Guest guest Posted October 17, 2001 Report Share Posted October 17, 2001 Prema-bhakti jaha hoite, avidya vinasa jate, vede gaya jahara carita when prema-bhakti arises in the heart of a devotee, all his ignorance is destroyed. Even the chanting of nama-abhasa dispels one’s ignorance and anarthas. When a devotee engages all his senses in following svarupa-siddha-bhakti with the exclusive aim of having bhava-bhakti arise in his heart, it is called sadhana-bhakti. By merely beginning this sadhana for the attainment of prema-bhakti, one’s ignorance is dispelled. Five types of ignorance have been described: avidya, asmita, raga, dvesa and abhinivesa. Then there are the four anarthas of sukrutottha, duskrutottha, aparadhottha and bhaktyuttha which are also varieties of ignorance. Avidya means forgetting Krishna, forgetting that the jiva in his internal form is an eternal servant of Krishna and not understanding what is aparadha. “I am this material body” this false identification is called asmita. Raga means having strong attachment for sense gratification, dvesa means despising the causes of our unhappiness, and abhinivesa means desperately clinging on to bodily enjoyment. All of these produce suffering for the conditioned soul. _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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