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Evam parampara-praptam (BG 4.2). You take to this line of disciplic succession from Krsna and try to understand what is Absolute Truth, what is your relationship with you, how you can get out of the threefold miserable condition of life

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Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

They'll preach this philosophy, "God is everywhere. Why you are going to the temple?" That means God is everywhere except in the temple. That is their philosophy. So these nonsense things are going on. Narādhama. Therefore they're narādhamas. Don't follow these narādhama. Be faithful. Try to understand those who are actually followers of God. Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (BG 4.2). So you take to this line of disciplic succession from Kṛṣṇa and try to understand what is Absolute Truth, what is your relationship with you, how you can get out of the threefold miserable condition of life.

The Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura confirms it: jībake karaye gādhā, jaḍa-bidyā jato māyāra vaibhava. This material education, they're simply expansion of the opulence of māyā, illusion. Suppose if I am darkness, in darkness, if the darkness become more and more deeper, is it advancement? The darkness, there must be light. Then it is advancement. But if, if the, if there is little darkness, if you make it more and more dark, then is that advancement? So here it is actually . . .The advancement of so-called material education is making the people more and more attached to this material world. The value of life is jñāna-vairāgya, to acquire the knowledge, "What is the value of life." And when one has actually attained to that platform of knowledge, he should be detached from this material world. Jñāna-vairāgya. That is required.But what is happening? There is no knowledge of the value of life, and they are becoming more and more attached to this material world. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says that so-called advancement of education means māyayā apahṛta-jñāna. The māyā, the illusory energy, is plundering the real purpose of knowledge.Therefore they are narādhama, simply spoiled. In Los Angeles, from the University, many scientists come, many psychologists and psychiatrists . . . we have got many students also, they are Doctor of Science. So we talked. So we flatly say that, "This advancement of education making you narādhama, lowest of the mankind." So they are convinced. And some of them are very serious student.So actually this education, as Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has said, jaḍa-bidyā jato māyāra vaibhava, tomāra bhajane bādhā. You, you'll see, the more a person is materially educated, he has no interest. Just like our whole state has become secular state; no more interested. Here is our Bhagavad-gītā. Gandhi started his movement with Bhagavad-gītā. The big, big politician, Aravinda, he studied Bhagavad-gītā. And Tilak, he studied Bhagavad-gītā. Now in our schools and colleges, if there is question of studying Bhagavad-gītā, the state will not allow. Is it not? They . . .So māyayā apahṛta-jñānāḥ. Such a cultural book, such a book of knowledge, great book of knowledge, Bhagavad-gītā, they're banned. It is banned. And if you present Bhagavad-gītā with some nonsense commentary, that will be sold. And when you speak Bhagavad-gītā as it is . . . of course, factually, now we are getting ground. Our Bhagavad-gītā is selling more than other editions, Bhagavad-gītā As It Is. So actually this is the knowledge.This knowledge is rejected. Māyayā apahṛta-jñānāḥ. Why this is happening? Āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ (BG 7.15). Because they have taken to the shelter of atheism, the philosophy of atheism: "There is no God," "Everyone is God," "I am God," "You are God." "Why you are finding out, trying to find out . . .? You are . . .Why you are going to the temples? There is no God. God is everywhere." God is everywhere, except in the temple. They'll preach this philosophy, "God is everywhere. Why you are going to the temple?" That means God is everywhere except in the temple. That is their philosophy.So these nonsense things are going on. Narādhama. Therefore they're narādhamas. Don't follow these narādhama. Be faithful. Try to understand those who are actually followers of God. Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (BG 4.2). So you take to this line of disciplic succession from Kṛṣṇa and try to understand what is Absolute Truth, what is your relationship with you, how you can get out of the threefold miserable condition of life.This is possible. That is called brahma-jijñāsā, tattva-jijñāsā, athāto brahma jijñāsā. The Bhāgavata also says, jīvasya tattva-jijñāsā. So this śraddadhānāḥ, if we have got little faith that . . . just like people come here with little faith. That faith is the little spark of fire. Now you have to fan it, fan it, so that fire may increase. Tat śraddadhānāḥ munayaḥ.So śraddadhānāḥ, Rūpa Gosvāmī has given us the formula that if you have got little faith in . . . for understanding the Absolute Truth, Bhagavān, then ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgaḥ (CC Madhya 23.14-15), associate with sādhu. Who is sādhu? Sādhu means devotee. Kṛṣṇa says, api cet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk, sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ (BG 9.30). He's sādhu.Not a sādhu having big beard or mustaches and having red cloth, without any sense of Kṛṣṇa. He's not sādhu. Sādhu means one who is fully engaged in the service of the Lord. He's sādhu. Api cet su-durācāraḥ. Even if he's not very well behaved, su-durācāra, still he's sādhu. Why? Bhajate mām ananya-bhāk. He has no other business than to love Kṛṣṇa. This is the symptom of sādhu.So sādhu-saṅga means ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgaḥ. Sādhu-saṅga means to associate with the devotees of Kṛṣṇa. Ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgo 'tha bhajana-kriyā. Sādhu-saṅga. As soon as these boys . . . they first of all, they come out of inquisitiveness to our several centers. Gradually, they shave their head and try to understand the books and literature. They then come forward: "Swāmījī, give me initiation. Make . . . get me the sannyāsī-āśrama." Gradually they come. So ādau śraddhā tataḥ sā . . . sādhu, this is the effect of sādhu-saṅga. Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said:sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga sarva-śāstre kayalava-mātra sādhu-saṅge sarva-siddhi haya(CC Madhya 22.54)Actually if one associates with a sādhu, with a pure devotee of Lord, then certainly it will be effective. Certainly. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness society is meant for giving opportunity to the people to make association with bhaktas. By association with bhakta, devotees, they'll become also bhakta. Saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ (BG 2.62). If you associate with drunkards, then you gradually become a drunkard. But if you associate with devotees, gradually you become a devotee. This is natural sequence.

Page Title:Evam parampara-praptam (BG 4.2). You take to this line of disciplic succession from Krsna and try to understand what is Absolute Truth, what is your relationship with you, how you can get out of the threefold miserable condition of life
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-02-07, 03:22:51
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1