KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM HH HARIVILAS MAHARAJ’S MORNING BHAGAVATAM CLASS ON SUMMARY OF HOW KRSNA IS THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD – PART 4 (10/09/21):
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is the source of all generations, and He is called the most efficient cause of everything.
- There is no supreme controller other than Kṛṣṇa. One who understands Kṛṣṇa in such a way from a bona fide spiritual master, with references from Vedic literature, engages all his energy in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and becomes a truly learned man.
Only a fool would consider Kṛṣṇa to be an ordinary man. - The performance of everything on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead assures the perfection of all activity.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit, as a result of his wholehearted attraction for Lord Kṛṣṇa, was able to give up all deep-rooted affection for his personal body, his wife, his children, his palace, his animals like horses and elephants, his treasury house, his friends and relatives, and his undisputed kingdom.
- Parīkṣit, due to his natural affection for Lord Kṛṣṇa as a devotee of the Lord, was always executing his royal duties on behalf of the Lord, and as a responsible king of the world he was always careful to see that the influence of Kali would not enter his kingdom.
- Attachment for household paraphernalia and for Lord Kṛṣṇa go poorly together.
- One attachment is the path of darkness, and the other attachment is the path of light. Where there is light, there is no darkness, and where there is darkness, there is no light.
- But an expert devotee can turn everything to the path of light by an attitude of service to the Lord, and the best example here is the Pāṇḍavas
- Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and householders like him can turn everything to light by dovetailing so-called material assets in the service of the Lord.
- BG 9.30 – O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible.
- To be elevated to the spiritual position, one should not act for any material gain. Acts should be performed for the ultimate gain of being transferred to the spiritual kingdom, back to home, back to Godhead.
SUMMARY OF HOW KRSNA IS THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD
– class 4
Yesterday we discussed dehatma budhi..
We discussed what is material life
Who is a pure devotee
SB 2.4.2
Mahārāja Parīkṣit, as a result of his wholehearted attraction for Lord Kṛṣṇa, was able to give up all deep-rooted affection for his personal body, his wife, his children, his palace, his animals like horses and elephants, his treasury house, his friends and relatives, and his undisputed kingdom.
Parīkṣit, due to his natural affection for Lord Kṛṣṇa as a devotee of the Lord, was always executing his royal duties on behalf of the Lord, and as a responsible king of the world he was always careful to see that the influence of Kali would not enter his kingdom.
Major shift in the culture – sexual revolution, the norms of proper behavior broke down and many young people revolted during the Vietnam war, so called normal way of life in America, dropping out of school, taking drugs, it was a devolution.. it was becoming deviant rather than becoming a follower of the principles.
A devotee of the Lord never thinks of his household paraphernalia as his own, but surrenders everything for the service of the Lord. Thereby living entities under a devotee’s care get the opportunity for God realization by the management of a devotee-master.
EVERYTHING TURNED INTO LIGHT WHEN DOVETAILED IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD
Attachment for household paraphernalia and for Lord Kṛṣṇa go poorly together. One attachment is the path of darkness, and the other attachment is the path of light. Where there is light, there is no darkness, and where there is darkness, there is no light. But an expert devotee can turn everything to the path of light by an attitude of service to the Lord, and the best example here is the Pāṇḍavas. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and householders like him can turn everything to light by dovetailing so-called material assets in the service of the Lord, but one who is not trained or is unable to turn everything to the service of the Lord (nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe) must give up all material connections before he can be fit to hear and chant the glories of the Lord, or in other words, one who has seriously heard Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for even one day, like Mahārāja Parīkṣit, from a fit personality like Śukadeva Gosvāmī, may be able to lose all affinity for material things. There is no utility simply in imitating Mahārāja Parīkṣit and hearing Bhāgavatam from professional men, even for seven hundred years. To take Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as a means of maintaining family expenditure is the grossest type of nāmāparādha offense at the feet of the Lord (sarva-śubha-kriyā-sāmyam api pramādaḥ).
dovetailing so-called material assets – should be our culture… if we can learn this art of KC dovetailing everything in the service of the lord. Then we can appear to have a normal life, but actually it is based on serving the lord. But if we cannot do that .. Krsna might take everything away from us and we are forced to do it..
So called material assets – Everything belongs to Krsna. That belongs to Krsna this is mine.. as long as that mentality is there Kali has snuckered into us..
Main Point – Everything turns to light when one dovetails material assets in the service of the lord. This is what maharaj parikshit did..
BG 10.8 – Krishna is the source of everything, ultimate definition of God
I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.
Krishna is the source of everything, ultimate definition of God
Krishna is the cause and the effect – cause and effect confuses people, does not confuse devotees because they know that Krsna is the cause and the effect.
Krsna is the substance and the category
This purport of 10.8 gives more details with lot of quotes..
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the source of all generations, and He is called the most efficient cause of everything.
There is a material cause and there is an efficient cause.. There are material factors.. That causes some type of event to happen. But the efficient cause is the unseen cause. We don’t actually see it but it is there
He says, “Because everything is born of Me, I am the original source of all. Everything is under Me; no one is above Me.” There is no supreme controller other than Kṛṣṇa. One who understands Kṛṣṇa in such a way from a bona fide spiritual master, with references from Vedic literature, engages all his energy in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and becomes a truly learned man. In comparison to him, all others, who do not know Kṛṣṇa properly, are but fools. Only a fool would consider Kṛṣṇa to be an ordinary man. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person should not be bewildered by fools; he should avoid all unauthorized commentaries and interpretations on Bhagavad-gītā and proceed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness with determination and firmness.
Material cause – we can see it
Efficient cause – we cannot see it but it is there
Examples – hurricane comes and the house falls off material cause for this event is hurricane.. And the efficient cause – Karma..
This implies that there is a whole organization that people ignore..
Most people deny the existence of Demigods, of the supreme lord Sri Krsna.. All they see is material cause..
Even to engage in sense gratification we need the help of the lord to serve the lord also we need His help. If we dedicate our life to serving Krsna He will protect us. He will provide KC easily for us.. And protect us so that we don’t fall down.. These are the understanding of the devotees..
BG 17.24, 25,26,27
BG 17.24
Therefore, transcendentalists undertaking performances of sacrifice, charity and penance in accordance with scriptural regulations begin always with oṁ, to attain the Supreme.
Oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam (Ṛg Veda 1.22.20). The lotus feet of Viṣṇu are the supreme devotional platform. The performance of everything on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead assures the perfection of all activity.
To come under the protection is a very special thing. When we sacrifice everything and dedicate ourselves to Krsna, Krishna will take special interest in devotee.. And makes things that devotee have all facilities for making spiritual advancement in dev service..
To come under the protect of the Lord is a very rare thing..
BG 9.30
mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha
daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ
bhajanty ananya-manaso
jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam
O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible.
When we begin to learn the unique qualities of Krsna .. that is why we learning in detail about the verse SB 2.7.27 and all the verses which describe the unique qualities of Krsna..
SB 2.7.27
There is no doubt about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s being the Supreme Lord. Otherwise, how was it possible for Him to kill a giant demon like Pūtanā when He was just on the lap of His mother, to overturn a cart with His leg when He was only three months old, or to uproot a pair of arjuna trees so high that they touched the sky, when He was only crawling? All these activities are impossible for anyone other than the Lord Himself.
Understanding the unique qualities of Krsna and his position as the Supreme personality of gOdhead is the science of Krsna.. Unfortunately there are so many man gods and no one knows about the Supreme personality of Godhead. No one can emulate Krsna, once we believe this and once we faith in this we become devotees.. We chant but if we dont act like Maharaj Parikshit and Maharaj Yudhistra.. Then Krsna takes everything from us.. That is special mercy people who want to become KC but is unable to give up..
Krsna held up 26 miles of mountain on his pinkie.. If we do not believe this and develop firm faith and just keep doing material things for sense gratification Krsna will take them away..
BG 17.25
Without desiring fruitive results, one should perform various kinds of sacrifice, penance and charity with the word tat. The purpose of such transcendental activities is to get free from material entanglement.
To be elevated to the spiritual position, one should not act for any material gain. Acts should be performed for the ultimate gain of being transferred to the spiritual kingdom, back to home, back to Godhead.
Everything depends on the purpose. If the purpose is self aggrandizement we will fail no doubt about it. If the purpose is only to serve the lord.. Then lord will protect. You have to hear it everyday.. So maya cannot find a pin hole to enter into your life,. Come on in my mind and screw my life..
All vedic literatures are meant for turning one to the Lord.
Home work for next week – Read SB 7.5.31 –
Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Viṣṇu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries.
Talk to some people in school and ask them who their hero is.. Who are they considering someone as their paradigm..
Bahiartha manina…