Chiang Mai 2019 - To Serve Those Who Feel Separation from Krishna
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To Serve Those Who Feel Separation from Krishna
Q: Serving the Vrajavasis who felt great separation from Krishna when He left Vraja to reside in Mathura is our supreme constitutional occupation. (“Upadeshavali” of Śrīla Saraswatī Ṭhākur, Verse 9). Could Maharaja be so kind to explain further this verse or give some comments?
The greatest depth of the substantial Vaishnavas is revealed in non-confidential shlokas. — Rasic Richter scale: if Krishna treats Putana like His mother, then what to speak of other rasas. — Spiritual counterfeit iis deplorable. — The key to unlock the divine sentiment is separation. — Krishna-prem: venom and nectar. — Yuga-dharma — nama-sankirttana. — The primacy of Gaura-Nitai pastimes: approach Radha-Krishna through them. — Mahaprabhu’s tasting matter. — Material body and svarup, the soul’s enlightened position: exploitation and dedication. — Ramananda Ray tells about the supremacy of Srimati Radharani, Gandharvika. — Rasa-raj Krishna comes to this world to understand what Srimati Radharani feels in separation with Him. — Auspicious and inauspicious signs. — You make progress in Krishna consciousness as you lament your lack of Krishna consciousness. — Vrindavan: the other side — Nanda and Yashoda after Krishna’s departure. — If one has Krishna-prem then it’s impossible to tolerate separation, one will have to die. — Devotees don’t die in separation from Krishna, because it’ll make Him sad. — No one wants “happy all the time” stuff. — The spiritual world is not on the map, it’s all consciousness. — The real test is: what does the heart produce in separation from Krishna? — The treasure of human life: a rare connection with the devotee of Krishna. — Forever our aspiration is to be the servants of the servants of the devotees of Vrindavan who feel separation from Krishna.
Author: Bhakti Sudhir Goswami
Cycle: Chiang Mai 2019
Uploaded by: Priyanana
Created at: 17 March, 2019
Thematically, consistently, the key to unlocking all of this divine sentiment, emotion is separation.
There is a method to the madness as Shakespeare says. [Krishna separates Himself from His devotees] because He’s addicted to a particular type of prem which only comes out under the intense pressure of separation upon affection. That’s when it’s squeezed out, so to speak.
Everything makes us forget Krishna, just about. Every last thing makes us forget Krishna. Braja-gopis are in the situation where everything is a reminder of Krishna. That is their mahabhagavata-like vision.
Krishna consciousness is very peculiar: you make progress in Krishna consciousness as you lament your lack of Krishna consciousness. It’s not a never-ending celebration of achievement in that sense. But the awakening up to the degree that you’re not Krishna conscious yields progress in Krishna consciousness. If we lament lost opportunities, it’s a progressive position in Krishna consciousness.
The spiritual world is not like on the map. It’s all consciousness. It’s not like: it’s so many light years away… — Metaphorically, but not actually. That’s why when we hear about Krishna from His devotees, Vrindavan can awaken in our hearts.
The real test is: what does the heart produce in separation from Krishna? And that’s the test now. Our unfortunate situation is — it doesn’t bother us that we are separated from Krishna. That’s a sad, pathetic thing. But in time it will. And the Gopis come with the cure for this separation suffering: talking and hearting about Krishna.
The day that you heard about Krishna was the beginning of auspiciousness in your life.
From the devotee you hear something about Krishna and forever your heart is touched. And nothing can compete with that — ever. And no matter what happens after that, at some point, in your sojourn in material existence you’ll remember the sweetness of Krishna when your heart was touched by hearing about Krishna and seek more connection with Krishna.