Beyond All Problems

In this material world we are forced by the laws of nature to face so many problems one after another after another. How can we escape this ocean of problems? The answer is quite simple really. All we have to do is understand the one basic problem which is the cause of all other problems. What is that problem? Each of us thinks that we are the center of all existence. Even though we do not have the power to manifest even the smallest portion of the total existence from ourselves, we foolishly cling to the crazy notion that we are the center of it. We need to seek out knowledge of that original, supreme person who is in fact the source of all existence and establish a loving relationship with Him. This will immediately bring a stop to all our problems of existence and elevate us to our original consciousness situated far, far beyond all the problems of material existence.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Did Lord Caitanya Reject the Bhagavad-gita?

If the Bhagavad-gita is giving us the highest teachings then why did Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reject Ramananda Raya's proposal that the highest principle was to surrender to Krishna, as described in the Bhagavad-gita?

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Answer: No. He Affirmed Its Full Understanding

Krishna affirms in the Bhagavad-gita that the Bhagavad-gita is the highest knowledge, therefore it is a fact that the Bhagavad-gita is the highest knowledge. The Bhagavad-gita philosophy can be presented with incomplete understanding or it can be presented with full understanding. When Ramananda Raya presented surrender to Krishna as the highest truth Lord Caitanya rejected this proposal because He wanted to demonstrate that renunciation in itself is not sufficient. There must be positive engagement. Without positive engagement, the highest perfectional stage cannot be attained. Lord Caitanya did not reject the Bhagavad-gita's being the highest truth. What he did reject was Ramananda Raya's incomplete presentation of the Bhagavad-gita.

What was finally presented by Ramananda Raya as the highest truth and was accepted by as the highest truth by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is that devotional service based on information received from a realized devotee of the Lord and rendered without any attempt at cultivation of knowledge or mental speculation is the highest stage of perfection. This is the complete understanding of the Gita's message, which is indeed the highest truth.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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