Upakhyane UpadesaInsfrucfive SforiesfromSriIa Bhakfisiddhanfa Sarasvafi ThakuraA Lesson on GeomefryTlcic was oncc a pooi widow wlo, iliougl gicai laidslip, was siiuggling io biing up lci only son. As slc icaliscd ilai lc was lci only lopc loi ilc luiuic, slc appoinicd a iuioi loi lim alilougl slc would somciimcs lavc io boiiow ilc moncy io pay loi ilc iuiiion lccs.Oncc, alici bcing piomoicd io class VII, ilc boy was bcing iaugli Gcomciiy by ilc icaclci in Lnglisl. As soon as ilc boy icad oui loud, Lci AlC bc a iiianglc`, ilc boy's moilci iuslcd inio ilc classioom and scicamcd ai ilc icaclci ilus :Tlis boy is supposcd io bc advancing in lis siudics alici bcing iaiscd io class VII, bui you aic siill icacling lim AlC - lc lcaincd all ilis wlcn lc was an inlani - and io ilinl I am paying you 10 iupccs a monil! Iiom ioday you aic no longci icquiicd lcic. You aic only lii loi icacling a piimaiy sclool il all you can icacl is AlC!`Tlc widow's ouibuisi was so violcni ilai ii lcli no scopc loi ilc icaclci io aiguc and lc was compcllcd io lcavc ilc placc.PURPORTTlc aigumcnis pui loiwaid by pcisons dcsiiing oilci ilan Kisna consciousncss, along wiil ilc harms, jnans, yogs, ascciics and ilc lilc, including so-callcd icligious communiiics, aic similai io ilosc cxpicsscd by ilc widow. Tlcy say, Wc lavc bccomc ioially woiillcss iliougl sciving all ilc iimc in ilis woild`. Tlis soii ol slavc-lilc mcnialiiy is ilc iooi causc ol all iioublcs. Il wc wcic io acccpi sciviiudc cvcn alici cniciing inio ilc domain ol icligion, and io scivc Godlcad in complcic sciviiudc cvcn alici libciaiion, ilcn low will wc advancc' Only wlcn wc aic ignoiani, and condiiioncd undci illusion, ilcn oui slavc mcnialiiy is inicnsilicd. lui upon libciaiion, ilc icalisaiion anam branmas ilai I am Pranman` slould bc dcvclopcd. Upon lisicning io sucl an aigumcni, puic dcvoiccs will aiguc ilai dcvoiion oi scivicc io Godlcad is ilc cicinal posiiion ol all conscious living cniiiics. Sucl dcvoiion, wlcn culiivaicd iliougl dillcicni siagcs ol pciloiming dcvoiional scivicc (sanana bnaht), ccsiaiic dcvoiion (bnava bnaht), and loving dcvoiion (prcma bnaht) , conliims vciily ilc cicinal uiiliiy ol dcvoiion iiscll.Sciviiudc io Loid Kisna wlilc pciloiming dcvoiional aciiviiics is lnown as sanana bnaht (pciloiming dcvoiion), wlcicas iniimaic sciviiudc oi scivicc io Sii Kisna, alici libciaicd icalisaiion, is prcma bnaht (loving dcvoiion). Scivicc io Godlcad in ilc libciaicd siagc is iiicsisiiblc scivicc (apratnata scva).A,l,C,D oi ha-hna-ga-gna may bc piaciiscd wlilc lcaining ilc alplabci on ilc clcmcniaiy lcvcl; ilcn again cvcn alici bccoming ilc iopmosi man ol lciicis, onc las io culiivaic ilc vaiicgaicdncss and aiiisiic dclicacy ol ilai vciy alplabci.Tlosc wlo aic impcisonalisis, spcculaic jusi lilc ilc widow as naiiaicd in ilis sioiy, advocaiing ilai A,l,C,D slould only bc piaciiscd by clildicn in ilc clcmcniaiy lcvcl and ilai ilcsc lciicis aic ol no usc io any lcaincd pcison.Ii is noi ilai sciviiudc io Sii Kisna slould bc ollcicd only duiing dcvoiional pciloimancc, bui ii musi bc icncwcd cvcn upon aiiaining pcilcciion iliougl libciaiion as scivicc io Loid Kisna is oui cicinal piolcssion. Sciviiudc oi scivicc ollcicd io Loid Kisna is oui cicinal piolcssion. Sciviiudc oi scivicc ollcicd io Loid Kisna alici aiiaining ilc siagc ol libciaiion is io bc considcicd as ical and ilc mosi pcilcci loim ol scivicc. Sciviiudc io illusion (Maya) and sciviiudc io Loid Sii Kisna slould ncvci bc considcicd cqual.Tlc LxpIoding FrogTlcic was oncc a liog ilai livcd in a pond. Onc day, lci son lappcncd io scc an clcplani ncai a ianl. Tlc baby liog iciuincd io ii's moilci and cnilusiasiically iold lci, Moilci, ioday I saw a lugc animal!`Tlc moilci liog aslcd, Rcally' How big was ilc animal'`Tlc baby liog icplicd, Ol, ii was mucl biggci ilan you aic.`Tlc liog pullcd up lci body and aslcd, Tlis mucl biggci'`Tlc baby icplicd, Ol no, mucl biggci.`Tlc moilci pullcd up lci body moic and aslcd, Lvcn ilis mucl biggci'`Hci clild icplicd, No, no moilci, mucl biggci ilan ilai.`In ilis way ilc moilci liog giadually pullcd up lci body moic and moic and cacl iimc ilc baby-liog would coniinuc io icll lci, mucl biggci, mucl biggci`.Iinally, wlilc iiying io pull up lci body bcyond limii, ilc liog's bclly cxplodcd wiil a big bang.PURPORTTlc insignilicani living cniiiics wlo considci ilcmsclvcs as para-branma (para = supicmc, branma = Absoluic lcing), oi as il noiling is cqual io oi gicaici ilan ilcmsclvcs in spiic ol ilc laci ilai ilcy'ic simply misconccivcd insignilicani cniiiics consiiiuiionally cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc, ialc a lancy io bc cqual in pcilcciion wiil a libciaicd soul. Tlcy aic usually dcsiioycd lilc a pullcd-up liog duc io ilcii lalsc cgo.Sii Caiianya Malapiablu las said :jnan jvanmuhta asa panu har manc /vastutan bun suna nanc hrsna-bnaht vnc //mayansa mayavasa, svarc jvc bnc /ncna jvc svara-san hana ta` abnc //prabnu hanc-vsnu vsnu na na hanva /jvanamc hrsna`-jnan hobnu na horva //sannyas - ct-hana jva, hrana-hana-sama /saosvaryapuna hrsna noy suyopama //jva, svara-tattva-hobnu nanc sama` /jvaIaagnras jacnc spnuIngcra hana` //jc muna hanc, -jva svara noy sama` /sc ta` pasan` noy, anc tarc yama //Tlcic aic many plilosoplical spcculaiois ( jnanis) bclonging io ilc Mayavaa sclool wlo considci ilcmsclvcs libciaicd and call ilcmsclvcs Naiayana. Howcvci ilcii iniclligcncc is noi puiilicd unlcss ilcy cngagc in Kisna's dcvoiional scivicc.` (Catanya -cartamrta - Manya LIa 2-.29)Tlc Loid is ilc masici ol ilc poicncics, and ilc living cniiiy is ilc scivani ol ilcm. Tlai is ilc dillcicncc bciwccn ilc Loid and ilc living cniiiy. Howcvci, you dcclaic ilai ilc Loid and ilc living cniiiics aic onc and ilc samc.` (Cc - Manya LIa 6.162)Sii Caiianya Malapiablu immcdiaicly cxclaimcd, Visnu! Visnu! Do noi call Mc ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. A jiva cannoi bccomc Kisna ai any iimc. Do noi cvcn say sucl a iling!`A sannyasi in ilc icnounccd oidci is cciiainly paii and paiccl ol ilc complcic wlolc, jusi as a slining molcculai paiiiclc ol sunslinc is paii and paiccl ol ilc sun iiscll. Kisna is lilc ilc sun, lull ol six opulcnccs, bui ilc living cniiiy is only a liagmcni ol ilc complcic wlolc.``A living cniiiy and ilc Absoluic Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad aic ncvci io bc considcicd cqual, jusi as a liagmcnial spail can ncvci bc considcicd ilc oiiginal llamc.` ( Cc - Manya LIa 1S.111-113)A loolisl pcison wlo says ilai ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad is ilc samc as ilc living cniiiy is an ailcisi, and lc bccomcs subjcci io punislmcni by ilc supciinicndcni ol dcail, Yamaiaja.` (Cc - Manya LIa 18.115)N.l. ly naiiaiing ilis lablc ol ilc cxploding liog, Siila llaliisiddlania Saiasvaii Gosvami Piablupada uscd io insiiuci ilai ii is bciici io bc a good man ilan io bc a big onc. I am Pranaman,` I am sna` , I am Vaisnava` , I am panta` , I am scll - icalizcd` - ilis soii ol lalsc cgo is ilc iooi causc ol ilc lallcn cniiiics' bondagc. Onc wlo is cnliglicncd wiil puic dcvoiion loi Sii Haii, ncvci conccivcs limscll io bc ilc loid ol ilis maiciial naiuic oi ilc cnjoyci ol ilis maiciial woild, as a gicai woilci, a gicai picaclci, and ilc lilc. Sucl a pcison slould icalizc limscll as insignilicani as cicinal dusi-paiiiclcs undci ilc lcci ol lis spiiiiual masici and ol all ilc Vaisnavas. Hc posscsscs a vciy candid lumiliiy all ilc iimc in lis lcaii. A living cniiiy can ncvci bc para-branma, jusi as Ravana can ncvci bc Loid Sii Ramaclandia.The GoIden` Sfone PofA wcalily landloid callcd upon a goldsmiil in lis villagc and icqucsicd lim wlilc giving lim a lump ol puic gold, You aic io malc a nicc poi loi my mill wiil ilis gold. You slould noi malc ii in any way impuic by mixing any lind ol alloy in ii.`Tlc goldsmiil agiccd, Ycs sii`, and wcni away wiil ilc gold-lump. Tlus gciiing a lump ol puic gold in lis posscssion, ilc goldsmiil was icmpicd io sical ii. Howcvci, lc appiclcndcd ilai lc would bc punislcd by ilc landloid il lc clcaicd lim cniiicly, so lc madc up a plan io picpaic a sionc-poi and gold-plaic ii so ilai lc would noi bc accuscd ol sicaling ilc gold. Wlcn ilc goldsmiil iool ilc gold-plaicd sionc poi io ilc landloid, ilc landloid aslcd lim in gicai asionislmcni, Wlai is ilis iling you lavc biougli'`Tlc goldsmiil icplicd, O sii! Tlis is a goldcn poi. I lavc madc ii wiil laid laboui.`Tlc landloid said,` Aic you joling' Tlis is a sionc poi!`Tlc goldsmiil iold lim, O sii, ilis is a 'goldcn' sionc poi.PURPORTTlosc wlo considci casicism among ilc Vaisnavas, classilying ilcm as bialmana-Vaisnavas, lsaiiiya-Vaisnavas, vaisya-Vaisnavas, sudia-Vaisnavas, oi as candala-Vaisnavas, simply indulgc in a spcculaiivc inlcicncc as "goldcn" sionc poi. Liilci onc slould bc considcicd as Vaisnava', oi as bialmana, lsaiiiya, vaisya, oi sudia. Liilci onc slould call ii a goldcn poi', oi a sionc poi.' Mango-calc (amsaiva) musi bc picpaicd liom mango iiscll, and no onc can call somciling mango calc' il ii is madc ol jaclliuii' (lnailalci amsaiva). Similaily, ii would bc wiong iciminology io asciibc ilc qualiiy ol a sudia io a Vaisnava. Wlcncvci onc is acccpicd io bc a Vaisnava', ilcn ii is conliimcd ilai lc docs noi bclong io any mundanc social classilicaiion sucl as bialmana, lsaiiiya, vaisya, sudia oi low-boin candala and ilc lilc, noi cvcn Hindu oi non-Hindu. Any iciminology sucl as Hindu-Vaisnava' oi Yavana-Vaisnava' is uiicily absuid and also ollcnsivc.Yes, No, Very Good`A simplc villagci piclcd up somc Lnglisl iliougl lisicning. Hc mcmoiizcd only a lcw Lnglisl woids, sucl as Ycs' and No', and Vciy good'. lui lc ncvci aiicmpicd sciiously io undcisiand ilc applicaiion ol ilcsc woids in ilc piopci conicxi. Hc only lncw ilai a soii ol icspcci loi an Lnglisl-spcaling' pcison could bc aiiaincd by using ilosc woids in lioni ol pcoplc.Oncc a lcw dacoiis madc a plan io commii a muidci and ilcn cscapc maling ii lool as il ilai villagci lad bccn ilc culpiii. Wlcn ilc villagci was biougli io ilc law couii, ilc judgc aslcd lim in lcngali, "Did you commii ilc muidci '"Tlc loolisl villagci ilougli ilai il lc could spcal somc Lnglisl in lioni ol ilc judgc, ilcn ilc judgc migli lavc gicai icspcci loi lim, considciing lim io bc a lollowci ol Wcsicin culiuic, and ilus lc may bc iclicvcd liom ilc allcgaiion ol muidci.Conicmplaiing ilus, ilc villagci icplicd io ilc judgc, "Ycs!"Tlc judgc aslcd, "Was ilcic anyonc clsc wiil you'"Piompily ilc villagci icplicd, "No!"Tlcn ilc judgc said, "Do you icalisc ilai you will lavc io go io jail'"Now ilc villagci ilougli ilai lc slould pui loiil lis pioicsi againsi sucl an injusiicc by applying lis lasi icsoii. In oidci io conliim ilai lc was a pcilcci gcnilcman, and ilai lc did noi commii ilc muidci, and ilai lc slould ncvci bc iliown in piison, lc icplicd io ilc judgc's qucsiion, saying, "Vciy good!"PURPORTLvcn in ilc licld ol dcvoiional scivicc, many pcoplc olicn dclivci a loi ol sciipiuial quoics in a paiioi-lilc laslion, wiiloui piopci undcisianding ol ilc insiiuciions, icligious iciminology and ilc injunciions ilai ilcy icccivc liom ilc puic dcvoiccs. Tlcy simply lanlci loi icspcci liom ilc pcoplc in ilai mannci. lui cvcniually ilcii posiiion bccomcs similai io ilai ol ilis villagci. In ilc casc ilc sciipiuial quoics and auiloiiiaiivc injunciions aic noi piopcily assimilaicd and digcsicd, ilc iiglicous communiiy ncvci appicciaics ilcm. Ii is also noi possiblc io bc iclcascd liom ilc cluiclcs ol maya' oi illusion iliougl sucl a paiioi-lilc vcibiagc.Ii is olicn obscivcd in pubic mcciings, asscmblics and populai mundanc liiciaiuic ilai many so-callcd "mcn-ol-lciicis ol modcin civilisaiion dclivci sucl ludicious vcibosiiy on ilc subjccis ol dcvoiion, dcvoiccs, and ilc Supicmc Godlcad. Puic dcvoiccs simply considci ilosc dclibciaiions similai io ilosc ol ilc villagci mcniioncd abovc, wlo did noi icalizc anyiling bcyond Ycs, No, Vciy good. 'Tlosc pcisons aic uliimaicly dcsiincd io sullci impiisonmcni undci ilc mcicilcss cluiclcs ol maya'.Honey and fhe FooIish BumbIebeeOncc a bumblcbcc saw a iianspaicni glass boiilc lull ol loncy, and ii wanicd io cnjoy ilc conicnis. Wiiloui icalising ilai ilc loncy was covcicd by ilc glass boiilc, ilc loolisl bcc iiicd again and again io iclisl ii.Siiiing upon ilc boiilc, ilc bcc concludcd linally ilai ii lad iclislcd ilc loncy. In laci, ii could noi cvcn ioucl ilc loncy, noi io spcal ol iclisling iis swccincss. Tlc bcc was simply scll-dcccivcd. PURPORTTlc maiciialisiic pcisons and commonplacc so-callcd vaisnaviics bclicvc ilai ilcy lavc iclislcd ilc ncciai ol dcvoiion. In laci, ilcy can noi cvcn discovci ilc souicc ol iiansccndcnial mcllows ol dcvoiion, Loid Kisna. In modcin iimcs, somc pcoplc wlilc lisicning io claniing and pciloiming musical icciiaiions ol ilc composiiions ol sucl sialwaiis lilc Candidas, Vidyapaii and ilc lilc on ilc pasiimcs ol Loid Sii Kisna, bclicvc ilai ilcy lavc iclislcd ilc iiansccndcnial mcllows ol lovc liom Loid Sii Kisna. In laci, ilcy ncvci icacl ilc piovincc ol Loid Sii Kisna's pasiimcs oi His iiansccndcnial mcllows. Somc awlul icligious icncgadc and iuibulcni lciciic lilc Kalapaladl, ilc noioiious iconoclasi, may ilinl ilai ilcy can dcmolisl and dcsiioy Dciiics and icmplcs ol ilc Supicmc Godlcad, oi somc cgoiisiic so-callcd picaclcis may boasi ol linding oui quiic a good numbci ol laulis and discicpancics in ilc loly sciipiuics lilc Siimad llagavaiam and Siimad llagavad Giia! Lvcn Ravana, ilc gicai ling ol dcmons, inicndcd io abduci Siia Dcvi wiil an idca ol cnjoying lci. In laci, ilcy could noi cvcn lavc a lool ai ilc objcci ol ilcii lusi and dcsiic, noi io spcal ol ioucling ilcm. Ravana simply dcccivcd limscll by abduciing only ilc sladow-loim ol Siia Dcvi and lailcd in lis aiicmpi io cnjoy lci. Il anyonc icais up a map ol India in angci and jcalousy, and ilinls ilai lc las dcsiioycd ilc cniiic siaic ol India, ilcn ii is noiling bui lis loolislncss. Similaily, pcoplc wlo aic inclincd io go againsi Sii Haii and ilc spiiiiual masicis including all Vaisnavas, undci ilc illusoiy maiciialisiic lnowlcdgc, simply cxposc ilcmsclvcs as ilc mosi loolisl cniiiics on ilis caiil. Sii Caiianyadcva las said: aprahrta vastu nanc prahrta gocar / vcc puranctc c hanc nrantar // "Spiiiiual subsiancc is ncvci wiilin ilc juiisdiciion ol ilc maiciialconccpiion. Tlis is always ilc vcidici ol ilc Vcdas and Puianas." (Cc.Manya LIa 9.195)Seeing fhe Sun in fhe NighfA lancilul landloid oncc bccamc vciy anxious io scc ilc sun in a ncw-moon nigli sly. Tlc llaiiciing sycoplanis ol ilc landloid said, "Wlcn you, oui loid, dcsiics, ii musi bc lullillcd. Wc slould sci up in ilis woild sucl an cxcmplaiy dccd so ilai cvciyonc will gloiily you and lollow ilc samc cxamplc." Ilaiiciing ilus, onc ol ilc sycoplanis biougli in a lugc lanicin and lcld ii up iowaids ilc sly, saying, "Lool lcic, my loid, can you scc ilc sun'" Two oilci sycoplanis ilcn plcadcd, "Tlc sun cannoi bc sccn in sucl a liiilc amouni ol ligli liom onc lanicin. Lci us aiiangc loi icn cioics ol candlc-powci ligliing." So cvcn ilai was aiiangcd loi, as ilc landloid dcsiicd. Somc ol ilc scicniilic-mindcd liicnds ol ilc landloid madc an aiicmpi io slow ilc sun io ilc landloid wiil ilc lclp ol powcilul clcciiic ligliing aiiangcmcni. lui all sucl clloiis madc by ilc scicniisis conccincd wcic simply in vain. Tlcn a considciaic pcison wlo was picscni ilcic cxplaincd io ilc landloid ilai lc could ncvci scc ilc sun in ilc nigli cvcn il all ilc clcciiic ligliing aiiangcmcnis in ilc woild wcic asscmblcd iogcilci -ii would simply bc a wasiagc ol powci, moncy and iimc. So, lc musi waii iill suniisc io scc ilc sun. Only wiil ilc lclp ol sunslinc can onc scc ilc sun. Tlc sun can ncvci bc sccn wiil ilc lclp ol any oilci aiiilicial ligli.PURPORTSimilaily, cvciy aiicmpi ol ilc maiciialisiic scicniisis, aiclacologisis, and oilci pcoplc undci illusion, io scc and icalizc ilc cicinal loim ol ilc iiansccndcnial Supicmc Loid, lull ol bliss and lnowlcdgc, wiil ilc lclp ol so-callcd mundanc lnowlcdgc acquiicd iliougl maiciial scnscs and spcculaiivc icasoning, is only scll-dccciving. As ilc sun can ncvci bc sccn in ilc nigli cvcn wiil ilc lclp ol lundicds ol aiiilicial ligliing aiiangcmcnis, similaily, ilc consiiiuiional loim ol Loid Sii Haii and ilc spiiiiual masici and ilc Vaisnavas is ncvci visiblc iliougl lundicds ol aiicmpis wiil ilc lclp ol so-callcd mundanc lnowlcdgc acquiicd by ilc maiciial scnscs ol ilc living cniiiics. As ilc sun is visiblc only in ilc sunligli, icalizaiion ol ilc iiuly consiiiuiional loims ol Loid Sii Haii, guiu oi ilc Vaisnava, will only bc possiblc undci ilcii mcicy. Tlc spiiiiual masici can noi bc asscsscd iliougl a sliglicd undcisianding. Any living bcing condiiioncd undci illusionaiy mcnialiiy can noi malc a piopci asscssmcni ol Loid Kisna, ilc Supicmc Coniiollci ol illusion and ol ilc ical Vaisnava wlo is convcisani wiil Kisna Consciousncss.A FamiIy for fhe GifaOncc a icnounccd spiiiiual masici picscnicd lis disciplc wiil ilc copy ol ilc loly Giia, advising lim io siudy ilc bool all ilc iimc. Tlc disciplc siaiicd siudy ol ilc Giia siiiing insidc a cavc on ilc Vindlya Hills. A small mousc in ilc cavc siaiicd caiing ilc pagcs ol ilc Giia cvciyday. Tlus bcing cxiicmcly pciiuibcd wiil ilc misclicl causcd by ilc mousc, ilc disciplc biougli a liiicn liom a ncaiby villagc. Tlcn mill was icquiicd loi ilc mainicnancc ol ilc liiicn. Considciing all ilc iclaicd pioblcms ol acquiiing mill cvciyday, ilc nccd loi lccping a cow was vciy siiongly lcli by ilc disciplc. ly ilc giacc ol ilc Loid, a lind-lcaiicd pcison gilicd onc cow. Now an anxiciy loi mainiaining ilc cow loomcd laigc in ilc lcaii ol ilc disciplc. So ilai ilc cow migli siay salcly and comloiiably, ilc icnounccd disciplc buili a bain wiil mucl laboui and clloii. Tlcicalici camc ilc anxiciy loi day-io-day caic and mainicnancc ol ilc cow, pioviding lci wiil icgulai loddci and waici. Ovci and abovc ilis, ilc icnounccd disciplc was vciy mucl anxious aboui spoiling lis dcvoiional pciloimanccs wlilc caiing loi ilc cow, and as sucl lc dccidcd io appoini a cowlcid. Tlc cowlcid iool claigc ol mainiaining ilc cow. lui ilcn, wlo was going io lccd ilc cowlcid, and lool alici lis duiics icgulaily' So, alici mucl dclibciaiion linally ilc anxious sannyasi goi maiiicd.Giadually, lis lamily swcllcd up. Hc acquiicd vasi piopciiy, manpowci and a big placc. Tlc sannyasi ilus bccamc an oui-and-oui lamily man, lcaving asidc lis siudy ol ilc Giia. Alici a long lapsc ol iimc, lis spiiiiual masici, iiying io lind oui lis disciplc's wlcicabouis, lappcn io comc io ilc lioni ol ilc disciplc's placc. Looling ai ilc maiciial opulcncc, and ilc losi ol lamily mcmbcis ol ilc sannyasi, lc aslcd lim, "Wlai is all ilis '" Tlcn ilc disciplc submiiicd cvciyiling wiil loldcd lands in lioni ol lis spiiiiual masici, "O masici, ilis is ilc lamily I lad io build up loi ilc salc ol youi Giia, you icmcmbci '"PURPORTA iiuly Kisna conscious pcison slould noi incicasc ilc magniiudc ol lis wanis and icquiicmcnis io ilc namc ol yulia-vaiiagya' (piopci icnunciaiion). A living cniiiy cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc slould ncvci considci limscll io bc cqual in siaius and posiiion wiil a pcilccily libciaicd gicai soul.Onc wlo is cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc, ciilci as a sannyasi oi as a gilasila, musi adlcic siiicily io ilc sciipiuial injunciion wlicl picsciibcs ilus: yavanniivala piaiigiala' - lc slould cndcavoui only loi ilai mucl wlicl is csscniially icquiicd in lavoui ol woislipping Sii Haii. His maiciial aciiviiics slould nciilci bc cxccssivc, noi vciy scaniy as ciilci ol ilcm lcads io divcision liom spiiiiual uplilimcni. Pcisons undciialing ilc iigouis ol cclibacy (bialmacaiya), scclusion (vanapiasila), and icnunciaiion (sannyasi) as ilcii ways ol living (asiama) and so siaying in a sccludcd loly placc sucl as a mail, away liom lomc loi cngiossing ilcmsclvcs in ilc dcvoiional sciviccs io Loid Sii Haii, migli also lind ilcmsclvcs cnianglcd in sucl a lamily' loi ilc salc ol ilc Giia, in casc ilcy bccomc cnclanicd wiil ilc ilouglis ol daily wanis and icquiicmcnis, ilus dccciving ilcmsclvcs in ilc namc ol lavouiing dcvoiional sciviccs io Loid Sii Haii. So, an loncsi pcison musi bc caiclul. lc musi noi lall undci ilc cluiclcs ol illusoiy cncigy (maya) wlilc picicnding io acquiic lavouiablc objccis loi dcvoiional sciviccs io Sii Haii. Tlc maiciial scnscs aic always iliisiy loi objccis ol scnsc giaiilicaiion. Picicnding io aiiain pcilcciion iliougl caiclully lisicning and adlciing io myiiads ol injunciions liom gicai libciaicd souls, oui wiclcd, misclicvous, unconiiollablc, cxiiovciicd mind along wiil ii's piopcnsiiics, cndcavouis io acquiic giaiilying objccis lalscly asciibing ilcm as lavouiablc io dcvoiional scivicc io Sii Haii, wlilc ialing iccouisc io lypociiiical diplomaiic dcmcanouis.Many ol us bccomc liglly aiiiacicd io maiciial lnowlcdgc. In ilc namc ol siudying sciipiuics oi lcaining ciudiiion ! Wc bccomc mucl aiiaclcd io plysical comloii and io oui dcpcndani wilc and clildicn iliougl scll-dcccpiion ol undcigoing lamily lilc wiil a plca io obscivc yulia-vaiiagya' (piopci icnunciaiion) and ollciing dcvoiional sciviccs io Loid Sii Haii simuliancously.Lvcn alici bccoming a sannyasi, a biamlacaii, a Kisna conscious gilasila oi a vanapiasila, many ol us dcsiic io aiiain maiciial icpuiaiion and lamc and wc iiy io loid ii ovci cvciyiling. Tlis will causc us uiici spiiiiual dcsiiuciion. Ii is ilcicloic mosi csscniial io piay loi ilc mcicy ol puic loncsi dcvoiccs, consianily lccping ouisclvcs in ilcii unconiaminaicd associaiion wiil complcic loyaliy and allcgiancc and ilus cxposing bcloic ilcm all oui misgivings so ilai wc may bc blcsscd wiil ilcii incsiimablc guidancc.There Runs fhe Thief!`Tlcic was oncc a villagc ilai was plagucd wiil consiani ilcli. Tlc villagcis wcic unablc io dcicci ilc ilicl in spiic ol all clloiis. Wlcncvci ilc pcoplc wcic alciicd, ilc ilicl would iun away. A luc and ciy would bc iaiscd by ilc pcoplc, and ilc villagcis gailcicd only io bc disappoinicd. Iinally, ilc lcadman in ilc villagc callcd loi all ilc viciims ol ilc ilcli individually and qucsiioncd ilcm in conlidcncc. Upon a iliougl inquiiy, lc discovcicd ilai onc paiiiculai pcison was lound io bc picscni and anxious io lind oui ilc ilicl cvciy iimc ilcic lad bccn a ciimc. Tlc villagc lcadman bccamc suspicious ai ilis coincidcncc. Tlcicloic lc dcviscd a plan and adviscd ilc villagc guaid io lccp an cyc on ilc suspccicd pcison ai lis lousc liom midnigli and icpoii lis movcmcnis. Tlc lcadman limscll was also caiclully waicling ilc guaid and icgulaily supciviscd lis duiics. Onc nigli ilc guaid saw ilc suspcci coming oui ol lis lousc ai aboui 2 o' clocl, liding a buiglai's iool loi lousc-bicaling undci lis slawl. As ilc guaid lollowcd lim, maling suic ilai lc was liddcn liom vicw, lc obscivcd ilc suspccicd man bicaling iliougl ilc wall ol a villagci's lousc wiil ilc lclp ol a buiglai's iool. Alici a wlilc, ilc lousc ownci siaiicd scicaming, Tlicl, ilicl!!`, and ilc guaid waiclcd as ilc suspccicd man camc oui ol ilc lousc wiil ilc siolcn goods and luiiicdly cnicicd inio ilc ncaiby junglc. Wlcn ilc villagcis gailcicd as usual alici ilc lousc ownci siaiicd scicaming loi lclp, ilc suspccicd man camc oui ol ilc opposiic sidc ol ilc junglc and innoccnily joincd ilc ciowd ol villagcis inquiiing aboui ilc incidcni. Hc was jusi picicnding io lool loi ilc ilicl and iunning up and down in all diicciions. Tlus coming acioss ilc villagc guaid paiiolling ncaiby, lc caugli lold ol lim and siaiicd slouiing, Hcic is ilc buiglai, lcic is ilc buiglai!`. Aiiiacicd by lis scicaming, ilc pcoplc gailcicd aiound ilcm and siaiicd jcciing ai ilc guaid, ialing lim io bc ilc buiglai. Somc ol ilcm wcic picpaiing io bcai lim. Luclily, ilc villagc lcadman appcaicd on ilc spoi and appcasing ilcm, lc iool ilc guaid io ilc sidc and aslcd lim io givc a complcic icpoii on ilc incidcni. Hc adviscd somc oilci villagcis io obscivc ilc icaciions ol ilc man wlo was ilc ical culpiii. Tlcicalici, lc piocccdcd iowaids ilc junglc as diiccicd by ilc guaid, along wiil oilci pcoplc, wlilc ilc ilicl icpcaicdly aslcd ilcm, Wly on caiil aic you going inio ilc junglc loi ilc buiglai' On ilis dail nigli, ilai snalc-inlcsicd junglc is mosi dangcious. No buiglai can lidc limscll in ilcic, loi suic !` Wlcn cvciyonc was walling inio ilc junglc, disicgaiding lis consiani giumbling, ilc man siaiicd giadually bacling away wiil ilc idca ol iunning oll. Ii appcaicd liom lis lacc ilai lc was gicaily liiglicncd. Lvcniually, ilc jcwcllciy box wlicl ilc ilicl lad ialcn liom ilc villagci's lousc was lound in ilc junglc along wiil ilc buiglai's iool. Ii was ilcn ciysial-clcai io cvciyonc picscni ilai ilc man complaining was ilc buiglai limscll, and so ilc ciowd ian oui ol ilc junglc and siaiicd clasing lim. As lc was iunning away, ilcy all slouicd oui, Tlcic gocs ilc ilicl. ilcic gocs ilc ilicl!`. Tlc cunning ilicl also siaiicd slouiing wlilc iunning, Tlcic gocs ilc ilicl, ilcic gocs ilc ilicl`, and poiniing io all ilc innoccni passcis-by, lc goi away by cicaiing an uiici conlusion.PURPORTTlcic is no dcaiil ol sucl misclicvous ailcisis among ilc pcoplc. ilcy consianily malign ilc ical pioicciois ol ilc sociciy wlo aic lilc waiclmcn, and laiass ilosc gicai souls wlo aic iiuly and sclllcssly bcncvolcni io common pcoplc, only io iainisl ilcii icpuiaiion by a vilc aiicmpi io piovc ilosc sainily pcisons as ilicvcs' and ilc lilc. In all Vcdic liiciaiuic, Giia, llagavaia, Upanisads cic., ii las bccn spccilically advocaicd ilai ilis maiciial woild bclongs io ilc Supicmc Loid, lc is ilc piopiicioi ol cvciyiling, and onc wlo docs noi ollci cvciyiling io ilc Supicmc Loid loi His saiislaciion iliougl picacling His gloiics and ilc loly namc, simply dcvouis His piopciiy loi onc's own scnsc giaiilicaiion, and as sucl, lc is a ilicl. Sucl a ilicl is always cndcavouiing io indicaic ilai any pcison wlo is picacling ilc loly namc ol ilc Supicmc Godlcad, and going liom dooi io dooi in oidci io walc cvciyonc up liom ilcii illusoiy siaic ol living, is only woiillcss, idlc and a ilicl ol social wcalil. Tlis is jusi lilc ilc moiivaicd icndcncy ol a ilicl wlo poinis io a sadlu as il lc is iunning away liom a buiglaiy. Tlis is ilc noimal piaciicc wc lind in ilis agc ol Kali. ilc lamous poci Tulasi das wioic long ago ilus:corho cnoc sanho bannc, patnhho Iagaoc pnans /nanya haIjug tcr tamasa, unhn Iagc aor nas //Tlc ical ilicl is iclcascd, ilc sainily pcison is iicd up, and ilc passci-by is langcd - all gloiics io Kali yugas, sucl is youi gicai jolc ilai cicaics piiy as wcll as lauglici.` Somc iiadcis wlo dcal in so-callcd icligion, loly sciipiuics, Giia, llagavaia, and ilc Dciiics ol Godlcad as ilcii cconomic piolcssion, iiy io cquaic sclllcss picaclcis ol ilc loly namc ol Loid Haii and ilc picacling ol ical sainily pcisons as an illicii giccd loi moncy lilc a piolcssional pcison. Tlcy uscd io say misclicvously ilai onc slould noi only condcmn maiciialisiic pcisons wlcn cvcn ilc sainily pcisons nccd moncy. In laci, ilis is jusi lilc bianding a waiclman as a buiglai. Moncy collccicd by sainily pcisons loi ilc wcllaic ol ilc cniiic woild in lavoui ol picacling ilc loly namc ol Loid Sii Haii, is noi mcani loi spcnding on mainicnancc ol lamily mcmbcis lilc a piolcssional lamily-man, oi loi indulging in somc illicii misdcmcanoui, oi pcisonal scnsc giaiilicaiion. Rcal sainily pcisons collcci moncy and usc ii wiscly. Tlai moncy is vciy caiclully spcni in picacling ilc loly namc and opulcnccs ol ilc oiiginal piopiicioi and ilc Loid ol ilc goddcss Lalsmi in oidci io cnsuic cicinal wcllaic io all ailcisiic, condiiioncd living cniiiics ol ilis maiciial woild. In laci, pcisons wlo iiy io sical ilc wcalil ol ilc Loid ol Lalsmi, malc an aiicmpi io conlusc common pcoplc by cicaiing a lalsc luc and ciy by poiniing ai ical sainily pcisons and slowing - Tlcic gocs ilc ilicl, ilcic gocs ilc ilicl!` Tlc cnvious impcisonalisis only malc an aiicmpi io lidc ilcmsclvcs wiil ilcii innaic polluicd claiacici by slouiing oui ai ilc sainily pcisons, ilicl, ilicl!`AII GIories fo BaIam Rice and Cow Ghee!`Tlcic was oncc a landloid in wlosc lousc no scivani could cvci coniinuc io woil loi long. ilc landloid uscd io appoini ncw scivanis licqucnily and ilcy would lcavc ilc job only alici a lcw days. Tlc landloid was mucl pciiuibcd ai ilis. ii was almosi impossiblc loi lim io mainiain ilc lousclold woil wiiloui any scivanis. Onc day lc was lamcniing io onc ol lis liicnds, How unloiiunaic I am! Noi cvcn a singlc scivani could siay! Wlai's ilc soluiion'` Tlcn ilc liicnd adviscd ilc landloid, Il you lollow my advicc, ilcn youi scivani won'i lcavc you cvcn il you wani io gci iid ol lim. You icciuii any scivani and lccd lim wiil a linc vaiiciy ol lalam iicc wiil cow glcc iwicc a day. Alici mainiaining lim in ilis mannci loi six monils, ilcn you can givc lim any lind ol job you dcsiic.` Tlc landloid did as lis liicnd adviscd. Alici iclisling lalam iicc wiil glcc loi six monils, no oilci vaiiciy ol iicc was palaiablc io lis scivani. Tlcn ilc landloid, alici ilc lapsc ol six long monil, siaiicd picssuiing ilc scivani wiil all soiis ol iigoious jobs. Tlc scivani ilcicalici siaiicd maling complainis io ilc assisianis ol ilc landloid, I'm going clscwlcic il so mucl picssuic is coniinucd io bc pui on mc.`In ilis way wlcncvci ilcic was a liiilc moic woil io do, ilc scivani uscd io say, I won'i siay lcic any longci.` Onc day ilc landloid iold lim, Go wlcicvci you wani!` ilc scivani loolcd loi somc alicinaiivc job clscwlcic, bui lc could noi lavc ilc saiislaciion ol linc vaiiciy lalam iicc and cow glcc. Ai lasi lc camc bacl lclplcssly io ilc louscs ol ilc landloid and coniinucd io siay loi a long iimc. lui wlcncvci ilcic was somc addiiional woilload, lc uscd io go clscwlcic loi iclicl, bui as soon as lc icmcmbcicd ilc saiislaciion ol lalam iicc and cow glcc, lc would immcdiaicly iciuin io ilc landloid's lousc and uscd io say ilai lc lad dcvclopcd a scniimcni loi ilc landloid and ilai's wly lc was unablc io siay anywlcic clsc in pcacc. Alici a lcw ycais, wlcn ilc landloid lappcncd io mcci lis liicnd, lc slouicd oui in gicai joy, All gloiics io lalam iicc, and cow glcc!`PURPORTTlis anccdoic givcs us a moial aboui ilc inllucncc ol womcn, moncy and icpuiaiion, loi wlicl pcoplc aic dcsiious. Ii is vciy dilliculi io lind a pcison willing io ollci causclcss dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Haii in ilis woild. Noi a singlc pcison wanis io siay sicadlasily in ilc dcvoiional insiiiuiion ol Loid Sii Kisna's lamily cnviionmcni. Only moiivaicd wiil maiciial scnsc giaiilicaiion and mundanc dcsiics loi a lcw days, somc would lilc io picicnd io ollci sciviccs in Loid Kisna's lamily and ilcn would icvcii io dillcicni aspccis ol maiciial gain, posiiion, and icpuiaiion, icligion, wcalil, liuiiivc woil oi libciaiion io saiisly ilcii iliisi loi scnsc giaiilicaiion. Wiil a vicw io aiiiaciing sucl pcisons by all mcans, and io cnliglicn ilcm ol ilcii laicni poicniial, all bcncvolcni spiiiiual masicis aiiangc loi lalam iicc and glcc io lccd ilcm. In oilci woids, spiiiiual masicis malc cvciy aiicmpi io iciain ilosc iiuani pcisons wiilin ilc lamily cnviionmcni ol Loid Kisna by way ol pioviding vaiious soiis ol posiiion and icpuiaiion loi ilcm. In ilc bcginning sucl pcisons may olicn play iiuancy by going away liom Loid Kisna's lamily, bui wlcn ilcy coniinuc io icccivc somc awaid, picsiigc, posiiion. lonoui cic. in ilc loim ol lalam iicc and glcc oi ilc lilc, ilcn somc ol ilcm picicnd io slow up somc soii ol soli scniimcni iowaids ilc landloid oi ilc spiiiiual masici. Tlcicalici sucl pcisons aic noi lilcly io go away cvcn il ilcy aic aslcd io. Tlcicloic, all gloiics io lalam iicc and cow glcc! Tlc caincsi cnicipiisc on ilc paii ol ilc landloid loi ilc pciloimancc ol lis csscniial sciviccs is ianiamouni io ilc caincsi dcsiic ol a spiiiiual masici oi a sinccic dcvoicc io saiisly Loid Sii Gauianga, wlcicas ilc scivani is vciy wcll compaiablc io all soiis ol sciviiois wlo picicnd io scivc ilcii spiiiiual masicis in a liim aiiiiudc, and lalam iicc wiil cow glcc may iiglily bc ilougli ol as a sciviioi's dcsiic loi posiiion, lonoui, and icpuiaiion.LaIu and KaIuA giocci lad iwo sons - Lalu and Kalu. Hc wanicd ilcm io lcain basic mcasuicmcnis on a wcigling scalc and as sucl, lc cniiusicd lis boys io a iuioi. Tlc boys wcic so uniuly and naugliy ilai a numbci ol iuiois piovcd ilcmsclvcs unablc io impaii ilis minimum insiiuciion io ilcm. Iinally, ilc giocci lad io dcclaic ilai lc would givc away a lall ol lis giocciy busincss io anyonc wlo could cducaic lis iwo sons in numbcis up io onc lundicd ai lcasi. Tlosc iwo boys wcic, lowcvci, lull ol so many viccs ilai ilcy bccamc addicicd io smoling cvcn ilougl ilcy wcic siill inlanis. A pooi old branmana, bcing alluicd by ilc luciaiivc ollci, undciiool ilc job ol icacling ilcm. Tlcii lailci madc a vciy siiingcni aiiangcmcni so ilai ilc boys would always siay wiil ilcii iuioi. Onc day, Lalu and Kalu wcni oui loi a siioll along wiil ilcii iuioi. As ilcy wcic walling, ilcy camc acioss a cow and ilc iuioi aslcd Lalu, Could you say low many lcgs ilis cow las '` Lalu siaiicd couniing ilc cow's lcgs - onc, iwo, ilicc ..... All ol a suddcn, Kalu sioppcd lis bioilci by closing lis bioilci's mouil wiil lis land, saying, O bioilci! Don'i couni - lc will iiy io clcvcily icacl you numbcis.` Lalu ilcicloic sioppcd couniing as lc could icalizc ilc cialiy icacling mcilod ol lis iuioi. Anoilci day, Lalu and Kalu wcic ialing icsi in onc ioom, along wiil ilcii iuioi. loil ol ilcm siaiicd snoiing as il ilcy wcic in dccp slccp, so ilai ilc iuioi may ialc ilcm io bc in dccp slumbci. Tlcii iuioi, noiing ilai lis pupils wcic aslccp, dccidcd ilai lc would also ialc icsi. Alici a wlilc, Lalu and Kalu bcgan iiying io ascciiain il ilc iuioi was aslccp and bcing assuicd, ilcy goi up, and wcni ouisidc io smolc io ilcii lcaii's conicni. Alici linisling ilcii cigaiciics, ilcy iciuincd io ilc ioom and picicndcd io bc slccping again. Alici a wlilc, wlcn ilc iuioi wolc up, lc smcli a siiong odoui ol smolc insidc ilc ioom. Immcdiaicly lc iouscd ilc boys liom ilcii slccp` and siaiicd inquiiing aboui ilc smcll. His suspicions wcic conliimcd wlcn lc smclicd ilcii lands. Lalu and Kalu coniinucd io dclcnd ilcmsclvcs, ciying, O sii, wc lcll aslccp bcloic you, wc aic jusi waling up now. How could wc bc smoling, sii' lui ii's possiblc ilai somc iascal was smoling wiil ilc lclp ol oui lands wiiloui oui lnowlcdgc wlilc wc wcic lasi aslccp.PURPORT Tlosc wlo aic dcicimincd io acccpi no advicc oi insiiuciion loi ilcii scll-dcvclopmcni, aic icllccicd in ilc modc ol claiacici as icvcalcd in ilcsc iwo cunning boys, Lalu and Kalu. Quiic olicn, many ol us do noi lilc io pay any lccd io ilc mcssagcs and injunciions in oui daily aciiviiics, only bccausc ol oui appiclcnsion ilai ilcy migli lcad us io a domain ol pcacc and wcllaic. Jusi lilc Lalu and Kalu, ilc majoiiiy ol common pcoplc ncvci acccpi ilc way io ical wcllaic and lappincss - ilcy would piclci a picicnsion ol lccping ilc associaiion ol sainily pcisons wlilc coniinuing ilcii aciiviiics ol scnsc giaiilicaiion in wcalil, womcn, and winc. Ii is bccausc wc aic unablc io givc up oui lypociisy and scnsc ol loolisl individualism and indcpcndcncc ilai sainily pcisons lail io lcad us io ical wisdom. Wlcncvci oui spiiiiual masici sccs oui inclinaiion io sucl unwoiily aciiviiics, wc malc an aiicmpi io dclcnd ouisclvcs wiil a lalsc plca ilai wc aic noi ically inicicsicd in sucl aciiviiics and ilai ii is mcicly ilai somc unsciupulous icligious oi social lcadcis lavc loiccd us io bccomc cngiosscd in ilcm. ly naiuic, all misclicvous pcisons aci lilc ilis and ilcy pui all ilc blamc upon oilcis in oidci io conccal ilcii laulis. ilcy iiy io piojcci ilcii iliisi ol scnsc giaiilicaiion onio loncsi pcisons.Rowing AIong fhe WindA landloid oncc lad a sycoplaniic scivani, wlo was only inicicsicd in giabbing somciling loi lid own scnsc giaiilicaiion by llaiiciing lis masici. Onc day ilc landloid aslcd ilc sycoplani, Could you icll mc wlai lind ol vcgciablc is ilc poiaio'` Tlc sycoplani icplicd wiil an uncasy gcsiuic and loldcd lands bcloic ilc landloid, O Loid! I piay ilai youi lonoui may plcasc naiiaic ilc naiuic ol poiaio. Plcasc lci us lcai youi wisc woids on ilis maiici.` Tlcn ilc landloid said, Poiaio is ilc mosi dclicious ol all vcgciablcs in ilis picscni agc.` Lvcn bcloic ilc landloid could linisl lis siaicmcni, ilc sycoplani buiicd in, Ycs, my Loid! Rcally dclicious! Lxccllcnily dclicious, plcasanily dclicious, liglly iasiclul and dainiy! Ii is said ilai ilis iound poiaio - boilcd in iicc, boilcd in waici, liicd, mixcd up in a subji, pui in a soup oi dall, ciilci in picllc condimcni, oi in iicl giavy, oi lolia - cvciywlcic in cvciy iccipc, ilis iound poiaio is omnipicscni! Is ilcic any oilci vcgciablc compaiablc io ii' Ii is simply sccond io nonc, - unpaiallclcd!!` Tlcn ilc landloid icjoindcicd, Wlaicvci you say, I slould lilc io asscii ilai poiaio is vciy agiiaiing and vciy dull, in spiic ol ilc laci ilai ii is iasiclul. Immcdiaicly ilc sycoplani blusicicd, O ycs loid, loi suic. Ii is a ically agiiaiingly agiiaiing vcgciablc, vciy loi, cxccssivcly passionaic, vciy dilliculi io cool down. My loid! Wc aic bcing plagucd by a ncw wavc ol unlnown discascs nowadays! Tlcsc aic all duc io ilis iound poiaio. All soiis ol llaiulcncc, clolcia, diaiiloca, diabcics, plilisis aic icsuliing loim ilis iound poiaio - do you lnow, my loid ' Poiaio is cciiainly ilc iooi causc ol all ilcsc iioublcs.`Tlc landloid ilcn aslcd lis lawning scivani, Wcll wlai is youi opinion ol cggplani'`Tlc sycoplani icplicd, O loid , lci us liisi lcai you, plcasc. Wlai is cggplani lilc'Tlc landloid bcgan, Tlcic is noiling bad aboui an cggplani! As lai as I lnow, cggplani is a nicc vcgciablc.` Again ilc scivani spolc, Ycs loid! Lci us lool ai ii; ilcic is laidly anoilci bcauiilul vcgciablc lilc ii. Wlai clsc is icquiicd wlcn wc gci iwo picccs ol liicd cggplani' Tlcn cvcn buiici is noi compaiablc io ii! Wlcn onc las noiling clsc in ilc lousc, only onc piccc ol cggplani could scivc ilc puiposc ol mainiaining picsiigc ol a louscloldci - you can ioasi ii, liy ii, cool ii in a subj, picpaic a cluincy - any way you lilc - ilai cggplani piovcs iiscll somcwlai cxiiaoidinaiy among all vcgciablcs. Siill among all vaiiciics ol cggplani, ialc Iapna cggplani - an cxccllcni cicaiion ol ilc supicmc godlcad indccd!` Alici lcaiing all ilis, ilc landloid icplicd, Anylow, ilcic is no nuiiiiious valuc in an cggplani.Tlc sycoplani said, O my loid ,oll causc! Tlai's wly ii is callcd bc-gun` wlicl mcans no valuc ai poicniial valuc, bui bcgan, ilc cggplani is mucl moic inlciioi io ilai. An cggplani givcs moic iicling iioublc in ilc mouil ilan any wild iuinip oi hocu` iooi! Lggplani is ilc iooi causc ol so many iioublcs. Lggplani caiiics cicinal bad lucl. Tlai's wly ii is olicn ioasicd bcloic sciving!` Tlc landloid ilcn icioiicd saying, You'ic a vciy siiangc lcllow! Wlcn I say 'Poiaio is good ' you also icpcai,' Ycs, poiaio is vciy good', and wlcn I say 'ii is bad' , ilcn you also siaii plcading ilai ii is vciy, vciy bad. Wlcn I said , 'Lggplani is good', ilcn youi appicciaiion loi cggplani lncw no bounds. Wlcn I said, 'Lggplani is bad' dcpiccaiing ii as il ii slould ncvci bc considcicd as a vcgciablc. Don'i you posscss any pcisonal inicgiiiy'' Wiil loldcd lands and laliciing voicc ilc sycoplani cxplaincd, O my loid! Plcasc lavc mcicy, plcasc loigivc my ollcnccs. lui, io bc iiuillul, I am noi a scivani ol a poiaio, noi ol an cggplani - I am simply youi scivani, my loid! Wlaicvci you say, my loid, I musi say lilcwisc. Poiaio will noi piovidc mc wiil a wagc paclci cvciy monil, and cggplani is noi going io givc mc a job loi my livclilood. I am youi scivani, so my loid's voicc slould bc my voicc.` PURPORTSomc pcoplc always iow wiil ilc wind loi ilcii own advaniagc, and cxpicss ilcii concocicd opinions only moiivaicd by ilcii own scllisl dcsiics loi gaining icpuiaiion. Somciimcs ilcy picicnd io bc dcvoiccs ol Loid Sii Caiianya, oi paiiiois, social lcadcis, oi simply unmindlul lovcis, oi many oilci disguiscs. lasically ilcy aic impcisonalisis, oi in oilci woids, ilcy do noi bclicvc in ilc cicinal loly namc, loim, qualiiics, associaics and pasiimcs ol ilc Supicmc Loid. Any appicciaiion oi culogising ol Loid Sii Caiianya cxpicsscd by sucl pcisons is simply ilcii vcibal cxpicssion, as ilcy aic anxious io posc ilcmsclvcs as dcvoiccs` bcloic ilc common pcoplc. Many sucl pcisons culogisc Loid Sii Caiianyadcva wiil an uliciioi moiivc ol aiiiaciing somc soii ol lonoui and icspcci liom a laigc communiiy ol Vaisnavas. lui ilcy aic noi ai all inicicsicd in iclisling ilc ncciai ol iiuc insiiuciions bcsiowcd by Loid Sii Caiianyadcva wlo dcpiccaicd sucl icnowncd idcologics as luddlism, Sanlaiacaiya plilosoply, and ilc dociiincs ol liuiiivc woil, mundanc lnowlcdgc and mcdiiaiional yogic plilosoply. Tlosc moiivaicd pcisons do noi acccpi Sii Caiianya Malapiablu's advicc io woislip Loid Visnu only and io considci all oilci loims ol dcmigods and goddcsscs as suboidinaic io Loid Visnu. Noi can ilcy cndoisc wlolclcaiicdly ilc dcvoiional piaciiccs ol icligion, wcalil, lusi, and libciaiion. Tlis only lappcns bccausc as ilcic aic many lollowcis ol Loid Sii Caiianyadcva, similaily ilcic cxiis a numbci ol lanaiics in ilc linc ol Sii Sanlaiacaiya, luddla, Madlviia Jina, Kumaiila llaiia, Kapila ilc ailcisi and ilc lilc, wlo picaclcd non-dcvoiional dociiincs among ilc pcoplc. In ilis cvcni, all moiivaicd pcisons considci ii bcnclicial io ilcii scll-inicicsi ol caining namc, lamc and icpuiaiion io picacl ilc dociiincs ol oilci communiiics ilan ilosc ol Sii Caiianyadcva, sincc ilcsc non-dcvoiional communiiics command a widc populacc. Tlosc wlo aic dcvoid ol ilc ical uigc loi inquiiing inio ilc icalm ol cicinal and absoluic iiuil will always lusl up ilc basic dociiincs as piopagaicd by Loid Sii Caiianyadcva. Tlcsc pcoplc aic nciilci sinccic lollowcis ol Loid Sii Caiianyadcva, noi ol Sii Sanlaiacaiya. In laci ilcy aic basically oppoiiunisis iiying io giaiily ilcii scnscs. Tlcsc oppoiiunisis aic ol ilc opinion ilai all dociiincs aic good`, bui ilcii ical naiuic is cxposcd wlcncvci ii is clcaily piovcd ilai ilc lovc loi Loid Sii Kisna can ncvci bc cquaicd wiil ilc non-dcvoiional piaciiccs loi gaining posiiions in ilc liclds ol icligion, mundanc wcalil, maiciial cnjoymcni, and libciaiion liom ilc cyclc ol biiil, dcail, old agc and discasc. Any aiicmpi in synilcsizing all dociiincs iiicspcciivc ol ilcii iniiinsic mciii is a lypociisy. ilis was vciy boldly cxpicsscd by Loid Sii Caiianyadcva, wiil iclcicncc io His icllcciions on onc ol His own dcvoiccs, Sii Mulunda Daiia Tlaluia, ilus,prabnu baIc, o bcta jahnan yctna jayc /sc moto hatna hon tatnay msayc //vasstna paayc javc avatcr sangc /bnaht-yogc nacc gayc trna hor antc //anya sampraayc gya yahnan sambnaycnan manc bnaht, jatn marayc saayc //bnaht natc baa acnc-yc na vahnanc /nrantar jatn morc marc sc janc //Loid Caiianya said : Wlcncvci ilai iascal (Mulunda) gocs io ilc mayavas , lc bccomcs lilc ilcm, ialling accoiding io ilcii ilcoiy. Wlcncvci lc siudics ilc yoga-vasstna wiil Advaiia Acaiya, lc danccs in ccsiasy lolding siiaw in lis iccil.And going io oilci sampraayas ,mayavas), wlcn lc spcals, noi only docs lc ncglcci bnaht, lc always aiiacls bnaht. Onc wlo says ilcic is somciling bciici ilan bnaht, is bcaiing Mc.`,Catanya Pnagavata M.10.1SS-191)Tlc pcison las madc ollcnccs io dcvoiional scivicc and duc io ilis lc will ncvci aiiain Kisna. Mosi ol ilc piolcssional naiiaiois ol sciipiuial and myilological sioiics, spcalcis, wiiicis, auilois cic. Tiy io cniciiain common pcoplc iliougl ilcii dclibciaiions and pciloimanccs only io aiiiaci somc soii ol maiciial gains and loiiuncs. In laci, ilcii cxposiiions ol dcvoiional sciipiuics, aic noi iiuly cxpicssivc ol ilcii ical lovc and dcvoiion loi ilc Supicmc Loid.Kife-pIaying on an UnwaIIed RoofA dull lcadcd boy was oncc lappily llying a liic liom an unwallcd iooliop. Hc bccamc so cngiosscd in playing ilai lc losi lis awaicncss. His playmaics wcic also cncouiaging lim vciy mucl. Tlc boy goi so caiiicd away ilai lc lailcd io noiicc ilai onc ol lis lcgs was langing ovci ilc cdgc ol ilc iool. Nonc ol ilc oilci boys alciicd lim io ilis pciil; iailci ilcy simply coniinucd io cncouiagc lim io lly ilc liic. Ai ilai ciiiical momcni, a wisc man lappcncd io pass by. Hc saw ilai ilc boy was in immincni dangci ol lalling liom ilc iool. Hc immcdiaicly iuslcd up io savc ilc boy alilougl ilc oilcis saw no dangci. Hc pullcd ilc boy away liom ilc cdgc, ioic oll ilc ilicad ol ilc liic and iool away ilc spool ol ilicad. lui ilc loolisl boy and lis liicnds, iailci ilan lccling ilanllul, bcgan io cuisc ilc wcll-mcaning gcnilcman. Tlcy callcd lim a ilicl, iascal, iicspassci, guna, looligan, iullian and oilci sucl namcs. Tlcy cvcn ilicaicncd io ialc ilc gcnilcman io couii alici complaining io ilcii ovci-indulgcni paicnis. Somc cvcn iiicd io plysically assauli lim. lcaiing all ilis, ilc lind-lcaiicd gcnilcman savcd ilc boy liom immincni dcail.PURPORTMaiciialisiic pcisons cmbiacc ilcii cciiain dcail by acccpiing wlaicvci is appaicnily palaiablc io ilcm. ly no mcans aic ilcy picpaicd io acccpi anyiling wlicl is appaicnily biiici bui uliimaicly plcasani. Many ol oui so-callcd liicnds in ilis maiciial woild also cncouiagc us in scnsc giaiilicaioiyaciiviiics ilai lcad us io cciiain dcail and dcsiiuciion. ly clancc il onc comcs acioss a bcncvolcni sainily pcison, lc picaclcs io us oui ol lis slcci mcicy somc ical iiuils alilougl in an unplcasanily sicin cxposiiion (lilc a dosc ol siiong mcdicinc) in spiic ol oui unwillingncss io acccpi ii. Tlcicloic wc slould acccpi all good scimons liom sainily pcisons dclivcicd in ilc causc ol oui cicinal wcllaic, cvcn il ilosc woids appcai uiicily biiici and lcaii icnding.The Physician`s KnifeAmai was a villagc boy wlo lad bccn sullciing so mucl liom a boil on lis bacl ilai lc aiicmpicd suicidc. His moilci and closc iclaiivcs wcic all iiying io allcviaic lis pain by using land-lans oi cvcn by oially blowing on ilc swclling boil. Onc ol lis nciglbouis adviscd ilai ilc boy slould bc givcn somc anacsilciic diug io savc lim liom sucl unbcaiablc plysical agony. Siill anoilci pcison iccommcndcd ilai ii was bciici io iclicvc lim cicinally liom sucl a painlul cxpciicncc. His aigumcni was ilai ilc boy las bccn sullciing iciiibly bccausc was alivc, so, il lc wcic dcad lc wouldn'i bc in pain anymoic. Tlc icsuli would bc complcic solacc io boil ilc discasc and paiicni. Unncivcd by sucl advicc, ilc wisc lailci ol ilc boy immcdiaicly scni loi an cxpciicnccd plysician, disicgaiding lis son's so callcd wcll-wislcis. Wlcn ilc plysician adviscd ilai a minoi suigciy bc loimcd on ilc boy, ilc iclaiivc including ilc boy's moilci, giandmoilci and oilcis siaiicd wccping all in a iow. Tlc ignoiani boy also siaiicd abusing ilc plysician in ilc mosi vulgai woids, saying, You lavc comc io lill mc. Lcavc mc alonc iigli now, oi I musi scnd loi ilc policc io aiicsi you! Wly don'i you siiilc ilc lnilc on youi own body' Would you go and lyncl youi own son' I would iailci ialc a dosc ol poison bcloic I suiicndci myscll io youi lands loi cciiain dcail.` Tuining a dcal cai io ilc boy's dcliiious ouibuisi, ilc plysician lcld lim iiglily wlilc lc picsscd and cxccuicd ilc suigical opciaiion on ilc boil. Alici a wlilc, ilc boy was complcicly iclicvcd ol all agony and giadually bccamc wcll wiilin a lcw days.PURPORTJusi lilc a ical plysician, quiic olicn ilc ical spiiiiual masicis and sainily pcisons also disscci somc ol ilc lnois in ilc obsiinaic mind ol living cniiiics by way ol appaicnily disiasiclul injunciions and insiiuciions vaiying on ilc dcgiccs ol cnianglcmcni. lui ilc sullciing cniiiy is laidly inclincd io agicc wiil sucl injunciions and insicad, misapply a loi ol laisl woids io ilosc sainily pcisons blasplcming ilcm as ilcii cncmics and cxiicmcly mcicilcss cxccuiioncis. So-callcd iclaiivcs and liicnds ol sucl sullciing cniiiics siiongly advocaic againsi sucl a suigical opciaiion io avoid ilc appaicni pain and uncasincss. Somc sucl pscudo-liicnds cvcn in ilc namc ol impcisonalism advisc onc io commii suicidc io gci iid ol ilc iui. In laci, nonc ol ilcsc ways can bc liuiilully undciialcn loi cicinal wcllaic ol an cniiiy. Tlc consiiiuiional posiiion ol a living cniiiy is only icalizcd alici discnianglcmcni liom all unwoiily mundanc aiiaclmcnis wiil ilc lclp ol sainily injunciions sinccicly lollowcd. Tlis cnablcs onc io cnici inio ilc piovincc ol dcvoiional scivicc wlicl is ilc only way io cicinal bliss and pcacc ol mind.Kasfvam`, Khasfvam`Oncc ilcic livcd a branmana-panta in a villagc wlo was vciy pioud ol lis lamily iiadiiion ol sclolasiic disiinciion. In couisc ol iimc, lowcvci, succcssois ol ilai lamily bccamc a avcisc io acadcmic puisuiis ilai ilcy uscd io wlilc away ilcii iimc in playing caids, dicc, clcss cic. To cain a living ilcy would go io louscloldcis io woislip ilcii Dciiics, bui in laci ilcy wcic simply clcaiing ilc louscloldcis and ilc Dciiics by claniing inaccuiaic mantras. Yci ilcy boasicd cvciywlcic ilai sclolaily pcisons sucl as ilcmsclvcs wcic iaic in ilis woild, bccausc ilcii bloodsiicam caiiicd ilc lciiiagc ol ciudiiion and ilc acumcn ol many many ancicni pantas. Onc ol ilc viiiuous local pcoplc, wlo was a dcicimincd clampion ol iiuil, oncc dccidcd io inviic a iiuly ciudiic pcisonaliiy io lis villagc wiil a vicw io smasl ilc vain aiiiiudc ol ilosc so-callcd pantas. As ilc lcaincd pcisonaliiy camc and cnicicd ilc villagc, all ilosc lalsc pantas lcli cxiicmcly ncivous and iuslcd immcdiaicly io ilcii villagc clicl asling lis advicc io ovcicomc sucl an avcisc siiuaiion. Tlc villagc ilicl was populaily lnown as Dada Tlalui` among all ilc villagcis and lad also caincd widc lamc as ilc gicaicsi ol all ilc pantas. Assuiing all ilc villagcis, lc said, Don'i woiiy. Wiil ilc lciiiagc ol oui anccsiois iunning in my blood, I will cciiainly dclcai ilis ncwly-aiiivcd panta. I will lavc a convcisaiion wiil lim in Sansliii, ilis will cciiainly malc lim silcni. Tlcn lc won'i bc ablc io asscss anyiling clsc oi malc any liiilci aiicmpi io ciiiicizc us in any way. Hc'll lavc io lcavc ilis villagc in disgiacc.` Upon lis aiiival in ilc couiiyaid loi ilc dcbaic, ilc lcaincd pcisonaliiy lound ilc panta siiiing on a ligl pcdcsial. Tlc lcaincd pcison ilcn bcgan by asling ilc pandiia by asling ilc panta in Sansliii, Kasivam'` oi Plcasc iniioducc youiscll. Wlo aic you'` In icply, ilc villagc panta Dada Tlalui bluiicd oui, Knastvam,, gastvam, gnastvam, castvam, cnastvam, jastvam, jnastvam, nastvam, nnastvam, tastvam, tnastvam, astvam, nastvam,..........hsastvam` Tlc lcaincd pcisonaliiy icalizcd immcdiaicly ilai ii was ol no usc io coniinuc any moic dialoguc wiil sucl a blaiani panta, ilc soonci lc could lcavc ilai placc ilc bciici loi lis own digniiy. Hc ollcicd lis obcisanccs liom a disiancc and wlcn ilc said lcaincd digniiaiy was aboui io go away liom ilc placc, ilc disciplcs and lollowcis ol Dada Tlalui bcgan io laugl loudly and slouicd, Jusi scc! Oui Dada Tlalui is sucl a gicai panta! Tlai lcaincd lcllow couldn'i cvcn opcn lis mouil in lioni ol lim! Tlcic musi bc laidly anyonc in ilis woild wlo could iall io oui Dada Tlalui in Sansliii! How llucnily lc can spcal in Sansliii!PURPORTloasiing aboui ilcii iiadiiional lamily lciiiagc ol bialminical ciudiiion and succcssivc associaiion wiil Loid Visnu, Vaisnavas, sainily pcisons and sclolais ol cmincncc, somc pcoplc spcculaic ilai ilcic musi lavc bccn an acuic dcaiil ol ical Vaisnavas ol ilc icgulai linc ol lcicdiiy, complcicly suiicndcicd unio ilc Supicmc Loid iliougl pciloimancc ol pcilcci dcvoiional scivicc. Mad wiil sucl maiciial vaniiy, ilcsc pcoplc audaciously lavc a clallcnging aiiiiudc iowaids puic Vaisnaviic injunciions and maxims wiil ilc lclp ol ilcii abcccdaiian pcdaniiy. Wlcncvci ilcy aic conlionicd wiil a qucsiion liom a iiuc Vaisnava, Kastvam'` oi Wlo aic you'`, Wlai is youi iiuc consiiiuiional posiiion'` - ilcn sucl pcisons wiil ilcii maiciialisiic vaniiy and gioss iniclligcncc, considciing ilcii bodics as ilcii sclvcs, picicnd io conquci ilc Vaisnavas by iliowing oui a maiciialisiically - oiicnicd pcdaniic icply bascd on ilcii mundanc lnowlcdgc and unloundcd spcculaiions. Tlcsc soiis ol pcdaniic dclibciaiions sound simply dcliiious. In icsponsc io ilc qucsiion, Kasivam'` - Wlo aic you'`, a ical sclolai slould say, gopbnartun paahamaIayor asaasanuasa oi I am ilc scivani ol ilc scivani ol ilc scivanis ai ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid Sii Kisna, Loid ol ilc Gopis.`The Frog`s HaIf-rupee CoinA liog , living in a pond, by clancc piclcd up a lall-iupcc coin. Upon gciiing ilc lall iupcc coin ilc liog bccamc pullcd-up and ilougli, , Is ilcic anyonc clsc as iicl as I am now' Il ilc ling's clcplani comcs ilis iimc io diinl waici lcic, I will clain lim up. I won'i lci lim diinl waici lcic again!` Mcdiiaiing ilus, ilc liog sai iiglily on ilc lall-iupcc coin on ilc banl ol ilc pond. Sloiily alici, ilc lccpci ol ilc ling's clcplani aiiivcd ai ilc pond along wiil ilc clcplani loi ialing a bail. Tlc liog immcdiaicly jumpcd oll and ilicw limscll ncai ilc lcci ol ilc clcplani, lcaving ilc lall-iupcc coin bclind. Ii wasn'i long bcloic lc losi lis lilc undci ilc clcplani's lcci.PURPORTTlosc wlo aic simply pullcd-up wiil ilcii gicai splcic ol mundanc aciiviiics in ilis maiciial woild, piovc ilcmsclvcs io bc insignilicani lilc ilc 'lall-iupcc coin ol ilc liog' wlcncvci ilcy aic conlionicd wiil a siiuaiion ol ical asscssmcni. Tlc gicai valoui ol an uniiiing woilci in ilis maiciial woild may bc ciuslcd undcilooi ai any momcni undci ilc picssuic ol ilc mundanc spcll, as ii is noiling bui a gili liom ilc maiciial naiuic. Tlus ilc Pnagava - Gta says : prahrtcn hryamanan gunan harman sarvasan / ananhara-vmunatma hartanam t manyatc //Tlc spiiii soul bcwildcicd by ilc inllucncc ol lalsc-cgo ilinls limscll ilc doci ol aciiviiics ilai aic in aciualiiy caiiicd oui by ilc ilicc modcs ol maiciial naiuic.` (lG 3.27)Tlc aciiviiics pciloimcd undci ilc inllucncc ol dillcicni modcs ol naiuic, aic considcicd by ilc living cniiiy io lavc bccn donc by limscll undci ilc illusion ol I am ilc Loid`. Sucl a pullcd-up pcison undci illusion ilinls limscll io bc ilc loid ol cnjoymcni in ilis woild and ilus wanis io loid ii ovci ilc woild. Tlcy lail io icalizc, lowcvci, ilai moilci naiuic can ai any momcni ciusl down ilcii iall cdilicc ol boasiing as a gicai woilci. Tlcic is no usc ol indcpcndcncc and iis iclaicd conccii in ilis maiciial woild. Today's ling may bc iomoiiow's bcggai on ilc siicci. Today's paupci may bccomc pullcd-up wiil unlimiicd wcalil and opulcncc. So ilc gicai saini sings : rajar yc rajyapat ycna natuur natchntc chntc hcnu noy /ncna maya harc yc, param svara sctanrc mana saa hara bnaya //Tlc ling's lingdom is lilc ilc dancci's dancc, in an insiani ii can bc linislcd. In ilc samc way, Maya, ilc supicmc coniiollci, acis. O mind, bc always lcailul ol lci!`Tlalui Sii NaioiiamaPrudence of a WoodcufferA woodcuiici planncd io go io ilc loicsi ol Sundaiban loi collcciing wood. Sundaiban is lull ol wild animals, so an cxpciicnccd pcison waincd ilc woodcuiici ilai ii migli bc laial il lc cnicis ilc loicsi wiiloui bcing adcquaicly aimcd. lui ilc woodcuiici icioiicd saying, I would lilc io dispiovc ilc unloundcd noiion ol common pcoplc ilai onc slould cnici a loicsi wiil aims. I won'i cxposc my loolislncss io caiiy io caiiy coal io a Ncwcasilc Coallicld`. Tlcic aic so many big iiccs in ilc loicsi. Il I usc a biolcn biancl liom onc ol ilosc iiccs all ilc wild animals will iun away lcic and ilcic. Il I scc any animal appioacling, I will bical a biancl liom a iicc and ilicaicn ilc bcasi so mucl ilai ii won'i daic comc ncai mc. Ii will iun away wlcn ii sccs mc wiclding ilc biancl.` Tlc woodcuiici ilougli limscll io bc vciy piudcni, bui lc did noi lavc ilc basic common scnsc ilai lis spcculaiion would bc ol no usc in casc a iigci jumpcd upon lim suddcnly and bii oll lis lcad wlilc lc was busy bicaling a biancl liom a iicc. Hc would nciilci bc ablc io gci lold ol a biancl, noi could lc lill ilc iigci; insicad, lc limscll will bc lillcd. Aciually, ilai was ilc casc. Alici a lcw days ol ilc woodcuiici's cniciing ilc junglc, inloimaiion camc ilai a small iigci lad vciy casily jumpcd on lim and cnjoycd lis blood and llcsl wiiloui any pioblcm. In laci, wlcn lc saw ilc iigci, ilc woodcuiici bcgan cuiiing a biancl ol a big iicc io malc lis wcapon io ligli wiil ilc animal. lui bcloic lc could linisl, ilc iigci aiiaclcd lim and lc was lillcd almosi immcdiaicly.PURPORTIn a similai mannci, yogs iiy io coniiol ilcii maiciial scnscs iliougl laboiious mcilods ol plysical lcais, bui quiic olicn six inlcicni and caidinal passions and viccs ol man lilc luiiously uniamcd iigcis may jump upon lim and siaii sucling lis blood. In ilis cvcni ii is quiic possiblc ilai onc may lall picy io agiiaiion ol ilc scnscs. A dcvoicc's considciaiion is noi io ilinl ol lis wcllaic alici coniiolling ilc maiciial scnscs, noi docs lc dccidc in lavoui ol collcciing scvcial iypcs ol wcapons loi icmpoiaiy scll-dclcncc. A dcvoicc docs noi bclavc in sucl a malc-bclicvc laslion. Hc docs noi indulgc in spcculaiivc and cgoiisiic cndcavoui in coniiolling lis caidinal passions iliougl aiiilicial mcilods ol lis own accoid. A dcvoicc ol ilc Supicmc Loid liimly bclicvcs ilai scnsc coniiol will dcvclop auiomaiically along wiil lis dcvclopmcni ol dcvoiional scivicc, and no oilci lcais aic io bc piaciiscd scpaiaicly loi ilis. Hc is noi vciy anxious io coniiol lis caidinal passions, on ilc coniiaiy, ilosc passions bccomc conducivc io lis dcvoiional scivicc undci ilc iiansccndcnial inllucncc ol dcvoiion io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. In laci, lis passions ilcn bccomc lis consiani liicnds and ilcii moiivcs aic basically icoiicnicd. His 'lusi' is ilcn cngagcd as iiansccndcnial Kamadcva` in ilc scivicc ol Loid Kisna; lis angci is diiccicd iowaids ailcisis; lis aiiaclmcni and giccd will bc anxious in lisicning io ilc loly namcs; lis illusion and inlaiuaiion will malc lim cngagcd caincsily in ollciing scivicc io ilc Loid; and lis vaniiy will lclp lim io bc ioially cngiosscd in gloiilicaiion ol ilc Loid. Lnvy will noi siay in a ical dcvoicc, bccausc lc is ncvci pciiuibcd wiil ilc cxccllcncc ol anyonc as lc is mcicilul io cvciyonc iliougl lis dcvoiional scivicc. So, ii iianspiics ilai only iliougl ilc piaciicc ol dcvoiional scivicc, can onc vciy casily subduc all soiis ol cvil cllccis and convcii cvcn an cncmy inio a liicndly companion io cngagc lim in wcllaic sciviccs loi onc and all.A Boafman`s DreamOncc a boaiman was iowing lis boai along a iloiny iivci banl, wlilc ilc solcs ol lis lcci wcic bccoming cui all ovci. Tlc boaiman was biooding low il lc could malc lois ol moncy by iowing ilc boai, lc could spicad a long loam cuslion all along ilc iivci banl so ilai lis lcci would noi bc cui by ilc iloins, ilcn lis iowing busincss would bc moic cllicicni as lc would bc ablc io wall moic comloiiably.PURPORTMany pcoplc spcculaic lilc ilis boaiman.. Tlcy icnd io asciibc aniliopomoiplic oi zoomoiplic piocliviiics on ilc Supicmc Loid. Wlai would bc ilc nccd loi ilc boaiman io pull along ilc iivcisidc wlcn ilc boaiman bccomcs iicl and wcalily' Ii simply icllccis onc's ignoiancc in iugging a boai along wiil a loam-covcicd iivci banl, jusi as ii is in aiiiibuiing maiciial impcilcciion and dclicicncy io Vailunila, ilc iiansccndcnial abodc ol ilc Supicmc Loid. Tlc cxisicncc ol para-branma` oi ilc Absoluic Supicmc lcing anywlcic slould cvcniually conliim ilc non-cxisicncc ol all soiis ol sloiicomings, objcciions oi maiciial wanis wlaisocvci.Is There Any PIeasure and Sacrifice in Devofion:Somc lcions wcic siiiing by ilc sidc ol a boggy pond. A swan lappcncd io pass by, ilcn a lcion aslcd ilc swan, Wly aic you lacc, cycs and iocs icd' Wlo aic you'` Tlc swan icplicd, I am a swan.` Tlc lcion aslcd, Wlcic do you comc liom'` Tlc swan icplicd, Iiom ilc lalc 'Manas Saiovai'.` Tlc lcion ilcn aslcd, Wlai is ii lilc ilcic'` Tlc swan loolcd and said, Ii is a gaidcn ol goldcn loiuscs, ilc waici ol ilai bcauiilul lalc is ncciaican, and all aiound ii, ilcic aic vaiious iypcs ol iiccs and planis, liuiis and llowcis, bcauiilully aiiangcd on jcwcl bcdcclcd plailoims.` Tlc lcion siaicd widc-cycd and aslcd, Aic ilcic any big-sizcd snails'` Tlc swan icplicd No!` Ai ilis ilc lcions lauglcd loudly and iidiculcd ilc swan, Ol damn! Wlcn ilcic aic no snails ilcic, low can you cvcn considci ii a lalc' No onc slould go ilcic.`PURPORTOlicn pcoplc in ilis maiciial woild wiil uliciioi moiivcs, aic inclincd io cnquiic aboui ilc objcciivcs ol puic dcvoiion and ilc puiposc ol ilc insiiiuiions cngagcd in puic dcvoiional piaciiccs.Wlcncvci ilcy comc io lnow aboui any pciloimancc oi any insiiiuiion wlicl malcs aiiangcmcni loi claniing and lisicning io ilc gloiilicaiion ol Loid Sii Kisna oi ilc cicinal wcllaic ol all living cniiiics iliougl ilc picacling ol ilc loly namcs ol ilc Loid, ilcy asl, Is ilcic any piaciicc ol icligion iclaiing io scivicc io manlind'` To sucl pcoplc, ilc icligion ol scivicc mcans maiciial assisiancc io sicl pcisons inllicicd wiil plaguc, small-pox oi clolcia and io viciims ol lloods, caiilqualcs, lamincs, and similai oilci naiuial calamiiics, iliougl licc disiiibuiion ol lood, cloiling, slclici and ilc lilc. Wlcncvci ilcsc pcoplc aic iold by ilc dcvoiccs ilai ilc insiiiuiions ilus piaciising puic dcvoiional sciviccs do noi undciialc any sucl aciiviiics iclaiing io so-callcd plilaniliopic sciviccs, ilcn ilcy laugl loudly oi iidiculc, saying ilai any sucl insiiiuiion wlicl docs noi caic loi plilaniliopic sciviccs sucl as mcdical assisiancc io paiicnis sullciing liom plaguc, clolcia, smallpox cic., disiiibuiing ol lood io ilc lungiy pcoplc, waici io ilc iliisiy pcoplc, cloiling io ilc pooi. cducaiion io ilc illiiciaic masscs and ilc lilc, is simply an insiiiuiion loi piaciising idlcncss mcani loi lazy, woiillcss loll. No discicci pcison slould appioacl ii Sucl pcisons ncvci acccpi any claiilicaiion ilai no icmpoiaiy maiciial assisiancc can bc ol pcimancni iclicl io ilosc sullciing loll unlcss and uniil an aiicmpi is madc io ciadicaic ilc iooi causc ol cicinal sullciing ol all ilc living cniiiics. Tlc living cniiiy is ilc cicinal sciviioi ol Loid Sii Kisna. Ii is only duc io ilc loigcilulncss aboui Loid Sii Kisna ilai ilc living cniiiics aic subjccicd io vaiious iypcs ol maiciial disiicss. Upon consianily lisicning io ilc gloiilicaiion ol ilc Loid Sii Kisna, wlcn ilc living cniiiy is awalcncd io lis oiiginal consciousncss aboui lis own consiiiuiional posiiion, ilcn and ilcn only, ilc iooi causc ol all sullciings will bc ciadicaicd. No oilci scpaiaic icmpoiaiy cndcavoui loi iclicving plysical and mcnial disiicss nccd bc piaciiscd. Tlc bcsi awaid io common pcoplc is io awalcn in ilcm scll-icalizaiion by ilc mcicy ol ilc loly namcs ol ilc Loid. Undci ilc iiansccndcnial inllucncc ol sucl a piaciicc, ilc iooi causc ol all maiciial disiicss ol ilc sullciing masscs is ciadicaicd wiil ilc lcasi clloii. Tlis pioccss is applicablc io ilc iicl and ilc pooi iiicspcciivcly loi ilc causc ol ilcii cicinal wcllaic. Tliougl ilis pioccss, an unpicccdcnicd laimony bciwccn univcisal and no-communal aliiuism, scivicc mcnialiiy and scllisl aiiiiudc may vciy wcll bc losicicd among ilc pcoplc. In laci ilcic is no dcaiil ol univcisal lovc and bioilcilood in ilc maiici ol lovc Loid Sii Kisna, inasmucl as a singlc liaciion ol a coin is iiuly in cxisicncc wiilin ilc lugc amouni ol moncy adding io cioics oi billions. Univcisal bioilcilood, paiiioiism cic. aic all picscni in lull cxisicncc wiilin lovc loi Sii Kisna. As sucl, anyonc wlo ollcis lis lovc and dcvoiion io ilc Loid, is iiuly ollciing lis lovc io ilc cniiic mass ol living cniiiics. Tiuc dcvoiccs aic noi lazy noi aic ilcy scllisl-mindcd. Tlcy aic aciually dcvoicd day and nigli in ilc scivicc ol Kisna conscious pcoplc iliougl picacling ilc gloiilicaiion ol ilc Loid. Dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Loid is aimcd ai plcasing ilc Loid and ilis scivicc docs noi pcimii any lind ol pcisonal cnjoymcni saciilicc. Anyonc dcvoicd io Loid Sii Kisna is lully imbucd wiil all good qualiiics ilai wc lool loi.Naked PencoIn a villagc ilcii livcd a boy namcd Pancanan. In iiopical lands, small boys in ilcii caily agc movc aiound nalcd. Pancanan as a boy ol livc ycais uscd io go nalcd all ilc iimc. So ilc nciglbouis wcic lond ol calling lim nalcd Pcnco`. Howcvci, Pcnco was a vciy good boy in lis siudics and gcncial labiis. Lvciy ycai lc uscd io gci ilc iopmosi posiiion in sclool and naiuially lc bccamc vciy dcai ioo mosi ol lis nciglbouis. lui somc ol ilc nciglbouis wcic noi on good icims wiil Pcnco's lailci and ilcy wcic noi ai all lappy wiil ilc good bclavioui ol Pcnco. Lvciy iimc ilcy lisicncd ioo any appicciaiion ol Pcnco, ilcy bccamc vciy agiiaicd and uscd io say, Ol, lang youi nalcd Pcnco, don'i mcniion lis siudics!` Wiilin a lcw ycais, Pancanan aiiaincd a dcgicc ol law and iool io ilc lcgal piolcssion as a plcadci in a couii ol law. Wlcn ilc inimical nciglbouis ol Pancanan's lailci camc io lcai ilis ncws, ilcy icmailcd, Pcnco musi lavc passcd ilc cxaminaiion by clcaiing.` Pancanan labu was giadually piomoicd io ilc posiiion ol a Disiiici judgc wiilin a couplc ol ycais, and bccamc vciy icnowncd. Tlcn ilc lcaii ol ilosc cnvious pcoplc buincd wiil jcalousy. Tlcy pullcd laccs and slouicd, Ol, lang youi cocl-and-bull sioiics! How could ilai wlippcisnappci bccomc a disiiici judgc'` Wlcn ilc namc ol ilc Disiiici Judgc Honouiablc Mi Pancanan` was slown io ilcm in somc auilcniic papcis, ilcy ciicd vocilciously, Nalcd Pcnco musi bc woiling as a judgc wiiloui any icmunciaiion!`PURPORTAny Vaisnava wlo las suiicndcicd limscll unio ilc loius lcci ol ilc Supicmc Loid oi any pcison wlo las bccn duly iniiiaicd inio ilc Mana mantra undci a ical spiiiiual masici accoiding io ilc Pancaratrha sciipiuics, slould ncvci bc subjccicd io any soii ol casic disiinciion. As dcpicicd in ilc sioiy jusi naiiaicd, Pancanan labu was wiongly considcicd io bc a nalcd Pcnco` cvcn wlcn lc bccamc a icspcciablc couii judgc, and ii was also an unloundcd assumpiion ilai Pancanan could ncvci bccomc a couii judgc, only bccausc lis lailci was noi in good icims wiil lis nciglbouis. Tlis is noiling bui a icllcciion ol onc's jcalousy. Onc wlo is a Vaisnava, cvcn boin ol a low casic, slould ncvci bc loolcd down upon as a lowly pcison. As onc singlc iupcc is in cxisicncc wiilin an amouni ol cioics and iupccs, similaily ilc qualiiics ol a branmana all cxisi wiilin a Vaisnava. As sucl, ii is considcicd io bc an ollcncc io blacllisi any Vaisnava as a non-branmana loi any icason wlaisocvci. In laci an uttama-anhar oi a Vaisnava clcvaicd io ilc liglcsi siagc ol scll-icalizaiion, may vciy wcll bc lonouicd as a paramanamsa oi a iiuly wisc sagc. Tlosc wlo considci ilcmsclvcs as scivanis only io sucl paramanamsa Vaisnavas, aciually abidc by ilc iiansccndcnial sysicm ol ilc cigli divisions ol varna and asrama as cicaicd by God. Tlcy ncvci posc ilcmsclvcs as Vaisnavas undci a scnsc ol vaniiy. Insicad. ilcy considci ilcmsclvcs as scivanis ol ilc Vaisnavas undci ilc paramanamsa. Lvcn il ilcsc pcisons camc ol a sura, low casic oi social branmana lamily bcloic ilcy iool slclici undci ilc loius lcci ol a Vaisnava, siill ii is unicasonablc and ollcnsivc io iniioducc oi call ilcm suras, low casic pcoplc oi social branmanas, iccalling ilcii posiiions in ilcii picvious asramas. Onc wlo las icccivcd ilc iniiiaiion mantra accoiding io Pancartha sciipiuics and ilus aiiaincd lis sccond biiil undci ilc auspiccs ol ilc lailcily spiiiiual masici, and moilcily Gayatr mantra, is callcd a iiansccndcnial (noi social) branmana. All ilcsc iiansccndcnial branmanas (wlo lavc obiaincd ilcii sccond biiil in oidci io ollci scivicc io ilc Supicmc Loid Sii Haii) acccpi sacicd ilicads, claniing bcads, tIaha, and ilc lilc, as pci sciipiuial picsciipiions. Tlosc wlo mainiain ilai Vaisnavas cvcn il iniiiaicd inio ilcii ncw lilc, musi bc considcicd bclonging io ilcii own sura oi sucl low casic as ilcy wcic by biiil, and ilai sucl Vaisnavas slould noi acccpi any sacicd ilicad, noi clani Gayatr oi Pranava mantra - aic similai io sucl pcoplc wlo piclci io biand ilc disiiici judgc Pancanan labu mcicly as a nalcd Pcnco`, oi ilai nalcd Pcnco would noi diaw any salaiy cvcn wlcn lc bccomcs an lonouiablc couii judgc. Tlis musi bc lnown as an cnvious mcnialiiy. Lacl and cvciy giil movcs nalcd in lci vciy caily agc, bui wlcn ilc samc giil aiiains lci moilcilood, ilcn ii will bc mosi indcccni and ollcnsivc io iccall lci clildlood nudiiy and ilus pui lci io slamc. Similaily, ii is moic ollcnsivc and cxiicmcly laid-lcaiicd io malc an impicssion aboui any Vaisnava in ilc ligli ol lis picvious asrama, bcloic ialing slclici ol iniiiaiion in ilc Kisna-mantra. A Wise OId MonkeyA ling uscd io mainiain a gioup ol monlcys loi pioviding cniciiainmcni loi lis sons. Tlc monlcys wcic vciy niccly lcd wiil sumpiuous dclicacics cvciyday. Tlc lcadci ol ilc monlcys was wcll-vciscd in ilc sciipiuics ol sucl wisc pcisonaliiics as Suliaciya, lilaspaii and Canayala, and lc uscd io icacl ilc oilci monlcys ilcsc sciipiuics. Tlcic was also a pacl ol slccp in ilc ling's palacc and ilc liiilc piinccs uscd io iidc ilcm loi lun. Onc ol ilosc slccp was vciy lond ol caiing anyiling liom ilc palacc liiclcn. Tlc cools in ilc liiclcn lad io bcai ilc slccp quiic olicn io picvcni ii liom causing misclicl. Tlc monlcy lcadci ilougli ilai ilis lind ol bclavioui cvciy now and ilcn may icsuli in somciling disasiious loi ilc monlcys in ilc long iun. Tlc slccp aic cxiicmcly gluiionous and ilc cools, on ilc oilci land, aic vciy adcpi in bcaiing ilc slccp wiil wlaicvci ilcy lind ai land. In casc ilc cools any iimc siaii liiiing ilc slccp lii a buining siicl liom ilc liic, ilcn ilc luiiy body ol ilc slccp would suicly siaii buining. Wlcn sucl a buining slccp siaiis iunning aiound in licnzy and by clancc cnicis inio ilc ncaiby loisc siablc, ilcn ilc lay insidc will caicl on liic and ilc cniiic siablc along wiil ii's loiscs will bc a blazing liic in no iimc. Onc ancicni cxpcii Saliloiia, wlo is wcll vciscd in animal lusbandiy picsciibcs ilai buins on loisc llcsl can bc lcalcd by animal slin obiaincd liom monlcys. Accoidingly, ilc ling will lavc ilc monlcys lillcd.` Appiclcnding ilus, ilc wisc old monlcy lcadci callcd along all ilc monlcys conlidcniially and iold ilcm, In a placc lilc ilis wlcic ilc slccp and ilc cools aic in consiani conlioniaiion, wc, ilc monlcys, aic suic io mcci wiil oui dcsiiuciion. So, lci us ialc iclugc in a loicsi somcwlcic bcloic wc aic dcsiioycd cnmassc.` lui ilc aiiogani young monlcys did noi lavc any icspcci loi ilc wisc old monlcy's advicc. Tlcy simply iidiculcd ilc old monlcy, saying, You musi bc undci somc soii ol dclusion duc io youi advancing agc, and so you aic ialling lilc a lunaiic. Wc aic noi inicicsicd in lcaving ilc placc loi loicsi lilc only io livc on disiasiclul liuiis; lcic wc aic bcing lcd wiil ncciaican vaiiciics ol loodsiulls by ilc piinccs ilcmsclvcs.` Upon lcaiing ilc pullcd-up monlcys icioiiing lilc ilis, ilc old monlcy iold ilcm wiil icailul cycs, O lools, you do noi lnow ilc icsulis ol sucl plcasuic. Don'i you lnow ilis will bc uliimaicly dcsiiuciivc loi you! So lci mc lcavc loi ilc loicsi alonc - I don'i wani io scc youi dcails.` Saying ilus, ilc monlcy-lcadci siaiicd loi ilc loicsi, lcaving bclind all ilc oilci monlcys. Iollowing ilis, onc day ilai giccdy slccp cnicicd inio ilc liiclcn. Tlc cool siiucl ilc bcasi wiil a buining liicwood. Immcdiaicly ilc slccp siaiicd ciying and ian siiaigli inio ilc ncaiby loisc siablc. As ilc slccp, wiil ilc liic all ovci ii's body, siaiicd iolling dcspciaicly ovci ilc lay-siacl lcpi in ilc siablc, ilc cniiic pavilion caugli liic and many ol ilc loiscs wcic buini io dcail wlilc ilc oilcis jusi ian amocl, icsuliing in a gicai consicinaiion all ovci. Tlc ling immcdiaicly summoncd lis vciciinaiy suigcon loi ilc iicaimcni ol ilc loiscs. Tlc suigcon quoicd Saliloiia's picsciipiion ilai monlcy's iallow was csscniial loi ilc quicl lcaling ol ilc buins sullcicd by ilc loiscs. So ilc ling oidcicd ilai iicaimcni slould immcdiaicly bc undciialcn io savc ilc loiscs, and accoidingly lc also issucd lis insiiuciions io lill ilc monlcys io collcci ilcii iallow's. Tlc monlcy lcadci goi ilc ncws and was vciy mucl dcpicsscd.PURPORTTlis moial sioiy as naiiaicd by Siila llaliisiddlania Saiasvaii Tlaluia, iianspiics ilai anyonc wlo laiillully lollows ilc insiiuciions ol lis ical spiiiiual masici and cngagcs limscll in ilc dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Supicmc Loid unllinclingly, will cciiainly aiiain uliimaic wcllaic. Tlosc wlo conicmplaic ilai ilc agcing advisoi (spiiiiual masici) migli bc undci dclusion and may noi lnow moic ilan a common pcison lnows, and ilus lollow cvil companions, will cciiainly mcci wiil a disasiious cnd in cvciyiling.Cracking Nufs wifh a SaIagramaA landloid oncc appoinicd a piolcssional piicsi loi icgulai ollciings io lis lamily Salagiama. Tlc landloid uscd io aiiangc loi ilc daily ollciing ol somc clcsinuis loi ilc saiislaciion ol Sii Naiayana. Tlc piicsi accoidingly uscd io ialc ilc clcsinuis insidc ilc Dciiy ioom and closc ilc dooi as il lc wcic going io ollci ilcm io ilc Dciiy. In laci ilc piicsi would usc ilc Salagiam as an oidinaiy sionc, convcnicni loi ciacling ilc clcsinuis. Alici ciacling ilcm wiil ilc Salagiama and lccping ilcm on ilc sandalwood sionc, lc aic many ol ilcm cvcn bcloic ollciing. In couisc ol iimc, lis misclicl camc io ligli and ilc landloid ilcn ilicw lim oui by ilc nccl.PURPORTTlosc wlo dcsiic loi somc scnsc giaiilicaiion wiil scll-inicicsi oi loi libciaiion wiiloui dcvoiional scivicc, oi loi womcn, wcalil and picsiigc, usually ialc iccouisc io sucl labiis as ciacling ilc nuis wiil a Salagiama`. Onc wlo plans io cain moncy and lamc by pciloimancc ol Giia and llagavaiam lcciuics iclaiing io icligion, iliougl publicaiion and compilaiion ol icligious iicaiiscs, oiganising congicgaiional sanliiiana oi ollciing csoiciic maniias simply loi lis own scnsc giaiilicaiion, may vciy wcll bc indicaicd as onc wlo malcs an aiicmpi io ciacl nuis wiil a Salagiama`. In laci, all piolcssional naiiaiois ol sciipiuial and myilological anccdoics, and busincssman-lilc gloiilicis ol ilc Loid aic iiying io ciacl nuis wiil a Salagiama, wlicl mcans ilai ilcy aic using cvciyiling ollcicd io ilc Loid simply loi ilcii own scnsc giaiilicaiion. Tlcic aic pcisons wlo picicnd io bc living in associaiion wiil dcvoiccs in a matn, bui aic simply looling loi laciliiics loi ilcii own scll-inicicsi and aciually malc pcisonal usc ol ilc sociciy ol dcvoiccs insicad ol ollciing sciviccs io sucl sociciy, and cnjoy Loid Sii Kisna's piopciiy wiiloui ilc sliglicsi inicicsi in ollciing sciviccs loi ilc saiislaciion ol ilc Loid. Tlcsc so-callcd dcvoiccs aic similai io ilc piolcssional piicsis wlo iiy io ciacl nuis wiil a Salagiama, and ilcy piaciisc dcvoiional sciviccs ilai aic noi considcicd sinccic oi loncsi. Ii is ilus said ilai any piayci io ilc Loid loi icligion, wcalil pcacc oi libciaiion is ianiamouni io ciacling a nui wiil a Salagiama`.Dr. Frog`s ThesisNoi lai liom ilc occan ilcic livcd a liog in a wcll. Tlc liog was, in laci, boin and biougli up wiilin ilc said wcll and ncvci wcni ouisidc ii. Ncvciilclcss ii was siill a pullcd up cicaiuic. Tlc liog uscd io ilinl ilai ii was ilc solc piopiicioi ol ilc wcll - ii cvcn suimiscd ilai ilc wcll was ianiamouni io ilc woild and as sucl, ilc liog considcicd iiscll ilc loid ol ilc wlolc woild! Onc day anoilci big liog liom ilc scasidc camc acioss ilc wcll and by clancc ii lcll insidc. Tlc icsidcni liog iool ilc scasidc liog io bc ncw picy and as sucl ii jumpcd upon ii, bui icalizcd soon ilai ii was anoilci liog ilai was jusi a liiilc dillcicni. So ilc icsidcni liog aslcd ilc ncwcomci, Wlcic do you comc liom'` Tlc scasidc liog answcicd, Iiom ilc scasidc.` Hcaiing ilis ilc wcll-icsidcni cnquiicd, How small is ilc sca compaicd io my wcll'` Tlc scasidc liog lauglcd, Tlc sca is bcyond any compaiison wiil ilis wcll.` Tlc wcll-liog was suipiiscd. Is ii ilis laigc'` Saying ilus lc gavc a long lcap. Scasidc liog : How long a jump can you aiicmpi'! Tlc sca is lai biggci ilan youi wcll.` Tlcn ilc wcll-liog jumpcd liom onc cnd io ilc oilci cnd ol ilc wcll and slouicd, Impossiblc! Noiling laigci ilan ilis can cxisi.` Ai ilis ilc scasidc liog said, `Plcasc malc an clloii io lool abovc ilis wcll and scc low laigc ilc occan aciually is!` Tlc wcll-liog scollcd, You appcai io bc cxiicmcly lanaiical. I am suic ilai ilc occan may vciy wcll bc as laigc as ilis wcll. I am noi so naiiow-mindcd ilai I am going io dcclaic my wcll ilc biggcsi placc ol all. Youi occan musi bc as big as my wcll, bccausc waici is ilcic in boil ilc placcs. Tlis is my siiong conviciion. You musi bc simply boasiing aboui youi occan lilc a lanaiic loi youi own saiislaciion.`PURPORTIn ilc maiciial woild as wcll, ilcic aic so many pcdaniic compiomising pandiis wlo insisi ilcii own vicwpoinis aic ilc bcsi oncs bui uliimaicly lail io suppoii ilcii own lypoilcscs. Tlcy linally iiy io cquaic dcvoiional scivicc wiil oilci iypcs ol sciviccs. Tlcy bclavc jusi lilc liglly lcaincd Di. Iiogs`, bui in laci ilcii pciccpiion aboui dcvoiional sciviccs is lai liom saiislacioiy. Boxing wifh fhe SkyA liglly concciicd pcison uscd io considci cvciyiling on ilis caiil io bc vciy insignilicani io lis own csiimaic. Oncc lc camc io ilc conclusion ilai ilc sly iiscll is mosi pioud and appaicnily ilc siiongcsi ol all. Naiuial calamiiics lilc sioim, slowci, ilundciboli cic. comc diiccily liom ilc sly. Tlc clouds ioai liom ilc sly and ilis icllccis ilai ilc sly is vciy mucl boasilul ol ii's own posiiion, and as sucl, ilc sly musi bc givcn a good lcsson.` Accoidingly ilis pioud pcison spcculaicd ilai lc slould icai ilc sly apaii by lis own siiong lisis. Wiil ilis dciciminaiion in mind, onc day lc siaiicd vainly puncling iowaids ilc sly in oidci io coniiol ii. In laci, ilc sly icmaincd as unpciiuibcd and as giacclul as bcloic. On ilc oilci land, ilc pullcd up pcison bccamc giadually iiicd ol iliowing incllcciivc blows ai ilc gicai sly. Uliimaicly, lc bccamc so cxlausicd ilai lc lcll io ilc giound and luii limscll.PURPORTTlc spiiiiual masici and ilc Vaisnavas icmain unpciuibcd and giacclul wlilc ilcy aic cngiosscd in dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Supicmc Loid Sii Haii, wlilc ilc mundanc lools considci sucl ical dcvoiccs icsponsiblc loi all soiis ol calamiiics and dciangcmcnis in ilc woild loi ilc boasilul aiiiiudc. lccausc ol ilis lalsc appiclcnsion aboui ilc Vaisnavas, many sucl pcoplc cxlibii ilcii unloundcd misdcmcanouis iowaids loncsi dcvoiccs mosi unicasonablc, bui ilcii lalsc aiicmpi ol puncling gocs all in vain. Tlc Vaisnavas, as ilc cvci - bcncvolcni gicai sly, icmain calm and quici, wlilc ilc ailcisis ilcmsclvcs undcigo coniinucd maiciial agonics.The HaIf-young / HaIf - oId FaIIacyUndci cxiicmc povciiy, a non - Hindu pcison oncc iool lis lcn io mailci loi salc.Hc suimiscd ilai ii could lcicl a vciy ligl piicc il li dcclaicd ii io bc an anccsiial onc, bccausc lc spcculaicd ilai usually an old vaiiciy ol iicc, iamaiind and glcc is moic cxpcnsivc in ilc mailci. As sucl, lc was pioudly dcclaiing io all poicniial cusiomcis in ilc mailci ilai lis lcn was ol a vciy old vaiiciy ol pouliiy and coniinucd io do so loi aboui a ycai, unloiiunaicly noi a singlc buyci was inicicsicd in buying sucl a dccicpii and discascd lcn ai any piicc. ly clancc, an cldcily wisc man suggcsicd io lim ilai ilc buycis wcic icluciani io buy ilc lcn bccausc ii lad bccn dcclaicd io bc an old onc, and ilai ilcy would bc naiuially inicicsicd il ii was picscnicd as a young viigin. Upon ilis good advicc, ilc lcn - ownci conjcciuicd ilai lc lad alicady picscnicd ilc lcn as vciy old loi scvcial monils. So lc dccidcd io picscni ilc lcn in ilc mailci as lall-old and lall-young io aiiiaci cusiomcis. Howcvci, wlcn lc did ilai lc was iidiculcd by cvciyonc in ilc mailci and ol causc no onc camc loiwaid io puiclasc ii.PURPORTTlosc wlo aic impcisonalisis spcculaic similaily advocaiing ilai lialman is boil loimlcss and as wcll as wiil a loim. In laci, ilc icalizaiion ol complcicncss ol lialman is gicaily allccicd unlcss iis cicinal and iiansccndcnial poicncy is acccpicd. Sii Caiianya Malapiablu ilus says - brna-vastu branma` han-`sr-bnagavan`sa-vnasvarya-purna, para-tattva-namatanrc narvscsa` han, cc-cnaht na manarna-svarupa na manIc purnata naya nanlialman, wlo is gicaici ilan ilc gicaicsi is ilc Supicmc pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Hc is lull ol six opulcnccs, and ilcicloic Hc is ilc icscivoii ol uliimaic iiuil and absoluic lnowlcdgc.` Wlcn wc spcal ol ilc Supicmc as impcisonal, wc dcny His spiiiiual poicncics. Logically, il you acccpi lall ol ilc iiuil, you cannoi undcisiand ilc wlolc.`(Cc,Adi. 7/13S,1+0)Tlosc wlo gloiily Sii Gauiasundaia, bui noi Loid Sii Niiyananda ,oi gloiily Loid Sii Niiyananda wiiloui gloiilying Loid Sii Gauiasundaia oi ollci obcisanccs io Loid Sii Kisna, bui noi io Loid Sii Gauiasundaia; oi pay icspcci io Loid Sii Gauia bui noi io lis spiiiiual masici ,oi acccpi Supicmc Godlcad, ncglcciing His dcvoiccs oi lonoui His dcvoiccs wiiloui lonouiing ilc Supicmc Loid simply spcculaic on ilc basis ol ilc lallacy ol ilc lall-old and lall-young lcn.Mercy for fhe Earnesf OnIyly clancc a pcison slippcd and lcll inio a dccp wcll and could noi gci oui in spiic ol all lis clloiis; ilcicloic lc bcgan slouiing loi lclp. lcing mcicilul, a vciy lind - lcaiicd passci-by biougli a piccc ol long iopc wlicl was lowcicd down in ilc wcll so ilai ilc man could gci oui by giabbing ilc iopc. Tlc passci-by aslcd ilc man io caicl lold ol ilc iopc and iiy io climb up so ilai lc could pull lim up. In icsponsc ilc pcison siaiicd slouiing, O my liicnd, plcasc lclp mc so ilai I can pui my lingcis aiound ilc iopc.`PURPORTSucl a lind-lcaiicd pcison is lilc ilc spiiiiual masici oi ilc Supicmc Godlcad Himscll. Hc las alicady lowcicd a iopc ol icscuc inio ilc dccp dailncss inio oui ignoiancc. Ii is only by oui caincsi clloii in caicling lold ol ilai mcicy ilai wc can bc dclivcicd and libciaicd liom maiciial agonics. Unlcss wc cxicnd oui bcsi clloiis caincsily, and qualily ouisclvcs loi ilc Loid's mcicy, ii is ncxi io impossiblc ilai wc can bc icscucd liom oui lallcn condiiion.Popcorn Bondagelcing cxiicmcly iicicd ol lungci, a paupci was lcaining againsi a widc pillai in a iiavcllcis' icsi lousc. Ai ilai iimc a wcalily mciclani was passing by alici ialing lis daily bail in ilc loly Gangcs. Upon sccing ilc lungiy pcison, lc lcli compassionaic and puiclascd somc popcoin liom a ncaiby slop io givc io lim. Tlc lungiy pcison was naiuially anxious io acccpi ilc lood and so lc piompily siiciclcd oui boil lis land bui wiiloui undoing lis cmbiacc aiound ilc pillai, ciilci oui ol uiici laiiguc oi lacl ol iniclligcncc. Rcalising ilai ilc lungiy pcison wouldn'i bc ablc io malc usc ol ilc lood wlilc cmbiacing ilc pillai ilc compassionaic gcnilcmcn adviscd lim io icmovc lis aims liom ilc pillai bcloic acccpiing ilc popcoins. Unloiiunaicly, ilc loolisl pcison insisicd upon acccpiing ilc popcoin wlilc siill cmbiacing ilc widc pillai. Mosi iclucianily ilc lind - lcaiicd mciclani pouicd ilc popcoin inio ilc lands ol ilc lungiy pcison and wcni away. Tlc wiciclcd pcison ilcn siaiicd maling all soiis ol aiicmpis io cai ilc popcoin bui lis mouil could ncvci icacl lis lands aiound ilc widc pillai. Hc icmaincd as lungiy and dcjccicd as bcloic.PURPORTAll ailcisis sullci lilc ilis. Condiiioncd souls piclci io cmbiacc ilc pillai ol ilc maiciial woild and ilc loolisl wani io ialc icsi, wlilc iclusing io acccpi anyiling woiilwlilc. Tlcy slould iailci acccpi and abidc by ilc valucd insiiuciions ol ilc puic dcvoiccs so ilai ilcy can iiain ilcmsclvcs low io givc up ilc alluicmcni ol ialing usclcss icsi upon ilc pillai ol ilis mundanc woild.A FaIIacy of CusfomLvciy moining somc branmanas would ialc ilcii bail in ilc Gangcs and ollci ilcii daily picsciibcd piaycis io ilc Loid. All ol ilcm wcic ialing ilcii own coppci vcsscls loi ollciing waici io ilc Loid. lui iliougl ovcisigli, all ilc coppci vcsscls invaiiably clangcd lands cvciyday. Iinally an cldcily branmana, in oidci io dillcicniiaic lis own coppci vcsscl liom oilcis, pui a lump ol sand on lis own coppci vcsscl and wcni io ialc a bail. Obsciving ilis piaciicc, all ilc oilci branmanas assumcd ilai ilis musi bc a loly cusiom and imiiaicd ilc said cldcily bialmana by puiiing ilc a lump ol sand on ilcii vcsscls. Alici ialing bail, ilc cldcily bialmana camc oui ol ilc iivci and lound ilai ii was impossiblc io idcniily lis own coppci vcsscl, bccausc cacl and cvciy vcsscl lad a lump sand on ii. Ai ilis, ilc cldcily bialmana said io limscll, How ovci-aiiaclcd io iiiuals ilcsc lcllows aic! Wiiloui icalising ilc ical puiposc ol anyiling, ilcy jusi imiiaic oilcis. Il ilcy lad applicd ilcii common scnsc, ilcy would noi lavc mailcd ilcii coppci vcsscls in ilc samc way.`PURPORTIn modcin sociciy, piaciicc ol icligious pciloimanccs is quiic olicn lilc ilis. Tlcic aic so many cusiomaiy piaciiccs in ilc licld ol liiciaiuic and social conduci in icspcci ol usagcs and pciloimanccs ilai mosi ol ilc pcoplc lollow ilcm blindly wiiloui maling asscssmcni ol ilcii validiiy and auiloiiiy. Loid Niiyananda is ilc supicmc coniiollci ol all wcalil and Hc las no wani wlaisocvci. Tlosc wlo sullci liom wani, aic lnown as daiidia` oi paupcis. Povciiy is onc ol ilc ilicc iypcs ol sullciings undcigonc by living cniiiics. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad is ncvci inllucnccd by any ol ilc ilicc modcs noi by any soii ol povciiy oi wani. lui common pcoplc, wiiloui considciing ilis, quiic olicn icgaid a paupci io bc Loid Naiayana in a cusiomaiy lallacy, and ilc modcin usagc ol ilc woid daiidia-naiayana` las bccn coincd. Somc pcoplc may aiguc ilai Loid Naiayana may noi bc a paupci, bui siill Hc cxisis in cvciy living bcing and ilc said populai woid las bccn coincd in oidci io icmcmbci Him. Tlis aigumcni is also bascd on lallacy. Tlc laci is ilai Loid Naiayana is noi ai all povciiy-siiiclcn pcisons; and ilai no living cniiiy is Loid Naiayana Himscll in any ciicumsianccs.The FaIIacy of BIindIy FoIIowingOncc wlcn Loid Sii Caiianyadcva was siaying in Vindavana, somc pcoplc spicad a iumoui lilc wildliic ilai Loid Sii Kisna lad appcaicd in ilc lalc ol Kaliya in Vindavana. Many pcoplc iuslcd io Loid Sii Caiianya icpoiiing ilai ai nigli ilcy lad undoubicdly sccn in ilc lalc ol Kaliya ilc snalc, and ilai Loid Sii Kisna was dancing on ii. Ioi ilicc consccuiivc days siicams ol pcoplc camc io Loid Caiianyadcva wiil cycwiincss icpoiis ol ilc cvcni. Upon lcaiing sucl icpoiis, lalabladia llaiiacaiya, onc ol ilc simplc-mindcd sciviiois ol Loid Sii Caiianyadcva, dcvclopcd a vciy siiong uigc io go io ilc lalc ol Kaliya loi laving arsana ol Loid Sii Kisna. Tlcn Loid Sii Caiianyadcva gavc lalabladia a laid slap, saying, Wly do you gci alluicd wiil ilc icpoiis ol sucl blind lollowcis' Ncvci acccpi anyiling unloundcd undci ilc illusoiy dcsciipiion givcn by blind lollowcis.` Ncxi moining, a scnsiblc pcison visiicd Loid Sii Caiianyadcva and by asling lim Hc ilcn camc io lnow ilc ical laci ol ilc maiici wlicl was ilai ilc local lislcimcn uscd io caicl lisl in ilc nigli, wiil lamps on ilcii boais, in ilc lalc ol Kaliya. Ioolisl pcoplc musi lavc misialcn liom a disiancc ilc boai as ilc gicai scipcni Kaliya, ilc lamp as ilc slining jcwcl on ii's lcad, and ilc lislciman as Loid Kisna in ilc dailncss ol nigli. Tlis soii ol dclusivc vision was wiongly bclicvcd by ilcm io bc a iiuc plcnomcnon.PURPORTIn ilc licld ol icligion many ilings aic piopagaicd as iiuc icligion, iliougl sucl a lallacy ol blind lollowing. Tlcic is, in laci, no limii io sucl widcspicad mislcading piaciiccs piopagaiing liciiiious incainaiions, pioplcis and so-callcd -isms`, iuining ilc moialc ol ilc masscs. Rcal lovcis ol iiuil musi bc awaic ol ilis cvil.The BIind Men and fhe EIephanfA gioup ol blind mcn lcaid a siiangc animal callcd an clcplani` liom somc cldcily pcoplc. Naiuially ilcy lad a vciy siiong uigc io lavc liisi-land cxpciicncc ol sucl an animal iliougl ilcii scnsc ol ioucl. Wiil walling siicls in land, ilc blind pcisons aiiivcd ai ilc clcplani siablc in ilc ioyal palacc, and icqucsicd ilc clcplani lccpcis io pcimii ilcm io ioucl ilc clcplani's dillcicni limbs. Somc ol ilcm iodc on ilc clcplani's bacl wiil ilc assisiancc ol ilc clcplani lccpci, somc ol ilcm wcic ioucling ilc iiunl ol ilc clcplani, somc wcic ioucling ilc iail, and somc wcic lccling ilc lcgs ol ilc clcplani. Tlc blind pcison wlo iouclcd ilc iiunl ol ilc clcplani, dccidcd ilai ilc clcplani musi bc an animal wiil ilc loim ol a laigc scipcni. Tlc onc wlo iouclcd ilc lcgs assumcd ilai ii was jusi lilc a pillai. Anoilci wlo iouclcd ii's cais ilougli ilai ii musi bc somciling lilc winnowing plaiici, and ilc onc wlo iouclcd ii's bclly camc io lis own conclusion ilai ilc clcplani musi bc an animal lilc a big dium. Tlus, ilc undcisianding ol ilc clcplani was noi pcilcci io any ol ilc blind pcisons.PURPORTTlosc wlo aiiivc ai ilcii own conclusion aboui ilc consiiiuiional loim ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad by applying ilcii maiciialisiic lnowlcdgc, so-callcd mundanc cducaiion oi objcciivc obscivaiion also sullci liom sucl impcilcci and concocicd conccpiion ol ilc