Category:Teachings of Lord Kapila Chapter 18 - The Final Perfection
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- A child enjoys playing all day; he does not want to be sent to school to be educated. Education is sreyas, the ultimate goal. No one is interested in this
- Actually Hiranyakasipu was already liberated, yet his affectionate son was anxious to know whether he was liberated or not
- Actually there is no difference between Krsna and Rama, but everyone has his preference. For instance, Hanuman was particularly devoted to Lord Ramacandra. The gopis are exclusively devoted to Lord Krsna. This does not make any real difference
- Aham brahmasmi ("I am Brahman") is simply theoretical knowledge, but when one actually renders devotional service, one is situated in practical knowledge. Then one is no longer on the material platform but on the Brahman platform
- An animal in the desert sees a mirage, a shadow of water, and he runs after this shadow again and again
- Arjuna made friends with the Lord, and Hanuman carried out the orders of Lord Ramacandra
- As long as we are in the subtle and gross bodies, we are suffering under the three modes of material nature. Once we enter into the devotional service of the Lord, we are immediately situated on the platform of brahma-bhuta
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- Bali Maharaja offered everything he had to the Lord in the form of Vamanadeva, and after he had offered all his possessions, he offered his body. There are many examples, but at the present moment, if we simply hear about Krsna, that is sufficient
- By bhakti-yoga we can directly transcend both the subtle body (mind, intelligence and ego) and the gross material body. Then we can be situated on the spiritual platform in our original, spiritual body
- By karma-yoga we attempt to get out of the gross body, and by jnana-yoga we attempt to get out of the subtle body
- By serving the Lord, one renders the best service to his family, because twenty-one generations are liberated if one becomes a pure Vaisnava
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- Even if we do not understand this philosophy, we will be purified if we hear what Krsna says. This is the whole process of hari-sankirtana
- Everyone wants health and security, but actually there is no security. There is simply a struggle for existence. People are struggling for security, but in reality this is all foolishness
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- He (an animal) runs further and further, and in this way, as he crosses the hot sands, he becomes more and more thirsty and he finally dies. Our struggle for existence is like this
- He (Krsna) says, - You are rotting here by repeatedly committing sins. You are changing from one body to another, and you are thinking that you are a human being, an American, this or that. The next moment you may become a dog or an insect
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- If a land animal is placed in water, he will simply struggle for existence, despite being an expert swimmer. We have come into this material world to gratify our senses, but our attempts will never be successful
- If we actually want to attain a state beyond fear, we have to accept this bhakti-yoga process enunciated by Lord Kapiladeva
- If we no longer want to be in such a fearful condition, we have to take shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna. Krsna is begging us to come to Him because we are all His sons
- If we study the history of the world, we see that it is simply a history of struggle. Mankind attempts to relieve its miserable condition, but it simply brings about another miserable condition. As we try to overcome one problem, another problem arises
- In any case, bhakti-yoga begins with hearing-sravanam kirtanam (SB 7.5.23). After one has heard from the right source and is convinced, one will automatically perform kirtana
- In the material world we are situated in asat, a nonpermanent situation. When a child has lost his father and mother, he is always in a fearful condition. He cries in the street, - Where is my father? Where is my mother
- In the material world we are struggling for existence with the hope that someday in the future we will be happy. Yet we are bewildered
- In the sastras it is said that if a person, even though a demon, is killed by God, he is immediately liberated
- In the Vaisnava-sampradaya, some devotees worship Radha-Krsna, and others worship Sita-Rama and Laksmi-Narayana. Some also worship Rukmini-Krsna. All of these are the same, and all of the devotees are Vaisnavas
- It is confirmed by the Lord that not only does a Vaisnava's father, but everyone for twenty-one generations before a Vaisnava receives liberation
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- Kirtana means glorification. Kirtana is preaching, glorifying and speaking about the Lord. Pariksit Maharaja attained perfection simply by listening to Srimad-Bhagavatam. This is sravanam kirtanam
- Knowledge, jnana, means understanding our relationship with Krsna. A wise man asks, - What is my duty to Krsna
- Krsna in all seriousness wants to see whether one has finished all his material desires. When Krsna sees this, He is very pleased
- Krsna is within everyone's heart, and as soon as He sees that one is interested in Him, He helps. This is the beginning of bhakti
- Krsna reserves the right of not being exposed to fools and rascals. He is simply meant for the devotees. We cannot understand Krsna without becoming devotees
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- Once Krsna left the gopis and changed into His four-handed Visnu form. The gopis went out searching for Krsna, and when they saw the four-handed Visnu form, they did not offer much respect. They simply wanted to see Krsna
- Once we understand our relationship with Krsna and our duty to Him, we naturally become reluctant to engage in material activities. This is called vairagya, detachment from material activities
- One can then enter into bhakti-yoga and renounce this material world. According to the sastras, there is sreyas and preyas. Sreyas is the ultimate goal
- One doesn't even have to understand what this Hare Krsna is. One only has to hear to be purified. Unless one is purified, one cannot understand God
- Our determination to renounce our association with this material world is called mukti. Mukti means coming to the spiritual platform. Since we belong to the spiritual atmosphere, it is impossible for us to be happy in the material atmosphere
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- Pariksit Maharaja was listening, and Sukadeva Gosvami was performing kirtana by describing the glories of the Lord. Prthu Maharaja simply worshiped the Lord, and Laksmidevi massaged Visnu's lotus feet
- People are always fearful because they have forgotten or rejected Krsna. We have forgotten that we are Krsna's eternal servants, His eternal parts and parcels, and that we have a most intimate relationship with Him
- People are always thinking that they are secure, and this is called maya, illusion
- People are working hard day and night to enjoy some results. A person in bhakti-yoga works hard day and night but offers the results to Krsna
- Prahlada Maharaja rendered the best service to his father, Hiranyakasipu, by having him killed by Lord Nrsimha-deva. Superficially it appeared that Prahlada Maharaja did not help his father, but this was not the case
- Prahlada Maharaja told the Lord - My father was a great atheist, and he committed many offenses at Your lotus feet. Now You have killed him. I request that he be excused and be given liberation
- Prahlada Maharaja was thinking, "My father is so sinful and so much opposed to God consciousness that he might not be liberated." After Lord Nrsimha killed Hiranyakasipu, Prahlada Maharaja told the Lord, - My dear Lord, may I ask one thing from You
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- The Krsna consciousness movement is meant to give everybody an opportunity to hear about Krsna
- The Lord appears in different forms, but in all cases He is the Lord
- The sastras instruct us to aim for sreyas and not be captivated by preyas. The supreme sreyas is bhakti-yoga
- The whole world is revolving about these things (illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling), yet despite this we have to spread this Krsna consciousness movement
- The yogi's real business is to focus his mind on Krsna. That is the real yoga system. There are many gymnastics performed by yogis, but all this is recommended for those who are overly concerned with the body
- There are innumerable forms of God - Rama, Nrsimha, Varaha, Krsna, Kapiladeva, Balarama and so on. Sometimes foolish people ask, - You are worshiping Krsna. Why don't you worship Rama
- There are many contaminations within the heart, and the people in this age are engaged in many sinful activities - illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling
- There is a great difference between a bhakti-yogi and an ordinary karmi. Ordinary karmis cannot understand that the bhaktas are on the transcendental platform
- There is no difference between Krsna and Visnu, but every devotee has a particular inclination
- There may be many obstacles, but they can all be transcended by Krsna's mercy. We only have to be determined in our devotion. The rest will follow. This is the essence of Lord Kapila's instructions to His mother
- This material world is actually meant for misery, just as a prison house is meant for punishment. Once we attain our constitutional position of brahma-bhuta (SB 4.30.20), we can enter the kingdom of God, the spiritual world
- This verse (SB 3.25.44) marks the conclusion of bhakti-yoga, as described by Lord Kapiladeva to His mother. Bhakti-yoga is the business of one advanced in jnana-vairagya, knowledge and renunciation
- Those who are unintelligent, who are like animals, seek happiness in the desert of the material world. This false attachment has to be given up by the process of bhakti-yoga. This must be taken up very seriously, not artificially
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- We are actually busy with dharma, artha, kama and moksa, but when we transcend these, bhakti begins
- We are thinking, "Let me go a little further. There will be water eventually. There will eventually be happiness." Yet there is no water in the desert
- We have to renounce all material engagements and accept the lotus feet of Krsna. We are making one plan after another to be happy in this material world, but this place is certified by the SPG as duhkhalayam asasvatam (BG 8.15), a place of misery
- We may be walking along very nicely, but at some moment we may slip and break our neck; therefore this planet is called Martyaloka, the planet of death, the place where death is a certainty
- We should act in such a way that ultimately we will become happy. However, if we want immediate happiness and disregard the future, we want preyas. Preyas is for unintelligent people and children
- When one actually sees Krsna, he sees Madana-mohana, the charmer of Cupid. Then one is no longer pierced by Cupid's arrow. This means that one actually becomes fearless
- Whether one chants Hare Krsna or Hare Rama, it is not very important. Worship of the demigods, however, is not recommended