20231229 - Caitanya-Śikṣāmṛta - Respectful obeisances unto Śrī Śrī Rādhākṛṣṇa

Sati.

Hare Krishna Dear devotees. Continuation of Sri Chaitanya Shiksham Ritam of Shila Sachidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur Continuing. Chapter number one, Part two.

Nastic Shabbat.

The Nature. The Nature the nature of the Atheist Many unfortunate people do not believe in God. For their eye of knowledge is closed. Because they cannot see the Lord's form with their material eyes. They think that there is no one called as God. Atheists are unable to believe in God. Just as people born blind do not perceive the light of the sun. Translation as mentioned in Bhagavad Gita, chapter 16, verse number seven to eight those who are demoniac do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done. Neither cleanliness, nor proper behavior nor truth is found in them. They say that this world is unreal with no foundation, no God in control. They say it is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust.

So in this world we're trying to practice Ka consciousness.

So in this world we are trying to practice Ka consciousness.

But some other people are basically atheists.

But some of the people are basically atheists.

They don't believe in the existence of the supreme personality of it.

They don't believe in the existence of the supreme personality of Godhead.

I don't see any absolute truth.

They don't see any absolute truths.

Like people who are born blind.

Like people who are born blind.

They cannot see the sun.

They cannot see the sun.

That doesn't mean there is no sun.

But that doesn't mean that there is no sun.

So we have to present Ka consciousness understanding that there are some people are theistic.

So we have to present Ka consciousness with the understanding that there are some people who are atheistic.

Some people are theistic. Some people are atheistic.

Some people are theistic theistic. And some people are atheistic.

We're trying to come in contact with those people are open to the personality.

We are trying to come in contact with those people. Those who are open to the personality of God hate.

So not only it's very difficult to present Krishna consciousness to atheistic people.

Normally it is very difficult to present Ka consciousness to the atheistic people.

By the mercy of Lord Shaitan, even the people who are atheistic get his special mercy.

So by the mercy of Lord Chaitanya, even those people who are atheistic, they get his special mercy. By the very nature humans believe in God. Only those people who from childhood learn duplicious logic through bad association. They gradually succumb to bad Influence and do not believe in the existence of God. Other than their laws, what can be the laws for the Lord?

I was talking to one person and sentenced to so.

So I was talking to one person in San Francisco.

That person said, I don't believe in God.

And that. And that person said, I don't believe in God. There is no God.

Sam and sister always said that maybe his earth.

In San Francisco it's always said that there may be a huge earthquake.

Suddenly all the windows, everything starts shaking. Earth tremor.

So suddenly the windows and all start shaking because there was an earth tremor.

All of a sudden, oh God, save thee.

All sudden of the person he said, oh God. In one minute there is no God. And suddenly when there is danger, who's going to help him? Help me.

Help me. God, help me. Save me.

God, help me. God, save me. God, help me. Help me.

I remember that here was the person that denying God, the son of danger came.

So I was seeing the person who was here denying God. But as soon as danger came, he immediately expressed dependence on God.

Chiddham Madras, Mumbai Kashmir Kolikata, London Parish Ubritistan Shakal, Jaramoy Amrai Bhumi Tahachinmoi Nitto or Nirdosh Taha Chakhardara Dakajayana Ba Monera Chintakarajayana Shei Ochinta Dhame Parameshar Birasman.

The spiritual world of Vaikuntha is obtained by Bhakti. It should not be thought that Vaikuntha is a material place. Madras, Mumbai, Benares, Calcutta, London and Paris are all material places. If we have to go there, we go by crossing many material lands or countries. Even if we have to go by ship or railway, it takes a lot of time. One has to go taking steps of the legs of the material body. Vaikuntha is not a region of such a place. It is a special residence transcendental to all material worlds. It's conscious, eternal and faultless. It is not seen by the eye, no thought by the mind. The supreme Lord resides in this inconceivable place. If we please the Lord, then we can go to that world and serve him eternally. I need to see the number of words. In Brahma Samhita 5.56 it's mentioned I worship that transcendental seed known as Sweta Dwipa where as loving consorts of Lakshmis in their analog spiritual essence practice the amorous service of the supreme personality of the supreme Lord Krishna as their only lover. Where every tree is a transcendental purpose tree where the soil is the purpose germ gem. All water is nectar. Every word is a song, Every gate is a dance. The flute is the favorite attendant effulgence is full of transcendental bliss. And the supreme spiritual entities are all enjoyable and tasty. Where numberless milk cows always amid transcendental oceans of milk. Where there is eternal existence of transcendental time whose ever present without past or future and hence is no not subject to the quality of passing away even for the space of half a moment. The ram is known as Goloka only to a very few self realized souls of this world.

He is explaining why Kanta Alaga to the leaders who may not know. I've heard of these places before.

So Bhakti Vinod Thakur is explaining about Vaikuntha or Goloka to leaders who may not have heard about these places before.

So he's explaining that material places.

So he's explaining there may be many material places. And he named some.

Names like prominent cities in India, Paris, London.

And he named like prominent cities in India in places like London, Paris.

It's not a place like this.

And he said it's not a place like this.

It's a transcendental place.

It's a transcendental place.

Systematically explaining the spiritual world.

He is systematically explaining the spiritual world.

So the conditioned souls are getting an idea how Rod.

Vaikunta so the conditioned soul may be getting some idea about the spiritual world.

Actually, Vaikuntha is fully spiritual.

Actually, Vaikuntha is fully spiritual.

It's some material place.

People may think that that it's some material place.

There's such a place as Vaikuntha which is beyond the material world.

There is such a place like Vaikuntha beyond the material world.

Very few people might actually understand this.

Very few people would actually understand this.

How all the goddesses of fortune.

Are.

Worshiping the Lord, serving the Lord.

How the Gopis and goddesses of fortune, they're serving the Lord and worshiping the Lord.

They are doing the service in love.

It's described that they are doing the service in love and.

They are doing it in love and being accepted by Krishna in love.

So they are doing it with love and it is being accepted by Krishna with love.

This transcendental realm is being exposed to the condition souls.

The transcendental realm is being exposed to the conditioned souls, material world and sorrow. What is called happiness in this world is not eternal. It remains for a short time and then disappears. Everything of this world is filled with suffering, birth itself is difficult and a cause of sorrow. After birth we must nourish the body with food. And the scarcity of food brings forth suffering. There is always suffering various problems of heat or cold. To get rid of all those sufferings one has to accept many physical hardships and earn money. Without constructing a house, we cannot stay on getting married. We have to raise children. Nothing feels better as you gradually get older. Among this there is lot of pain through argument and disagreement with others. In short, there is no such thing as pure happiness in the world. People consider as happiness the momentary cessation of grief or want. It is difficult for us to exist in such a material existence. If we attain the Lord's Vaikuntha abode then there will be none of the temporary happiness and distress. We will attain unlimited eternal happiness. Therefore, to please the Supreme Lord alone is our necessity.

Vatividinod Thakkur is explaining how we have to suffer in various ways in this material world.

So Bhakti Vinod Thakur is explaining how we have to suffer in in various way in this material world.

And the voluntary cessation of suffering is considered as happiness.

And the momentary cessation of happiness is considered as happiness. Suffering happiness. Oh, sorry.

A momentary cessation of suffering is considered as happiness.

Sorry, Guru Maharaj. The momentary cessation of suffering is called happiness.

And the attainment of devotional service to the Supreme Personality on it.

And the attainment of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

We attend the Lord's Vaikuntha award.

We attain the Lord's Vaikuntha abode. There will be no more temporary happiness or distress.

Rather, there's unlimited eternal happiness.

Rather, there will be unlimited eternal happiness.

Our real purpose in life is to serve the Lord, the Lord's own source.

So our real purpose of life is to serve the Lord in in devotional service.

So Bhakti and Thakur is explaining this difference between material healthiness and distrust and the spiritual bliss.

So Bhakti Vinath Thakur, he explains the material happiness and distress and the spiritual bliss.

Actually Bhakti Na Chakra was trying to preach message.

Actually, Bhakti Vinath Thakur is trying to preach Lord Chaitanya's message.

But people were basically atheistic non believers.

People were basically atheistic and non believers.

So I have to explain the thing very carefully, very casually.

So he had to explain the things very carefully and very gradually.

I saw. I came to see Sir Rao Bhag and he was talking to my mother.

So I came to see Srila Pra. So I came to see Srila Prabhupada, and he was talking to my material mother.

Can you tell her you're not the body? Yeah.

The.

Living force in the body.

And he told her, you are not the material body, you are the living force within the body.

I never heard rah, rah, rad present so simply. I heard your name Roddy, but you are a living voice.

So I never heard Srila Prabhupada presenting so simply, you know, you are not this material body, you are the living force.

Somehow I've had a very deep impression on my mother.

Somehow it had a deep impression in my purvashrama mother. See.

She liked to take care of roses.

She liked to take care of roses.

She would bring a bouquet of roses.

So she would bring a bouquet of roses to Srila Prabhupada every day.

It's not very difficult to render devotional service.

So it's not very difficult to render devotional service.

Just doing the things you like to do, do them for Krishna, for Guru.

So she did the things she liked to do, but she was doing them for Krishna and Guru.

And last night reading the crystal rock, the 10th Cantaratha.

So last night I was reading the Krishna book, Tenkantaradha, and.

How Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima went and breaked his size around us.

So how Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima, they went and begged, disguised as Brahmana, to. To Jarasanda, to Jarasanda, to Jarasanda, to Jarasandha.

And although he saw that these are.

Definitely royal people, although he saw that these are definitely royal people, because they.

Held the arrows, how the marks of arrows, things.

So because on their arms they had the marks of arrows and other things.

Since the king has promised, and he took it as his duty.

So since they came as Brahmanas, he need to do his duty.

So for 27 days, Bhima, he fought Jarasandha.

So for 27 days, BhimA, he fought with Jarasandha. And he told Krishna that I'm not able to defeat him. And Krishna took a grass and tore it into two. So Jarasandha was born to two ladies, half and half. So the king thought it's useless and threw them out. But a witch called Jara, she put the two pieces together. So he got known as he became as Jada Sandha, the way he would be killed to tear him up.

So then Rima threw him down on the ground, put one leg on his, put out. He was completely cut down.

So Bhima put him down and he hold one leg with his foot and hold another leg with his hand and completely draw him apart.

So they were amazed that J.

So they were amazed that J was dead.

So then? So then actually I have a meeting with all the co directors and there are 10 minutes late so Gurma is.

Having a meeting right now with the co directors. Actually it's 10 minutes late so we'll end the lecture here right now and stay tuned. Gurma is giving Bhagavatam tomorrow. Are you giving Bhagavatam tomorrow? Okay, so Hare Krishna day devotees, tomorrow morning 8am in Radha Madhava's temple room we'll be hearing Srimad Bhagavatam from the walking Bhagavatam His Holiness Jaipataka Swami Shila Guru Maharaj. So we are letting you go now. Okay? Krishna Matiras is blessing all of you so letting all of you to go now so you can go and sleep early and come for the Bhagavatam class tomorrow. Hare Krishna meanwhile you can listen to the announcements.