Session 105 | NOD | SRILA PRABHUPADA's INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING RAGANUGA SADHANA BHAKTI|Bhakti Shastri
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THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SESSION FOR RAGANUGA BHAKTI
MAJOR POINTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
SRILA PRABHUPADA INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING RAGANUGA SADHANA BHAKTI
Here are a few excerpts from Srila Prabhupada's lectures where he explains the stage of nistha:
• FROM TEACHING OF LORD CHAITANYA CHAPTER 31
If one wrongly thinks that the material body is as perfect as the spiritual body and thus begins to worship Kṛṣṇa by imitating the damsels of Vṛndāvana, he becomes infested with Māyāvāda (impersonal) philosophy. The impersonalists recommend a process of ahaṅgrahopāsanā, by which one worships his own body as the Supreme. Thinking in this way, such pseudo-transcendentalists dress themselves as the damsels of Vraja. Such activities are not acceptable in devotional service. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the most authoritative ācārya in the Gauḍīya-sampradāya, has condemned these imitators. The process of transcendental realization is to follow in the footsteps of the associates of the Supreme Lord; therefore to think oneself a direct associate of the Supreme Lord is condemned. According to authorized Vaiṣṇava principles, one should follow a particular devotee and not think of himself as Kṛṣṇa 's associate.
In this way Rāmānanda Rāya explained that one should accept the mood of the damsels of Vraja. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is clearly said that one should accept the emotional activities of the associates of Kṛṣṇa, not imitate their dress. One should also always meditate upon the dealings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the transcendental world. One should think of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa twentyfour hours a day and engage in Their service within one 's mind, not externally change one 's dress. By adopting the mood of the associates and friends of Rādhārāṇī and following in their footsteps, one can ultimately achieve the perfectional stage of being transferred to Goloka Vṛndāvana, the transcendental abode of Kṛṣṇa.
By adopting this emotional mood of following in the footsteps of the gopīs, one attains his siddhadeha. This word indicates the pure spiritual body, which is beyond the senses, mind and intelligence. The siddha-deha is the purified soul who is just suitable to serve the Supreme Lord. No one can servethe Supreme Lord as His associate without being situated in his perfectly pure spiritual identity. That identity is completely free from all material contamination. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā1, a materially contaminated person transmigrates to another material body by material consciousness. At the time of death he thinks materially and is therefore transferred to another material body. Similarly, one who at the time of death is situated in his pure spiritual identity thinks of the spiritual loving service rendered to the Supreme Lord and is transferred to the spiritual kingdom, to enter into the association of Kṛṣṇa. In other words, the qualification for being transferred to the spiritual kingdom at the time of death is to think, in one 's spiritual identity, of Kṛṣṇa and His associates. No one can contemplate the activities of the spiritual kingdom without being situated in his pure, spiritual identity (siddha-deha). Thus Rāmānanda Rāya said that without attaining one 's siddhadeha one can neither become an associate of the damsels of Vraja nor render service directly to the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and His eternal consort, Rādhārāṇī.
• VCT TELLS MORE ABOUT GREED
If one is still struggling with major anarthas and has not yet attained steadiness in their sadhana, it is not very likely that they will have the necessary determination to pursue raganuga-bhakti in earnest. Logically, one would first have to use that impetus to attain steadiness - nistha - in their sadhana, so that they can practice raganuga-bhakti with the necessary determination, and not be distracted by anarthas that could taint their progress. Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains how greed appears in Raga-vartma-candrika:
There are two causes for the appearance of greed:(1) the mercy of Kṛṣṇa (2) the mercy of another anurāgi devotee
There are again two kinds of mercy bestowed by a devotee:(1) mercy bestowed by a rāgānugā devotee in a previous life – praktana (2) mercy bestowed by a rāgānugā devotee in the present birth – adhunika
REMAINING notes in next session ie session 106
MAJOR POINTS DISCUSSED IN THIS SESSION
SRILA PRABHUPADA INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING RAGANUGA SADHANA BHAKTI
Here are a few excerpts from Srila Prabhupada's lectures where he explains the stage of nistha:
• FROM TEACHING OF LORD CHAITANYA CHAPTER 31
If one wrongly thinks that the material body is as perfect as the spiritual body and thus begins to worship Kṛṣṇa by imitating the damsels of Vṛndāvana, he becomes infested with Māyāvāda (impersonal) philosophy. The impersonalists recommend a process of ahaṅgrahopāsanā, by which one worships his own body as the Supreme. Thinking in this way, such pseudo-transcendentalists dress themselves as the damsels of Vraja. Such activities are not acceptable in devotional service. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the most authoritative ācārya in the Gauḍīya-sampradāya, has condemned these imitators. The process of transcendental realization is to follow in the footsteps of the associates of the Supreme Lord; therefore to think oneself a direct associate of the Supreme Lord is condemned. According to authorized Vaiṣṇava principles, one should follow a particular devotee and not think of himself as Kṛṣṇa 's associate.
In this way Rāmānanda Rāya explained that one should accept the mood of the damsels of Vraja. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is clearly said that one should accept the emotional activities of the associates of Kṛṣṇa, not imitate their dress. One should also always meditate upon the dealings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the transcendental world. One should think of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa twentyfour hours a day and engage in Their service within one 's mind, not externally change one 's dress. By adopting the mood of the associates and friends of Rādhārāṇī and following in their footsteps, one can ultimately achieve the perfectional stage of being transferred to Goloka Vṛndāvana, the transcendental abode of Kṛṣṇa.
By adopting this emotional mood of following in the footsteps of the gopīs, one attains his siddhadeha. This word indicates the pure spiritual body, which is beyond the senses, mind and intelligence. The siddha-deha is the purified soul who is just suitable to serve the Supreme Lord. No one can servethe Supreme Lord as His associate without being situated in his perfectly pure spiritual identity. That identity is completely free from all material contamination. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā1, a materially contaminated person transmigrates to another material body by material consciousness. At the time of death he thinks materially and is therefore transferred to another material body. Similarly, one who at the time of death is situated in his pure spiritual identity thinks of the spiritual loving service rendered to the Supreme Lord and is transferred to the spiritual kingdom, to enter into the association of Kṛṣṇa. In other words, the qualification for being transferred to the spiritual kingdom at the time of death is to think, in one 's spiritual identity, of Kṛṣṇa and His associates. No one can contemplate the activities of the spiritual kingdom without being situated in his pure, spiritual identity (siddha-deha). Thus Rāmānanda Rāya said that without attaining one 's siddhadeha one can neither become an associate of the damsels of Vraja nor render service directly to the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and His eternal consort, Rādhārāṇī.
• VCT TELLS MORE ABOUT GREED
If one is still struggling with major anarthas and has not yet attained steadiness in their sadhana, it is not very likely that they will have the necessary determination to pursue raganuga-bhakti in earnest. Logically, one would first have to use that impetus to attain steadiness - nistha - in their sadhana, so that they can practice raganuga-bhakti with the necessary determination, and not be distracted by anarthas that could taint their progress. Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains how greed appears in Raga-vartma-candrika:
There are two causes for the appearance of greed:(1) the mercy of Kṛṣṇa (2) the mercy of another anurāgi devotee
There are again two kinds of mercy bestowed by a devotee:(1) mercy bestowed by a rāgānugā devotee in a previous life – praktana (2) mercy bestowed by a rāgānugā devotee in the present birth – adhunika
REMAINING notes in next session ie session 106
