12-09-16 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.12.38 - Krishna Consciousness means being broad minded

12-09-16 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.12.38 - Krishna Consciousness means being broad minded

 few notes

1. Envy of God is why we are here, as explained by previous Acharyas.
2. We can think we are not envious but if we are in material world because of envy of God, think about how envious we must be of others.
3. Removing Envy in our context is becoming less and less selfish
4. we discuss on all things with devotees, but never discuss how we are doing at ego level
5. is my ego increasing or decreasing?
6. am i hurting people ?
7. becoming a Hitler for good or bad reason is always BAD, no justification can be given for that !
8. Never think just because even demons like Aghasur and Bakasur got perfection , so i will also get it, then our tendency to become lax will be prominent. We should think they were lucky
9. I have to deliver myslef
10. Then we will become serious in Bhakti and Sadhana will become strong
11. Even a child in school knows that he will get appreciation for Good Behaviour, let us at least have that much intelligence
12. We are thinking where we are supposed to get remark(correction), we should get special mercy instead
13. That is very dangerous, that will not go well.
14. Local train rush in mumbai is more than rush to go back to godhead
15. What is imp is what kind of legacy you create for those who are connected to you
16. A devotee has no choice but to behave in proper way !
17. We can not have worn tilak, dhoti kurta, and then expect the mercy of demons from Sri Krishna, what legacy is that
18. Anukulyane Krishna anu silanam , not pratikula , our Acharyas have explained
19. Thus Stories of Queen Kunti, Chitreketu, Pandavas, Parikshit Maharaj , they have struggle, they are vaishnavas
20. real struggle, realistic stories
21. Aghasura, BakaSura ... no struggle only , little deceptive to us sadhakas, because we may take it for granted...
22. Our goal is not to go back to Godhead, Sriman Mahaprabhu does not talk about it , he talks about "Performing Devotional Service Life after Life"
23. Mukti He does not appreciate, He explains "If you are doing Bhakti for Mukti, then Bhakti is not real Bhakti. Bhakti becomes Bhoga " that is the concept
24. A vaishnava should think "For me going back to Godhead is far distant dream, will take millions of lifetimes ... "
25. A vaishnava should think "Seeing and knowing my tendencies, I am meant to be coming back to this world for many lifetimes, better let me at least behave nicely "
26. Religion can give rise to to desensitized behaviour, cruelty, lack of sensitivity to others. Religion has done this!
27. That is why people want to avoid religion, keep God away, This is the God you are presenting! We do not want to do anything with you !
28. Then entire history of India, whether great Kings, Some of the great Kings wanted to do so much Good , but their family was so much small minded, And the the spiritualists also were only interested in their own personal emancipation, I need to go back to Godhead, forget this world, my consideration is I want to just go back , Not a right thing
29. When you are connected to this world, whether this world is your temple world or outside world, you have to contribute! contribute positively !
30. Asuri sampatti, wealth earned by wrong means, will make one extremely selfish !
31. Bhisma explains "when the king is corrupt, how long will people tolerate ? there are limits to people's toleration"
32. Same Bhisma has explained that King should be worshipped as Nara Deva, as long as he acts like Nara Deva
33. Bhisma has explained that When king is not like Nara deva people will rebel against him
34. Everyone is forced to be selfless, a father, a mother. a wife, a husband, parents, children have to be selfless
35. Some amount of selflessness has to be there
36. Unfortunately our modern world does not teach this
37. The child only thinks from his/her point of view
38. Why old age homes ?, because there are boarding schools, why boarding schools ? because parents may not want to take care of the children
39. Everyone is thinking from such a perverted view
40. Put child in boarding school, so I can go to my kitty party, or so I can go to Temple maybe (:-))
41. Child is not a burden
42. I was in Singapore recently ...Singapore has a concept that all the children have to do something for the society
43. Bribing children, take this toffee, take this thing and go away
44. Not giving time to children
45. Child when he grows up will do the same thing
46. Ram explained to Bharat "Arta Kama and Dharma should be in harmony"
47. If they are not in harmony, you are finished
48. If Adharma is there and you earn Arta the your kama is very dangerous
49. When there is kama there is no mukti only bondage, boud to material world again and again
50. In this very clear philosophy let us not add assumptions, there is no facility for assumption in Bhakti in Vaishnavisim Vedandta philosophy
51. You have to accept reality as it is , We must not present assumed ideas as philosophy
52. That creates danger, For example "Even if you are not pure you will go back to Godhead"
53. Both law of karma is there and mercy is there. One cannot eliminate law of karma because we claim we have mercy... If we misbehave we have to take the responsibility, we will get the reaction for that.
54. On a concisions level we seek mercy. On a action level we have responsibly - that is Vedanta Philosophy
55. Srimad Bhagavad Gita is all about balance, you can not remember Sri Krishna without being active
56. Chapter 6: Dhyana-yoga Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 6.17
57. yuktahara-viharasya
58. yukta-cestasya karmasu
59. yukta-svapnavabodhasya
60. yogo bhavati duhkha-ha
61. TRANSLATION - He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.
62. Bhakti is all about learning the art of balancing
63. Going back to Godhead with the attitude of Aghasura, Bakasura, Putana is not a good thing.
64. We want to go back to Godhead by being Bhaktas , by being Vaishnava devotees, not as Aghasura, Bakasura
65. Chant 16 rounds everyday, follow the 4 regulative principles, associate with devotees positively, try to be less and less selfish, and at no point of time be cruel to others , even in the name of Sri Krishna, even in the name of philosophy ...