Srila Prabhupada - "Perhaps we are the only society who is proclaiming, “Here is God, Krsna. Take it.” We are the only society in the whole world. Otherwise they are all misled, all misled.
Others may cooperate or not cooperate; we don’t mind. But we cannot change our policy. Our policy is, “Krsna says, ‘I am the Supreme.’
We must declare throughout the whole world that Krsna is the Supreme.
Krsna says, mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya. (Gita 7.7)
“O conqueror of wealth (Arjuna), there is no Truth superior to Me.”
We shall declare to the whole world that “Krsna is the Supreme; there is no one superior to Krsna.”
This is our Krsna consciousness movement.
Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru. (Gita 18.65)
“Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.”
We are preaching this. In this temple we are asking everyone.
“Here is Krsna. Always think of Krsna. Chant Hare Krsna.” Then you will have to think. “Hare Krishna, Hare Krsna ” means thinking of Krsna.
As soon as you hear the name of Krsna —man-mana. And who will do that? Mad-bhakta.
Unless you become a devotee of Krsna, you will not waste your time, “Krsna, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna.” That means simply by chanting Hare Krsna mantra you become a devotee of Krsna.
Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji. Now, this worship of Krsna: the whole day is engaged for Krsna’s mangala-aratika, for Krsna’s chanting, for Krsns’s cooking, for Krsna’s prasada distribution, so many ways.
Our devotees all over the world—there are 102 centers—they are simply engaged in Krsna consciousness. This is our propaganda. Always, no other business. We don’t do any business, but we are spending at least twenty-five lakhs of rupees every month, and Krsna is supplying.
Tesam nityabhiyuktanam yoga-ksemam vahamy aham. (Gita 9.22)
“But those who worship Me with devotion, meditating on My transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.”
If you remain Krsna conscious, fully dependent on Krsna, then there will be no scarcity.
I started this Krsna business with forty rupees. Now we have got forty crores of rupees. Is there any businessman in the whole world who within ten years with forty rupees he can increase to forty crores?
There is no example. And ten thousand men, they are eating prasadam daily. So this is Krsna consciousness.
Yoga-ksemam vahamy aham. As soon as you become Krsna conscious, you simply depend on Him and work sincerely and then Krsna will supply everything—everything.
This is practically being manifested. Take, for example, in Bombay. Now the land is worth one crore of rupees. And when I purchased the land, I had maybe three or four lakhs.
So it was completely speculation, but I was confident that “I shall be able to pay. Krsna will give me.”
There was no money. That’s a long history—I do not wish to discuss. But I have got now practical experience that you depend on Krsna, there will be no scarcity. Whatever you want, it will be fulfilled.
Tesam nityabhiyuktanam. So be always engaged in Krsna consciousness. Then everything will be fulfilled, any desire, if you have got".
—Srila Prabhupada, talk on Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.6.1, December 2, 1975, Vrindavan.
For love to truly exist with the jiva-tattva (jivatma or jiva-tattva soul) MUST have free will in Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrindavana, the Kingdoms of God ALWAYS, therefore returning there is not necessarily permanent Prabhupada explains here.
ReplyDeleteSyamasundara - "But can we predict that the process (returning back home back to Godhead) will be permanent? Can we predict that? Just like many prisoners leave the prison, but some come back''
Srila Prabhupada - "No, there is no permanent effect because we have got little independence. There is nothing permanent because you can misuse your independence at any time".
Syamasundara - "And some come back?"
Srila Prabhupada - "Yes. Otherwise there is no meaning of independence. Independence means you can do this, you can do that. "All right. Whatever you like."
Devotee - "Then he is so many times falling down, again and again, so will he eventually permanently come back?"
Srila Prabhupada - "When a man is released from the prison house, that does not mean permanently because he can come back again if he wants, however, the general law is NOT to come back, but if he likes, he can come back, otherwise what is the meaning of independence? Just like one becomes free from the prison house, naturally he should not go there again". (Discussions with Syamasundara > Henri Bergson)
Many aspiring devotees, religious leaders, seekers of REAL truth and modern day gurus have absolutely no idea what "free will" and "surrender" really means.
ReplyDeleteSrila Prabhupada - "So, unless there is a possibility of misusing our free will, there is no question of freedom.” (Dialectical Spiritualism, Critique of Descartes)
Sadly some foolishly believe to enter Vaikuntha or Goloka-Vrindavana, one must extinguish their "free will" under the heading of ''surrender'' and allow Krishna to completely control your every actions and thoughts.
In other words, you become "little Krishna mindless drone imitators" running around Vrindavana who are always told what to do, when to do, and never allowed to think for yourself.
Such a hellish nightmare version of God's Kingdom is nonsense impersonalism because one is destroying their individual unique ''personality'' and independent sense of self by being that "mindless yes man or women drone".
In true Spiritual reality, the jiva soul is endowed with ''free will'' in Vaikuntha and Goloka-Vrindavana, where the jiva soul voluntarily contributes in a reciprocal relationship with Krishna as the PERSON they eternally are.
These impersonalist fools do not even care to stop this nonsense self denial and ''childish imitation'' of trying to be little Krishnas, instead of being the unique independent (yet dependent on Krishna) contributing servant they eternally are.
Real love is always a two-way street based on individual thoughtful loving exchanges and reciprocation. Being Krishna's mindless drone or slave in the name of being His servant is NOT the meaning of surrender or having loving selfless exchanges.
Srila Prabhupada - "Love is reciprocal, voluntary, good exchange of feeling. Then there is love. Not by force, no, Krishna does not want to become a lover like that, ‘You love me, otherwise I shall kill you!" (Washington DC July 8, 1976)
Real love or Bhakti is reciprocal, as said above, it is NEVER a one way street where surrender to Krishna takes away one's sense of self, individuality and personal contributions.
This is important to understand because each individual jiva-soul has their own independent personality, sense of self and unique personality and characteristics that THEY only have, that is part and parcel of each individual marginal living entities make up as the independent unique "person" they are eternally.
Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of ALL causes, He allows the jiva souls to have their freedom so that they are able to choose for themselves, in cooperation with Krishna, how to love and serve Him.
ReplyDeleteIf Krishna never sanctioned the jiva's free will, then they would be no better than dead stone Prabhupada has explained.
If Krishna does not allow the jiva souls to have their free will, then the jiva souls can NEVER have a meaningful relationship of loving exchanges, personal contributions and reciprocation with Krishna as the individual "living person" they are eternally.
They would simply be no better than mindless programmed impersonal dead machines or drones.
The Spiritual Worlds, and "life itself", can NEVER exist unless the jiva souls are experiencing loving exchanges and reciprocation with Krishna, this can only happen when there is free will.