Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 http://www.purebhakti.com WHEN LORD CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU was in Benares and promulgating the chanting of Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, thousands of people were following him. Prakasananda, a great scholar in Benares at the time, derided Lord Chaitanya for being a sentimentalist. Typically, some philosophers criticize the devotees for sentimentalism and philosophical naivete. But this was not the case with Lord Chaitanya, Who was a great scholar, and Who taught the philosophy of devotion. If the spiritual master does not educate the devotee in spiritual knowledge, the Supreme Godhead will do so. Therefore, a person who is in pure Krishna consciousness is not in ignorance. The Lord is telling Arjuna in this verse that there is no possibility of understanding the Supreme Absolute Truth simply by speculating, because It lies beyond man's reasoning powers. Man can speculate for millions of years, but if he is not a devoted lover of the Supreme Truth, his speculation will be in vain. But by devotional service, the Supreme Truth, which is the Personality of Godhead, is pleased; and He reveals Himself to the heart of the pure devotee by His inconceivable potency. The pure devotee always has Krishna within his heart, and therefore he is just like the sun that dissipates the darkness of ignorance. This is special mercy rendered to the pure devotee by the Supreme Lord. Due to the contamination of material association, through many millions of births, one's heart is always covered with the dust of materialism; but when one engages in devotional service and chants Hare Krishna, the dust quickly clears and one is elevated to the platform of pure knowledge. This platform can be reached only by devotional service, and not by speculation or argumentation. When the darkness of ignorance is removed, the Supreme Lord takes charge and the devotee has no worries. This is the essence of The Gita's teaching. By studying The Gita one comes to surrender completely to the Supreme Lord and engages in His service. As the Lord takes charge, he becomes free.Bhakti Prajnana Charities,Near Nirtya Grama, Hesarghatta, Bangalore- 560088 IndiaAlways chant:Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare HarevishnudaivataMy profile: http://purekatha.ning.com/profile/VishnuDaivataMobile: +91 9900885241Jaiva-dharma - the best book on spirituality for Rs. 100.Contact me if you would like to help our gurukula. We have 18 students now.http://www.pbwebcast.com (Tons of videos and audios from one of the greatest saints of the millennium)http://www.purebhakti.com (The home of pure devotion to Sri Krishna)http://www.rangagaudiya.com (Bangalore spiritual sanctuary)http://www.bhaktistudies.com (Free classes on Bhakti)http://www.bvml.org (Good library of devotional articles and books)http://www.vedabase.net (Read Srila Prabhupada's books online) 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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