20241121-Difference between Karma-kāṇḍa and Vaidhī-Bhakti

Mahari Hari Harry.

Okay Third Shower Consideration of secondary rules for stream Considerations of the relationship between secondary and primary regulations Difference between Karma Kanda and Baidi Bhakti what is the difference between Karma Kanda which is following one's prescribed duties and Pure by the Bhakti? There is a vast difference between the two. Those who have developed detachment from material sense objects are eligible as sannyas in Jnana Yoga. Only persons with material desires are eligible for Karma Yoga. Individuals who have faith in the Bhava Tattva but have neither developed detachment nor excessive attachment to materials actions Karma Ashakti are eligible for Bhakti. Note Srimadbhat and 1127 8among these three parts, Jnana Yoga, the path of philosophical speculation is recommended for those who are disgusted with material life and are thus detached from ordinary fruited activities. Those who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfill, should seek perfection through the path of Karma Yoga. If somehow or another by good fortune one develops faith in hearing and chanting my glories, such a person being neither disgusted with nor very much attached to material life, should achieve perfection through the path of loving devotional devotion to me. One who has not taken sannyas in the Bhakti Yoga process is here suitable for Baidi Bhakti.

Even sannyas is also the.

Even a sannyas that is suitable in Bhaide Bhakti. He is not like a sannyas mentioned in the Jnana Yoga.

He is not he lives in an ashram, he doesn't live in a forest.

He lives in the Ashram, he doesn't live in the forest.

People may have some attachment or material desires.

So people may have some attachments for material desires.

Has natural source.

But if we do everything as devotional service by the Bhakti, then thus is recommended one's own occupational duty. Swadharma Maintenance of the body, the nine states of the body and the social activities are all present in Karma Kanda and also in Bhakti Parva. Phase of devotion Note From Srimad Bhatan 11:24 47 impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine ages of the body. However, the difference is that in Karmakanda there are many conditions opposed to devotion such as a desire for sensory pressure in the form of service to many gods, material honor, some form of violence to living beings, respect based on birthright due to the same caste, etc. In the life of a devotee following by the Bhakti There is service only to Vishnu, love for transcendental subjects, service to Brahmanas and Vaishnavas who have perfected in their character characteristics of virtue and non violence in the form of kindness to all living beings. These qualities are very prominent.

I invoked it as are not.

Required.

And the oceans are so this quality.

Of by the Bhakti is very much required. Devotional service.

Dice or country is considered legit.

So like if somebody is dying for his country, he's considered a patriot.

But I do like to only serve Christianity.

But Bhaidhi Bhakti they mainly serve Krishna as the ultimate goal.

Adi Bhakti heal Bhagwan eventually had the hands ran a little like this.

So when we perform Bhaidhi Bhakti eventually it becomes Raganuga Bhakti that when we.

Spontaneously want to serve Guru and Krishna.

But when we spontaneously wants to serve Guru and Krishna. So here is mentioned the qualities of.

A biddy bacterial objects around.

Service only to Vishnu, love for transcendental subjects, service to Brahmanasambai Shnawas who have perfected.

Virtue.

And non violence who have perfected in the characteristics of virtue and non violence.

Eating a vegetarian diet signalized nonviolence to animals.

So eating a vegetarian diet is considered like non violence. Next relationship between Baidi Bhakti and Varna Ashram Dharma it should now be seen what the relationship is between the previously mentioned Bhakti Varnashandharma and Baidi Bhakti. The question is, does one have to abandon or renounce Varna Ashan Dharma to take shelter of Bhaidi Bhakti? Or should one practice Bhaidhi Bhakti by duly following that dharma? As previously stated, the primary significance of Varnashran Dharma is to maintain the body well, to cultivate and develop mental faculties beautifully, to engage in social welfare and to receive a spiritual education for the purpose of practicing pure devotion. Note Srimadvatan 1532, 36 O Brahmanavyasadev. It is decided by the learned that the best remedial measure for removing all troubles and miseries is to dedicate one's activities to the service of the Supreme Lord. Personality of Godhead Sikh Krishna. O good soul. Does not a thing applied therapeutically cure a disease which was caused by that very same thing? Thus, when all of a man's activities are dedicated to the service of the Lord, those very activities which cause his perpetual bondage become the destroyer of the tree of work. Whatever work is done here in this life for the satisfaction of the mission of the Lord is called Bhakti Yoga, or transcendental loving service to the Lord and what is called knowledge becomes a concomitant factor. While performing duties. According to the order of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one constantly remembers him, his names and his qualities. Every 15 minutes I need to take some medicine. You want me to continue? Okay. As long as humans are bound in a material body, the necessity of Varnashran Dharma cannot be denied by anyone. If denied due to the lack of the after mentioned fourfold education, the life of living beings will go astray and no kind of welfare will be achieved. Observance of Varnash and Dharma is not an absolute necessity. Therefore, for the welfare of the body, mind, society and spiritual essence, one should follow the rules of Varnarshan Dharma, knowing then to be appropriate guidance. The practice of Varnarshan Dharma is not the ultimate need of the living being. Therefore, one should practice devotion favorable with that Dharma. Varnashan Dharma is needed only to practice Bhakti.

So some people are very much in favor of the.

So some people are very much in favor or of Varnashandharma.

But Lord Chaitanya tells you around on the right that this was external.

But Lord Chaitanya talked to Ramananda Roy that this was external.

And he said. He said that also.

And he accepted pure devotion for Krishna.

The Varna Jandara is useful guideline.

So the Varnashandharma is a useful guideline.

Has a real purpose in the north.

But the real purpose is devotion to Krishna.

So Varnasha is only as usual as it hurts devotions.

So Bharna Ashan Dharma is only useful as it promotes devotional service or bhakti. Can you hear me properly? Okay. The steps to cultivate Bhakti. Now the consideration is whether given the extensive duties of Bahna Ashram Dharma, one finds time for the cultivation of devotional service. Note Shimadvatan 1127. 6. My dear Udaba, there is no end to the innumerable Vedic prescriptions for executing deity worship. So I shall explain this topic to you briefly one step at a time. What should one do when conflicts arise? Firstly, it is stated that if the body, mind, society and spiritual existence are not protected and nourished, how will be the higher endeavor, which is bhakti be effective? If premature death occurs? Or if mental disrespect and disease arise? Or if severe immoral conduct and bad association come along with social upheaval? Or if one does not receive proper spiritual education, how will the seed of Bhakti, which is fate, have the opportunity to germinate in the heart. On the other hand, if one abandons Varnash and Dharma and adopts a life of anarchy, those physical and mental efforts will be engaged in extreme the vajri. It will always engage the living entity in abominable activities and no symptoms of Bhakti will arise. Therefore, even though Barnarshana Dharma may be extensively time consuming, it should be accepted as a favorable for the practice of Bhakti.

So.

So the purpose of Varnash and.

Dharma is to practice bhakti written about 1800 and something and this is written.

About like in 1800 or something and.

It is the said lion Asra is not healthy on doctor has not.

And previously he has stated that if Varn Ashan Dharma doesn't bring up Bhakti or his engagement bhakti then it's not useful.

So we should understand that the purpose of Varnashra is to achieve bhakti.

So we shall understand that the purpose of Varnashran Dharma is to achieve Bhakti.

And basic tenets of Varnash had to regulate your life.

And we should take the Barnarsham as a way to regulate our life and stay in the mood of goodness and in that way practice Bhakti Yoga. Note Srimad Bhavatan 1847 oh sorry Bhagavad Gita 1847 it is better to engage in one's own occupation even though one may perform it imperfectly, than to accept another occupation and perform it perfectly. Duties prescribed according to one's nature are never affected by sinful reactions. By practicing the regulative devotional service, the initially prolonged and time consuming nature of Varnarshan Dharma will gradually shorten the limbs. Components of Varnarshan Dharma will progressively transform into parts of pure devotion. Initially, by observing the principle of Varnarshan Dharma properly, one should practice the five types of devotions as instructed by the Lord to the best of one's ability. The aspect of Varnashan Dharma that are unfavorable to devotion should gradually be abandoned. Finally, in the life of Abhaynaba, Varnashandarma will be imbued with devotion and in a supremely sattvic manner will serve as a servant of Sadhana Bhakti and will be present without mutually opposing karma and Bhakti. Through the practice of Bhakti, the life of a Brahmana will attain the absence of material possessions and will accept the spiritual equality of the life of Ashudra imbued with devotion, the life of Ashudra also illuminated by the service Attitude towards the Lord and the devotees will achieve the equality of the life of a Brahmana without material possessions. At that time, the purity of a Vaishnava brotherhood will illuminate the life of the four Varnas so much that they will almost feel like the beginning of Vaikuntha life when disturbance caused by bodily identification are minimized. Supreme equality amongst living entities will thus be possible.

Here Roger Otago is recognizing hazard, practicing hear the rose.

So here Bhakti Bina Thakur is recommending that by practicing pure devotion.

Spontaneous, then.

Gradually the Varnashan Dharma will become spontaneous.

A part of Bhakti Yoga.

It will become a part of Bhakti Yoga.

So as one practices like the other.

So once practice by the Bhakti properly, naturally it will awaken our bhakti. Note Srimadvadan 1129 14. Such a man sees equally the Brahmana and the outcaste, the thief and the charitable promoter of Brahminical culture. The sun and the tiny sparks of fires, the gentle and the cruel, the humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and a gentle Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog eater. Outcast Bhagavad Gita 518.

Other than.

So by practicing by the Bhakti, one see everything in a more equal way.

Saul.

So the spirit soul sees all these entities.

The spirit soul and all this is the same.

The spirit souls in all these entities is the same. But how they have developed their consciousness, that's the difference.

So one may have true knowledge.

One may have true knowledge.

I see all these entities as having.

The same soul, and they see all these entities as having the same soul. One who has true knowledge. Okay, Varna Ashram and Bhaide Bhakti. Just as the life of the atheistic morality attains a thoughtless state, upon the rise of theistic morality in the form of Varnashan Dharma by merging into it. Similarly, upon the rise of Bhaidhi Bhakti, the theistic morality brings an extraordinary transformation in the life of a devotee. Free from previous faults, Varnarshandharma's worship of the Lord was on part with the other moral principles. When incorporated into the life of a devotee, this Dharma elevates the worship of the Lord to the highest priority among all duties. All other moral principles within Varnash and Dharma are counted as servants of the worship of the Lord. Although at first glance this chants, this change may seem significant, when this dedication becomes strong, it imparts a new superior form to Life. There is a wonderful difference between the life of Varnashandharma and the life of a Baidi devotee.

We are interested in seeing all the residents of Myarva and residents of Myanva as valid bhaktis.

So we're very interesting to see that all the residents of Mayapur and all the visitors of Mayapur have Bhaidi Bhakti. So.

That way the devotional service to the Lord becomes the overriding reality.

In that way, the devotional service to the Lord becomes the overriding reality.

So why does someone who just follows Rajram life of someone who engages devotional service?

So the life of someone following Varnashan Dharma and the life of someone following devotional service is very different.

They see, he sees all the has an ending. And.

So the Bhaidhi Bhakta, he see the devotional service as the main thing. And the Varnarsram Dharma follower, he.

Doesn'T.

Say the origin service. He doesn't say the original source.

He don't see the devotional service.

This is one of the world principles.

So he see the devotional service as one of the principles.

I write thieves, Rosalind and all the Harnajra Renzos are just.

By the Bhakta. He sees the Varnash and Dharma and all the different principles supporting by the Bhakti.

So anyone doing son of Lord, he writes to the Lord, the highest principle and all the others are subservient.

So when one is practicing Bhai Devhti, the devotional service to the Lord becomes the main principle and all the other things such as servants. He says that this difference may appear insignificant. Insignificant. But.

But when this dedication becomes strong and has a new severe form of life.

But when this dedication is strong, it implies a superior form to life. Do a break for medicine. Every human being is eligible. Every human being is eligible for bhakti. It has been stated in the scriptures that every human being is eligible for bhakti.

Bhakti is a natural duty of the.

Bhakti is the natural duty of the living entity. And all the efforts should be made for that purpose. So we should see, every living entity has to be eligible for bhakti.

It's not something extraneous. Prabhupada said it's a natural thing.

So Prabhupada say it is a natural thing, right?

Maybe hands on a rock is like.

When a baby learns how to walk.

Well, the natural cause is to walk.

Because babies, they have the natural capacity to walk.

And similarly, a natural capacity is to have bhakti for the surrender.

And similarly our natural capacity is to have Bhakti for the supreme Lord. Okay, I read this. Shrimadvatan 7, 6, 19. My dear sons of demons. The supreme personality of Godhead Narayan is the original super soul, the father of all living entities. Consequently there are no impediments to please in him and worship him under any conditions whether one be a child or an old man. The relationship between the living entities and the supreme personality of Godhead is always a fact. And therefore there is no difficulty in pleasing the Lord.

It's natural.

It is natural to follow Krishna to love Krishna.

God, he's talking to the sons of the demons.

And here this quote is talking to the sons of the demons.

What he's saying?

But he's saying that there is nothing better than to serve Krishna. There is no impediment.

We have a great offer today by starting.

So we have a great opportunity by serving Panchatatoa, Radha Madhava, Astaseki, Mayapur, Chandra and Radha Madhava. So this facility is offered to us. So here in Mayapur we can serve the Lord and Srila Prabhupada we can worship herein. It is acknowledged that all individuals situated in the four varnas and the four Ashrams are eligible for Bhakti. Even those who are considered outcasts are counted among the humans are eligible for bhakti. But they do not have as much facility in attaining Bhakti. Their birth association, actions and inclinations are so illegitimate that their lives are always akin to that of animals. And growth in the material attachments regarding devotees to their bellies, the maintenance of their lifefuls. They are always extremely selfish, hostile to others and unkind. Their hearts are hard. Therefore the path of Bhakti is attained with some endeavor.

So let's try to easier for those in Ashram to take out bhakti.

So here it is explained that it's easy for those in the Varnarsham system to take up bhakti.

Is a little more difficult for outcast.

Is a little more difficult for the outcast. But they can do it if they try. Go Ranga.

Go. I was.

I was outcast. I tried for bhakti, but I tried for bhakti.

I got it.

I got it a little bit. You want to finish the note or we finish here? Okay, we finish the now. Srimad Bhaatan 7634 Prahat Maharash. Continue. My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived with reference to the sense objects by contact with the Body can be obtained in any form of life according to one's past fruited activities. Such happiness is automatically obtained without endeavor, just as we obtain distress. Endeavors merely for sense gratification or material happiness through economic development are not to be performed, for they result only in a loss of time and energy with not actual profit. If one's endeavors are directed towards Ka consciousness, one can surely attain the spiritual platform of self realization. There is no such benefit from engaging oneself in economic development. Their eligibility for bhakti can be seen through the histories of devotees like Sri Haridas Thakur, the hunter disciple of Narada, Jesus, Paul and others. However, it is also absurd that they face many difficulties in accepting the path of bhakti. So much so that they did not have the advantage of maintaining their devotional life for a long time. Although all human beings are eligible for bhakti, those who follow the barn ashram principle have a distinct advantage and eligibility. Srila Prabhupada saying.

He wanted to establish.

That he wanted to establish barn ashram.

But what that was still not clear.

But what that was is still not clear. For everyone here we see that by the bhakti is important and that the barn Asham Dharma helps.

Preach in the churches.

So people who are living in foreign countries, sometimes they get permission to preach in churches. So I was invited to give a lecture in the universal church.

And they're quite open.

And they're quite open, they respect the Bible, the Gita, the Quran, etc.

And so I preached why I preached them.

So I preached them and they were very favorable.

I was in Philadelphia.

That was in South Africa.

Philadelphia and Philadelphia, United States.

United States, Philadelphia, Philadelphia.

When I went to California, and when I went to California, I left this universal church.

I was told that this universal church.

Several times.

And I also give lectures several times in Santo Domingo. And also I give a lecture in the church in Middle east and Laguna beach. Sorry, in America also.

If you get a chance.

But if you get a chance in.

Any church, then Jesus is personal God with all your heart, all your soul, all your life.

So the Bible says we should follow God with all your soul, all your mind, all your heart, love God. So when I was in Christianity.

I didn't learn how to love God.

They didn't learn how to love God. But here in Bhakti Yoga, we learn how to love God. So we need to spread Krishna consciousness throughout the world. So.

I came, I saw to the Muslims.

So I saw when I was preaching here to the Muslims. So the stars in the sky. So you Turn it over and connect the starts and a slow Chaitania. So we say, you see, you can see Lord Chaitanya in the Islam.

All right process.

So they don't use much intellectual process.

But so you can any opportunity preach to it.

So you can see if you see any opportunity to preach, do it. Okay. Guru Maharaj.

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