S.B. 4.7.44 ...be delivered from illusion

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Dear Prabhus,

Please accept my humble oebsiances at the lotus feet of

Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada, my debt to your lotus feet will never

be satisfied.

 

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.7.44

The prayers continue :

"The Vidyadharas said : Dear Lord, this human form of body is meant

for attaining the highest perfectional objective, but, impelled by Your

external energy, the living entity misidentifies himself with his body

and with the material energy, and therefore, influenced by maya, he wants

to become happy by material enjoyment. He is misled and always attracted

by temporary, illusory, happiness. But Your transcendental activities are

so powerful that if one engages in the hearing and chanting of such topics,

he can be delivered from illusion."

Srila Prabhupada instructs us (partial purport) : "The human form of

life is called arthada because the body can very nicely help the

embodied soul achieve the highest perfection. Prahlada Maharaj said that

even though temporary, the body can give us the highest perfectional achievement.

In the process of evolution from the lower to higher grade of living, the

human form of life is a great boon. But maya is so strong that in

spite of achieving this great boon of the hman form of life, we are influenced

by temporary material happiness, and we forget our goal of life. We are

attracted to things which will ceace to exist. The beginning of such attraction

is the temporary body. In this horrible condition of life there is only

one way of liberation - to engage in the activities of transcendental chanting

and hearing of the holy name of the Supreme Lord : Hare Krsna Hare Krsna

Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare...... There

are two narrative books which especially concern the words and activities

of Krsna. Bhagavad-gita is the instruction given by Krsna, and Srimad-Bhagavatam

is

the book containing topics exclusively about Krsna and His devotees. These

two books are the special nectar of the words of Krsna... The illusion

is that the conditioned soul does not try to understand his spiritual identity.

He is more interested in his external body, which is only a flash

and which will be finished as soon as the time is designated. The whole

atmosphere will change when the living entity has to transmigrate from

one body to another. Under the spell of maya , he will again be

satisfied in a different atmosphere. This spell of maya is called

avaranatmika

shakti because it is so strong that the living entity is satisfied

in any abominable condition... But the human form of life is a chance to

understand, and if one misses this opportunity, he is most unfortunate.

The way to get out of this illusory maya is to engage in the topics

of Krsna. Lord Chaitanya advocated a process by whereby everyone may remain

in his present position without change but simply hear from the proper

authorities about Krsna.... we know that if one simply chants and hears

the topics of Krsna, one's life will change ; he will see a new light,

and his life will be successful."

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(from "My Relationship with Lord Krsna", p.39, by His Holiness

Satswarupa das Goswami )

Beginning with Srila Prabhupada words :

"..."When one realizes something of his constitutional relationship

with eth Supreme Personality of Godhead, he understands his original position

and wants to be reinstated in this position... very eagerly desiring to

go to one's natural position...."

It is natural that we should develop a desire to render

direct service to Krsna. What service will it be? That depends on our taste.

How can we develop the taste? "One should feelingly pray and become eager

to render his particular type of service to the Lord. This is the teaching

of all great devotees, especially Lord Chaitanya." (from Nectar of Devotion,

p. 83)..."

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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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your very fallen servant.....

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