Devotee:<\/strong> Several months ago you wrote an article called, \u201cHearing from A Rasik\u0101c\u0101rya\u201d<\/em> wherein you put great emphasis on the qualifications of the person who hears hari-kath\u0101<\/em> of a confidential nature. The emphasis was on anartha-niv\u1e5btti,<\/em> overcoming mundane impediments in the heart. Some persons have complained that you give too much importance to anartha-niv\u1e5btti<\/em> when in fact if we simply sing songs and discuss about the Lord\u2019s confidential l\u012bl\u0101s<\/em> that we will become purified. Does this sound agreeable?<\/p>\nNarasi\u1e45gha Mah\u0101r\u0101ja:<\/strong> Certainly not. Personally we feel that minimizing anartha-niv\u1e5btti<\/em> simply amounts to begging the question and nothing more.<\/p>\nAnartha th\u0101kara k\u0101le l\u012bl\u0101-g\u0101na kore na,<\/em> \u201cWhile still contaminated with anarthas,<\/em> one should never sing songs about the Lord\u2019s confidential pastimes.\u201d This verse was composed by our parama-guru<\/em> \u015ar\u012b Siddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura in Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63i\u1e47\u012b<\/em>, a masterful discussion of one hundred defects of the sahajiy\u0101<\/em> school.<\/p>\nAlthough many devotees now propose that purification (anartha-niv\u1e5btti)<\/em> can be easily dismissed in favor of rasa-vic\u0101ra<\/em> (hearing r\u0101sa-l\u012bl\u0101),<\/em> such a standpoint is taken by \u015ar\u012b Siddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura to be symptomatic of the sahajiy\u0101<\/em> practices.<\/p>\nOf course, such devotees are fond of quoting the last verse of the r\u0101sa-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> chapter of Bh\u0101gavatam<\/em> wherein it is stated as a benediction that even one with lusty desires becomes purified by hearing with great faith the Lord\u2019s pastimes with the gop\u012bs.<\/em> However, the bona-fide \u0101c\u0101rya<\/em>s always stress the Holy Name (with great faith and surrender) as the central focus in devotional life. To date no one has shown us where an \u0101c\u0101rya<\/em> has established a method of practice for conditioned souls based only on the principle of hearing l\u012bl\u0101-kath\u0101.<\/em><\/p>\nJ\u012bva Gosv\u0101m\u012b has been quoted as stating that hearing rasa-kath\u0101<\/em> is one of the most powerful forms of s\u0101dhana.<\/em> This is certainly true, but qualification of the hearer is still required. All the bona-fide \u0101c\u0101ryas<\/em> since the time of \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b have promulgated respect for the developmental practices of bhakti-yoga<\/em>, and they have cautioned us to avoid jumping over any particular stage.<\/p>\nIn Bhakti-sandarbha<\/em>, \u015ar\u012bla J\u012bva Gosv\u0101m\u012b outlines the gradual process to spiritual realization:<\/p>\nprathama\u1e41 n\u0101mna\u1e25 \u015brava\u1e47am anta\u1e25kara\u1e47a-\u015buddhy-artham apek\u1e63yam \/
\n<\/em>\u015buddhe c\u0101nta\u1e25-kara\u1e47e r\u016bpa-\u015brava\u1e47ena tad-udaya-yogyat\u0101 bhavati \/
\n<\/em>samyag-udite ca r\u016bpe gu\u1e47\u0101n\u0101\u1e41 sphura\u1e47a\u1e41 sampadyate \/
\n<\/em>sampanne ca gu\u1e47\u0101n\u0101\u1e41 sphura\u1e47e parikara-vai\u015bi\u1e63\u1e6dyena tad-vai\u015bi\u1e63\u1e6dya\u1e41 sampadyate \/
\ntatas te\u1e63u n\u0101ma-r\u016bpa-gu\u1e47a-parikare\u1e63u samyak sphurite\u1e63u l\u012bl\u0101n\u0101\u1e41 sphura\u1e47a\u1e41 su\u1e63\u1e6dhu bh\u0101vati \/\/<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cFirst it is expected that one should hear the Lord\u2019s Names in order to purify the heart. Once the mind and intelligence have been purified in this way, one can hear about K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s form, through which one\u2019s qualification to visualize it is obtained. When the form of the Lord has been clearly visualized, one can experience His qualities. Once these have been clearly understood, one develops one\u2019s own individual spiritual characteristics through the particular characteristics of the Lord\u2019s associates. Thus, once the Name, form, qualities and associates of the Lord have been realized, a clear realization of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s activities will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura confirms:<\/p>\n
adhik\u0101ra avic\u0101ra r\u016bp\u0101nug\u0101 kore n\u0101
\n<\/em>anartha-anvita d\u0101se rasa-\u015b\u012bk\u1e63\u0101 deya n\u0101<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThe followers of \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b are never neglectful in assessing anyone\u2019s spiritual qualifications. The followers of \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa never instruct a servant who is engrossed in material impediments about the science of rasa<\/em>.\u201d (Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63i\u1e47\u012b 56)<\/em><\/p>\nrati \u0101ge, \u015braddh\u0101 p\u0101che r\u016bp\u0101nug\u0101 bole n\u0101
\n<\/em>krama patha ch\u0101\u1e0di siddhi r\u016bp\u0101nug\u0101 bole n\u0101<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThe followers of \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa never preach that transcendental attachment is reached before one develops pure faith. The r\u016bp\u0101nug\u0101s<\/em> never teach that the perfection of devotion can be reached by abandoning the consecutive order of developmental stages on the path.\u201d (Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63i\u1e47\u012b 33)<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\ns\u0101dhana ch\u0101\u1e0dile bh\u0101va udaya to haya n\u0101
\n<\/em>r\u0101g\u0101nug\u0101 j\u0101nile-i s\u0101dhana to ch\u0101\u1e0de n\u0101<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cIf the preliminary practices of devotional service (s\u0101dhana)<\/em> are neglected, then the awakening of ecstatic emotions (bh\u0101va)<\/em> can never occur. Even one who has attained realization of spontaneous devotional service (r\u0101g\u0101nug\u0101-bhakti)<\/em> should never give up practicing the regulative principles of devotional service.\u201d (Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63i\u1e47\u012b 63)<\/em><\/p>\nThe most practical evidence which may indeed help us to arrive at a final conclusion as to with whom and where the higher l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> of the Supreme Lord can be discussed, might be as easy as walking down Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Road in M\u0101y\u0101pura. The Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Ma\u1e6dha mission with all its branches (including ISKCON) on Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Road, together with Caitanya S\u0101rasvata Ma\u1e6dha and Dev\u0101nanda Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Ma\u1e6dha in Koladv\u012bpa, were originally inspired by \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura. For close to one hundred years the mission he established has been functioning with its various branches, and in none of those establishments do we find lavish discussions on r\u0101sa-l\u012bl\u0101, ma\u00f1jar\u012b-bh\u0101va,<\/em> and all such things going on in public or in the presence of unqualified devotees. Recently, this has become somewhat of a novelty in the western countries among certain groups, but it is far from the standard practices established by \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta.<\/p>\nAction speaks louder than words. The missions of Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura, \u015ar\u012bla A. C. Bhaktived\u0101nta Sv\u0101m\u012b Prabhup\u0101da, \u015ar\u012bla B. R. \u015ar\u012bdhara Deva Gosv\u0101m\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla B. P. Pur\u012b Gosv\u0101m\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla B. D. M\u0101dhava Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla B. S. Gosv\u0101m\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla B. P. Ke\u015bava Mah\u0101r\u0101ja and all others in the illustrious line of the \u015ar\u012b Caitanya S\u0101rasvata parampar\u0101<\/em> have put into action in all of their institutions the concept of p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>. \u201cThe path of r\u0101ga-m\u0101rga,<\/em> spontaneous love of God, must always be kept above our head, observing a respectful distance.\u201d<\/p>\n\u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja many times commented as follows: \u201cThe real existence of Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta is there in this verse, p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge.\u201d <\/em>Although unknown to some devotees in the western world, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja kept the p\u016bjala-r\u0101ga-patha<\/em> verse as the motto of his ma\u1e6dha<\/em>, engraved on an arch above the k\u012brtana<\/em> hall.<\/p>\nBeginning sometime in 1981, greatly fortunate western devotees began to hear from the lotus lips of \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja many of the intricate points of pure devotion and spontaneous love of God (r\u0101g\u0101nug\u0101 <\/em>and r\u016bp\u0101nug\u0101-bhajana)<\/em> following in the line of \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa-Raghun\u0101tha. In the years that followed, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja revealed a great treasure of the inner wealth of Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism to the western world. Such noteworthy gems of siddh\u0101nta<\/em> were drawn to our attention by the grace of \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, such as the m\u0101dhurya<\/em> commentary (Nig\u016b\u1e0d\u0101rtha)<\/em> on Brahma-g\u0101yatr\u012b<\/em> – the acme of dedication as found in our prayojan\u0101c\u0101rya,<\/em> Raghun\u0101tha D\u0101sa Gosv\u0101m\u012b, and the mood of R\u0101dh\u0101-d\u0101syam, R\u0101dh\u0101-p\u0101da-sev\u0101<\/em>, the service of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101.<\/p>\n\u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja revealed these and many more charming and beautiful aspirations of pure devotion. But with every breath came \u201c p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>.\u201d<\/em> Do not rush ahead, fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Do not become a fool \u2014follow the angels.<\/p>\nWhenever asked about the path of r\u0101g\u0101nug\u0101-bhakti<\/em>, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja always responded in the same way: \u201cp\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>\u2014 The path of r\u0101ga-m\u0101rga,<\/em> spontaneous love of God, must always be kept above our head, observing a respectful distance.\u201d There was never any other explanation of r\u0101g\u0101nug\u0101-bhakti<\/em> coming from the lotus mouth of \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja than this.<\/p>\nOnce, when \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja was asked to speak about the pastimes of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a he replied as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201cI am sorry, but we are not to enter into the discussion of such higher and subtle position of the l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> of R\u0101dh\u0101-K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. That is not to be brought into public, and that is the distinction between Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Ma\u1e6dha and the sahajiy\u0101<\/em> section. The sahajiy\u0101s<\/em> are trying to imitate all these things, but we have no faith in imitation. The higher l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> will come in an individual case, and it will awaken in an irresistible way. When the program of the s\u0101dhana<\/em> stage is finished it will come automatically, spontaneously. We are believers in that, and not to know the form already and then we will reach there. That is not the policy accepted by Guru Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, Prabhup\u0101da. p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>. \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktivinoda \u1e6ch\u0101kura has also said, \u2018Stick to the rulings of the class you are fit for, then you will see automatically.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja has also quoted the following \u015bloka<\/em>:<\/p>\nyath\u0101 yath\u0101 gaura-pad\u0101ravinde
\n<\/em>vindeta bhakti\u1e41 k\u1e5bta-pu\u1e47ya-r\u0101\u015bi\u1e25
\n<\/em>tath\u0101 tathot-sarpati h\u1e5bdya-kasm\u0101d
\n<\/em>r\u0101dh\u0101-pad\u0101mbhoja-sudh\u0101mbu-r\u0101\u015bi\u1e25
\n<\/em>(\u015ar\u012b Caitanya-candr\u0101m\u1e5bta 88)<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cStrictly stick to Gaura-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em>, Mah\u0101prabhu, and you will automatically find within your heart that R\u0101dh\u0101-rasa-sudh\u0101-nidhi<\/em> is flowing. Don\u2019t attempt directly to have it. It will come automatically, spontaneously. Not intellectually you shall approach that, for that will give you a bad prejudice. Not only that, but it will be harmful prejudice and you will have to expend more energy to do away with that layer of misunderstanding. So our \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da did not allow these things. Do your duty in your plane, according to what you deserve, and that will come naturally. That is his instruction all through, not only temporarily, but all through. Don\u2019t do like that, for then you will get m\u0101y\u0101<\/em> instead of yogam\u0101y\u0101<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nIt appears that many western advocates of r\u0101ga-m\u0101rga<\/em> are not very familiar with the books of \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, or with those of \u015ar\u012bla Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura. Some may say that \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja was only a philosopher, while they themselves are rasika-bhaktas,<\/em> but such a statement is more telling of one\u2019s ambition than of one\u2019s position as a real \u0101c\u0101rya<\/em>.<\/p>\nP\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em> is not merely a warning, so that one might not make a mistake and go forward prematurely, although it certainly is that also. P\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em> is a direction that implies the recognition of an intrinsic quality, a fundamental aspect of the nature of the soul. The soul (ta\u1e6dasth\u0101-j\u012bva)<\/em> is not a p\u0101r\u1e63ada<\/em> of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a or of R\u0101dh\u0101. The position of the j\u012bva<\/em> is that of a humble servitor \u2014a little distant and below.<\/p>\nThe place of residence of the liberated j\u012bva<\/em> in the Gau\u1e0d\u012bya-parampar\u0101<\/em> is Govardhana, not R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da. And the service of the j\u012bva<\/em> there is also selected according to the necessity of the master. So to practice p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em> in this life will bring about the greatest fortune for all conditioned souls and prepare us (in the sense of making us fit) for eternal service in the spiritual realm.<\/p>\n\u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja commented that this conception (p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>) should be preached in every nook and cranny of the world for all time. It is not something to dismiss so easily. If we do dismiss this instruction, then it is we who are the losers.<\/p>\nIt came as a shock to us when one evening, while sitting in \u015ar\u012bla Bhakti Pramoda Pur\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja\u2019s room in M\u0101y\u0101pura, he mentioned that those sanny\u0101s\u012bs<\/em> who want to hear r\u0101sa-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> but are actually not qualified will have to take the risk of becoming mundane women in their next birth. They will not, he said, get the apr\u0101k\u1e5bta-gop\u012b-svar\u016bpa.<\/em> They will attain just the opposite, the material body of a woman.<\/p>\nSanny\u0101sa<\/em> itself is the life of pure devotion, a life of service to Guru and K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, twenty-four hours a day.<\/em> Yet we see in these unfortunate times that a man gives up his vows of sanny\u0101sa<\/em>, then enjoys the shackles of marital life for some years, criticizes pure devotees and their followers, and then reappears on the scene after a decade or two, but this time as a r\u0101g\u0101nug\u0101-bhakta.<\/em> We are not impressed.<\/p>\nThe real question is why do those who want k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> resent it when stress is placed on purity first, anartha-niv\u1e5btti?<\/em> First deserve and then desire. Is it too much to ask? Purity is the price one has to pay. The actual price one has to pay for eternal life is surrender to one\u2019s guru<\/em>.<\/p>\nprasanna haile guru sarva-siddhi haya\u2019
\n<\/em>gaura-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-k\u1e5bp\u0101 t\u0101\u1e45re haya suni\u015bcaya<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cIf the guru<\/em> is satisfied with his disciple, then all perfections are possible. Without any doubt, Gaura and K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s mercy will be showered upon him.\u201d (\u015ar\u012bla B. P. Pur\u012b Gosv\u0101m\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, Of Love and Separation,<\/em> p. 131)<\/p>\nTo establish the process of hearing from a rasik\u0101c\u0101rya<\/em>, some devotees have given evidence from Vi\u015bvan\u0101tha Cakravart\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura. In this regard \u015ar\u012bla Pur\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja has stated as follows:<\/p>\n\u201c\u0100pn\u0101der vide\u015be ek-ti pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-sahajiy\u0101-dol \u015b\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dha ho\u2019yechhe.\u201d<\/em> In your foreign countries there has appeared a party of pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-sahajiy\u0101ism.<\/em> And it is not a matter of inventing something; what they speak is there in 10th Canto, in the works of the Gosv\u0101m\u012bs, and \u015ar\u012bla Vi\u015bvan\u0101tha Cakravart\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura. But the very fact of their speaking such higher topics to unprepared audiences, ignoring the glories of the Holy Name, Who is the only real path to this higher l\u012bl\u0101<\/em>, is n\u0101m\u0101par\u0101dha<\/em>. Mah\u0101prabhu never did like this. He was relishing these topics with few of His antara\u1e45ga-bhaktas,<\/em> and He was inspiring masses to perform n\u0101ma-sa\u1e45k\u012brtana,<\/em> and Himself performed sa\u1e45k\u012brtana<\/em> with great numbers of people. Prac\u0101ra<\/em> should be n\u0101ma-prac\u0101ra.<\/em> Remember: I don\u2019t like pseudo-Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism. I don\u2019t like pseudo-Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism. I don\u2019t like pseudo-Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism.\u201d<\/p>\nSo it is safe to say that those who are actually followers of \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja and also of \u015ar\u012bla Pur\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja will not go to such places where the intimate l\u012bl\u0101s<\/em> of the Supreme Lord are being discussed among unqualified persons. We might add that the standard of our Guru Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla A. C. Bhaktived\u0101nta Sv\u0101m\u012b Prabhup\u0101da, was no different than that of \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla Pur\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja or of any of the stalwart followers of \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura.<\/p>\nThere is a fundamental defect in those who quote Vi\u015bvan\u0101tha Cakravart\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura in an attempt to justify their involvement with rasa-vic\u0101ra<\/em> (discussions of r\u0101sa-l\u012bl\u0101)<\/em>, and that is that they are jumping over the head of Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura.<\/p>\nBut this is not the first time such a mistake has been made. There is the precedent of Hariva\u1e41\u015ba and his followers. Hariva\u1e41\u015ba was a disciple of Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da Gosv\u0101m\u012b who took support for engaging in rasa-vic\u0101ra<\/em> from Prabodh\u0101nanda Sarasvat\u012bp\u0101da, but failed to follow Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da Gosv\u0101m\u012b. \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja explains:<\/p>\n\u201cThat sort of deviation is found in many places in the succession. Just as there is one Hariva\u1e41\u015ba, he was a disciple of Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da. But he practically deviated. It is thought that he is supported by Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da\u2019s guru<\/em>, Prabodh\u0101nanda Sarasvat\u012b, who was a great devotee, and who has written many books: R\u0101dh\u0101-rasa-sudh\u0101-nidhi<\/em> and many books of high-style writing are there. He supported Hariva\u1e41\u015ba to a certain extent, who was a disciple of Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da. There is a line from Hariva\u1e41\u015ba. Hariva\u1e41\u015ba was not accepted in-toto by Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da, who was guru<\/em> of Hariva\u1e41\u015ba. Another branch, as if coming down from Hariva\u1e41\u015ba, they are known as Hari-va\u1e41\u015bin\u012b<\/em>. Theoretically they have recognition of Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da, but practically there is some deviation. They are more addicted to the rasa-vic\u0101ra<\/em> (discussion of l\u012bl\u0101).<\/em> But Gop\u0101la Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da, the direct connection (his true followers), they are very careful to deal with this rasa,<\/em> high type. Just as our Guru Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, he is very cautious about how to deal with the higher rasa, p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>. That rasa<\/em> should be kept always over our heads.\u201d<\/p>\nThe standard for dealing with the higher subjective plane of reality has been given to us by Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura. He has come down from the eternal l\u012bl\u0101s<\/em> of Lord Gaur\u0101\u1e45ga to show us how to adjust our relationship with the Absolute Truth, the super subjective plane of reality, p\u016bjala r\u0101ga-patha gaurava bha\u1e45ge<\/em>.<\/p>\nThere are no losers among those who accept the path shown by Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura. When you are qualified you will be accepted in that higher realm: back to home, back to Godhead.<\/p>\n
However, if you are not qualified but still insist on engaging in higher topics of discussion, then you are, in effect, creating a disturbance in the Lord\u2019s l\u012bl\u0101.<\/em> Unfortunately in your next life you will get the corresponding body in material nature.<\/p>\nIt is also stated in the book \u015ar\u012b Vraja Ma\u1e47\u1e0dala Parikrama <\/em>by \u015ar\u012bp\u0101da Bhaktived\u0101nta N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47a Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, as follows:<\/p>\n\u201cSo whenever the Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas are discussing any topic, it is correct to approach that assembly in a mood of reverence. My Guru Mah\u0101r\u0101ja (\u015ar\u012bla Bhakti Praj\u00f1\u0101na Ke\u015bava Mah\u0101r\u0101ja) instructed us never to read the 10th Canto of \u015ar\u012bmad Bh\u0101gavatam.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI remember that although he restricted us from reading these particular pastimes it was not because he was forbidding us from reading it; but it was just to make sure that we would be extremely careful in approaching these subjects with the utmost care and reverence without a tinge of mundane contamination.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore these topics and this sentiment should be carefully exposed and partially hidden; but nevertheless they must be revealed according to time and circumstance, taking into consideration each individual\u2019s qualifications and eligibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
We are not saying one should never hear k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em>. What we are saying is that one should first be concerned with attaining the proper qualifications necessary to enter such a high plane of existence. It should not be considered cheaply. Why some devotees are so adamantly opposed to the emphasis of attaining the basic qualifications before entering into higher topics prematurely is shocking \u2014when all members of the Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Ma\u1e6dha samprad\u0101ya<\/em> know the real standard\u2014 first deserve and then desire.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cPr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u0100ra\u1e47ya Chedin\u012b \u2013 Cutting the Jungle of Misconception\u201d is a compilation of twenty-one articles written in the later 90\u2019s and early 2000s by \u015ar\u012bla B.G. Narasi\u1e45gha Mah\u0101r\u0101ja. This book exposes various philosophical misconceptions that are prevalent within the Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava world at present, and establishes the proper understanding according to guru, s\u0101dhu and \u015b\u0101stra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[206,217],"krishna_talk_article":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8727,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6250\/revisions\/8727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6250"},{"taxonomy":"krishna_talk_article","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/krishna_talk_article?post=6250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}