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  1. I got a glimpse in the mid`80s what Buddhism philosophy is all about after I saw the mo- vie, The Last Emperor of China. Puyi who was China`s last Emperor saw his rule disinte- grate when Mao`s communist party took over his administration when Mao`s Red Army de- feated the Emperor`s warriors. The communists couldn`t have possibly succeeded in over- throwing the Emperor from his throne if not for the support of the disillusioned masses, fed-up by Puyi`s mismanagement of his kingdom. If you recall, all the Em- perors of China are supposed to live inside China`s forbidden city and conduct their affairs in ruling the masses without having to leave the forbidden city`s walls- a rule Lord Buddha had implemented on Himself by just being where you are. Because one need not travel outside his home or community if he wishes to make his dreams come true. It means if you want something accomplished all one has to do is use his mind to do the work for him, not his material body whose loca- tion is nailed to his home, family, communi- ty and country. The problem of Emperor Puyi was he broke the cardinal rule by going out of the forbidden city to places strictly restricted for him to be and embraced a culture(western) Lord Buddha has disallowed to Emperor`s of China like Puyi. When China became a communist nation, the Emperor realized that what has taken place was actually his own fault by revealing to the western world the secret and mystery of the forbidden city. When he left the city, Lord Buddha also left like the genie inside Alladin`s lamp never to go back again to that empty shell. Buddhism, anyone?
  2. I got a glimpse in the mid`80s what Buddhism philosophy is all about after I saw the mo- vie, The Last Emperor of China. Puyi who was China`s last Emperor saw his rule disinte- grate when Mao`s communist party took over his administration when Mao`s Red Army de- feated the Emperor`s warriors. The communists couldn`t have possibly succeeded in over- throwing the Emperor from his throne if not for the support of the disillusioned masses, fed-up by Puyi`s mismanagement of his kingdom. If you recall, all the Em- perors of China are supposed to live inside China`s forbidden city and conduct their affairs in ruling the masses without having to leave the forbidden city`s walls- a rule Lord Buddha had implemented on Himself by just being where you are. Because one need not travel outside his home or community if he wishes to make his dreams come true. It means if you want something accomplished all one has to do is use his mind to do the work for him, not his material body whose loca- tion is nailed to his home, family, communi- ty and country. The problem of Emperor Puyi was he broke the cardinal rule by going out of the forbidden city to places strictly restricted for him to be and embraced a culture(western) Lord Buddha has disallowed to Emperor`s of China like Puyi. When China became a communist nation, the Emperor realized that what has taken place was actually his own fault by revealing to the western world the secret and mystery of the forbidden city. When he left the city, Lord Buddha also left like the genie inside Alladin`s lamp never to go back again to that empty shell. Buddhism, anyone?
  3. It`s alright, my dear Prabhu, to tell me these things. In fact, I`m very much elated if we could talk more about Krishna and His pastimes. About the issue on books and their translations, I like Prabhupada Swami`s program better than anybody else, although many have claimed that the programs of other guru`s are much better than Swa- mi`s. But I love Prabhupad Swami. Because without his books I wouldn`t be here now posting you this message and wouldn`t have known that you exist in my world. We have met before and today, we have met again, not as enemies, but as friends. I owe Prabhu- pad Swami`s this chance of meeting you. All glories to Lord Chaitanya`s sankirtana movement organized by the Lord Himself as Krishna conciousness.
  4. There are many, many mystic yogis who are searching for the Supreme Actor within their hearts but were unable to comprehend the different roles this great Artist has performed, nor could they understand the meaning of His actions. To them, He`s almost impossible to understand and therefore imi- tate. To do so, we must acccept the direc- torship of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu when He kindly appears of stage to instruct us by following in His direction. If by Lord Krishna Chaitanya`s grace, a mys- tic yogi understands the Supreme Actor`s unlimited actions within his heart, then he`s spontaneously given the chance to become the Supreme Actor`s supporting actor in the great drama of life even if the mystic yogi still has his material actor`s dress on since Lord Chaitanya, the great Director will give him a specific role by which he can play to satisfy the audience- a script laden with Krishna conscious lines designed primarily to please the Supreme Guest pre- sent among the audience, Sri Krishna Him- self. This way, the mystic yogi turn-suppor- ting actor to the Supreme Actor, Govinda, gives up his material script, returning to the stage , back to acting in Krishna consciousness. ( Srimad Bhagavatam:8.3.6, Gajendra`s Pra- yer`s of Surrender)
  5. There are many, many mystic yogis who are searching for the Supreme Actor within their hearts but were unable to comprehend the different roles this great Artist has performed, nor could they understand the meaning of His actions. To them, He`s almost impossible to understand and therefore imi- tate. To do so, we must acccept the direc- torship of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu when He kindly appears of stage to instruct us by following in His direction. If by Lord Krishna Chaitanya`s grace, a mys- tic yogi understands the Supreme Actor`s unlimited actions within his heart, then he`s spontaneously given the chance to become the Supreme Actor`s supporting actor in the great drama of life even if the mystic yogi still has his material actor`s dress on since Lord Chaitanya, the great Director will give him a specific role by which he can play to satisfy the audience- a script laden with Krishna conscious lines designed primarily to please the Supreme Guest pre- sent among the audience, Sri Krishna Him- self. This way, the mystic yogi turn-suppor- ting actor to the Supreme Actor, Govinda, gives up his material script, returning to the stage , back to acting in Krishna consciousness. ( Srimad Bhagavatam:8.3.6, Gajendra`s Pra- yer`s of Surrender)
  6. All glories to Lord Chaitanya`s Sravanam Sankirtanam Krishna! I heard the name Krishnamurti from a booklet I borrowed from Arthur, a friend. He wrote that the Absolute Truth is not This or not That, so on so forth. If you have seen the Absolute truth, then He is not. That was how I understood Krishnamurti`s point of view. It was like going `round and `round in circles for Krishnamurti to be unders- tood. However, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him and I respect his teachings. I hope I could chant together with his representative the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
  7. All glories to Lord Chaitanya`s Sravanam Sankirtanam Krishna! I heard the name Krishnamurti from a booklet I borrowed from Arthur, a friend. He wrote that the Absolute Truth is not This or not That, so on so forth. If you have seen the Absolute truth, then He is not. That was how I understood Krishnamurti`s point of view. It was like going `round and `round in circles for Krishnamurti to be unders- tood. However, I offer my respectful obeisances unto him and I respect his teachings. I hope I could chant together with his representative the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
  8. My dear Prabhu, I`m not a dermatologist but a family doctor, although my father, Mario Sr., is a dermatologist as well as a pathologist, who is teaching these subjects from the me- dical school where I graduated on 1983, Gullas College of Medicine. All I could say about your illness, Psoria- sis, is that it`s a chronic disease, which of the immune variety. Meaning, that it`s a type of generalized or localized skin allergy that affects the scalp, the skin in the neck, the lower extremities esp. the elbows, the anterior surfaces of knee, legs, and feet. It`s manifestations are provoked by eating foods that have allergins in it, or when you are subjected to stress, mental- ly or physically. Since medical scientists can`t pin-point the real cause of this skin disease called Psoriasis- your skin where the disease lies is thickened because of the itchiness and erythema(redness) brought about by the immunologic changes taking place in the diseased skin. Some doctors also refer this problem as skin asthma (You develop symptoms of bronchial asthma if you are exposed to allergins, such as dust or pollens, by inhaling them.)Same goes with Psoriasis, but only through some allergenic food taken orally, or allergenic substances sticking to a hypersensitive skin giving rise to a disease called contact dermatitis. Psoriasis therefore is very hard to cure if there`s any. A psoriatic skin however can be relieved by using preparations in ointment or cream that contains corticosteroids. Some resort to using ultraviolet rays known as PUVA to alleviate it.Or others may resort to taking a drug called metothrexate, a drug used in treating certain types of cancer, etc. I believe, however, that Psoriasis maybe genetic in its causation or could be caused by an un-resolved conflict known as stress. Krishna consciousness cures this condition, although material science has not proven it yet. I could tell you another disease which is very hard to cure, KANSR. But that is not our story, so I just have to tell it in another venue if a case such as this comes along. Good luck and Hare Krishna.
  9. The Paramatma ---------------- After discussing Krishna consciousness for some time, Ramananda Raya fell at the lotus feet of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and said," My dear Lord, You are so kind to me that You have taught me about the science of Krishna and Radharani and Their loving affairs of the rasa-dance and Their pastimes. I have never thought that I`d be able to speak regarding this topic. Hence, You have taught me as You formerly taught the Vedas to Brahma." Those statements from Ramananda Raya are referred to as the system of receiving instructions from the Supreme Soul( The Paramatma). Externally, He is not to be seen but internally, He speaks to His devotee from within his heart. The Lord reciprocates His devotee`s loving service by giving him instructions and acting in such a way that His devotee ultimately attains the surpeme goal( Krishna cons- ciousness). When Lord Brahma was born, there was no one to instruct him of the science of God. But by His causeless mercy, The Supreme Soul Himself Sri Krishna, instructed Lord Brahma the Vedas through his heart. And so with Sukadeva Goswami, when he prayed to the Supreme Yogesvara within his heart to help him speak Srimad Bhagavatam before Mahara- ja Pariksit. In other words, when a conditioned soul immediately becomes electrified with Krishna consciousness, the Supreme Soul Visnu trains him from without the science of God through the spiritual master and from with- in his heart through the Supreme Soul Hari. The Absolute Truth therefore can be realized in three ways: 1) Bhagavan realization 2) Paramatma realization, and 3) Brahman(Self) realization. These are confirmed in Srimad Bhagavatam(2.9.33) when it said: That the Absolute Truth(Sri Krishna) exists before this cosmic manifestation, that He exists during the continuance, and that He conti- nues to exist after the annihilation. He is therefore the soul of everything great, the all-pervading and all-witnessing ( Pa- ramatma), as well as the supreme form of everything. ( Taken from the Teachings of Lord Chaitanya 1981 Phil. Copyright edition. ) Note: Yes, my dear Janardana Prabhu, your friend, Melvin, is a fool. And I`m truly sorry for being a fool for Krishna. Are you now satisfied?
  10. I really don`t know how I knew. Only the Supreme Soul( Paramatma) knows the Truth and nothing but the Truth.
  11. Those who are lucky to understand Chaitanya as well as the Vrndavana pastimes of Radha and Krishna can be able, by the mercy of Krishna`s pure-devotee, to know about the real identity of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Ramananda Raya, at first, was bewildered when he saw Lord Chaitanya as a sanyasi, then as a cowherd boy, then as a golden doll -His complexion like gold, the He became dark, like Sri Govinda, the Cowherd Boy of Goloka Vrndavan. Ramananda therefore wanted Lord Chaitanya to explain to him why he`s seeing Him that way. " It is the nature of highly elevated devo- tees to see Krishna in everything, " said Lord Chaitanya and , " ...whenever they see anything, they do not see the form of that particular thing. They see Krishna." Since Ramananda Raya had the highest con- ceptions of the pastimes between Krishna and Radharani, he therefore saw Them every- where. Ramananda had understood that Lord Chaitanya had accepted the complexion and mode of thinking of Srimati Radharani. He knew that Lord Chaitanya had incarnated mainly to understand His own self and at the same time distribute love of Krishna to the world. Being satisfied, Lord Chaitanya therefore showed Ramananda Raya His form as the combi- nation of Sri Radha and Krishna, having possessed the transcendental ability to become two and then become one again. By seeing this unique form of Lord Chaitanya, Ramananda Raya was pacified, having informed him that he was the only one to have seen this rare, transcendental form. The fact is that Krishna and Lord Chaitanya are simultaneously One although Both are different in form. In His form as Krishna, He is the supreme enjoyer while in His form as Lord Chaitanya, He is the supreme Visaya or Object of enjoyment. In other words, no one can be more attractive than Sri Krishna and no one but Sri Krishna Himself can enjoy the supreme form of devotion, Srimati Radharani. These facts which Lord Chaitanya disclosed to Ramananda Raya can not be understood by people who are deluded by maya, making it the butt of jokes if revealed to them. So it is better to keep these facts within himself rather than being ridiculed at Lord Chaitanya`s expense. In Chaitanya-caritamrta, the discussions between Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya deal with the most concentrated form of devotional service, which can not be com- pared to any other form . Hence, if a devo- tee is fortunate enough to have faith in those discussions, he can enter into the transcendental association of Radharani and Krishna, the Divine Couple. Srimati Radharani is conclusively Krishna`s supreme Object of Enjoyment(Visaya). Their conjugal pastimes being the highest form of eternal bliss to a pure-devotee like Ramananda Raya who discussed this to no other than Lord Krishna Chaitanya Himself. Note: Taken from the Teachings of Chaitanya, Chapter 32, The Conclusion ", 1981 Phil. Copyright edition, p344-347.
  12. Those who are lucky to understand Chaitanya as well as the Vrndavana pastimes of Radha and Krishna can be able, by the mercy of Krishna`s pure-devotee, to know about the real identity of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Ramananda Raya, at first, was bewildered when he saw Lord Chaitanya as a sanyasi, then as a cowherd boy, then as a golden doll -His complexion like gold, the He became dark, like Sri Govinda, the Cowherd Boy of Goloka Vrndavan. Ramananda therefore wanted Lord Chaitanya to explain to him why he`s seeing Him that way. " It is the nature of highly elevated devo- tees to see Krishna in everything, " said Lord Chaitanya and , " ...whenever they see anything, they do not see the form of that particular thing. They see Krishna." Since Ramananda Raya had the highest con- ceptions of the pastimes between Krishna and Radharani, he therefore saw Them every- where. Ramananda had understood that Lord Chaitanya had accepted the complexion and mode of thinking of Srimati Radharani. He knew that Lord Chaitanya had incarnated mainly to understand His own self and at the same time distribute love of Krishna to the world. Being satisfied, Lord Chaitanya therefore showed Ramananda Raya His form as the combi- nation of Sri Radha and Krishna, having possessed the transcendental ability to become two and then become one again. By seeing this unique form of Lord Chaitanya, Ramananda Raya was pacified, having informed him that he was the only one to have seen this rare, transcendental form. The fact is that Krishna and Lord Chaitanya are simultaneously One although Both are different in form. In His form as Krishna, He is the supreme enjoyer while in His form as Lord Chaitanya, He is the supreme Visaya or Object of enjoyment. In other words, no one can be more attractive than Sri Krishna and no one but Sri Krishna Himself can enjoy the supreme form of devotion, Srimati Radharani. These facts which Lord Chaitanya disclosed to Ramananda Raya can not be understood by people who are deluded by maya, making it the butt of jokes if revealed to them. So it is better to keep these facts within himself rather than being ridiculed at Lord Chaitanya`s expense. In Chaitanya-caritamrta, the discussions between Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya deal with the most concentrated form of devotional service, which can not be com- pared to any other form . Hence, if a devo- tee is fortunate enough to have faith in those discussions, he can enter into the transcendental association of Radharani and Krishna, the Divine Couple. Srimati Radharani is conclusively Krishna`s supreme Object of Enjoyment(Visaya). Their conjugal pastimes being the highest form of eternal bliss to a pure-devotee like Ramananda Raya who discussed this to no other than Lord Krishna Chaitanya Himself. Note: Taken from the Teachings of Chaitanya, Chapter 32, The Conclusion ", 1981 Phil. Copyright edition, p344-347.
  13. Hilot -------- The word, " Hilot, " is a Visayan dialect which means to massage aching muscles, joints , tendon, or nerve. Lately, it is known as accupressure or reflexology. In fact, it`s a talent businesses could uti- lize since the majority always suffer in one way or the other assorted pains,coming from the head or foot( Pardon me, my dear friend Janardana, I hope I`m not a headache to you ). Yes, I have done hilot myself, to my wife and children with respiratory problems, rhuematism or myo-arthralgias, which I find effective. But you have to use a medium or lotion( menthol/euchalyptus)for hilot to succeed. You can not use your hand to massage a body part by using water. The purpose here is to prevent the trapped air coming out from the skin pores after the massage to return again. The coolness of the menthol/euchalyptus lotion closes the skin pores thereby preventing one from acquiring the so-called, "panuhot" which are actually a group of air(vayu) trapped inside a muscle or cavity( intestinal), the latter we call, " flatulence." I will be discussing to you, in my next posting, why hilot relieves cough and its patho-physiology explained in the Visayan way.
  14. Parikrama The word parikrama may have an equivalent in the Roman Catholic religion where its practitioner visit the churches called " Visita de Iglesia, " during Lent to pray to the Lord Jesus Christ and to confess his sins to a priest. All these rites are re-enacted every year to atone one`s self of the things he did that displeased God. Similarly, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami had heard( taken verbatim from the book Prabhu- pada written by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami ) of the program from his disciple Lokanatha Goswami, who took a small group of men on a bullock cart and preaching in villages throughout India. He told Swami that in the course of their travels, they were able to visit tirthas, like Badarakisrama and Bhim Kapur. Although dying, Swami was enli- ven to hear this and came up with the desire that he himself go ride a cart pulled by bullocks circumambulate the area of Vrnda- van. However, Swami`s two close disciples, Tamala Krishna and Bhavananda felt that he may not survive the trip because they felt his body was as fragile as glass that it could break once it`s tossed and jolted from the bad roads Swami will have taken. But Swami Prabhupada reasoned that," Dying on parikrama is glorious, " and he asked them to take him. A controversy developed among the devotees, as some said Prabhupada`s will to go parikrama should be immediately honored as an order from the spiritual mas- ter. The doctor(whoever he is did a great disservice to Swami himself), however, assured them;Tamal Krishna, and Bhavananda that Swami would not survive the jostling of the cart. Lokanatha Goswami, however, followed Swami`s request even if his disci- ples held different opinions, by suggesting, with Hamsadhuta that the parikrama could go to the city of Vrndavan or visit the seven main temples of the Goswamis and since the next day it was Govardhana Puja, Prabhu- pada could go to Govardhana Hill. But the three disciples, Tamal Krishna, Bhavananda, and Bhakticaru, protested adamantly against parikrama. " One-day experiment, " Prabhu- pada said. " It is for one day. Rest assured I won`t die in one day." He liked the idea of going to Govardhana. " And " We will make our cooking there," he said. Lokanatha Swa- mi, he assured them, was experienced." Make very good picnic, " he said. After discussing back and forth, the devo- tees finally decided that early the next morning they would take Srila Prabhupad in the bullock cart to Govardhana. The majority of the devotees then left Swami alone for the night. Parikrama the next day did not mat- rialize. And why? This incident irreversibly broke his heart and he was never the same again. Hare Krishna!
  15. Re: Atmaramas.... It was not Prakasananda Saravasti the 60 atmaramas Lord Chaitanya had described to... It was Sanatana Goswami. I`m sorry for this mistake.
  16. In my 42 years of existence on this planet- island, not having the opportunity to travel abroad, physically, so to speak, I learned from the book, The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, the word Visaya means the " Object of Enjoyment." Being a Visayan myself( born in Cebu City, Cebu( Central Visayas Region), Philippines on Nov. 3, 1957), I have witnessed since my grandparents were alive that whenever their children got ill( no modern doctors around), they would as soon as possible concoct a medicinal formula taken from the medicinal (indigenous) plants found in their garden by boiling it in water and have the solution taken by mouth to their child suffering from stomach pains, anorexia, vomiting, fever, or cough. These various local remedies were derived from the herbolaryos practicing the art of Visayan medicine. Visayan medicine has been with us since Magellan and his Spanish crew discovered our island we used to call, Sugbu- the seat of Christianity in Asia, where its beloved Patron Saint(Icon) Sr. Santo Nino is found. ( This Holy Child fits the description of Govinda- please visit my web site: www.mateo bizland.com to those who wish to see the It) Visayan medicine however has become the butt of jokes ever since modern(western) medicine has landed on its soil, when Spain, for 400 yrs.), America for 50 years, and Japan, for 3 yrs, had introduced to the island the westernized versions in the art of practicing medicine. I will therefore post to you from time to time the Visayan remedies which our ancestors had practiced, whose origins may have came from the early natives themselves who believed in diwatas, dwarves, giants, etc. Cebu or Sugbu actually was once a part of the Sri Vijaya Majapahit Empire, a kingdom ruled by Muslim Datus or Rajahs. Visayan remedies today are still considered by the local folks as the last course of treatment when everything else, including western(modern) medicine fails, such as in the treament of cancer, AIDS, etc. Although I`m schooled in the art of modern medicine, I still consider some Visayan remedies as helpful after having experienced it myself to a number of my patients. I don`t know if Visayan remedies are of Ayur Vedic in origin, but you will later find it out as I give to you their natures. In practice, I therefore combine my acquired skill in the art of modern(western) medicine with some of these Visayan remedies. Just like practicing the art of mystic yoga with Krishna consciousness.
  17. The biography of Swami Prabhupad after reading it had left me a lot of questions waiting to be answered. Like what happened to his wife and children? Where are they now? What happened to Swami`s magazine, Back to Godhead, and why its subscriptions are no longer in circulation. What is actually the goal of Swami`s Bhaktivedanta Book Trust? How much have it earned and how the proceeds are spent? When Swami was dying, why were there nobody discussing with him about the pastimes with Radha-Krishna? Why was Swami focusing on his mind Krishna-Balarama prior to his departure? And why did the children of Swami not grant him his last wish of going out to visit the different temples in Vrndavan riding on a cart? And lastly, why is Swami antagonistic to doctors practicing the art of modern medicine? Is it because Swami Prabhupad had not found one - a pure-devotee? Because I believe Swami Prabhupad would have lived longer if there was one on his bed side who could treat him the way he wanted it to be. How I wish I was on Swami`s bedside because maybe I could discuss to him about his heart problem as it is, as well as telling him about this plan of translating his books into its(Visayan)local version so that our people could understand the science of Krishna.
  18. I have no desire except to work for Krishna by starting where A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami has left, translating his books to their local versions that could be understood by the "tao" or common man who wish sincerely to go back home, back to Krishna`s fold.
  19. There are at least 60 atmaramas described by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to Prakasananda. All of which are eligible for liberation through the process of sravanam kirtanam visnoh. Or chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. There`s no other way to cleanse the mind from the contamination maya has done to it but to continue singing the glories of Krishna and His pastimes with the gopis and His conjugal relationship with Srimati Radharani. That way, one always sees Krishna within his heart and mind.
  20. I have actually suggested this idea of translating Swami`s books to its local versions to Viraja Mrdanga( Sounds of the Printing Press ) when I paid a visit to the Radha-Damodara temple in Basak, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, whose care taker, Bharata dasa, was personally present when I submitted the idea, with my humble obeisances, to the Guru when he conducted a seminar/lecture to the devotees in the temple on the Bhagavad-gita. It was rather a surprise visit since I didn`t know Guru Mrdanga was there. My purpose in visi- ting the temple was causeless when it dawned on me this irresistible feeling of going to the temple, bringing with me a book written by Rene Descartes and a copy of a web site I designed which I wanted to show Bharata dasa. When they gave me the opportunity to have a brief moment with Viraja Mrdanga and telling him who I was and the purpose of my visit( showing him a copy of the web site: www.mateo.bizland.com ), the Guru then asked me what I really had in mind. All of the sudden, this idea of translating Swami`s books to its local version(Visayan) came upon me and spoke, as if I was in samadhi, to him as if I had already had this in my mind before the visit. After revealing to the Guru my idea, he immediately told Bharata dasa to coordinate with me, and without delay come up with a local version of, say Nectar of Instructions, and once written be reviewed or edited by an authority. Sadly, I wasn`t able to get in touch again with Bharata dasa because of my work as a government physician in one of the dis- trict hospitals here in the province. Besides I was busy posting pieces of my mind at www.iskcondc.com`s message boards, which I regularly do after they allowed me to visit their web site on December 1999. I have friends in the media who are expert on the field of journalism, who are Visa- yan natives good in speaking and writing Visaya. With their assistance, I could start immediately the translations only if you provide this wretched soul the logis- tics required to start it. Of course, with Bharata dasa`s close supervision. I`m not a con-man or something. It`s just because I believe A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami`s mission points towards our direction. Isn`t it?
  21. From the book, Srimad Bhagavatam, I`ve learned that the Absolute Substance or Truth is Krishna, the source of all created manifestations, Who have expanded Himself in unlimited forms of energies which have emanated from His transcendetal body. These unlimited forms are the living entities whom in one way or the other are related to Him, like the biological father whose sons and daughters are related to him because they possess his hereditary traits or genes. Srimad Bhagavatam stresses explicitly upon the reader the concept of simultaneous oneness and difference( acintya bheda-bheda- tattva) that describes Krishna as the origin of all creations. Although He is one with His creations, still, He is all- together different from them. That in subs- tance, the Lord`s relatives are always subordinate to Him no matter how great the power the living entities have in their possessions. If by chance, through the mercy of Krishna`s pure devotee, they understand this concept of simultaneous oneness and difference bet- ween Krishna and His expansions, they attain without delay freedom from the miseries of life, injuries inflicted by the body and mind, by other living entities and by acts of nature( Teachings of Lord Chaitanya ). Unfortunately, many of us are not interested in patiently hearing Srimad Bhagavatam, a very simple act but hard to implement. Lord Chaitanya therefore advises His devotee taking up the course in Bhakti-yoga to always read Srimad Bhagavatam and should try to understand each and every verse laid out in the book, compiled and written by Lord Vyasadeva. This is the way by which one can understand the Vedanta-sutras( Isopanisads, Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, etc.) On the other hand, Lord Chaitanya advises the devotee to always chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. And in so doing, according to the Lord, " You will easily get liberation, eligible to achieve the highest goal of life, love of Godhead." Or more aptly put, Krishna Consciousness.
  22. Aprakrta dasa of www.vedaveda.com call me Narada dasa. I`m a government physician in my material form. My dear Janardana Prabhu, with my experience, from the time I passed the Philippine Medical Board Exams on Dec. 1986, maybe I could share to you what I`ve learned from treating diseases. Man, since time began, have battled it but failed because he never knew he`s not the body, but an atma who is part and parcel of Krishna, and therefore an eternal being. Only in his ignorance he gets sick with all sorts of diseases mainly coming from his mind. Treat the sick mind with Krishna`s medicine of chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and the result would be the gradual healing of his sick body. There is no cure better than this.
  23. Vaisnavas, or teachers of Krishna are very kind to students of yoga. Even without being invited, according to Swami Prabhupad, they will visit from one class to another just to give them a refresher course on the science of Krishna consciousness and hence bailing them out from getting a failing mark in devotional service by giving them pointers on how to study the subject with little difficulty. Thus a student of yoga who wants to learn about the science of God should receive sincerely the instructions coming from a Vaisnava who is enriched with Krishna consciousness. Even the Supreme Science Teacher of God Himself, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu displayed to us His unique behavior when He took aural lessons for ten days from Ramananda Raya, a Vaisnava-householder whose status in life were lower than a brahmana or sanyasi. Having confessed to His friend, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, of being a mayavadi sanyasi bereft of knowledge in the science of Krishna,the latter hence recommended to Lord Chaitanya to visit Ramananda Raya in his home in Kabur and learn from this Vaisnava-householder the science of Krishna consciousness especially on the subject of Raharani`s confidential love affair with Krishna. In other words, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu even if He is Krishna Himself, the Supreme Teacher of the Science Of God, still, He took the subordinate role of a student before Ramananda Raya, a grastha- whose constitutional position is that of married man instead of a preacher. A sincere student therefore of God doesn`t care whether his teacher is a brahmana, or grastha or whatever, as long as his mentor knows how to deliver to him( student) the science of Krishna. Indeed, as shown by Lord Chaitanya`s example, a householder like Ramananda Raya should be accepted as Guru( Teacher of Krishna consciousness ). Note: Summarized from The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, 1981 Phil. copyright edition, p. 315-316 )
  24. " Anyone who knows the science of Krishna can be a spiritual teacher regardless of where one came from, " Lord Chaitanya said to Ramananda Raya, a householder whom the Lord be-friended during His ten days stay in the former`s house while discussing Krishna`s madhurya-rasa-lila with Srimati Radharani.
  25. oh! prabhu, there`s a verse in bhakti rasamrta sindhu describing krishna`s loving affair with srimati radharani. please describe it to us for we would like to relish it. indeed there`s no other joy than hearing radha-krishna`s conjugal pastimes.
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