By His divine grace Srila PRabhupada in Vrindavan, 1972
1) Creation of this world- there must be a mind behind such beautiful systematic design. (BG, SB gives detail of everything about this design) . So, mind means a person. Means god is a person not any impersonal/void as many people say.
Just like there is government in a state , so it may seem to someone that this government is an impersonal entity but no someone is sitting there on top, some minister/king who is operating it.
2) Krishna doesn't accept material bodies like us when he descends on this world - Many foolish people think that when Krishna comes to this world he become contaminated by the 3 modes of material nature. Wrong.
He is pure spiritual (complete). His energy is also spiritual. And shakti, shaktiman (power and powerful) there is no difference. shakti-shaktimator abhedah. Means he is compete spiritual and his energy is also complete spiritual. So, he does not accept any material bodies but come with his transcendental spiritual body free from birth, death , old age, disease. Proof is there in SB (bhagvatam) after a certain age 16-17 years old , Krishna stopped aging . He lived for 125 years but even in his 125 year age he still looked same young man he was at the age sixteen . So, he did not become old like us. But because people have tendency to accept god in the way they actually are so they think god also accept material bodies and become one of us. That is the greatest offense.
ALso, it is given that Bhagwan was present before creation and remain present after the annihilation. So, how can he be subjected to 3 modes.
3) Creation happens by his energy. Janmady asya yatah.
So, a term of infinite can be taken as analogy for describing the unlimited energy of god.
Theory : if infinite is taken from infinite , it still remain infinite similarly god is unlimited in his energy and if that much amount is taken away from it , suppose used in creation of this world he still remain unlimited. That is god. God is great.
4) Modern civilization : No information fo spiritual world although it is there in BG 15.6, Krishna himself gives the proof
na tad bhāsayate sūryo
na śaśāńko na pāvakah
yad gatvā na nivartante
tad dhāma paramam mama
TRANSLATION
That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world.
Here Krishna is taking about his abode (spiritual world) and informing people about its existence . So, its not some imaginary world. Its a fact, those believe in the words of Krishna can reach that place which full of knowledge, eternity and bliss (sat-chit-ananda) unlike this material world (asat- temporary, kuntha- miserable, darkness of ignorance). So, krishna's world is not life that there is no darkness and thus there is no need of sun or moon to light it .
That's why acharya/guru says, Tamso maa jyotirgamay.
Escape from this darkness of this material world and go towards the light of the spiritual world.
5) Krishna doesn't change his body: Proof BG 4.1. Krsna gives the proof of how old this knowledge of BG is. First he gave this to sun-god (suryadeva) and now since this knowledge is lost or the guru-shisya parampara is lost so he is creating a new line of teacher-disciple by making Arjuna as authority in this knowledge.
Arjuna asked how?
Krsna said " you were also present at that time when BG was told to sun-god. But you have forgotten but I have not". So, Krishna still has the same body now which he had when he gave BG to sun-god. He doesn't change his body and he can remember this but we cannot. After changing body we loose our moment of previous life (although there are cases some child remember about their past life- a youtube video is there)
6) Krsna is supreme controller- supreme god.
Difference between ordinary controller and supreme controller. Ordinary controller might be controlling someone but he himself gets controlled but supreme controller is not controller is not controlled by anyone. Like, my boss is controlling me but he is also getting controlled by his boss but not krishna , he is not being controlled by anyone. SO, he is supreme controller.
SB 5.11, Brahma says his prayer to Krishna and validates that he is the supreme lord/controller "Ishvarah paramah krishnah"
SB 11.5.33 : Brahma , shiva and other demigods paying obesiences to Lord Krishna. (proof - http://vedabase.net/sb/11/5/33/en)
dhyeyaḿ sadā paribhava-ghnam abhīṣṭa-dohaḿ
tīrthāspadaḿ śiva-viriñci-nutaḿ śaraṇyam
bhṛtyārti-haḿ praṇata-pāla bhavābdhi-potaḿ
vande mahā-puruṣa te caraṇāravindam
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, You are the Mahā-puruṣa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and I worship Your lotus feet, which are the only eternal object of meditation. Those feet destroy the embarrassing conditions of material life and freely award the greatest desire of the soul, the attainment of pure love of Godhead. My dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the shelter of all holy places and of all saintly authorities in the line of devotional service and are honored by powerful demigods like Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā. My Lord, You are so kind that You willingly protect all those who simply bow down to You with respect, and thus You mercifully relieve all the distress of Your servants. In conclusion, my Lord, Your lotus feet are actually the suitable boat for crossing over the ocean of birth and death, and therefore even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva seek shelter at Your lotus feet."
7) Krishna is vibhu (infinite), we are anu (infinitesimal).
Here, in this material world, everyone wants to become krishna, to control. Let me become big man, rich man, minister, prime minister, president, have so many servants then one is still not satisfied let me become equal to god (merge into god) but that is all maya (illusion- no one can become god, but can become of servant of god- that's our position, we are meant to give service to god, since we forgot out of jealousy, enviousness towards Krishna we have been sent to this material world to learn some lesson)
8) Our actual position : Chaintaya mahaprabhu said that "Jivera svarupa haya nitya-krsna dasa".
That is real knowledge- to understand out eternal position which we have forgotten and came under the clutches of maya, hence suffering here in this material world.
As soon as he becomes knowledgeable, not only aham-brahmasmi (I am brahman- spirit), that is first step.
After that Arjuna says, "Param bhahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavam" means krishna you are the supreme spirit , most pure and reaching you is the life's perfection.
Then, after understanding what is he, what is god then 3rd thing:
"Bahunam janmanam ante gyanvan mam prapadte, "Vasudeva sarvam iti""
SURRENDER- That is after many , many births one who becomes intelligent surrenders to me (Vasudeva-krishna).
"Brahma bhuta , prasanna atma , na sochati na kankshati,
Samah sarvesu bhutesu, mad bhaktim labhate param"
Then, life of devotion begins after surrendering to him and he becomes very much joyful by that devotional service. He neither worries neither laments (signs of materialistic person). He sees everyone with equal vision (samah-sarvesu bhutesu).
Then, when one becomes fixed in devotional service (bhakti) , krishna becomes very pleased and then all the knowledge is revealed in his heart. (BG 18.55 and SB 1.2.20), then one can understand what krishna is. So, knowing is although very difficult but when one becomes a devotee then he can understand very easily.
Krishna can not be known by sense perception or mental speculation (like modern scientist tries to do), he can only be know by devotional service in submissive way (not challenging). He just wants our love (and he gets most pleased when we give that love without expecting anything in return i.e. pure love).
1) Creation of this world- there must be a mind behind such beautiful systematic design. (BG, SB gives detail of everything about this design) . So, mind means a person. Means god is a person not any impersonal/void as many people say.
Just like there is government in a state , so it may seem to someone that this government is an impersonal entity but no someone is sitting there on top, some minister/king who is operating it.
2) Krishna doesn't accept material bodies like us when he descends on this world - Many foolish people think that when Krishna comes to this world he become contaminated by the 3 modes of material nature. Wrong.
He is pure spiritual (complete). His energy is also spiritual. And shakti, shaktiman (power and powerful) there is no difference. shakti-shaktimator abhedah. Means he is compete spiritual and his energy is also complete spiritual. So, he does not accept any material bodies but come with his transcendental spiritual body free from birth, death , old age, disease. Proof is there in SB (bhagvatam) after a certain age 16-17 years old , Krishna stopped aging . He lived for 125 years but even in his 125 year age he still looked same young man he was at the age sixteen . So, he did not become old like us. But because people have tendency to accept god in the way they actually are so they think god also accept material bodies and become one of us. That is the greatest offense.
ALso, it is given that Bhagwan was present before creation and remain present after the annihilation. So, how can he be subjected to 3 modes.
3) Creation happens by his energy. Janmady asya yatah.
So, a term of infinite can be taken as analogy for describing the unlimited energy of god.
Theory : if infinite is taken from infinite , it still remain infinite similarly god is unlimited in his energy and if that much amount is taken away from it , suppose used in creation of this world he still remain unlimited. That is god. God is great.
4) Modern civilization : No information fo spiritual world although it is there in BG 15.6, Krishna himself gives the proof
na tad bhāsayate sūryo
na śaśāńko na pāvakah
yad gatvā na nivartante
tad dhāma paramam mama
TRANSLATION
That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world.
Here Krishna is taking about his abode (spiritual world) and informing people about its existence . So, its not some imaginary world. Its a fact, those believe in the words of Krishna can reach that place which full of knowledge, eternity and bliss (sat-chit-ananda) unlike this material world (asat- temporary, kuntha- miserable, darkness of ignorance). So, krishna's world is not life that there is no darkness and thus there is no need of sun or moon to light it .
That's why acharya/guru says, Tamso maa jyotirgamay.
Escape from this darkness of this material world and go towards the light of the spiritual world.
5) Krishna doesn't change his body: Proof BG 4.1. Krsna gives the proof of how old this knowledge of BG is. First he gave this to sun-god (suryadeva) and now since this knowledge is lost or the guru-shisya parampara is lost so he is creating a new line of teacher-disciple by making Arjuna as authority in this knowledge.
Arjuna asked how?
Krsna said " you were also present at that time when BG was told to sun-god. But you have forgotten but I have not". So, Krishna still has the same body now which he had when he gave BG to sun-god. He doesn't change his body and he can remember this but we cannot. After changing body we loose our moment of previous life (although there are cases some child remember about their past life- a youtube video is there)
6) Krsna is supreme controller- supreme god.
Difference between ordinary controller and supreme controller. Ordinary controller might be controlling someone but he himself gets controlled but supreme controller is not controller is not controlled by anyone. Like, my boss is controlling me but he is also getting controlled by his boss but not krishna , he is not being controlled by anyone. SO, he is supreme controller.
SB 5.11, Brahma says his prayer to Krishna and validates that he is the supreme lord/controller "Ishvarah paramah krishnah"
SB 11.5.33 : Brahma , shiva and other demigods paying obesiences to Lord Krishna. (proof - http://vedabase.net/sb/11/5/33/en)
dhyeyaḿ sadā paribhava-ghnam abhīṣṭa-dohaḿ
tīrthāspadaḿ śiva-viriñci-nutaḿ śaraṇyam
bhṛtyārti-haḿ praṇata-pāla bhavābdhi-potaḿ
vande mahā-puruṣa te caraṇāravindam
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, You are the Mahā-puruṣa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and I worship Your lotus feet, which are the only eternal object of meditation. Those feet destroy the embarrassing conditions of material life and freely award the greatest desire of the soul, the attainment of pure love of Godhead. My dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the shelter of all holy places and of all saintly authorities in the line of devotional service and are honored by powerful demigods like Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā. My Lord, You are so kind that You willingly protect all those who simply bow down to You with respect, and thus You mercifully relieve all the distress of Your servants. In conclusion, my Lord, Your lotus feet are actually the suitable boat for crossing over the ocean of birth and death, and therefore even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva seek shelter at Your lotus feet."
7) Krishna is vibhu (infinite), we are anu (infinitesimal).
Here, in this material world, everyone wants to become krishna, to control. Let me become big man, rich man, minister, prime minister, president, have so many servants then one is still not satisfied let me become equal to god (merge into god) but that is all maya (illusion- no one can become god, but can become of servant of god- that's our position, we are meant to give service to god, since we forgot out of jealousy, enviousness towards Krishna we have been sent to this material world to learn some lesson)
8) Our actual position : Chaintaya mahaprabhu said that "Jivera svarupa haya nitya-krsna dasa".
That is real knowledge- to understand out eternal position which we have forgotten and came under the clutches of maya, hence suffering here in this material world.
As soon as he becomes knowledgeable, not only aham-brahmasmi (I am brahman- spirit), that is first step.
After that Arjuna says, "Param bhahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavam" means krishna you are the supreme spirit , most pure and reaching you is the life's perfection.
Then, after understanding what is he, what is god then 3rd thing:
"Bahunam janmanam ante gyanvan mam prapadte, "Vasudeva sarvam iti""
SURRENDER- That is after many , many births one who becomes intelligent surrenders to me (Vasudeva-krishna).
"Brahma bhuta , prasanna atma , na sochati na kankshati,
Samah sarvesu bhutesu, mad bhaktim labhate param"
Then, life of devotion begins after surrendering to him and he becomes very much joyful by that devotional service. He neither worries neither laments (signs of materialistic person). He sees everyone with equal vision (samah-sarvesu bhutesu).
Then, when one becomes fixed in devotional service (bhakti) , krishna becomes very pleased and then all the knowledge is revealed in his heart. (BG 18.55 and SB 1.2.20), then one can understand what krishna is. So, knowing is although very difficult but when one becomes a devotee then he can understand very easily.
Krishna can not be known by sense perception or mental speculation (like modern scientist tries to do), he can only be know by devotional service in submissive way (not challenging). He just wants our love (and he gets most pleased when we give that love without expecting anything in return i.e. pure love).
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