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Hare Krsna,I am taking this From a post i have gotten from Nelish Prabhu,it

fits so well on what is dharma,I had to relay this to this group!!Although

we may have different opions ,This is What a Pure Devotee says in a Address

given Awhile Ago,I hope You all Will Like This,krsnajoe(Jaya Kesava dasa)

 

 

"Duty...Or A Waste Of Time"

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.8

April 22, 1974, Hyderabad

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Prabhupada:

 

Dharma (is) generally translated into English as "religion." I have

already explained several times. The dictionary meaning of religion

is "a kind of faith." But actually, dharma means occupational duty,

or the characteristic. Just like a snake. The snake, its religion is

to bite, and fatal bite. That is his dharma, occupational duty.

Everything has got... Just like this microphone, it must work, it

must expand the sound. That is its dharma. If it does not expand the

sound, it is useless. So everything you take, there are

characteristics. That is the meaning of dharma. Dharma is not an

artificial faith. Faith you can change, but your occupational duty,

you cannot change.

 

So what is the occupational duty of the living entity? The living

entity is now encaged in two kinds of gross and subtle body.

Therefore, when he is situated in the bodily concept of life, his

dharma is fruitive activities or sense gratification. When he is

situated on the mental platform, then his occupational duties become

speculation, imagination. And when he is situated in his original,

spiritual platform, then his occupational duty is to serve Krsna.

 

There are different types of yogis, but the first-class yogi is he

who, now, mad-gatenantar-atmana, Krsna says, "who is thinking of Me

always," mad-gata, sraddhavan, with veneration, love and faith.

Bhajate.

 

So to think of Krsna is also bhajana. There are different process of

bhajana. To hear of Krsna, that is also bhajana. Just like you are

hearing. And to speak about Krsna. I am speaking; you are hearing.

Similarly, when the speaking and hearing is finished, then you think

of Krsna, or by chanting Hare Krsna mantra, you think of Krsna. Krsna

being absolute, all these different processes are also the same, one

and the same. There is no difference between chanting and hearing or

remembering or worshiping in the temple.

 

That is the statement of the Vedic literature: the supreme

controller, the supreme leader, is Krsna. Sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah.

Krsna is not formless. When Krsna was present on this planet, He is

not formless. He has His form. And what is that form? Sac-cid-ananda-

vigraha [bs. 5.1]. Anandamaya-rasa-vigraha. Ananda-cinmaya-rasa. That

is not this vigraha. That we have to understand. Our vigraha, our

form, at the present moment, material form, that is not sac-cid-

ananda. Sat means eternal, cit means full of knowledge, and ananda

means full of blissfulness.

 

So as soon as we think of one body, we think comparing with our body.

So similarly, by our foolishness, if we think of Krsna's body like

one of us, then we become mudha. Avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum

asritam [bg. 9.11]. Because Krsna comes in the human form like a

human being, therefore we should not take Krsna as one of us. Then we

become mudha, rascal, fools. Or in other words, one who thinks of

Krsna having a body like us -- that is the Mayavada philosophy -- he

is a mudha. Na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah [bg.

7.15]. These are the statements of Bhagavad-gita. How you can

misinterpret? This is plain thing, that symptom. Na mam duskrtino

mudhah prapadyante naradhamah. These are the words used in the

Bhagavad-gita. It is not our manufactured word. People may be very

unhappy or angry, but we have to quote from these scriptures. These

are the... Anyone who does not surrender to Krsna, he is within these

categories.

 

What are they? First of all duskrtina. Duskrtina means simply engaged

in sinful activities. Krti. Krti means meritorious. But duskrti,

badly meritorious. They are using their brain for something

atrocious, simply planning how to do harm to others. That is called

duskrtina. For his own sense satisfaction he is plan... That is

called asura. Asuram bhavam asritah. Asuras, they are simply planning

for his own sense gratification. And devotees, they are simply

planning how to satisfy Krsna's senses. That is the difference. How

Krsna will be satisfied. Both of them are planning, but one is

planning for his own sense satisfaction and the other is planning how

to satisfy the senses of Krsna.

 

You have to become devotee. That is your success of life. But the

warning is there, that as soon as you become a devotee, you become

enemies of so many, especially nowadays. You know that recently I was

refused entrance in Africa. The government did not allow me to enter.

What is my fault? Because I am a devotee. This is my fault. So we are

meeting so many dangerous position. In Bombay our temple construction

has been refused by the commissioner of police. Why? Because we chant

Hare Krsna. They have openly written that "The bhajana nuisance." You

see? This is our position. Bhajana... Krsna says, Bhagavan says, that

catur-vidha bhajante mam. This bhajana word is there. "Four kinds of

people can be engaged in bhajana." Who are they?

Sukrtino 'rjuna: "Whose background is very, very pious activities."

Now, at present, bhajana is nuisance. Bhajana is stated in the Vedic

scripture that it is performed by the pious man, and now, at the

present circumstances, bhajana is nuisance. Satatam kirtayanto mam

yatantas ca drdha-vratah [bg. 9.14]. These are the statements of

Vedic scripture. Who is mahatma? Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim

prakrtim asritah [bg. 9.13]. Satatam kirtayanto mam yatantas ca drdha-

vratah [bg. 9.14]. These are mahatmas. Nitya-yukta upasate. But at

the present moment... Not at the present moment. From time immemorial

this is going on. As soon as you become devotee, as soon as you are

inclined to take part in bhajana, you will have so many enemies.

Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended that you tolerate.

Still, you cannot give up your bhajana and Krsna consciousness. That

is not possible. Tolerate. Trnad api. What is the process of

toleration? Yes.

 

So this Krsna consciousness movement we are teaching to become

sukrtina, to make his life successful by understanding Krsna.

And when you attain to the stage of bhakti, then your life is

successful. This is the process.

 

Therefore it is said that you may go on with your so-called

occupational duties, but if you do not come to the platform of

spiritual understanding, then it is srama eve hi kevalam -- it is

simply waste of time. Simply waste of time. Because you do not catch

up the ideal of your mission. Simply work like the animals and die.

The bodily concept of li... Yasyatma-buddhih kunape tri-dhatuke [sB

10.84.13]. Simply thinking that "I am this body, and my only business

is to satisfy the senses of the body. Not only my body, but my son's

body, my grandson's body, my relative's body." This is going on under

different names, Socialism, this "ism," that "ism" -- expanded bodily

concept of life. Bhagavata says, dharmah svanusthitah pumsam

visvaksena kathasu yah, notpadayet: "If you do not develop your Krsna

consciousness, you are simply wasting your time." This is the verdict.

 

So if we take it seriously... That is our propaganda. We are

requesting not only the Hindus or Indians, but we are requesting

everyone all over the world, "Take to this Krsna consciousness

movement and try to understand." We are therefore publishing so many

books. We are very fortunate. I am very glad to inform you that we

are selling our books, not less than forty to fifty thousand rupees

daily. So our books are being well received, because in the Western

world outside India, they never heard of this idea that God can be

approached personally, we can talk with Him, we can live with Him, we

can play with Him. These new ideas, of course, novel to the Western

world. Therefore they are taking very careful attention. So why not

India? Do not waste your time this way, that way. And the process is

very simple. The process is very simple. We are recommending the

followers of Krsna consciousness... Just now I received one letter

from Jaipur. They wanted my guidance. The guidance is not very

difficult. It is very simple thing. First of all try to become

sinless: no illicit sex life, no intoxication, no meat-eating, no

gambling. Observe these four regulative principles and chant Hare

Krsna mantra as far as possible, at least sixteen rounds. Then see

how your life changes.

 

Thank you very much. Hare Krsna. (end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Be empty of all mental content

Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:39:34 -0000

 

The window is the absence of the wall, and it gives air

and light because it is empty. Be empty of all mental content,

of all imagination and effort, and the very absence of obstacles

will cause reality to rush in.

 

- Nisargadatta

 

Hari Aum !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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