Window to Spiritual World
20 December 2008--Krishna has blessed me with the most auspicious opportunity.I am here in sublime, serene Govinda Valley, Australia with 37 sincere souls who have signed up to get away from the rat race spending the weekend in a spiritual revitalization retreat with me for discovering the world that exists beyond their material senses. My spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, has opened a window for me to that spiritual world and now on his order and by his mercy I am to open that same window for those who have come to attend this retreat. Two days of exciting seminars, kirtans, spiritual association, and delicious prasadam await us as we embark on a transcendental journey to the spiritual world.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
1-Who is a bona fide spiritual master? Is this the same as what the impersonalists call enlightenment?
2-What does "to meditate on the lotus feet of Krishna" mean?
3-What does "lording it over material nature or the material creation" mean ?
4-How do you surrender to Krishna ? What does it mean?
Thanks for your time!
Mike
tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet
samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham
"If one wants to become self-realized, he must approach a spiritual master who is learned in the Vedic knowledge and fixed solidly in Krishna consciousness."
--Mundaka Upanisad 1.2.12
The enlightenment of the impersonalist is of an inferior quality to that of devotee because while the devotee enters permanently into the spiritual sky never to return to the land of birth and death, the impersonalist escapes the cycle of birth and death only temporarily. After some time of floating as a spiritual particle in the spiritual sky the impersonalist comes down again to enter into the cycle of birth and death.
Meditating on Krishna's lotus feet means to fix one's mind on the feet of Krishna. The reason that we do is this is that we are humbly bowing down in submission before the Lord at His feet.
Lording it over the material nature means thinking that one is the proprietor of those things which in actuality belong to the Lord, such as one's body and one's wealth.
Surrendering to Krishna means to follow the instructions that He is giving in the Bhagavad-gita such as chanting His holy names, only eating Krishna prasadam, and accepting a guru.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Window to the Spiritual World Retreat Govinda Valley, Australia--19 December 2008
Answers According to the Vedic Version:
Question: How to Surrender to Krishna?
I know you are busy but if you find the time to answer some questions about the Gita it would be much appreciated. Many questions pop up as I read the Gita. For example:1-Who is a bona fide spiritual master? Is this the same as what the impersonalists call enlightenment?
2-What does "to meditate on the lotus feet of Krishna" mean?
3-What does "lording it over material nature or the material creation" mean ?
4-How do you surrender to Krishna ? What does it mean?
Thanks for your time!
Mike
Answer: Follow Krishna's Instructions Given in the Bhagavad-gita
A bona fide spiritual master is described as follows in the Mundaka Upanisad:tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet
samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham
"If one wants to become self-realized, he must approach a spiritual master who is learned in the Vedic knowledge and fixed solidly in Krishna consciousness."
--Mundaka Upanisad 1.2.12
The enlightenment of the impersonalist is of an inferior quality to that of devotee because while the devotee enters permanently into the spiritual sky never to return to the land of birth and death, the impersonalist escapes the cycle of birth and death only temporarily. After some time of floating as a spiritual particle in the spiritual sky the impersonalist comes down again to enter into the cycle of birth and death.
Meditating on Krishna's lotus feet means to fix one's mind on the feet of Krishna. The reason that we do is this is that we are humbly bowing down in submission before the Lord at His feet.
Lording it over the material nature means thinking that one is the proprietor of those things which in actuality belong to the Lord, such as one's body and one's wealth.
Surrendering to Krishna means to follow the instructions that He is giving in the Bhagavad-gita such as chanting His holy names, only eating Krishna prasadam, and accepting a guru.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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