What Could Be More Amazing than This?
Srila Prabhupada writes in chapter 18 of his book, The Teachings of Lord Caitanya as follows:
"A bona fide spiritual master chants the holy names -- Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- and the transcendental sound vibration enters into the ear of the disciple, and if a disciple follows in the footsteps of his spiritual master and chants the holy name with similar respect, he actually comes to worship the transcendental name. When the transcendental name is worshiped by the devotee, the name Himself spreads His glories within the heart of a devotee. When a devotee is perfectly qualified in chanting the transcendental vibration of the holy name, he is quite fit to become a spiritual master and to deliver all the people of the world. The chanting of the holy name is so powerful that it gradually establishes its supremacy above everything in the world. The devotee who chants it becomes transcendentally situated in ecstasy and sometimes laughs, cries and dances in his ecstasy. Sometimes the unintelligent put hindrances in the path of chanting this maha-mantra, but one who is situated on the platform of love of Godhead chants the holy name loudly for all concerned. As a result, everyone becomes initiated in the chanting of the holy names -- Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. By chanting and hearing the holy names of Krishna, a person can remember the forms and qualities of Krishna."
Just see what is the result of receiving the holy names from the spiritual master and then chanting them with respect. What could more amazing than this?
Please accept my humble obeisances
When everything originates from Lord Krishna, why is the material universe considered a perverted version? Everything around us originates from Lord, and He is always present in our heart. So why is this material world considered so bad? In Bhagavad-gita He says, "I am death." He is a part of everything, even birth and death. Still He is aloof from everything. So why can't we live peacefully here, realizing the fact that He is always in our heart and in everything around us? Since He exists in the material world also, why should we aim to go back to Godhead?
Please clear my doubts.
Thank you Gurudev
Rashmi
For one who is Krishna conscious this material world is not bad. For the Krishna conscious devotee this material world is as good as the spiritual world because in either world he can fully absorb himself in the Lord’s
service. It is only bad for those who are not Krishna because here they suffer like anything in the cycle of repeated birth and death.
The pure devotee is fully satisfied to serve the Lord either here in the material world or in the spiritual world according to wherever Krishna wants him to engage in devotional service.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
"A bona fide spiritual master chants the holy names -- Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- and the transcendental sound vibration enters into the ear of the disciple, and if a disciple follows in the footsteps of his spiritual master and chants the holy name with similar respect, he actually comes to worship the transcendental name. When the transcendental name is worshiped by the devotee, the name Himself spreads His glories within the heart of a devotee. When a devotee is perfectly qualified in chanting the transcendental vibration of the holy name, he is quite fit to become a spiritual master and to deliver all the people of the world. The chanting of the holy name is so powerful that it gradually establishes its supremacy above everything in the world. The devotee who chants it becomes transcendentally situated in ecstasy and sometimes laughs, cries and dances in his ecstasy. Sometimes the unintelligent put hindrances in the path of chanting this maha-mantra, but one who is situated on the platform of love of Godhead chants the holy name loudly for all concerned. As a result, everyone becomes initiated in the chanting of the holy names -- Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. By chanting and hearing the holy names of Krishna, a person can remember the forms and qualities of Krishna."
Just see what is the result of receiving the holy names from the spiritual master and then chanting them with respect. What could more amazing than this?
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Hare Krishna Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances
When everything originates from Lord Krishna, why is the material universe considered a perverted version? Everything around us originates from Lord, and He is always present in our heart. So why is this material world considered so bad? In Bhagavad-gita He says, "I am death." He is a part of everything, even birth and death. Still He is aloof from everything. So why can't we live peacefully here, realizing the fact that He is always in our heart and in everything around us? Since He exists in the material world also, why should we aim to go back to Godhead?
Please clear my doubts.
Thank you Gurudev
Rashmi
Answer: Pure Devotee Only Aims to Serve Krishna
The material world is called a perverted reflection of the spiritual world because everything here is the opposite of the spiritual world. For example, the spiritual world is the realm of eternity, knowledge, and bliss while material world is the abode of temporality, ignorance, and misery.For one who is Krishna conscious this material world is not bad. For the Krishna conscious devotee this material world is as good as the spiritual world because in either world he can fully absorb himself in the Lord’s
service. It is only bad for those who are not Krishna because here they suffer like anything in the cycle of repeated birth and death.
The pure devotee is fully satisfied to serve the Lord either here in the material world or in the spiritual world according to wherever Krishna wants him to engage in devotional service.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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