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  1. This was covered in a post of mine where I quoted beggar. It was just a few posts ago.
    You covered it in your post according to your perspective. See, the issue at hand is that there are at least two perspectives. One being nitya baddha needing to attain to a liberated status (I am using liberated, liberally, not intending to get in to moksha and prema). The other being nitya baddha as actually being nitya siddha and needing to uncover this aspect. One says you got it in you, just find it, the other says you got to go get it.

  2. You missed my point, but it is all good. I'll re-establish it here: You seem to have done away with the validity of Sonic Yogi's emphasis on the word "attain".

    Sonic Yogi is insisting that the word "achieve" indicates that it is something to attain to in just the same way as your insistence are words such as "long, long ago you were with Krsna". Both are taking it literally. For you to specifically target Sonic Yogi's use of the word "attain" as simply a tool to "point to the moon" while not "being the moon itself" (which is what you did) in effect does away with the definition of the word itself.


  3. Throughout history there have been conquests for idealogical dominations. Maharaj Yuddhisthir could be considered the aggressor when he performed the rajasuya yajna. There were many kings and territories which were peacefully existing seperately at the time, but he and his brothers obliged those territories to make a clear stand, you're either with it or not.

    The problem with warfare nowadays is that it ends up a completely ambiguous endeavor. There is no concrete push to affect one side to surrender to the other. War is simply used as a tool to crush the opponents into the ground and let them build up again, not to oblige the opponents to live by the dominants ideologies.


  4. <table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="601"><tbody><tr><td align="center">The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <!-- END CHAPTERTITLE --> </tbody></table> <!-- BEGIN CHAPTER --> <table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="601"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>A GREAT conflict was about to come off between the Birds and the Beasts. When the two armies were collected together the Bat hesitated which to join. The Birds that passed his perch said: “Come with us”; but he said: “I am a Beast.” Later on, some Beasts who were passing underneath him looked up and said: “Come with us”; but he said: “I am a Bird.” Luckily at the last moment peace was made, and no battle took place, so the Bat came to the Birds and wished to join in the rejoicings, but they all turned against him and he had to fly away. He then went to the Beasts, but soon had to beat a retreat, or else they would have torn him to pieces. “Ah,” said the Bat, “I see now,

    <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>“HE THAT IS NEITHER ONE THING NOR THE OTHER HAS NO FRIENDS.”

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    But, if Bhagavan was a really generous God he could create a place where souls who were envious of him could be imitation Gods enjoying forever.

    But, no he created a miserable material world for all the rebellious souls who won't be good little slaves of his.

    (devil's advocate)

    That would merging with the Brahman by harnessing the philosophy and sadhana of the Advaitins.

    Bhagavan is generous because, not only does is there a gift of a portion of manifestation for the Jiva to act out their desires for as long as they like:kick:, but Bhagavan also bestows a clause where the Jiva can leave their own elemental nature and be gifted with the nature similar with Bhagavan's personal nature, that being fulfilled in sat, cid, and ananda.


  6. There is a recurring accusation that Bhagavan would have to be cruel because of the nature of the Jiva. Is Bhagavan cruel to make hydrogen explosive and not helium? When one understands the neutral position we have, i.e. the ability to endeavor for the fulfillment of our desires, the ability to have desires, the inherent nature for fulfillment by acquisition of sat, cid, and ananda, the greatness of what we are simply for what we are (an element of Bhagavana's Self) there can be no possibility of placing the blame on Bhagavana. In Bhagavan there exists the harmonizing of all things; opposites and neutrals. We happen to be an aspect of that harmonizing, whether it be good or bad for us remains to be seen by our attempts.


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    Dear One, its hard to believe that suffering is caused by jivas temporarily with a materialistic mindset. Why did Rama suffer without Sita? Why did Krishna suffer with Jambavan? It neither has any relation to do with the past Karmas. If that is the case, Rama and Krishna will have to be accepted as ordinary people like you and me who carried their Karmas from their previous birth and hence suffered.

     

     

     

    This looks like a biblical quote. Anything and everything material or non-material is just beautiful. All instruments are provided for man to enjoy by nature. When craving for more is adopted by man, it is termed as suffering. It happens again by nature. Bondages of father/mother/sister/brother/wife/children/land/money/belongings etc and the determination by man to protect it by naming it as Dharma has caused suffering. Leave all and there will be no suffering.

    Leave all and there will be no suffering.


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    Jaya and Vijaya fell down from the plane of no karma to get involved in karma.

    So, their karma had a beginning when they stopped the four Kumaras from entering the Vaikuntha gate.<hr style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" size="1">

     

    Jaya and Vijaya are liberated souls. For Lila they advented in this realm. They were "cursed" by the 4 Kumaras, who are also liberated souls.

     

    Since both these statements are non-falsifiable given our current pramana it would be a matter of perspective. How were you described the Glories of the Eternal Personal Realm of Bhagavan?


  9. Theist,

    In defining nitya baddha, we must relieve the unconditional from its definition (eternally bound by matter). (This relief is based on the omnipotence of Svayam Bhagavan).

    When this relief is given to its definition, it makes perfect sense for a perfect soul to assist the imperfect.


  10. Friend, it has been ages since I've been there. I went through Bangalore and there are two things which I can easily remember about my trip. One, it is definitely a rural path to Subramanya, not an easy one. Two, it is by far, one of the most worthwhile treks to undertake. Good luck on your journey. Google Earth may help if India doesn't have map programs.


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    Some say there are two classes of souls one is nitya siddha(eternally liberated) and the other is nitya baddha (eternally bound by matter).

     

    Others like Srila Prabhupada tell us that nitya-baddha really means bound so long it seems beginningless.

     

    I accept his explanation. If nitya baddha really means some souls are destined to be eternally conditioned then what is the point of preaching to the nitya baddha's by the liberated souls?

    What seems black and white will become at once colorful and gradient when gifted with the proper filters.

     

    One of the wonderful features of Svayam Bhagavan is omnipotent. While we jivas are fractionally potent, Sri Krsna is omnipotent.

     

    Your last sentence reduces the omnipotent feature of the Personality of Godhead by not allowing Divine Mercy to take an eternally bound jiva and unbind them.

     

    In a sense you have to be on guard for the false dichotomy you've provided. You've given us two classifications of the jiva (tatastha shakti) and then stated that one is destined to be eternally conditioned.

     

    We must observe that the Mercy of Sri Krsna is great enough to alter one's composition i.e. from nitya baddha to nitya siddha. This is the variable we are searching for. This saranagati to the Mercy of Sri Krsna while knowing we have no empiric capacity.

     

     

     

    While considering this appeal, You will only be able to count my faults. You will not

    find even a trace of good qualities in me. You are known throughout the creation as

    Jagannatha. Therefore do I, a worthless soul living within this universe, not have the

    right to accept You as my master? -- Vidyapati


  12. Shri Krishna reveals everything to Arjuna from dharma, jnana, karma, virat, to bhakti.

     

    Arjuna's responses toward the war were symptomatic of a compassionate thoughtful person. Shri Krishna recognized this in Arjuna and chose to deliver him from his quandary.

     

    Arjuna witnessed the virat form of Shri Krishna and although it was a manifestation of Truth, it brought him to his knees and filled him with dread. He witnessed all sorts of creatures, including his loved ones, being nothing but insignificant, immersed in tumultuous chaos with no true control, being devoured by the Virat in a hurried manner.

     

    This aspect of Truth was difficult for Arjuna and he pleaded for Shri Krishna to show him the most fulfilling aspects of Truth. Shri Krishna obliged by showing His personal form.


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    I feel like that sometime. Not 'give up', but stop being so serious.

     

    I know I have Guru, but sometimes i find it too much, i am finding i feel this way after long time.

     

    Don't be serious, be truthful and sincere. Remember this encouraging directive of Saraswati Thakur:

     

     

     

    matala hari-jana visaya range

    pujala raga-patha gaurava-bhange

    "The servants of Hari are engaged in lavish affairs, handling material wealth and engaging all manner of things in the Lord’s service. They worship the path of spontaneous devotion with
    gaurava-bhange
    [in a mood of awe and reverence] and to show that the
    raga-patha
    is above all [above our heads], they remain as servants, being a little distant and below, praying for that of a servant’s duty, not for that of a confidential nature — not to bring that highest divine love down here, but to hold that upon their heads."

     

     


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    :deal:The two postulates can be translated to mathematics by using a schematic situation in which there are two reference frames which have a uniform motion with respect to each other (see the figure). If the second postulate is true, observers in both reference frames will measure the same speed of brahmajyoti light.

    index01.gif

    Simplified, the speed of light can be written as the covered distance x of a light signal, divided by the transit time t. With respect to a reference frame C a light signal propagates along the x-axis in positive direction, according to: x = ct (where c equals 300.000 km/sec)

    The same light signal travels, also with respect to reference frame C' with a speed equal to c. With respect to C', the equation for the movement of the light signal then becomes x'=ct'. (x'=ct', representing nitya baddha)

    The velocity v of frame C' with respect to frame C, can be calculated by dividing the covered distance along its x-axis by the transit time. Because of symmetry, v can be observed equally from within C and C'.

    Do note that, from within C, at any point in time (co-ordinate) t>0, the co-ordinate x of the origin of C' will be smaller than the co-ordinate x of the front of the light signal.

    To the entire derivation discussed in this article, it applies that C' coincides with C at co-ordinates t=0 and t'=0. The coordinates x and x' of the front of the light signal are at that very moment also equal to zero.

    Because of the second postulate, we have to make concessions in relation to both the spatial properties of moving objects (in the form of a length-contraction), as well as to the concept of absolute time as it was generally conceived back then (resulting in a time-dilation in the moving reference frame).

    The light signal (in figure above) moves uniformly rectilinear with respect to both reference frames. So we need to transform a uniformly rectilinear motion in C into another in C'. This means there must be a linear relation between co-ordinates x, y, z, t and x', y', z', t'. The most common form of this relation, as needed by, and according to the special theory of relativity, is as follows:

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    Note that the inclusion of the co-ordinates t and t' is specific to relativity theory: this is necessary if one hopes to find a transformation equation between them.

    Because C' moves linearly along the x-axis of C, it always applies that y=y' and z=z'. From this follows for the coefficients:

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    Because of symmetry, t' can only depend on x, where x is nitya baddha and t,where t is nitya mukta. From this follows:

    index08.gif

    Then it is assumed that x'=0 in C' has to correspond with x=vt in C. It follows for the coefficients that:

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    When the coefficients in equations (1), (2), (3) and (4) are substituted by their values we get:

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    The falsity in this derivation can be located in the assumption that x'=0 has to correspond with x=vt.

    The equations (1) up to and including (4) are the most general form of a linear transformation of four-dimensional space-time co-ordinates, of an event that is - events have a location in space, dependent on a time co-ordinate. At that point in the derivation this event is the observation from within C and from within C' of the spatial co-ordinates of any phenomenon (not necessarily the front of a light signal yet) in uniform, rectilinear motion, at a certain point in time which may be different to both observers.

    We should not interpret x'=0 as being the origin of C', the reference frame itself, because when observed from within C' it is not an event in the intended sense: this x' is independent of time. Any assumed co-ordinate must relate to a proper event.

    Therefore x'=0 for x=vt must apply to an event just coinciding with the origin of C', and is not a part of the reference frame C' itself. But only of the origins of the reference frames themselves we know for sure that the distance between them is vt: we do not know if the co-ordinate x of said proper event as observed from within C can transform to x'=0 as observed from within C', for an observed t co-ordinate (>0) relating to x according to x/t=v. After all, the derivation of the Lorentz (Kapila) equations is meant to be able to determine such a transformation in the end: we cannot assume it at the start.

    So we must conclude that x'=0 for x=vt is an invalid assumption here.In effect, this falsifies the resulting transformation equations (14) and (15) as valid derivatives of the two postulates of the special theory of relativity of nitya baddha and nitya mukta. To Be Continued.

     

    What??? LOL


  15. Makow posts articles with statements like: "The Second World War was a human calamity. Over 55 million people died. Why focus on the Jewish experience? This is the cause of anti Semitism in the first place."

     

    What harm is there to focus on the Jewish experience? It was a subset to the whole tragedy of WWII with a unique twist. People (non-combatants) were blatantly slaughtered on the basis of their features, religion or bloodline.How is it the cause of anti-Semitism? Perhaps because people who are tired of hearing of inhumanities grow to resent those who bring them to light. They have become insensitive.

     

    There is a reality regarding the Jewish role in Europe which isn't shared by other cultures. Just educate yourself as to how the human psyche can get so twisted as to create and believe the types of propagandas used to incite blind rage against a person whose only apparent fault is to have Jewish blood or features.

     

    Don't be a victim!


  16. Yes, but perhaps you are side-stepping the issue. Can Krsna create a plant which can offer a certain degree of enlightenment? Can there also be other methods of becoming enlightened to the same degree? I have continued throughout my posting on this thread that Vaishnavas don't have a use for outside stimulation. Others have confirmed that there are shaman rituals of spirituality which don't involve hallucinogenics. I have also said that, while hallucinogens may offer some level of enlightenment, we are still after perfection. The chanting of Hari Nama becomes synonymous with humility. One who is humble sees their surroundings as their Guru, like the Avadhoot and the 24 Gurus in the Bhagavatam. They acknowledge their progressive development and respect the assistants in each stage of existence.


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    I really like the transactions on this thread -0- Narasingh great work!!

     

    PS -- Vincent mein tarbooz wallah tuh naheen ; tamatar wallah tuh hona chahiye

    LOL, thanks harshg. I forgot the preference for tomatoes.

     

    Angelique, a more chaste rendering of Vincent would be

     

    विन्सेन्ट I previously wrote विन्सेन्त Notice the last character. This is a subtle difference for most non-native speakers in which the native speakers differentiate t and d sounds carefully by clear palatal and dental pronunciations. For non-natives (English especially) the t sound is almost invariably a palatally pronounced sound to a native (ie. the tounge is inside the boundary of the teeth). Therefore, harshg kindly brought this to my attention. Tomato (tamatar) is pronounced with a palatal "t" and watermelon (tarabuj) is pronounced with a dental "t". Notice when you (english speaker) say tomato, your toungue is behind your teeth at the "t" sounds. If you were to properly say watermelon in hindi (tarabuj) you would place your toungue on the tips of your upper incisors and proceed.

     

    Namaste.

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