20241220 - Svadharmānubhava (Realization of one's own duties)

Chaitana Prabh.

Hare Krishna. Dear devotees, thank you very much for joining. So today we will continue with Srila Sachitananda Bhakti Natakurs Chaitanya Shikshamrata Swadharmanubhava. Realization of one's own duties. The realization of one's own nature is the third aspect of pure knowledge. What is meant by one's own nature? Swadharma? The answer is that one's own nature is indeed one. Swadharma. Every substance has its own nature. The nature of a substance is not separate from the substance itself. The Swadharma of a substance in the form of the living entity is love. As mentioned In Rmad Bhagavatam, seventh canto, fifth chapter, verse number 14. O Brahmanas, the teachers. As iron attracted by the magnetic stone, moves automatically toward the magnet, my consciousness, having been changed by his will, is attracted by Lord Vishnu who carries a disk in his hand. Thus I have no independence. I think it's Prahat Maharaj.

What we love.

So our Sadharma is what we love.

And so the Ka conscious ones love.

Ka So according to this so the Ka conscious ones love Ka, one of his unlimited forms.

And in the cereal world, people love hurt logins, rock stars, cricketers.

In the material world, people love football games, rock stars, cricketers and different things. They are not particularly in love with God.

How to render Bhakti Yoga gradually become more and more lovely Krishna.

So in Ka consciousness we teach how to practice Bhakti Yoga and gradually become more and more in love with Krishna.

Tomorrow I have to give my turn to give class.

So tomorrow it's my turn to give the class.

In the morning.

In the morning.

So I'm thinking what to say.

So I'm thinking what to say.

I was so rushed, I locked his on the source of the.

I was so embarrassed, impressed by Bhakti Siddhanta Sarsati Thakur Prabhupada's life history.

You don't have a natural affection. Krishna or Krishna. None of us are like iron attracted to.

So if we can have natural attraction to Vishnu or Krishna, like an iron attracted by magnet, that would be great.

Such a spontaneous attraction is what we desire.

Such a spontaneous attraction is what we desire. Hello Haribo. Other names for Dharma are energy, quality, nature and function. Dharma is the only identification of the substance it resides in. One cannot know what fire is by itself, but by its nature of burning, giving heat and radiating light, fire as a substance is identified. If it were said that there is no substance Other than its Dharma or quality, then the fault is in this is that because two or three qualities. Two or three qualities would not be united everywhere without a common support which is the substance. Therefore, denying the existence of objects does not satisfy science or common sense in any way. That.

So this quality is the sword Dharma, the natural Dharma of a particular thing.

So these qualities are the Swadharma or a natural Dharma of a particular thing. Dharma.

Has destroyed his energy quality, pleasure.

So here Dharma is described by its energy quality, nature and function. So we are in the Sanatana Dharma, the eternal. The eternal religious principle of function. Is that better? The three states of nature of an object are as follows. Dormant state, swapta avasta, awakened state, distorted state. By striking matchstick or a flint, fire is generated. Light, heat and burning of fire. These three powers are manifested. Along with this, the fire itself is perceived as a substance. Okay. By striking matchstick or a flint, fire is generated the light, heat and burning of fire. These three powers are manifested. Along with this, the fire itself is perceived as a substance. Before manifestation, these qualities remain in a dormant state. Later they become awakened. When awakened, as per different subject, they either attain health or distortion. If fire encounters wood, fire, becoming healthy, performs its functions. If it. If it comes in contact with inappropriate substances, it continues to burn but may not give light, or may give light but not burn. In such cases, the light providing quality is distorted. Each substance possess a fundamental quality that operates through different functions. The primary quality, relying on a specific function in a distorted state, drives other functions in a distorted manner. This is known as the distortion of Dharma. The absence of an inappropriate subject leads to the dormancy of Dharma. When an appropriate subject is obtained, Dharma becomes awakened. When an inappropriate subject is obtained, Dharma becomes distorted. To fulfill the true purpose of Dharma, the qualifications of three aspects are necessary. The entity that Dharma relies upon is called the support Ashraya Dharma itself in the form of function vritti. What is the function of directed towards is called? The object is vishaya. The combination of three types of qualification, support qualification, function qualification and object Qualification is required for an object to be properly completed. If these three aspects do not align appropriately, the action does not occur perfectly. Wherever there is a lack or defect in any part of the three qualifications, the action becomes flawed. To that extent, the mutual relationship among the object, support and function elevates each other's purity over time. Through the pure analysis of function, purity and improvement are brought by in the support. If support is pure, the purity of the function is natural. If the object is pure, the pure analysis of the function gradually nurtures and satisfies the support. Therefore, the object, support and function or dharma are interdependent. He really.

Holds into the things.

So Bhakti Vina Thakur. He really goes into the things.

I don't know is difficult.

I don't know. This reading is difficult for common people.

Very good.

But it's very good to hear.

He was preaching a time when owls and dolls and all over the place.

So he was preaching when the owls bows Kartha Bhojas. They were all over the place. The whole country was filled with Prakrita Sahajiyas. Even.

Some people fought.

Even some respected people. They thought the Prakash de Sahajyas were the movement of Lord Real movement of Lord Chaitanya.

Some people thought these people are way out.

And some people thought these people are.

Way out and not Lord Chaitanya's channel has started.

And they thought Lord Chaitanya's Dharma is distorted. So.

And then this is all these things.

So he's. So he mentions all these things but in a very sophisticated way.

What he was able to do from that point.

So what he was able to do to that point. Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati. His divine Rishla Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur took it over from there.

Now that we've come to Krishna consciousness.

Now we have come to Ka consciousness by the mercy of his divine grace. So the Prakrita Sahajiyas are somewhat down.

Here.

They are here, but they are not so much prominent.

I had a. One of our orders was a police home minister.

One of our devotees was the police home minister.

And he brought over saki daki.

So he called over a sakibeki giving him prasad. And he was lavishly eating prasad. When he looks at you, he got beard, but he's wearing a sari. That sounds interesting. Sounds interesting. That sounds interesting. They are here somewhere. So now they put down a lot.

He went to assembly of pandits.

Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada. He went to some assembly of pundits.

One of the Pragita Sahaja Hazrat is born.

Some of the Prakrita Sahajiya group said that they have to be born in a Brahmin. As a Brahmin, sorry. And a sutra will never be purified. Do the Brahminical activities like deity worship and other things. What was the last one initiating devotees. Those were reserved to the Brahmanas. Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasati Thakur. He first of all, he praised the Brahmin and they were very happy.

What did you have to do?

So then he said, to be a guru, to be a Brahmin, what do you have to do?

So runs it all the way principles. And we penalized our.

So he mentioned all. So he mentioned all the regulatory principles. Being a Vaishnava. Then everybody started looking down.

So at the end of. Even though there's a whole lecture like.

That.

A Brahman who asks like a Sudra should be considered a Sudra.

So he developed the whole lecture like that. At the end he mentioned a Brahmana who acts like a Shudra should be considered as a Shudra.

A Shudra acts like a Brahmana.

If a Shudra acts like a Brahmana, he should be considered as a Brahmana.

Has all the holes of Rama.

Then he strays higher and it shows. And he showed some codes where it mentions that the Vaishnava, he has all the qualities of a Brahmana. And he's also higher. So that was very inspiring.

Increasing our quality.

So we should strive for increasing our quality.

So.

We.

This part. This is our genre.

To see that our Dharma is not distorted. It's eight o' clock right now. Two types of objects.

I was sick. I had to leave that class start today.

That's all right?

Yes.

Yesterday they all came, but they couldn't hear. So I couldn't give class. So he's asking me to give a short class today. He's a nasty guy. Two types of objects. Objects are of two types. Conscious objects, Chidvastu and inert objects. Inert objects are observed everywhere in this material world. Apart from the living entities, there are no conscious objects in the spiritual world. Bhagavan, the living entities and all other elements are conscious. In this world, the living entities are one type of object and inert matter is another type of object. Bound by matter, the living entities attain a new state. Though being among the material world, the living entity is an unique object. So.

Understand the difference between the material world and the spiritual world.

So do you understand the difference between the material world and the spiritual world?

In the spiritual world.

In the spiritual world, there is no innate objects, only living entities.

In the material world, everything is inert.

In the material world, everything is inert objects.

But the presence of the living soul, the atrock, this is the consciousness exists.

So by the presence of the atma, the conscious entities exist, right?

I say the body is inert.

Actually, this body is inert. If you Cut off the hand, getting.

Energized by the presence of the atma and the heart.

So if you cut off the hands, the hand just lies like that. So it's getting energized by the presence of the atma in the heart.

Every one of you really the atma.

So every one of you are really the atma is really the ATKA is covered by the subtle body and covered by the gross body. So when you leave the body, you leave behind the corpse. So you go to the next body in your subtle body.

Anyway, living under the another type of object.

So anyway, the living entity, he goes to another type of object.

Another.

We are bound by the inert matter, but we activate it. But we activate it through our consciousness. Still have 11 minutes. Okay. Dharma of the Soul Making so much noise. What is the Dharma of the soul as an object? By searching the entire material world, what is not observed everywhere else, but is observed only in the soul, that is the Dharma of the soul as mentioned in the Bhagavatam. 1.5.18. Persons who are actually intelligent and philosophically inclined should endeavour only for the purposeful end which is not obtainable even by wandering from the topmost planet, Brahmaloka down to the lowest planet, Patala. As far as happiness derived from sense enjoyment is concerned, it can be obtained automatically in course of time, just as in course of time we obtain miseries even though we do not desire them. Upon careful consideration, it must be acknowledged that bliss is Dharma of the soul, as mentioned.

All right.

So that's the Dharma of the Atma of the soul as mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatasam third canto, ninth chapter, verse number 42. Krishna says this. I am the super soul of every individual. I am the supreme director. And the dearest people are wrongly attached to the gross and subtle bodies, but they should be attached to me only. If all living entities were to be taken away from the material world, this world would become full of unhappiness nowhere. Happiness would no longer be observed in water, fire, air, sky and earth. Living entities are the abode of joy in the world. It has already been established that the soul is a conscious object. Now it is observed that the soul has the nature of bliss, just as the spiritual body of the soul, as it is gradually covered by the subtle and gross bodies due to association with matter. Similarly, its nature of bliss also becomes subtle and gross, transforming into the form of suffering, where a certain amount of this suffering is alleviated. A fleeting sense of happiness. A fleeting sense of happiness is perceived essentially, birth, happiness and suffering are specific transformation of bliss.

If there is only a night matter, how trees, no animals, how human beings would be the bliss?

So there's only inert matter, no trees, no animal, no human beings. So where would be the bliss? What's the aggregate? It's like a desert. There's no bliss. Desert? Yeah. I didn't see desert.

Human beings enjoy sorrow and they are scarcely awake.

So living beings, they enjoy and suffer. But if they are spiritually awakened, they get bliss.

Concerning this, researching what is the source of bliss.

So seeing this, we would be searching what is the source of bliss. So every one of us would be guided by the super soul. My obeisances to the super soul of all of you. Now, the super soul is an expansion of Lord Krishna. So he's saying he should love me.

That's. That's our Paradharma.

So that's our Parodharma.

He said actually Krishna is so kind. He's holding us. You're calling us.

So Krishna is so kind, he's accompanying us in every activities we do and every. If we surrender to him, he would help us to reach him.

But if we are blinding him, then he'll not take a personal interest in us.

So if you're avoiding him, he wouldn't take a special interest in us.

But he will put us so that we have what we deserve.

But he would put us in what we deserve. We will get that what we deserve.

Whatever we want to return to Krishna, then he will help us to do that.

But if we want to return to Krishna, then he would help us to do that.

Spiritual Everything is conscious in the spiritual world.

Everything is conscious. There is no inert matter.

Sometimes people in the material world has other.

Sometimes in the material world, people, they will suffer and it's being medicated. They would get a sense of happiness.

Elon Musk giving out a million dollar checks Donald Trump CAMPAIGN.

So Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, he was giving out a million dollar check at Donald Trump's campaign, what election campaigns or rallies. So some were very happy to get a million dollars.

How long will that happiness last?

So how long does the happiness last? So.

Then they have to decide what bank they were in and how to choices.

So they have to decide what to do with that million. So this is called as fleeting sense happiness.

I was fleeting. When I came in 1968, Hare Krishna.

When I came to the When I came in 1968 to the Hare Krishna.

Movement, I was engaged by Jayananda.

I was Engaged by Jayananda to help.

Him build the Rathkar.

To help him to build the Rathkat.

Then I wanted to see Rao dad. He was in Montreal.

Then I went to Sishla Prabhupada. He was in Montreal.

So I flew to New York.

Then I flew to New York, went up to Toronto and then went up to Toronto.

So those days.

So those days there were only three temples. San Francisco, New York and then Toronto.

So I was Montreal. We had old boys.

So I was in Montreal. There were no books. They didn't really publish any book at that time. Few books.

Go out.

So I had to go out for a job. One of the job I had was cleaning. I was a cleaner and a. And w Root beer stand.

They served meat. They served everything.

They served meat. They served everything. Root beer.

So they asked for a lot. All right.

So we asked. So we asked Prabhupada, is it all right if we work at a restaurant which serves meat?

He cleans the table.

So what Bhaktaji does is he cleans the table. He mops the floor.

So they said prabhupada Jana. Oh, they already karma finished. They ate the meat.

So Prabhupada said the karma is finished when they eat the meat. So cleaning up, there's no karma. So I was mopping the floor one day.

Here the class Raj.

So I would hear the class of RLA Prabhupada in a tape recorder.

And I was very happy.

I was very happy.

Every day I attend mangalorethi.

Every day I would attend mangalaarti.

So I was sweeping the floor, mopping.

I was sweeping the floor. I was mopping, mopping the floor. Sorry. And then humming Hare Krishna. Hare Krishna.

Sitting at the table.

And the guy sitting at the table.

I got a two story house.

He said, I got two story house. I have a beautiful wife.

I have a Rolex watch.

I have a Rolex watch. I have a Mercedes Benz car. I've got an expensive jacket.

I'm not healthy.

He said all these things and he said, I'm not happy.

Why you you are scrubbed on earth. Sweep the floor.

So why are you scrubbed on earth? You sweep the floor. Oh, scrub the earth. You sweep the floor. So I couldn't tell the reason why I was happy. I would lose my job.

I thought I was working in a material world. My father was a millionaire.

Like this. Working in the material world. My father was a millionaire.

My grandfather.

My grandfather had 50 million 13 kids. But he had 13 kids.

Each one ended up with $3 million.

Each one ended up with like $3 million. He gave me a half. He gave me a half a million as a grandson. He sent it to the bank. But I never saw that. I don't know.

My father must have used it somehow.

My father must have used it somehow. Used it somehow. Anyway, the happiness in this material world is very fleeting.

Person has brought so many things reality.

Person brought so many things to be happy. The real happiness is serving Krishna.

Krishna.

In all the languages. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hari. See you in the class tomorrow morning.

I don't know. I know tomorrow is another day. One day we have time. Early class. 6:30.

I don't know. Tomorrow, other day. One day we'll be having an early class at 6:30. The upstairs class would be at 6:30. In the evening.

We have other meetings. 7:30.

2. Yes. Told me to announce this.

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