The Real Liberation Movement
Nowadays we hear about so many different types of liberation movements: women's liberation, lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender liberation, black liberation, etc. They are all seeking equal rights for persons of those various designations, but they are going about it in the wrong way. On the material platform there can never be pure equality because on that plane by nature's way there will always be dissimilarities. Real equality, true equality only exists on the spiritual platform. Therefore to achieve genuine equality we must elevate our consciousness to the spiritual plane.
Any liberation movement which is based on and thus promotes a bodily conception of the self is not a liberation movement at all. It is a bondage movement. Real liberation means to become free from the bodily conception of the self by reviving the consciousness of the real self within. This revival of consciousness is achieved by reconnecting the individual self with the Supreme Self, who is the source of all existence. The reconnection process is called bhakti yoga, the pathway of divine love. This process is learned from a bona fide spiritual master. Therefore all those who are seeking the platform of pure equality and unlimited happiness are advised to seek out a bona fide spiritual master and learn from him the sublime science of self-realization.
The Krishna consciousness movement has been started for this purpose, to provide everyone in every part of the world access to a bona fide spiritual master who can train them how to revive their original divine consciousness. This is a real liberation movement, a soul liberation movement. Take advantage of it and your life will be eternally sublime.
Shubham
In this connection the great Vaisnava acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, 2nd Canto, Chapter 9, Text 11 as follows:
"In the material world everything is created, and everything is annihilated, and the duration of life between the creation and annihilation is temporary. In the transcendental realm there is no creation and no destruction, and thus the duration of life is eternal unlimitedly. In other words, everything in the transcendental world is everlasting, full of knowledge and bliss without deterioration. Since there is no deterioration, there is no past, present and future in the estimation of time. It is clearly stated in this verse that the influence of time is conspicuous by its absence."
So take advantage of this sublime process of Krishna consciousness under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master and you will attain timelessness, an eternal existence with Lord Krishna in His divine pastimes.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Any liberation movement which is based on and thus promotes a bodily conception of the self is not a liberation movement at all. It is a bondage movement. Real liberation means to become free from the bodily conception of the self by reviving the consciousness of the real self within. This revival of consciousness is achieved by reconnecting the individual self with the Supreme Self, who is the source of all existence. The reconnection process is called bhakti yoga, the pathway of divine love. This process is learned from a bona fide spiritual master. Therefore all those who are seeking the platform of pure equality and unlimited happiness are advised to seek out a bona fide spiritual master and learn from him the sublime science of self-realization.
The Krishna consciousness movement has been started for this purpose, to provide everyone in every part of the world access to a bona fide spiritual master who can train them how to revive their original divine consciousness. This is a real liberation movement, a soul liberation movement. Take advantage of it and your life will be eternally sublime.
Hearing from Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavana
Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:
Question: What is Time?
Is there any difference between past, present, and future in this material world ? What is time?Shubham
Answer: Time is an Energy of Krishna
In this material world there is obviously a vast difference between past, present, and future. But since time is an energy of Krishna, Krishna is not under the influence of time. And the inhabitants of His eternal abode, being fully realized in their qualitative oneness with Him, are also not under the influence of time. Time is only active here in the material world.In this connection the great Vaisnava acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, 2nd Canto, Chapter 9, Text 11 as follows:
"In the material world everything is created, and everything is annihilated, and the duration of life between the creation and annihilation is temporary. In the transcendental realm there is no creation and no destruction, and thus the duration of life is eternal unlimitedly. In other words, everything in the transcendental world is everlasting, full of knowledge and bliss without deterioration. Since there is no deterioration, there is no past, present and future in the estimation of time. It is clearly stated in this verse that the influence of time is conspicuous by its absence."
So take advantage of this sublime process of Krishna consciousness under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master and you will attain timelessness, an eternal existence with Lord Krishna in His divine pastimes.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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