Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna
Gopis performing Devotional Service to the Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna
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Yours Servant
Sri Krishna Hari Das
(Dr Satish Gosain MBBS DNB i Med)
Congregational Preacher, ISKCON, Delhi, NCR & Gurgaon.
+91-97170-55006, +91-98913-86194 +91-11-2512-5595, +91-11-2512-8754
From: Dr Satish Gosain (Sri Krishna Hari Das) <sri.krishna.hari@gmail.com>
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From: Sachin Kumar Gupta <sachin.kguptaa@gmail.com>
In his book, The Art of Chanting Hare Krishna, HH Mahanidhi Swami lists "ten actions… to protect one from the tendency to make offenses" that originally appear in Srila Sacidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Harinama Cintamani. I typed them up, in a slightly paraphrased form, when I first read Mahanidhi Swami's book and thought I would reproduce them here as well.
The 10 Defenses
1. Serve those who serve the Lord, don't criticize them out of envy or false ego.
2. Worship Krishna as the "source of all spiritual and material worlds", "the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities." Show respect to demigods like Lord Siva or Ganesh and personalities like Hanuman as exalted devotees of Lord Krishna.
3. Show full respect to the spiritual master in thoughts, words and actions, considering him to be a representative of the Lord. Carry out the orders of the spiritual master with enthusiasm and attention to detail.
4. Honor (and study) the scriptures as the instructions of the Supreme Lord (dharmam tu saksad bhagavat pranitam) with the desire to understand how they are correct (not if they are correct).
5. Have faith that the Holy Name is not a mundane sound vibration, but is in fact transcendental sound, descending from the (pure) spiritual platform.
6. Have faith in the explanations and glorification of the Holy Name given by guru, sadhu and sastra. This knowledge is given by those who have experienced the glories of the Holy Name, and who have "seen the truth."
7. Root out the desire to commit sins. A sin is an action that is not connected to the Supreme Lord; something done for the gratification of the senses. Acting only for the pleasure of the material body brings you further from practical realization of your factual identity as an eternal spirit soul (separate from the temporary material body).
8. Give up ritualistic pious activities. Transcend feelings of duty and obligation and perform all activities for the pleasure of Krishna.
9. Discuss the glories of the Holy Name with servants of the Lord who will relish hearing about it.
10. Chant attentively, absorbing your full consciousness in the transcendental vibration of the Holy Name.
Mahanidhi Swami also notes that one who cultivates the four qualities of humility, tolerance, pridelessness, and respect for others will be protected from committing the ten offenses
-- From: Sachin Kumar Gupta <sachin.kguptaa@gmail.com>
The 10 Defenses
In his book, The Art of Chanting Hare Krishna, HH Mahanidhi Swami lists "ten actions… to protect one from the tendency to make offenses" that originally appear in Srila Sacidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Harinama Cintamani. I typed them up, in a slightly paraphrased form, when I first read Mahanidhi Swami's book and thought I would reproduce them here as well.
The 10 Defenses
1. Serve those who serve the Lord, don't criticize them out of envy or false ego.
2. Worship Krishna as the "source of all spiritual and material worlds", "the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities." Show respect to demigods like Lord Siva or Ganesh and personalities like Hanuman as exalted devotees of Lord Krishna.
3. Show full respect to the spiritual master in thoughts, words and actions, considering him to be a representative of the Lord. Carry out the orders of the spiritual master with enthusiasm and attention to detail.
4. Honor (and study) the scriptures as the instructions of the Supreme Lord (dharmam tu saksad bhagavat pranitam) with the desire to understand how they are correct (not if they are correct).
5. Have faith that the Holy Name is not a mundane sound vibration, but is in fact transcendental sound, descending from the (pure) spiritual platform.
6. Have faith in the explanations and glorification of the Holy Name given by guru, sadhu and sastra. This knowledge is given by those who have experienced the glories of the Holy Name, and who have "seen the truth."
7. Root out the desire to commit sins. A sin is an action that is not connected to the Supreme Lord; something done for the gratification of the senses. Acting only for the pleasure of the material body brings you further from practical realization of your factual identity as an eternal spirit soul (separate from the temporary material body).
8. Give up ritualistic pious activities. Transcend feelings of duty and obligation and perform all activities for the pleasure of Krishna.
9. Discuss the glories of the Holy Name with servants of the Lord who will relish hearing about it.
10. Chant attentively, absorbing your full consciousness in the transcendental vibration of the Holy Name.
Mahanidhi Swami also notes that one who cultivates the four qualities of humility, tolerance, pridelessness, and respect for others will be protected from committing the ten offenses
Your Servant In Service Of Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev,
Sachin Kumar Gupta
Chant:Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.& be Happy
Sachin Kumar Gupta
Chant:Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.& be Happy
Yours Servant
Sri Krishna Hari Das
(Dr Satish Gosain MBBS DNB i Med)
Congregational Preacher, ISKCON, Delhi, NCR & Gurgaon.
+91-97170-55006, +91-98913-86194 +91-11-2512-5595, +91-11-2512-8754
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From: Internet: "Radhananda Dasa. BVKS"
Date: 06-Dec-09 15:06 -0700
For: BVKS Sanga
Subject: Re: lying down eastways
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Mahat-Tattva Prabhuji,
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
During sleep your head should point east or south, for sleeping with
the head pointing east brings knowledge, and sleeping with it pointing
south promotes long life and strength. You should avoid sleeping with
the head pointing west or north, for sleeping with the head pointing
west brings worries, and sleeping with it pointing north can induce
premature death.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => PP 4.13: Preparation for a Day of Devotional Service
I am unable to provide any direct quote explaining how this works.
But, it might be related to the fact that Aniruddha, who is the
director of mind, also expands himself as sun-god who emerges from the
eastern horizon.
Hrsikesendriyatmane. The mind is the director of the senses, and Lord
Aniruddha is the director of the mind. In order to execute devotional
service, one has to fix his mind on the lotus feet of Krsna; therefore
Lord Siva prays to the controller of the mind, Lord Aniruddha, to be
pleased to help him engage his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord. It
is stated in Bhagavad-gita (9.34): man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji
mam. namaskuru. The mind has to be engaged in meditation on the lotus
feet of the Lord in order to execute devotional service. It is also
stated in Bhagavad-gita (15.15), mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca:
from the Lord come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. Thus if
Lord Aniruddha is pleased, He can help the mind engage in the service
of the Lord. It is also indicated in this verse that Lord Aniruddha is
the sun-god by virtue of His expansions. Since the predominating deity
of the sun is an expansion of Lord Aniruddha, Lord Siva also prays to
the sun-god in this verse.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.24.36
Also, mind being product of false ego in mode of passion, is most
active & passionate at noon during Aniruddha muhurata, when it's
predominating deity, sun-god is at zenith. Mind is prone to be
influenced by goodness and ignorance at dawn and dusk respectively.
Hare Krishna
Your Servant,
Radhananda Dasa
> From: Internet: "Mahat Tattva Dasa"
> Date: 30-Nov-09 17:09 -0800
> For: BVKS Sanga
> Subject: lying down eastways
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> I've been hearing over the years that it is auspicious to position one's
> body eastways when lying down for longer periods such as when sleeping.
> What is the source of this knowledge and how does it really work?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Your servant,
> Mahat-tattva Dasa
From: BVKS Sanga Mail <BVKS.Sanga.Mail@pamho.net>
From: Internet: "Radhananda Dasa. BVKS"
Date: 06-Dec-09 15:06 -0700
For: BVKS Sanga
Subject: Re: lying down eastways
------------------------------------------------------------
Mahat-Tattva Prabhuji,
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
During sleep your head should point east or south, for sleeping with
the head pointing east brings knowledge, and sleeping with it pointing
south promotes long life and strength. You should avoid sleeping with
the head pointing west or north, for sleeping with the head pointing
west brings worries, and sleeping with it pointing north can induce
premature death.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => PP 4.13: Preparation for a Day of Devotional Service
I am unable to provide any direct quote explaining how this works.
But, it might be related to the fact that Aniruddha, who is the
director of mind, also expands himself as sun-god who emerges from the
eastern horizon.
Hrsikesendriyatmane. The mind is the director of the senses, and Lord
Aniruddha is the director of the mind. In order to execute devotional
service, one has to fix his mind on the lotus feet of Krsna; therefore
Lord Siva prays to the controller of the mind, Lord Aniruddha, to be
pleased to help him engage his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord. It
is stated in Bhagavad-gita (9.34): man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji
mam. namaskuru. The mind has to be engaged in meditation on the lotus
feet of the Lord in order to execute devotional service. It is also
stated in Bhagavad-gita (15.15), mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca:
from the Lord come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. Thus if
Lord Aniruddha is pleased, He can help the mind engage in the service
of the Lord. It is also indicated in this verse that Lord Aniruddha is
the sun-god by virtue of His expansions. Since the predominating deity
of the sun is an expansion of Lord Aniruddha, Lord Siva also prays to
the sun-god in this verse.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.24.36
Also, mind being product of false ego in mode of passion, is most
active & passionate at noon during Aniruddha muhurata, when it's
predominating deity, sun-god is at zenith. Mind is prone to be
influenced by goodness and ignorance at dawn and dusk respectively.
Hare Krishna
Your Servant,
Radhananda Dasa
> From: Internet: "Mahat Tattva Dasa"
> Date: 30-Nov-09 17:09 -0800
> For: BVKS Sanga
> Subject: lying down eastways
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> I've been hearing over the years that it is auspicious to position one's
> body eastways when lying down for longer periods such as when sleeping.
> What is the source of this knowledge and how does it really work?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Your servant,
> Mahat-tattva Dasa
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The position of isvara, the Supreme Lord, is that of supreme consciousness. The jivas, or the living entities, being parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, are also conscious. Both the living entity and material nature are explained as prakriti, the energy of the Supreme Lord, but one of the two, the jiva, is conscious. The other prakriti is not conscious. That is the difference. Therefore the jiva-prakriti is called superior because the jiva has consciousness which is similar to the Lord's. The Lord's is supreme consciousness, however, and one should not claim that the jiva, the living entity, is also supremely conscious. The living being cannot be supremely conscious at any stage of his perfection, and the theory that he can be so is a misleading theory. Conscious he may be, but he is not perfectly or supremely conscious.
The distinction between the jiva and the isvara will be explained in the Thirteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita. The Lord is kshetra-jna, conscious, as is the living being, but the living being is conscious of his particular body, whereas the Lord is conscious of all bodies. Because He lives in the heart of every living being, He is conscious of the psychic movements of the particular jivas. We should not forget this. It is also explained that the Paramatma, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is living in everyone's heart as isvara, as the controller, and that He is giving directions for the living entity to act as he desires. The living entity forgets what to do.
First of all he makes a determination to act in a certain way, and then he is entangled in the actions and reactions of his own karma. After giving up one type of body, he enters another type of body, as we take off and put on clothes. As the soul thus migrates, he suffers the actions and reactions of his past activities. These activities can be changed when the living being is in the mode of goodness, in sanity, and understands what sort of activities he should adopt. If he does so, then all the actions and reactions of his past activities can be changed. Consequently, karma is not eternal. Therefore we stated that of the five items (isvara, jiva, prakriti, time and karma) four are eternal, whereas karma is not eternal.
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Translation and commentary by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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The position of isvara, the Supreme Lord, is that of supreme consciousness. The jivas, or the living entities, being parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, are also conscious. Both the living entity and material nature are explained as prakriti, the energy of the Supreme Lord, but one of the two, the jiva, is conscious. The other prakriti is not conscious. That is the difference. Therefore the jiva-prakriti is called superior because the jiva has consciousness which is similar to the Lord's. The Lord's is supreme consciousness, however, and one should not claim that the jiva, the living entity, is also supremely conscious. The living being cannot be supremely conscious at any stage of his perfection, and the theory that he can be so is a misleading theory. Conscious he may be, but he is not perfectly or supremely conscious.
The distinction between the jiva and the isvara will be explained in the Thirteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita. The Lord is kshetra-jna, conscious, as is the living being, but the living being is conscious of his particular body, whereas the Lord is conscious of all bodies. Because He lives in the heart of every living being, He is conscious of the psychic movements of the particular jivas. We should not forget this. It is also explained that the Paramatma, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is living in everyone's heart as isvara, as the controller, and that He is giving directions for the living entity to act as he desires. The living entity forgets what to do.
First of all he makes a determination to act in a certain way, and then he is entangled in the actions and reactions of his own karma. After giving up one type of body, he enters another type of body, as we take off and put on clothes. As the soul thus migrates, he suffers the actions and reactions of his past activities. These activities can be changed when the living being is in the mode of goodness, in sanity, and understands what sort of activities he should adopt. If he does so, then all the actions and reactions of his past activities can be changed. Consequently, karma is not eternal. Therefore we stated that of the five items (isvara, jiva, prakriti, time and karma) four are eternal, whereas karma is not eternal.
----------------------------
Translation and commentary by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Discuss this book in the forum: http://connect.krishna.com/forum/7
To listen to this book free (and more options): http://www.krishna.com/audiobook
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Please read the Terms & Conditions of this eBook Club. All materials © copyright Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. http://www.krishna.com/en/node/2215
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