Narada Muni's Amazing Pastimes and Teachings

Why waste time hearing and discussing rubbish political news when we can become spiritually uplifted and enlightened by absorbing our consciousness in studying the pastimes and teachings of the greatest enlightened sages in the history of the universe? No one ever became liberated from birth and death by meditating on mundane politicians. This is why I took it as the greatest blessing when I was asked to give a seminar on the amazing life and teachings of the great sage, Sri Narada Muni, on the evening of 14 June 2012 in the theatre room at the ISKCON temple in Melbourne, Australia.

Because Srila Narada Muni is one of the greatest acharyas in our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya (disciplic succession) to describe and hear about him bestows the greatest benediction upon all those who are involved with such discussions. I described three of his lifetimes and how he became the great liberated sage astronaut who can travel anywhere at will to any planet or universe within either the material world or the spiritual world to spread the glories of Krishna.

The Glorious Liberated Spaceman, Sri Narada Muni

The Glorious Liberated Spaceman, Sri Narada Muni

Describing Narada Muni's Amazing Pastimes and Teachings-14 June 2012-Melbourne, Australia

Sankarshan Das Describing Narada Muni's Amazing Teachings

Our Audience Was Very Enlivened

Sankarshan Das with Enlivened Audience at Melbourne, Australia

Sankarshan Das with Enlivened Audience at Melbourne, Australia

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Vivekananda, Football, and Eggplant?

I wanted to know what is your view (the Vaishnava view) of Swami Vivekananda's quote that it is better to play football than to read the Bhagavad-gita.

Also, he had a similar view on the Tulasi plant wherein he recommends to grow an eggplant instead.

Thank you very much,
Your servant,

Deepanshu R.

Answer: Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, and Tulasi

My view, your view, his view--these are all useless speculations. Therefore we must find out what is the view of the supreme authority, Lord Sri Krishna. His view, as revealed perfectly and completely in the Bhagavad-gita, is 100% perfect and complete.

If Swami Vivekananda was saying to play football instead of reading an unauthorized so-called Bhagavad-gita, which teaches that one should not surrender to Krishna, I could not agree with him more. But if he was referring to the actual Bhagavad-gita as it is, which teaches that one should surrender to Krishna, it is better that he should spend his time playing football instead of misguiding the human society by making such inane, insane statements in contradiction to the teachings of Krishna.

Regarding tulasi and eggplant: According to the Bhagavad-gita, if one eats an eggplant without lovingly offering it to Lord Krishna before eating, he is eating only sin. For an offering to be accepted by Krishna it must be accompanied by a tulasi leaf. Therefore one should grow both eggplant and tulasi if he wants to be liberated from sin and attain the spiritual kingdom at the time of death.

Anyone who is ignorant of the Bhagavad-gita's teachings is not qualified to be a spiritual master. If someone does not know how to become liberated from birth and death, how can he guide others to become liberated? It will not be possible. Therefore the Bhagavad-gita advises us to accept as our spiritual master a person who has factually realized the Absolute Truth, not a mental speculator who very proudly gives his own views in defiance of the teachings of Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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