Jul 17, 2025

Here we see prayer - Take off ignorance of brahman effulgence.
All the ignorance we have to be taken away so that we can see the lord.
Main quality is to have a prayerful mood - to engage oneself to Krishna so that we are not in ignorant work.
Many times we see people are worshipping the wrong aspect of the absolute truth.
Bramhaneti paramatmeti and Bhgavaneti - Other two are not wrong but praying to bhagavan feature is the perfect feature.
As the sun pervades everywhere, Krishna pervades everywhere even if he is always in golok-vrindavan. It is all through his expansions.
Prabhupada gives a great example as from his purports in BG chapter 2 on paramatma feature and bhagavan. Sun is the disc - compared to paramatma feature, behind sun is the person - Vivasvan - the personality, what comes out everywhere is the sun rays - compared to brahma jyotir.
When one prays to Sun, We do not worship sun rays, or the sun feature and rather we actually pray to the sun god personality.
Brahmha samhita reference by prabhupada - chintamani prakara....
- I worship govinda, the original progenator.
- Krishna is tending cows, fulfilling all desires.
Shastras(Scriptures) and shastra (Weapons) are two things - Scriptures destroy ignorance where as shastras destroy materially.
We need the shastras, vastra and mantras.
- Two Right mantras - Hare Krishna, I live to be corrected (Once we take shelter of shastras).
- Vastra - Be very simple. Earn with integrity, live with simplicity, give with generosity.
The more simple the life, the more easy to progress in Bhakti. If one complicates life, it will only bring difficulties. Keep life simple.
From hyppocracy to honesty - what would we ask if Krishna comes in front of us and is giving us boons! Prahlada maharaj teaches us this - he does not ask for boons - He instead asks for association of devotees and guru maharaj.
We see here Brahma glorifying the lord - I worship govinda the original progenator.
Krishna is sarva karana karanam
BG 10.8 - Aham sarvasya prabhavo - Everything in our life today actually happened yesterday and everything tomorrow is the mercy of Krishna.
How we attract mercy, that is in our hand. What are we doing to attaract that mercty? Are we accumulating akarma or vikarma?
Juhu temple - morning mangala - sweep floor before and after each darshan from early morning to night. Why? Floor gets contaminated.
Similary, we have to hear the messages again and again, we will not progress in Bhakti. Thus, we have to listen everyday.
From "I know" to "I will" is the journey of the spirit soul.
If one is blinded by money, beauty, attachment etc. one may not see krishna. When we want too much of something or if we have too much of something, we will miss the real reason of life on what is important.
If we have so many desires, then the list keeps going on and we will miss the real reason of life on what is important.

Keshava Bhagavan Maharaj

Devotee must not have too many desires - Spiritual life is fully about desire management. To refocus on the focus is very important

First is seva and then next is samadhi.
Suthakirti prabhu: One can correct a person only if it is a seva or otherwise it is a position.

Importnat

Radhanath maharaj: On giving class, getting glorified desire - Krishna will make it happen but is not pleased. Krishna is pleased if the preacher observes progress of the devotees.
In the garb of being a devotee, one may have something on their mind. Kichidi on stove helps in recovery from sickness. Kichadi on the mind - even a healthy person falls sick.

Krishna accepts mood. He is bhavagrahi janardhana. He accepts love and devotion.
Sravanam, mananam, nididhyasanam