service to Kṛṣṇa, even Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī thinks that the devotee is greater than She. Thus Nārada Muni says that according to his opinion the enemies of Kṛṣṇa are better situated because they are fully absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa in terms of killing Him, just as a very lusty man always thinks of women and their association.
This service is indirectly praised by Nārada Muni in this verse. Especially for the conditioned soul, Nārada Muni recommends that one somehow or other be absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, for that will save one from all the dangers of material existence. Full absorption in thought of Kṛṣṇa is the highest platform of bhakti-yoga.
Gauranga Nityananda Ki Jay!
Gauranga Nityananda Ki Jay!
Comments
Although Gaura-kishora is totally impartial to the non-devotees, He becomes totally partial towards His dear devotees (Bg. 16.68-69). Sri Gaura was forced to exteriorize His rage and rejection towards Sri Mukunda Data for his mixing with Mayavadis, though He did so in a loving personal exchange. Similarly, He also enacted a personal rasa by chastising Sri Advaita Acharya for his preaching of impersonal philosophy (Cc. Adi-lila 17.65-68). The connotation of these pastimes is that behind a reprimand there should be a loving spiritual sentiment (rasa)—provided it is based on philosophical divine grounds (tattva)—thus devoid of political correctness or duplicity.
The final analysis is that whatever Gaura-gopala does is always equally related to His identity as Gaura-kishora due to He being the Absolute Truth (TATTVA). However when Gaura-gopala's identity is that of a "little child" who plays with monism, He humbly accepts defeat from Mother Saci, thus expressing His loving/LIVING relationship with her (RASA).
The CONCLUSION is that although Gaura-gopala is playing as a child that does NOT know Vedic PERSONALIST philosophy, when he grows up to the stage of becoming a proper kishora, then plays his REAL identity as a full-fledged devotee.
SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 3.25.36, BHAKTIVEDANTA PURPORT: "Simply by discharging uncontaminated devotional service as prescribed in the scriptures, one becomes equal to Brahman. In Bhagavad-gita it is said, brahma-bhuyaya kalpate. This means that the living entity in his original state is Brahman because he is part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman. But simply because of his forgetfulness of his real nature as an eternal servitor of the Lord, he is overwhelmed and captured by maya. His forgetfulness of his real constitutional position is maya. Otherwise he is eternally Brahman."
CAITANYA-CARITAMRTA ADI 5.22, BHAKTIVEDANTA PURPORT: "As spiritual sparks of the beams emanating from the transcendental body of the Lord, we are all permanently related with Him and equal to Him in quality. The material energy is a covering of the spiritual spark, but in the absence of that material covering, the living beings in Vaikunthaloka are never forgetful of their identities; they are eternally cognizant of their relationship with God in their constitutional position of rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord.
"One who can reach that abode does not come back to the material world with a material body.
SB. 4.22.31, BHAKTIVEDANTA PURPORT: "The soul is said to be lost when there is no proper knowledge exhibited. Our original consciousness is Krishna consciousness because we are part and parcel of Krishna. When this consciousness is misguided and one is put into the material atmosphere, which pollutes the original consciousness, one thinks that he is a product of the material elements. Thus one loses his real remembrance of his position as part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as a man who sleeps forgets himself."
I wish to always remain an eternal servant of Sri Gaura-kishora, which of course also extends to become a dasa to Gaura-gopala,
Sadhudasa Anudasa
When Sri Gauranga is in His Sri Navadwipa Dhama, He is a lovely lad amidst His other peers, and He performs "naughty" activities —like He does in His identity as Sri Krishna-gopala in Sri Vrindavana Dhama.
When Gaura-gopala sits amidst His little friends and teases Mother Saci with His "impersonalist" considerations by comparing eating dirt as equal to eat rice or other delicacies, she "teaches" Him the right Vedic siddhanta (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 14.24-35).
When Gaura-gopala grows up, and passing from Gaura-kumara to His ULTIMATE youthful and topmost ultimate identity as Gaura-kishora, He also perform loving pastimes as the Absolute Truth, Sri Gaura —who deals with His own external and marginal energies in marvelous and why not, transcendentally "mischievous" ways.
He also allows us to relish Gaura-kishora's delicious loving pastimes with His personal incarnation (vishnu-tattva, or svamsha) avatara Sri Advaita Acharya, or His separated (vibhinnamsha) eternally expanded parts and parcels (tatastha-jivas). Thus we find loving Gaura-kishora performing variegated rasika (full of love) exchanges with His ultimately "personal expanded SELF and energies" —which are obviously SIMULTANEOUSLY ONE AND ETERNALLY DIFFERENT from HIM (Gaura-kishora).
The associates of Gaura-kishora at Puri could not bear the pain to see Ramachandra Puri admonishing Him, and were furious; however when Ramachandra Puri left, everything went back to normality (Cc. Antya-lila 8.7-103). Thus Sri Gaura-kishora —who was then performing His roll as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Universal Original Teacher— showed the best example on how to relate with one's seniors according to the truth of Vedic etiquette, which all aspirant Vaishnavas should follow even though a senior person may not yet be spiritually qualified. Thus Gaura-kishora disclosed His personally impartial mood in shanta-rasa, towards Ramachandra Puri —which is also loving though mostly impersonal. Thus Sri Gaura-kishora proportionally reciprocated with Ramachandra Puri —who was an impersonalist— only as Paramatma (Bhagavad-gita 4.11). Gaura-kishora did not act hypocritically towards his spiritual uncle either, since He never criticized him, thus avoiding duplicity. Therefore the Lord applied pure diplomacy, or transcendental activities according to Vedic rituals, which are completely freed from duplicity.
Gaura-gopala, Gaura-kumara and Gaura-kishora
BY: SADHUDASA ANUDASA
"In the broader sense everyone comes from Krishna Loka. When one forgets Krishna he is conditioned (nitya-baddha), when one remembers Krishna he is liberated (nitya-siddha)". (Letter to Mukunda, June 10, 1969)
Srila Prabhupada - "We cannot say therefore that we are not with Krsna. As soon as we try to become Lord, immediately Maya covers us. Formerly we were with Krsna in His lila or sport. But this covering of Maya may be of very, very, very, very long duration; therefore many creations are coming and going". (Letter to Madhudvisa Swami 1972 Australia)
Srila Prabhupada - "There are two kinds of marginal living entities: nitya-siddha and nitya-baddha. The actual constitutional position of every marginal living entity is nitya-siddha. By following the rules and regulations and instructions of the spiritual master, he can become again nitya-siddha. So the Krsna consciousness movement is to make the nitya-baddhas AGAIN nitya-siddha" (New York Lecture on Caitanya-Caritamrta, July 13, 1976)
Srila Prabhupada - "By following the rules and regulations and instructions of the spiritual master, he can also become siddha. He can become again nitya-siddha. So the Krsna consciousness movement is to make the nitya-baddhas again nitya-siddha, to bring them. It is a difficult task." (London lecture on Bhagavad-Gita 13-14, July 14, 1973)
Srila Prabhupada - "There are three kinds of liberated persons. They are called 1) sadhan siddha, 2) kripa siddha, and 3) nitya siddha. When one is actually on the siddha platform there is no such distinction as to who is sadhan, kripa, or nitya siddha. When one is siddha, there is no distinction what is what. Just like when the river water glides down to the Atlantic Ocean nobody can distinguish which portion was the Hudson River or some other river". (Letter to Mukunda, June 10, 1969)
Srila Prabhupada - "Nitya-baddhas are within this material world. Beginning from Brahma down to a small ant, insignificant ant, they are all nitya-baddha. Anyone who is in this material world they are nitya-baddha". (Lecture on Bhagavad-Gita 13-14, July 14, 1973)
Srila Prabhupada - "Actually, every living entity is eternally uncontaminated, although he may be in the material touch. This is the version of the Vedas. Asanga ayam purusha-the living entity is uncontaminated. Just like when there is a drop of oil in water you can immediately distinguish the oil from the water, and the water never mixes with the oil. Similarly, a living entity, although in material contact, is always distinct from the matter". (Letter to Mukunda, June 10, 1969)
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Sunday, October 22, 1967
Calcutta, India
Letter to Umapati
"Your appreciation of Krishna Consciousness is much improved by the grace of Krishna--because you are chanting Krishna's Holy names constantly. There are some truths which you have expressed as really sublime, especially the portion where you write to say "even though He Himself is unchanging, His glory will always increase."
Krishna's name is Acyuta, unchanging, but He is Bliss although always full, still increases, to increase the blissful existence of the devotee. Please continue to think of Krishna & you will feel more ; more the Blissful pleasure transcendental to all material contamination."