Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

CC daily 118 – M 6.170 – Parinama vada explains the nature of reality, whereas vivarta vada runs into stone-walls
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Bhagavatam-daily 221 – 11.11.27 – To take the bhakti treatment seriously, boost your faith in Krishna’s healing expertise
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Love is in the SOUND
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Talk at Mantra Lounge, Melbourne University
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Acronym SOUND: Satisfying, Omnipotent, Universal, Non-material, Direct

Satisfying:

Love expressed differently in different cultures eg handshake, hug, nose rub

Baby feels warmth of blanket on cold night though it may not know that the warmth comes from mother’s love

Warmth – security & strength – coming from mantra meditation is pointer to God’s love

Omnipotent:

Empowers us to break free from our mental shackles

Love brings out the best within us, lust brings out the worst within us

Mantra’s potency to bring out higher side is evidence that it manifest God’s love for us and our reciprocal love for him that brings out the best within us

Devotional chanting brings about resonance of our consciousness with infinite consciousness

Universal:

Eg. Festival of folk songs on the banks of the Volga – Bliss through chanting better than that of honeymoon, without even knowing what the mantra means

Mantra speaks in the universal language of love – links the human heart with the divine heart

Non-material:

Eg. Ordinary paper vs currency note

The infinite consciousness manifests to us through the sound of the mantras, so it’s much more than ordinary sound, even if spoken with the same tongue and throat

Direct:

Mantra is not just a path to the infinite – it is also the manifestation of the infinite.

Eg. Pauper who had never seen gold – gold was not in the treasury, but was also the component of the staircase to the treasury

 

 

 

 

 

CC daily 117 – M 6.163-69 – Mayavada deems the way out of prison as a way within the prison
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Bhagavatam-daily 220 – 11.11.26 – Dont reduce bhakti to your conceptions – expand your conceptions
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Bhagavatam-daily 219 – 11.11.24 – Have an integrated, not fragmented, understanding of bhakti
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CC daily 116 – M 6.161-62 – Krishnas form is not a product of illusion but the pathway out of illusion
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Bhagavatam-daily 218 – 11.11.23 – Devotion channelizes our active nature towards Krishna
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CC daily 115 – M 6.158-60 – All of Krishnas energies – even his illusory energy – serve him lovingly
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CC daily 114 – M 6.157 – Krishna’s energies may get materially contaminated, he doesn’t
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Are jnana and karma are complementary instead of hierarchical?
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From Promila Mataji: I’ve understood the following points about KY and JnY. However, i am still not clear why Jnana Yoga is considered superior to Karma Yoga in hierarchy (Yoga ladder) when Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga are actually complementary? 1. Karma Yoga (action in devotion) is superior to Jnana Yoga (renunciation of action due […]

Have all devotees already practiced yoga, jnana, tapa and all such processes for transcendence?
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From Promila Mataji: It’s said in Srimad Bhagavatam that those who take to bhakti in their current lives have already performed karma, jnana, dhayana etc in their past lives. In this case, our concentration levels should be really high. However, we find ourselves roaming around during japa not only physically but mentally too. We can […]

Devastation by Disinformation (Ramayana Reflections 2)
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One of the most heart-wrenching events in the entire Ramayana is the conspiracy that led to the exile of Rama. From the devotional perspective, this pastime brings forth the exalted spiritual emotion of love in separation. From the cosmic administration’s perspective, it triggers the chain of evens that culminate in Rama’s fulfilling the purpose of […]

CC daily 113 – M 6.152-56 – Impersonalism is not just non-scriptural, but also anti-scriptural
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