A recorded Śrī Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta class (Nov 12, 2024, Śrī Māyāpur) by Jaya Pataka Swami focusing on the practical and philosophical difference between material families and Vaishnava families: same external activities but different goals and consciousness. The talk outlines four relationships a devotee shows (Prema/love, Maitri/friendship, Kripa/mercy, Upeksha/disregard), explains devotional ranks (Kaniṣṭha, Madhya, Uttama) and urges preaching and practical devotional disciplines (Vishnu Pancaka, dietary fasting levels). Channel promotion segments bookend the lecture.
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Have a beautiful garland today. The garland looks very beautiful today. The garland looks very beautiful today. Hare Krishna Day devotees. Today we will continue with the reading from Sri Chaitan Ashik Shamrata Fashioner Sachida and the butter in her Takura. No external difference, but different goals. There is no external difference between a material family and a Vaishnava family except the consciousness. Materialists also get married, earn money, build a house and produce off grid and work in and work in the name of righteousness. However, their dedication is such that through all these activities they aim to increase the happiness of the world or to attain personal happiness within the world. Whereas Vaishnavas does the same thing with virtue, does not drink the result as their own. They act as the servants of the Lord. Ultimately the Vaishnavas attain pure satisfaction and peace. Whereas the materialists, under the control of lust and anger that is bred from high aspirations, the expectations of Bhukti and liberation gets completely disturbed. With a desire of devotional cultivation, a devotee raise his family and make advancement.
So this is a part of this.
So this is a very interesting realization that the materialists and the Vaishnavas, they don't appear different but they have different goals. Having a job, building a house, having children, all these things are same. Their desire is for Bhukti. There's an instruction from Chakra Krishna, Bhakta, Mishkam, Atev Shanta. So devotees want to serve Ka. Many come up to me and say please bless my son to become Ka consciousness. Oh my child.
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Healthy, long lived Supudra. With the Grihasthas they may not, but the material Grihasthas they may not have this focus. The goal of the Grihastha is to please Ka to allow. But the goal of the material grand is to have personal pleasure or to make the world happy.
But.
All the candidates.
So in the recent election for the US President, all the candidates who are speaking on material goals, nobody was picking on spiritual goals. So we want all of you to go out if you're here and stay here and preach to the visitors. Spread the message of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu showing Mercy towards living entities is the characteristic of a Vaishnava. Showing compassion towards all living entities is one of the main ornaments of a devotee. The Vaishnavas bears extreme anxiety in devising various means to transform the living entities into a Vaishnava. According to the object. There are four types of relationships of a devotee may have with others. Prema, Maitri, Kripa and Upeksha.
Or relationships.
So these four relationships are very significant. Regard, expectation, neglect. Yes, Guru Maharaj. Disregard. Yeah. People. Those who are not Krishna conscious they are envious as mentioned in Shiva. So sometimes we need Lactan. As mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.46 an intermediate or second class devotee called Madhya Madhikari offers his love to the supreme personality of Godhead, is a sincere friend to all the devotees of the Lord, shows mercy to ignorant people who are innocent and disregards those who are envious of the supreme personality of Godhead Prema. Love towards the Lord. Friendship towards pure devotee Pripa. Mercy towards Kanishadhikaris and materialistic living entities. By showering unlimited mercy towards those living entities who are fortunate to get good association and is eligible to practice Bhakti. A devotee by giving them spiritual instructions delivers them by bestowal of spiritual energy. Opaxha Disregard Such unfortunate people who due to defective reasoning refuse to accept self elevation of soul Disregard is necessary in their relationship to Krishna Smriti. So.
We would like everyone. We are Madhyan Ali.
So we would like everyone to be a Madhya Madhikari. That is the status that we can attain easily.
This organize her still materially in line.
The Kanishta Dhikaris are still materially inclined.
Most of the people are trans.
Most of the people are Kanishadhikaris. But we can at least get people to become Mathematicaris. This is what they would do. So Uttamadhikari. They have this spontaneously. At least we can elevate everyone to Athimatikari.
That's the preaching mode.
So that's the preaching mode. Even some PR devotees come down to the Masti Madhikari level. Because that's the level where you can preach every day. You see, you're going to put some contacts. Will you do it today? So how many of you are doing Vishnu Panchakam? Almost everyone should be marriage. There are different levels. Three levels of fasting. I want it very simple. Rice and fruits and nuts, roots and nuts.
Roots, roots and that's the fruits and roots levels.
So where one takes fruits roots and we consider nuts a kind of root in taking the Pancha Rabha. But we don't recommend that because it's very Austrian.
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