DRISTAYE

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Hare Krishna Stavavali Mataji

 

Thank you very much for that information.

 

<<satya-dharmaya drstaye >>

 

So dristaye is related to vision, dristi, aspect.

 

We in the west are not used to the concept of dristi (planetary aspect in vedic

astrology). We only think about the power of vision with our eyes but it is

obvious that dristi is more than vision.

 

I was talking today to a friend about vision and he says that our eyes normally

grasp the vision of objects that vibrate at a certain speed per second. Faster

or lesser than that, our eyes cannot see it.

 

Therefore in my opinion, if we can perceive with our eyes, we can also be

affected through the eyes. There are computer workers or secretaries working

on computers, complaining of headaches, dizziness or other symptoms because the

vibrations emanated by their screens affect their eyes and health.

 

By understanding the concept of dristhi, we can appreciate the influence of the planets better.

 

"O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives. Your real face is covered by Your

dazzling effulgence. Kindly remove that covering and exhibit Yourself to Your

pure devotee." Sri Isopanisad mantra 15, translator Srila Prabhupada.

 

As i understand it, we have to achieve 100% purity to be able to see the Lord.

 

I see a link to what George Harrison wrote in My Sweet Lord "Really want to see

youalthough it takes a long time".

 

Many materialistic people think that they can buy anything with their money to

the point of paying for the privilege of seeing the Lord. Some of them are

even cheated by paying money to "become God" or become "self realised". They

cannot understand that money cannot buy God or godly

qualities."satya-pure;dharmaya-unto the devotee;drstaye-for exhibiting"

 

So, dristaye is exhibiting, showing.

 

Sanskrit is beautiful.

 

I have heard that when Indira Gandhi was in power she ordered the withdrawal of

reading the Bhagavad Gita in primary schools. In my opinion, the reading of

the Gita is very useful to everyone. God appears Himself in every sacred

scripture to give comfort and benedictions to His devotees according to their

understanding. In this way God appears in the Gita according to our

understanding or spiritual advancement.

 

I believe as well that because most of us are conditioned by the modes of

nature, we have the propensities to give, show or impose those gunas or modes

of nature to others throughout our activities. Therefore many writers have the

tendency to share in their books, their own gunas.

 

I am very cautious about this because i try to avoid any contamination coming

from the false ego. There are many translations of the Bhagavad Gita but

unfortunately, many of them come from authors that are under the effects of the

gunas.

 

Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita "Go beyond the influence of those Gunas",

achieve the level of "yoga" or Krishna Consciousness.

 

The more we are intoxicated by the modes of nature the less pure our message

will be and the less we are going to help others to get out of the material

conditionment.

 

I believe that Srila Prabhupada was beyond the gunas when he translated and

published the Bhagavad Gita and all his other vedic books. Therefore, we are

safe to read them because he wrote them without any false ego or false

motivations.

 

Your in the service of divinity.

Natabara Das