Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati

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>16 c) Bhaktisiddhanta's self-styled theory

 

Before anything else, Jijaji, I have to address the contemptously written phrase; "Bhaktisiddhanta's self-styled theory": Reference in such a causual manner w/o using his full name is a severe breach of vaisnava ettiquite! Once A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja took assistance from one of his disciples to get up. Then immediately after having the help he required, he pushed the devotee away. The disciple looked stunned and hurt! A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami then explained that this is the impersonalist's conception of guru. Were all his hundreds of hours explaining about mayavada to his dancing white elephants, really just to warn us about Sancaracarya's ekadanda sampradaya? I find myself all too often falling into the trap of being forgetful and ungrateful to my many gurus in the different forms they've come to me. If His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur AND his SPECIALLY empowered disciples, instructed to preach in their advanced age to us Big Mac hamburger eaters, and their disciples, and their disciples' disciples, whom among us would ever have gone to or even heard of Radha Kunda??? Now, I beleive I saw a McDonalds recently opened on the road to Govardhan Hill, just in case anyone gets bored/hungry while doing their bhajan:) There are two kinds of mahabhagavat pure devotees; the bhajananandi and the gosthanandi, and both are eqaully qualified. Just a little bit of gratitude, not even worshiping any of them on your alter, that's all I'm asking! Years ago as a fledgling, there were several prominent preachers who gave me shelter, allowing me to make valuable sukriti by circumambulating the temple, stringing garlands, etc. Since then these two persons have gone onto foolishly and w/ no basis for their arrguments, criticize my Gurumaharaja, so I keep distance. Still I must agknowlege that they helped me at one point, and not mantain envy towards them.

 

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>'first maranam (death of the ego) and then smaranam (remembering Krsna's pastimes)" is also contrary to the teachings of the Gosvamis.

Such nine-fold practices of devotional service cannot actually be practiced w/ a material body and senses. As soon as suddha nama manifests on the tongue, the false ego falls away. It is like the light in a dark room finally comes on; simultaneously you can see yourself, and all the darkness is forced out. Srila B.V. Narayana Maharaja explains Siksastakam:

 

"This first verse should be glorified, for it is topmost. Why? Each of the seven parts of this first sloka has been explained in the other seven slokas. This first sloka is the root sutra, and the other slokas are explanation of each of these seven lines.

 

All types of kalyana or sreya, auspiciousness, are present in the holy names. This is not worldly auspiciousness. It is transcendental. All kinds of auspicious qualities will manifest by the names, and bhakti will also come. Sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam.

 

Anandambudhi-vardhanam. After passing the previous stages, one will realize his gopi form, or whatever form he has in his constitutional position. The spiritual form will manifest according to the kind of greed present during the time of one's sadhana-bhajana. He will be under the guidance of a Vrajavasi, like Sridama or Subala for sakhya-rasa, and those in other rasas will be under the guidance of Krsna's associates in that rasa. For madhurya-rasa, one is especially under the guidance of Sri Rupa Manjari and Sri Rati Manjari, and he will relish so much the waves of that high class of love, like the high waves in the ocean. Then, prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam. Though all the jivas are infinitesimal, if their love and affection is for Krsna, it will be unlimited like Krsna. It will be depthless and bottomless. When the devotee leaves his body, he will not come back from the ocean of love. He will sink here, and he will come out there, in Goloka Vrndavana. These are the prabhavas, influences, of nama."

 

BTW, I'm NOT saying that one shouldn't perform those limbs in vaidhi bhakti w/ a strong desire for raganuga, what I'm saying, in the words of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami is; know what your own platform is, and don't try to imitate someone on a higher platform; for by so-doing, one will eventually become degraded.