Chiang Mai 2019 - One Day before Gauranga's Appearance
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One Day before Gauranga's Appearance
Adhivas of Sri Gaura Purnima.
Vandanam. – Vrindavan Das Thakur, the biographer, the Chaitanya-lila Vyas. – 48 years of Mahaprabhu’s manifested pastimes. First 24 years: childhood, teaching, married life. At 24 – sannyas. 6 years – travelling, 6 years – Ratha-yatra pastimes. Last 12 years – in the gambhira, behind closed doors, plunging the depth of radha-bhav with Swarup Damodar and Ramananda Ray. – Nitya-lila: if one Sun, a material object, can be seen simultaneously rising, setting, etc., then what to speak of the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. – Mahaprabhu shows by His own example: “It’s good for Me also – to be a devotee of Krishna.” – He descended to relish the position of the devotee. – It’s Radharani’s golden radiance of the heart that converted Shyama Sundar Krishna into Gauranga Mahaprabhu. – Union in separation. 2 zenith points: Kurukshetra – Ratha-yatra and Uddhava-darshan – Gambhira. – By the grace of our Guru-varga we are brought into connection with these divine things. – The search is the essence. – Mahaprabhu sees Jagannath as Vrindavan Kishna, Jaggannath is transformed, in a sense, by His Heart: the Lord reciprocated the heart of the devotee. – Krishna never leaves Vrindavan. And Vrindavan is the same with Radharani’s heart. – When Mahaprabhu sees Jagannath, He faints to this world and Vasudev Sarvabhauma takes Him to his house. – Sarvabhauma, out of parental concern, wants to teach Vedanta to Mahapraprabhu. – Hidden avatar. - There would be no Krishna consciousness movement if not for Mahaprabhu. – Mahaprabhu with His associates is at war with Maya – that which destructs us from Krishna. – 10 million Cupids would faint to see the beauty of Mahaprabhu. – The Lord reveals Himself to whom He chooses through whom He chooses, by His mercy. – Without a drop of mercy you cannot appreciate it. It transcends intellect. – To the degree you offer yourself to Krishna, He reciprocates. It’s not enough in the case of braja-gopis, so Krishna has to descend and tell this world about their glories. - Krishna-astami + Radha-astami = Purnima.
Author: Bhakti Sudhir Goswami
Cycle: Chiang Mai 2019
Uploaded by: Priyanana
Created at: 22 March, 2019
Since the Makara-sankranti we are going in this direction, the pastimes. Cause it’s interesting: although that’s when He takes sannyas, all the things are leading up to the appearance of Mahaprabhu. So the nitya-lila is circular. And that which is eternal, it has no beginning, middle or end – it’s going on simultaneously. Unless we think like, “Oh, that’s inconceivable.” – Well, we mainly specialize in the inconceivable.
We should think carefully from time to time: what is our position. And it could best be described as: we have no position – as for starters. But by the grace of our Guru-varga we are brought in connection with these divine things. And only by their grace can we remain in connection with them.
There would be no Krishna consciousness movement if not for Mahaprabhu. Those “Krishna-loving people”, remember this: whatever it is you’re participating in – it comes from Mahaprabhu, He is responsible for this. So it’s not [that you can say], “Oh, I get it. Now we are connected to Krishna, we’re very happy about this. Thank You, Gauranga. Your service is appreciated.” No – He is Krishna. Krishna decided that this is the best way to do it.
This is so extraordinary, this “once in a day of Bramha”… That Bramha, of whom we say “once in a day of Bramha” – Bramha and Shiva – They’ve descended into this world disguised as human beings to have a glimpse of the beauty of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. And what did they come to offer? – Their hearts!
He reveals Himself to whom He chooses through whom He chooses. And what is it considered in summary? – Mercy.
Krishna, He can’t resist certain type of heart, love, devotion. He’s come to celebrate love – above knowledge, power, anything else – that love is the greatest thing: prem, Krishna-prem – love and affection.